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I missed a lot! I'll have to read up or you can email me what's going on, lol.

Hope all is going good for you. Looks like it is.

Got 300#'s on the bench press! Haven't done that since I was 25.

Fat does help a lot with size. I wouldn't worry about it. You looked pretty thick in the pictures. You wanted a May show. You can't expect muscle size and being on a calorie deficit for months. Just...

Prizes! Sounds good.

Was there a panel of judges there when they were posing? I didn't see any in any pictures. There is usually a problem even if there is a declared winner. This one or that one should have won. You can...

Hey Mac. Thanks for asking. Found out I am not into the journaling thing anymore. I do like reading what everyone else is doing. I am down to 224 from 235. I did lose an inch or so in the waist area....

You guys looked great. I liked the video. Hope you had fun! Now it's back to tax season.

Good luck at the Arnold and have a great time. I'm headed to Florida today. I'll see how you guys did next week.

Good luck at the Arnold and have a great time. I'm headed to Florida today. I'll see how you guys did next week.

It sure is true. I just had blood tests done. My cortisol is above the normal range. I can't lose fat. That's what is probably stressing me out!

So your a regular bodybuilder then.

It's getting close now!

Actually you explained it very well and I feel the same. Some days it's just there for some reason.

I'm enjoying my relaxed approach! Tracking all reps, sets, calories, macros is something good to do. It's just not for me these days. I got up to 363#'s in deads for a couple reps today. I hope to...

That is so right. It sucks too. When I get lean people ask if I am okay? I look sick. Great! I am supposed to be looking better than ever.

I hope that shoulder gets better Pam. I like how much you are into this! My left shoulder kept me up all night last night. I feel your pain.

Looking good in the videos.

Someone as nice as you should have nothing to be scared about.

Right, the music has very little to do with your actual results. It sure does feel good to hear an excited audience though.

You got home at 9 then worked out? I wouldn't be able to sleep either. Sometimes a rest day is better if you can't get enough rest to build IMO.

I've only been to a couple of shows. Choosing music you like isn't always the best choice. Popular music that the crowd will probably like usually gets them going.

I could do without man glute pics. Sorry girls. Tell me when to look away. Lol.

Too bad we aren't talking women and glutes in here.

Me too!



I'll throw some low cal days in here and there. That will help.

Have a good day Mike.

I do finally have a bit of good news. That last chest workout seemed to have given my upper body a bit more muscle. It's helping my upper look a lot bigger than stomach area. That is the most I have...

You look fantastic in that avatar!

Local and in person is obviously the way to go. As long as they know you and what you have been doing. Which is a lot! Ten minutes won't tell the whole story.

I was just asking you to make them well informed what you have been through so far. Tell them all the facts. Then they can help you better. If I go to a great doctor and don't tell him all the facts...

Mike, I don't want you to lose psyche but.....Please tell these new people the whole picture. Have you explained what you have been through? You have been dieting for a long period with a slow...

People sure have nerve. I wouldn't think of having some stranger help me with forced reps and all reps like this guy did. You should be able to at least do enough of the the lift so a couple fingers...

Lots of good news in here Mike. Heidi looks hot! The cuts in the legs look great. Walking aroung around with 220+ pounds for years sure helps. Good luck.

I've actually been reading those kind of articles since 2003 when I got back at this.

In the mirror actually. I look terrible in the gut area. I do step on the scale too. I let my fat get way to high for once in my life. I know I have maybe 160 - 170 LBM at most. So the scale needs to...

Just getting discouraged with no fat loss. The extra cardio isn't doing it either. I don't want to starve to lose. I may have to. Not going to be fat again this summer.

Bench press
135 x 10
155...

Cramped on light squats again! I am going to have to do them more often. What a PIA.

Squats
135 x 10
140 x 10 x 2

cramped trying the next set

I may scrap this boring journal and just...

Sounds like a blast!

I've been walking in the woods in back of my house. Lots of hills, ravines, ice. I wear heavy boots. I used my HR monitor. My HR gets to 149 up most hills. Average heart rate is 128 on the walk....

My left elbow gets bad like that. When I have a lot of work and train it really bothers me. All you have to do is touch the skin in that area and it hurts. I hope yours gets better soon with the rest.

The people with a fast metabolism will never understand how little we have to eat to lose fat Mike. I am the same as you. I just added at least 45 minutes of cardio daily at 2300 calories and 230...

Good video!

Nice place! It looks like vacation land. Must be expensive. Good luck with it and your new life.

I've always loved the woods. Now there are a lot of ticks and Lyme disease out there. In the spring the walks will be over. I'm thinking if calorie cycling. A low cal week then back to what I have...

Same here. I suddenly was better. Here I thought it was the shots if Jagermeister I had with my Captain and Cokes.

At PF the numbers on the machines all seemed different. The high numbers always...