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5/20/13 - Physical Therapist Evaluation & X-rays

PT Evaluation:
This was a 1 hr session w/ the physical therapist running thru a variety of checks on ROM and strength of my arms (shoulders) at...

5/19/13 - Sun


5 mile walk.

I'm still partial to Ozzie's original...

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Post Show WTF - repost of a great blog

I thought this was a great & very real summary of the competition lifestyle and managing the extremes of it. For any new competitors, this rings soooo true....

Well, congrats to these girls for hitting the national stage! This is sort of in line w/ the Jr USAs every year tho in FBB. For whatever reason, the targeted shows are typically the Jr Nationals,...

Next steps:

'll update this thread as I go thru the process. I'm working w/ my chiropractor as opposed to a shoulder specialist. After reviewing the above MRI results w/ my chiro, I am starting w/...

Thought I might record this process for posterity and hopefully a few people will find some help in reading this.

A little history:
I've been lifting since 1981, I'm currently 47 years old and...

5/18/13 - Saturday

I'm realizing I'm a bit spotty getting going if I'm going to be serious about this. This past week was ultra heavy w/ work, and even tho I took half a day off, I still managed...

Coverage & photos are epic you guys! Top notch coverage as always!

If you feel a pain in your heel or somewhere between the arch and the heel, could very well be. Its basically the muscles getting all knotted up - similar to when your back gets knots or any other...

5/16/13 - Thurs


LONG ASS week.. dangit I've worked a lot. And YES I am still doing the leg day shuffle. A friend gave me a big fat challenge this afternoon doing a 15 mile trail ride on a...

Felt damn good to be in the gym... humblingly exhausting .. but still good. I'm glad I still get the same kick out of my heavy metal music and touching the eqpt! Now I just gotta get some of that...

A mild dose for who?? Guys? Top national amateur to pro-level FBBs? Certainly NOT a newb. That's what I mean about "until they have a vagina" - everyone's view of this stuff is relative to what...

5/13/13 - Monday

Figured its time to get back into this.... As mentioned above, some foot problems I've been dealing w/ for a while now, really started to get aggravated so I decided to take some...

Fantastic work - nice & dry, great sweeps exposed!

The var you want to start dropping at 10-14 days out because it may impact your water manipulation as you go into peak week. You don't need to taper it - just stop taking it. The t3, you can keep at...

Each coach is going to be different so that's a discussion you need to have with them, or with their clients to find more detail. And also not every client's experience is going to be representative...

And just in general, you should be asking questions so you can learn. I've had situations where I was completely dependent on a trainer for all my details, and then he was suddenly unavailable for a...

Here's a great place to start to educate yourself: http://forums.rxmuscle.com/showthread.php?114136-Women-amp-Drugs

There is very little published for women + drugs to go do simple research, so...

When someone, ANYONE, is telling you to inject yourself w/ controlled substances, ALWAYS ASK. I've met so many very well-respected (male) coaches who recommended retardedly high cycles to women......

Yea that's kinda high. I'd be asking WHY that dose? What is the gain over lower and why not lower? What does your diet look like (are you eating to grow right now becaues that's a hella bulking cycle...

Start here for most of the information you're looking for.

http://forums.rxmuscle.com/showthread.php?114136-Women-amp-Drugs

Keep in mind that hGH is not an immediate miracle drug / uber fix...

Keto has a place and a purpose - even followers of keto use carbs appropriately - its still ultimately a macro manipulation - but not an explicit lifestyle. Might call it a particular flavor of carb...

212 Division! (Maybe 202... 102...?)

Emery Miller posted about this today on FB.

Manohar Aich was called "Pocket Hercules" - 4'11" Bengladeshi bodybuilder from India, who was crowned Mr Universe - 1952. 100 years old in March.
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I used to work in Boca and train at his gym. Weird.

Progesterone: The forgotten hormone. Definitely a good read! It is also a fundamental component of the whole peri-/menopause process.
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So some update:

- I did about 4 weeks of massage & adjustments 1/week, and acupuncture 3x/week. With the taping things were starting to get a little better - the right foot neuroma was less...

This woman defies age and category - and still, IMO the most recognizable 6-pack in the sport!

Excellent interview & best of luck to you this year!

In any goal for your body, you need to pay attention to what your goal is and not get sidetracked w/ wanting "all of it". When you send your body mixed messages, like starvation diet and overtraining...

Loss of strength is a great illustration of the power of the diet - you're simply not eating for hypertrophy so you can't expect the drugs to do all the work. The biggest thing you're going to get...

LOL Beware the PB!

You're very close to your stage weight already so you're very much in the ballpark.

Very nice gains Scoob!

Looks like things are heading in the right direction! How are your energy levels and hunger, sleep?

If you're going to try to use sodium to manipulate your water, you really need to salt heavier for the duration of your prep (like make it the "normal" environment your body exists in for 16 weeks +)...

Doris Barilleaux was there at the beginning. She was the photographer at my first competition in Tampa in August of 2000 and it was an honor to meet her.

Part 1 of 3: ...

Doris Barilleaux was there at the beginning. She was the photographer at my first competition in Tampa in August of 2000 and it was an honor to meet her.

Part 1 of 3: ...

I agree w/ the pussification of the American male, but I don't think it reflects much of anything on BB. Men's physique has two purposes - cash cow for lower barriers to entry, but also as BB has...

Metabolism.