Well done on your PR
The scales are so annoying as they never do what you want them too do but it will get there
Sounds great a mock Prep then a slow bulk,think your be happy with upping the calories slowly
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01-23-2013, 12:04 PM #271
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01-23-2013, 12:12 PM #272
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01-23-2013, 12:19 PM #273
Ya a mock prep is gonna be fun, hopefully I can drop a good amount of weight in these next 12 weeks. As long as we reverse correctly I should see the weight drop for a few weeks after until we find my maintenance again. It's gonna be weird when the scale starts to go up though, I've been focused on it going down for so long that its gonna mess with my brain! I hope your head heals up quick Dean.
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01-24-2013, 05:44 AM #275
Off day from lifting yesterday but I went straight home, did my HIIT on the treadmill and then off to get a haircut since I'm not shaving my head anymore there's no reason to grow it out. I recieved my update from Stan and we are dropping 200 more calories which will put me at about 2250, hopefully that will get the weight moving in the right direction again or we may start carb cycling already. Cardio stays the same for now since I am already doing 6 days a week only taking off on leg day. I may have to start going to do cardio in the morning so that I can elevate my heart rate twice a day instead of just once like I am now. It's really hard for me to do that though because I leave for work at 3am. To get cardio in I would need to leave no later than 2:15 which puts me going to bed really early. I know Stan would like to see me doing it that way.
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01-24-2013, 03:05 PM #276
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01-25-2013, 07:07 AM #277
Didn't really feel good yesterday, everything was a struggle but I got all my work done, no excuses. I always look forward to arm day but I just didn't have it for some reason.
Seated db curl
40'sx10x3
SS with lying db extension
25'sx10x3
Ez-bar curl
100x10x3
SS with rope extension
60x12x3
Skull crushers
70x10x3
Wide grip straight bar curls
65x12
75x10
85x8
95x6
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01-25-2013, 09:47 AM #283
12 weeks out!
Well here are my update/starting point for my 12 weeks til the wedding and the end of my cutting phase for a while. I will be no where near where I want to be but will look better in clothes at least. I need to put on some serious muscle after this cut so I don't looks super skinny come contest time in two years. Beware the moobs!
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01-25-2013, 10:16 AM #284
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Those pictures speak for themselves I think your looking great! That side picture too!
Can't wait to see in 12 weeks
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01-26-2013, 05:50 AM #287
Weight: 251.4 -2.0
Happy with the first of many weight drops to come. My scale has been acting funny though so I'm going to buy a new scale today. I'll do a side by side before I throw the old one to see if there is any difference. Didn't feel up to snuff this week but got all my work in and hit my macros to a T so I'm happy with that. Today is back day and I'm going for 3pps for the first time. I'll video it and maybe you'll get to see my horrible form lol. Yesterday was shoulders and a HIIT session.
OHP
110x10x3
SS with side laterals
15x10x3
BB shrugs
185x10x3
SS with bent over rear laterals
20x10x3
Front laterals raises
20x10x3
Upright row
95x10x3
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01-26-2013, 07:18 AM #288
You said it yourself, reprogramming the mind is the hardest part. You got this.
The effort you are putting forth, if it remains consistent, will yield tremendous results. I have the utmost faith in your ability and desire to change. Just stay on the path and don't believe the lies your mind will tell you. Stay positive, stay motivated, and stay on the path. Go get em kid."The code of Bushido is harsh and relentless."
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01-26-2013, 01:33 PM #290
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Nice weight on those deads, well done for keeping at the reps when it was getting hard
I'm not expert
Maybe try and pull the weight from the start, with drive from your legs as they are nearly straighted when the weight comes off the floor
Hopefully giving less strain on your back
Hope that made sense and was a tiny bit of help
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01-27-2013, 12:13 PM #293
Yesterday's back workout went quite well, upped the weight on almost everything. The calorie drop has not affected me at all which is great. I'm really looking forward to these next 12 weeks as I think there will be a lot of changes in my physique. Not anywhere near where I want to be but a lot better. I'm going to put up a video log better introducing myself for those who are late to the party, I think it's easier to watch a quick video than read a wall of text. I have no editing software since I do everything from my phone so it won't be very interesting. Anyway here's the workout from yesterday.
Widegrip lat pulldowns
130x10x3PR
SS with bent over db row
70'sx10x3
Bent over bb row
100x12
110x10
135x8
145x6PR
Deadlift
135x8
225x12
255x10
285x8
315x6PR
Straight arm pulldowns
60x12x3
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I know what you mean but the opposite. When I was younger I was the "skinny fat" type...aka skinny kid with no abs lol. It is really hard to reprogram your brain into thinking different about yourself. I still see myself as skinny some days, but for most part it has gotten better. I think it will just take some time, and also hearing compliments helps a lot too.
You should get before and after pictures and place them side by side, then you will SEE the difference and you will have no choice but to just accept it!
Good luck with your 12 weeks before the wedding! You will do great!On the Gain Train!
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01-27-2013, 04:13 PM #296
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This will always be a challenge and it is for most. Even 4 weeks out from my show back in June where I ended up winning my pro-card, I'd look in the mirror and think how I didn't look lean enough and looked so small. You put these images in your head all the time about looking a certain way and after awhile you just believe it without giving a second though to what the mirror is showing. I am still trying to get over the mental beating I would constantly give myself about being too small, but from time to time I'll look back at my pics from 2007 when I started and look now and I KNOW that I have made huge strides. The same will be for you too. Don't beat yourself down and take it one day at a time. It takes years to build a physique you can be proud of and you are well on your way!
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01-27-2013, 06:04 PM #297
Thanks for the comments guys, I really appreciate it. I'm trying to remind myself that it takes a long time and most everyone on this forum has years and years of training in. I have just begun and it will take years to get to where I need to be. I just started back with weights and the beginning of October and it was probably 3 years since I had touched a weight. Even before that I don't think that I have consistently trained for more than 6 months straight and part of the reason I didn't is because patience is not my greatest virtue. I'm getting better at it but I still have a long ways to go. One day at a time though.
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01-28-2013, 07:40 AM #299
Took yesterday completely off, not even any cardio. Probably shouldn't have because now ill have to do cardio on my leg day but it was nice to just sit around all day, I rarely get to do that. Originally we were supposed to go get the kids pictures taken with my wife's sisters kids and then go to the last Christmas party of the year but both were cancelled. We ended up watching all 3 Lord of the Rings movies. I forgot my gym shorts when I left today so I may just go buy a pair after work, it's not worth the 35 minute drive home to go get them.
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01-30-2013, 03:10 AM #300
Monday was chest day, my least favorite day of the week.
Bb bench press
140x10x3
Superset with flat db flyes
25x10x3
Db incline press
40x10x3
Superset with incline db flyes
25x10x3
Assisted dips
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Machine press dropset to 40 reps x2
Not a bad workout for me, but I just feel like such a wuss on chest day, everything else I feel like I can hold my own but my chest is weak. It's gonna need years of work to bring it up to where it needs to be. Finished off the workout with 30 minutes on the elliptical interval program level 13.TEAM DEMON
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