2012: Year of the novice bodybuilder - Parallel Journeys - Moses with 3DMJ

[snrygo]

hahaha never man. I'm an IIFYM n00b

I had pumpkin pie even when I was a cleantard. In my mind it was a vegetable, eggs, and splenda basically.

[brendbro]

I had pumpkin pie even when I was a cleantard. In my mind it was a vegetable, eggs, and splenda basically.

you have to understand, pumpkin pie is absolutely non existent in Aus

[foodpr0n]

^this. As in I have NEVER seen it and most people have NEVER heard of it or even think of pumpkin as a 'sweet' dish.

Killin' it in here Shaz! Still lurking mate.
Pr's in prep yo, that's how it's done.

[Shazriki]

Strong sweet tooth = man getting leaner. I got a MAD sweet tooth when it was close to show time. Kiddy cereal > burrito at that point lol.

Keep killing it, Moses!

Now I just need to hope that my carbs can increase like yours to keep up with the sweet tooth otherwise more zombie mode to come!

Thanks Billy!

Damn, more PRs man. So freaking crazy. 4 PRs, mistakes or not. Your subconscious is telling you to life MOAR.

Thanks man. That's honestly what I was thinking after the workout "brain just want to lift more". Ah well next week I'll get it right... hopefully with more PRs!

4 prs in one session on prep?

mindblown

Better believe it bro!

whoa! 4 PRs!!!!! what the !

Sweet tooth, we are hommies. I have a huge sweet tooth haha

by the by, the pumpkin, cheesecake FF/SF pudding, splenda, cinnamon, nutmeg combo in the microwave was what the fawkkkkkkkkkkkkkk. is that what pumpkin pie tastes like? if so, i can't wait to go to the US and try some with that buttery crust haha

Haha thanks man! Sweet tooth bros 4 life haha.

Aware me on how you madethe pumpkin mix? If you want to make a real pumpkin pie there are plenty of low-carb low fat recipes out there (no crust) which taste awesome. They are pretty awesome though!

HOLD THE FUKKK UP!!!

you've never had pumpkin pie?

hahaha never man. I'm an IIFYM n00b

I had pumpkin pie even when I was a cleantard. In my mind it was a vegetable, eggs, and splenda basically.

you have to understand, pumpkin pie is absolutely non existent in Aus

I have kind of noticed this, the aussies don't tend to post much to do with pumpkin. What gives? Is it just not a popular squash there?

^this. As in I have NEVER seen it and most people have NEVER heard of it or even think of pumpkin as a 'sweet' dish.

Killin' it in here Shaz! Still lurking mate.
Pr's in prep yo, that's how it's done.

Thanks bro, good to know you're still in the shadows

PR errrryday... for as long as possible

[anuragp122195]

you have to understand, pumpkin pie is absolutely non existent in Aus

You're missing out. Pumpkin in dessert as pie>any savory pumpkin dish. Although spicy pumpkin soup is pretty badass as well.

[snrygo]

You're missing out. Pumpkin in dessert as pie>any savory pumpkin dish. Although spicy pumpkin soup is pretty badass as well.

i beg to differ

[Dexter3000]

The only pumpkin I ever had is home made pumkin soup. Stuff is great but can't imagine it in pie or cake.

will go to USA soon/10

[vitornoob]

i beg to differ

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Carne seca + Rice + Pumpkin <3

[Shazriki]

You're missing out. Pumpkin in dessert as pie>any savory pumpkin dish. Although spicy pumpkin soup is pretty badass as well.

Pumpkin pie is great, pumpkin soup is weak, pumpkin risotto is mindblowing.

i beg to differ

I agree. Plenty of ways to eat pumpkin and pie isn't the most interesting IMO.

The only pumpkin I ever had is home made pumkin soup. Stuff is great but can't imagine it in pie or cake.

will go to USA soon/10

Pumpkin is super versatile. It's one of those things that can adapt to almost any food situation. It can be made savory or sweet, and in both cases can compliment meat/fish very well. And lets not forget pancakes and pumpkin bread for the sweet tooth.

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Carne seca + Rice + Pumpkin <3

Phuck that sounds good.

[FrmrHoss]

And lets not forget pancakes and pumpkin bread for the sweet tooth.

This is actually the only thing I know about pumpkin

[Shazriki]

Day 78: 15 weeks, 5 days

Had a really good lift today as expected following my refeed. Short and sweet aside from a little chat I had an older bodybuilder who competes in the masters class in the federation I'll compete which is pretty cool. We've spoken before but we rarely train at the same time, but he was cool and came over to compliment me on my deads which was pretty cool. The guy has got a crazy prep in front of him. He's competing this summer in both the regionals and the nationals, which are a good two months apart! Crazy dedication, so yea I was pretty pumped after our talk - also he told me that at the regional level conditioning > size so I should have a good shot even in the novice class. Not thinking about placing TOO much though, the goal is really to get up there and look good and get the experience.

Back to the session: got my PR in deads, leg press felt good and got some nice calf/ab work in at the end. Also even though I was tired as hell I forced myself to do some foam rolling when I got home, and I'm seriously glad I did. Could definitely feel my lats and traps were sore from yesterday, and want to make sure I'm not too tight tomorrow. Nothing worse than being tight and sore when you have to do cardio.

Next two lower workouts will have squats and I'm really curious to see how this alternating maximal squatting with maximal deadlifting is going to improve my numbers. So far mentally it's awesome, since I can really psyche myself up for the next lower power workout, and even though the focus changes from day to day progress is still being made on my two favorite lifts.

Morning weight

192

Training

Sumo Deadlift:

374 lb x 4 reps PR
335.5 lb x 5 reps

Leg Press:

451 lb x 4 reps
451 lb x 4 reps

Seated Calf Raise:

297 lb x 7 reps
297 lb x 3 reps
297 lb x 3 reps
297 lb x 4 reps
297 lb x 4 reps
Myo-reps

Cable Twist:

61.6 lb x 8 reps
61.6 lb x 8 reps
61.6 lb x 8 reps
61.6 lb x 8 reps
Two sets each side

Elliptical Trainer:

0:10:00 || Moderate
125kcal burned

Nutrition

225P/249C/49F

Chicken, broccoli, mushrooms, onions, green peppers with shirataki noodles, cream cheese, and pesto

= volume

[brendbro]

You're missing out. Pumpkin in dessert as pie>any savory pumpkin dish. Although spicy pumpkin soup is pretty badass as well.

lol my country is missing out. I am well experienced in pumpkin

[anuragp122195]

lol my country is missing out. I am well experienced in pumpkin

Australia is a damn cool place though. Beautiful sights, good food, hot girls, and cool accents. Only thing is that kangaroos seem like such unique and awesome animals that I wouldn't want to eat them.

[snrygo]

hot girls,

this is why I'm so jelly of
Stefan.

[anuragp122195]

this is why I'm so jelly of
Stefan.

DW man. Soon it will be our time to shine w/ dem ladiezzz.
You're already getting there with your goal of socializing to girls often. That's why I like your log. It shows the life of a determined boy looking to get strong and get through his teenage life full of girls,school,etc. & pursuing his passion (cooking).

[snrygo]

DW man. Soon it will be our time to shine w/ dem ladiezzz.
You're already getting there with your goal of socializing to girls often. That's why I like your log. It shows the life of a determined boy looking to get strong and get through his teenage life full of girls,school,etc. & pursuing his passion (cooking).

Asides from the clapping gif, all I can say is






















Soon.jpg

[Dexter3000]

Nice pulls Moses!

Nothing worse than being tight and sore when you have to do cardio.

Nothing worse than being tight and sore at any given moment in time.

But yeah, sometimes mob/flex/foam rolling work feels like a chore but you never regret it!

[IrishPilot]

Day 78: 15 weeks, 5 days

Had a really good lift today as expected following my refeed.
Sumo Deadlift:

374 lb x 4 reps PR
335.5 lb x 5 reps

Well done man...always a solid feeling!

[Shazriki]

lol my country is missing out. I am well experienced in pumpkin

Australia is a damn cool place though. Beautiful sights, good food, hot girls, and cool accents. Only thing is that kangaroos seem like such unique and awesome animals that I wouldn't want to eat them.

I need to go there but I don't care how cute and cuddly, it it's exotic I'm eating it.

this is why I'm so jelly of
Stefan.

DW man. Soon it will be our time to shine w/ dem ladiezzz.
You're already getting there with your goal of socializing to girls often. That's why I like your log. It shows the life of a determined boy looking to get strong and get through his teenage life full of girls,school,etc. & pursuing his passion (cooking).

Asides from the clapping gif, all I can say is

Soon.jpg

This exchange brought a tear to my eye, no homo

Nice pulls Moses!

Nothing worse than being tight and sore at any given moment in time.

But yeah, sometimes mob/flex/foam rolling work feels like a chore but you never regret it!

Thanks man, felt good to nail that with relative ease. I'm excited because my previous 1RM was 407 and the way deads have been feeling lately I think I could easily top that.

And yea re: the foam rolling I make sure I get at least 3x a week otherwise bad things start to happen.

Well done man...always a solid feeling!

Thanks my man! As I said above it feels good to firstly continue to be able to move this weight while prepping, and secondly for it to feel pretty easy. Definitely feels awesome!

[Shazriki]

Day 79: 15 weeks, 4 days out

Quiet day today. Lots of work done throughout the day and some cardio in the PM. The effectiveness of caffeine while dieting simply cannot be overstated.

Upper hyper tomorrow. Body is feeling good, lets do it!

Morning weight

191.8

Cardio

Elliptical Trainer:

0:37:21 || Moderate
500kcal burned

Nutrition

226P/252C/48F

Big bro meal



Vanilla-pumpkin proats with chopped apple and Chocolate Better'n'PB

[anuragp122195]

mmmm classic Mos meals. I think I'm going to dig in to some apples tonight as well...
And regarding caffeine, it's awesome. Green tea+black coffee work wonders during the fast. My hunger is pretty much suppressed due to IF, but those rare hunger pangs are eliminated b/c of caffeine for some reason. Also helps my focus in class,workouts,etc.

[oats_addict]

Morning weight

191.8

Vanilla-pumpkin proats with chopped apple and Chocolate Better'n'PB

Some strange fluctuations going on there mate. How long until the calories are dropped do you think? Or just too much sodium?

I bet that bowl of oats tasted phenomenal


Im STILL on spread. That was months ago! Looks like some random repping may be occurring today...

[phozosado]

Man everytime you post pics of sprouts, I end up having to get them for dinner. Those look AWESOME.

[Shazriki]

mmmm classic Mos meals. I think I'm going to dig in to some apples tonight as well...
And regarding caffeine, it's awesome. Green tea+black coffee work wonders during the fast. My hunger is pretty much suppressed due to IF, but those rare hunger pangs are eliminated b/c of caffeine for some reason. Also helps my focus in class,workouts,etc.

It ain't really a mystery. Caffeine amps up adrenaline release which in turn damps hunger and increases focus, best of both worlds. Combine that with an activity that demands attention and hunger becomes very secondary even if it is present.

Some strange fluctuations going on there mate. How long until the calories are dropped do you think? Or just too much sodium?

I bet that bowl of oats tasted phenomenal

Im STILL on spread. That was months ago! Looks like some random repping may be occurring today...

I agree, I'm actually expecting a slash in cals this weekend. I'm pretty sure Eric would have been ready to pull the trigger last week already but he decided to delay to let me acclimatize to the new routine. And it seems to have worked because weight is moving back down and I feel MUCH less battered after the workouts and it's only my second week.

Bowl of oats was awesome indeed, and don't worry about reps, glad you're still following

Man everytime you post pics of sprouts, I end up having to get them for dinner. Those look AWESOME.

They're always a winner my dude!

[Shazriki]

Day 80: 15 weeks, 3 days out

This week's upper hyper felt MUCH better than last week, both in terms of fatigue between exercises and also my general feeling after the workout. Maybe energy was just unusually high today or I timed my coffee/caffeine perfectly, either way it was good stuff. I just had fun with the whole thing. Moving up on all the important lifts.

Now answer me this. For my SOHP I struggle with anything much above 125, but when it comes to seated DB shoulder press I can handle 66's with ease. I guess it comes down to the fact that when you're doing SOHP you are essentially pressing from your feet whereas when you're seated you're pressing from a much more stable base. Either way it's nice that my shoulders have some strength to them. 1-arm rows felt great today too. I didn't up the weight last week but decided to get another form vid for Jeff and Eric. The focus was very much on smooth reps and TUT, which I both nailed today. Just need to work on keeping my torso a little more upright by moving my supporting arm in closer to my supporting knee, and the form will basically be there.

I'm noticing that my curls and lat raises are suffering a bit towards the end of the workout, which makes sense considering the exercises that precede them. If things keep stagnating I may just do a chop in the weights and focus on TUT and just increase the weight slooowly. They are essentially fluff movements when compared to the other stuff in the workout, so I'm not TOO worried about that. Maybe it won't even be an issue once I'm fully adapted.

Morning weight

190.8 - moving back down, hope it sticks

Training

Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press:

66 lb x 8 reps PR
66 lb x 8 reps

One-Arm Dumbbell Row:

82.5 lb x 12 reps PR
82.5 lb x 12 reps
82.5 lb x 12 reps
82.5 lb x 12 reps
Two sets each side



Dumbbell Bench Press:

71.5 lb x 9 reps
71.5 lb x 9 reps

Close-Grip Front Lat Pulldown:

170.5 lb x 12 reps
170.5 lb x 4 reps
170.5 lb x 4 reps
170.5 lb x 3 reps
Myo-reps

Dumbbell 2-Arm Triceps Extension:

55 lb x 12 reps
55 lb x 12 reps

Barbell Curl:

77 lb x 10 reps
77 lb x 9 reps
77 lb x 7 reps
Arms are tapped out at this point of the workout, noticing a trend on these hyper days

Dumbbell Side Lateral Raise:

22 lb x 13 reps
22 lb x 12 reps
22 lb x 13 reps

Elliptical Trainer:

0:11:00 || Moderate
~125kcal burned

Nutrition

226P/249C/50F

Garbage plage with chicken, mushrooms, green and red peppers, onions, cauliflower, cream cheese, pesto, and chopped tomatoes

[snrygo]

those rows look so damn money!

[vitornoob]

timing coffee = money...hard to do sometimes when the caps gets stuck in the throat

Now answer me this. For my SOHP I struggle with anything much above 125, but when it comes to seated DB shoulder press I can handle 66's with ease.

I am not going to say that is Moses




but is Moses

WO looking great, thanks for the support in the FB, sir!

[andyboi]

Nice PRs Moses!!!! I bet that weight will come down.
I love it when it gets high one day and then starts coming down, because you KNOW darn well that a low is about to show its beautiful head

[FrmrHoss]

You know what the reason is? It's that SOHP is HELLA hard. I don't know what makes it so much harder, only that it is. I was doing DB shoulder presses with 70s for 8 reps at one point, but my best 5RM ever on standing press, even training it regularly, was like 140-145 and it was an absolute monster.

[DTrulez616]

Great DB Row PR! Solid form.

Mmmm... Caffeine. Hellava drug.