Back to Basics: IK9's Offseason

[jpfaherty]

How was the food? $400 for a food comp is ridic haha. 25/50 makes sense tho ha

[IK9]

How was the food? $400 for a food comp is ridic haha. 25/50 makes sense tho ha

Lol, the food was pretty good but to be honest.. I think if I did a blind taste test where they took 3-4 steaks from 3-4 random restaurants with only 1 being super expensive.. I wouldn't be able to notice the difference in quality. I would consider it to be like comparing generic brand chocolate chip cookies to Chips Ahoy.

[IK9]

Today's bench session:

Weighed in at 175 this morning so tried
Bench bw x 25 (175 x 25)

Powered by a Starbucks grande iced black coffee w/ nonfat milk & a slice of chocolate marble pound cake lol

[klhowell2]

Today's bench session:

Weighed in at 175 this morning so tried
Bench bw x 25 (175 x 25)

Powered by a Starbucks grande iced black coffee w/ nonfat milk & a slice of chocolate marble pound cake lol

Then you set down the bar, said, "Good workout!" and walked out like a boss?

FYI - I'm coming to get yoooooou!

[jpfaherty]

Today's bench session:

Weighed in at 175 this morning so tried
Bench bw x 25 (175 x 25)

Powered by a Starbucks grande iced black coffee w/ nonfat milk & a slice of chocolate marble pound cake lol

Nice! This was a tough challenge for sure!!

[IK9]

Then you set down the bar, said, "Good workout!" and walked out like a boss?

FYI - I'm coming to get yoooooou!

Lol, how did you know? Didn't wanna do anything moar after that set haha.

Heyyyy you'll pass me up I'm sure! I need to get to your level of conditioning one day!!

Nice! This was a tough challenge for sure!!

Hehe, need to hit that 30 reps for the Aminal t-shirt at the Olympia Expo lol. I'm down to try this again!

[offroadatv200]

Today's bench session:

Weighed in at 175 this morning so tried
Bench bw x 25 (175 x 25)

Powered by a Starbucks grande iced black coffee w/ nonfat milk & a slice of chocolate marble pound cake lol

You had another 5 in ya

[IK9]

Was gonna try the squat your bodyweight AMRAP going for 30 reps.. but waking up at 3 PM on Sunday has thrown my whole sleep schedule off so I decided against it. (on JPFaherty's page)

Decided to see where my current food intake is so:

Sunday 45F - 238C - 181P (noticed I was at 130g protein right before bed so I forced myself to have 2 scoops of whey)
Today 33F - 256C - 191P

-I noticed I haven't had any veggies these last two days but I did have fruit

-I realized if I didn't track, I woulda underate protein on both days

-I realized if I don't worry/think too much about food.. I undereat

I guess this is good information to know

[IK9]

You had another 5 in ya

awwwww shucks lol

[IK9]

Last night..

World Series of Poker Big One for One Drop
$1 million buy-in
Final 3 players
Daniel Negreanu on the right (he finished 2nd)

[klhowell2]

Last night..

World Series of Poker Big One for One Drop
$1 million buy-in
Final 3 players
Daniel Negreanu on the right (he finished 2nd)

LEGIT!!!

Only time I've ever been to Vegas I was 16 and with my parents. Epic fail. :P

[IK9]

LEGIT!!!

Only time I've ever been to Vegas I was 16 and with my parents. Epic fail. :P

Did your parents at least let you play at Kids Quest? If so, no epic fail. If no, epic fail lol.

I'm not sure if thy have Kids Quest outside of Vegas but I remember as a kid, it was awesome.

[IK9]

Update

On Thursday I had a Leg Workout with my coach.. we did a ton of BB Squat reps of 2.. worked up to 315 x 2 for 2 sets

After the leg workout, we chatted for a while.. I took a scoop of preworkout.. bought some Green Apple Gatorade since I was running on empty, & got in a chest workout with the person who got me into lifting

Managed to DB Bench 100's for 8, which is a PR for me since I rarely use DB's.. I wanted 10 reps but I wasn't going to push it considering I did legs right before that

The rest of the workout went to chit tho lmaoo

Yesterday morning, hit a shoulder workout.. nothing spectacular.. front delt felt destroyed from benching the day before

Weight is toggling between 173-175.. which is pretty much the same weight I was last June before starting my prep with 3DMJ

[offroadatv200]

Update

On Thursday I had a Leg Workout with my coach.. we did a ton of BB Squat reps of 2.. worked up to 315 x 2 for 2 sets

After the leg workout, we chatted for a while.. I took a scoop of preworkout.. bought some Green Apple Gatorade since I was running on empty, & got in a chest workout with the person who got me into lifting

Managed to DB Bench 100's for 8, which is a PR for me since I rarely use DB's.. I wanted 10 reps but I wasn't going to push it considering I did legs right before that

The rest of the workout went to chit tho lmaoo

Yesterday morning, hit a shoulder workout.. nothing spectacular.. front delt felt destroyed from benching the day before

Weight is toggling between 173-175.. which is pretty much the same weight I was last June before starting my prep with 3DMJ

Some solid weight being pushed! What are your thoughts now? You were a little skeptical about it all before... feeling better?

[IK9]

Some solid weight being pushed! What are your thoughts now? You were a little skeptical about it all before... feeling better?

To be honest, I'm still not even sure. Just kinda taking things leisurely.

[klhowell2]

Did your parents at least let you play at Kids Quest? If so, no epic fail. If no, epic fail lol.

I'm not sure if thy have Kids Quest outside of Vegas but I remember as a kid, it was awesome.

Nope, never heard of it. It was 10 years ago though. Dayum I'm getting old!!!

To be honest, I'm still not even sure. Just kinda taking things leisurely.

No pressure You will figure everything out. Just enjoy life (and lifting) for awhile! Congrats on the DB bench PR. Did you throw your DBs on the floor really hard and loud when you were done???

[Rypt1]

that bench of 175x25 was pretty beastly. Nice job, definitely a tough challenge.

[IK9]

Nope, never heard of it. It was 10 years ago though. Dayum I'm getting old!!!

No pressure You will figure everything out. Just enjoy life (and lifting) for awhile! Congrats on the DB bench PR. Did you throw your DBs on the floor really hard and loud when you were done???

Lol, nah, I'm really gentle with the weights.. I hate it when people bang machines or throw weights lol.. very unnecessary

that bench of 175x25 was pretty beastly. Nice job, definitely a tough challenge.

Thanks Rypt. I'm excited to see your progress.. your show is coming up soon.

Update

Lifting so leisurely.. lifting as a social thing with friends & taking ~2 weeks to hit every body part once

Not sure where strength is at

Diet seems to have become a typical American diet.. too much fat/carbs & not enough protein.. & sometimes under-eating too

Weight is sitting at 172-174.. pretty much the same as 1 year ago when I started my contest prep with 3DMJ but I look better now IMO

The Plan

Start doing some form of cardio, any cardio

Know current food intake

Stick to a lifting/workout program

Gonna give myself 2-3 weeks to get my stuff together & get some consistent data that my coach can work with

Lastly, I realize that I keep telling myself that I'll start prep tomorrow or the next day, because in my mind I think, I'm not ready to fully commit..

but I think if I start prep now & just hit a few bumps along the way, it's fine because it's a marathon & not a sprint..

even last year I thought to myself.. I'm gonna do this 26+ week contest prep all in one swing but I realized that I did have some minor road bumps along the way.. it's all about overcoming those

[IK9]

Life has been pretty good guys!

Complimentary show tickets
NBC's The Voice


Selfie

[IK9]

[phillysteak]

Sweet deal man, how'd you get the tix.

How's the gym treating ya?

[choinw]

I've always wanted to go.. how was it? I only ever watch it on tv lol

[IK9]

Sweet deal man, how'd you get the tix.

How's the gym treating ya?

Local radio station was giving them out.. casinos give out a lot of free stuff too.

Mmm.. to be honest.. I feel it's been good.. this is the best I've looked at this bodyweight.

I do wanna knuckle down & prep again.

You did a really great job of balancing your personal life with Jaclyn & doing contest prep.. I admire you for that... I gotta take a page out of your book & learn from you. It is something I really struggled with last year during prep.

I've always wanted to go.. how was it? I only ever watch it on tv lol

Dude, I honestly thought it was gonna be lame but it blew my expectations out of the water.

The LIGHTS, the show, the production, how everything transitioned, the VOCALS, EVERYTHING was purely amazing. I gotta say I was SUPER impressed by how good some of them sang.

I felt like I was having an ear-gasm constantly.. that & double 'organisms' ^_^

I think Brad G Phillysteak woulda fckin loved the chit out of it

[choinw]

Local radio station was giving them out.. casinos give out a lot of free stuff too.

Mmm.. to be honest.. I feel it's been good.. this is the best I've looked at this bodyweight.

I do wanna knuckle down & prep again.

You did a really great job of balancing your personal life with Jaclyn & doing contest prep.. I admire you for that... I gotta take a page out of your book & learn from you. It is something I really struggled with last year during prep.



Dude, I honestly thought it was gonna be lame but it blew my expectations out of the water.

The LIGHTS, the show, the production, how everything transitioned, the VOCALS, EVERYTHING was purely amazing. I gotta say I was SUPER impressed by how good some of them sang.

I felt like I was having an ear-gasm constantly.. that & double 'organisms' ^_^

I think Brad G Phillysteak woulda fckin loved the chit out of it

UGH I need to go back to Vegas soon.. Watching shows are so worth the trip out there.

[klhowell2]

SOOOO jelly!!! LOVE watching that show. Gives me goose bumps every time and I get all emo. *Fun fact - My dream job as a child was to be a professional singer. I <3 it. Now I'm just a karaoke queen when the opportunity arises.

[jpfaherty]

SOOOO jelly!!! LOVE watching that show. Gives me goose bumps every time and I get all emo. *Fun fact - My dream job as a child was to be a professional singer. I <3 it. Now I'm just a karaoke queen when the opportunity arises.

What's the go to song of choice? lol

[IK9]

UGH I need to go back to Vegas soon.. Watching shows are so worth the trip out there.

Yeah, the shows are great. Come down.. I'll show you a good time.. check out awesome places to eat too.. bring JP lmao

SOOOO jelly!!! LOVE watching that show. Gives me goose bumps every time and I get all emo. *Fun fact - My dream job as a child was to be a professional singer. I <3 it. Now I'm just a karaoke queen when the opportunity arises.

Yeah, hearing it live gave me goose bumps.. almost all the singers were phenomenal

What's the go to song of choice? lol

I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman - Britney Spears

[IK9]

Down to 167.2# now

Cardio is up to 15 minutes on Lvl 10 bike after every workout
(Soon to be 20 minutes)

Diet: 200g protein + eat sensibly

Double date night:
Build-A-Bear Workshop

[klhowell2]

Down to 167.2# now

Cardio is up to 15 minutes on Lvl 10 bike after every workout
(Soon to be 20 minutes)

Diet: 200g protein + eat sensibly

Double date night:
Build-A-Bear Workshop

Lolz Helloooo Kitty

Adding cardio eh??? Have a plan formulating??

[IK9]

Yup, slowly increasing cardio & I'll know the definite plan in about 2 weeks



Complimentary Lady Gaga concert tickets

Sold out packed arena!
Gotta say it is probably the most phenomenal concert I have ever been to
The music, lights, costumes, her acapella voice.. Insanely good. True performer/entertainer.. One of a kind artist

If Britney Spears & Cirque Du Soleil had a baby... Yup

Crowd was going apesh*t

Some (not all) videos will be up shortly.