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02-11-2009, 05:42 PM #16
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02-11-2009, 05:49 PM #17
I was born on 1-1-84 (25yrs old) and have been training since I was 17 (8 years total training).
People have different ideas of whats natural, so you'll have to be the judge. (one time some guy told me he was "ALL NATURAL" and didn't take protein powder or anything like that cause he wanted to stay all natural).
But I can tell you what supplements I have taken/take so you can decide (this is my best guess/effort at listing everything I have ever taken):
whey protein (Species' Isolyze: http://www.speciesnutrition.com/orde...sp?idProduct=3)
creatine
dextrose
BCAA
glutamine
beta alanine
waxy maize
Vitamins (the standard/usual: c, e, b-complex, multi, beta carotene, zinc)
Joint supplement (Arthrolyze)
caffeine (i used to take pills before training, but now just from coffee--cheaper, tastes nice)
ephedrine (only when i really, realy need it--leg day and i feel like shit)
(a friend of mine gave me a few bottles of this to sample: http://www.ximohealth.com/content.asp?page_id=4)
weight gainer (used to take n-large2 when i started, havent taken in 7 years)
EFA supplement (took Omegalyze during last contest prep)
I used to work at max muscle so I have had samples of protein bars, no explode, MRP's and some caffeine based energy drinks.
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02-11-2009, 05:54 PM #18
Allowed to by who? To compete in the Team Universe? I think you're allowed to to compete in the TU (Im not sure but im guessing if its legal OTC you can). However, I have never taken anything like that (no pro-hormones, no anti estrogen, nothing like that). Don't get me wrong, I've got nothing against them, I just have never taken them myself.
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02-11-2009, 05:54 PM #19
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02-11-2009, 06:18 PM #20
If you can think of a way that would show whether I'm natural or not (as in taken other supplements than I listed above; EG taken steroids or not), please let me know. I would be happy to do whatever it is that would prove it given its 1) not WAY too tedious and time consuming 2) doesn't cost a lot of money (If I were a millionaire, this wouldn't be an issue, but I'm not).
One thing I don't like is that to try prove I've never taken steroids, I often have to put myself down by showing slow progress. Like by saying my gains from year to year are not that great (when compared to a typical steroid user). Oh well, I am what I am.
For starters, I started training at 17 and weighed about 150-155. 8 years later, at age 25, I now weigh about 205-210 in the offseason. Thats about 55 pounds I've put on, which means an average of 6-7 pounds per year. (keep in mind I was 17 when I started. This means even without training I probably would have grown that year and the next few anyway). Also, I gained about 10 pounds my first year, and probably about 10 pounds again my second year of training. This means that these last few years I've put on closer to 4-6 pounds each offseason.
My first show was in 2005, I hardly dieted and weighed in at 173.
In 2006 I weighed in at 175 for one show and at 174 for another show (TU).
In 2007 I weighed in at the TU at 175
In 2008 I weighed in at the TU at 174
All of this at a height of 5'9".
Going back to my first paragraph, let me know if you (or anyone else) has some way of me proving whether or not I'm natural.
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02-11-2009, 06:30 PM #21
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02-11-2009, 06:39 PM #22
Its great to have you here
Can you post what your content prep diet looks like
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02-11-2009, 06:45 PM #23AVBGGuest
This is now Jrod's Q&A thread!
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02-11-2009, 07:17 PM #24
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02-11-2009, 07:25 PM #25
Jeff, Great to have you over here! Looking forward to more great info and follow your offseason progress.
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02-11-2009, 07:39 PM #26
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Jeff, you are natural. No need to prove anything to anyone... Just wanted to know, precontest, how do you determine the calorie difference from a training day to lets say your off week.
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02-11-2009, 08:20 PM #27
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Hey Jeff, I am a big fan. I have two questions. What are your opinions on Dave's diet? Also have you always manipulated your water like you do for contest prep, and do you feel it makes a huge difference as to how try you get?
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02-11-2009, 08:32 PM #28
Hey Jeff, giving us natural guys something to live up to! Lookin great my man. Got a question for you: do you usually lift heavy with lower sets in the off-season as in your back/bi's video? Or do you stagger between lighter/higher days and heavier/lower days?
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02-11-2009, 10:00 PM #29
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welcome back!
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02-11-2009, 11:50 PM #30
Good to have you here Jeff. I've been following the TU a couple years now - I am hoping to compete in that show maybe in 2010 but I want to take first in my weight class at my regional shows first in 2009. I am also competing as a middleweight and weighed in at 174 at 5'10" (maybe 5-6% fat) for the NPC Natural Northern USA last October.
Here is my question: You said in the off season you are up to 210 lbs. I am up to 190 right now and even though I only put on 15 lbs I feel like a fat ass. Do you think its necessary to gain a lot of weight in the off season in order to add lean mass naturally? If all we can hope for is 5 or 6 pounds a year under the best of circumstances then whats the use of adding 30 lbs of fat that we have to burn off later with months of diet and cardio? Second question is whats your cardio routine like in the off season and during contest prep. Thanks!
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