wrist pain of piece with 100lb db side laterals......
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02-14-2013, 05:11 PM #1321
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02-15-2013, 04:35 PM #1325
he's still young, barely 20, so his natural hormone levels should still be SUPER high. also, 8mo. ago he was deep in prep and we all know that hormone levels drop during sustained caloric deficit. I would say it's probably just a combo of age and recovery from prep. there's a lot more than just hormones that drive acne as well, such as food intake (again, he's up well past 3500cals by now), sweat (he wears a hoodie to train), and simple genetics. i didn't fully develop some characteristics associated with puberty until my early 20's, such as full facial hair and chest hair.
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02-15-2013, 06:37 PM #1326
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02-15-2013, 08:39 PM #1327
Fair enough, but its also not unreasonable for him to be taking pro hormones or more. Lots of people take them, and its readily available. Also one of the main side effects of such is body acne. Ive never heard of food causing acne, I actually think its proven food does not cause acne, its caused by many other things.
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02-16-2013, 05:21 AM #1328
there has been very little evidence that diet directly causes the proliferation of acne, however, it can influence indirect causes of acne:
"Within the dermatology community, a general consensus has emerged that diet is unrelated to the etiology of acne. Except for 2 poorly designed studies, now more than 30 years old, there are few objective data to support this notion. In contrast, a large body of evidence now exists showing how diet may directly or indirectly influence the following 5 proximate causes of acne: (1) increased proliferation of basal keratinocytes within the pilosebaceous duct, (2) incomplete separation of ductal corneocytes from one another via impairment of apoptosis and subsequent obstruction of the pilosebaceous duct, (3) androgen-mediated increases in sebum production, (4) colonization of the comedo by Propionibacterium acnes, and (5) inflammation both within and adjacent to the comedo. This article will provide a review of the currently available literature on the association between diet and acne vulgaris as well as a discussion of the physiologic principles that may underlie this association."
Cordain, L. (2005, June). Implications for the role of diet in acne. In Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery (Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 84-91). WB Saunders.
Not to say that you are wrong, just saying that it CAN contribute to it. At the end of the day it all comes down to a similar situation in which everyone who has made impressive strides in they physique. They claim whatever status they are (natural or not) and some people either believe or don't believe. At least you aren't saying he's not natural because "he just has that look" or some of the other stupid sh!t the people in the IFBB section tend to spew. I for one, believe he's still 100% natural, and is a product of the hard work and dedication he has put into bettering himself. Until he says otherwise that is, and not too long ago he put out this video:
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02-17-2013, 06:34 AM #1329
Thanks a lot man!
First off, thank you very much Patrick for taking the time to answer the question as I have been extremely busy and only get to post a minimum within this thread.
Secondly, Shadow thank you for such a big compliment! You are not the only person to ask me if I am "on" or "taking" something and I take that as a massive compliment! As for me taking pro hormones or something along those lines....no. I have never taken any type of supplement along those lines and am still natural. I have had bacne since I was a freshmen in high school and it got so bad at one point that I had to begin taking anti-biotics...yeah they cured it but I didn't want to keep having to take a pill just to cure pimples. So I stopped taking those pills years ago and now with the amount of stress and minimal time I have to myself, I don't have an extra 10 mins to waste washing my back in the shower. On top of the fact that I sweat even while I'm just sitting down, my body gets oily very fast lol.
Either way...here's a vid of my banded bench work from yesterday morning! Hit 305x3, 315x2, 305x2, and 305x3 on reverse and then 165x6, 175x6, and 175x6 on regular banded!
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02-17-2013, 11:01 AM #1330
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02-17-2013, 11:09 AM #1331
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Nice work man. Although I'm missing the keyboard smashing bold face updates!
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02-19-2013, 04:02 AM #1332
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02-19-2013, 04:07 AM #1333
"This is what it looks like, TO BE A CUT ABOVE THE REST!!!"-Avery Watts
Lower Power
Reverse Banded Squats- 4 sets of 2-5 reps
Green bands + 500 x 3
Green bands + 545 x 2
Green bands + 545 x 2
Green bands + 515 x 3
READ the title...you want intensity??? you want insanity???...HERE.IT.F&*KING.IS.
Reverse banded sumo deadlifts- 4 sets of 2-5 reps
Green bands + 475 x 2
Green bands + 500 x 2
Green bands + 500 x 2
Green bands + 500 x 2
COME ON!!! I want more!!! LETS BLEEEEEEED!!!!
Banded Squats- 3 sets of 6-8 reps
Purple bands + 225 x 6
Purple bands + 225 x 6
Purple bands + 225 x 6
gettin DEEEEEP and EXPLODING up! GOTTA PUSH IT TO GROOOW!!!
Banded Sumo deficit Deadlifts (standing on 2 45 lb plates per foot)- 3 sets of 6-8 reps
Purple bands + 275 x 7
Purple bands + 275 x 7
Purple bands + 275 x 7
bit STRAIGHT through my earphone cords on that last set! TRY AND KEEP UP!!! YOU'LL BUUUUURN!!!
**30 sec break between calf sets**
Seated Calf press (3:1:1tempo, toes forward)- 4 sets of 6-8 reps
2 45's + 2 25's x 8
2 45's + 2 25's x 8
2 45's + 2 25's x 7
2 45's + 2 25's x 6
Sled calf press (3:1:1 tempo, toes
out)- 2 sets of 10-12 reps
4 45's x 11
4 45's x 11
...video of squats and deads will be up within the next couple days...stay tuned...
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02-19-2013, 06:28 AM #1334
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02-20-2013, 01:39 PM #1341
Great job on all that banded work Alex --- your form and depth are really looking good. That must feel like a sh!tload of weight across your shoulders at the top. How much assistance do you think those bands give you at the bottom?
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02-20-2013, 01:50 PM #1342
as always man you are just making these lifts look like nothing... It's good to see you killing it each and every day!
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02-23-2013, 04:25 PM #1346
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Farking awesome lifts and vids.
A little late, but in regards to the breakouts, my face used to be terrible. I had some of the worst acne into my late teens until I started using benzoyl peroxide. Stuff works like magic! I've found that being gentle, barely washing for more than ten seconds with a non-scented soap (I use Purpose gentle cleansing bar) and then applying a generous portion of 2% benzoyl peroxide twice daily to do the trick. I've been acne free for years using this method (with the exception of the occasional break out ).*Professional comic book geek* *semi-pro cartoon collector* *full time nerd*
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02-24-2013, 07:14 AM #1347
Ahh thanks for the info man! My biggest problem is not taking the time to clean it...its like after my entire day whenever i go to shower, taking time to wash my back is the LAST thing I wanna spend time on haha...may have to start taking that time though lol
500 lb reverse banded deadlifts from the SAME day I hit 545 on banded squats!
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02-24-2013, 07:39 AM #1348
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02-24-2013, 08:20 AM #1349
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02-26-2013, 10:44 PM #1350
Damn strong Alex!
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