Scooby Prep and Team Provo teaming up!

[Provo82]

I will be checking in here on occasion. Congrats on the team up fellas.

thanks austin, your opinion heavily valued by me, youve been there countless times and have a good eye.

MM is nasty as ever. In that 1/4 turn you can really see the improvements in your hamstrings.

thanks brother but still an eye sore of a weak point imo

This looks like it will be a great value. Thank you for posting, Provo and Scoobysnacks!

Glad your happy Curt !

Inner pec in side shot, and outer coil near the armpit in the MM look fucking nasty.

thanks man, still need to keep balancing my proportions but atleast i have a decent body part or two.

[Provo82]

Had my good friend owner of Plaza Fitness in bloomfield train me yesterday for shoulders and arms. split was interesting this week. monday did quads and hams a good deal of volume, tuesday was chest and back supersetted, thursday was shoulders and arms. saturday will be hams w a little quads.

Shoulders and Arms- rest periods were 30 seconds between sets so very fast pace

arnold presses-4 sets of 10
superset with
seated laterals very strict form but explosive and pinkies turning up at top of rep- 4 sets of 10

bent over laterals with dumbells-3 sets of 15 supersetting the last set only with reverse pec deck 1 set of 15

front raises w dumbells superstrict tilting thumbs down at top of rep-3 sets of 10

upright rows-3 sets of 10

pushdowns-4 srets of 15
superset with
preach machine- 4 sets 15

overhead db extensions-10-10-15
superset
hammer rope curls-10-10-15

reverse pushdown-10-10-20
superset with
superman curls on cable-10-10-20

[RichDC2]

Looks freakin awesome man! Does condition like that come with time, like each time you prep it gets better? I'm sure the muscle looks better just from more time training it as well

[Jordan Coburn]

thanks brother but still an eye sore of a weak point imo

One brick at a time my man, one brick at a time.

Looks like a nasty pump. Pete's a real cool guy, hopefully i'll get to meet him again.

[Extreme One]

I mentioned this in an email but I LOVE your approach this time around. Keeping carbs higher and keeping cardio WAY down is allowing you to keep that crazy, round superhero look. Metabolism is screaming so you are burning fat. Killer combo. IMO in prep's past you lost some of that crazy fullness by pushing too hard and doing too much cardio at the end. I love when guys are not afraid to completely change things up. I have seen so many guys do the same things over and over and expect different results. For what it is worth i hope this thread stays alive....I can learn from both you guys.

[The Solution]

Can we sticky this???

[Hoss06]

Can we sticky this???

If it stays active enough, sure.

[lksurf2]

cool. something new to read

[Provo82]

Looks freakin awesome man! Does condition like that come with time, like each time you prep it gets better? I'm sure the muscle looks better just from more time training it as well

thanks bud i think it does to a large degree. for me personally the lighter and leaner i start each prep the more dense conditioned look i can achieve but i do understand its a trade off and it is possible i may have missed out on a little extra muscle but it is hard to say for sure. I often use the analogy to clients competing is to a physique what storing an aging a fine wine is to wine. i think the merits of a long offseason are capped at about a year for most, i think one really changes there physique from having a long enough offseason competting then back to a long enough offseason and competing again back and forth.
Im not talking sheer mass here im talking improved density, condition and maturity.

One brick at a time my man, one brick at a time.

Looks like a nasty pump. Pete's a real cool guy, hopefully i'll get to meet him again.

im sure you will. Petes the best!

I mentioned this in an email but I LOVE your approach this time around. Keeping carbs higher and keeping cardio WAY down is allowing you to keep that crazy, round superhero look. Metabolism is screaming so you are burning fat. Killer combo. IMO in prep's past you lost some of that crazy fullness by pushing too hard and doing too much cardio at the end. I love when guys are not afraid to completely change things up. I have seen so many guys do the same things over and over and expect different results. For what it is worth i hope this thread stays alive....I can learn from both you guys.

thanks kev as i daily learn from you and the many other great guys on here. something i wrote in austins thread that seemed to be similiar to what i experienced in the past. once you start getting aggressive with cardio the moer and more it seems i need to get to desired leanness, if u can start lean, be patient, and let your body know the diet is going to be doing the work not the treadmill it accepts it and starts burning the fat( i know this is a simplistic and not scientific way of explaining it im just laying it out this way). i noticed my body adapted to caloric changes alot slower then it did in the past. for example one diet change lasts me on avg 3 weeks now before i have to lower cals opposed to before it was like 1 week max. and when i did lower them they were baby amounts like 130-170 cals. pretty good learning experience for me thus far.

[The Solution]

What were your previous kcal cuts in the past upward to 200-250 kcals when dropping?

[Provo82]

What were your previous kcal cuts in the past upward to 200-250 kcals when dropping?

typically yes but last year much more drastic went from 3200-3500 to keto then to protein veggie then adding large amounts of cardio at a clip. im not blaming anyone for this. this year circumstances were different i started prep less than 9 lbs above stage weight at 16 ish weeks out

[Provo82]

DSC_0152.jpgDSC_0150.jpgDSC_0148.jpg upon waking no pump no food

[The Solution]

Hands on hips Mm is sick

[Extreme One]

thanks bud i think it does to a large degree. for me personally the lighter and leaner i start each prep the more dense conditioned look i can achieve but i do understand its a trade off and it is possible i may have missed out on a little extra muscle but it is hard to say for sure. I often use the analogy to clients competing is to a physique what storing an aging a fine wine is to wine. i think the merits of a long offseason are capped at about a year for most, i think one really changes there physique from having a long enough offseason competting then back to a long enough offseason and competing again back and forth.
Im not talking sheer mass here im talking improved density, condition and maturity.



im sure you will. Petes the best!



thanks kev as i daily learn from you and the many other great guys on here. something i wrote in austins thread that seemed to be similiar to what i experienced in the past. once you start getting aggressive with cardio the moer and more it seems i need to get to desired leanness, if u can start lean, be patient, and let your body know the diet is going to be doing the work not the treadmill it accepts it and starts burning the fat( i know this is a simplistic and not scientific way of explaining it im just laying it out this way). i noticed my body adapted to caloric changes alot slower then it did in the past. for example one diet change lasts me on avg 3 weeks now before i have to lower cals opposed to before it was like 1 week max. and when i did lower them they were baby amounts like 130-170 cals. pretty good learning experience for me thus far.

Contrary to what some think in here from time to time there is explanation than "bro science". Go ahead, flame away. LOL. But seriously I think a scientific explanation would have to be simply giving your metabolism time to fire up.

[Extreme One]

typically yes but last year much more drastic went from 3200-3500 to keto then to protein veggie then adding large amounts of cardio at a clip. im not blaming anyone for this. this year circumstances were different i started prep less than 9 lbs above stage weight at 16 ish weeks out

This is the approach I want to take and will use you as my "example and role model". I still love competing and still want to compete but I do not want to put myself and everyone around me through the rigors of a grueling 20 week prep.