Vytis Chapter II - The Realization of a Dream

[Vytis]

I will accept a charcoal rendition. That will suffice.


And Ben and Jerry's is fantastic. Half Baked is one of the best ones. Half Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and half Chocolate Fudge Brownie.

Excellent - I am going to start practicing my shading technique....

Karma Karamel > Chunky Monkey > Cherry Garcia

But to each their own

Have an awesome day!

All this talk of ice cream is dangerous....I'm pretty sure that I would be a fan of any of their PB flavours.....

Upper Hypertrophy today. We'll see how the low back feels....right now it feels 50 years old.....not good.

[vhart07]

Karma Karamel > Chunky Monkey > Cherry Garcia

But to each their own

Have an awesome day!

Creme Brulee > Maple Blondie > Cheesecake Brownie

My day would be better if I could actually eat this stuff

Isn't it called Karamel Sutra?

[jaim91]

Creme Brulee > Maple Blondie > Cheesecake Brownie

My day would be better if I could actually eat this stuff

Isn't it called Karamel Sutra?

Why can't you eat it?

Rob, I know YOU can

It might be, lol...

[Vytis]

Creme Brulee > Maple Blondie > Cheesecake Brownie

My day would be better if I could actually eat this stuff

Isn't it called Karamel Sutra?

Ooooooh, out of those three I think the cheesecake would be my fiirst pick.

Why can't you eat it?

Rob, I know YOU can

It might be, lol...

V is up to things.....

Really, ice cream is part of my diet? Going to get my spoon.....

[sammykapp]

I have such a craving to go to a Ben and Jerry's buffet....and just pull up a chair.....

[doindbt]

Hey, finally found your journal! I'll be following.

[Vytis]

I have such a craving to go to a Ben and Jerry's buffet....and just pull up a chair.....

Imagine if there was a place like this. Maybe we should all get together for an ice cream pot luck.

Hey, finally found your journal! I'll be following.

Great to have you along for the ride Roni!

[Vytis]

HIIT cardio is done for the day:

16 sprints (30 second intervals) + LISS for a total of 40 minutes.

I also had a dentist appointment today. As I was getting my teeth cleaned a funny thought came to me - the hygienists see us patients at our worst. I mean, the way they pull our lips around, gums exposed, excessive drooling. Yeah, that's attractive....

[sammykapp]

We could make some serious money with a Ben and Jerry's buffet/Ice Cream potluck....

I like how you think.

Nice HIIT session today to by the way....

[Buffycat3]

HIIT .

I also had a dentist appointment today. As I was getting my teeth cleaned a funny thought came to me - the hygienists see us patients at our worst. I mean, the way they pull our lips around, gums exposed, excessive drooling. Yeah, that's attractive....

Funny thought...so true!

Ugh! lots-o-icecream-talk in here!

[Vytis]

We could make some serious money with a Ben and Jerry's buffet/Ice Cream potluck....

I like how you think.

Nice HIIT session today to by the way....

Thanks Sammy. I think we'd have a standing room only situation on our hands....

Funny thought...so true!

Ugh! lots-o-icecream-talk in here!

You're right Joan, too much ice cream talk. Time to shift to doughnuts...

[jaim91]

I mean, the way they pull our lips around, gums exposed, excessive drooling. Yeah, that's attractive....

He he... me thinks you and Jennifer are gonna have a blast when you're both in your 80s

[Vytis]

He he... me thinks you and Jennifer are gonna have a blast when you're both in your 80s

Cute Jaime....but I was hoping to hold off on the drooling until I hit the 90's. Now incontinence on the the other hand....or was that memory loss...? I can't remember....

So, it's 22 days to the Winter Olympics. I figure it's about time to choose my event. I'm leaning towards Biathlon. Cross country skiing with some rifle shooting thrown in....sounds kind of James Bond-esque to me....cool....

[Vytis]

Morning everyone. Yesterday I plugged out an upper body power workout. The weights are slowly creeping up (aside from my incline press). My lower back is still bothering me, so I know that SLDL's will not be a part of my lower body workout today. Hopefully I'll feel strong during the squats. We'll see....

[tonsti]

Good luck with the squats and have a great weekend with the family!

[Vytis]

Good luck with the squats and have a great weekend with the family!

Thanks. The squats were tough, but I was able to plug out 3 sets of 315 for 5 reps....getting there slowly....

[tonsti]

Thanks. The squats were tough, but I was able to plug out 3 sets of 315 for 5 reps....getting there slowly....

Awesome!!!I cant wait to get to 3 plates aside on deads and squats!!!

[annemarie_DJ]

Hey how are things? I hope Jennifer is recovering well. It's January! Busy times at the gym (all the newbies will be gone by mid-Feb !) and contest prep has begun for many of us. I hope you're still thinking about something for the spring. Your workouts are awesome. Even if you do not compete, would you continue working out with as much enthusiasm? I find I need a goal.

[sammykapp]

Thanks. The squats were tough, but I was able to plug out 3 sets of 315 for 5 reps....getting there slowly....

This is solid...even if one doesn't consider the back issues you've been having.

Nice job Rob.

[thom2355]

Thanks. The squats were tough, but I was able to plug out 3 sets of 315 for 5 reps....getting there slowly....

Excellent! Back felt ok on these?

Oh and I agree on the dentist. The worst is when they try to have a conversation with you. Must be a daily joke for them.

[Vytis]

Awesome!!!I cant wait to get to 3 plates aside on deads and squats!!!

You'll get there - keep pushing!

Hey how are things? I hope Jennifer is recovering well. It's January! Busy times at the gym (all the newbies will be gone by mid-Feb !) and contest prep has begun for many of us. I hope you're still thinking about something for the spring. Your workouts are awesome. Even if you do not compete, would you continue working out with as much enthusiasm? I find I need a goal.

Jennifer's great. She had her 7 day follow-up appointment yesterday. Her vision is excellent, in fact she's 20/15 in one eye....so the surgery was an overwhelming success.

The earliest I'll be ready is July, that when I'm planning to hit the stage again. And maybe the OBA in the fall...

This is solid...even if one doesn't consider the back issues you've been having.

Nice job Rob.

Excellent! Back felt ok on these?

Oh and I agree on the dentist. The worst is when they try to have a conversation with you. Must be a daily joke for them.

Thanks guys. My lower back is still quite sore, so that limits my range of motion. My squats are definitely not ATG, but just close to parallel. To compensate I do the squats very slowly to lengthen TUT, so hopefully that's hitting the quads well.

[jaim91]

The earliest I'll be ready is July, that when I'm planning to hit the stage again. And maybe the OBA in the fall...

How much LBM do you think you'll have pt on by then? When would you start cutting for it?

P.S. Im back in your country

P.p.S. Doing front squats to target the quads > doing them slowly

[Vytis]

How much LBM do you think you'll have pt on by then? When would you start cutting for it?

P.S. Im back in your country

P.p.S. Doing front squats to target the quads > doing them slowly

You mean back in OUR Country - our home and native land....

I hope to compete next time in the 180's, up 6-8lbs if that's possible. I was planning to start cutting at around 16 weeks out (March 20) if I can maintain a decent BF%.

I'll give the front squats a try...

[Vytis]

I haven't tried doing rack deads for a while, so during my upper body workout yesterday I thought I'd throw them in. Remind me not to do that again. Now along with my low back, my mid back is hurtin'.....not good. I can hardly move without some type of back pain - great work Sherlock. This might wreck my plans to squat today.

Oh well, on the bright side it's Monday....hold on a second....

[jaim91]

@ the rack deads.

You men are so stubborn sometimes... (k, most times )

[Vytis]

@ the rack deads.

You men are so stubborn sometimes... (k, most times )

It might not help that I'm a Tauran....

What do you think about my competition plans?

[sammykapp]

Be careful with that back will you?

Easy does it. Don't let yourself get too impatient to the point you really do a number
on yourself.

[dogg74]

Morning everyone. Yesterday I plugged out an upper body power workout. The weights are slowly creeping up (aside from my incline press). My lower back is still bothering me, so I know that SLDL's will not be a part of my lower body workout today. Hopefully I'll feel strong during the squats. We'll see....

I know its rough But just try your best to relax..if your head is as HAAAARD as mine. just reduce the weight considerably

@ the rack deads.

You men are so stubborn sometimes... (k, most times )

Tell me about it.. whats wrong with US GUYS!

It might not help that I'm a Tauran....

What do you think about my competition plans?

Yeah and Im a Gemini..1 Twin says stop/relax and the other Twin Devil on my other shoulder says GO GO GO..Most of the times i go the Devil route.OUCH!

Be careful with that back will you?

Easy does it. Don't let yourself get too impatient to the point you really do a number
on yourself.

That is somrthing we all must remember.... and we know..But we do otherwise anyway even kwowing the consequences,,trust me..I KNOW!

[jaim91]

It might not help that I'm a Tauran....

What do you think about my competition plans?

I think conditioning wasn't your issue... size was. But you did pretty well there too.

So as long as you KNOW you have more LBM than you competed with last time, you're good to go. It's all about improvements...because if you look the same as you did last tiem, chances are very good you'll place the same...

[Vytis]

Be careful with that back will you?

Easy does it. Don't let yourself get too impatient to the point you really do a number
on yourself.

You're right Sammy, and don't worry I am still being very careful with my training.

I know its rough But just try your best to relax..if your head is as HAAAARD as mine. just reduce the weight considerably



Tell me about it.. whats wrong with US GUYS!


Yeah and Im a Gemini..1 Twin says stop/relax and the other Twin Devil on my other shoulder says GO GO GO..Most of the times i go the Devil route.OUCH!



That is something we all must remember.... and we know..But we do otherwise anyway even kwowing the consequences,,trust me..I KNOW!

Hey Clement - THE CHAMP IS HERE! I have been taking it very slowly with any exercises that could compromise my lower back (SLDL's, squats, BB rows...etc.). I definitely will not risk really messing things up. I am still able to train without major pain, and if I feel I could get to that point I will shut it down. Can't make gains while injured eh?

I think conditioning wasn't your issue... size was. But you did pretty well there too.

So as long as you KNOW you have more LBM than you competed with last time, you're good to go. It's all about improvements...because if you look the same as you did last time, chances are very good you'll place the same...

I know I need to grow, and I think with that timeline I could make improvements. I'll start prepping at the end of March and see how it goes.....