Approved Log A Bodybuilding comeback Journey

[RoySimpson]

Meals
3) Beef Tenderloin sautéed w/ Olive Oil and garlic with sweet onions, asparagus and mushrooms, over jasmine rice.
200gms Beef Tenderloin
60gms protein
402 calories
1 cup asparagus,mushrooms and onions
18 carbs
67 calories
6gms protein
138gms jasmine rice
44.35 carbs
5.2 grams protein
234 calories
2 whole eggs
12 grams protein
140 calories
Meal 4
Protein shake
30gms protein
160 calories
Meal 5
2 cups cottage cheese
26grms protein
10 carbs
240 calories

@LeNguyen food is looking on point bro!

 

[LeNguyen]

@LeNguyen food is looking on point bro!

Thank you brother

 

[ballin2504]

Hello EVO family, the time has come to take my bodybuilding journey to the next level. I will keep a personal journal with me for every workout. Every rep, every set, the amount of weights used, what type of equipment free or machine ( 90 percent will be free weights ).
Everything I eat will be whole meats from the butcher, all vegetables will be fresh from produce markets, carbohydrates will only come from Thailand Jasmine rice. All meals will be prepared by my wife at home, only oils used will be cold pressed coconut and extra virgin olive oils. Every meal will be weighed, the proteins and carbohydrates. Every macro will be accounted for. All anabolics will be purchased and used solely from our EVO family site.

@LeNguyen this will be an epic log man. I know your dedication is unmatched. Let’s get it b

 

[LeNguyen]

@LeNguyen this will be an epic log man. I know your dedication is unmatched. Let’s get it b

Thank you so much brother

 

[LeNguyen]

TUESDAY AUGUST 12
Meals 1-6
1) Protein Shake (upon waking up)
30gms Protein
2) 1/2 Banh Mi Sandwich
3) 1/2 Banh Mi Sandwich
400gms Pork Tenderloin
120gms Protein
74.14 Carbs
804 Calories
4) Protein Shake
30gms Protein
160 Calories
5) Pork Tenderloin Sautéed in Olive Oil with Onions and Garlic over Jasmine Rice with 2 Whole Eggs and mixed vegetables, Zucchini, Mushrooms, Red, Yellow and Green Bell Peppers and Asparagus. (All vegetables are organic, fresh from produce department never frozen)
200gms Pork Tenderloin
60gms Protein
402 calories
250gms mixed Vegetables
136gms Jasmine Rice
44gms Carbs
230 Calories
2 Whole Eggs
12gms Protein
10gms Fat
140 Calories
6) Cottage Cheese 4% Small Curds with
1 Whole Avocado and 1 Whole Mango
1 Cup Cottage Cheese
25gms Protein
5gms Fat
240 Calories
1 Whole Avocado
2gms Protein
2 Carbs
24gms Fat
260 Calories
1 Mango
35.19 Carbs
.56gms Fat
1.06gms Protein
135 Calories

 

[LeNguyen]

TUESDAY AUGUST 12
BACK
Chin Ups
5 sets 8-10 reps
Standing Bent Over Rows
5 sets 10-12 reps
Seated Cable Rows
5 sets 8-10 reps
Shrugs w Hex Bar
3 sets 8-10 sets

 

[Noah Wixx]

Hello EVO family, the time has come to take my bodybuilding journey to the next level. I will keep a personal journal with me for every workout. Every rep, every set, the amount of weights used, what type of equipment free or machine ( 90 percent will be free weights ).
Everything I eat will be whole meats from the butcher, all vegetables will be fresh from produce markets, carbohydrates will only come from Thailand Jasmine rice. All meals will be prepared by my wife at home, only oils used will be cold pressed coconut and extra virgin olive oils. Every meal will be weighed, the proteins and carbohydrates. Every macro will be accounted for. All anabolics will be purchased and used solely from our EVO family site.

Excited for you man! Get after it

 

[LeNguyen]

Thank you brother

 

[LevButlerov]

TUESDAY AUGUST 12
Meals 1-6
1) Protein Shake (upon waking up)
30gms Protein
2) 1/2 Banh Mi Sandwich
3) 1/2 Banh Mi Sandwich
400gms Pork Tenderloin
120gms Protein
74.14 Carbs
804 Calories
4) Protein Shake
30gms Protein
160 Calories
5) Pork Tenderloin Sautéed in Olive Oil with Onions and Garlic over Jasmine Rice with 2 Whole Eggs and mixed vegetables, Zucchini, Mushrooms, Red, Yellow and Green Bell Peppers and Asparagus. (All vegetables are organic, fresh from produce department never frozen)
200gms Pork Tenderloin
60gms Protein
402 calories
250gms mixed Vegetables
136gms Jasmine Rice
44gms Carbs
230 Calories
2 Whole Eggs
12gms Protein
10gms Fat
140 Calories
6) Cottage Cheese 4% Small Curds with
1 Whole Avocado and 1 Whole Mango
1 Cup Cottage Cheese
25gms Protein
5gms Fat
240 Calories
1 Whole Avocado
2gms Protein
2 Carbs
24gms Fat
260 Calories
1 Mango
35.19 Carbs
.56gms Fat
1.06gms Protein
135 Calories

TUESDAY AUGUST 12
BACK
Chin Ups
5 sets 8-10 reps
Standing Bent Over Rows
5 sets 10-12 reps
Seated Cable Rows
5 sets 8-10 reps
Shrugs w Hex Bar
3 sets 8-10 sets

pushing up the food hard I love the food pics EVO family support.

 

[Noah Wixx]

Meals
3) Beef Tenderloin sautéed w/ Olive Oil and garlic with sweet onions, asparagus and mushrooms, over jasmine rice.
200gms Beef Tenderloin
60gms protein
402 calories
1 cup asparagus,mushrooms and onions
18 carbs
67 calories
6gms protein
138gms jasmine rice
44.35 carbs
5.2 grams protein
234 calories
2 whole eggs
12 grams protein
140 calories
Meal 4
Protein shake
30gms protein
160 calories
Meal 5
2 cups cottage cheese
26grms protein
10 carbs
240 calories

Meals on point

 

[LeNguyen]

pushing up the food hard I love the food pics EVO family support.

thank you so much brother

 

[LeNguyen]

Meals on point

Thank you brother

 

[LevButlerov]

thank you so much brother

EVO family love

 

[Tiger Salman Khan]

TUESDAY AUGUST 12
BACK
Chin Ups
5 sets 8-10 reps
Standing Bent Over Rows
5 sets 10-12 reps
Seated Cable Rows
5 sets 8-10 reps
Shrugs w Hex Bar
3 sets 8-10 sets

@LeNguyen Solid updates man....try adding yoga to your routine.......

 

[LeNguyen]

@LeNguyen Solid updates man....try adding yoga to your routine.......

Thank you brother

 

[LeNguyen]

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 13
BICEPS/TRICEPS/DELTS
Biceps
Standing Barbell Curls
5 sets 8-12 reps
Standing Dumbbell Hammer Curls
3 sets 8-10 reps
Dumbbell Preacher Curls
2 sets 8-10 reps
Triceps
Tricep Cable Pushdowns w bar
5 sets 8-10 reps
Seated Single Arm Dumbbell Behind Head Extension
5 sets 8-10 reps
Delts
Standing Dumbbell Side Lateral Raises
5 sets 10-15 reps
Seated Overhead Dumbbell Press
5 sets 10-15 reps
*Pre workout Snack
1 mango 3 large pieces of watermelon

 

[LeNguyen]

TRAPS
( went back just now and hit Traps )
TRAPEZOIDS
Shrugs
Standing Dumbbell Shrugs ( higher rep range )
3 sets 15-20 reps
Standing Shrugs With Hex Bar ( heavy low rep range)
2 sets 10-12 reps

** Thursday/Friday REST

 

[ballin2504]

Meals
3) Beef Tenderloin sautéed w/ Olive Oil and garlic with sweet onions, asparagus and mushrooms, over jasmine rice.
200gms Beef Tenderloin
60gms protein
402 calories
1 cup asparagus,mushrooms and onions
18 carbs
67 calories
6gms protein
138gms jasmine rice
44.35 carbs
5.2 grams protein
234 calories
2 whole eggs
12 grams protein
140 calories
Meal 4
Protein shake
30gms protein
160 calories
Meal 5
2 cups cottage cheese
26grms protein
10 carbs
240 calories

@LeNguyen interesting meal man but it sounds really good. Way to get some good food in there

 

[LeNguyen]

@LeNguyen interesting meal man but it sounds really good. Way to get some good food in there

Thank you brother

 

[LevButlerov]

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 13
BICEPS/TRICEPS/DELTS
Biceps
Standing Barbell Curls
5 sets 8-12 reps
Standing Dumbbell Hammer Curls
3 sets 8-10 reps
Dumbbell Preacher Curls
2 sets 8-10 reps
Triceps
Tricep Cable Pushdowns w bar
5 sets 8-10 reps
Seated Single Arm Dumbbell Behind Head Extension
5 sets 8-10 reps
Delts
Standing Dumbbell Side Lateral Raises
5 sets 10-15 reps
Seated Overhead Dumbbell Press
5 sets 10-15 reps
*Pre workout Snack
1 mango 3 large pieces of watermelon

TRAPS
( went back just now and hit Traps )
TRAPEZOIDS
Shrugs
Standing Dumbbell Shrugs ( higher rep range )
3 sets 15-20 reps
Standing Shrugs With Hex Bar ( heavy low rep range)
2 sets 10-12 reps

** Thursday/Friday REST

@LeNguyen I see the volume you putting in well done dont stop the grind!

 

[LeNguyen]

@LeNguyen I see the volume you putting in well done dont stop the grind!

Thank you so much brother

 

[LevButlerov]

Thank you so much brother

EVO Family love

 

[LeNguyen]

DO WE HAVE ANY DISCOUNT CODES FOR OUR NAPSGEAR SITE ON PHARMAQ LAB PRODUCTS FOR OILS AND TABS ??

 

[LevButlerov]

DO WE HAVE ANY DISCOUNT CODES FOR OUR NAPSGEAR SITE ON PHARMAQ LAB PRODUCTS FOR OILS AND TABS ??

@LeNguyen I suggest you buy from domestic-supply.com much faster, yes costs more but worth it trust me
https://domestic-supply.com/

 

[LeNguyen]

@LeNguyen I suggest you buy from domestic-supply.com much faster, yes costs more but worth it trust me
https://domestic-supply.com/

Ok brother, I am going onto the site now to check products, have decided to run an old school cycle when I start gear, Test and Deca only… with Anadrol added last few weeks of cycle .

 

[LeNguyen]

Ok brother, I am going onto the site now to check products, have decided to run an old school cycle when I start gear, Test and Deca only… with Anadrol added last few weeks of cycle .

just went on site, why won’t it let me ad international shipping to cart, it will only let me ad shipping from US into cart?

 

[LevButlerov]

Ok brother, I am going onto the site now to check products, have decided to run an old school cycle when I start gear, Test and Deca only… with Anadrol added last few weeks of cycle .

just went on site, why won’t it let me ad international shipping to cart, it will only let me ad shipping from US into cart?

It's domestic USA only, do domestic shipment dont pick INT. thats if you outside usa.
@LeNguyen test deca is a good start get proviron and n2guard as well.

 

[LeNguyen]

It's domestic USA only, do domestic shipment dont pick INT. thats if you outside usa.
@LeNguyen test deca is a good start get proviron and n2guard as

It's domestic USA only, do domestic shipment dont pick INT. thats if you outside usa.
@LeNguyen test deca is a good start get proviron and n2guard as well.

 

[LeNguyen]

Yeah, n2guard I can not afford, $100 dollars a month for erbs way out of my league, and I get no sides from Deca. And I do not aromatize at all… so I won’t need any ancillaries , really I get no sides at all from gear other than Tren and all I get from Tren is some night sweats once in a while and sometimes insomnia. But with test and Deca I can run really high doses and still feel really good

 

[LevButlerov]

Yeah, n2guard I can not afford, $100 dollars a month for erbs way out of my league, and I get no sides from Deca. And I do not aromatize at all… so I won’t need any ancillaries , really I get no sides at all from gear other than Tren and all I get from Tren is some night sweats once in a while and sometimes insomnia. But with test and Deca I can run really high doses and still feel really good

You can split the dose and use the bottle 2 months, so you are GTG get the bottle. @LeNguyen

 

[LeNguyen]

You can split the dose and use the bottle 2 months, so you are GTG get the bottle. @LeNguyen

Ok that might work brother

 

[LevButlerov]

Ok that might work brother

Rotate EOD 1 day 3 caps, 1 day 4, 1 day 3, 1 day 4

 

[LeNguyen]

Rotate EOD 1 day 3 caps, 1 day 4, 1 day 3, 1 day 4

Ok great advice brother, thank so much… will do! that will lessen the wallet will pick up some this weekend… gear I’ll probably start buying from our board next week

 

[LevButlerov]

Ok great advice brother, thank so much… will do! that will lessen the wallet will pick up some this weekend… gear I’ll probably start buying from our board next week

Step by step not all at once

 

[Mobster]

Domestic is called 'domestic' for a reason... (what we call Domestic is really just the US of A but it IS the biggest AAS market in the world) they did have an outside the US site but closed it.

 

[LeNguyen]

10/4 thanks Brother

 

[Npcclassicphysique champ]

10/4 thanks Brother

how you be brother?

 

[LeNguyen]

how you be brother?

Doing well brother… everything coming along nicely… I am very surprised how the body tightens up and muscles start to come together so rapidly especially training naturally I still have another 4 weeks natty before gear is introduced and I am beginning to be very pleased already

 

[LeNguyen]

SATURDAY August 16
CHEST/DELTS
Chest
Flat Barbell Bench Press
5 sets 15-20 reps
Incline Dumbbell Press
5 sets 12-15 reps
Dips
3 sets to failure
Standing Cable Crossover
5 sets 10-15 reps
Delts
Seated Overhead Dumbbell Press
5 sets 8-10 reps
Standing Bent Over Lateral Raises
5 sets 10-15 reps

 

[LeNguyen]

SUNDAY August 15
LEGS/ABS
Quads
Barbell Squats
5 sets 12-15 reps
Seated Leg Extension
5 sets to failure
Hamstring
Laying Leg Curls
5 sets to failure
Abs
Hanging Leg Raises
5 sets to failure

 

[Npcclassicphysique champ]

Doing well brother… everything coming along nicely… I am very surprised how the body tightens up and muscles start to come together so rapidly especially training naturally I still have another 4 weeks natty before gear is introduced and I am beginning to be very pleased already

natty is the way back slowly

SATURDAY August 16
CHEST/DELTS
Chest
Flat Barbell Bench Press
5 sets 15-20 reps
Incline Dumbbell Press
5 sets 12-15 reps
Dips
3 sets to failure
Standing Cable Crossover
5 sets 10-15 reps
Delts
Seated Overhead Dumbbell Press
5 sets 8-10 reps
Standing Bent Over Lateral Raises
5 sets 10-15 reps

i like this day dips are strong
cardio?

SUNDAY August 15
LEGS/ABS
Quads
Barbell Squats
5 sets 12-15 reps
Seated Leg Extension
5 sets to failure
Hamstring
Laying Leg Curls
5 sets to failure
Abs
Hanging Leg Raises
5 sets to failure

need some leg press can you do it?

 

[LeNguyen]

natty is the way back slowly

i like this day dips are strong
cardio?

need some leg press can you do it?

Yes will do brother

 

[Mobster]

SATURDAY August 16
CHEST/DELTS
Chest
Flat Barbell Bench Press
5 sets 15-20 reps
Incline Dumbbell Press
5 sets 12-15 reps
Dips
3 sets to failure
Standing Cable Crossover
5 sets 10-15 reps
Delts
Seated Overhead Dumbbell Press
5 sets 8-10 reps
Standing Bent Over Lateral Raises
5 sets 10-15 reps

Nice solid session

 

[LeNguyen]

Nice solid session

Thanks so much brother

 

[stevesmi]

SUNDAY August 15
LEGS/ABS
Quads
Barbell Squats
5 sets 12-15 reps
Seated Leg Extension
5 sets to failure
Hamstring
Laying Leg Curls
5 sets to failure
Abs
Hanging Leg Raises
5 sets to failure

awesome workout on a sunday. most people are too lazy to even train on weekends. give you a lot of credit @LeNguyen

 

[LeNguyen]

awesome workout on a sunday. most people are too lazy to even train on weekends. give you a lot of credit @LeNguyen

Thanks so much brother, I’ve got a long road back, trying to to make every day count

 

[stevesmi]

Thanks so much brother, I’ve got a long road back, trying to to make every day count

yeah man i love it. i will admit during football season i do sit my ass down from about 1pm till 7 watching football lol.
this year though i am going to not do that so much though especially if my team sucks ha

 

[LeNguyen]

yeah man i love it. i will admit during football season i do sit my ass down from about 1pm till 7 watching football lol.
this year though i am going to not do that so much though especially if my team sucks ha

lol, me too brother! Sundays used to be my football day don’t bother me day… but now I’m trying to go all in and make the most of this bodybuilding journey, I’ve cut everything off, diet and training first… I’ve gotten to where I don’t watch tv, just don’t have time, by the time I get home I hit the weights, shower, eat, watch bodybuilding stuff on utube eat again then sleep…

 

[stevesmi]

lol, me too brother! Sundays used to be my football day don’t bother me day… but now I’m trying to go all in and make the most of this bodybuilding journey, I’ve cut everything off, diet and training first… I’ve gotten to where I don’t watch tv, just don’t have time, by the time I get home I hit the weights, shower, eat, watch bodybuilding stuff on utube eat again then sleep…

yeah man i might go fishing in the morning instead and if the bite is good fish all day..

 

[LeNguyen]

yeah man i might go fishing in the morning instead and if the bite is good fish all day..

That’s sounds awesome brother!! Great for an off day to recover, relax and refocus

 

[2Thick]

SUNDAY August 15
LEGS/ABS
Quads
Barbell Squats
5 sets 12-15 reps
Seated Leg Extension
5 sets to failure
Hamstring
Laying Leg Curls
5 sets to failure
Abs
Hanging Leg Raises
5 sets to failure

this is a nice way to spend an afternoon. very nice work on this. the best training is the legs @LeNguyen

 

[LeNguyen]

this is a nice way to spend an afternoon. very nice work on this. the best training is the legs @LeNguyen

Thank you brother

 

[BodyMonster34]

SUNDAY August 15
LEGS/ABS
Quads
Barbell Squats
5 sets 12-15 reps
Seated Leg Extension
5 sets to failure
Hamstring
Laying Leg Curls
5 sets to failure
Abs
Hanging Leg Raises
5 sets to failure

bro you looking good on this one. i like how to go to failure. @LeNguyen that a real man lift. can tell you got native blood

 

[LeNguyen]

bro you looking good on this one. i like how to go to failure. @LeNguyen that a real man lift. can tell you got native blood

Thank you so much brother

 

[LeNguyen]

Evo family I have a question about LATS,
when doing body weight pull-ups is it better to go very wide to hit lats for the V-Taper ?
How about bent over rows, wide or narrow grip for the V-Taper ?

 

[Ulter]

SUNDAY August 15
LEGS/ABS
Quads
Barbell Squats
5 sets 12-15 reps
Seated Leg Extension
5 sets to failure
Hamstring
Laying Leg Curls
5 sets to failure
Abs
Hanging Leg Raises
5 sets to failure

this one is looking good @LeNguyen i got a lot of respect for this training. you are going to be back to your old self soon

 

[LeNguyen]

this one is looking good @LeNguyen i got a lot of respect for this training. you are going to be back to your old self soon

Thanks so much brother

 

[Ulter]

Thanks so much brother

EVO family respect

 

[LeNguyen]

I couldn’t have done it without EVO family support and encouragement

 

[ROIDDERS]

SUNDAY August 15
LEGS/ABS
Quads
Barbell Squats
5 sets 12-15 reps
Seated Leg Extension
5 sets to failure
Hamstring
Laying Leg Curls
5 sets to failure
Abs
Hanging Leg Raises
5 sets to failure

this is amazing. the legs and abs are fun to do. push it hardcore man @LeNguyen

 

[ceo]

SUNDAY August 15
LEGS/ABS
Quads
Barbell Squats
5 sets 12-15 reps
Seated Leg Extension
5 sets to failure
Hamstring
Laying Leg Curls
5 sets to failure
Abs
Hanging Leg Raises
5 sets to failure

bros good to see you back in business. steady training and you are going to kill it. @LeNguyen you showing how its done!

 

[LeNguyen]

this is amazing. the legs and abs are fun to do. push it hardcore man @LeNguyen

Thanks so much brother

 

[LeNguyen]

bros good to see you back in business. steady training and you are going to kill it. @LeNguyen you showing how its done!

Thanks so much brother

 

[LevButlerov]

Thanks so much brother

Whole EVO family loves you

 

[LeNguyen]

Whole EVO family loves you

Thanks so much for the support brother and thanks EVO family

 

[LeNguyen]

Monday August 18
BACK
Pull Ups
5 sets to failure
Standing Bent Over Rows (wide grip)
5 sets 12-15 reps
Seated Rows (shoulder width grip)
5 sets 10-12 reps
Shrugs w/ Hex Bar
5 sets 10-15 reps
** DIET REMAINS SAME THROUGHOUT THIS TRAINING BLOCK
250 plus grams protein daily
Staying under 150 grams carbs daily
Once I lean back out will reevaluate diet with EVO family guidance…

 

[LevButlerov]

Thanks so much for the support brother and thanks EVO family

EVO family always supports you

Monday August 18
BACK
Pull Ups
5 sets to failure
Standing Bent Over Rows (wide grip)
5 sets 12-15 reps
Seated Rows (shoulder width grip)
5 sets 10-12 reps
Shrugs w/ Hex Bar
5 sets 10-15 reps
** DIET REMAINS SAME THROUGHOUT THIS TRAINING BLOCK
250 plus grams protein daily
Staying under 150 grams carbs daily
Once I lean back out will reevaluate diet with EVO family guidance…

@LeNguyen how much cardio did you do?

 

[LeNguyen]

.

 

[LeNguyen]

EVO family always supports you

@LeNguyen how much cardio did you do?

Yeah my job is really grueling, it is like doing cardio all day long I getting at least 10,000 steps in every day, lifting tools and cross beams heavy wires climbing up and down those telephone poles all day… sometimes I wonder how I’m going to ad pounds of muscle when I burn up everything I eat at work?

 

[BeMe]

@toddthelineman might have something to say about that. He's a fiber lineman so he's climbing the big poles.

Lots of us are in similar positions @LeNguyen
I'm an electrician, same thing lots of climbing, tons of calories burned each day. If I eat anything less than 4000 calories a day I start losing weight.

You should checkout @toddthelineman bulking journey log. He burns more cals that you and I combined. You might pickup some good tips off him on how to gain.

My advice would just be eat more bro and up the protein.

I'll start following along with your log to see how it goes. Wishing you the best! On a side note it's nice to see a fellow Asian bro here. I'm half Japanese. I know your Viet from your name, pretty obvious lol. I have a lot of friends with your name. My wife's Viet too so I'm your in-law countryman lol.

 

[LeNguyen]

@toddthelineman might have something to say about that. He's a fiber lineman so he's climbing the big poles.

Lots of us are in similar positions @LeNguyen
I'm an electrician, same thing lots of climbing, tons of calories burned each day. If I eat anything less than 4000 calories a day I start losing weight.

You should checkout @toddthelineman bulking journey log. He burns more cals that you and I combined. You might pickup some good tips off him on how to gain.

My advice would just be eat more bro and up the protein.

I'll start following along with your log to see how it goes. Wishing you the best! On a side note it's nice to see a fellow Asian bro here. I'm half Japanese. I know your Viet from your name, pretty obvious lol. I have a lot of friends with your name. My wife's Viet too so I'm your in-law countryman lol.

Thanks so much brother, yeah I’m in the electrical lineman field also, I’m just starting out only a class C Lineman , yeah I’ll definitely check out his log and follow… thanks so much again brother for the advice

 

[toddthelineman]

Yeah my job is really grueling, it is like doing cardio all day long I getting at least 10,000 steps in every day, lifting tools and cross beams heavy wires climbing up and down those telephone poles all day… sometimes I wonder how I’m going to ad pounds of muscle when I burn up everything I eat at work?

Yeah, bro. I used to climb 100 poles a day sometimes, once I did it three days in a row. I ate like grizzly bear and I was skinny af! The first time I got big I was in jail. Went in about 165, came out 100 days later 195 with abs, and that was after three days on a bus before I could weigh myself. Hard hard hard work is very hard to eat your way through. I haven’t started my bulk yet because I’m still just too busy and the only way would be to really abuse doses. But in the fall I can do it

 

[LeNguyen]

Yeah, bro. I used to climb 100 poles a day sometimes, once I did it three days in a row. I ate like grizzly bear and I was skinny af! The first time I got big I was in jail. Went in about 165, came out 100 days later 195 with abs, and that was after three days on a bus before I could weigh myself. Hard hard hard work is very hard to eat your way through. I haven’t started my bulk yet because I’m still just too busy and the only way would be to really abuse doses. But in the fall I can do it

Thanks brother! I’m definitely going to follow your journey, very happy meeting fellow linesman will be following and learning from you brother

 

[toddthelineman]

Thanks brother! I’m definitely going to follow your journey, very happy meeting fellow linesman will be following and learning from you brother

You do power, yeah? I never did that. But I’ve built everything from 6 pounds per foot 2500 pair telephone, to quad .875 coax. And enough fiber to wrap around the world a few times. Running my own business currently and it’s giving me a lot of challenges. But I have supportive people and am living my best life and doing it for me for once

 

[BeMe]

Thanks so much brother, yeah I’m in the electrical lineman field also, I’m just starting out only a class C Lineman , yeah I’ll definitely check out his log and follow… thanks so much again brother for the advice

Nice bro, congrats.

Please don't take this the wrong way, but you look kinda older to be starting out as a lineman. Usually you see little kids starting the trade cuz it's such a physically demanding job. I'm not sure what it's like in the states but up here in Canada all the guys in their 50s are foreman cuz they can't climb anymore. Shit I work with guys in their 40s who are foreman cuz their done with it lol.

There's a few tough old bastards who still work on the tools but they're beat to shit and too tough to know when to quit lol.

 

[LeNguyen]

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You do power, yeah? I never did that. But I’ve built everything from 6 pounds per foot 2500 pair telephone, to quad .875 coax. And enough fiber to wrap around the world a few times. Running my own business currently and it’s giving me a lot of challenges. But I have supportive people and am living my best life and doing it for me for once

Must be very challenging running your own business, must be very challenging to find time to eat properly and especially train!

 

[toddthelineman]

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Must be very challenging running your own business, must be very challenging to find time to eat properly and especially train!

Absolutely it is, and with my other endeavors training does get low on the list for me at certain times. So it’s always like the frog climbing out of the well for me. I enjoy it, but it’s not the focus of my life. Eating, of if I do t keep it mostly clean and average 5k calories, I run into trouble, so it’s easier to keep that up or I pay for it.

 

[LeNguyen]

Nice bro, congrats.

Please don't take this the wrong way, but you look kinda older to be starting out as a lineman. Usually you see little kids starting the trade cuz it's such a physically demanding job. I'm not sure what it's like in the states but up here in Canada all the guys in their 50s are foreman cuz they can't climb anymore. Shit I work with guys in their 40s who are foreman cuz their done with it lol.

There's a few tough old bastards who still work on the tools but they're beat to shit and too tough to know when to quit lol.

Yeah I was an owner operator driving big rigs for 18 years, got married and got burned out being away from home for months on end, so I changed careers, yeah your right in school all you see are 18-20 years old kids… I out climb them out walk them out work them all day long they can’t compete brother. Shit most of them can’t even turn a wrench properly or know what is a four way

 

[toddthelineman]

Nice bro, congrats.

Please don't take this the wrong way, but you look kinda older to be starting out as a lineman. Usually you see little kids starting the trade cuz it's such a physically demanding job. I'm not sure what it's like in the states but up here in Canada all the guys in their 50s are foreman cuz they can't climb anymore. Shit I work with guys in their 40s who are foreman cuz their done with it lol.

There's a few tough old bastards who still work on the tools but they're beat to shit and too tough to know when to quit lol.

My buddy Milton is 71 and still climbs… with a prosthetic leg!!! My old boss switched to transmission line work and climbed towers and chased hurricanes for distribution work until his death of a heart attack at 53 (he had a 25 year old gf and coke in his system, he went out as he planned to)

 

[BeMe]

Yeah I was an owner operator driving big rigs for 18 years, got married and got burned out being away from home for months on end, so I changed careers, yeah your right in school all you see are 18-20 years old kids… I out climb them out walk them out work them all day long they can’t compete brother. Shit most of them can’t even turn a wrench properly or know what is a four way

Ya nothing beats experience and mental toughness. That's why I try not to hire kids. I usually look for guys in their late 20s early 30s when I'm hiring. Best guy I ever hired was a year older than me, 40 at the time.

Stay fit and healthy will be very important in the years to come and it looks like you got that covered and then some. Great job!

 

[RoySimpson]

SUNDAY August 15
LEGS/ABS
Quads
Barbell Squats
5 sets 12-15 reps
Seated Leg Extension
5 sets to failure
Hamstring
Laying Leg Curls
5 sets to failure
Abs
Hanging Leg Raises
5 sets to failure

@LeNguyen solid leg sesh right here!

 

[toddthelineman]

Ya nothing beats experience and mental toughness. That's why I try not to hire kids. I usually look for guys in their late 20s early 30s when I'm hiring. Best guy I ever hired was a year older than me, 40 at the time.

Stay fit and healthy will be very important in the years to come and it looks like you got that covered and then some. Great job!

Now this is really tough for me, because from the very beginning of my career, I was told it was a young man’s game, and that you had to, absolutely had to hire as young as possible. Cable lineman are the absolute redheaded stepkids of all linework. Only very very few actually know what they are doing. There are no recognized certifications really of any kind. I can pull up on a project that’s years along already and no one there will have ever seen a crew that is capable of what I am. They have never seen a real cable lineman before because literally most of them are dead. So now it’s just a few thousand hacks, and residential installers with ladders on a 2001 dodge ram calling themselves lineman and then all the ibew power guys want to vomit. But even the cable and telephone IBEW crews are absolutely imposters and their major work gets subbed out to companies like mine or they just throw an army of Eastern Europeans at it and eventually it’ll be good enough. A lot of those guys are actually pretty good if they are given what they need at least. Sucks for me though.

S as for hiring young, we usually get paid by the foot, like when I started it might have only been like 10 cents a foot, to share for the crew. If you were brand new you didn’t know anything so if you weren’t literally running, even sprinting if a lineman needed something, you would be getting screamed at and you would be replaced. Any of us back then would put up with no limit of abuse for out chance to make $100k plus. Even the foremen were kids, really. My first foreman was old, 71? But he was still jacked, used to build telephone in Appalachia with mules. I lost my spot with him and then was working for a 23 year old who’d already been to prison for three years And got out by doing crazy boot camp and he was super fit and super motivated and we went out every day like we were going to win. I miss those days soooooo much.

 

[LevButlerov]

Yeah my job is really grueling, it is like doing cardio all day long I getting at least 10,000 steps in every day, lifting tools and cross beams heavy wires climbing up and down those telephone poles all day… sometimes I wonder how I’m going to ad pounds of muscle when I burn up everything I eat at work?

@LeNguyen time will tell we just push hard and eat!

 

[toddthelineman]

Yeah my job is really grueling, it is like doing cardio all day long I getting at least 10,000 steps in every day, lifting tools and cross beams heavy wires climbing up and down those telephone poles all day… sometimes I wonder how I’m going to ad pounds of muscle when I burn up everything I eat at work?

Ooooooh yeah, have you tried mk677? I was taking that in the morning and evening and I was able to eat more than if I was smoking weed. Like I ate 15 tacos seriously. Ravenous hunger

 

[BeMe]

Now this is really tough for me, because from the very beginning of my career, I was told it was a young man’s game, and that you had to, absolutely had to hire as young as possible. Cable lineman are the absolute redheaded stepkids of all linework. Only very very few actually know what they are doing. There are no recognized certifications really of any kind. I can pull up on a project that’s years along already and no one there will have ever seen a crew that is capable of what I am. They have never seen a real cable lineman before because literally most of them are dead. So now it’s just a few thousand hacks, and residential installers with ladders on a 2001 dodge ram calling themselves lineman and then all the ibew power guys want to vomit. But even the cable and telephone IBEW crews are absolutely imposters and their major work gets subbed out to companies like mine or they just throw an army of Eastern Europeans at it and eventually it’ll be good enough. A lot of those guys are actually pretty good if they are given what they need at least. Sucks for me though.

S as for hiring young, we usually get paid by the foot, like when I started it might have only been like 10 cents a foot, to share for the crew. If you were brand new you didn’t know anything so if you weren’t literally running, even sprinting if a lineman needed something, you would be getting screamed at and you would be replaced. Any of us back then would put up with no limit of abuse for out chance to make $100k plus. Even the foremen were kids, really. My first foreman was old, 71? But he was still jacked, used to build telephone in Appalachia with mules. I lost my spot with him and then was working for a 23 year old who’d already been to prison for three years And got out by doing crazy boot camp and he was super fit and super motivated and we went out every day like we were going to win. I miss those days soooooo much.

Ya if you can find a strong, motivated, teachable young guy their undefeated..just good luck finding one. Everytime I hire a young guy in his early 20s I find myself saying why did you do this again after a couple months.

I run into good young guys on other crews or trades now and again but they're so few and far between. I'm sure the generation before us thought the same, and so on and so on but it's probably more true today then ever cuz technology has made life so easy.

You even see it now in certain immigrant populations too. Countries that used to produce hard workers have lazy young guys too lol. I know demo guys that refuse to sub crews from certain countries cuz they say they're all lazy now.

 

[LeNguyen]

Ya nothing beats experience and mental toughness. That's why I try not to hire kids. I usually look for guys in their late 20s early 30s when I'm hiring. Best guy I ever hired was a year older than me, 40 at the time.

Stay fit and healthy will be very important in the years to come and it looks like you got that covered and then some. Great job!

Thanks so much brother

 

[LeNguyen]

@LeNguyen solid leg sesh right here!

Thank you brother

 

[ceo]

Thanks so much brother

bros EVO family love

 

[ROIDDERS]

Thanks so much brother

much love

 

[LeNguyen]

much love

Hey brother, was trying to find your log, been reading @BeMe logs today and saw you have one, I’m not a computer guy at all, having trouble finding yours , can you point me in right direction, would love to follow

 

[ROIDDERS]

Hey brother, was trying to find your log, been reading @BeMe logs today and saw you have one, I’m not a computer guy at all, having trouble finding yours , can you point me in right direction, would love to follow

its in my signature https://www.ironoverload.io/threads...ehensive-8-week-recomposition-cycle-log.3706/

 

[LeNguyen]

its in my signature https://www.ironoverload.io/threads...ehensive-8-week-recomposition-cycle-log.3706/

Got it , thanks so much brother, just logged in

 

[ROIDDERS]

Got it , thanks so much brother, just logged in

love it! much evo family love

 

[BeMe]

I was thinking last night after we spoke, it didn't hit me til later but you said you switched from trucking to being a lineman. WOW that's a big change in every way. Couldn't be more opposite. I'm sure mentally you're happier cuz you said you were burnt out on trucking, but physically it's so much better for you too. That's a seriously positive life change. Good for you for having the courage to make that change! It's really hard to get out of your comfort zone and chase something new and I have a ton of respect for anyone who does that.

 

[LeNguyen]

I was thinking last night after we spoke, it didn't hit me til later but you said you switched from trucking to being a lineman. WOW that's a big change in every way. Couldn't be more opposite. I'm sure mentally you're happier cuz you said you were burnt out on trucking, but physically it's so much better for you too. That's a seriously positive life change. Good for you for having the courage to make that change! It's really hard to get out of your comfort zone and chase something new and I have a ton of respect for anyone who does that.

Thanks brother, yeah I’m a creature of comfort, your right I was scared to death at first worrying about everything, but after the surgery I had to make a lifestyle change, trucking is so unhealthy, sleeping is sporadic, sometimes in 3 days I may get 6 hours sleep, then the food omg! Hit or miss, fast food and garbage food from greasy diners, try to hit Walmart and cook in truck, but hard to do with a microwave. First week stock fridge up with home cooked meals, but I stay out 3-4 months straight so the rest is eating all the poison on the road. Last year I went to Vietnam and brought my wife to America, it took 5 years for all the paperwork to clear immigration… best thing ever happened to me, it help me to transition over , I’m loving it being home everyday and have weekends that really feel like a weekend. If I never see the inside of a big rig again it will still be too soon

 

[BeMe]

Thanks brother, yeah I’m a creature of comfort, your right I was scared to death at first worrying about everything, but after the surgery I had to make a lifestyle change, trucking is so unhealthy, sleeping is sporadic, sometimes in 3 days I may get 6 hours sleep, then the food omg! Hit or miss, fast food and garbage food from greasy diners, try to hit Walmart and cook in truck, but hard to do with a microwave. First week stock fridge up with home cooked meals, but I stay out 3-4 months straight so the rest is eating all the poison on the road. Last year I went to Vietnam and brought my wife to America, it took 5 years for all the paperwork to clear immigration… best thing ever happened to me, it help me to transition over , I’m loving it being home everyday and have weekends that really feel like a weekend. If I never see the inside of a big rig again it will still be too soon

That's a great story, I love it! Nothing but positivity. Healthier mind and body. More gains! Stay consistent and you're gonna be ripped!

 

[LeNguyen]

That's a great story, I love it! Nothing but positivity. Healthier mind and body. More gains! Stay consistent and you're gonna be ripped!

Thanks brother

 

[25homes]

SUNDAY August 15
LEGS/ABS
Quads
Barbell Squats
5 sets 12-15 reps
Seated Leg Extension
5 sets to failure
Hamstring
Laying Leg Curls
5 sets to failure
Abs
Hanging Leg Raises
5 sets to failure

Good update. Like the workout

 

[LevButlerov]

Thanks brother, yeah I’m a creature of comfort, your right I was scared to death at first worrying about everything, but after the surgery I had to make a lifestyle change, trucking is so unhealthy, sleeping is sporadic, sometimes in 3 days I may get 6 hours sleep, then the food omg! Hit or miss, fast food and garbage food from greasy diners, try to hit Walmart and cook in truck, but hard to do with a microwave. First week stock fridge up with home cooked meals, but I stay out 3-4 months straight so the rest is eating all the poison on the road. Last year I went to Vietnam and brought my wife to America, it took 5 years for all the paperwork to clear immigration… best thing ever happened to me, it help me to transition over , I’m loving it being home everyday and have weekends that really feel like a weekend. If I never see the inside of a big rig again it will still be too soon

Changing your life is a big and hard thing but you're doing it. EVO family supports you. @LeNguyen

 

[LeNguyen]

Good update. Like the workout

Thanks brother