****Official "OBF" 2010 SPECTACULAR SPRING Contest Thread***

[beefcake66]

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=124515411

RPM on WheyCheap today!

Looks like an interesting product...!!
I'm tempted...

[tjwoody]

Exactly!

man...dont make me buy more!

[NorthTexasBB]

changed my macros around in my diet to around 40/40/20 and getting alot of good nutrient dense foods now...hopefully this is the change that I needed...this week has been meh as far as the diet goes...my workouts however has seen alot of improvement which I am happy about.

Got 2 more workouts for the week and so far have burned 2338 calories just in my workouts. The strapped heart rate watches really do help and add that extra step when it comes to zeroing in on your diet.

[longhorns_p]

Good morning. I see everyone is swirling along in here like bumper cars. Congrats on your losses, Beefie!!!

I don't feel good. Lack of sleep. No weight loss again and with it being Friday means I am skipping tomorrows cheat. Last weekend my weight was on its way down then I cheated for Mothers Day and have regretted it all week, so I have a chance now to reverse that I hope.

Don't forget that cheats can be very beneficial both mentally and in the form of a metabolism boost. And don't stress out about any of this that just makes it that much harder to drop weight. I have no clue what your diet consists of but one "free" meal a week is a good thing imo

[beefcake66]

Good morning. I see everyone is swirling along in here like bumper cars. Congrats on your losses, Beefie!!!

I don't feel good. Lack of sleep. No weight loss again and with it being Friday means I am skipping tomorrows cheat. Last weekend my weight was on its way down then I cheated for Mothers Day and have regretted it all week, so I have a chance now to reverse that I hope.

Thanks MsT! Working hard!

And keep at it, you'll be back on track in no time!

[tjwoody]

man...dont make me buy more!

forget about it, PIITB 5 more!

[micoolah]

You are really trying to make it rain in Houston. lol

I know, I know. I looked at the forecast and it's supposed to rain for like the next week but I've got bird poop on my car and it's driving me nuts! So I'm going to clean it so it can get dirty again!

[VAPump]

Yesterdays long/heavy deadlift session = having trouble getting out of bed today, haha.


Feels good man.

[getbustered]

Think you only got 6-7 weeks left

lol, to be fair I did start thinking about being serious last week.

Just got to throw some trash talk in here, all this touchy feely and nicey nice stuff has to go. This is a competition, lol, not some hippie free-love blog.

All of this support and understanding is making me puke, you maggots.

[NorthTexasBB]

Yesterdays long/heavy deadlift session = having trouble getting out of bed today, haha.


Feels good man.

lol I feel you man, my quads/calves/butt/hammies are all feeling it today



spreading some obf reps around, will hit up whoever i didnt get on recharge

[longhorns_p]

lol, to be fair I did start thinking about being serious last week.

Just got to throw some trash talk in here, all this touchy feely and nicey nice stuff has to go. This is a competition, lol, not some hippie free-love blog.

All of this support and understanding is making me puke, you maggots.

You better be serious cuz you probably got some catchin' up to do

[beefcake66]

lol, to be fair I did start thinking about being serious last week.

Just got to throw some trash talk in here, all this touchy feely and nicey nice stuff has to go. This is a competition, lol, not some hippie free-love blog.

All of this support and understanding is making me puke, you maggots.

You're lucky you're in the men's comp and not the women's cause I'd be throwing some mad sht your way lol

[trudyelizabeth]

Checking in today. I've been sick for a whole week. Bad sinus infection and possibly the flu. I haven't been strong enough to work out, but I finally forced myself to get on the treadmill and lifted weights last night. I'm hoping to gain strenght over the next few days as I'm finally pulling out of it. I feel like I've put myself back at least two weeks.

[kudostojen]

Hello OBFers

I haven't updated all week. Things are going pretty slow on my end over the last 2 weeks. Last week i didn't lose any weight and this week i'm up a pound. I added cardio 3 weeks ago and it's like it's having the opposite effect. Not sure what the heck is going on but i'm going to change my w/o program next week to something a little more intense.

I'm going to take some measurements and hopefully this will tell me something. i know i look more vascular in the arms this week, which helps.

I should note that i started eating this protein bar daily that has sugar alcohols in it, which has played some havoc with my system. From my research, these sugar alcohols will hold water as well. These protein bars are freaken good though.

I'm not straying from the diet, other than the protein bars (one a day, 200cal) and i've been hitting the weights 4 days a week and cardio 5 days. Soooo, have i hit a plateau? Am i over training (unlikely)? I don't know. I'll change up my routine at the gym and see if it helps. I'm also going to drop some of the cardio and replace it with HIIT 3 times a week.

This has been my only post this week so i think this stall has my motivation down a bit.

[xStevenx]

I can't view the video right now.. but that sounds friggin INTENSE dude...
I'd probably switch it up (reps order) to make it more manageable but it'd still be close to impossible lol 1 plate x 100 -> 10 plate x 10. Definitely not able to do that right now haha... It's definitely something I'd be interested in trying out in the future though, maybe a year or 2 lol

yea very intense! Nice change from my normal leg training. i normally just do 2 sets. I will throw these in once a month or so. So much room to progress with these!

[MsTropix]

Don't forget that cheats can be very beneficial both mentally and in the form of a metabolism boost. And don't stress out about any of this that just makes it that much harder to drop weight. I have no clue what your diet consists of but one "free" meal a week is a good thing imo

Thanks for your appreciated opinion!!

I know, I know. I looked at the forecast and it's supposed to rain for like the next week but I've got bird poop on my car and it's driving me nuts! So I'm going to clean it so it can get dirty again!

I saw this picture a few months ago- great stuff, lmbo.

Hello OBFers This has been my only post this week so i think this stall has my motivation down a bit.

Cheer up and hang in there. You will emerge. WOMAN POWER!!!

[beefcake66]

This has been my only post this week so i think this stall has my motivation down a bit.

Don't get down Jen, you'll be back on track before ya know it!

And motivation's down? What happened to that motivation to win? Aren't you taking 1st place? Your signature is still telling me that

Get to it girl!

[beefcake66]

LMFAO! omg!! that's awesome!!!

[Free Weight Friedel]

forget about it, PIITB 5 more!

LOL, awesome!

[kudostojen]

Don't get down Jen, you'll be back on track before ya know it!

And motivation's down? What happened to that motivation to win? Aren't you taking 1st place? Your signature is still telling me that

Get to it girl!

haha....thanks beefy. I was stressing pretty bad this week but i've had to change my attitude or i would've given up or gone nuts. I'm not freaking like i was but my motivation isn't what it was either. I know i'm in great shape, i've got more muscle mass than i've ever had, or even thought i could have, i'm strong and i just need to be more patient. $hit happens, it's what you do when it happens that makes a positive outcome.


...and thanks MsT. You always put a smile on my face.

[beefcake66]

haha....thanks beefy. I was stressing pretty bad this week but i've had to change my attitude or i would've given up or gone nuts. I'm not freaking like i was but my motivation isn't what it was either. I know i'm in great shape, i've got more muscle mass than i've ever had, or even thought i could have, i'm strong and i just need to be more patient. $hit happens, it's what you do when it happens that makes a positive outcome.


...and thanks MsT. You always put a smile on my face.

Yesssssss, pick yourself up and killzz it. There's always improvements that can be made. Body mind and spirit yo!

[push_it]

I AM 5 WEEKS OUT from my competition! The heat is on -- serious. 200 Jump Squats will do that during a workout

[beefcake66]

I AM 5 WEEKS OUT from my competition! The heat is on -- serious. 200 Jump Squats will do that during a workout

Holy crap - I'd say so!

How's the comp prep going??

[blsmith]

I AM 5 WEEKS OUT from my competition! The heat is on -- serious. 200 Jump Squats will do that during a workout

Wow! Hardcore! But then I know who your online trainer is... She exemplifies hardcore!
5 weeks and you are going to nail it! Keep up the great work!

[tjwoody]

LOL, awesome!

woot..my IGF-2 just got in too... going to start this and samples of black cats monday!

[Free Weight Friedel]

woot..my IGF-2 just got in too... going to start this and samples of black cats monday!

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[ASK.]

Orange Roughy is so delicious. WOW I thought tilapia was good, but roughy is the bomb!å

[tjwoody]

Free Test is on Pre-order along with a special price on HGHup!

i dont like u very much right now! :P

I was looking at this after I do my igf2/rpm/drive stack...and a short break for my body, mind and wallet!

[Ms_Doodikins]

Ok so I've been back to my normal routine pre-tri training for the past 2 weeks:
*Back/Bis
*Legs/Shoulders
*Chest/Tris
*Rest Day
*Repeat (with Abs,Calves, & Lower Back exercises done each training day. Abs/Calves I alternate Heavy-Low Rep w/ Light-High Rep, and the lower back exercises done daily are simply:
*parachutes on the floor
*reverse hyper extensions on a ball w/ no added weight

[color=red]The reason for the lower back exercises done daily is because I work my abdominal muscles daily. And a strong core with a weak lower back = Disaster. And that disaster may come in the form of an injury during a weighted back or leg exercise or something as simple as "throwing your back out" when bending over to pick up a pencil...which is what happened to a dear friend of mine. She's built like a rock and has abs that look like they were carved from stone, but she never worked it's mate, aka lower back, and so they couldn't balance each other out.[/red]

^^And since I am no sports physiologist or guru (work in progress through ), all of the above my have nothing to due with each other. But it makes sense to me, and really it can't hurt me but only help, so why not.

Real Updates, or at least the ones that count

1. My lifts are already back (yay muscle memory!!)
2. I took update pics just so I could compare to the start of contest.....HARDLY ANY CHANGE!!!! Grr. Since my weight is down almost 10lbs from the start, I'm betting I lost mucho muscle mass during those couple months (hardcore) of tri training...I also think I over-estimated caloric measurements. Since I lost so much, I wonder if I wasn't taking in enough and therefore lost too fast? Maybe not enough proteinz..hmm. Time to reevaluate.
.................But not sure how much I'll be able to accomplish in ~2weeks.

[brittanyhayden]

Orange Roughy is so delicious. WOW I thought tilapia was good, but roughy is the bomb!å

Im so gonna have to try that. I love tilapia and swai but never tried orange roughy. How'd you fix it?