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@HarleyGuy you are 50!! Holy crap!! Bro when you hit 60, you will still look like a brick shithouse!! Your 700 Gs of protein a day is a monster builder!!
Here yiu @Mobster
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You're very welcome brother and I was being super honest as I always am. And remember, if you don't have body dysmorphia you're almost not really a proper member of the EVO family!
What I see vs. what you see (and vice versa) is always refreshing to hear because I know how much we struggle with not seeing our progress. A fresh set of eyes always helps.
Lol you should have a travel guide show. This update is hilarious!!
Make sure you don't set off that lunk alarm you lunk lol!
@MarkNV you definitely are getting smaller and smaller which is a good thing. Keep the grind going. Man I think you'll be shocked if you keep consistent where you are 6 months from now.
Was you look like a stud. Can definitely see big muscles taking shape. And all the good meals you've been eating good for inside your body to. @MarkNV
You can compare yourself with others because you've had a different history and different goals. @MarkNV A lot of us have been doing this since we were 8 years old. Plus a lot of us have top 1% genetics. You've got to work with what you got.
That is the truth!! It may have read like I was comparing but I really wasn't trying to...comparison sucks the joy out of life. I just want it, I know I may not get exactly what I have in my head, but I sure can get as close as I can. And I will work my ass into the ground for it
I think, as others have said above, if you compare yourself to other people your age it's no comparison and I bet you you're way healthier on the inside as well. But trust me you're going to improve a lot. Watch I got confidence that you're going to look way better as you continue going.
Thank you Brother! I will put in the work and give it everything! Lets Goo!!!
I am back, freaking exhausted, Nap time!! Will catch up on all the logs I have missed and starting logging as well...tomorrow! I bought the wifi on the plane and so I could keep occupied, especially the long portion from DC to Dallas.
@MarkNV You've improved a lot. So no reason to feel down on yourself. You will continue to improve and you're also extending your healthy lifespan as well.
EVO family respect. you look solid. I can actually tell that you've definitely gotten more lean. As crazy as it sounds, your head looks bigger on your body, so that's a good sign. It means your body has gotten smaller. @MarkNV
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Dude!!!
Your progress pics are insane
Opening and closing with cardio is made discipline respect,keep up the grind your slaying it
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We believe in you, man. You're going to do it.
Fucking A!! Thank you
@MarkNV I really respect the guys that can come on here and dump their feelings about discouragement and feeling down. I did on my log too and I got told to just keep going and to put it behind me as I had taken too many days off in a week and was feeling discouraged.
You're holding yourself to a very high standard for your age and that is something I hugely respect but you're also human so be kind to yourself too and when fall down 7 times, you stand up 8 times.
I know you're going to continue on your way bro, in fact we are all really just "on our way" and there's no true end it's the journey that is what we're sharing on here. There's no finished product or end to this so having a hiccup is expected and if you didn't I'd say there's something wrong with you LOL.
You're holding yourself to a very high standard for your age and that is something I hugely respect but you're also human so be kind to yourself too and when fall down 7 times, you stand up 8 times.
I know you're going to continue on your way bro, in fact we are all really just "on our way" and there's no true end it's the journey that is what we're sharing on here. There's no finished product or end to this so having a hiccup is expected and if you didn't I'd say there's something wrong with you LOL.
Holy crap!! I slept 9 hours last night, it was great!!! Taking today off, going to the Nevada Day Parade. The whole state will be in our town today. There will be debauchery and people running amok!! It is a 3 day weekend for the state. Yesterday was the day, today is the celebration!!
Today my buddy will be in the beard contest!
I am going to grow mine out, i want to looked like ripped Santa!!
If I see some local wildlife and Fauna using the curb as a pillow today, I will send pics!!
Nevada Day is great for people watching. I am sure I will see some of the idiots I used to run with, and they are all toothless from the meth, I will smile big to show them I still have all of mine! And then remind them that being a quitter is cool!!
Today my buddy will be in the beard contest!
I am going to grow mine out, i want to looked like ripped Santa!!
If I see some local wildlife and Fauna using the curb as a pillow today, I will send pics!!
Nevada Day is great for people watching. I am sure I will see some of the idiots I used to run with, and they are all toothless from the meth, I will smile big to show them I still have all of mine! And then remind them that being a quitter is cool!!
Brother man, those are some of the best words ever given to me thank you! The great thing is that now I can read that over and over when I need it! I have only quit one thing in my life, and because of quitting the meth, it makes it impossible for me to quit being healthy! You are so right, it is journey with no real end to it except for the long sleep, and it only matters that we live well, words like yours help!!
Thank you @HarleyGuy. My day is even better!!
Love you man and respect you. I too quit alcohol/crack/cocaine/opiates. It's on page 10 of my log in you wanna good deep dive into what got me here on EVO and now I'm never leaving. We are all brothers in arms with the same battle history and feelings regardless of our stories.
Cut and paste that and put it in your notes on your phone if you ever need a 'pick me up' on a tough day. I'm honoured you'd say you'd reread that to help. Helping each other is what we wanna do here.
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums...nomast-deca-dbol-cycle-journal.105881/page-10
My podcasts too I bet you'll relate to, I get into when I hit my bottom and the obscene amount of booze and drugs I self-medicated with.
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Good recovery day and 9h sleep is perfect before that madness.
@MarkNV Enjoy Nevada Day and grow that beard out, ripped Santa sounds hot. Send those parade pics later!
I will!Good recovery day and 9h sleep is perfect before that madness.
Enjoy Nevada Day and grow that beard out, ripped Santa sounds hot. Send those parade pics later!
Sunday 0230
Chest, Tri’s core cardio
DB low incline
40lb 3 x 10 to 15
50lb x 10 to 15
55lb x 10 to 15
60lbs 8 to 10
Incline cable push flys
Reps today
12.5kg 2 x 20
17.5kg 2 x to failure
Hammer Strength pin loaded decline
Light
50lb 4 x15 to 20
Tri’s
V-bar pushdowns/rope cable curls
50kg/25kg x 15
50kg/25kg x12
57.5kg/25kg x 10
65kg/25kg x 6 to 8
DB skull crushers
Light
25lb x AMRAP burn burns burning fucking ouch!!
Kickbacks/concentration curls
20/25lbs 5 x 20
Done
Chest, Tri’s core cardio
DB low incline
40lb 3 x 10 to 15
50lb x 10 to 15
55lb x 10 to 15
60lbs 8 to 10
Incline cable push flys
Reps today
12.5kg 2 x 20
17.5kg 2 x to failure
Hammer Strength pin loaded decline
Light
50lb 4 x15 to 20
Tri’s
V-bar pushdowns/rope cable curls
50kg/25kg x 15
50kg/25kg x12
57.5kg/25kg x 10
65kg/25kg x 6 to 8
DB skull crushers
Light
25lb x AMRAP burn burns burning fucking ouch!!
Kickbacks/concentration curls
20/25lbs 5 x 20
Done
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Good chest and tri session, 60lb presses and 50kg pushdowns both solid while on the move.
@MarkNV hows the food?
Getting back to logging my intake today, headed to the store for prep materials right now…actually in one hour. Hahaha store opens at 0600, not 0500.Good chest and tri session, 60lb presses and 50kg pushdowns both solid while on the move.
I did not eat any garbage yesterday, nor the week before, which is always hard when traveling. I found a greek restaurant where I bought a bunch of white chicken skewers that were soaked in lemon and garlic and cooked over flame. They were expensive but I still loaded up the hotel fridge. My friend totally understood….she is a gym rat as well.
We did go out and some clean seafood
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Great looking food, cals, and macros.
One of the only carbs that agrees with me.
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You look good in the pic, lean and big even while traveling
@MarkNV Good call sticking to clean seafood and grilled chicken, that’s how you stay on track on the road.
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looks good Cholula is back
Sweet potatoes and some rice I can get away with, and veggies. But that is about it!
It is so hard to do!! But you gotta stay focused.You look good in the pic, lean and big even while traveling
Good call sticking to clean seafood and grilled chicken, that’s how you stay on track on the road.
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@HarleyGuy when you are consuming 700 Gs protein, do the calories even matter? You look freaking beastly! I am a bit afraid to make that move. I could literally eat protein all day long.
I still have at least 25 lbs to shed off my mid section, I am thinking that when I lose it, that is when I will work to sit on the Protein King throne with you.
What have I got to lose!!! Nothing but fat!! Whoop!! LETS FUCKING GO!!!
Dialed like a compass heading on true north brother man!! Thank you @LevButlerovEVO family supports you brother stay focused and dialed in
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Fuckin right let's go!
Yes keep dropping that weight and then we can look at a big recomp for you.
I'm only 5'9" on a good day and in order to stay thick and muscular I need a lot of calories. What I've learned is that if those calories come from mostly protein then I can keep the muscle on and the fat/fluff at bay. Carbs for me make me look like a strongman and just big and puffy and I love getting bigger but I'm OCD about keeping my abs showing too so I have to really limit carbs but still keep my calories high in order to stay big. This is where protein and healthy fats come in... and then, enter the digestive supps to help me actually absorb and break it down so I'm not a bloated mess all day long. If you go to page 63 of my log you'll see my supps I take and the biggest ones for a high protein almost fully carnivore diet like mine is psyllium husk, digest gold, and apple cider vinegar and in that order.
Once we got that 25lbs off of you we will get you into high gear firing on all cylinders to then recomp and do a clean long bulk over a years time so you freak people out saying your almost mid 60's and look the way you do!
Oh fuck yes!! I am so down!!
That was my exact goal, to shed fat and then do something only rare men at my age can do!!
I just got excited and remotivated huge!!
I marvel @Mobster and his pure strength at our age.
Do you find that when consuming the good fats and proteins in those amounts that your joints feel better? I have some issues. Makes it hard to really hard lift to my strength.
No I don't find my diet helps my joints. I'm starting to feel a lot of the injuries now from my career and only supplements and peptides have helped. The best diet can do is keep inflammation down by not consuming garbage, in general.
I have pretty bad arthritis in a shoulder, i get injections and the only other thing I can do is to keep the inflammation down through diet.
NPP masked it for a while about a year ago. Lol
Well bro, the OCD is working for you with your abs, I totally get that OCD thing.
The gym is the best type of activity for that! When I was younger, about 24, I developed a gambling issue and the OCD did not help at all, I would rather obsess and com-pulse over the gym any day!!
when you lift, do you feel totally free?
@MarkNV can definitely tell that your arms are looking bigger and bigger. Great job on that. The more muscle you pack on, the easier it's going to be to cut body fat.
Absolutely I have my headphones on and it's just me and a fight with the weights. I don't check my phone except to post pics of me working out on EVO in real time once in a while. If anyone calls me that it isn't urgent or they aren't 'that' important I don't answer!
You're gonna need some BPC-157/TB500 and invest in that for a year bro it will help a lot. Add collagen peptide powder as well to help the peptides do their job they are like scaffolding for the collagen.
I can't gamble either, been there done that and got owned. I can't do anything half way or addictive except the gym and biohack my body and stay addicted to my health and EVO!
And it is fun!! I feel something like a breath of fresh air right now. I think because I am communicating with some awesome people, exchanging ideas, growing!! I am ready to get it done!!
Lets fucking go!!
I was looking at some BPC/TB earlier and that is what I am going to do. I have a buddy using that mix for relief from a weird autoimmune thing, he says it works very well.
Ya me to! I lose myself into the movements and lose track of time. I go really fucking stupid early as well and usually have the gym to myself. Peace
bros you gotta invest in some cholula stock. i bet you will get rich off of it lol. they should give you free stock @MarkNV
This here is a great addiction!!
I tried my damndest to be an alcoholic, It didn’t work for me, way to slow. I choose not to drink because I love feeling good! Never had a problem with pills, still, way to slow. Hell, I had knee surgery and back surgery and didn’t use the pain medication because I hate numbness. I like to go fast, crystal, blow, ephedrine, any speed.
Scary terrifying bro. Nothing will stop a determined tweek.
It has been so long now, 21 years since I last put my lips on a glass, in fact, 21 years ago on the 4th, day after tomorrow at 0400 hours.
I hate that shit from the deepest part of my soul.
Sometimes, I can smell it in traffic at a red light. It makes me want to vomit.
bros you gonna become a billionaire lol
Sounds really good, my man. I really have a lot of love for the food you're putting together. @MarkNV I had no idea that Greek food involved those types of things. Sounds good though. With the skewers. Ever notice that meat on a stick always tastes better?
Hell yes it tastes better!! They soak the chicken in lemon juice, olive oil and garlic and a pinch of salt….little pinch. And you dip it in Tzatziki sauce, the meat tastes thick, i think the lemon juice tightens it up!! Fuck yes! Lets fucking go!!!
You definitely are a wizard in the kitchen then.
I just do what I can. Our diets can be pretty lame, gotta find taste wherever we can!!
@MarkNV a nice mix of food you have. Looks like you do a lot of damage with that pan. It looks fantastic. You're doing a great job.
Thank you @Ulter
They're the best source of carbs
This is how champions move brother, stay locked in
Evo community great support
yeah i can smell people smoking in traffic sometimes. that is why i got rid of my convertible i used to have. too much of that on the roads @MarkNV
It is gross to smell after you stop using. It is such a dirty habit
Yeah, I hear you on that. It seems like people who have addictions like that, they will get over it and then they'll start hating it and then they'll understand. But if you're actually doing it, you don't even notice the smell.
We are champions!!They're the best source of carbs
This is how champions move brother, stay locked in
yeah we can see the development of the arms
bros in 10 years will see your sauces on shelf
Monday 0230
Legs
Abductors/Adductors super sets
165 x 4 x 15
V-Rack Squats/RDL light 50lbs superset
going light, concentrating on getting deep and slow
90lbs 3 x 12
Leg Extensions slow with 3 second pauses
100 3 x 15
standing leg curls
40lb….3 times to failure
Seated calve pushes
I like this calve machine
130lbs x 3 x 20
Cardio this afternoon if there is anything left in my legs.
Legs
Abductors/Adductors super sets
165 x 4 x 15
V-Rack Squats/RDL light 50lbs superset
going light, concentrating on getting deep and slow
90lbs 3 x 12
Leg Extensions slow with 3 second pauses
100 3 x 15
standing leg curls
40lb….3 times to failure
Seated calve pushes
I like this calve machine
130lbs x 3 x 20
Cardio this afternoon if there is anything left in my legs.
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Thank you @stevesmi
Congrats on 21 years on Tuesday 04Nov bro! That's some solid time in recovery man!
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EVO family respect!
I remember just wanting space and time to pass, and how slow time moved in the space in between using and not. I keep that feeling very close. I move through life very confidently now but I always keep that close. It is like moving on, but never forgetting exactly what and who you are. I did look at myself right in the eye and totally accepted it all, and it took a long time, but I know exactly who I am now.
You do too!! And it is fucking amazing!!
Lets fucking go! No where to go but up! Going down isn’t even remotely an option!!!
That's right brother! We are addicts, but we are also good kind and giving people who help others and have our shit wired tight now. We know where we can step and where not to step. I accept who I am and I say it loud and proud now because for every bad thing I've done or every bad thing I've been labeled it's helped me be able to relate to anyone and help them through something similar!
And you're fucking right going down is never again and being "on our way" to our max potential is now our only option and goal! We will never get there but we are always "on our way" and we keep pushing forward!
Thats right!! Lets fucking Go!!
Solid bro
Hold the line with the diet
This is the time to really stay discipline
Home str8 baby
Lets fucking go!!!
I learned something about my arms that I never thought of before, my bi’s and tri’s both recover really fast, so now, when I do back and bi’s, I lead off with Bi’s and just pound them and then go into back, and it has been working. My tri’s seem to follow naturally
Killed it here brother!! I surprised your legs didnt fall off after a beating like this haha. You beat those bad boys down like they just stole your car
Completely understand this mate, we need to know where we have come from to navigate where we want to be going that is important but we should never have to be held prisoner by our past either.
Couldnt be said any better brother
Bad choices and their consequences we have experienced just better equips us to not only move through our new paths much stronger and more away but allows us to help others who may not have discovered the best way for themselves to do the same.
When i left, I had to slide off the curb toe first, very very slowlyKilled it here brother!! I surprised your legs didnt fall off after a beating like this haha. You beat those bad boys down like they just stole your car
Completely understand this mate, we need to know where we have come from to navigate where we want to be going that is important but we should never have to be held prisoner by our past either.
Couldnt be said any better brother
Bad choices and their consequences we have experienced just better equips us to not only move through our new paths much stronger and more away but allows us to help others who may not have discovered the best way for themselves to do the same.
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yes reversing conventional wisdom is a great way to force growth
@MarkNV good way to eat while on the road!
But it burns lol
Hurry up Ice Cream!!
Tuesday morninG 0155
Open 30 minutes cardio
Chest
Hammer strength incline pin loaded
Reps
50lbs one arm x 4 Amrap
Hammer Strength Flat bench pin loaded
70lbs x 4 Amrap
Face pulls/DB shrugs
40lbs/60lbs x 3 x 15
Incline Cable flys
20kg x 15
22.5kg x 15
25kg x AMRAP
Straight bar pushdown
42.5kg 4 x AMRAP
Kickbacks
20 x 15
25 x 2 x 12 to 15
Rope pushdowns
30kg x 2 x failure
35kg x 2 x Failure
30 minutes cardio.
I am
Moving back into the deep calorie deficit
It is time to get rid of the rest of the fat. This will ne the hardest part, I will win this little battle
I expect myself to execute!!!
Lets fucking GO!!!
Open 30 minutes cardio
Chest
Hammer strength incline pin loaded
Reps
50lbs one arm x 4 Amrap
Hammer Strength Flat bench pin loaded
70lbs x 4 Amrap
Face pulls/DB shrugs
40lbs/60lbs x 3 x 15
Incline Cable flys
20kg x 15
22.5kg x 15
25kg x AMRAP
Straight bar pushdown
42.5kg 4 x AMRAP
Kickbacks
20 x 15
25 x 2 x 12 to 15
Rope pushdowns
30kg x 2 x failure
35kg x 2 x Failure
30 minutes cardio.
I am
Moving back into the deep calorie deficit
It is time to get rid of the rest of the fat. This will ne the hardest part, I will win this little battle
I expect myself to execute!!!
Lets fucking GO!!!
Tuesday Morning
Weighed in at 249.9 oh boy. Water water water, like a delayed reaction from the trip last week.
It is about to get serious. 25 lbs of fat need to go. This is going to be harder than the first 50.
I am ready to commit and put aside a lot of things for several months and get right down to business, I am under no illusion about how difficult this part will be. I know this will take not missing a day in the gym, double cardio days and reduced calories.
I’ve got this shit!! Lets fucking go!!
Weighed in at 249.9 oh boy. Water water water, like a delayed reaction from the trip last week.
It is about to get serious. 25 lbs of fat need to go. This is going to be harder than the first 50.
I am ready to commit and put aside a lot of things for several months and get right down to business, I am under no illusion about how difficult this part will be. I know this will take not missing a day in the gym, double cardio days and reduced calories.
I’ve got this shit!! Lets fucking go!!
Hell yeah MarkNV
You love those facepulls and kickbacks baby
Les go
Dig deep homie
Home st8
All day 'big bucks'
@MarkNV really good looking food. you got a way with that spanish style of food. you would pay good $$$ for that at an expensive mexican restaurant
Wow!! Thank you!! We have to find flavor bro!!
Restaurant….hmmmm…..I have actually been thinking food truck lately….I have ideas!!!
Thank you very much @stevesmi
Lets fucking Go!! Bro, I couldn't reach up and scratch my shoulder when I was done.
My tri’s were fucking screaming Lets fucking Go!!! I gave em what they craved….pain bro!!
can always depend on you to put together a nice meal for us. @MarkNV You are an absolute magician in the kitchen. Looking really strong. Keep it up.
Thank you @2Thick !! I just do what I can!!
