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[Lucky13]

Upper body strength

bench 135 x8 185 x5 225 x5 275 x5 295 x5 315 x9.5 - felt pretty good
hammer grip pull ups bw x6 bw+25 x6 bw+35 x6 bw+45 x 13.5
standing military press 135 x6 185 x6 185 x12
db shrugs 100's x15 x15 x20
superset w/ forearm work

I don't weigh more than 265 right now.

So what's the total drop in weight, I seem to remember you being 300 at the start ? If so that's a 35lb drop which is pretty damn good!

How much % do you think you have lost in muscle 50/50 ?

Winny as far as I remember is a DHT derivative which should be helpful in CNS system recovery

http://www.mesomorphosis.com/articles/arnold/dht.htm

 

[ManOfMuscle]

If I'm 265 now, which seems about right, that puts it damn near 40 lbs lost. I'm really starting to feel small now, but basically I have the proportions I had at 230 now at 265 so I feel pretty good about that. One thing I have learned about myself (or I guess I had forgotten) is that my waist is naturally very small, and one thing I have to accept is that when my waist size has decreased so much I"m not going to be able to move the same amount of weight. For example, I have dropped 3 rungs on the lifting belt at the gym and now the lowest rung is too small, and I've had to switch belts. Also I'm down two belt loops on my regular belt and the lowest rung is too small also

As far as % muscle lost, I really don't feel like I've lost any, but logically speaking I must have lost some because if it had just been fat I would be more towards 8% right now instead of 11-12%.

 

[stinkfist79]

Real nice bud.

 

[Ymir]

Some pics would be awesome

 

[ManOfMuscle]

Real nice bud.

Thanks buddy. It's been too long since I've heard from you, shoot me a pm next time you're cruising the board and let me know what you've been up to.

 

[ManOfMuscle]

Some pics would be awesome

Have no fear there will be plenty of pics, but not until I'm absolutely certain I'm done taking fat off. There's already a significant amount of improvement from my "midway" set, and I'd like to see if I can chip away just a little bit more of the abdominal fat. Plus I need to work on my tan, I haven't been in the sun for a couple weeks.

 

[ManOfMuscle]

Lower body hypertrophy-

freemotion squat machine - 140 x10 200 x10 260 x10 320 x10 400 (full stack) x15 - love this machine, can't believe I never tried it before.
hamstring curls 150 x10 200 x10 250 (full stack) x10
plate loaded calf press 5 plates per side x8 x8 x15
superset w/ plate loaded crunches 200 x12 x12 x12
db overhead tricep press 80 x12 110 x12 130 x12
superset w/ bb curls 95 x10 115 x10 x15

 

[ManOfMuscle]

Also of note- given the extreme amount of activity and stress I was putting my body through last week I stopped controlling carbs about thursday, and have been eating prettymuch whatever I want since then. I still appear to be getting leaner every day. I'm going to continue this until I see some visual change, I think my body needs a boost.

 

[ManOfMuscle]

Upper body hypertrophy-

Incline HS 2 plates per side x10 3 plates x10 4 plates x10 4 plates+25 x9.5
Db flyes 40's x12 (changed over to more of a deep press) 50's x15 60's x25 - DC stretching after each set
Underhand grip bb rows 135 x12 185 x12 225 x12 275 x14 (belt and straps)
Cable lat pulldown (unilateral) 140 x12 180 x12 200 (full stack) x12
bb shrugs 275 x12 x15 x20
superset w/ standing lateral raises 25's x15 x15 x20

Great pump today, I can trace the same vein all the way up from my forearms to my biceps and across my delts on both sides.

 

[ManOfMuscle]

Took some new shots this morning after railing my girlfriend and I must say I am pleased with the results. I'm tempted to throw them up now but I really think I can get things a little tighter if I wait 2-3 more weeks.

 

[tominator]

Wow, great thread bro and awesome results as well. I'm getting ready to start up again soon and I must say this has been very inspiring. Killer job.

 

[ManOfMuscle]

Thanks tom, just wait till all is said and done.

 

[ManOfMuscle]

Lower body strength

squats 135 x5, 225 x5, 315 x5, 405 x3, 455 x8 (loose belt and wraps) - pr for reps
one legged calf raises 12 per leg then 12 both legs no break x3
superset w/ standing cable ab crunches 80 x12 110 x12 130 x10
skull crushers 95 x10 115 x10 145 x10 x10
superset w/ reverse curls 65 x10 75 x10, hammer curls 65's x6, 75's x6

First time back squatting heavy in a while. I set out for 8 reps and got 8 so I'm happy.

 

[adidamps2]

Took some new shots this morning after railing my girlfriend and I must say I am pleased with the results. I'm tempted to throw them up now but I really think I can get things a little tighter if I wait 2-3 more weeks.

any pix of this activity also?

 

[ManOfMuscle]

any pix of this activity also?

We took some vids, but she won't trust me with them for good reason.

 

[Lucky13]

Took some new shots this morning after railing my girlfriend and I must say I am pleased with the results. I'm tempted to throw them up now but I really think I can get things a little tighter if I wait 2-3 more weeks.

haha I did the same thing after railing my girl, I then spent more time looking at myself then her... she wasn't impressed

 

[ManOfMuscle]

haha I did the same thing after railing my girl, I then spent more time looking at myself then her... she wasn't impressed

I realized this is an optimal time to take pics, you wake up as dry as you're going to get and then have immediate sex to get the blood pumping. I'm going to start planning progress pics for morning sex.

 

[ManOfMuscle]

Upper body strength

decline bench 135 x10 225 x5 315 x5 365 x5 385 x2
db rows 80's x8 (per side) 100's x8 130's x8 150's x12
db military 75's x6 95's x6 120's x7 - pr, hadn't pressed the 120's since my first cycle, man did it feel great
smith machine shrugs 315 x8 405 x8 405 x15
superset w/ forearm work

Weight almost up to 270 after lifting. I think the carbing up has put a little water on. I'm about ready to start cutting again.

 

[Soul Rebel]

Congrats on the PR bro, looking forward to seeing your progress pics.

 

[ManOfMuscle]

Lower body hypertrophy

stiff leg deads 135 x6 225 x6 315 x6 405 x6 455 x8 (loose belt)
leg press (close stance for quad emphasis) 6 plates per side x15 7 plates x20 7 plates x25
Cable rope crunches (on knees) full stack x12 x15 x15
superset w/ seated calf sled x10 x10 x15
dips bw x15 x20 x26
superset w/ seated incline db curls 30's x10 (per side) 40's x10 50's x10

Test is really hitting now, I can see the water coming on, lost some of the veins and a little puffy around the cheeks. I have some aromasin on hand, but I'm not sure if it's real. Took my first one yesterday so we'll see what happens.