What's your goals this year?

[Bouncer]

i dont have any specific goal in particular. i want to be leaner and yet fuller and bigger.

[ROCKETW19]

i dont have any specific goal in particular. i want to be leaner and yet fuller and bigger.

B do you stay where you are at in size or are you always getting bigger and bigger?

[Bouncer]

B do you stay where you are at in size or are you always getting bigger and bigger?

i have found over the years of experimenting with things that my body doesn't necessarily respond all that great to a "cutting diet" or a "bulking diet" as we know them.

on a cutting diet i get flat and loose muscle and on a bulking diet i put on unnecessary fat.

what works best for me to get that combo of leanness, fullness, and a slow and steady gain is clean diet consisting of a lot of complex carbs, 300-400 grams of protein, and low fat intake. the only fat coming from the 1 piece of flank steak i have every day and the fish oil caps.

on a diet like that i get leaner then if i was following a cutting diet and i get fuller then if i was following a bulking diet. i hope that makes sense.

bottom line, for me whats works best is lots of complex carbs, and very low fat intake. i no longer add things like peanut butter or olive oil etc.. to my diet.

[ROCKETW19]

i have found over the years of experimenting with things that my body doesn't necessarily respond all that great to a "cutting diet" or a "bulking diet" as we know them.

on a cutting diet i get flat and loose muscle and on a bulking diet i put on unnecessary fat.

what works best for me to get that combo of leanness, fullness, and a slow and steady gain is clean diet consisting of a lot of complex carbs, 300-400 grams of protein, and low fat intake. the only fat coming from the 1 piece of flank steak i have every day and the fish oil caps.

on a diet like that i get leaner then if i was following a cutting diet and i get fuller then if i was following a bulking diet. i hope that makes sense.

bottom line, for me whats works best is lots of complex carbs, and very low fat intake. i no longer add things like peanut butter or olive oil etc.. to my diet.

low fat huh. I have alway made sure to use olive or macadania nut oils ect for fats cuzz you always preached fat intake,lol
next time send me the memo.

what I just learned is complex carbs makes me realy fill out but then I hold fat in my belly(love handles) low carbs make me lean but not as full looking.
I need to find a happy medium I guess. or maybe ill cut out thr fats like you did?

[Bouncer]

low fat huh. I have alway made sure to use olive or macadania nut oils ect for fats cuzz you always preached fat intake,lol
next time send me the memo.

what I just learned is complex carbs makes me realy fill out but then I hold fat in my belly(love handles) low carbs make me lean but not as full looking.
I need to find a happy medium I guess. or maybe ill cut out thr fats like you did?

yea i change my way of doing things as i experiment and learn.

i am not saying my way works for everyone, just works for me.

maybe you are getting fat on the complex carbs because you are also adding in all the fat.

try eating a bunch of carbs and protein with very little fat for a month. see what happens.

give it atleast a month, thats what i do.

[alwaysgrowing]

I want to maintain my size while training for my tri (so far so good). Once that is over I want to stay as lean as I am but hit 200 again

[3v1lj03]

Impressive goal; what is the current record now?

The current open class and Masters(40 to 49) class record stands at 573.20 lbs
I peaked to 565 lbs for the State meet in March. I plan to peak for 580lbs for the June national meet. I lift in a drug tested federation too so if anything show up your out for 3 years. I also have the goals of 600 lb deadlift and squat by the end of the year but that is longer term then the other. I am able to do all this because B told me I shouldn't :wack:

[Konitz]

I see people lift that kinda weight on television and it just blows me away. Keep me informed hope to hear you set the record.

[3v1lj03]

It's fun I will let you know how it goes.

[dna9488]

Good luck 3v1lj03

[3v1lj03]

Good luck 3v1lj03

Thanks Bro

[the art of war]

dude , ROCKET i dont know how you do this day in day out brother - I had agility w/legs today - squats to .5 mile sprints sideways on treadmill , then after hour and half (we did abs / core stuff as well) I got the 100 crunches with medicine ball x5 getting whacked at the top of every tenth crunch, finished off by that damn bamboo rod flexing abs just getting whacked until I basically crumbled. I've never felt so exhausted in my life bro lol. My stomach is black and blue

[Scrumhalf]

Core workouts are awesome! The great thing is that you can really see improvements from week to week. Right now, my core is as hard as a rock. My current core workout, done circuit style with no rest 5 times:

1. Weighted hyperextensions - about 10-12 reps
2. Russian twists with 20lb medicine ball - 10-12 reps
3. Dragon flags - 4-5 reps
4. Crunches on swiss ball with 45lb dumbbell held over upper chest - 10-12 reps

Finish up with 2 sets of chinnies - 100 reps each and a plank held for 3 minutes.

[the art of war]

I loved it honestly, it's so intense and so different from anything I'm used too. I know with my diet and my cycle the goals will be quite noticeable. Each week I laugh more at how people say PEDs wouldn't help you hit a home run LoL. give me a break.