AnglicanBeachParty's run at the 2013 Great Lakes Ironman

**AnglicanBeachParty** · 06-05-2013, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by mrky03

Awesome! Keep it up! How many weeks out?

Thanks! 16 weeks now.

**AnglicanBeachParty** · 06-11-2013, 06:34 AM

15 weeks out. 179 pounds this morning. Starting to look lean and mean.

I've just switched my cardio to mornings and my lifting to evenings, to accommodate working out with my son Eliot (19) who is home from college for the summer. It'll be interesting to see how I do with a good spotter on some of the lifts.

**HeavyDutyGuy** · 06-11-2013, 07:50 AM

You looked pretty lean at 19 weeks out, you can end up super shredded. Nice going!

**AnglicanBeachParty** · 06-12-2013, 06:49 AM

Originally Posted by HeavyDutyGuy

You looked pretty lean at 19 weeks out, you can end up super shredded. Nice going!

Thanks! I hope so.

**AnglicanBeachParty** · 06-21-2013, 06:33 AM

This afternoon is my work organization's annual picnic. So, I get to go sleeveless and show off some of my hard work.

And see a look of dismay on the loudmouth supervisor down the cubicle row from me who is always bragging about being so hardcore in the gym. We shall see who is hardcore.

**AnglicanBeachParty** · 06-29-2013, 12:18 PM

13 weeks out today.

I hope to post pics tonight. They should be significantly leaner than the last batch I posted. I hope, anyway!

**AnglicanBeachParty** · 06-30-2013, 08:11 AM

Well, I am not super pleased with these. Body weight is 176 pounds. I have a lot of work to do in the next 13 weeks!

**Rick Prince** · 06-30-2013, 09:55 AM

Keep plugging away. Your hard work is paying off & you have a lot of time left in your prep.

**HeavyDutyGuy** · 06-30-2013, 11:12 AM

Actually as far as condition, you're in good shape for 13 weeks out. Keep going!

**AnglicanBeachParty** · 06-30-2013, 11:04 PM

Originally Posted by Rick Prince

Keep plugging away. Your hard work is paying off & you have a lot of time left in your prep.

Thanks, Man. Yes ... a goodly amount of time left.

Originally Posted by HeavyDutyGuy

Actually as far as condition, you're in good shape for 13 weeks out. Keep going!

Thanks! I hope to time this right. If things go decently well, I have a follow-up contest 3 weeks after the first one.

**AnglicanBeachParty** · 07-01-2013, 08:39 AM

Weighing in at 174 pounds this morning. Possibly just a tad dehydrated. Cardio this morning, then back/biceps with my son later in the day. I really missed having a training partner. It's cool that my son is willing to train with me.

**Hammerfit** · 07-05-2013, 09:18 AM

Keep up the hard work, looking good.

**AnglicanBeachParty** · 07-05-2013, 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by Hammerfit

Keep up the hard work, looking good.

Thanks. I have my birthday tomorrow and a high school reunion 2 weeks after that, so all my cheat meals are kind of pre-programmed here for a while.

Still going through the usual mental games of thinking I'm losing all my muscle along with the fat. I feel small, and I won't listen to any denials by others, at least not from my non-bodybuilding friends. LOL

**AnglicanBeachParty** · 07-13-2013, 10:45 AM

I haven't done a side-by-side comparison yet with the pics from 2 weeks ago. But I did look at these new pics vs my 2010 pics from 9 weeks out, and they are comparable in terms of conditioning.

So, I think I'm on track.

**AnglicanBeachParty** · 07-23-2013, 08:47 PM

I got sidetracked for 5 days to attend my high school reunion on Long Island. My cardio suffered a bit, and I took in more carbs and fat than usual. So, I have about 9.5 weeks left to put everything in order.

On the good side, I did get to train legs at the Bev Francis Powerhouse Gym in Syosset!