ABP's 1200-day road to Pittsburgh (2013).

[AnglicanBeachParty]

I found the memory foam to be too soft for me and causes lower back pain. But I sleep on my stomach and I found I need a firm mattress. Every time I go back to Erie, I sleep on it and feel miserable.

Good luck with your shoulder pain, as I think that memory foam will help you out.

Let's hope your son sticks with it. I always wished my son would workout with me. It only lasted a month, then he got tired of lifting.

I will report back about the memory foam once I've tried it.

My son has already made it more than a month, so I am hopeful. It isn't always easy to get him in the gym (and I don't force the issue), but once he is there he seems to have a great time.

Ditto on your son! I don't believe in coincidence and I just posted about my dad in my thread. Be easy on him, always remember you are his idol, whether he says it or not!
Hope the shoulder get better, I put a soft pillow under my armpit, seems to help.

Advice noted. As I said above, he seems to enjoy himself in the gym, once there. I view my job here as assuring that he associates being in the gym with good memories and good feelings. Then, if he ever finds himself lost somewhere in mid-life, he will have this time to look back on, and he'll know what to do to start feeling good again!

Hey just to let you know...I stopped the Meso shots for the Lipomas. They are always sore and swollen for a few days afterwards. Then 2 weeks later I do another round. Some are shrinking faster than the others due to the density of the fat in the tumor. Well this time around its been 10 days and they are still sore and swollen. I now have a reaction to the Meso. No more for me...I will just have a few popping out on stage...If I wern't so fat 17 months ago I could have seen them and had them surgicaly removed. Too late now.


Baldie

Thanks for the data. That is fascinating. Are you saying the denser ones shrunk down more slowly? I think I can feel some density differences in mine, also. Some seem very hard, and others a bit more squishy.

I will go ahead and try it, either until it works, stops helping, or gives me some symptoms, as in your case.

[magsmalone]

LOL ... she drives a Mercury Marauder ... and I did use a jack.

I just spent too much time with the knee fully bent, and when I straightened it out again, it popped. I think I hate the sound at least as much as the feeling.

Just because you live in Detroit does not mean you have to fix the car! Glad to see that you are recovering though. Good luck on your quest! Setting the goal is half the battle. I will be cheering you on!

[AnglicanBeachParty]

Just because you live in Detroit does not mean you have to fix the car! Glad to see that you are recovering though. Good luck on your quest! Setting the goal is half the battle. I will be cheering you on!

Thanks!

I saw you compete some time last year (I think it was the North Americans) and was impressed! Keep up the great work!!

[bamazav]

Subbed. I want to watch this journey as I consider a similar path.

[AnglicanBeachParty]

Subbed. I want to watch this journey as I consider a similar path.

Welcome aboard!

So far, I'm about 30 days into the journey, which is about 2.5% of it. A long way to go!

[bamazav]

Every day is one day closer. Keep up the hard work.

[HeavyDutyGuy]

Before you know it you will be three months out- and starting to panic ...lol.

[Baldiewonkanobi]

Welcome aboard!

So far, I'm about 30 days into the journey, which is about 2.5% of it. A long way to go!

Its already here and you can't see it. My 20 months out seems like last week. 80 some days to go for me

Baldie

[AnglicanBeachParty]

Before you know it you will be three months out- and starting to panic ...lol.

Its already here and you can't see it. My 20 months out seems like last week. 80 some days to go for me

Baldie

So true! Time is zooming past.

[AnglicanBeachParty]

A decent leg workout this morning.

I am still nursing the right knee just a bit, being cautious.

I have rediscovered the 45-deg angled hack squat sled, and it felt GREAT! That will a part of every leg workout for a while.

[Baldiewonkanobi]

I watched Stan Efferding (Overall NPC Masters 2009) do hacks on a recent Palumbo video. He brings his shoulders and head forward off the backboard a bit and stops at parallel. I tried that and its awsome. Also my first in the door leg dealiwhop. Then on to heavy heavy leg press. Dropped the squats and legs are growing again.


Baldie

[MsGuns]

Im behind...2013?
Take care of yourself...

[MsGuns]

oh this is a new journal, so let me go back one page and catch up....

[AnglicanBeachParty]

Im behind...2013?
Take care of yourself...

My thought on not competing until 2013 is that I need to get a lot bigger (specifically, thicker) and that competing every year has held me back from that to some degree. So, this long off-season should hopefully help me grow, unhindered by any pre-contest dieting!

[gman]

I watched Stan Efferding (Overall NPC Masters 2009) do hacks on a recent Palumbo video. He brings his shoulders and head forward off the backboard a bit and stops at parallel. I tried that and its awsome. Also my first in the door leg dealiwhop. Then on to heavy heavy leg press. Dropped the squats and legs are growing again.


Baldie

stan and I look like twins except he weighs about 100lbs more than I do!

My legs are growing now that I am doing more close stance squats and leg presses.

Paul, I think going 2+ years with no dieting down is really going to put some good mass on you.