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Good for you ... Everyone who steps on stage is a winner in my book. Getting a trophy is nice but the real reward is knowing that you did your best with what you had to work with. Enjoy the stage!

I cant wait to see what "Shake Weight for Women" will look like!

Notice how they say it's for "men" lol

"Its gonna kick your butt" lol

YouTube - sw4men

Prep H is an urban legend - it doesn't work. You've got to lose as much fat as possible and then wait for the skin to tighten up. If that doesn't work then you will need surgery to remove the...

Give me a call some time Mike - we need to catch up.

Dr Smo

You just haven't been training the upper pecs and front delts very much in the past - it takes time to build up new muscle groups. Try doing the inclines before your flat bench every other workout. ...

Go for it! 2 or 3 g fish oil twice a day will lower your LDL and triglycerides and raise your HDL.

Dr Smo

Research is showing that a 25-OH Vit D level of at least 55 ng/mL is needed for protection against colon, prostate and breast cancer. Although Vit D is fat soluble we now know that it is not readily...

Hmmmm - this doesn't sound good. You worked hard to get lean and now you are sticking your head in the sand as you gain it all back. Get on the scale and hold yourself accountable for what is going...

Either way.

10,000 iu a day is too much - Mike is supposed to be on 5,000 iu a day. Most people can handle 2,000 iu a day safely -- but if I measure your level and you are low then it is safe to use higher...

Mike -- lower it to 5000 iu a day for now - we will measure a level later. Here is an article I wrote for a local newspaper due to be published this week. For the general public it is safe to go up...

For my first show I used the same conditioning coach that Mike was using. He basically gave us the same diet and routine. We both lost weight at first but then we reached a plateau. Mike...

I think lower calories is going to work out great for you Mike. I can already see better definition and I dont think it is just your posing. People need to understand that as they lose weight they...

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You look great Mike - keep going with your program! Your are down almost 15 lbs fat - it is working... its just not as fast as you want it to be. You are working harder than everyone else. I want...

Good luck with your show. I did that contest in 2008 - very professional - you will love it. If you have any questions about what to expect let me know. I will tell you that the judges are looking...

Maybe thats what happened to Tiger Woods?

My wife tells me she will divorce me if I get any bigger -- so be careful what you wish for lol....

Hmmm....you are probably just standing a little taller now that your confidence is up!

Mike you are more than an inch shorter than me and you have more lean mass than I do! You are not the smallest guy on these forums! Get this negative crap out of your head - you are a bodybuilder!...

Exactly! The guy who graduates at the bottom of his class at MIT does not have average intelligience -- he is just surrounded by a bunch of geniuses....

Lets put things in the proper perspective. The average defensive back entering the NFL in 2006 was 5'11'', 196 lbs, BMI 26.8 and you are 5'9", 195 lbs, BMI 28. If you look back at 1972 before...

Mike you are far from average ... there aren't many guys walking around at 195 lbs with 14% body fat! You are far from average!!!!

Dr Smo

Hey Baldie! I can get them done here for about $70. I find the dexascans are useful for new bodybuilders who have no idea how much fat they need to lose for a show. There are a lot of guys at 20%...

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Mike here I am about 2 weeks before that last picture at the same body fat and same body...

Just continue your program ... there is no way to speed things up unless you start burning muscle. 2 lbs a week is a good goal - you could be at 180 by then and you will look damn good.

Thats one of the reasons I posted that pic Mike - I was only 174 lbs and you and I have similar builds. You are doing well but you still have another 15 lbs to go ... and the next 15 lbs will be...

Ok just gave him a good noogie for ya ... but a chicken dance posing routine would be really unique - no one would be expecting it that's for sure!

My 8 year old son Donnie is sitting next to me looking at your pictures ... he said your should "Try the chicken dance and that would look good..." Hmmmm?

You need to get someone to help you with the pictures...

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See how spreading the legs apart and putting the one leg back helps give a more "X" shape.

I am no expert Mike but I think you would look better if you pulled your arms back and squeezed your shoulder blades together a little to pop out some definition while at the same time flaring the...

There is no substitute for posing practice -- 30 minutes of posing is as good or better than 30 mins cardio. You should buy Russ' posing video: http://www.russtesto.com/ He is an old school body...

Women are just more subtle with their "looks" than the guys are :)

Try wearing a weight belt and hanging a 45 lb plate while doing the pelvic thrusts!

Don't forget pelvic thrusts and keegal exercises!

This whole discussion about abs reminds me of an Over 35 forum discussion on bb.com :dunno:

I was reading through some research on hunger and came across a recent article published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association last November. It looked at the effect of adding 6 g...

Thanks for your confidence Mike! To be honest I have learned a lot from you as we go back and forth with these discussions - you are always asking tough but good questions and you understand the...

I'd be happy to see him but he will need to come down to SC at least once or twice a year for a physical etc. I know some docs prescribe testosterone, growth hormone etc over the internet without...

Yes it works and there is research showing that it acts as a 5alpha reductase inhibitor which blocks conversion of testosterone to DHT. Finasteride does the same thing but it requires a Rx, is more...

Now don't be dragging me into this -- I don't want to get my ass kicked!

Mike - I think you misunderstood what I was telling you about cardio. There is a lot of debate on how best to burn fat. ...