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08-13-2012, 06:38 AM #271
First Progress Pics for 2013 Conest -- 31 Weeks Out
I'm doing things different this time around. I last competed in March, 2010. Within a month after that, I had rebounded so badly that I had gained 30 pounds (163 on contest day to 193 a month later). I stayed at about 193 to 195 pounds for the next two years. Now I am trying to gradually lose fat, even though my contest is more than half a year away.
For past contests, I've gone down about 30 or 40 pounds in 16-18 weeks. But that has its drawbacks. Aside from being HARD and requiring quite a bit of cardio, it doesn't allow time for my skin to get tight again at the lower weight. So this time around, I am starting to lose fat well before my normal contest prep period would be starting.
Here are my first progress photos, 31 weeks out. I have put on some muscle in some places, but I'm dissatisfied with my shoulders. Could partially be the camera angle (I used a short tripod), but then again, the judges see us competitors from even a lower angleangle (I used a short tripod), but then again, the judges see us competitors from even a lower angle.Attachment 129623Attachment 129622Attachment 129624Attachment 129625Attachment 129626Attachment 129627
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08-13-2012, 10:02 PM #272
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08-14-2012, 10:42 AM #273
Actually you're very hard looking for 31 weeks out !
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08-15-2012, 06:14 AM #274
Thanks, Curt (also, see below, an item of possible interest to you).
Thanks! I'm trying to see if I can take it a bit further this time. I've NEVER so far had decent quad separation on contest day.
Curt ... At the tender young age of 54, I am getting my first tattoo! (See attachments, if they work.)
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01-20-2013, 08:07 AM #275
I'm Back (Hopefully)
Well, so yeah, I kind of fell of the edge of the planet as far as posting here.
At some point (August?) I decided I would rather go out drinking with my friends than enter the 2013 Novice Michigan. I did that until a few weeks ago. When I made this decision, I also made the decision to give up on competitive bodybuilding. After all, I don't have good genetics for it, and I'll always have ugly abs because of the lipomas I have all over the place. A lot of my friends and family applauded the decision because it seemed to make more sense to apply my efforts in areas where I actually have some talent.
But, at some point, the drinking thing started to get out of control, and I realized that I missed the structure and discipline that bodybuilding brought to my life. So, now I'm back at it, training for a contest, hopefully in July, just after I turn 55.
I will try to be better at getting on Rx and posting!
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01-20-2013, 09:00 AM #276
Good to see you are back in the gym and posting here again, Paul.
I look forward to following your journey to the stage.
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01-20-2013, 09:52 AM #277
Good to see you back Paul. I agree, I like the structure of the bodybuilding lifestyle. Most people just don't get it and it takes a lot of discipline to stay on course. I think at our age people are always thinking its time for us to slow down or quit. Ha! Not until they pry the dumbell's out of my cold dead hands! LoLol
You look great stay on course!
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01-20-2013, 01:04 PM #278
Wow. Why did I think you were a minister or something? The structure of the sport probably saved me. If not for that and my kids, I would probably be dead. This a great sport to stay involved in as you go through your mature years as long as you don't push things too far.
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01-25-2013, 09:45 AM #279
Thanks for your support, everyone!
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01-25-2013, 09:48 AM #280
The finished tattoo.
I never did post a pic of my completed tattoo.
Here it is.
It is from a 1913 stained glass window by Johan Thorn Prikker.Attachment 141488
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01-26-2013, 02:37 PM #281
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