Holy Sh!te - It's a Belt Buckle

Bigger Stronger Leaner Competitive Bodybuilding
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I looked down - lo and behold - it was my belt buckle.

It was, oh, maybe January 2006 that I started to eat (albeit Dave Tate style). 205 pounds (and probably 20% BF) at the start. That was the last time I saw my belt buckle. Shoot, there were some days I didn’t even need a belt - when I was up to maybe 235.

After a real bad injury that stopped most everything for over six months (and lower body for a year), getting things back in order training and diet wise (no more Dave Tate style eating) and finally becoming brave enough to drop weight (body fat), I can see my belt buckle again. Current weight ~ 218.

I know, that’s only about ten pounds total gain over a 29 month stretch. I have learned how to eat properly (for me) and how to train properly (for me). If I remember correctly, my legs have almost three inches of growth, arms an inch and a half. Chest and shoulders, I have no idea.

Lots of failed ideas. That’s where I’ve learned the most. At 39, I’m still pleased. I am looking forward in the next five years to really make some hay (as they say in the Midwest).

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Well done, Kroby. It’s the little steps that take us to where we want to go. Glad to hear you’re making progress. I hope that you don’t run into any more injuries like the ones you’ve described, though.

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Nice work, Kroby!

I especially like how you’re looking forward to progress well into your 40s. Great state of mind, man!

By the way, is it a Led Zeppelin belt buckle? lol

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[quote]Trenchant wrote:
Well done, Kroby. It’s the little steps that take us to where we want to go. Glad to hear you’re making progress. I hope that you don’t run into any more injuries like the ones you’ve described, though.[/quote]

Now that I’m not working at 90% of my 1RM, I don’t expect to get injured nearly as much.