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Originally Posted by guns01

only two times that i lose motivation and have to force it. 1 is when i go way to hard for way to long. it goes away when i give myself more rest days and 2 when i get a shitty training partner working with me. some people just absolutely suck the fun and life right out of you. other than that not at all. you may need to take 3-7 days off to give your system a little break. 2 days is usually good for me most of the time

Ya man I had the same training partner for 7 years and now. I kind of feel like he has abandoned me. When I got hurt I never missed a workout cause I knew he would be there then he got hurt and he kind of faded back but I really thought when I got to 16 weeks out he would be back but nope.

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Originally Posted by thudgens96

Ya man I had the same training partner for 7 years and now. I kind of feel like he has abandoned me. When I got hurt I never missed a workout cause I knew he would be there then he got hurt and he kind of faded back but I really thought when I got to 16 weeks out he would be back but nope.

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their is literally maybe 3 or 4 people i can tolerate training with when i am getting ready to compete man. i dont do well with others when i am tired and hungry. i train much better solo if i dont have one of those people. may need to up your liver support, more rest, test may be to high or low estrogen could be to high or low or you may just need a good heavy meal like a burger and fries or omlette and pancakes. that is as long as you arent closer than a month or to far out of shape. we cant afford taking breaks during a prep haha.

TweetOh I know it's no time for breaks. I probably could use a couple of burgers. At least that sounds the best lol.

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Originally Posted by thudgens96

Oh I know it's no time for breaks. I probably could use a couple of burgers. At least that sounds the best lol.

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you know your number breakdown so what i would do is take one of your larger cal meals and at least double it (no more than a little over double) cal wise. then have whatever you want to hit those numbers. for me it is either a big cheese burger and small fries from a good burger place or a big steak omlette with a side of flavored pancakes. more times than not it is the latter because it is perfect for my numbers and i dont have any gastro issues after.
if you feel better after the meal for the next few days and dont bloat like a buffalo then that was the issue. you were crashed out. the hard thing to measure and figure out is are you just run down from being depleted and training hard or being crashed. that way you dont waste a card to play with the cheat

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Originally Posted by guns01

you know your number breakdown so what i would do is take one of your larger cal meals and at least double it (no more than a little over double) cal wise. then have whatever you want to hit those numbers. for me it is either a big cheese burger and small fries from a good burger place or a big steak omlette with a side of flavored pancakes. more times than not it is the latter because it is perfect for my numbers and i dont have any gastro issues after.
if you feel better after the meal for the next few days and dont bloat like a buffalo then that was the issue. you were crashed out. the hard thing to measure and figure out is are you just run down from being depleted and training hard or being crashed. that way you dont waste a card to play with the cheat

Brother it doesn't seem to matter at all what I eat lately. My stomach swells and I get the worst gas I have ever had. Off of any food. Dr looked at my blood work and didn't see anything that might be the cause my wife is picking me up some apple cider vinegar today. I know you have said how important that is and I did make it through a bottle a couple of months the ago. But I can say the last ounce was as bad as the first of ounce. Lol

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Originally Posted by thudgens96

Brother it doesn't seem to matter at all what I eat lately. My stomach swells and I get the worst gas I have ever had. Off of any food. Dr looked at my blood work and didn't see anything that might be the cause my wife is picking me up some apple cider vinegar today. I know you have said how important that is and I did make it through a bottle a couple of months the ago. But I can say the last ounce was as bad as the first of ounce. Lol

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OK ACV is great but not everyone is as tough as guns. I heat 6 oz. water in microwave, add 1/2 lemon, 2 tbsp. ACV and 1 tbsp. honey. The local honey helps with my allergies and doesn't hurt me if I take it early in the day.

Now I have absconded guns thread talking to Thudgens, please forgive me.

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OK ACV is great but not everyone is as tough as guns. I heat 6 oz. water in microwave, add 1/2 lemon, 2 tbsp. ACV and 1 tbsp. honey. The local honey helps with my allergies and doesn't hurt me if I take it early in the day.

Now I have absconded guns thread talking to Thudgens, please forgive me.

Thank you for the recipe Trixie I will give it a try.

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legs/cardio

5 min stationary bike
roller work
lying leg curls 60x12 80x12 100x12 120x12 120x12 120x10+5 eccentric loaded 120x8+5 ecc loaded and 20sec iso
leg press 200x10 300x10 400x10 490x10 580x10 670x10 760x10 850x10 940x10 ds 940x10ds 850x17ds 760x20ds 670x25ds 580x30ds 490x40ds 400x50
elevated lunges ss x10/4ss
quad stretch ss ss x30sec/4
sissy squats x12 x10/3
10 min step mill intervals 1-1

done for the day. first off this was about as insane as you can get on a pump leg workout. i freaking broke my ass off then killed it after it was broke off. it was so bad that my punk ass training partner quit on the up sets of leg press then did one of the drop sets and quit the entire workout. so all my drops to failure were timed at 30sec after each set. so the pace and tempo were balls to the wall. then since the weather was nasty so i couldnt do my sled work i got a wild hair to go ahead and do intervals on already smoked legs. yeah i think i might have died 3-4 times maybe. knee is still a bit of an issue but once i got my footing good and setup correctly i didnt have any more issues at all. hell 2 hundos and 8 plates on each side of the leg press was actually very smooth and light for 2 sets. so i guess we could call today a very successful day in the books. other than the knee i cant think of any other issues i have. well i have a little sour stomach going on but that happens more often than not. i also hit the sauna yesterday for 20 mins and will do so again tonight.


meal 1
8oz turkey
meal 2
8oz turkey
1 cup spinach
meal 3
4 whole organic free range eggs
1 cup oats
2 tbl spn natty pb
1tbl spn sugar free jelly
intra
2 scoops peri md 10g creatpure w/gal water
meal 4
8oz turkey
2 flat out breads (love these)
8oz red potato (yes the red hot powder)
meal 5
8oz tcod
2 tbl spn coconut oil
meal 6
8oz turkey
1 cup broc
1/4 cup sour kraut

TweetBrother training partners. Lol I really like going up and back down lime that. I bet you did have an insane pump.

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Originally Posted by thudgens96

Brother training partners. Lol I really like going up and back down lime that. I bet you did have an insane pump.

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man i have come to believe that finding anyone that's consistent got any drive is worth a fuck and not concerned with how their gear looks in the gym is impossible. my strongman buddy doesnt get off till well after i could train and lives a pretty good way away now and my other good one is not coming back until august sometime. he will only be free from friday till sunday. so still in the same boat. i dont need anyone to motivate or push me, i have my wife that trains with me daily. i need someone that can pace me that is close to as strong as i am so i dont go to quick or to slow. stop watch is my best friend on pace now haha

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abs/calves/arms/cardio

seated crunch machine no clue on what the weight was but did 4 sets of 20
seated calf raise ss 75x10 100x10 125x10ss 150x10/3ss
standing bw calf raise ss ss x20/4
db preacher hammers 25x10/3
incline db curls 30x8/3
bb curls 60x8+6p 70x8+6p/3
v bar press downs 110x10 120x10 130x10 140x10 150x10 160x10 170x10 180x10 (20sec rest)
pull over machine extensions 120x10 180x10 stack x10
10 min step mill intervals 1-1

done for the day. not that great of a pace going today. the gym was stupid packed. did get a pretty good pump going considering how low my carbs are. i do think i have a bit of tendonitis going on in my biceps tendons. they are a tad bit on the angry side and dont like bicep work at all. nothing terrible painful but it is noteworthy. lots of rehabbing and preventive stuff to help for now esp since i am hitting back 2x a week on top of training arms. got another session in the sauna last night for 20 mins and the plan right now is again tonight. 3x a week is the goal. detox and healing


meal 1
8oz turkey
meal 2
8oz turkey
1 cup spinach
meal 3
4 whole organic free range eggs
1/2 cup oats
2 tbl spn natty pb
1tbl spn sugar free jelly
intra
2 scoops peri md 10g creatpure w/gal water
meal 4
8oz turkey
2 flat out breads (love these)
meal 5
8oz tcod
2 tbl spn coconut oil
meal 6
8oz turkey
1 cup broc
1/4 cup sour kraut

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abs/back/cardio

hanging leg raise x15/4
roller work
chest supp machine rows 75x10 90x10 105x10 120x12 150x10 165x8 180x8
medium sup grip pulldowns 120x10 100x10 100x10 100x10+5forced
machine pullovers 120x10 135x10/2
t bar dead lifts 35x5 70x5 105x5/5
sled rows 90lbs additional resistance 4 rounds 40 yards each

done for the day. yep bicep tendons are fired up haha. i didnt use my band today either so i backed off quite a bit on the sup pull downs just to be safe and not make them even more inflamed. other than that everything went smooth and fast. good pump and lots of good stretching. we did go about 70lbs lighter on the sled work today but i wanted to up the tempo a bit and someone was in the way where we do our work at. the middle part of the area is not as smooth and pulling really heavy weight is really difficult because it doesnt slide correctly. very happy with progress thus far. day off and no carbs tomorrow.


meal 1
8oz turkey
meal 2
8oz turkey
1 cup spinach
meal 3
4 whole organic free range eggs
1/2 cup oats
2 tbl spn natty pb
1tbl spn sugar free jelly
intra
2 scoops peri md 10g creatpure w/gal water
meal 4
8oz turkey
2 flat out breads
meal 5
8oz tcod
2 tbl spn coconut oil
meal 6
8oz turkey
1 cup broc
1/4 cup sour kraut

TweetMan I wish one of the gyms I went to had a pull over machine. I do the db way. But have used some awesome machines in the past. Another good one guns

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Originally Posted by thudgens96

Man I wish one of the gyms I went to had a pull over machine. I do the db way. But have used some awesome machines in the past. Another good one guns

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that does suck man. i am pretty sure every single gym in my area has the pull over machine. now other equipment is a whole other story. we hit different gyms when we need specific machines from time to time. hell on post alone their are about 10 different facilities that are all equipped differently. pain in the ass going to most of them because of traffic but i will admit we are quite spoiled. hell a 45 min drive to the next city over has a gym that has anything and everything you can imagine. it is owned and ran by an old ifbb pro and he spared no expense in that bad boy

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Originally Posted by guns01

that does suck man. i am pretty sure every single gym in my area has the pull over machine. now other equipment is a whole other story. we hit different gyms when we need specific machines from time to time. hell on post alone their are about 10 different facilities that are all equipped differently. pain in the ass going to most of them because of traffic but i will admit we are quite spoiled. hell a 45 min drive to the next city over has a gym that has anything and everything you can imagine. it is owned and ran by an old ifbb pro and he spared no expense in that bad boy

That would be so awesome keep hoping one day I may have my own. Their is not a real bodybuilding gym within 100 miles

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