Paul Revelia Headed to the Pro Stage for the First time

[mCheech]

Motivational journal..

I am a 6'5" aspiring BBer and it is good to see other tall guys competing and being successful. What is the deal with BBing and IT? Seems a lot of IT guys are also BBers in this thread. Senior software engineer here as well.

[fltallpaul]

Motivational journal..

I am a 6'5" aspiring BBer and it is good to see other tall guys competing and being successful. What is the deal with BBing and IT? Seems a lot of IT guys are also BBers in this thread. Senior software engineer here as well.

Great to have you here. I have noticed lately that the people who have the time to devote to bodybuilding are often successful in several areas of life and bodybuilding is just an extension of that.

[fltallpaul]

Got my Gluten Free noddles and chicken breast ready, now i'm ready to watch the film and eat.

Rendering and uploading now.

Interested to see the latest footage! Oh yeah, and how u do in the gym tonight

This week I am deloading so nothing to report. 5's wave up next and I am excited about the progress.

Yeah, the Paks are not my favorite thing. I was already taking 4 pills between my multi and joint supp, so I figured 6 pills a day wasn't too bad to combine those things.


Also, kinda OT, but during prep were you still following the whole "5 meals with BCAAs in between" thing? Just curious.

Yes, during prep I am a creature of habit. BCAA's are a ritual and Xtend is so good when calories are low. Meals are based on how long I was awake so long days were 5 but shorter days would be 4 sometimes, although at the end of prep I was awake very early to eat, lol.

[mCheech]

Great to have you here. I have noticed lately that the people who have the time to devote to bodybuilding are often successful in several areas of life and bodybuilding is just an extension of that.

Just saw one of your vlogs where you mentioned you played baseball. Where did you play? I was a pitcher at Georgia Southern. That structure and discipline carried right over to BBing for me as well.

[fltallpaul]

Just saw one of your vlogs where you mentioned you played baseball. Where did you play? I was a pitcher at Georgia Southern. That structure and discipline carried right over to BBing for me as well.

Valdosta State University, right around the corner. We used to drive over to Statesboro for some legendary parties.

[mCheech]

Valdosta State University, right around the corner. We used to drive over to Statesboro for some legendary parties.

Haha small world. Wooden nikel and rumrunners FTMFW.

[tumtum]

Valdosta State University, right around the corner. We used to drive over to Statesboro for some legendary parties.

very small world.. i grew up in Douglas ga, coffee county about 1 hr away.. and i got my degree from vsu in 2009

fiance still lives in Valdosta

[fltallpaul]

New Video is uploaded. I will share it tomorrow but for now I am putting it here.

[demonwareltd]

Thanks for sharing Paul. Would be cool if Dan was more upbeat and enthusiastic. Convey some excitement to the viewer in someway and break up the monotony.

[Emekaokammor]

Motivational journal..

I am a 6'5" aspiring BBer and it is good to see other tall guys competing and being successful. What is the deal with BBing and IT? Seems a lot of IT guys are also BBers in this thread. Senior software engineer here as well.

Haha true. I guess bbers make for good computer geeks as well

[TIUjoe]

keep em coming Paul!

[bigryan03]

Digging the vids dude!

[The Solution]

Good work on editing Paul.

[devinh]

i thought i was subbed to your channel, apparently i wasn't, but I am now, so don't worry. now go sub to mine
and do you not live in orlando any more? I just noticed it said Palm Harbor under your name. Just curious. watching your latest video now, and i think i need to play catch up since i wasn't subbed.

[robertfah]

Good stuff Paul! How's the new gym treating you? What's your plans for this year? I know you are looking to do the PL meet in March, but anything else?

[NaturalPursuit]

just saw the new video...will watch ASAP...great job on this stuff man

[fltallpaul]

Thanks for sharing Paul. Would be cool if Dan was more upbeat and enthusiastic. Convey some excitement to the viewer in someway and break up the monotony.

Yeah i will try to get some more excitement in my videos.

Haha true. I guess bbers make for good computer geeks as well

It's a great mix!

keep em coming Paul!

Thanks.

Digging the vids dude!

Awesome.

Good work on editing Paul.

I want some better software but I am learning new tricks all the time.

i thought i was subbed to your channel, apparently i wasn't, but I am now, so don't worry. now go sub to mine
and do you not live in orlando any more? I just noticed it said Palm Harbor under your name. Just curious. watching your latest video now, and i think i need to play catch up since i wasn't subbed.

My parents live in Palm Harbor so I was there for Xmas.

Good stuff Paul! How's the new gym treating you? What's your plans for this year? I know you are looking to do the PL meet in March, but anything else?

Right now all I care about is hitting some PR's and perhaps running smolov here shortly. I want huge legs!

just saw the new video...will watch ASAP...great job on this stuff man

Thanks Alex.

[fltallpaul]

New Week Update.

Last week was a deload so nothing to report. I spend the weekend playing golf and relaxing on the beach with some friends. Now I am ready to start 5's wave and kick some butt. My lifts for this week are.

Accumulation Bench 250x5, 6 sets
Accumulation Squat 245x5, 6 sets
Accumulation Overhead press 130x5, 6 sets
Accumulation Deadlift 305x5, 6 sets

I am starting to think that after TJM is done i will run my first ever smolov cycle and focus on my squat since its by far my weakest lift.

I will shoot some video this week. Here is a fun video I made on the golf course of me and my buddy Eric. Check out our Crown Royal golf tip!

[fltallpaul]

Monday January 7th, 2013

Juggernaut 5's wave

Bench Press
250x5(6 sets)

Pullups, Narrow
BWx6(5 sets)

Incline DB Flyes
70x8

Low Cable Row
180x8

Standing DB Shoulder Press
45x8

Great night in the gym. After last week's deload which was a bit annoying but as always beneficial I was excited to use some real weight. If this night was any indication then I am glad I did it. My Bench sets got easier and easier as each one passed. I was pausing on set 6 each rep and still killing it so I am confident my pressing strength is returning.

Tonight is the squat 5's wave and it will be fun as well. No belt, no problem.

[jpfaherty]

Looks like you had the golf course to yourself! notbad.jpeg

In for the 5's This is when it gets fun!

[fltallpaul]

Looks like you had the golf course to yourself! notbad.jpeg

In for the 5's This is when it gets fun!

Yeah it was funny. It was a private course and the members play during the week. There was maybe 2 other groups playing the whole time we were there. We started at 13, played through 18 and then started at 1 again. Good times.

[demonwareltd]

Very interested in you running Smolov. I've considered it a few times but had a hard time getting past the fact that you have to essentially neglect the other core lifts and focus mostly on squatting. My legs aren't my weak point, so I'm considering potentially running Smolov (or is it Smolov Jr?) for Bench Press in an attempt to make some overall mass gains in my upperbody....

[fltallpaul]

Very interested in you running Smolov. I've considered it a few times but had a hard time getting past the fact that you have to essentially neglect the other core lifts and focus mostly on squatting. My legs aren't my weak point, so I'm considering potentially running Smolov (or is it Smolov Jr?) for Bench Press in an attempt to make some overall mass gains in my upperbody....

Some of the best gains I have ever made were when I was forsaking other bodyparts and just hitting one or two relentlessly. For example I used to just bench, Curl, incline bench, preacher curl, DB bench, Hammer curl....you get the idea. I threw in some triceps and shoulders every now and then.

Well it may not have been the best for my overall physique but my pressing has always been good since then.

I also notice that muscle i lose during prep comes right back in a few months so running smolov will not really hurt any of my other lifts. I will be doing some maintenance work for the rest of my body as well. I realize at this point of my lifting career I need to use extreme methods to add muscle. Hitting a muscle the standard way like i have done for 20 years is not going to get me any results.

I am interested too!

[demonwareltd]

Some of the best gains I have ever made were when I was forsaking other bodyparts and just hitting one or two relentlessly. For example I used to just bench, Curl, incline bench, preacher curl, DB bench, Hammer curl....you get the idea. I threw in some triceps and shoulders every now and then.

Well it may not have been the best for my overall physique but my pressing has always been good since then.

I also notice that muscle i lose during prep comes right back in a few months so running smolov will not really hurt any of my other lifts. I will be doing some maintenance work for the rest of my body as well. I realize at this point of my lifting career I need to use extreme methods to add muscle. Hitting a muscle the standard way like i have done for 20 years is not going to get me any results.

I am interested too!

You bring up some very valid points. Yeah, I'm not getting any younger either, so maybe foresaking my legs for a couple months and hammering my upperbody a bit more could pay dividends. I suppose you don't know until you try. Thanks.

[The Solution]

In before 40-50 pounds added to squat

Kill it paul

[Emekaokammor]

In before 40-50 pounds added to squat

Kill it paul

True!

[fltallpaul]

You bring up some very valid points. Yeah, I'm not getting any younger either, so maybe foresaking my legs for a couple months and hammering my upperbody a bit more could pay dividends. I suppose you don't know until you try. Thanks.

You can always maintain by hitting them once a week while pounding other areas for a brief period.

In before 40-50 pounds added to squat

Kill it paul

I need to add strength and size. I want to rep 405...goal officially listed!

True!

Thanks Big E.

Video from last night. Squats and Deficit Deadlift.

[Ccm644]

Nice video, can't beat walking home from the gym.


On your video I see you use a pair of shoes for each exercise, can I ask what shoes you have?

405 squat here you come

[BabyOilBrah]

Awesome, I just started the juggernaut method myself, 2 weeks into the 10s wave. 20 rep squats sets are a killer. Anyways subbed and in to follow along.

[The Solution]

Make that 2 of us for that goal!