Lat Veins

[baco_bacon]

Holy shhhhh. Coolest, most inspirational picture ever... keep it up

[Buzz_Lightyear]

Sick. I hope I get there eventually.

Nice job, keep it up!

[William2003]

Incredible.

[I_Enigma_I]

u got a purdy back

[microspot]

nice bro

[peteyyytran]

That's insane. Looks good looks good. No homo. What is the back routine looking like?

[jprockjr]

props to you man, very inspirational.

[doctor_dawson]

<--[Jaw drops, fork drops, out the door for some more of that cardio]

Awesome work!

You should consider doing some articles to post up here...what's working for you for diet, routine, etc.

[2high2die]

Damn I need to start eating more... Extremely nice back dude! Very inspiring and motivational. Jealous I am!

[dragon89]

You are very fit. You are a great example of hard work and diet.

[DrMike]

wow that's insance! nice work

[N01SYtZ]

thats ****ing awesome bro

you cycling anything atm?

[Fireplug240]

Originally Posted by SkunkMonkeY

it looks like the surface of a leaf when you hold it up to the sun and look through it.

Haha, I looked at the picture, that's exactly what it looks like! Looking lean as hell man!

[Maxime1]

WOW, Ryhatz8 you look AMAZING!! Great pic!!

[xxxsaigonxxx]

Omgg !!! Holy back

[Ryhatz8]

Originally Posted by peteyyytran

That's insane. Looks good looks good. No homo. What is the back routine looking like?

Im working on a write up right now for everyone to see. The diet that i made and followed along with some tips and things that helped me, exercises included. I greatly appreciate all the comments and i wish i could reply to everyone but if i did the whole quote reply thing for all of these it would get nuts lol. Lets just say if you have anything you need, pm me. anyways, here a sneak peak at part of what im writing rough draft of course apologize for typos but take it for what it is.

I really try to get like 8 meals in a day, not huge massive 3 course meals but a well balanced snack covering my needs is what i consider a meal.

***Focus on 3 of the meals more than the others.***

#1 POST WORKOUT MEAL. Thats when your body can take in the most. Atleast 40 grams of protein. I usually would do 30 whey and 20 casein. Make sure u hit complex fast absorbing carbs post workout also. i use a multi grain bagel with honey and peanut butter with a banana for the potassium.

#2 BREAKFAST. Think of sleeping as 8 hours without eating... Says enough right there. You wake up and your body is starving for nutrients. I would actually do 2 breakfasts. Hit the whey protein as soon as i woke up with a couple pills of AAKG (arginine alpha keta glutarate). Then id go shower and change do whatever you gotta do in the morning and roughly 1 hour later id eat my main breakfast with my multi vitamin and fish oil pills.

#3 BEFORE BED. Your body is going to be without nutrient intake for the entire time you sleep but you need to put in the right stuff. Nothing high carb because your metabolism will slow as you sleep and not burn it off. Casein proteins are where its at, either as a powder or dairy products, yogurt, cottage cheese you name it. They are slowly released and digested over several hours which gives your body something to work with while your snoozing it up. Id also take a multi vitamin before bed as well.

cardio is important in getting the cut, but not as important as you may think. if i had to put a ratio for importance for my body type, metabolism etc. id say its almost 80% nutrition and 20% cardio. Obviously for you and others it will vary but just stressing the nutrition side of things.

key little add ins i like-

*peanut butter is a must, just eat a few tbsp here and there througout the day to get your healthy fats. most people dont get enough fat when they are trying to cut.
******YOUR BODY IS SMART*******
if your not bringing fat in...its going to hold onto the fat it has and not want to let it go. Rather then doing what everyone does and goes fat free everything go with 1%, get some fat in so your body doesnt freak out thinking its not going to get any. fat is the number ONE source of energy, i think people are just scared by the word FAT!. ARE YOU FAT! SHES FAT! HES FAT! whatever, fat isnt a bad word....you need it. its funny when i tell people oh you want to loose weight? your not getting enough fat... LOL you get some weird looks.

*ALMONDS and *ORANGES are a great source of ARGININE, my favorite amino acid. it creates nitric oxide and makes the veins come to life and increases your circulation/nutrient transportation. Not to mention almonds have good fats and protein to go with it, can't beat that nut. Vitamin C is also shown to increase the effectiveness or arginine and the duration it lasts so oranges are good stuff.

*green tea and *cayenne pepper are great metabolic rate boosters.

*eggs- good stuff but lots of cholesterol in the yolks. for every whole egg i eat, i eat one egg white.

*cottage cheese- great form of casein protein (time released). great for between meals and before bed. need several types of protein to build good muscle and different proteins at the proper time. whey whenever you need it fast = BREAKFAST, POSTWORKOUT. casein when you need it to last= BETWEEN MEALS, BEFORE BED.

*sweet potatoes- great stuff for post workout. complex fast absorbing carbohydrate to replenish yourself after a workout. either throw a whole one in a steam bag in the microwave for 5 mins or buy some 70 cent jars of gerber baby food sweet potatoes. youll be surprised how good those are for postworkout, might look dumb but hell they work.


a lot more to write, but that should give something for the time being lol.

thanks again for all the comments and extra motivation to better myself and make the veins crazier.

[Mr. G]

dammmnnn...jealous x's 100. great work bro

[Ryhatz8]

Originally Posted by Mr. G

dammmnnn...jealous x's 100. great work bro

you have nothing to be jealous about man....your more cut then i am, ripped as hell.

THAT above my friends is ridiculous lol.

[Mr. G]

lol that pics so old man...thanks though. I prefer myself a little less lean and a little more fat on me. Seriously though bro, you look amazing

[rufretic]

Originally Posted by Ryhatz8

Im working on a write up right now for everyone to see. The diet that i made and followed along with some tips and things that helped me, exercises included. I greatly appreciate all the comments and i wish i could reply to everyone but if i did the whole quote reply thing for all of these it would get nuts lol. Lets just say if you have anything you need, pm me. anyways, here a sneak peak at part of what im writing rough draft of course apologize for typos but take it for what it is.

I really try to get like 8 meals in a day, not huge massive 3 course meals but a well balanced snack covering my needs is what i consider a meal.

***Focus on 3 of the meals more than the others.***

#1 POST WORKOUT MEAL. Thats when your body can take in the most. Atleast 40 grams of protein. I usually would do 30 whey and 20 casein. Make sure u hit complex fast absorbing carbs post workout also. i use a multi grain bagel with honey and peanut butter with a banana for the potassium.

#2 BREAKFAST. Think of sleeping as 8 hours without eating... Says enough right there. You wake up and your body is starving for nutrients. I would actually do 2 breakfasts. Hit the whey protein as soon as i woke up with a couple pills of AAKG (arginine alpha keta glutarate). Then id go shower and change do whatever you gotta do in the morning and roughly 1 hour later id eat my main breakfast with my multi vitamin and fish oil pills.

#3 BEFORE BED. Your body is going to be without nutrient intake for the entire time you sleep but you need to put in the right stuff. Nothing high carb because your metabolism will slow as you sleep and not burn it off. Casein proteins are where its at, either as a powder or dairy products, yogurt, cottage cheese you name it. They are slowly released and digested over several hours which gives your body something to work with while your snoozing it up. Id also take a multi vitamin before bed as well.

cardio is important in getting the cut, but not as important as you may think. if i had to put a ratio for importance for my body type, metabolism etc. id say its almost 80% nutrition and 20% cardio. Obviously for you and others it will vary but just stressing the nutrition side of things.

key little add ins i like-

*peanut butter is a must, just eat a few tbsp here and there througout the day to get your healthy fats. most people dont get enough fat when they are trying to cut.
******YOUR BODY IS SMART*******
if your not bringing fat in...its going to hold onto the fat it has and not want to let it go. Rather then doing what everyone does and goes fat free everything go with 1%, get some fat in so your body doesnt freak out thinking its not going to get any. fat is the number ONE source of energy, i think people are just scared by the word FAT!. ARE YOU FAT! SHES FAT! HES FAT! whatever, fat isnt a bad word....you need it. its funny when i tell people oh you want to loose weight? your not getting enough fat... LOL you get some weird looks.

*ALMONDS and *ORANGES are a great source of ARGININE, my favorite amino acid. it creates nitric oxide and makes the veins come to life and increases your circulation/nutrient transportation. Not to mention almonds have good fats and protein to go with it, can't beat that nut. Vitamin C is also shown to increase the effectiveness or arginine and the duration it lasts so oranges are good stuff.

*green tea and *cayenne pepper are great metabolic rate boosters.

*eggs- good stuff but lots of cholesterol in the yolks. for every whole egg i eat, i eat one egg white.

*cottage cheese- great form of casein protein (time released). great for between meals and before bed. need several types of protein to build good muscle and different proteins at the proper time. whey whenever you need it fast = BREAKFAST, POSTWORKOUT. casein when you need it to last= BETWEEN MEALS, BEFORE BED.

*sweet potatoes- great stuff for post workout. complex fast absorbing carbohydrate to replenish yourself after a workout. either throw a whole one in a steam bag in the microwave for 5 mins or buy some 70 cent jars of gerber baby food sweet potatoes. youll be surprised how good those are for postworkout, might look dumb but hell they work.


a lot more to write, but that should give something for the time being lol.

thanks again for all the comments and extra motivation to better myself and make the veins crazier.

GREAT INFO! Repped.

"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Ryhatz8 again."

Lol, guess I'll have to get you again later.

[RandyJH]

Originally Posted by Ryhatz8

Im working on a write up right now for everyone to see. The diet that i made and followed along with some tips and things that helped me, exercises included. I greatly appreciate all the comments and i wish i could reply to everyone but if i did the whole quote reply thing for all of these it would get nuts lol. Lets just say if you have anything you need, pm me. anyways, here a sneak peak at part of what im writing rough draft of course apologize for typos but take it for what it is.

I really try to get like 8 meals in a day, not huge massive 3 course meals but a well balanced snack covering my needs is what i consider a meal.

***Focus on 3 of the meals more than the others.***

#1 POST WORKOUT MEAL. Thats when your body can take in the most. Atleast 40 grams of protein. I usually would do 30 whey and 20 casein. Make sure u hit complex fast absorbing carbs post workout also. i use a multi grain bagel with honey and peanut butter with a banana for the potassium.

#2 BREAKFAST. Think of sleeping as 8 hours without eating... Says enough right there. You wake up and your body is starving for nutrients. I would actually do 2 breakfasts. Hit the whey protein as soon as i woke up with a couple pills of AAKG (arginine alpha keta glutarate). Then id go shower and change do whatever you gotta do in the morning and roughly 1 hour later id eat my main breakfast with my multi vitamin and fish oil pills.

#3 BEFORE BED. Your body is going to be without nutrient intake for the entire time you sleep but you need to put in the right stuff. Nothing high carb because your metabolism will slow as you sleep and not burn it off. Casein proteins are where its at, either as a powder or dairy products, yogurt, cottage cheese you name it. They are slowly released and digested over several hours which gives your body something to work with while your snoozing it up. Id also take a multi vitamin before bed as well.

cardio is important in getting the cut, but not as important as you may think. if i had to put a ratio for importance for my body type, metabolism etc. id say its almost 80% nutrition and 20% cardio. Obviously for you and others it will vary but just stressing the nutrition side of things.

key little add ins i like-

*peanut butter is a must, just eat a few tbsp here and there througout the day to get your healthy fats. most people dont get enough fat when they are trying to cut.
******YOUR BODY IS SMART*******
if your not bringing fat in...its going to hold onto the fat it has and not want to let it go. Rather then doing what everyone does and goes fat free everything go with 1%, get some fat in so your body doesnt freak out thinking its not going to get any. fat is the number ONE source of energy, i think people are just scared by the word FAT!. ARE YOU FAT! SHES FAT! HES FAT! whatever, fat isnt a bad word....you need it. its funny when i tell people oh you want to loose weight? your not getting enough fat... LOL you get some weird looks.

*ALMONDS and *ORANGES are a great source of ARGININE, my favorite amino acid. it creates nitric oxide and makes the veins come to life and increases your circulation/nutrient transportation. Not to mention almonds have good fats and protein to go with it, can't beat that nut. Vitamin C is also shown to increase the effectiveness or arginine and the duration it lasts so oranges are good stuff.

*green tea and *cayenne pepper are great metabolic rate boosters.

*eggs- good stuff but lots of cholesterol in the yolks. for every whole egg i eat, i eat one egg white.

*cottage cheese- great form of casein protein (time released). great for between meals and before bed. need several types of protein to build good muscle and different proteins at the proper time. whey whenever you need it fast = BREAKFAST, POSTWORKOUT. casein when you need it to last= BETWEEN MEALS, BEFORE BED.

*sweet potatoes- great stuff for post workout. complex fast absorbing carbohydrate to replenish yourself after a workout. either throw a whole one in a steam bag in the microwave for 5 mins or buy some 70 cent jars of gerber baby food sweet potatoes. youll be surprised how good those are for postworkout, might look dumb but hell they work.


a lot more to write, but that should give something for the time being lol.

thanks again for all the comments and extra motivation to better myself and make the veins crazier.

Although I disagree greatly with much of what you posted, you look fantastic. Keep up the good work man!

[forthays]

Damn. Very nice work.

[IRISH23]

i am impressed and in awe.

[Ryhatz8]

thanks and thanks, will only get better ; )

[Ryhatz8]

Originally Posted by RandyJH

Although I disagree greatly with much of what you posted, you look fantastic. Keep up the good work man!

look where i started, my results don't lie ; ) lol. im curious to what you disagree with too.

[RandyJH]

Originally Posted by Ryhatz8

Im working on a write up right now for everyone to see. The diet that i made and followed along with some tips and things that helped me, exercises included. I greatly appreciate all the comments and i wish i could reply to everyone but if i did the whole quote reply thing for all of these it would get nuts lol. Lets just say if you have anything you need, pm me. anyways, here a sneak peak at part of what im writing rough draft of course apologize for typos but take it for what it is.

I really try to get like 8 meals in a day, not huge massive 3 course meals but a well balanced snack covering my needs is what i consider a meal.

***Focus on 3 of the meals more than the others.***

#1 POST WORKOUT MEAL. Thats when your body can take in the most. Atleast 40 grams of protein. I usually would do 30 whey and 20 casein. Make sure u hit complex fast absorbing carbs post workout also. i use a multi grain bagel with honey and peanut butter with a banana for the potassium.

#2 BREAKFAST. Think of sleeping as 8 hours without eating... Says enough right there. You wake up and your body is starving for nutrients. I would actually do 2 breakfasts. Hit the whey protein as soon as i woke up with a couple pills of AAKG (arginine alpha keta glutarate). Then id go shower and change do whatever you gotta do in the morning and roughly 1 hour later id eat my main breakfast with my multi vitamin and fish oil pills.

#3 BEFORE BED. Your body is going to be without nutrient intake for the entire time you sleep but you need to put in the right stuff. Nothing high carb because your metabolism will slow as you sleep and not burn it off. Casein proteins are where its at, either as a powder or dairy products, yogurt, cottage cheese you name it. They are slowly released and digested over several hours which gives your body something to work with while your snoozing it up. Id also take a multi vitamin before bed as well.

cardio is important in getting the cut, but not as important as you may think. if i had to put a ratio for importance for my body type, metabolism etc. id say its almost 80% nutrition and 20% cardio. Obviously for you and others it will vary but just stressing the nutrition side of things.

key little add ins i like-

*peanut butter is a must, just eat a few tbsp here and there througout the day to get your healthy fats. most people dont get enough fat when they are trying to cut.
******YOUR BODY IS SMART*******
if your not bringing fat in...its going to hold onto the fat it has and not want to let it go. Rather then doing what everyone does and goes fat free everything go with 1%, get some fat in so your body doesnt freak out thinking its not going to get any. fat is the number ONE source of energy, i think people are just scared by the word FAT!. ARE YOU FAT! SHES FAT! HES FAT! whatever, fat isnt a bad word....you need it. its funny when i tell people oh you want to loose weight? your not getting enough fat... LOL you get some weird looks.

*ALMONDS and *ORANGES are a great source of ARGININE, my favorite amino acid. it creates nitric oxide and makes the veins come to life and increases your circulation/nutrient transportation. Not to mention almonds have good fats and protein to go with it, can't beat that nut. Vitamin C is also shown to increase the effectiveness or arginine and the duration it lasts so oranges are good stuff.

*green tea and *cayenne pepper are great metabolic rate boosters.

*eggs- good stuff but lots of cholesterol in the yolks. for every whole egg i eat, i eat one egg white.

*cottage cheese- great form of casein protein (time released). great for between meals and before bed. need several types of protein to build good muscle and different proteins at the proper time. whey whenever you need it fast = BREAKFAST, POSTWORKOUT. casein when you need it to last= BETWEEN MEALS, BEFORE BED.

*sweet potatoes- great stuff for post workout. complex fast absorbing carbohydrate to replenish yourself after a workout. either throw a whole one in a steam bag in the microwave for 5 mins or buy some 70 cent jars of gerber baby food sweet potatoes. youll be surprised how good those are for postworkout, might look dumb but hell they work.


a lot more to write, but that should give something for the time being lol.

thanks again for all the comments and extra motivation to better myself and make the veins crazier.

"These results don't lie" doesnt really cut it for me. It's not that I think that your approach is bad persay, I just feel as if much of it isnt necessary.

I'll try to disect my major disagreemants and keep it organized.

1. Meal frequency has no affect of body comp. It can alter hunger levels and allow you to take it more food without feeling totaly stuffed non stop, or maybe even help keep the appetite in check depending on the person, but thats about it. No studies have showed meal frequencies beneficial to body composition, however studies have shown it means nothing assuming calories and macro's are the same.

2. There has yet to be anything that has proven arganine useful for improving muscle gain/fat loss. No, a better pump does not mean you are actually recieving any benefit besides something phycological. Also, the whole "more blood more nutrients" idea doesn't hold true either. In fact at GNC (where I work) we have a poster in the back room saying that we CANNOT as a company claim arganine to have an affect on muscle gain/fat loss. Better pumps are cool, but thats about it.

3. Saying your body all of a sudden goes catabolic when you go to bed is a bit of a stretch. Also the metabolism slowing while you go to sleep is some crap. You don't magically store fat when you sleep. You burn more calories sleeping than you would watching tv. Also, total daily calories determine weight gain/loss, not carbs. We as humans are subject to thermodynamics, that being said calories are what matters.

3B. Caseinn powders are pretty much a waste. If your worried about consuming something that will digest slowly while you sleep eat a mixed meal. It's been shown that a mixed meal (contains fiber + fats) will digest slower than a casein powder anyways. I still say that neither is much of a concern in the grand scheme of things.

Those are my main points, also the whole cholesterol egg thing is a bit off. Dietary cholesterol doesn't have much of an effect at all on blood cholesterol levels. I think the RDA rec. on cholesterol needs to be re-written a bit.

I didn't edit this at all so its likely a bit sloppy, but thats okay. You get the idea.

Anyways that all being said I think you look great because you did the following.

Lifted heavy, ate enough calories, ate enough protein, stayed consistent.

Either way you look great, and seem to be a real cool guy.

[RandyJH]

I also just realized we are both from wisconsin, thats pretty cool man. I live about 10 mins south of madison!

[hehateme00000]

Originally Posted by Ryhatz8

you have huge shoulders tho man.

pirateman, yea my chest has crazy veins as well.

tommy if there was a real sequence id have to say the chest veins came before the lat veins.

thansk everyone for the comments and extra motivation. things will only get crazier. ; )

tren ace, test p, var.....jk

You got crazy veins bro thats good **** that u took that pic i woulda done the same thing haha

Sucks for me cuz im ripped but no veins really, i guess theyre just embedded more in my muscles. I heard cardio can expand the veins, any other tips other than low bf%?

[xsizo]

whatsss your SEEEEEEECREEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[joen270]

didnt know you could get lat veins really. pleasant surprise