Valid, and I respect it. 
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Fantastic update, love it!
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Cold plunge 5mins
Pull (Thickness)
Thursday, Aug 21, 2025 at 10:52am
Seated Cable Row
Set 1: 160 lbs x 15
Set 2: 160 lbs x 15
Set 3: 160 lbs x 17 [Failure]
Preacher Curl (Barbell)
Set 1: 45 lbs x 15
Set 2: 45 lbs x 12 [Failure]
Shrug (Smith Machine)
Set 1: 275 lbs x 20
Set 2: 275 lbs x 18 [Failure]
Leg Raise Parallel Bars
Set 1: 20 reps
Set 2: 20 reps
Rope Cable Curl
Set 1: 57.5 lbs x 15
Set 2: 57.5 lbs x 15 [Failure]
Upright Row (Barbell)
Set 1: 75 lbs x 15
Set 2: 75 lbs x 15
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+2min jog. Not impressive in the slightest.
We added 10mg tren ace daily 2 days ago for more workout aggression. It was the right call.
Will pull it if it starts fucking with my sleep too much.
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Start?
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Cardio day (new)
25mins fasted treadmill LISS
50mins fasted MISS
Check in to follow
Off to a water with the girls later. I’ll only flex a little bit, i swear
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8 Weeks Out
Scale isnt moving like we need it to. Down .3lbs from last week.
I can see that I’m leaner, but we need to see more.
This is not an 8-week out physique.
Gear / Supps
65mg test c (450/wk)
70mg mast e (500/wk)
45mg Equipoise (300/wk)
10mg tren a (70/wk)
600mg l-carnitine
*daily injection amount
500mcg MT2 (split 2x weekly)
2mg Retatrutide (split 2x weekly)
1800mg berberine (daily)
5mg cialis (daily)
.5mg dutasteride (daily)
30mg Adderall XR (daily)
Will be adding in Clen at 40mg/day and T3 at 25mcg/day for upcoming week.
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Now those pics are something to work on.
I like your foot placement on all four “poses”. You have reasonably good display of your thighs in the front and back “poses.”
On the side “poses” are you pressing your outside thigh against the inside thigh and pulling your thigh a little forward to push your hamstring out, making your leg flatter but look wider from the side? (It is far easier to demonstrate the technique than to explain it with words.)
I would prefer your arms be a little less flared, but keep your lats flared.
On the side “poses” the outside pec shows very little if any separation. If you dropped the arm that is back it might help to show some pec separation. Most people are concentrating on flexing the back pec. Think about showing both pecs when doing the side “poses.”
I assume you are flexing your calves on the back and both side “poses.”
It is a good starting place. They should all look better as you get leaner.
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Yes but clearly not well enough
It looks like I’m in the market for a posing coach.
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Posing day
50mins fasted cardio
I don’t feel confident in my rear lat spread, most muscular, or abs+quads.
I’ve got a few guys here who want to help, as well as a few on other sites. Posting these in multiple places to farm all the help i can get.
Also, i pinned lats for the first time today.
Not bad. Will revisit tomorrow with another 2ccs.
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As to muscle separation, your lower body is way ahead of your upper body.
Can you find a location with exceptionally good lighting? And post some poses.
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Looking good @Andrewgen_Receptors. Really starting to notice the leaning out recently. Agree with RT here.
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Ill see what i can find for better lighting. My new gym isn’t cool like my old one.
Also include the poor lighting pics. It is a good test for your separation to boldly show regardless of the lighting.
An extreme example: I was on the judging panel of the 1981 AAU Mr America held in Las Vegas. The pre-judging was done in a convention hall (low ceiling) in Caesar’s Palace. There was no overhead lighting, but they had horizontal lighting from both sides at about a 45 degree angle. One side washed out what separation the other side highlighted. And visa a versa. It washed out literally everyone but Tim Belknap. His separation was stark. No one had fine definition that could be seen. The night show and finals were held in the theatre.
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Fasted cardio 50mins
Cold plunge 4 mins
Push+Quads (Chest focus)
Tuesday, Aug 26, 2025 at 11:15am
Chest Press (Machine)
Set 1: 225 lbs x 12 [Failure]
Set 2: 225 lbs x 5 [Failure]
Meadows Lateral Raise Partials
Set 1: 40 lbs x 15
Set 2: 40 lbs x 13 [Failure]
Butterfly (Pec Deck)
Set 1: 150 lbs x 15
Set 2: 150 lbs x 13 [Failure]
Leg Extension (Machine)
Set 1: 50 lbs x 15
Set 2: 50 lbs x 13 [Failure]
Triceps Rope Pushdown
Set 1: 57.5 lbs x 15
Set 2: 57.5 lbs x 14 [Failure]
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I have no bodybuilding knowledge but your quads and most muscular definitely look like highlights to me. Great progress.
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Fasted cardio 50mins
Cold plunge 5mins
Pull+Hams (Width)
Wednesday, Aug 27, 2025 at 11:07am
Lat Pulldown (Cable)
Set 1: 160 lbs x 15
Set 2: 160 lbs x 13 [Failure]
Straight Arm Lat Pulldown (Cable)
Set 1: 55 lbs x 11 [Failure]
Set 2: 55 lbs x 10 [Failure]
Preacher Curl (Barbell)
Set 1: 75 lbs x 15
Set 2: 75 lbs x 12 [Failure]
Shrug (Smith Machine)
Set 1: 275 lbs x 20
Set 2: 0 lbs x 0
Lying Leg Curl (Machine)
Set 1: 0 lbs x 0
Set 2: 0 lbs x 0
Set 3: 0 lbs x 0
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I tried pushing through, but the migraine won today. Couldn’t finish shrugs and wasn’t going to attempt laying down for ham curls. Probably calling it an early day at work as well.
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Fasted cardio 50mins
Cold plunge 4 mins
No training today. Migraine still lingering and was short on time.
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Are your migraines occurring more under this contest prep than your off season training days?
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Yes. I think these are related to something I’m taking. Which is a lot of things, to be fair.