This Week in the O35 (pics/vids)

[bodyhard]

Pretty good week. Texas method Intensity days:

OHP 185 for 4 singles @ 188lbs. 3 lbs off bodyweight!

squat 310x3:

deadlift 380x5:

bench continues to lag. 225 for 5 singles. boooo.

Way to go man, you just need to fix your grip on the OHP arms were a tad bit too narrow.

[Jbizzlechizzle]

Pretty cool! Never thought of that (although I think my shoulders would bark back severely if I tired to go through some of those ROM's)


Looking cut as ever! Just amazing.....


Shot a gym "swelfie" yesterday. I am going to let my weight raise up a little this winter and switch up training to more 'bodybuilder' type. I need a little break from all the heavy lifting. (mentally and my joints). This is me getting my 'pump' on. Never used the rear delt machine before.....

Looking damn good there ID... swole as hell!

Pretty good week. Texas method Intensity days:

OHP 185 for 4 singles @ 188lbs. 3 lbs off bodyweight!

squat 310x3:

deadlift 380x5:

bench continues to lag. 225 for 5 singles. boooo.

Good lifting man... That's a mean DL and OHP at your weight! Don't sweat the bench, 225x5 is nothing to be ashamed of and I'm sure it will go up for you if you stay consistent.

[dbp]

I am going to let my weight raise up a little this winter and switch up training to more 'bodybuilder' type. I need a little break from all the heavy lifting. (mentally and my joints).

Nooooo! JK, it makes sense. How do your joints feel? Is it just temporary wear and tear after a lengthy period of heavy lifting or is something you deal with constantly? Just wondering what consistently lifting your kind of weight does to a body.

[induced_drag]

Nooooo! JK, it makes sense. How do your joints feel? Is it just temporary wear and tear after a lengthy period of heavy lifting or is something you deal with constantly? Just wondering what consistently lifting your kind of weight does to a body.

I just need a break. I pushed a little too hard on myself with my last push for heavier deads. I kinda ran myself into a hole. I felt myself peak....then I started to go backwards. I kept pushing and just plain ran myself down. Almost the way you feel when you have a cold. My lifts across the board started to drop. I just need to let up a little.

Joints are great except for prior injuries. It is really getting beat up all over. My prior injuries are much more susceptible to getting injured when I am leaner. I feel the best in the gym (as far as comfortable moving weight) when I am a little bloated up on carbs. Running upwards around 400-500g carbs/ day will do it. I really feel energized and nothing really bothers me. I dont love the way I feel like that though.... So I am doing a happy medium. I am raising my cals with mostly fats and letting my carbs come up a little (but not so much I get that bloated feeling).

Food really is what will determine the direction your training will take. (the quantity especially....considering all your needs are met). I am going to relax the belt just a little and train with a little more volume and not so "heavy". (staying out of the 1-3 rep range).

Playing "bodybuilder" for a little while will be easier on me overall to recover from....

[TouaregV8]

10.26.14

[bodyhard]

10.26.14

Holy f'ck man, THAT is some serious size all around!

[CHILDOFGO12]

10.26.14

when will u be competin'?

[Jbizzlechizzle]

10.26.14

Hot damn, it's QUADzillla! That's some serious mass!

[TouaregV8]

Holy f'ck man, THAT is some serious size all around!

Hot damn, it's QUADzillla! That's some serious mass!

Thanks fellas. Been hitting it hard.

when will u be competin'?

I haven't committed to anything yet, but I do have my mind on competing in the next 12 months. I'm going to see how my progress goes over the next 4-6 months and decide then.

[reddog140]

10.26.14

Great wheels. Definitely should do a show. If you come in peeled you should do every well in any division. I assume you have competed before? When was your last show?

[Vytis]

Great wheels. Definitely should do a show. If you come in peeled you should do every well in any division. I assume you have competed before? When was your last show?

I totally agree! If anyone knows competitive BBIng it's reddog.

Do the show Touareg!

[induced_drag]

10.26.14

Waiting for your thread in the "MISC" about having trouble finding pants that fit! You are one of the few that actually get away with it!

Just plain impressive.....

[reddog140]

I totally agree! If anyone knows competitive BBIng it's reddog.

Do the show Touareg!

I'm not all that, I've only done 4 shows since my college MIA hiatus. But I've done master nationals 2 x and have seen a boatload of quality guys in Pittsburgh. Classes are stacked (with the exception of 1-2 guys a class)with guys OV 35/40 who can win the open (not just masters) in their state shows and take the overall. You would do well and fit right in.

[Overload]

10.26.14

That is impressive. You ever take any measurements? Your arms are as big as some people's thighs and your thighs as big as their torso

[grubman]

That is impressive. You ever take any measurements? Your arms are as big as some people's thighs and your thighs as big as their torso

When I was a kid working in the gym, one of my co-workers used to think it was a hoot to walk around wearing my weight belt on his thigh.

[TouaregV8]

Great wheels. Definitely should do a show. If you come in peeled you should do every well in any division. I assume you have competed before? When was your last show?

Thanks, Reddog. I've never done a show but since I was in my late 20's I've always intended to. The problem was that I always let life events get in the way, divorce, relocation, new job, new home purchase, etc., so I never followed through because I would lose focus. The other thing that's taken me so long is the fact that I want to come in at least a light-heavyweight. No disrespect to the guys in the lighter weight classes because I know cutting down to single digits is no easy task, but to me bodybuilding is about bringing freaky size as well conditioning.

I totally agree! If anyone knows competitive BBIng it's reddog. Do the show Touareg!

Waiting for your thread in the "MISC" about having trouble finding pants that fit! You are one of the few that actually get away with it! Just plain impressive.....

Thank fellas.

It's funny you mentioned that, ID, because I was just thinking about those type of threads today. I've posted in them in the past because I do have trouble with certain clothes, especially dress shirts (neck size}, some casual shirts, jeans…and there are always others that come in to the thread with the "yeah, sure, whatever dude" attitude.

That is impressive. You ever take any measurements? Your arms are as big as some people's thighs and your thighs as big as their torso

Thanks, man. Arms are currently 19.5" and thighs are 27.5"

[ajdahlheimer]

I totally agree! If anyone knows competitive BBIng it's reddog.

In on Reddog nut-swinging.

[pharmamarketer]

Cycle 8 of 5-3-1. Chest got a bit bigger. I think my traps have as well. I am stronger now than I have ever been.

[Vytis]

I'm not all that, I've only done 4 shows since my college MIA hiatus. But I've done master nationals 2 x and have seen a boatload of quality guys in Pittsburgh. Classes are stacked (with the exception of 1-2 guys a class)with guys OV 35/40 who can win the open (not just masters) in their state shows and take the overall. You would do well and fit right in.

You're just being modest. Doing a masters show is a big feat.

You're also being a bit too kind. You and Touareg are the competitive ones around here. I'm tiny compared to you guys. At my height I'd have to weigh close to 270 to match your thickness. I have a ways to go...

[Vytis]

Thanks, man. Arms are currently 19.5" and thighs are 27.5"

Massive!

[Overload]

At my height I'd have to weigh close to 270 to match your thickness. I have a ways to go...

I'm close to their height, but would have to gain about 100lbs. Don't see that happening any time soon

[bradandblake]

Damn Touareg...those quads.



Check out the definition in my cheeks and chin...I've been really working on them... jk

I haven't shaved like this in 15 years. I feel like a teenager.

[EB68]

Thanks, man. Arms are currently 19.5" and thighs are 27.5"

Your Quads are 4" smaller than my waist, and your Arms are 3" less than my Quads.

[rimduglep]

Obligatory end of bulk douchey pic!

[bodyhard]

Obligatory end of bulk douchey pic!

WTF??? Why is your arm so little? Is that the angle of the pic or is your arm that much smaller than your other arm?

[rimduglep]

WTF??? Why is your arm so little? Is that the angle of the pic or is your arm that much smaller than your other arm?

It's probably the angle. They're the same length and all of that. Left bicep is a bit bigger than the right, but they are pretty much the same.

[dbp]

Obligatory end of bulk douchey pic!

Haha wow that's a crazy camera perspective warp. Your left arm looks smaller and much shorter.

[cmoore]

Pretty cool! Never thought of that (although I think my shoulders would bark back severely if I tired to go through some of those ROM's)


Looking cut as ever! Just amazing.....


Shot a gym "swelfie" yesterday. I am going to let my weight raise up a little this winter and switch up training to more 'bodybuilder' type. I need a little break from all the heavy lifting. (mentally and my joints). This is me getting my 'pump' on. Never used the rear delt machine before.....

Thanks Brother. You're looking beastly as always.

Pretty good week. Texas method Intensity days:

OHP 185 for 4 singles @ 188lbs. 3 lbs off bodyweight!

squat 310x3:

deadlift 380x5:

bench continues to lag. 225 for 5 singles. boooo.

Nice work!

10.26.14

Swole life.

I am stronger now than I have ever been.

Awesome!

____

Got a new phone, played around with the camera today.

[DocHoss]

Shot a gym "swelfie" yesterday.

You mean "swole-fie" right?

Pretty good week. Texas method Intensity days:

OHP 185 for 4 singles @ 188lbs. 3 lbs off bodyweight

squat 310x3:

deadlift 380x5:

bench continues to lag. 225 for 5 singles. boooo.

Awesome lifts - even if you really should get off our lawn!

10.26.14

One word: INSANE!

Cycle 8 of 5-3-1. Chest got a bit bigger. I think my traps have as well. I am stronger now than I have ever been.

Great job!

Check out the definition in my cheeks and chin...I've been really working on them... jk

I haven't shaved like this in 15 years. I feel like a teenager.

Holy Crap! What have you done with Brad? You are a real chameleon!

Obligatory end of bulk douchey pic!

Good job! We're all entitled to some douchey pics (see me below )

WTF??? Why is your arm so little? Is that the angle of the pic or is your arm that much smaller than your other arm?

Ah yes, our resident O35 diplomat!

Got a new phone, played around with the camera today.

Truly something else, as always!

[DocHoss]

Visited Reading, England last weekend, and spent a day driving through the countryside. Visited Avebury, which has the world's largest prehistoric stone circle. Much bigger, and IMO more impressive than Stonehenge, though not as complete. The town lies largely within the circle.

Overview of the outer and inner ring:


One of the bigger stones:



And the obligatory hotel douchey pic the next day after getting back from a local gym DOn't know if it's the smoke and mirrors or just the lighting, but I have to say I look kinda beefy here. I like that.