Working On P's Body and (lots of) Other Chitter-Chatter

[gobbles23]

Oh my goodness P! Great Job on the benching! That's so awesome, I'm so proud!

Hahahaa! Your ramblings are funny lol! Well, you could keep going for another month if you think you can, but a 2 pound gain in one month may only yield about ~0.75-1lb of muscle, tops. Which would definitely add up though! At this point I would agree with Mammie and say do whatever makes you feel more comfortable. Definitely go to maintenance first though- newly acquired strength gains are hard to keep once you stop bulking- I can almost guarantee if you jump right into dieting that bench press would be nearly impossible to achieve after a few weeks of lowered calories. I'd drop to maintenance for at least 2 weeks, then slowly lower cals if I were you, when you do decide to start losing Bench 135 at least few more times before cutting!

Look at your quads sticking out in the mirror behind you! Your legs are looking so shapely and awesome! And your hair does look really blond in that picture!

[squeaks77]

That's it! I need to find a Lulu store (I've already checked, there isn't one nearby, lol) and buy up all the expensive pants. If I'm going to be working at home now, I'd much rather that be my official uniform. Not those tights though (maybe one pair), but those other awesome looser pants.

No advice on the cut/bulk conundrum. I was planning on bulking til mid Feb, but I can only fit into a total of 4 pairs of pants (2 slacks, 2 jeans) and I have to take a work trip for a week mid-January. 2 pairs of frumpy slacks won't cut it for 1st week on new job. I don't want to buy more because I will be working at home after that week and no need for fancy pants. Anywho, I'm sort of cutting. I haven't tracked in several months, so I'm tracking and keeping myself at about 1500 to see where that gets me. Now these ppl at work are throwing me a going-away potluck today and so far I've seen: cookies, donuts, cupcakes and little weiners in bbq sauce. Have these people (that I've been working with for 15 years) ever met me? lol

[pharty]

Bumpage

TRAINING
1-4
Chest
3:40am cardio
5:00am liftin'

Supps
Coffee
1/2 protein bar
Creatine
BCAAs

Flat Bench
65/20
95/10
125/4 so not in the groove
125/4 sorta not really in the groove
125/4 had a talk with the bar...finally got in the groove
125/4
135/3
135/2

Incline Bench
65/15
85/5
85/5

Cardio
TM run 1 then intervals-ish. Whooped form yesterday's crossfitish srsly.
200cals/20:00

Weight
129.0 Starting weight
18 weeks later
138.6 1/4 no change

.53 a week

Notes
No scale gain this week even after McDevil's AND Moe's nachos this week
WhoooHoo to 135 for a few reps!
No booze since NYE

Weight Loss--so what do we figure is a good rate of weight loss? There gonna be a big whoosh at first ya think? Eating 2500ish now and here and there but have only put on .6 in the last 4 weeks. Worst Holiday Bulker EVER!

Full disclosure=My little street is doing a biggest loser thing. I know but I can't NOT do it (I have to...just leave it at that). I'm going to eat like a strongman until Sunday as pictures of scale are to be submitted by 5pm. It will last 12 weeks. I don't plan on winning unless I'm paired with a male that loses a bunch (anonymous partners) since I don't have a ton to lose/still won't add up to a huge percentage. Sorry if I'm not making sense here but I don't feel like going into detail about the rules since you don't care anyway (it's ok i understand). Anywho I'm probably still going to aim for another 1.5 gained but I'm not sure that matters a ton at this point??? Erg I'm waffling. Hate that.

OK let me try and talk this out:
Originally was thinking bulk until mid-Feb/24 weeks/12 pounds. I'm at 9.5 pounds gained since start of bulk but 17 from my lowest last Spring. If I'm bored later I'll figure out my monthly averages from last year. God how am I 17 pounds heavier lol.
Currently I don't think I can bulk that much longer. I'm feeling OK today but that changes by the hour.
So if I stay at 2500 cals until the end of the month and put on, say, 2 more pounds is that really a big "deal" in the grand scheme of things? Keep going and just hit the weights as hard as possible?
Stay at 2500 and add in a smidge more cardio and hope to maintain because 2 pounds isn't "worth it"?

Dammit am I making any sense? Lori? You usually get what I'm going for...lol!

Also I'm thinking I don't want to cut too quickly, right? Preserve as much muscle as possible and all that.

Another option (if I'm feeling good about gaining) is to keep the original "bulk for 24 weeks" and say eff the competition on the street. I'd only be out max maybe 30 bucks for the main comp. Could still win some later (I put in a "keep the weight off or lose more 8 weeks after contest thing). If I get to

143 by 2/15?
6 weeks to end of neighborhood street competition on 3/31

Brain=fried so I give up trying to talk it out lol.
Just tell me if gaining 2-5 more pounds is worth the amount of muscle I *might* get out of it

[pharty]

Bumpage of giant pic...

Also...

Used a Christmas GC to get these Lulus yesterday


FTL Photobucket get your shiz together already!
Anyway you can sorta see how big my quads look in these tights
Big being a relative term around here...hahaha!
But then calves look eensy
Turkey!--You can see my hair is still blonde even if that lighting makes it look like poo

[RyouBakua]

good job on the bench today


nice pic too

[swooshie]

I have no advice on the bulk/cut since I don't bulk/cut ... but I do know that whatever you do, you always do it well

Looking awesome in dem quadalicious Lulu's!!!

[-=FLEX=-]

Nice benching P.

Anyone spot you, or were you in full beastess mode?

[Big_Sky_Guy]

Like the CF work! I enjoy the challenge as well.

[geek23ka]

the benching amazing.

@mater thanks for posting the crossfit benchmarks.

[Boomer29]

I would try and add that 2 lbs. your already there and put so much work into it. For perspective I think meg said she gained 3 lbs of muscle during her whole bulk.

Yea for the big wheels p!

Tights are awesome.

[dreahere]

P is making me wanna go to lulu and soothe my funk with expensive magical pants. I need gift cards, lol.

Nice quads, Super P.

[beatha]

I have no advice on the bulk/cut since I don't bulk/cut ... but I do know that whatever you do, you always do it well

Looking awesome in dem quadalicious Lulu's!!!

^^^ This and way to go with dat BPing Super P

[pharty]

good job on the bench today


nice pic too

Thanks and I thought you might like that even if just a little

I have no advice on the bulk/cut since I don't bulk/cut ... but I do know that whatever you do, you always do it well

You are too good to me! I'm just stumbling around figuring stuff out most of the time!

Looking awesome in dem quadalicious Lulu's!!!

I like them a lot!

Nice benching P.

Anyone spot you, or were you in full beastess mode?

Thanks Flexy Man!
No full on beastess Heck I kinda like a spot at 95 just in case I have a seizure or something

the benching amazing.

@mater thanks for posting the crossfit benchmarks.

Gettin' there thanks Geek!
Isn't it good to have great friends

[pharty]

I would try and add that 2 lbs. your already there and put so much work into it. For perspective I think meg said she gained 3 lbs of muscle during her whole bulk.

Yea for the big wheels p!

Tights are awesome.

Yea good point came this far what's a few more? Meg is SuperDuperMeg!
Woot 135!
Was gonna try the UAs but GC won out

P is making me wanna go to lulu and soothe my funk with expensive magical pants. I need gift cards, lol.

Nice quads, Super P.

Get thyself the retail therapy! They really do wash and wear very well don't ya think?
Quads are funny...sometimes I'm all YES THEY ARE HUGE! then I'm all crap they really aren't.

^^^ This and way to go with dat BPing Super P

Thanks SuperB! Wait I didn't mean it like that

[pharty]

TRAINING
1-5
Shoulders/Biceps
4:45am cardio
5:00am liftin'

Supps
Coffee
1/2 protein bar
Creatine
BCAAs

OHP-Smith yes Smith, it's OK
+15/15
+20/15
+25/10
+30/6
+25/10
SS
Abz
Decline sit up
25#/10
25#/10
25#/10
SS
Leg raises
hanging from decline bench lulz
10#/10
10#/10

DB curls
22.5/10
25/10
30/7 then bump down to
25/3
SS
Arnold Press
17.5/15
17.5/15
20/12
cautious P

Preacher Seated
+12.5/12 +2 reps
+12.5/12 +2 reps
+12.5/12 +2 reps
SS
Cable flyes-bent over-crossed
pin at
2/10
2/10

Chins
BW/10
+25/2.5
+25/2
SS
Reverse curls
30/10
30/10
30/10

Cardio
TM
Incline
100cals

Notes
Decided to try and strap on a good 25 instead of 10 for chins and see what happened
Went to bed at, like, 9:30 last night up at 4:10.. 30 minute nap at 11:15
Ready to watch Bengals.
Not quite ready to have a cocktail after 4 days without Yes this is a big deal for me thanks!
Had Five Guys today to bulk for biggest loser challenge hahaha!

[RyouBakua]

smith presses? otay

nice job with the pullups

but congrats on your 4 day sobriety

dare to make it 5?

[pharty]

Nice benching PRs! That's a huge improvement P, I iz proud, hamly tears.

Oh man I was all kinda smiling! The last rep on the second set took a bit but I locked it out! Nothing hurt woot!

For this wt loss comp is there real $ on the line? Heehee I'd drink a gallon of water right before weigh in.

Not now there isn't. We were going to up the ante but now if I lose then it'll be 25 plus any that I put up if I gain or forget to weigh in. SO not a big deal don't care really.

That aside, I personally think on your frame a 2-5lb gain would yield enough of a muscle gain for me to do it, but of course it depends what is more important to you so do what makes ya happy!

True true small frame could be a lot. And like Boomz said I've come this far why stop right this second...I can handle a few more pounds. I Iz Super P!

Whenever you do get back on a cut, if your lifts start going down noticably then I would reassess, no reason for lifts to drop on a cut srs. Then again I am the Ham of: LIFTS > pretty much everything else.

Yeah I will need to figure out which matters more to me..strength or abz Though even at 122-ish I barely had abz so maybe I give up that dream lol.

Thanks Mammiez!

[pharty]

smith presses? otay

nice job with the pullups

but congrats on your 4 day sobriety

dare to make it 5?

Yes Smith while shoulder feeling a little off. Free weights scare me. Hope to get back to it though I promise.
Srsly proud of 4 days I know sounds redic but I like my nightly cocktail or two
Nope but thanks lol. Saturday imbibing was always my plan. Need something to work towards lol. And I don't lift on Sundays.

Happy Wild Card Saturday!

[swooshie]

Awesome workout and Whoot! Whoot! On those PRs

But ........... really, really proud of you P for 4 days and counting. {{{swooshie hug and tush squeeze (oh wait) )

Guess what?!!! The blood washed right out of my white Lulu's! Miraclepants.jpg

[gobbles23]

Oh, everyone's not drinking except me. Bahahahaha! Meh!

I'm pround of your decision to keep bulking P! I also noticed as my computer screen was tilted on a bit of an angle- your hamstings are sorta popping too in the mirror behind you! And you still look small and not fat in weird places. I think you'll be happy when you cut- and even happier if you wait a while to do it!

[thehobbes]

Guess what?!!! The blood washed right out of my white Lulu's! Miraclepants.jpg

Lol - Lulus, you can go lift some weights, run a few miles, commit a murder, and your pants will always come out squeaky clean!

P - greentea.jpg, it's freaking awesome srs.

[llahhsoj]

Yeah I will need to figure out which matters more to me..strength or abz Though even at 122-ish I barely had abz so maybe I give up that dream lol.
!

Hi P! As far as abs, I feel the best way to do them is to do every excercise weighted. At 122, if you did weighted abs for ALL excercises, I'm sure they would have shown up a lot more.

[pharty]

Awesome workout and Whoot! Whoot! On those PRs

But ........... really, really proud of you P for 4 days and counting. {{{swooshie hug and tush squeeze (oh wait) )

Guess what?!!! The blood washed right out of my white Lulu's! Miraclepants.jpg

I texted your sweet arse but I'm drinkin'! Still always appreciate the squeezes
Spray 'n wash for the win!

Oh, everyone's not drinking except me. Bahahahaha! Meh!

I'm pround of your decision to keep bulking P! I also noticed as my computer screen was tilted on a bit of an angle- your hamstings are sorta popping too in the mirror behind you! And you still look small and not fat in weird places. I think you'll be happy when you cut- and even happier if you wait a while to do it!

I looked and I'm not sure I see it but if you do then it is so!
(might still just be the quad)
Yeah I look at pics and even my actual body and think I'm still doing OK. Other times, of course, I'm all WTF am I doing so fatz???

Lol - Lulus, you can go lift some weights, run a few miles, commit a murder, and your pants will always come out squeaky clean!

P - greentea.jpg, it's freaking awesome srs.

Bwhahahahahahahahaha!
I used to drink a lot of green tea not sure what happened.

Hi P! As far as abs, I feel the best way to do them is to do every excercise weighted. At 122, if you did weighted abs for ALL excercises, I'm sure they would have shown up a lot more.

At that point I was doing almost all weighted because that's what people on here told me to do I was probably doing planks and swissball pikes maybe body saws but all crunches/decline sit-ups, etc were weighted. I have an eensy frame, honestly. This is form about that time and I was flexin'. Nice layer of fat still covering stuff

[Botika]

You can only see my abs because I'm leaning back and flexing under down lights. When I stand up normally there are no abs. . I definitely need to reduce body fat for my abs to be more plainly visible!

[thehobbes]

You look quite lean to me P. Also mirin' belly button, how many dimes can you fit in there? I can get like 8 in mine, flat side down of course, it's a great abyss I tell you.

[pharty]

You can only see my abs because I'm leaning back and flexing under down lights. When I stand up normally there are no abs. . I definitely need to reduce body fat for my abs to be more plainly visible!

Stoopid abz!

You look quite lean to me P. Also mirin' belly button, how many dimes can you fit in there? I can get like 8 in mine, flat side down of course, it's a great abyss I tell you.

Silly Mammerz that's when I was 122!

[Boomer29]

Haha dimes in the belly button!!

Yea pharty. Yay yes super fantastico say no to the bottles!!!

[pharty]

Haha dimes in the belly button!!

Yea pharty. Yay yes super fantastico say no to the bottles!!!

Today is the real test...have vodka left from last night must not have any tonight wish me luck

[Boomer29]

Dump vodka down the drain or have your kids hide it from you lol... That way you don't know where it is.

You can do it!!

[swooshie]

Dump vodka down the drain or have your kids hide it from you lol... That way you don't know where it is.

You can do it!!

"Kids! Where is Mommy's Happy Water?"





If you stop the vodka, I'll stop the butterfingers!