At least now you see the areas where you need to gain from a physique perspective, so you can prioritize them when you finish cutting down. The lat spread and quads looking pretty good bro.
What do you do for your lats, man? Have they always been a strong point for you? I mean, once this cuts over, and you get the cosmetic surgery done, your V-taper is going to be redonkulous. Awesome work
There’s prolly a loose skin fetish somewhere…
Find it
Make money
Retire
Get surgery
[quote]fr0IVIan wrote:
Dudebro, all the bitches be screamin claudio once you slice all that skin off![/quote]
Lol, no doubt about it. Attention from the ladies has definitely been much more plentiful as of late… no complaints here. 
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
At least now you see the areas where you need to gain from a physique perspective, so you can prioritize them when you finish cutting down. The lat spread and quads looking pretty good bro.[/quote]
Absolutely… I’m giving thought to really prioritizing Triceps first and foremost, lat width and probably rear delts at this point. Not totally sure, but I know the triceps have a LOT of work to do. And thanks man! Lats are a semi-dec from genetics, but I’ve busted my ass for the legs, lol. I store leg fat pretty bad so I’m excited to see them more cut up.
[quote]Spidey22 wrote:
What do you do for your lats, man? Have they always been a strong point for you? I mean, once this cuts over, and you get the cosmetic surgery done, your V-taper is going to be redonkulous. Awesome work[/quote]
As I kinda mentioned above, lats are sort of a decently-gifted body part. They actually use to be a lot better, no foolsies, about two years ago when I was able to rack pull and deadlift semi-decent weights. I use to use a lot sloppier form on width exercises, so I think I’m going to re-introduce that some to get some width back upcoming. But yeah, IDK man, lats have actually been really on the back burner for some time now, as bad as that sounds. And thanks! I do love a cool v-taper… but after the surgery is done I’m shooting for an X-frame! 
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
There’s prolly a loose skin fetish somewhere…
Find it
Make money
Retire
Get surgery
[/quote]
Fucking L.O.L. Rock. That would really actually be something else - there is a niche for everything. That is seriously almost looking into… smh.
Did some sprints last night, they were great. I barely even lost my breath, considerably speaking.
Pretty solid day. Went with some unconventional exercises on biceps just because, and kept triceps with basically what I use to do.
Did FMC this morning in the heinous cold and snow, that sucked a lot of dick.
[u]Arms[/u]
Skullcrushers
145 x 8
135 x 12
125 x 14
Close-Grip BP
205 x 2 TROLOLOLOLO
185 x 5 sdjiewjwk
165 x 10 fml
L-Extensions
25 x 15
15 x 28
Standing EZ Curls (been YEARS)
115 x 8 sloppy - but lots of bicep stimulation so w/e
100 x 11
85 x 12
Reverse EZ Curls (Also, years)
115 x 7
100 x 11
85 x 12?
Incline DB Hammer Curls (been at least 1-1.5 years)
30s x 9 lol
25s x 10 lolz
Then had a pretty good-paced and solid run, can’t complain.
very motivational
[quote]fr0IVIan wrote:
very motivational [/quote]
Fucking lol, I didn’t even think of that. What a fail.
I wasn’t going to add this, but decided what the hell since I thought I had a sezzy pump going on. Arms may even still be over 18", but I’m leaning towards no. Who knows, I don’t want to measure, lol.
Well phuck.
Last night I got incredibly high and ate some of my moms’ home made pizza and maximized a bunch of cookies. Fucking die.
This morning I ran 3 miles (fasted sans a 2-scoop HumaPro shake) in about 23 minutes… so I was going at a damn good pace (for me.) I’m cool with it!
Kinda spent AGES pouring through the progress since I last checked up on this log (I should be doing essays). Awesome work. I know it’s been said but arms are very legit and quads look solid. Your newest lat spread is impressive progress/looking fairly lean!
ps. teachmehow2bold?
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
Kinda spent AGES pouring through the progress since I last checked up on this log (I should be doing essays). Awesome work. I know it’s been said but arms are very legit and quads look solid. Your newest lat spread is impressive progress/looking fairly lean!
ps. teachmehow2bold?[/quote]
To bold simply put (b) (/b) around what you want bold, replacing () with .
[quote]samoth2 wrote:
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
Kinda spent AGES pouring through the progress since I last checked up on this log (I should be doing essays). Awesome work. I know it’s been said but arms are very legit and quads look solid. Your newest lat spread is impressive progress/looking fairly lean!
ps. teachmehow2bold?[/quote]
To bold simply put (b) (/b) around what you want bold, replacing () with .
[/quote]
Hmm… that’s what I assumed/tried before. If this works thanks edit: clearly I just failed before.
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
[quote]samoth2 wrote:
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
Kinda spent AGES pouring through the progress since I last checked up on this log (I should be doing essays). Awesome work. I know it’s been said but arms are very legit and quads look solid. Your newest lat spread is impressive progress/looking fairly lean!
ps. teachmehow2bold?[/quote]
To bold simply put (b) (/b) around what you want bold, replacing () with .
[/quote]
Hmm… that’s what I assumed/tried before. If this works thanks edit: clearly I just failed before.[/quote]
No problem.
And good work going on in here SSC, fantastic transformation.
jake - Much appreciated, man! No worries about the infrequent stopping, I get it… busy lives are good and productive but totally blow. 
Hopefully the next time you stop in my physique will be much better!
Samoth - Thanks a lot as well dude. I’m trying my best. I’m ready to cap off this whole ordeal with the surgery so I’m excited for things to come.
Today was sort of weird. I really didn’t need to work out my shoulders but can’t really do back or legs right now, so w/e. Was really weak, didn’t particularly care.
[u]Shoulders[/u]
BB Seated OHP
165 x 7 (lol)
135 x 12
115 x 12
65 x 40 (zziiing)
Seated Strict Laterals
35s x 8
25s x 12
25s x 10
15s x 25
Front Raise
45s x 10
35s x 15
35s x 14
35s x 15?
Rear DB Flyes onto Incline Bench
45 x 11
40 x 12
35 x 15
30 x 17
25 x 20
And then a tiny little run.
Blah. Still eating cookies and shit. Fucking god I hate being home.
Dude, I know what you mean. Out of sight, out of mind on the junk food but when you get home and it’s everywhere? Oh lawd. And the hunger that comes from the greens? Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. Not that I would know.
Looking good by the way. Wish I had your arms.
[quote]SSC wrote:
Well phuck.
Last night I got incredibly high and ate some of my moms’ home made pizza and maximized a bunch of cookies. Fucking die.
This morning I ran 3 miles (fasted sans a 2-scoop HumaPro shake) in about 23 minutes… so I was going at a damn good pace (for me.) I’m cool with it![/quote]
so… cheat day?
[quote]165StateChamp wrote:
Dude, I know what you mean. Out of sight, out of mind on the junk food but when you get home and it’s everywhere? Oh lawd. And the hunger that comes from the greens? Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. Not that I would know.
Looking good by the way. Wish I had your arms. [/quote]
Lol no doubt about it bro. I came home last night and had multiple mental battles past 12 oclock. Peanut butter and Hershey kiss cookies… sugar cookies… M&Ms… ice cream bars… you name, they have it. Still, I held steadfast and triumphant this time, lol.
And puh, thanks man but god do I still have a while to go. MTII when I get back, please.
[quote]fr0IVIan wrote:
so… cheat day?
[/quote]
It was a cheat week more so than anything else… haha. There were probably 3 BAD days total. W/e, comp is returning quickly with each passing strict day. I can deal.
So, I’m just bored out of my mind here. I genuinely miss Colorado. I have dates I can be going on, Red Rocks to be running. Whatever, it’s so blah and meh here, it’s almost depressing.
My dad and I were talking, and he really doesn’t think I can get to 195-190 “as long as I lift weights.” It’s really tough to make a distinction, though, because there’s some fat, some loose skin, and just a bad situation all around. I can’t wait to start getting some accurate assessments by cosmetic surgeons within a few months.
That being said about boredom, I decided to hit chest and triceps some, even though it’d be a lame session. I have accepted the fact that at this point the diet has mostly won the battle for strength retention. It’s really only pressing stuff that has declined somewhat substantially, but it’s disappointing nonetheless. Still, have to think long-term about this.
Also, effective today I will be training triceps some after almost all chest sessions. It’s come to my attention from recent pictures that my triceps need a lot of attention to make up for some loose skin, especially on front/rear double bi shots.
[u]Chest with some Triceps[/u]
Decline BB
225 x 6 (l.o.l.)
215 x 6 (killing self)
185 x 8
Low-Incline BB
165 x 8
115 x 20
Flat DB Flye
45s x 18
45s x 14
Lying DB Tricep Extensions (First time ever, w/e)
5s x 20
10s x 15
15s x 10
25s x 5
35s x 7
30s x 12
25s x 17
15s x 32
L-Extensions
25s x 12
15s x 26
No cardio right now. Sprints later… aw yeah. Going to start prescribing back to sprints 2x week, probably. I need to be a little more diversified in my cardiovascular attacks… less sustained running plz.
Blech.
I ate at Red Lobster tonight with the parents and some family friends. I kept it conservative… having,
1.) A good portion of the breaded calamari/broccoli appetizer, with some marinara
2.) Three cheddar biscuits. That is SERIOUS restraint, there.
3.) One probably 6-8 oz steak, little bit of A1. Two orders of grilled shrimp, and two orders of broccoli.
So, not too bad at all really. Just water instead of beer or drinks.
I came back and did sprints, since I’ve been so unable to do legs lately. They went well; I did 8 total at about 60-70 yards or so.
On a not-so-positive note, I may be taking it fairly easy tomorrow night. Shit’s really fucking boring around here and it’d be rather unwise to have a TERRIBLE drive back to Colorado with a hangover or having a “weird” hangover… ahem.
Mmk. Last day in Michigan before leaving tomorrow. Halle-fucking-lujah. I decided to just do some complexes since whatever. Fuck.
Depressing ass state.
[u]Cosgrove Evil 8[/u]
Deadlift
Romanian Deadlift
Bentover Row
Power Clean
Front Squat
Push Press
Back Squat
Good Morning
85 x 6
85 x 5
85 x 4
85 x 3
85 x 2
85 x 1
And then I went for a little 10-15 minute walk.
Please get me out of here.
Good to see you putting in the work despite situations not being ideal. I had a cheat weekend featuring an excess of carbs and some alchohol with the new year and all. Dessert is the one thing I just force myself not to eat but it was the hardest ever with the amount of deliciousness on offer.
Let’s kill 2012 maynn
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
Good to see you putting in the work despite situations not being ideal. I had a cheat weekend featuring an excess of carbs and some alchohol with the new year and all. Dessert is the one thing I just force myself not to eat but it was the hardest ever with the amount of deliciousness on offer.
Let’s kill 2012 maynn[/quote]
Lol, yeah man, let’s do it. 2011 was good but it wasn’t shit compared to what’s about to go down!
That being said, before I continue about actual relevant training stuff, I got the ax of doom from the girl I was hanging with for a while. Not really a big deal as I had basically only lamented on the situation but primarily moved on, but I did inadvertently get strung along in a way that’s too complicated to explain here but kind of shitty nonetheless. Anyway, it’s not the answer I had hoped for but the one I had expected, and it helps to put a “fin” on things mentally.
So, that means I’ll pretty much have to go out at least one night a week on the prowl, drinking anywhere from moderate to heavy, haha. There’s a couple girls I know who I’m not too stellar about but it certainly beats the alternative IMO.
Pretty crazy being back in Denver. Crazy as in amazing, of course. Took a walk today with one of the roomies today and I was getting slightly winded just talking to her and walking, it was crazy. The body adapts to high/low fast. Also, I’m fat as fuck. I weighed in at like 221 when I got home today… but I had had a lot of water at that point, so meh. We’ll see tomorrow I guess.
Shoulder days are really cut and dry right now, but I’m just killing them will volume as they’ve become a priority and I’m quite enjoying them.
[u]Shoulders[/u]
Shoulder Press Machine
215 x 4
205 x 9
205 x 7
Seated Lateral Machine
210 x 11
190 x 10
160 x 13-14
120 x 17
110 x 15
Front DB Raises
45s x 11
40s x 13
40s x 10
35s x 10 (pooped)
Reverse Incline Dumbbell Flyes (Rear)
45s x 8
40s x 12
35s x 13
30s x 15
20s x 20
And then a super fucking decimating 30 minutes of stair climbing.
FTR, I think I’m going to start doing my FMC in the mornings BEFORE work (so at like 5 am.) It’s going to seriously suck a shit load of whale dicks but sometimes you gotta pay the cost to be the boss.