Veteran Log First Testosterone Cycle Log

[Ulter]

It was 112 with the humidex. 45 Celsius to Fahrenheit google says 112. Actual temp were 38 and 39 Celsius. Toronto is really humid cuz if Lake Ontario and the humidity getting trapped between all the massive buildings. It's a different kind of humidity than Florida.

Ya Orlando is pretty gross. I remember going there and the heat was nuts. What's the point of living in Florida with no beachs?!? Lol. I guess you must not like hurricanes or somethn.

there are more jobs in Orlando. i worked here as an engineer for one of the parks.. i helped design a roller coaster for one of them i'm sure you can guess which one.

and i can drive to beaches anytime i want, they are only 1 hour both sides. we have a lot of lakes too and its far safer then boating in the ocean

 

[Tiger Salman Khan]

Update shots, no pump

Curious what you guys think about my bacne situation.

I've never dealt with acne like this before so I don't know if I should just leave it be and it will go away or do I need to take some action. I have been using a scrub with hyaluronic soap.

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@BeMe keep the skin clean and dry....try to shower every time after sweating like gym or any other physical intensive task......

 

[BeMe]

there are more jobs in Orlando. i worked here as an engineer for one of the parks.. i helped design a roller coaster for one of them i'm sure you can guess which one.

and i can drive to beaches anytime i want, they are only 1 hour both sides. we have a lot of lakes too and its far safer then boating in the ocean

Wow that's an interesting job. You're in the right place for that. Do you like riding roller coasters? I bet a lot of guys that do what you do hate actually riding them. Engineers are smart and a fear of heights is very rational.

I went to Orlando a few times, Disney and hockey tournaments. Don't know how a guy with as much muscle as you can take it down there. I prefer the cold cuz you can always throw on more layers, the heat is not for me.

Toronto is getting pretty hot lately. I was telling someone else were the 3rd warmest city in Canada so it's a lot warmer here than people realize.

 

[BeMe]

@BeMe keep the skin clean and dry....try to shower every time after sweating like gym or any other physical intensive task......

Ya for me it's tough because it's so hot lately and I'm sweating all day at work with no shower til the end of the day. Its about 50/50 whether or not I get to work in air conditioning and some of the facilities I work in are far hotter than outside. Working in a warehouse ceiling in summer is literally like working in a sauna.

 

[BeMe]

Log Day 75

Not a ton to report from yesterday. Worked outside all day long and it was pretty hot. Got my steps up over 10k when I got home walking with my dogs and wife. Another day of tanning on the books. I just tan while doing all my office work when I get home. Other than all that it was a "rest" day coming of 4 days in a row of training. Home now, eat, haircut, then time to get after it.

 

[LevButlerov]

Really? I thought I remember hearing your body tries to expell the oil you inject and one of the ways it happens is via your pores @LevButlerov

Or did I just fall for some bro science mythology lol

It could be a factor. No doubt. Anyone who tells you they know EVERYTHING about every body type is a liar lol but generally speaking acne with steroids is hormonal not carrier oil related. You think right, salt baths, tanning and a bit more vitamin A will help. @BeMe

 

[LevButlerov]

Log Day 75

Not a ton to report from yesterday. Worked outside all day long and it was pretty hot. Got my steps up over 10k when I got home walking with my dogs and wife. Another day of tanning on the books. I just tan while doing all my office work when I get home. Other than all that it was a "rest" day coming of 4 days in a row of training. Home now, eat, haircut, then time to get after it.

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Smooth day with high protein @BeMe

 

[BeMe]

It could be a factor. No doubt. Anyone who tells you they know EVERYTHING about every body type is a liar lol but generally speaking acne with steroids is hormonal not carrier oil related. You think right, salt baths, tanning and a bit more vitamin A will help. @BeMe

On it bro. Honestly I think it's a tiny bit better already, or the tan is hiding it a bit lol. Either way I'm happy

 

[BeMe]

Hmmm I thought I posted this pic before I ate dinner but it's not here....I hope I didn't post a pic of myself on someone else's log. That would be embarrassing.

Well I'll try this again. I don't usually post pics with a pump cuz it's better for comparison sake. Today I was actually able to see my own progression for a change so I had to take a pic. Took this after 9 sets of triceps, 3 sets of incline press.

Note the Gym Shark stringer for @Noah Wixx
Lol

 

[LevButlerov]

Hmmm I thought I posted this pic before I ate dinner but it's not here....I hope I didn't post a pic of myself on someone else's log. That would be embarrassing.

Well I'll try this again. I don't usually post pics with a pump cuz it's better for comparison sake. Today I was actually able to see my own progression for a change so I had to take a pic. Took this after 9 sets of triceps, 3 sets of incline press.

Note the Gym Shark stringer for @Noah Wixx
Lol

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you arms are BIG and jacked, very thick size and you look leaner.

 

[BeMe]

you arms are BIG and jacked, very thick size and you look leaner.

Ya suddenly over the last couple days I'm leaning out again but my weight is still climbing and I'm getting noticeably bigger. Think I've hit another sweet spot. Time to ride the wave lol. @LevButlerov

I should be looking kinda flat cuz I just did 4 training days in a row with a not so restful rest day yesterday. Usually I flatten out when I push the limits like that.

 

[LevButlerov]

Ya suddenly over the last couple days I'm leaning out again but my weight is still climbing and I'm getting noticeably bigger. Think I've hit another sweet spot. Time to ride the wave lol. @LevButlerov

I should be looking kinda flat cuz I just did 4 training days in a row with a not so restful rest day yesterday. Usually I flatten out when I push the limits like that.

It's a cycle ride the wave.

 

[BeMe]

Log Day 76

I'm starting to get a bit concerned about my BP. All this week it's been in the low 130s over high 70s. Should I be taking some sort of action here?

Training has been great. Hitting my numbers and progressing steadily, nothing crazy ATM, just good progress.

Sleep was not good last night. My stomach was rumbling a lot and woke me up early. I have no idea why either. I just ate chicken, rice, and carrots for dinner and I don't feel hungry or anyrhing. Took my digestive aids like usual. Just weird how my stomach woke me up. Looks like my HR was up n down like a rollercoaster all night too. Weird.

I feel great today tho. My recovery is high and I'm good to go.

 

[LevButlerov]

Log Day 76

I'm starting to get a bit concerned about my BP. All this week it's been in the low 130s over high 70s. Should I be taking some sort of action here?

Training has been great. Hitting my numbers and progressing steadily, nothing crazy ATM, just good progress.

Sleep was not good last night. My stomach was rumbling a lot and woke me up early. I have no idea why either. I just ate chicken, rice, and carrots for dinner and I don't feel hungry or anyrhing. Took my digestive aids like usual. Just weird how my stomach woke me up. Looks like my HR was up n down like a rollercoaster all night too. Weird.

I feel great today tho. My recovery is high and I'm good to go.

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@BeMe if you concerned about BP (don't need to be), but to be safe beef root powder, make a few shakes per day.

 

[BeMe]

@BeMe if you concerned about BP (don't need to be), but to be safe beef root powder, make a few shakes per day.

Oh ok. So I'm not in a danger zone at all yet? I just looked at those hypertension charts online @LevButlerov

I know a lot of bodybuilders have crazy high BP numbers on the regular and they don't worry about it much.

 

[Ulter]

Wow that's an interesting job. You're in the right place for that. Do you like riding roller coasters? I bet a lot of guys that do what you do hate actually riding them. Engineers are smart and a fear of heights is very rational.

I went to Orlando a few times, Disney and hockey tournaments. Don't know how a guy with as much muscle as you can take it down there. I prefer the cold cuz you can always throw on more layers, the heat is not for me.

Toronto is getting pretty hot lately. I was telling someone else were the 3rd warmest city in Canada so it's a lot warmer here than people realize.

I don't like riding roller coasters no. but i had to ride them when i was engineering them. the new tech now you can use drones and all that and measure with computers

 

[BeMe]

I don't like riding roller coasters no. but i had to ride them when i was engineering them. the new tech now you can use drones and all that and measure with computers

Haha I knew it. Smart people don't like roller coasters, even when they build them it turns out lol.

Ya the tech now a days is unreal. Pretty soon there won't be any such thing as engineers. There will be guys with degrees who own companies and stamp drawings but Ai and other technologies will do everything else. The actual engineer will just exist to be liable if anything ever goes wrong...

 

[LevButlerov]

Oh ok. So I'm not in a danger zone at all yet? I just looked at those hypertension charts online @LevButlerov

I know a lot of bodybuilders have crazy high BP numbers on the regular and they don't worry about it much.

I think you're fine. give it time to test @BeMe

 

[BeMe]

I think you're fine. give it time to test @BeMe

Ya I figure it will go back to baseline when I'm off cycle too. Speaking of which, do you normally suggest people taper off? I wanna titrate up a bit for the next 4 weeks to coincide with my 4 peaking weeks in my training cycle. Would I be better to taper down for a few weeks or come off cold turkey? I have bloodwork scheduled again for July 26th to see where I'm at. The 26th will be my peak week. @LevButlerov

 

[Npcclassicphysique champ]

Ya I figure it will go back to baseline when I'm off cycle too. Speaking of which, do you normally suggest people taper off? I wanna titrate up a bit for the next 4 weeks to coincide with my 4 peaking weeks in my training cycle. Would I be better to taper down for a few weeks or come off cold turkey? I have bloodwork scheduled again for July 26th to see where I'm at. The 26th will be my peak week. @LevButlerov

I personally like to see 2 tapers, 50% and cut to 20% dose into TRT have my bodybuilding clients do that broly @BeMe
hard to say because for you you're not high dose wont be an issue to taper at all easy
but never go cold turkey sucks badly slowly out of the system due to half life

 

[BeMe]

I personally like to see 2 tapers, 50% and cut to 20% dose into TRT have my bodybuilding clients do that broly @BeMe
hard to say because for you you're not high dose wont be an issue to taper at all easy
but never go cold turkey sucks badly slowly out of the system due to half life

My TRT dose pre cycle was 180mg.

During my peak month I'm gonna run
300 test/ 300 primo/ 300 NPP/ 30 Anavar/ 25 Proviron

So after I should taper off to something like
200 test/ 100 primo/ 100 NPP/ No anavar / 25 Proviron (keeping it in for PCT).

How long would I taper for? Just 2 weeks or something like that before I go back to TRT again? @Npcclassicphysique champ

 

[Eddie Haskell]

My TRT dose pre cycle was 180mg.

During my peak month I'm gonna run
300 test/ 300 primo/ 300 NPP/ 30 Anavar/ 25 Proviron

So after I should taper off to something like
200 test/ 100 primo/ 100 NPP/ No anavar / 25 Proviron (keeping it in for PCT).

How long would I taper for? Just 2 weeks or something like that before I go back to TRT again? @Npcclassicphysique champ

I like a 2 week taper from a cycle to TRT. In your case, 300 to 200 to 100 for each compound. @BeMe

 

[BeMe]

I like a 2 week taper from a cycle to TRT. In your case, 300 to 200 to 100 for each compound. @BeMe

Thanks @Eddie Haskell bro. I'll do exactly that. Sounds like it makes sense.

Is Eddie Haskell a Leave it to Beaver reference?

 

[Eddie Haskell]

Thanks @Eddie Haskell bro. I'll do exactly that. Sounds like it makes sense.

Is Eddie Haskell a Leave it to Beaver reference?

Great @BeMe

lol same one.

 

[BeMe]

Great @BeMe

lol same one.

Lol thought so @Eddie Haskell

Loved that show when I was little. My mom used to say I was like that dude cuz I was a shit disturber but all the other kids parents thought I was so polite and well behaved. Man that brings back some good memories.

Ur name always felt familiar but it just hit me now all of a sudden. Great username choice!

 

[Ulter]

Haha I knew it. Smart people don't like roller coasters, even when they build them it turns out lol.

Ya the tech now a days is unreal. Pretty soon there won't be any such thing as engineers. There will be guys with degrees who own companies and stamp drawings but Ai and other technologies will do everything else. The actual engineer will just exist to be liable if anything ever goes wrong...

yes but you will always need engineers and architects

its still a very high demand job. my daughter became both and makes 200K a year and her husband make 300K a year.
i retired early and i wasn't even a good engineer. finished 5th to last in my class out of college

 

[BeMe]

yes but you will always need engineers and architects

its still a very high demand job. my daughter became both and makes 200K a year and her husband make 300K a year.
i retired early and i wasn't even a good engineer. finished 5th to last in my class out of college

I think you're son and daughter are in a good spot because they will always have jobs for the foreseeable future. The problems is the kids in university now. The need for engineers is going to be drastically reduced, especially young ones who do the more tedious lower skill side of things. Who needs a bunch of kids running around taking measurements when one drone and a pilot can do it all in a fraction of the time. Who needs an engineer to draft up drawings when an AI can do it in seconds off some input parameters and drone measurements. Who wants to pay a bunch of salaries when you can license an Ai and buy a drone.

This is the first revolution to hit the white collar workers first and it's gonna be crazy. Ten years from now the job market is going to look like a different world. We're in the infancy now, but the change will be exponential compared to revolutions of the past.

 

[BeMe]

Log Day 77

300 Test, 250 Primo, 200 NPP, 30 Var, 25 Proviron

11 weeks since my first injection. Time has gone by really quick. Starting to plan my exit now and I have a solid plan of action thanks to @Eddie Haskell

I'm going to bump up my doses to 300/300/300 for the final ramp up to week 16 where my training cycle will also peak. Then a 2 week taper back to TRT again.

Still making steady progress in my training, no crazy performance jumps lately. My recovery has been good though, which is my primary concern. Being able to recover from this 5 day split is what I need from the gear.

Heading up to the cottage for the Canada day long weekend. The lake should be warm after the heat wave this week so it's time to throw in my jet ski and have some fun on the water. Changed my training schedule this week for a rest day today. Trained 4 days, one day off, then another 2 days of training to have today and Monday off at the cottage.

 

[Npcclassicphysique champ]

My TRT dose pre cycle was 180mg.

During my peak month I'm gonna run
300 test/ 300 primo/ 300 NPP/ 30 Anavar/ 25 Proviron

So after I should taper off to something like
200 test/ 100 primo/ 100 NPP/ No anavar / 25 Proviron (keeping it in for PCT).

How long would I taper for? Just 2 weeks or something like that before I go back to TRT again? @Npcclassicphysique champ

I like a 2 week taper from a cycle to TRT. In your case, 300 to 200 to 100 for each compound. @BeMe

Thanks @Eddie Haskell bro. I'll do exactly that. Sounds like it makes sense.

Is Eddie Haskell a Leave it to Beaver reference?

Log Day 77

300 Test, 250 Primo, 200 NPP, 30 Var, 25 Proviron

11 weeks since my first injection. Time has gone by really quick. Starting to plan my exit now and I have a solid plan of action thanks to @Eddie Haskell

I'm going to bump up my doses to 300/300/300 for the final ramp up to week 16 where my training cycle will also peak. Then a 2 week taper back to TRT again.

Still making steady progress in my training, no crazy performance jumps lately. My recovery has been good though, which is my primary concern. Being able to recover from this 5 day split is what I need from the gear.

Heading up to the cottage for the Canada day long weekend. The lake should be warm after the heat wave this week so it's time to throw in my jet ski and have some fun on the water. Changed my training schedule this week for a rest day today. Trained 4 days, one day off, then another 2 days of training to have today and Monday off at the cottage.

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i agree with @Eddie Haskell on this, a 100mgs ramp down is for you broly @BeMe
its easy to follow and not too harsh
I would stay on the peak though until week 17 to max out

 

[BeMe]

i agree with @Eddie Haskell on this, a 100mgs ramp down is for you broly @BeMe
its easy to follow and not too harsh
I would stay on the peak though until week 17 to max out

@Npcclassicphysique champ thanks bro. That sounds like a good plan. I have bloodwork scheduled for July 26 so the week leading into that bloodwork will be my last week on peak and I'll start ramping down right after the bloodwork. I want to see exactly where my body is at after this cycle so I know what to expect in the future and how to adjust.

 

[toddthelineman]

I think you're son and daughter are in a good spot because they will always have jobs for the foreseeable future. The problems is the kids in university now. The need for engineers is going to be drastically reduced, especially young ones who do the more tedious lower skill side of things. Who needs a bunch of kids running around taking measurements when one drone and a pilot can do it all in a fraction of the time. Who needs an engineer to draft up drawings when an AI can do it in seconds off some input parameters and drone measurements. Who wants to pay a bunch of salaries when you can license an Ai and buy a drone.

This is the first revolution to hit the white collar workers first and it's gonna be crazy. Ten years from now the job market is going to look like a different world. We're in the infancy now, but the change will be exponential compared to revolutions of the past.

This already happened in the cable communications infrastructure. If you saw a print for the city build I’m doing right now you’d puke. I’m the only person in the market they allow to pull cable which I don’t have to splice and activate. Everyone else has to splice and activate their own cable because that’s the only way they can assure the contractors are placing the cable correctly, and the print is worthless. It’s 100% computer generated. They load something like a plat map into the software and it designs a fiber optic system for the whole city, with huge rings looping around and then webs of small fiber branching through the neighborhoods, which are routed based on the right of ways. But the designs are full of glitches. Our world has become really complicated. It’s a wonder we pull it all off, honestly. Wouldn’t take much to jam up the gears

 

[Ulter]

I think you're son and daughter are in a good spot because they will always have jobs for the foreseeable future. The problems is the kids in university now. The need for engineers is going to be drastically reduced, especially young ones who do the more tedious lower skill side of things. Who needs a bunch of kids running around taking measurements when one drone and a pilot can do it all in a fraction of the time. Who needs an engineer to draft up drawings when an AI can do it in seconds off some input parameters and drone measurements. Who wants to pay a bunch of salaries when you can license an Ai and buy a drone.

This is the first revolution to hit the white collar workers first and it's gonna be crazy. Ten years from now the job market is going to look like a different world. We're in the infancy now, but the change will be exponential compared to revolutions of the past.

yeah i think it will happen gradually and people will have to evolve

 

[BeMe]

yeah i think it will happen gradually and people will have to evolve

Yep we always do right. People were worried about the same issues during the industrial revolution, and then the internet revolution after that and here we stand today

 

[BeMe]

This already happened in the cable communications infrastructure. If you saw a print for the city build I’m doing right now you’d puke. I’m the only person in the market they allow to pull cable which I don’t have to splice and activate. Everyone else has to splice and activate their own cable because that’s the only way they can assure the contractors are placing the cable correctly, and the print is worthless. It’s 100% computer generated. They load something like a plat map into the software and it designs a fiber optic system for the whole city, with huge rings looping around and then webs of small fiber branching through the neighborhoods, which are routed based on the right of ways. But the designs are full of glitches. Our world has become really complicated. It’s a wonder we pull it all off, honestly. Wouldn’t take much to jam up the gears

Yea we're still in the very early stages of all this stuff. I'm starting to see prints spit out by programs as well and they are also needlessly complicated. I think it's just companies cost cutting to justify the expense of the program and not brining in the real engineers to go over the prints. This is still the growing pains stage. A few years ago guys were walking around mapping existing facilities with these 3D cameras that cost a fortune. Now they fly little drones, who knows what's next. Autonomous drone swarms that nail every detail of a 3 million sqft facility in 5 minutes and spit out a detailed print on the spot? The world is changing faster than ever day by day.

There's a company doing trials of a drug that burns fat like a semaglutide while simultaneously building muscle better than any steroid. I think it works as a myostatin inhibitor. Pretty soon guys will just take a pill and get jacked and shredded without any training lol.

 

[Npcclassicphysique champ]

@Npcclassicphysique champ thanks bro. That sounds like a good plan. I have bloodwork scheduled for July 26 so the week leading into that bloodwork will be my last week on peak and I'll start ramping down right after the bloodwork. I want to see exactly where my body is at after this cycle so I know what to expect in the future and how to adjust.

the ramp will work i love doing it its a more of a smooth ride @BeMe

 

[toddthelineman]

Yep we always do right. People were worried about the same issues during the industrial revolution, and then the internet revolution after that and here we stand today

I would definitely argue that although we are here, neither of those things have been a net positive. And the damage hasn’t been fully realized yet. But I’m a kook and no one should listen to me.

 

[toddthelineman]

Yea we're still in the very early stages of all this stuff. I'm starting to see prints spit out by programs as well and they are also needlessly complicated. I think it's just companies cost cutting to justify the expense of the program and not brining in the real engineers to go over the prints. This is still the growing pains stage. A few years ago guys were walking around mapping existing facilities with these 3D cameras that cost a fortune. Now they fly little drones, who knows what's next. Autonomous drone swarms that nail every detail of a 3 million sqft facility in 5 minutes and spit out a detailed print on the spot? The world is changing faster than ever day by day.

There's a company doing trials of a drug that burns fat like a semaglutide while simultaneously building muscle better than any steroid. I think it works as a myostatin inhibitor. Pretty soon guys will just take a pill and get jacked and shredded without any training lol.

see, I don’t think this is good at all. Ultimately, life on earth is about the fight and the struggle to the top. We have a thin veneer of civilization, and are removed a few steps from the food chain etc, but we are always just one good natural disaster away from living by our wits. Working in natural disasters really affected me to feel this way. I’m not a doomsday pepper, I don’t obsess about it, but I’m pretty much always just… ready for the next storm or whatever may happen.

But what I mean is, it’s the struggle, the grind, that builds you for real. Am I hypocritical for believing this and taking PEDs? Maybe, but I know I have the mental fortitude to work do without it if I had to because I did it before.

 

[Ulter]

Yep we always do right. People were worried about the same issues during the industrial revolution, and then the internet revolution after that and here we stand today

we can't sit around worrying about things beyond our control

if you spend your life worrying or spend your life enjoying it you still end up dead either way. so might as well enjoy it
i've had probably the roughest life on this forum with my past issues. abused by my mother. ex wife took all my money millions. and daughter won't talk to me anymore. but i still enjoy my life. i was just at the lake yesterday with a couple buddies enjoying the day

 

[Ulter]

see, I don’t think this is good at all. Ultimately, life on earth is about the fight and the struggle to the top. We have a thin veneer of civilization, and are removed a few steps from the food chain etc, but we are always just one good natural disaster away from living by our wits. Working in natural disasters really affected me to feel this way. I’m not a doomsday pepper, I don’t obsess about it, but I’m pretty much always just… ready for the next storm or whatever may happen.

But what I mean is, it’s the struggle, the grind, that builds you for real. Am I hypocritical for believing this and taking PEDs? Maybe, but I know I have the mental fortitude to work do without it if I had to because I did it before.

if that is the case we should have never domesticated livestock and pets

if you go to the grocery store and buy meat you are eating domesticated livestock
your dog and cat were domesticated to be our companions

you can always turn to a simple lifestyle. a lot of people around the world live that way

we are already very lazy in north america. we bring in workers from other countries to clean our homes, take care of our lawns, and do our roofing. because we would rather sweat in the gym and not spend an hour mowing our laws. i hire a couple dudes to do my lawn all summer, hell no am i gonna mow the lawn in 115 degree heat index. but that is a luxury i get to enjoy

and like you said we all use steroids because they help us keep more muscle and strength then we could naturally. its already cheating

 

[toddthelineman]

if that is the case we should have never domesticated livestock and pets

if you go to the grocery store and buy meat you are eating domesticated livestock
your dog and cat were domesticated to be our companions

you can always turn to a simple lifestyle. a lot of people around the world live that way

we are already very lazy in north america. we bring in workers from other countries to clean our homes, take care of our lawns, and do our roofing. because we would rather sweat in the gym and not spend an hour mowing our laws. i hire a couple dudes to do my lawn all summer, hell no am i gonna mow the lawn in 115 degree heat index. but that is a luxury i get to enjoy

and like you said we all use steroids because they help us keep more muscle and strength then we could naturally. its already cheating

For sure, we cheat to get ahead. Just like we would in nature.

You won the game Ulter. Retired early living the way you want. You probably would have found success anywhere life took you, whether it was harder or easier. Sometimes I’m more impressed by people who don’t squander their advantages

 

[Ulter]

For sure, we cheat to get ahead. Just like we would in nature.

You won the game Ulter. Retired early living the way you want. You probably would have found success anywhere life took you, whether it was harder or easier. Sometimes I’m more impressed by people who don’t squander their advantages

haha you can look at it that way
but my ex wife took all my money in our divorce. and then when she killed herself her idiot new husband took all my money.
i live okay but made a lot of mistakes

 

[toddthelineman]

haha you can look at it that way
but my ex wife took all my money in our divorce. and then when she killed herself her idiot new husband took all my money.
i live okay but made a lot of mistakes

When I got divorced, I shut my half million dollar a year company down, I had nothing financed. I had spent every single thing I had to get it off the ground. And I sold it all for next to nothing. My ex-wife failed to kill herself and was in a coma for weeks and her family tried to steal my kids. It was really tough. Women can be really fickle, they want everything and they don’t know what they want.

 

[Ulter]

When I got divorced, I shut my half million dollar a year company down, I had nothing financed. I had spent every single thing I had to get it off the ground. And I sold it all for next to nothing. My ex-wife failed to kill herself and was in a coma for weeks and her family tried to steal my kids. It was really tough. Women can be really fickle, they want everything and they don’t know what they want.

wow so you had a similar experience

i've had issues with females all my life. it started as a child when my mom used to abuse me
she would touch me in ways I didn't understand. we were in a cult growing up and she was worried i was gay so she felt the need to teach me that sort of thing to make me love women. then she sent me to some camp where they torture you to get 'the gay out of you' run by some preacher. this type of thing was quite common in those days

bodybuilding has been my salvation though. while i was in camp when they would lock us in cages and we wouldn't be able to talk to anyone else and if they caught us talking they would abuse us. i would train my body with pushups and chair squats and other body weight exercises. and took a liking to it so that is how i got into it

 

[xz010101]

wow so you had a similar experience

i've had issues with females all my life. it started as a child when my mom used to abuse me
she would touch me in ways I didn't understand. we were in a cult growing up and she was worried i was gay so she felt the need to teach me that sort of thing to make me love women. then she sent me to some camp where they torture you to get 'the gay out of you' run by some preacher. this type of thing was quite common in those days

bodybuilding has been my salvation though. while i was in camp when they would lock us in cages and we wouldn't be able to talk to anyone else and if they caught us talking they would abuse us. i would train my body with pushups and chair squats and other body weight exercises. and took a liking to it so that is how i got into it

Thats one of the craziest things I have ever read online that I actually believe to be true.

 

[BeMe]

see, I don’t think this is good at all. Ultimately, life on earth is about the fight and the struggle to the top. We have a thin veneer of civilization, and are removed a few steps from the food chain etc, but we are always just one good natural disaster away from living by our wits. Working in natural disasters really affected me to feel this way. I’m not a doomsday pepper, I don’t obsess about it, but I’m pretty much always just… ready for the next storm or whatever may happen.

But what I mean is, it’s the struggle, the grind, that builds you for real. Am I hypocritical for believing this and taking PEDs? Maybe, but I know I have the mental fortitude to work do without it if I had to because I did it before.

Exactly. The grinders will just be further separated from the lazy. People may look the same but earning something through hard work always means more. Being given stuff in life rarely works out good for the receiver.

 

[BeMe]

we can't sit around worrying about things beyond our control

if you spend your life worrying or spend your life enjoying it you still end up dead either way. so might as well enjoy it
i've had probably the roughest life on this forum with my past issues. abused by my mother. ex wife took all my money millions. and daughter won't talk to me anymore. but i still enjoy my life. i was just at the lake yesterday with a couple buddies enjoying the day

Fuck ya bro! That's the attitude! Life is all about perspective and that's one thing NO ONE can EVER take from you.

 

[BeMe]

wow so you had a similar experience

i've had issues with females all my life. it started as a child when my mom used to abuse me
she would touch me in ways I didn't understand. we were in a cult growing up and she was worried i was gay so she felt the need to teach me that sort of thing to make me love women. then she sent me to some camp where they torture you to get 'the gay out of you' run by some preacher. this type of thing was quite common in those days

bodybuilding has been my salvation though. while i was in camp when they would lock us in cages and we wouldn't be able to talk to anyone else and if they caught us talking they would abuse us. i would train my body with pushups and chair squats and other body weight exercises. and took a liking to it so that is how i got into it

That's horrible what you had to live through. I'm sorry to hear that. Sounds like you took a bad situation and flipped it to your advantage tho. Hard times breed hard men and that explains why you look chiseled out of granite. You definitely had it harder than most, but you obviously didn't let it break you! Tons of respect for that bro

 

[toddthelineman]

Thats one of the craziest things I have ever read online that I actually believe to be true.

Every where you go, look around. Someone in every crowd has a backstory like this. A lot of people can’t even process it, and they can’t talk about it. There were a lot of those camps. Probably a million or more kids. Every family had an abuser. The ones that “don’t” are often the most toxic, and rarely, a person may be sheltered from their toxic family by better family.

 

[toddthelineman]

wow so you had a similar experience

i've had issues with females all my life. it started as a child when my mom used to abuse me
she would touch me in ways I didn't understand. we were in a cult growing up and she was worried i was gay so she felt the need to teach me that sort of thing to make me love women. then she sent me to some camp where they torture you to get 'the gay out of you' run by some preacher. this type of thing was quite common in those days

bodybuilding has been my salvation though. while i was in camp when they would lock us in cages and we wouldn't be able to talk to anyone else and if they caught us talking they would abuse us. i would train my body with pushups and chair squats and other body weight exercises. and took a liking to it so that is how i got into it

Yeah, I’ve had trouble with women my whole life too. It’s like I get near a crazy chick and the hair on our necks stands up. Instant attraction. And I mean crazy. Traumatized people can identify each other in a crowd sometimes. You can see pain in people’s eyes.

When I find a cool, normal chick I might find her attractive. I might date her, but I never become attached. I attract women with real, diagnosed personality disorders regularly. It took me a long time to understand that I was doing this on purpose, and subconsciously I knew that once they started acting out, I could leave them easily, which they never expect and I’ve caused a lot of pain to a lot of women who are already damaged. Not to mention wake of destruction in the lives of so many fatherless kids that came with them. Not because I was awful to them, but because of the attachment that I broke.

For years, as a traveling young lineman, it was almost part of my training, to meet new women everywhere we went and use them, basically, for a place to stay and sex and whatever else. It seemed fun and mostly harmless at the time. They ALL thought we would stay, and some guys did. We picked up new ones and dropped some off everywhere.
A lot of ladies were looking for a way out of their small town. I learned a lot about how some women can be And I’m pretty scarred from it. When you’re in town for a good time not a long time, all the sluts come out. The most action I ever got consistently in my life to this day was when we worked at an army base. All those girls were dating or married to a soldier over seas. And I would throw these huge hotel parties in whole wings of a hotel and spilling out into the parking lot. Total debauchery.

I went home for Christmas one year and knocked up my old foreman’s gfs sister. She said she was on birth control so I let er rip. She got me. She fully admits this.

I was abused too. By women also. Not my mom though. But my step dad who raised me since I was two was a gangster in Mexico in a previous life and his whole family was killed in the nineties. We didn’t know he had a whole other identity and family, but that’s how we found out. He was very much a psychopath. My first school fight, he saw me getting beat up by two kids, smacked them off of me, took me to the car by my ear and beat me like a man for losing the fight. People are so fucked up man. And it just keeps going. I wish I’d gotten into healthier things when I was younger. Work was always my outlet. I never got rich though, and it took me way too long to understand why. Like 25 years trying to be the best at the hardest thing I could find and I finally realized almost no one cares or even knows what it means.

 

[BeMe]

Log Day 78

A great rest day in the books. Hung out at the cottage most of the day and went to town for a great dinner. Three halibut fillets, a bunch of mussels, and rice. Hit my 10k steps running around with the wife and dog then followed that up with almost 8 hours of sleep. Pretty much a perfect rest day in my books. Even kept my calories nice and low.

 

[BeMe]

Yeah, I’ve had trouble with women my whole life too. It’s like I get near a crazy chick and the hair on our necks stands up. Instant attraction. And I mean crazy. Traumatized people can identify each other in a crowd sometimes. You can see pain in people’s eyes.

When I find a cool, normal chick I might find her attractive. I might date her, but I never become attached. I attract women with real, diagnosed personality disorders regularly. It took me a long time to understand that I was doing this on purpose, and subconsciously I knew that once they started acting out, I could leave them easily, which they never expect and I’ve caused a lot of pain to a lot of women who are already damaged. Not to mention wake of destruction in the lives of so many fatherless kids that came with them. Not because I was awful to them, but because of the attachment that I broke.

For years, as a traveling young lineman, it was almost part of my training, to meet new women everywhere we went and use them, basically, for a place to stay and sex and whatever else. It seemed fun and mostly harmless at the time. They ALL thought we would stay, and some guys did. We picked up new ones and dropped some off everywhere.
A lot of ladies were looking for a way out of their small town. I learned a lot about how some women can be And I’m pretty scarred from it. When you’re in town for a good time not a long time, all the sluts come out. The most action I ever got consistently in my life to this day was when we worked at an army base. All those girls were dating or married to a soldier over seas. And I would throw these huge hotel parties in whole wings of a hotel and spilling out into the parking lot. Total debauchery.

I went home for Christmas one year and knocked up my old foreman’s gfs sister. She said she was on birth control so I let er rip. She got me. She fully admits this.

I was abused too. By women also. Not my mom though. But my step dad who raised me since I was two was a gangster in Mexico in a previous life and his whole family was killed in the nineties. We didn’t know he had a whole other identity and family, but that’s how we found out. He was very much a psychopath. My first school fight, he saw me getting beat up by two kids, smacked them off of me, took me to the car by my ear and beat me like a man for losing the fight. People are so fucked up man. And it just keeps going. I wish I’d gotten into healthier things when I was younger. Work was always my outlet. I never got rich though, and it took me way too long to understand why. Like 25 years trying to be the best at the hardest thing I could find and I finally realized almost no one cares or even knows what it means.

The past is the past right. We find the good in it where we can, learn our lessons, and keep moving forward. That shit can only hurt you if you let it. Sounds like you got it figured out and you're stronger now because of it. Your kids are hanging around shoving junk food in your face like you said, so you broke the cycle and that's what's important. Only up from here bro!

 

[toddthelineman]

The past is the past right. We find the good in it where we can, learn our lessons, and keep moving forward. That shit can only hurt you if you let it. Sounds like you got it figured out and you're stronger now because of it. Your kids are hanging around shoving junk food in your face like you said, so you broke the cycle and that's what's important. Only up from here bro!

Yeah! I live an amazing life!

 

[Ulter]

That's horrible what you had to live through. I'm sorry to hear that. Sounds like you took a bad situation and flipped it to your advantage tho. Hard times breed hard men and that explains why you look chiseled out of granite. You definitely had it harder than most, but you obviously didn't let it break you! Tons of respect for that bro

sort of yeah. but your mind gets polluted for life in a lot of situations.

but i could have ended up going down a much darker path. like i said bodybuilding saved my life for sure

 

[Ulter]

Yeah, I’ve had trouble with women my whole life too. It’s like I get near a crazy chick and the hair on our necks stands up. Instant attraction. And I mean crazy. Traumatized people can identify each other in a crowd sometimes. You can see pain in people’s eyes.

When I find a cool, normal chick I might find her attractive. I might date her, but I never become attached. I attract women with real, diagnosed personality disorders regularly. It took me a long time to understand that I was doing this on purpose, and subconsciously I knew that once they started acting out, I could leave them easily, which they never expect and I’ve caused a lot of pain to a lot of women who are already damaged. Not to mention wake of destruction in the lives of so many fatherless kids that came with them. Not because I was awful to them, but because of the attachment that I broke.

For years, as a traveling young lineman, it was almost part of my training, to meet new women everywhere we went and use them, basically, for a place to stay and sex and whatever else. It seemed fun and mostly harmless at the time. They ALL thought we would stay, and some guys did. We picked up new ones and dropped some off everywhere.
A lot of ladies were looking for a way out of their small town. I learned a lot about how some women can be And I’m pretty scarred from it. When you’re in town for a good time not a long time, all the sluts come out. The most action I ever got consistently in my life to this day was when we worked at an army base. All those girls were dating or married to a soldier over seas. And I would throw these huge hotel parties in whole wings of a hotel and spilling out into the parking lot. Total debauchery.

I went home for Christmas one year and knocked up my old foreman’s gfs sister. She said she was on birth control so I let er rip. She got me. She fully admits this.

I was abused too. By women also. Not my mom though. But my step dad who raised me since I was two was a gangster in Mexico in a previous life and his whole family was killed in the nineties. We didn’t know he had a whole other identity and family, but that’s how we found out. He was very much a psychopath. My first school fight, he saw me getting beat up by two kids, smacked them off of me, took me to the car by my ear and beat me like a man for losing the fight. People are so fucked up man. And it just keeps going. I wish I’d gotten into healthier things when I was younger. Work was always my outlet. I never got rich though, and it took me way too long to understand why. Like 25 years trying to be the best at the hardest thing I could find and I finally realized almost no one cares or even knows what it means.

that is some interesting stuff. your dad seems like one of those gangsters from the movies

 

[toddthelineman]

that is some interesting stuff. your dad seems like one of those gangsters from the movies

Not so much. I ran away at 15 and came home once to help my mom kick him out. He was a total bitch once I grew up. He abandoned his family for them to die. Got used by everyone, now he’s old and insane. Now his brother… very much movie material

 

[Ulter]

Not so much. I ran away at 15 and came home once to help my mom kick him out. He was a total bitch once I grew up. He abandoned his family for them to die. Got used by everyone, now he’s old and insane. Now his brother… very much movie material

a lot of crazy stuff there.

 

[toddthelineman]

a lot of crazy stuff there.

Cheers

 

[BeMe]

Log Day 70

I managed to sleep 8.5hrs last night which is really strange for me. Typically 8hrs is the most I can ever expect then I wake up ready to go. I spent a lot of time out in the sun yesterday, trained pretty hard including sled pulls, then hit 12k steps too. Maybe all that led to my extra sleep. Recovery hit a new high today on my fitness tracker so this time spent outdoors at the cottage with family has been really good for me.

I was wearing a stringer most of the day yesterday so now I got a thin tan line going down the center of my back. My bro says it looks like my back was wearing a thong lol.

 

[25homes]

Nice pics

 

[LevButlerov]

Log Day 70

I managed to sleep 8.5hrs last night which is really strange for me. Typically 8hrs is the most I can ever expect then I wake up ready to go. I spent a lot of time out in the sun yesterday, trained pretty hard including sled pulls, then hit 12k steps too. Maybe all that led to my extra sleep. Recovery hit a new high today on my fitness tracker so this time spent outdoors at the cottage with family has been really good for me.

I was wearing a stringer most of the day yesterday so now I got a thin tan line going down the center of my back. My bro says it looks like my back was wearing a thong lol.

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The extra sleep is doing it for you IMO long term you'll recover better.
@BeMe overall i like your trajectory

 

[BeMe]

Log Day 80

Resr day at the cottage yesterday. Didn't do much of anything because it started thunderstorming in the afternoon. So I guess it was an actual rest day for my body.

Not a very restful sleep last night. I might be coming down with something. I seem to get a little bit sick everytime I hang out with my nieces and nephew, they're babies and toddlers. Time to up my vitamin C and add some elderberry.

 

[BeMe]

I am fukn pumped!

I just hit a 2 plate bench for the first time ever in my life. Then hit 235lbs right after. The failed 245 lol.

The last time I did 1 rep maxes was a mock meet I did about a year ago and I hit 440 deadlift, 380 squat and 195 bench.

I have long arms and a shoulder surgery that's kept my bench weak forever. 2 years of grinding before that mock meet and I barely put 10lbs on the bar.

Now this year I changed up my bench technique and being on cycle now for 11 weeks I got curious and man am I happy right now. I can finally say I got the 4 3 2. So happy

 

[LevButlerov]

Log Day 80

Resr day at the cottage yesterday. Didn't do much of anything because it started thunderstorming in the afternoon. So I guess it was an actual rest day for my body.

Not a very restful sleep last night. I might be coming down with something. I seem to get a little bit sick everytime I hang out with my nieces and nephew, they're babies and toddlers. Time to up my vitamin C and add some elderberry.

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I am fukn pumped!

I just hit a 2 plate bench for the first time ever in my life. Then hit 235lbs right after. The failed 245 lol.

The last time I did 1 rep maxes was a mock meet I did about a year ago and I hit 440 deadlift, 380 squat and 195 bench.

I have long arms and a shoulder surgery that's kept my bench weak forever. 2 years of grinding before that mock meet and I barely put 10lbs on the bar.

Now this year I changed up my bench technique and being on cycle now for 11 weeks I got curious and man am I happy right now. I can finally say I got the 4 3 2. So happy

You're really growing nicely 2 plates bench is impressive! almost 245 you're getting there. @BeMe
I think in time you can go to 305 just watch that shoulder.

 

[BeMe]

You're really growing nicely 2 plates bench is impressive! almost 245 you're getting there. @BeMe
I think in time you can go to 305 just watch that shoulder.

It's funny cuz years of powerlifting and I couldn't put any weight on the bar, but a year of bodybuilding and I got so much stronger, even before the compounds. I think I was overtraining before and not doing enough variation. The past 2 weeks are the first time I've benched in ove4 4 months. Last week I repped 175 for 7 with 3RIR and I said then I would go for it this week. Gonna see where my deadlift is at this weekend. Then next weekend maybe I'll try for a max squat and see if I got 4 plates in me now.

The 5 and 4 are definitely within reach but a 3 plate bench will be a reach for me @LevButlerov

 

[LevButlerov]

It's funny cuz years of powerlifting and I couldn't put any weight on the bar, but a year of bodybuilding and I got so much stronger, even before the compounds. I think I was overtraining before and not doing enough variation. The past 2 weeks are the first time I've benched in ove4 4 months. Last week I repped 175 for 7 with 3RIR and I said then I would go for it this week. Gonna see where my deadlift is at this weekend. Then next weekend maybe I'll try for a max squat and see if I got 4 plates in me now.

The 5 and 4 are definitely within reach but a 3 plate bench will be a reach for me @LevButlerov

You know there is a saying that powerlifters are just bodybuilders who can't control their diet right? LOL I know I'll get hate for this. @BeMe its a bodybuilder joke.
I think you'll get stronger even than this over time, a lot stronger.

 

[BeMe]

You know there is a saying that powerlifters are just bodybuilders who can't control their diet right? LOL I know I'll get hate for this. @BeMe its a bodybuilder joke.
I think you'll get stronger even than this over time, a lot stronger.

Lol I never heard that one.

I never hung around bodybuilders but I did hear a lot of shit talking the other way with the powerlifters I was around. "I have go muscles, not show muscles". Things like that.

I never really got it cuz the golden era guys were powerlifters and bodybuilders. Those high volume training routines were nutz. The strength stuff Franco Columbo could do was insane. Even more modern day guys like Dorian and Ronnie were basically power lifters too.

I guess that's a long way of saying I think your joke makes more sense @LevButlerov

Guess I'm gonna draw some of that fire away from you with that comment haha

 

[LevButlerov]

Lol I never heard that one.

I never hung around bodybuilders but I did hear a lot of shit talking the other way with the powerlifters I was around. "I have go muscles, not show muscles". Things like that.

I never really got it cuz the golden era guys were powerlifters and bodybuilders. Those high volume training routines were nutz. The strength stuff Franco Columbo could do was insane. Even more modern day guys like Dorian and Ronnie were basically power lifters too.

I guess that's a long way of saying I think your joke makes more sense @LevButlerov

Guess I'm gonna draw some of that fire away from you with that comment haha

Haha lol yeah “go muscles not show muscles” was the classic comeback. I always laughed at that while watching some of them gas out walking up stairs. Franco deadlifting cars barefoot makes all of us look like clowns anyway. Honestly if you train hard and eat like a human dumpster, you're halfway to being a powerlifter already. We’re all just gym bros with different fashion choices at this point. I love bodybuilders and powerlifters alike, our true iron brothers in the end. @BeMe

 

[BeMe]

Haha lol yeah “go muscles not show muscles” was the classic comeback. I always laughed at that while watching some of them gas out walking up stairs. Franco deadlifting cars barefoot makes all of us look like clowns anyway. Honestly if you train hard and eat like a human dumpster, you're halfway to being a powerlifter already. We’re all just gym bros with different fashion choices at this point. I love bodybuilders and powerlifters alike, our true iron brothers in the end. @BeMe

Very well said! Respect to anyone out there getting after it. Even CrossFittters right!!! @LevButlerov

 

[LevButlerov]

Very well said! Respect to anyone out there getting after it. Even CrossFittters right!!! @LevButlerov

Crossfit guys go nuts in the gym love them

 

[BeMe]

Crossfit guys go nuts in the gym love them

Ya me too. I respect the level of athleticism they have. Tia Toomey is a BEAST!

I just mentioned CrossFit cuz it seems one thing bodybuilders and powerlifters agree on is they all make fun of CrossFit lol. @LevButlerov

 

[LevButlerov]

Ya me too. I respect the level of athleticism they have. Tia Toomey is a BEAST!

I just mentioned CrossFit cuz it seems one thing bodybuilders and powerlifters agree on is they all make fun of CrossFit lol. @LevButlerov

You should check out @Rogue888 he's on EF, he does a lot of crossfit if I remember right
https://www.elitefitness.com/forum/threads/2025-body-transformation-log.1514380/post-19235807

 

[BeMe]

You should check out @Rogue888 he's on EF, he does a lot of crossfit if I remember right
https://www.elitefitness.com/forum/threads/2025-body-transformation-log.1514380/post-19235807

I'll check him out. His cycle seems similar to mine so it's good info.

The thing that annoys me about CrossFit is why don't they do real pull-ups...and why to they call those kipping swings pull-ups lol

 

[LevButlerov]

I'll check him out. His cycle seems similar to mine so it's good info.

The thing that annoys me about CrossFit is why don't they do real pull-ups...and why to they call those kipping swings pull-ups lol

Swing pull ups for the win LOL

 

[BeMe]

Swing pull ups for the win LOL

Someone's in trolling mood tonight lol. Really messing with the powerlifters haha

 

[LevButlerov]

Someone's in trolling mood tonight lol. Really messing with the powerlifters haha

I had to. it went that way after I heard about Ronnie Coleman didn't want to be in negative mood. @BeMe

 

[Rogue888]

That’s me bro

You should check out @Rogue888 he's on EF, he does a lot of crossfit if I remember right
https://www.elitefitness.com/forum/threads/2025-body-transformation-log.1514380/post-19235807

Haha we do real ones as well sometimes lol

I'll check him out. His cycle seems similar to mine so it's good info.

The thing that annoys me about CrossFit is why don't they do real pull-ups...and why to they call those kipping swings pull-ups lol

 

[Mobster]

I am fukn pumped!

I just hit a 2 plate bench for the first time ever in my life. Then hit 235lbs right after. The failed 245 lol.

The last time I did 1 rep maxes was a mock meet I did about a year ago and I hit 440 deadlift, 380 squat and 195 bench.

I have long arms and a shoulder surgery that's kept my bench weak forever. 2 years of grinding before that mock meet and I barely put 10lbs on the bar.

Now this year I changed up my bench technique and being on cycle now for 11 weeks I got curious and man am I happy right now. I can finally say I got the 4 3 2. So happy

It took me over a decade to add 12.5kg. Top benchers are lucky if they add 15lbs a year

And you did great!

 

[stevesmi]

I am fukn pumped!

I just hit a 2 plate bench for the first time ever in my life. Then hit 235lbs right after. The failed 245 lol.

The last time I did 1 rep maxes was a mock meet I did about a year ago and I hit 440 deadlift, 380 squat and 195 bench.

I have long arms and a shoulder surgery that's kept my bench weak forever. 2 years of grinding before that mock meet and I barely put 10lbs on the bar.

Now this year I changed up my bench technique and being on cycle now for 11 weeks I got curious and man am I happy right now. I can finally say I got the 4 3 2. So happy

yeah long arms work against you on bench press but help on stroke lifts like deads and rows.
so that is a great accomplishment.
@BeMe even with the bad shoulder

 

[BeMe]

I had to. it went that way after I heard about Ronnie Coleman didn't want to be in negative mood. @BeMe

Ya I was sad when I heard to. I was actually watching road to redemption just to remember his early years when he was a machine.

 

[BeMe]

It took me over a decade to add 12.5kg. Top benchers are lucky if they add 15lbs a year

And you did great!

Thanks @Mobster

My buddies who powerlift would always remind me of that too when I'd get down about how bad my bench was. Two plates isn't much, but it seemed impossible based on how stuck I was and where I was stuck. Onward and upward from here!

 

[BeMe]

yeah long arms work against you on bench press but help on stroke lifts like deads and rows.
so that is a great accomplishment.
@BeMe even with the bad shoulder

Ya conventional deadlifts have always been my favorite for that reason. Bench always my most hated. But there's just something about the bench press that you really want to be good at it, especially when you suck like me @stevesmi

 

[ROIDDERS]

Log Day 80

Resr day at the cottage yesterday. Didn't do much of anything because it started thunderstorming in the afternoon. So I guess it was an actual rest day for my body.

Not a very restful sleep last night. I might be coming down with something. I seem to get a little bit sick everytime I hang out with my nieces and nephew, they're babies and toddlers. Time to up my vitamin C and add some elderberry.

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the cottage sounds good. a nice relaxing getaway. @BeMe i think i remember you posting a pic of it earlier in the log.

 

[stevesmi]

Ya conventional deadlifts have always been my favorite for that reason. Bench always my most hated. But there's just something about the bench press that you really want to be good at it, especially when you suck like me @stevesmi

there is a powerlifter online that i remember seeing him lift. dude is only 5'4''.. very short guy. BUT his arms are super long like where he can scratch his knees and his deadlifts are crazy strong. probably the strongest 5'4'' dude in the world with deads cause he has that advantage

 

[BodyMonster34]

I am fukn pumped!

I just hit a 2 plate bench for the first time ever in my life. Then hit 235lbs right after. The failed 245 lol.

The last time I did 1 rep maxes was a mock meet I did about a year ago and I hit 440 deadlift, 380 squat and 195 bench.

I have long arms and a shoulder surgery that's kept my bench weak forever. 2 years of grinding before that mock meet and I barely put 10lbs on the bar.

Now this year I changed up my bench technique and being on cycle now for 11 weeks I got curious and man am I happy right now. I can finally say I got the 4 3 2. So happy

bro your shoulder hurting cause you fap too much. gotta take breaks. @BeMe i like yo update otherwise good job on new record. but i want you to hit 500 eventually

 

[ceo]

I am fukn pumped!

I just hit a 2 plate bench for the first time ever in my life. Then hit 235lbs right after. The failed 245 lol.

The last time I did 1 rep maxes was a mock meet I did about a year ago and I hit 440 deadlift, 380 squat and 195 bench.

I have long arms and a shoulder surgery that's kept my bench weak forever. 2 years of grinding before that mock meet and I barely put 10lbs on the bar.

Now this year I changed up my bench technique and being on cycle now for 11 weeks I got curious and man am I happy right now. I can finally say I got the 4 3 2. So happy

bros you getting stronger for sure. that is a good sign and we expect nothing less. @BeMe now next step for you improve on gains

 

[Ulter]

I am fukn pumped!

I just hit a 2 plate bench for the first time ever in my life. Then hit 235lbs right after. The failed 245 lol.

The last time I did 1 rep maxes was a mock meet I did about a year ago and I hit 440 deadlift, 380 squat and 195 bench.

I have long arms and a shoulder surgery that's kept my bench weak forever. 2 years of grinding before that mock meet and I barely put 10lbs on the bar.

Now this year I changed up my bench technique and being on cycle now for 11 weeks I got curious and man am I happy right now. I can finally say I got the 4 3 2. So happy

@BeMe I'm really glad that you're hitting a good amount of weight. Your bench has improved quite a bit. a 40 pound improvement is nothing to sneeze at!

 

[2Thick]

I am fukn pumped!

I just hit a 2 plate bench for the first time ever in my life. Then hit 235lbs right after. The failed 245 lol.

The last time I did 1 rep maxes was a mock meet I did about a year ago and I hit 440 deadlift, 380 squat and 195 bench.

I have long arms and a shoulder surgery that's kept my bench weak forever. 2 years of grinding before that mock meet and I barely put 10lbs on the bar.

Now this year I changed up my bench technique and being on cycle now for 11 weeks I got curious and man am I happy right now. I can finally say I got the 4 3 2. So happy

i'm glad you are so excited. you deserve to be happy @BeMe you made a great accomplishment and absolutely killed it !

 

[ballin2504]

I am fukn pumped!

I just hit a 2 plate bench for the first time ever in my life. Then hit 235lbs right after. The failed 245 lol.

The last time I did 1 rep maxes was a mock meet I did about a year ago and I hit 440 deadlift, 380 squat and 195 bench.

I have long arms and a shoulder surgery that's kept my bench weak forever. 2 years of grinding before that mock meet and I barely put 10lbs on the bar.

Now this year I changed up my bench technique and being on cycle now for 11 weeks I got curious and man am I happy right now. I can finally say I got the 4 3 2. So happy

@BeMe great job on the bench man. You’ll hit that 245 and more before you know it

 

[BeMe]

the cottage sounds good. a nice relaxing getaway. @BeMe i think i remember you posting a pic of it earlier in the log.

Yep that was me.

 

[BeMe]

there is a powerlifter online that i remember seeing him lift. dude is only 5'4''.. very short guy. BUT his arms are super long like where he can scratch his knees and his deadlifts are crazy strong. probably the strongest 5'4'' dude in the world with deads cause he has that advantage

Ya that's a huge advantage. If his arms were really short he would be a crazy bencher instead

 

[BeMe]

bro your shoulder hurting cause you fap too much. gotta take breaks. @BeMe i like yo update otherwise good job on new record. but i want you to hit 500 eventually

Next cycle is def Tren so 500 is on the table. Tren and steak everyday for 12 weeks! @BodyMonster34

Fapping makes my shoulder stronger lol

 

[BeMe]

@BeMe I'm really glad that you're hitting a good amount of weight. Your bench has improved quite a bit. a 40 pound improvement is nothing to sneeze at!

Ya it's still weak in the overall picture but for me it's big all things considered. I think the bodybuilding training with all the variation is helping correct some imbalances I have. That shoulder surgery really messed me up. The 5 surgeries on my right arm probably don't help either lol.

 

[BeMe]

Log Day 81

Big PR yesterday hitting a tiny 2 plate bench for the first time in my life. My bench sux for a load of reasons but looks like I'm starting to overcome those problems.

Slept like shit last night, wife woke me up a couple times. Gotta take the good with the bad I guess lol.

Tonight will be my first mid week injection as I'm upping my NPP to 300mg a week for the last phase of my cycle.

I'm also going to try PEC injecting for the first time. I use ventra glute and glute injections mainly but I have to add 2 more pinning options to the routine. Delts are outta the question because I work overhead a lot and can't any delt problems from a bad injection. Pecs are supposed to be easy so we'll see how it goes.

 

[LevButlerov]

Ya I was sad when I heard to. I was actually watching road to redemption just to remember his early years when he was a machine.

He was going towards that for a while, way too far on his training.

 

[BeMe]

He was going towards that for a while, way too far on his training.

Ya but God damn was it inspiring. Love that guy. Sounds like his condition is improving a bit today. Hopefully he pulls through.

The king is my favorite bodybuilder of all time. Not because of his physique, he definitely didn't deserve the 8 Olympias, but his personality is the best. What a great guy. Ronnie and Lee Priest are the GOATs in my opinion. Lee's physique was as great as his personality.

 

[BodyMonster34]

Next cycle is def Tren so 500 is on the table. Tren and steak everyday for 12 weeks! @BodyMonster34

Fapping makes my shoulder stronger lol

bro fap away on tren. it good for sperm

 

[BeMe]

bro fap away on tren. it good for sperm

I will. If my wife asks I'll say I got the BM seal of approval.

I'm dead ass on the Tren tho. You got me sold bro. Next cycle will definitely include Tren ace @BodyMonster34

 

[LevButlerov]

Ya but God damn was it inspiring. Love that guy. Sounds like his condition is improving a bit today. Hopefully he pulls through.

The king is my favorite bodybuilder of all time. Not because of his physique, he definitely didn't deserve the 8 Olympias, but his personality is the best. What a great guy. Ronnie and Lee Priest are the GOATs in my opinion. Lee's physique was as great as his personality.

@BeMe he is inspiring but also a lesson when to stop doing heavy weights.

 

[BeMe]

@BeMe he is inspiring but also a lesson when to stop doing heavy weights.

His form was pretty questionable while moving those big weights too. Buttt his personality, the greatest. Hope he pulls through

 

[LevButlerov]

His form was pretty questionable while moving those big weights too. Buttt his personality, the greatest. Hope he pulls through

Ronnie Coleman had horrible form, many is on crutches, worst life choices. @BeMe