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Awesome shot.. much more inspirational type of shot for a poster etc. in comparison to the others

The other one (that you didnt list) is the back lat spread from the same photoshoot as #3

Good post.

Anecdotally, I've found carbs to be a 'switch' in terms of short term hunger. While protein is clearly the most filling, when eating a protein+fat meal the hunger dampening takes some...

Absolutely. Its a tradeoff between heavy tension stimulus vs. mixed tension and metabolic/fatigue/volume.

As another thought, blade often reccomends a DUP approach, alternating between 2-3 rep...

You'll enjoy the myoreps im sure.

Ymmv, however generally i find they work best in the 8-12 rep range, followed by myorep series of 2's or 3's and using the autoreg fatigue stop.

Tommy killed it and deservedly won.. lets not clutter his thread with all this negative bs.


Anyway, congrats on the win mate! All the hard work definately paid off

Most will do 2 meals after a workout, sometimes 3.

As for why: 1.its been done before by most guys (exception: serge nubret, probably others) so people figure if it worked for them why change
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No wonder you cant recover, thats a beginners program.. and you dont look like a beginner.
Intermediates use weights too heavy to hit 3x/week and still recover.

Start to vary the load(intensity)...

Lol, seriously?

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=115593581

IF might be cool(i personally like it also), but saying everythings fantastic when its not only to deride what tommy had him doing is not cool.

Im sure TJ would've adjusted his plan had bob...

^ Also remember lyle generally recommends a diet break every 7-8weeks for the leaner population, which sync's perfectly with a 'proper deload' (by which i mean an intensity reduction).

Deloading...

If you make your own pizza you can make a very tasty one with low(ish)fat content.

Otherwise dont worry about it and just have some junk once in a while, it wont make a difference in hte longterm.

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I do this as well and it works very well... better than when ive tried constant kcal levels on all days.

For dieting: maintenance on workout days 3-4x/week and then hit my deficit on the...

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/muscle-gain/whats-my-genetic-muscular-potential.html

lyle and alan give an estimate on what a reasonable rate of gain is per month, so shoot for that based on your...

Poll needs a 'both' category.

Eating amazing food prepared by a chef is well, amazing. But there's something satisfying about cooking your own meals and enjoying them.

dont need to compete to make the list of: 'Top 20 Best Natural Physiques' which is what the list on the site is called

doesnt say anything about being a list of the best competitive bber's...

Gains are asymptotic, so start out fast and slow down over time...they will never reach an theoretical limit, but from a practical and meaningful standpoint they will reach a maximum.

this is an...

do you have a vid of the beast curls? or a description maybe?

thanks mate

Only just saw this now; I wasnt actually quoting your values, just saying you had a decent setup as well.

What i suggested was what I personally use

search determined4000's posts, he made a good post on setting up bulks and diets

the basics anwyays: pro:1g/lbs, fat:50-60g, carbs:variable
a good starting point for kcals are: 18xbw on training...

Apologies. I thought the q&a request was more a reference to 'does this routine/supplement/diet work' type questions, rather than questions regarding what you're personally doing during the prep.
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