IFBB section regulars Olympia

[deathmetal1992]

jesus,

for my comp i was 180 at 23 weeks out.. last year i was 171 at 24 weeks out... now im 179 at 8 weeks out lol. i will look terrible :/


i love that i have an excuse to diet though.. getting leaner and not having to waste time/force myself to eat anymore

Most people aren't going to be anywhere near being competition lean, personally I just want to be single digits for once in my life.

[Exane]

Less than 8 weeks out guys. How is everyone's progress?

Trying to get a little bit of size back before going straight into dieting. Weighed in at 192 last night.... so I recon 175 should be doable in 8 weeks. I'll be very happy if I can get there.

[bartosh]

Just got my wrist cast off. 3 weeks of nothing whatsoever over with and now 6 weeks of physical therapy. I thought the entire process would be 3 weeks....not 9. But now ill start hitting legs every other day and see if i can bring up my calves.


Then my other wrist gets done after. So 18 weeks total


Start weight 172. Current weight 163.5 Estimated final weight? Im guessing low 150s. Maybe sub 150

[NVious]

Tfw this thread is longer than the actual Olympia thread

[TropicalSunset]

I am hoping to grow into the show just like my idol Philip Heath, so at least not lose any weight, as this is what I have done before while gaining size. So I should be around 190-195 show time and pretty lean.

Anyone else want to join in? Not too late....still almost 8 weeks of training and dieting left.

I feel like most who are not competing aren't doing so because they feel like they wouldn't look good enough (in their own version of what that is). But getting leaner and pushing yourself a bit harder, how will you NOT be able to look better?

Just do it for yourself, not the competition and then use the actual competition as just a little extra kick in the butt.

I am VERY excited to see how everyone is going to look. Good luck to everyone again.

[B-Neva]

my body is not ready but my posing routine music is

[Exane]

Tfw this thread is longer than the actual Olympia thread

If we stream this then we can overthrow the IFBB as the top promotion with better coverage too

Anyone else want to join in? Not too late....still almost 8 weeks of training and dieting left.

I feel like most who are not competing aren't doing so because they feel like they wouldn't look good enough (in their own version of what that is). But getting leaner and pushing yourself a bit harder, how will you NOT be able to look better?

Just do it for yourself, not the competition and then use the actual competition as just a little extra kick in the butt.

I am VERY excited to see how everyone is going to look. Good luck to everyone again.

This. Just an excuse to actually work. Who cares if your aren't ready.

You think that all the guys going to the olympia actually think they are going to win?

[flangmasterj]

got my posing routine music ready

Liking it.

This is pretty ill. The last minute.

[SammyJr]

hans zimmer is amazing


i didn't think we were doing routines? or is b-neva yanking my chain


i like choosing songs that start out slow and have some faster rhythms toward the end/middle, so i loooove Levrone's 2002 mr o routine, which is what i used for my show. (creed- who's got my back).


this one is also good

[ROMMYromboid]

Liking it.

This is pretty ill. The last minute.

Any information on DPNZ's estimated competition stats? Will he be coming in shredded? Also can he do a decent vacuum pose?

[deathmetal1992]

If I was going to compete, I would play this song.



Sounds very sad, and it's even sadder when you know that this is the band's last song on their last album due to the lead singer dying from brain cancer.

[flangmasterj]

Any information on DPNZ's estimated competition stats? Will he be coming in shredded? Also can he do a decent vacuum pose?

Will he be coming in shredded? It's bodybuilding so yeah he's coming in shredded.

As for the vacuum...he doesn't need to since he's coming in shredded and is as natural as that mole on your left butt cheek.

[flangmasterj]

Nah he's not doing it mate. I believe he said he's taking a couple years off since that last prep was incredibly tough on him. Started in Dec' 2013 and the show was June 2014.

I don't want to toot his horn but this shot here still blows my mind. Not only his conditioning but the conditioning of his competitors, it just doesn't make sense. I believe he was the lightest in this line up too but the he had the illusion of being larger because of the shape he was in (inb4 stepping over the line).

Something for you guys doing this prep to aim for.

[ROMMYromboid]

Nah he's not doing it mate. I believe he said he's taking a couple years off since that last prep was incredibly tough on him. Started in Dec' 2013 and the show was June 2014.

I don't want to toot his horn but this shot here still blows my mind. Not only his conditioning but the conditioning of his competitors, it just doesn't make sense. I believe he was the lightest in this line up too but the he had the illusion of being larger because of the shape he was in (inb4 stepping over the line).

Something for you guys doing this prep to aim for.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/5YznI6i.jpg[img]

He makes the rest of the line up look 6 weeks out, shame he is not entering, he would be a contender even with fair judging.

[TTimmerman]

starting prep in 10 days ish.

thinking about using this as a routine

1.40-2.50

https://youtu.be/aZ2CdDK2hrs

[TropicalSunset]

Heheheheh. Everyone is getting their posing music lined up. Are we doing that now? I would think that I am starting out this prep in a pretty good condition, as I am hovering around 9-10% bodyfat. I never do bulking the way most guys do, so I like to gain size while maintaining lower bodyfat.

So 9-10% being my walk around bodyfat, I am really curious to see how much leaner my body will be able to get. It will be interesting.

I have started a lifting a bit heavier in the past few weeks, but still really careful about form and monitoring my body for any signs of old injuries coming back. I want to improve, but also do not want to push my body to the point of breaking.

[Larfleeze]

Nah he's not doing it mate. I believe he said he's taking a couple years off since that last prep was incredibly tough on him. Started in Dec' 2013 and the show was June 2014.

I don't want to toot his horn but this shot here still blows my mind. Not only his conditioning but the conditioning of his competitors, it just doesn't make sense. I believe he was the lightest in this line up too but the he had the illusion of being larger because of the shape he was in (inb4 stepping over the line).

Something for you guys doing this prep to aim for.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/5YznI6i.jpg[img]

Some solid quad development there. Any training tips?

If I was going to compete, I would play this song.

[video=youtube;j3OPOYG6XIQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3OPOYG6XIQ[video]

Sounds very sad, and it's even sadder when you know that this is the band's last song on their last album due to the lead singer dying from brain cancer.

Wasn't the cover of painkiller last?

[deathmetal1992]

Some solid quad development there. Any training tips?



Wasn't the cover of painkiller last?

Technically yes, but it was a cover therefore not really their song but yeah RIP Chuck.

[TropicalSunset]

How of the prep going guys? I am at about 195 and fairly lean right now. Starting to up the training, so definitely going to see how much more size I can pick up until then.

[SammyJr]

i feel like there's only a few people still doing this lol.


guess i came back to the gym doing legs too soon with too much weight.. i keep inflaming a ligament i think near the knee, which causes pain every time i bend my leg (for a couple days). its gone now but im gonna have to do much less weight for maybe a couple weeks and gradually work up. and 'warm down' better.

also i think i tried dieting too fast, like 5 lbs in 10 days and i feel a lot of it has been muscle :/

ima look like poop on 'show' day

[flangmasterj]

Have you ever been in a caloric surplus Sammy?

[SammyJr]

Have you ever been in a caloric surplus Sammy?

good question

lol. yes. after my show i just went on a super slow reverse diet and went from 154 to 170. i was 180 last week but mostly fat and had lost a lot of muscle.

i dislike eating so much and dislike not being lean, so yeah.

[jamiesays]

good question

lol. yes. after my show i just went on a super slow reverse diet and went from 154 to 170. i was 180 last week but mostly fat and had lost a lot of muscle.

i dislike eating so much and dislike not being lean, so yeah.

i didn't read full thread so maybe i missed something, but how did you lose muscle in a caloric surplus?

[flangmasterj]

i dislike eating so much and dislike not being lean, so yeah.

But what would you prefer, being lean and riddled with injuries or not being lean and injury free?

[SammyJr]

i didn't read full thread so maybe i missed something, but how did you lose muscle in a caloric surplus?

yeah, after my leg injury in april 2014 i pretty much took a year off to recover from everything. definitely took way too much time off but whatever. i feel so much weaker now and look noticeable worse, though i've only been working out for ~3 weeks.

But what would you prefer, being lean and riddled with injuries or not being lean and injury free?

i really think it was just really bad luck. my form was atrocious when doing the hammy curls and i deserved to get injured. every other injury was from taking so much time off from exercising, so now i just need to get back into it slowly and i think i can stay injury free (and lean)


id like to continue what i was doing b4 i got injured. get very lean and do a slow reverse so i can try to minimize fat gain and only gain muscle. so maybe ill start my reverse in october and finally start dieting in may for my november 2016 show

[deathmetal1992]

stuck at 196 lb in the morning.

[TheMullah]

after all the complaining about lack of updates in the actual olympia thread i came in here expecting you guys to be showing the pros how its done....


i dont wanna see any of you guys complaining about lack of updates in the olympia thread ever again!

[Devils]

i feel like there's only a few people still doing this lol.


guess i came back to the gym doing legs too soon with too much weight.. i keep inflaming a ligament i think near the knee, which causes pain every time i bend my leg (for a couple days). its gone now but im gonna have to do much less weight for maybe a couple weeks and gradually work up. and 'warm down' better.

also i think i tried dieting too fast, like 5 lbs in 10 days and i feel a lot of it has been muscle :/

ima look like poop on 'show' day

still going! Just haven't gotten around to taking pics yet because it's too cold to shave lol

[TropicalSunset]

after all the complaining about lack of updates in the actual olympia thread i came in here expecting you guys to be showing the pros how its done....


i dont wanna see any of you guys complaining about lack of updates in the olympia thread ever again!

Lol, way to tell us. I will be taking some update photos and posting them on Monday. That way we can get rolling on that.

[TropicalSunset]

still going! Just haven't gotten around to taking pics yet because it's too cold to shave lol

Good to see that Devils. And again, it is not too late for anyone else to join in. I am very disappointed there is no Roro and a few other regulars in this.