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04-27-2010, 07:22 PM #16
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05-19-2010, 01:14 PM #17
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05-19-2010, 06:02 PM #18
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05-28-2010, 07:08 AM #19
Mac added a good suppliment with good history. Earlier this week I got a 75 min. deep tissue facia massage and it zapped the cortisol. So much so that I will have another just before I board the plane to Pitt. Then when I get to the hotel a long relaxing dry sauna just before the color goes on. I will walk the City the morning of the show, taker a river cruise and simply...chill.
Baldie
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05-28-2010, 10:07 AM #20
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05-28-2010, 10:34 AM #21
When should HGH be dropped from the program during these final weeks? I've been told 2 weeks, one week and run it rate up to contest day?
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07-07-2010, 08:43 PM #22
What kind of routines do you use for Pump Up Back Stage, and what are the supplements you have used most effectively?
Let me prime the answers with these thoughts:
Pump up routine - - Don’t pump Legs and Abs
- Do pump:
Calves (up on toes x ____), Tris (kick backs x ____, oh exts x ____),
Chest (pushups wide x _____, pushups narrow x _____, decline pushups x ______)
Lats (bendover rows x ______)
Biceps (curls x _____)
Delts (side laterals x ______, rear laterals x _____, front raises x ___)
Supplements: Beverly International - Muscle synergy and wine, Beverly International - Uplift, And a candy bar.
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07-07-2010, 10:09 PM #23
Great question Vman. You're right about not pumping up the abs and legs. When I was a beginner, I tried to pump up my abs before I went on stage at a show. My abs were in spasm the entire time I was on stage! I also learned many years ago that pumping your legs make them very difficult to flex while on stage. For me, this includes calves.
In regards to pre-contest supps, I usually use niacin and a 5 hour energy prior to hitting the stage. Seems to work well for me. I've tried a lot of different things over the years, but have been using the above the last couple of years.
I generally don't go to crazy pumping up before I hit the stage. Some guys start pumping up like an hour before their weight class is called. I tend to wait it out and start pumping up maybe 15-20 minutes before. I don't like to do to much because if I do I sometimes feel fatigued and can't flex as hard on stage.
I generally pump up by posing, performing rows with tubing, push-ups, and bicep curls. Those few movements tend to blow me up real good. I then carry a towel with me up to the stage. While waiting backstage, I will do some isometrics with the towel.
I think the main thing is to find, through experience, what works best for YOU. The above is just what I would suggest because it works for me.
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07-08-2010, 04:44 AM #24
In the Heavy Muscle radio interview with Ali Amini he said he has his guys take a viagra before prejudging. Is this becoming more prevalent at the national level to improve vascularity?
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07-08-2010, 07:14 AM #25
I have never talked to a competitor who has tried viagra. I would definitely want to talk to a few guys before trying it. I get real vascular from using the niacin and 5 hr energy drink. I think I'd be pretty hesitant to try viagra.
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07-08-2010, 12:02 PM #26
Bone-ing up on the competition
I know of guy who eats em like candy before hitting the gym...nothing to write home about...I think the vascularity comes with extreme conditioning and a good pre-workout formula. An oldtimer at a recent show was eating powdered gatorade from the container...said that was his trick. Personally, I got enough in that little pouch to worry about the one eyed leviathon waking during the quarter turns..
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07-09-2010, 12:45 AM #27
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07-09-2010, 09:56 AM #28
Not sure I'd want to pump up that muscle - sorry, I could't resist.
I get a great pump from Plasma Jet from gasperi - BUT that is with a regular diet - not when water is low. So I like Joe's conservative approach.
For vascularity - Snickers bars work well - not sure about cheese cake but have seen it used, and of course another one that works is a GOO of natural peanut butter, protein powder and Honey - I like pitted dates as well, but you can end up with diarrhea. Like you all say - test what works for you - reeseces peanut butter cups? Peanutbutter jelly on rice cakes?
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07-09-2010, 10:04 AM #29
Another One - I actually was told a few years ago by my trainer on stage he said to "Stare at the head Judge & other judges, even smile at them". Sounds crazy to me - thoughts.
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07-09-2010, 10:07 AM #30
And another question - once tanned: SHINNY or MATT finish? I don't want to be slippery when trying to pull a Lat Spread -- front & back. thoughts?
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