This Week in the O35 (pics/vids)

[Juggertha]

A little fuzzy, but here's a shot after my massive bench session this morning:

Looking good with dialing down. How's your weight?

Goal here was to build abs, obliques, quads, the lot! I also had planned to lean out by end of October. Legs haven't changed much. Arms and shoulders responded very well, pics posted a few days ago.

I am 2lbs lighter in that second shot and it has taken me 6 months to lose it

I know the lighting is weird in the second one. Posture is slightly different and the right one is a closer shot.

I'm amazed how the obliques changed the thickness of the waist.

"I see Orange People!!!" --> Hey Corbi?

Digging your calf shape.

I don't post here much... but I should

I did this comparison shot for a recent blog post. I am bulking now and up 15lbs from my "stage weight" (figure show that was in June). I have made it back up to my "fat weight" from two years ago but I look completely different this time around. While I'm not all that comfortable with the extra jiggle I'm carrying, I wanted people to see what a difference the extra muscle mass I have gained has made in my body. I weigh 140lbs in both of these images.

Now THAT is how you transform!! Big props!!

[pratherian]

I don't post here much... but I should

I did this comparison shot for a recent blog post. I am bulking now and up 15lbs from my "stage weight" (figure show that was in June). I have made it back up to my "fat weight" from two years ago but I look completely different this time around. While I'm not all that comfortable with the extra jiggle I'm carrying, I wanted people to see what a difference the extra muscle mass I have gained has made in my body. I weigh 140lbs in both of these images.

Dat Mass!

Good to see you Steph!
You are looking great!

[cmoore]

So much cool stuff in here. Nice work everyone!

Coming up on 100,000 views since July. Wow!

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Day 6 working on my human flags, man do these things make me sore. Thanks Dru.

[Vytis]

Except for the jaundice you look good....no homo of course.

That's awesome! Bad BB pictures FTW....

Goal here was to build abs, obliques, quads, the lot! I also had planned to lean out by end of October. Legs haven't changed much. Arms and shoulders responded very well, pics posted a few days ago.

I am 2lbs lighter in that second shot and it has taken me 6 months to lose it

I know the lighting is weird in the second one. Posture is slightly different and the right one is a closer shot.

I'm amazed how the obliques changed the thickness of the waist.

"I see Orange People!!!" --> Hey Corbi?

Awesome progress - lovin' the abs!

I don't post here much... but I should

Looks like you're quite a popular edition to this journal already. Great work!

Looking good with dialing down. How's your weight?

Actually I'm not dieting. Weight in that pic was 228lbs. Trying to make lean gains now.

[stephanielynn76]

Amazing to see the same weight shown as fat vs muscle. Been following your blog on myfitness pal. Keep up the good work and come back here more often. My wife says you have a nice ass

Haha!!! Yay! I'm glad someone is following my blog! I really just keep it as a personal commitment to myself but I'm hoping other people will be motivated as well. Tell your wife I said, "Thanks!"

Yes you should and can I say I'm glad to see your taste in underwear has improved with your physique.

LMAO... uhm... yeah a granny ass deserves some granny panties. Believe me, I am quite embarrassed about those before pictures but I've learned to appreciate them for what they are... a "me" I hope to never be again.

Looking forward to the videos!

36 and f'cking sexy as hell, love that face!

Ohh and since I am an ass man, DAYUM!!!

**blushing**
Thanks hun. I'm married to an "ass man" too and he is loving the currently curvy body.

Looks like you're quite a popular edition to this journal already. Great work!

thanks!!!

[stephanielynn76]

Dat Mass!

Good to see you Steph!
You are looking great!

"dat mass" ... lol... thanks!!!!.. you are hilarious pratherian... miss ya from the DSC... haven't been on enough to keep up with you fellas...

[beatha]

This week in Ov35 for me at 35.3 years old is/was my 1st Power Lifting Meet this past weekend.

Great experience after the nervousness wore off hours later. My performance was "Not bad". Finished 1st in Regional and was overall womens top finisher for the day by coeff as there was a Masters/Sub Masters event. happening at the same time.

Another Ov35 woman encourged me to post up in this thread,I figured since I'm sharing my little high point of the week in my journal and the womens' training section that I'd do here as well perhaps get some form/training advice.

I welcome any bit of form critique and advice if anyone is so inclined as I already know I have some things to fix. Thanks much.

275 / 170 / 347 - total 794 lbs @ 164.6 lbs *yep I'm fluffy to put it nicely*

[yakabebe]

Sad to say...events here in Australia in my life that occurred yesterday have resulted in I wont be travelling to the US this morning and wont compete in the Natural Olympia in Reno or the MuscleMania World titles in Vegas.

Feel sick..........

[-=FLEX=-]

Sad to say...events here in Australia in my life that occurred yesterday have resulted in I wont be travelling to the US this morning and wont compete in the Natural Olympia in Reno or the MuscleMania World titles in Vegas.

Feel sick..........

That sux man. What happened?

[fittofattofit]

Sad to say...events here in Australia in my life that occurred yesterday have resulted in I wont be travelling to the US this morning and wont compete in the Natural Olympia in Reno or the MuscleMania World titles in Vegas.

Feel sick..........

Yak, I'm sorry to hear that.
You're a great competitor and you've put in a huge amount of work! I'm sorry that you won't be competing in Reno or Vegas, but you're still a winner and you've got a physique and attitude that I'd kill to have
There are much bigger things in life than competing and I hope that things are OK

[pharmamarketer]

Sad to say...events here in Australia in my life that occurred yesterday have resulted in I wont be travelling to the US this morning and wont compete in the Natural Olympia in Reno or the MuscleMania World titles in Vegas.

Feel sick..........

Very sorry to hear that

[yakabebe]

That sux man. What happened?

Yak, I'm sorry to hear that.
You're a great competitor and you've put in a huge amount of work! I'm sorry that you won't be competing in Reno or Vegas, but you're still a winner and you've got a physique and attitude that I'd kill to have
There are much bigger things in life than competing and I hope that things are OK

Thanx guys but as John Lennon once said...life's what happens to you when you're busy doing something else.

Too personal to discuss.

Maybe next year

[pharmamarketer]

This week in Ov35 for me at 35.3 years old is/was my 1st Power Lifting Meet this past weekend.

Great experience after the nervousness wore off hours later. My performance was "Not bad". Finished 1st in Regional and was overall womens top finisher for the day by coeff as there was a Masters/Sub Masters event. happening at the same time.

Another Ov35 woman encourged me to post up in this thread,I figured since I'm sharing my little high point of the week in my journal and the womens' training section that I'd do here as well perhaps get some form/training advice.

I welcome any bit of form critique and advice if anyone is so inclined as I already know I have some things to fix. Thanks much.

275 / 170 / 347 - total 794 lbs @ 164.6 lbs *yep I'm fluffy to put it nicely*

Finishing first, congrats. I'm glad you decided to post it here

[drudixon]

OK . . . here's my contribution. I've been battling a rib injury for the last 3 weeks that's been a real b*tch. Just hasn't been healing and it affects absolutely everything. I've been mostly laying low and trying to let it heal--only lifted bout 4 times, most of it pretty light. But it's been feeling a lot better, so I've been trying to get back into things.

Last night I hit chest, bi's and abs and did some weighted dips. Before I got hurt, I had worked up to 3-plates . . . might be another couple weeks before I feel like I can push that again. But I did crank out a bunch of 2-plate dips. I was thinking I could get 15 or so--fell a little short but 13 isn't bad. I did 4 sets with the 2 plates and felt pretty good on all of them.



Then for kicks, I thought I'd see how many bodyweight dips I could do as a 5th set. Got 22, which I was pretty happy with. So I'm back in the game I think . . . FINALLY!!!

Great dipping Taf. You inspired me to do a burnout set at the end of arms day. Here's my contribution. Thought I'd get a lot more, but I'll take what I can get.

[themyth2009]

Sad to say...events here in Australia in my life that occurred yesterday have resulted in I wont be travelling to the US this morning and wont compete in the Natural Olympia in Reno or the MuscleMania World titles in Vegas.

Feel sick..........

Sorry man. My bypass failed so I am reeling right now so can relate. I may have to give up lifting heavy for good.

[yakabebe]

Sorry man. My bypass failed so I am reeling right now so can relate. I may have to give up lifting heavy for good.

Take care of yourself and thise close to you...priority one

[themyth2009]

Take care of yourself and thise close to you...priority one

I will be honest last week I was totally devastated by the news and was really down. They put two stents in one of the veins they used for bypass. The other collapsed. The artery they used for the LAD "widow maker" is working great and was able to sustain me by itself and has built a reroute to my heart. I needed quad bypass and only got triple. So I dont have much working piping ATM. I am going to probably have to look into some experimental surgery options in the future. They added a long lasting nitrogen and changed me from plavix to brilinta. Hoping those help. Also cut almost all the meat out of my diet.

I am over it now and ready to get back on living.

[cmoore]

Sorry man. My bypass failed so I am reeling right now so can relate. I may have to give up lifting heavy for good.

Take care of yourself and thise close to you...priority one

Best of luck to both of you. Hope for speedy recoveries and soon.

[EB68]

Sorry man. My bypass failed so I am reeling right now so can relate. I may have to give up lifting heavy for good.

Take care of yourself and thise close to you...priority one

Sorry to hear it from both of you. Hope the best for you both and will keep you in my prayers.


I have been cuttting some unwanted fat for about 8 weeks and PR's have been a thing of the past for a while. Today I was able to deadlift 405x2 though with some inspiration and encouragement from a few members on here. I had previously pulled 405x1 a few times when weighing 180 and up, but haven't been able to pull it even once since going under 180. I weighed 172 this morning.

[-=FLEX=-]

Nice work Eric.

[themyth2009]

Sorry to hear it from both of you. Hope the best for you both and will keep you in my prayers.


I have been cuttting some unwanted fat for about 8 weeks and PR's have been a thing of the past for a while. Today I was able to deadlift 405x2 though with some inspiration and encouragement from a few members on here. I had previously pulled 405x1 a few times when weighing 180 and up, but haven't been able to pull it even once since going under 180. I weighed 172 this morning.

Really good effort...I thought you had another rep in ya. 2nd one looked pretty easy.

[NorwichGrad]

best of luck to both of you. Hope for speedy recoveries and soon.

yes. +1..

[mal1ce]

I have been cuttting some unwanted fat for about 8 weeks and PR's have been a thing of the past for a while. Today I was able to deadlift 405x2 though with some inspiration and encouragement from a few members on here. I had previously pulled 405x1 a few times when weighing 180 and up, but haven't been able to pull it even once since going under 180. I weighed 172 this morning.

Nice pull, you made the second one look easy.

[EB68]

Nice work Eric.

Really good effort...I thought you had another rep in ya. 2nd one looked pretty easy.

Nice pull, you made the second one look easy.

Thank you all. I thought the second one went easy as well, but as soon as I pulled on the third one I knew I was done. Still feels good to get it after the past few weeks of feeling weak as crap.

[pharmamarketer]

Today I was able to deadlift 405x2

Nice work

[Korr]

This week in Ov35 for me at 35.3 years old is/was my 1st Power Lifting Meet this past weekend.

Great experience after the nervousness wore off hours later. My performance was "Not bad". Finished 1st in Regional and was overall womens top finisher for the day by coeff as there was a Masters/Sub Masters event. happening at the same time.

Another Ov35 woman encourged me to post up in this thread,I figured since I'm sharing my little high point of the week in my journal and the womens' training section that I'd do here as well perhaps get some form/training advice.

I welcome any bit of form critique and advice if anyone is so inclined as I already know I have some things to fix. Thanks much.

275 / 170 / 347 - total 794 lbs @ 164.6 lbs *yep I'm fluffy to put it nicely*

Gratz on your 1st meet.

As far as advise goes, your video didn't provide any good judging angles. That said, the meet itself is the best learning experience you can have. Hope to see more PL meet videos in the future.

[beatha]

Thanks pharmamarketer, Korr and other for the positive feed back on my 1st meet.

As far as advise goes, your video didn't provide any good judging angles. That said, the meet itself is the best learning experience you can have. Hope to see more PL meet videos in the future.

I've advised my also novice videographer that at the next one to get a better angle. I learned a lot leading up to the meet about what not to do . . . like over think or stress for days on end as it doesn't help. I plan to share my future PL vids here in the Ov35 as a lot of you have "been there done that" as it were . . . I'm hooked on the sport and want to keep working to better my form and maxes. Once again thanks.




Necessary redirect . . .
Scrolling a few posts up and seeing the health issues that other are dealing puts these pursuits in perspective for me. To themyth2009 just like to say I'm hoping you find the treatment you need to have and that you make a speedy recovery from it. Take care.

[stephanielynn76]

A few from my squat/DL's pics-in-the-gym series...

[Juggertha]

Great black and whites, Stephanie.

[fittofattofit]

Great dipping Taf. You inspired me to do a burnout set at the end of arms day. Here's my contribution. Thought I'd get a lot more, but I'll take what I can get.

Not sucky dips at all! 27 reps and all deep = really impressive!
Great work Dru!

Sorry man. My bypass failed so I am reeling right now so can relate. I may have to give up lifting heavy for good.

I will be honest last week I was totally devastated by the news and was really down. They put two stents in one of the veins they used for bypass. The other collapsed. The artery they used for the LAD "widow maker" is working great and was able to sustain me by itself and has built a reroute to my heart. I needed quad bypass and only got triple. So I dont have much working piping ATM. I am going to probably have to look into some experimental surgery options in the future. They added a long lasting nitrogen and changed me from plavix to brilinta. Hoping those help. Also cut almost all the meat out of my diet.

I am over it now and ready to get back on living.

I am really sorry to hear that! You've done really well recovering and regaining mass since the original OHS and you have been an inspiration to many of us. Were you having pain or was it just picked up with a routine follow-up? I hope that it all sorts out for you and that you will get back to your lifting, even if it may be further down the track!

I have been cuttting some unwanted fat for about 8 weeks and PR's have been a thing of the past for a while. Today I was able to deadlift 405x2 though with some inspiration and encouragement from a few members on here. I had previously pulled 405x1 a few times when weighing 180 and up, but haven't been able to pull it even once since going under 180. I weighed 172 this morning.

Great work Eric! Down 8 lbs and you repped 405!
You got those 2 reps nicely and I thought you had that 3rd rep as well.
I'm seriously jealous!

A few from my squat/DL's pics-in-the-gym series...

Fantastic pics --- you are looking great and I'm mirin' your form on the squats and deads