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[borobulker]

My fitness goal for 2013 is to gain 5 lbs of muscle, and tone my body. in 2012 I lost like 100 lbs, so now I need to get some muscle back, and tone out what I have left XD

You say that like its no big deal, that is a crazy accomplishment!!!! Congrats on your amazing year, melaneybh!

[babyox1]

Congrats princess!!

[ericdose]

My goal is to look like this guy

[Arogant]

my goal is to lose the belly fat while increasing my max on bench/squat

[iron619]

Glad I found this thread. What a great deal (the 2 for 1). I have used oxyelite pro twice in the past with good results. I am anxious to see how my body responds to the new formula.

My goals for 2013 are to reduce my overall body fat percentage to about 10%, while at least maintaining my strength through a balanced diet and consistent training. Regarding my diet, I will need to really make an effort in consuming more vegetables. I have already greatly reduced my fast food intake since the second half of 2012 and feel the difference. My training has always been consistent, but I never really been big in doing cardio. Cardio is part of the military way of life and I need to make more of an effort in this area as well. Lastly, I have finally recovered from my shoulder surgery this year and look forward to competing in powerlifting competitions again during the upcoming new year.

[classic34]

We're now into the month of December... 2013 will be here before we know it. We know you've started to think about your goals, and your plan for 2013. So, what changes are you planning to make to your training? Your nutrition plan? Changing gyms or training partners?

My goals for next year. Keep my eye on the ball and continue this way of life. I've lost about 85 pounds since April and have realized I was a lot fatter than I thought to start. I would love to be in the low teens to 10% body fat by summer and be able to confidently go to a water park or public pool as I haven't in years. To obtain this I feel like I will have to cut probably close to April or May and continue my 4-day split while counting calories and macros and readjuting my TDEE as I progress. After the summer, I want to finally experience a bulk for the first time in my life where I'm encouraged to eat more as opposed to less, I think the transition will just be huge. Although I have a pretty large frame, at that point I'm hoping to stack on some real muscle on a very lean bulk and maintain a low teens body fat throughout the fall and winter. I set out to transform my body and each week it becomes more apparent that I can and will. I've recently finished a bottle of the Original OEP (took my last dose today in fact) and have to say, bar none, this is the best appetite suppresent on the market (haven't tried EC stack, but it compares to ephedra). I'm really hoping that the new formula delivers the way the old one did.

My fitness goal for 2013 is to gain 5 lbs of muscle, and tone my body. in 2012 I lost like 100 lbs, so now I need to get some muscle back, and tone out what I have left XD

Congrats on the loss to the both of you! That is a huge accomplishment! Good job!

My goal is to look like this guy

Haha...I'm loving the USPlabs short shorts!

Bumping my entry and adding

I promised myself that i will reach that weight before i turn 30. I am now 6 months away from and my focus has resharpened. I almost got
o it a couple of times but i slipped in the middle of the process. My work schedule is almost back to normal and i am much more focused. I have been a victim of stopping due to no time, exhausted, etcc.. and all those B.S. excuses and I am tired of it. I came to an understanding that it is how bad i want it. I will never get the results for the effort i never put in. So i am very focused on achieving my goal and the only one to stop me is me..i am working out 6 day rotation and 6 cardio days. I am focused on changing my physique for good!

Awesome. The only thing holding you back is you and I think accepting that is the first step to achieving your goals!

No need to bump your entries guys. I am running through these from start to finish.

Today's winner is...

Im Planning on entering a bodybuilding competition that is in April. Starting in January 1, 2013 is 14 weeks out. So instead of bulking and eating as much and anythign I want, I will be doing more of a clean diet and actually getting back into doing cardio. I would love the OEP, C20 it will really help with losing some bodyfat. Current weight is 202lbs. I plan on being middle weight class which is about 155-176.

the last show I did was in 2009 and before diet I was 180lbs and came down to 139lbs.

Competition is just about the highest physique-related goal you can have. It looks like you've made some serious gains since your last show and I know those will show on stage big time. Contest prep isn't easy. I know first hand. Time to do work Changemyoil...and you've got OEP, Compound 20, and AP coming your way to help you out! Please PM me your full name and shipping info!

[swolegame12]

Congrats man! That is a very impressive goal!

[browguy808]

Congrats!!!!

[Getbig831]

congratulation you two

[Segansational]

Congrats to the winners so far!

Question for classic and changemyoil (and anyone who competes), what advice would you have for someone just starting out in competitions? As someone who's never done a comp and only been to one or two, what are your thoughts on hiring a coach, etc?

[tanen33]

hoping today my name gets called as one of the winners

[ryanyu83]

Bumping my entry and adding

I promised myself that i will reach that weight before i turn 30. I am now 6 months away from and my focus has resharpened. I almost got
o it a couple of times but i slipped in the middle of the process. My work schedule is almost back to normal and i am much more focused. I have been a victim of stopping due to no time, exhausted, etcc.. and all those B.S. excuses and I am tired of it. I came to an understanding that it is how bad i want it. I will never get the results for the effort i never put in. So i am very focused on achieving my goal and the only one to stop me is me..i am working out 6 day rotation and 6 cardio days. I am focused on changing my physique for good!

Bump! Bump bump it up!!

Focusing on muscle contraction is challenging...i had to drop the weights a lot in my.chest workout to make sure i feel the burn!

[melaneybh]

You say that like its no big deal, that is a crazy accomplishment!!!! Congrats on your amazing year, melaneybh!

Thanks Made me smile. Repped.

[AntM1564]

Bump!

i have high goals for the gym in 2013, the major one being to compete towards the end of the year. However, i have one larger goal, that would outshine anything i could ever do in the gym. In 2013, i plan on finishing school and obtaining y bachelors. This is a major goal of mine because i would be the first in my family to do so, i did it on my own (without financial aid, loans, outside help, and i am debt free somehow) this means i worked numerous hours while attending school full time and staying in the gym, and finally because i can finally start my career, teaching high school history. Will my education stop there, of course not. I also want to obtain my masters.

The gym is very important to me, it is where i push myself and i set goals to better myself all of the time. However, the hard work i have put into school cannot compete.

[AnimalStrength]

Bump

My fitness goals for 2013 ould be to run another marathon compete and win in judo and bjj comps, train hard eat smart hit PRS and possible oly contest

[changemyoil66]

Congrats to the winners so far!

Question for classic and changemyoil (and anyone who competes), what advice would you have for someone just starting out in competitions? As someone who's never done a comp and only been to one or two, what are your thoughts on hiring a coach, etc?

For your first comp, you will learn a lot of how your body reacts to different diets and things like that. Its the 2nd one you do that you fine tune and know what works for you and what doesn't. You can hire a coach (diet, posing,training) and the good thing about having a coach is there is someone there to tell you what to do. The web has so much info that its crazy information overload. And the fact that you're low-carbing and stuff, you aren't thinking right either due to the chemical changes in your mind and body. So to have someone tell you what to do is good for 1st timers. For me personally, I know now what works and what doesnt and I wrote everything down so I don't forget what I did and when I did it. So im not going to hire a trainer. But make sure you train legs. A lot of noobs on stage lack in that area. Everyone has a good upper body, but lack legs.

Sorry to hijack the thread classic.

[Marshall28]

I think goal setting is something people need to take seriously. Without goals you are just training to train. At the end of the day we need to set goals, eat well and lift some heavy weight and put it down. If you do all that you will be golden.

[classic34]

Again there is no need to bump your posts! Don't worry, I'm looking at them all I promise!

[classic34]

Segansational...shoot me a PM. I'd be more than happy to give ya a bit of direction but I don't want to clutter the thread up.

Bump

Is that Matt Kroc? Lol.

My fitness goal for 2013 is pretty simple. I want to be a member of the 1,200lb club at 180lbs. Time to turn it up

Big goals get big rewards. You win! Please PM me with your full name and shipping info!

[classic34]

Ok guys...it's time to switch gears....ROUND #2!!!

This promo has been extended an ADDITIONAL DAY! This means that we still have 3 more winners to pick on the 6th, 7th, and 8th of December BUT we have a new question for you. From here on out I will only be selecting winners from the entries in response to round #2. That means if you've already entered round 1 you can still enter round 2 as well! If you already won in round #1 you may add your entry if you like but you will not be chosen to win again.

Round #2 question:

Talk to us about 2012. What goals did you set? What did you do to achieve those goals? Did you achieve them, fall short, or go further? Why? How did this effect your goals and outlook for 2013?

[swolegame12]

Ok guys...it's time to switch gears....ROUND #2!!!

This promo has been extended an ADDITIONAL DAY! This means that we still have 3 more winners to pick on the 6th, 7th, and 8th of December BUT we have a new question for you. From here on out I will only be selecting winners from the entries in response to round #2. That means if you've already entered round 1 you can still enter round 2 as well! If you already won in round #1 you may add your entry if you like but you will not be chosen to win again.

Round #2 question:

Talk to us about 2012. What goals did you set? What did you do to achieve those goals? Did you achieve them, fall short, or go further? Why? How did this effect your goals and outlook for 2013?

One of my main goals was to break 170 lbs which I did and am sitting at 171 at the same bf%. Also, I struggled with the 95 lb dumbbells and always wanted to go above 100 and after lots of food and specific training I am now repping the 105s on incline db bench 5 sets 6 reps each! Feels really good to be able to do that at my size!!! 5'7" 171 hehe

My goal by the near end of 2013 will be to rep the 120s or maybe the 130s

[tanen33]

my goals for 2012 was to get down to 200lbs again i started off the year at 272 and i am currently 227, i fell short by 27lbs
but i am still proud of myself for losing 45lbs for this past year and this is the lowest i have been since 2008. to reach these goals
i joined a gym again,turned around my lifestyle stopped drinking and smoking in july(which i am very proud of) and also changed my whole
diet around..i also started playing basketball competitively again for the first time in about 8 years. i know i didnt achieve my goal of hitting 200 but i know i put my all into it and trued my best to hit that goal and i wasent that far off. this changed my goals for 2013 i really didnt believe in myself to get this far so now i know what i have to do and how hard i have to work to achieve my goal of 2013 which is finally hitting 200 lowering my body fat % and leaning out and start gaining muscle and i cant wait to complete my journey next year

[iron619]

Ok guys...it's time to switch gears....ROUND #2!!!

This promo has been extended an ADDITIONAL DAY! This means that we still have 3 more winners to pick on the 6th, 7th, and 8th of December BUT we have a new question for you. From here on out I will only be selecting winners from the entries in response to round #2. That means if you've already entered round 1 you can still enter round 2 as well! If you already won in round #1 you may add your entry if you like but you will not be chosen to win again.

Round #2 question:

Talk to us about 2012. What goals did you set? What did you do to achieve those goals? Did you achieve them, fall short, or go further? Why? How did this effect your goals and outlook for 2013?

2012 flew by in a blink of an eye. My main goal was to fully recover from my second shoulder surgery (first surgery on other shoulder). As of about two months ago, I did just that. Now I am virtually pain-free and can push myself to the max and resume my competitive powerlifting goals. I have done around 8 sanctioned meets, and look forward to continuing this again. I have a very positive outlook for 2013, and also have high expectations. My goals were answered in question #1, but to reiterate: improve diet by consuming a more balanced intake, specifically more vegetables; to increase my cardiovasular ability through running and swimming, which is a vital component to the military lifestyle; to deadlift 585 lbs and bench 365 lbs raw.

[melaneybh]

Round #2 question:

Talk to us about 2012. What goals did you set? What did you do to achieve those goals? Did you achieve them, fall short, or go further? Why? How did this effect your goals and outlook for 2013?[/B]

My answer doesn't really change much from my first one :P 2012 was the best year I can remember. I lost around 100 pounds in 2012. I more then achieved my goal. I had hopes of being able to get my weight under 150 lbs. I obliterated that goal, and am now 115 lbs. I became addicted to exercise, the feeling of working hard and seeing results is a feeling that words can't even explain. Having that goal for 2012 made me realize how much I can accomplish when I put my mind to something. It makes me look forward to accomplishing my goals of 2013. The fact that I lost the weight also gives me so much hope for my future, I can do so much more now, have so much energy and overall just feel so hopeful for the future!

Good luck everyone!

[browguy808]

2012 has been a crazy year. As far as goals go in 2012, I almost hit my goal of being under 200lbs(which was a miss by 2lbs). The positive thing about it was that I lost almost 30lbs overall which was great! I worked hard in the gym and cleaned up my diet alot. In all honesty, I was pretty burnt out after cutting the weight. I really sat down and thought about what I really want to do and accomplish overall. Did I want to continue cutting and not be fully pumped about getting in the gym.....or did I want to change things to get that fire back? I reached my goal last year of hitting a 350lb bench easy and realized that I love putting on size and strength while keeping my bodyweight within a reasonable area. So with that realization, Im still eating clean but more calories and I sparked a new fire by simplifying my training and enjoying what I do. New goal for next year is to hit a 400lb bench and Im going for a 355lb PR next week. I believe that sometimes we need to take a step back and look at the whole picture and understand what we really want and what makes us happy. It makes the blood, sweat, and pain all worth it! Mahalo for this opportunity and

[kevin7117]

Round #2 question:

Talk to us about 2012. What goals did you set? What did you do to achieve those goals? Did you achieve them, fall short, or go further? Why? How did this effect your goals and outlook for 2013?

For 2012 my goal was to reach 360lb bench press sets which I did not achieve. I fell short at max sets of 310lb partially because I found I have a left wrist bone issue and not having a spotter to really push things to the max. This changed my goal for next year because I need a serious cut after packing on a couple of pounds after starting a new job and before going back to adding weight to my sets.

[blw070473]

Round#2

After my son was born in Oct. 2011 I realized I needed to make some changes in my life if I wanted to be around to watch him grow up. On January 1st 2012 I stopped using smokeless tobacco for the first time in 23 years. December 31st will be one year without it and I am very proud of that. I also got back in the gym in 2012 after 7 years of being lazy and getting fat. These things may not seem like a lot to some people but they have made a huge impact in my life and have laid the groundwork for my goals for 2013. I am looking forward to 2013 being an even better year where I can reach my goal of losing bodyfat and gaining more muscle and hopefully be 200 lbs by my 40th birthday in July.

[BasedJ]

Round 2.

My goals for 2012 were met. I started working out again at the end of December. It was tough, but I never once thought about quitting. I set goals like being able to see my abs (Met goal), Squatting over 400 pounds (Met, 405 twice), being able to rep 225 (Met, did it 5 times). One of my biggest goals was to gain strength even while cutting, which I absolutely did. My strength has been climbing as my body fat has been falling. It is funny because I said I wanted to squat over 400 as a goal for 2013, and I surpassed it. This has changed my goals for next year. I would like to squat 500 by the end of next year. I would also like to compete in a tough mudder type competition.

[Risat]

Round #2 question:

Talk to us about 2012. What goals did you set? What did you do to achieve those goals? Did you achieve them, fall short, or go further? Why? How did this effect your goals and outlook for 2013?

Due to multiple injuries, a stressful move and new job, kids going to college, etc...I had been unable to compete in almost 3 yrs. Fall of 2012 I accomplished many thugs that had been placed on the back burner, for me, most notable, I benched 50 reps at 60% of my body weight in competition to achieve a perfect score. This has taken me 6 years to accomplish, placed 3d OA in the competition. 2012 looks to be an even better year!

[classic34]

My answer doesn't really change much from my first one :P 2012 was the best year I can remember. I lost around 100 pounds in 2012. I more then achieved my goal. I had hopes of being able to get my weight under 150 lbs. I obliterated that goal, and am now 115 lbs. I became addicted to exercise, the feeling of working hard and seeing results is a feeling that words can't even explain. Having that goal for 2012 made me realize how much I can accomplish when I put my mind to something. It makes me look forward to accomplishing my goals of 2013. The fact that I lost the weight also gives me so much hope for my future, I can do so much more now, have so much energy and overall just feel so hopeful for the future!

Good luck everyone!

Momentum is an incredible thing isn't it? This is just such a great success story...

2012 has been a crazy year. As far as goals go in 2012, I almost hit my goal of being under 200lbs(which was a miss by 2lbs). The positive thing about it was that I lost almost 30lbs overall which was great! I worked hard in the gym and cleaned up my diet alot. In all honesty, I was pretty burnt out after cutting the weight. I really sat down and thought about what I really want to do and accomplish overall. Did I want to continue cutting and not be fully pumped about getting in the gym.....or did I want to change things to get that fire back? I reached my goal last year of hitting a 350lb bench easy and realized that I love putting on size and strength while keeping my bodyweight within a reasonable area. So with that realization, Im still eating clean but more calories and I sparked a new fire by simplifying my training and enjoying what I do. New goal for next year is to hit a 400lb bench and Im going for a 355lb PR next week. I believe that sometimes we need to take a step back and look at the whole picture and understand what we really want and what makes us happy. It makes the blood, sweat, and pain all worth it! Mahalo for this opportunity and

Winner for Today!!! I could not agree with you more. ENJOYING what you do is key to success and achievement. It looks like you started right from the base of things and make changes at the source which really took you far and now you have a renewed outlook and can better set yourself up for 2013. Good job! Please PM me your full name and shipping info and I'll hook you up.