oh wow - really beautiful pics. i love the black and white and your tattoo looks amazing. piercings make me feel squeemish… best of luck for your meet - hope you have an awesome time.
how do you find your under armor? convert?
i’m a bit addicted to black under armor style compression gear. mostly because it doesn’t change color when i sweat, and find it is really comfortable and doesn’t need adjusting.
<walks in, looks around for the Bear…>
<walks over to the fridge, grabs a beer and turns on the TV>
Got any Cheez-Its?
jas- yes. 
BG- still considering it. i’d have it done here, so i dunno how well that drive would work on saturday, since the boys cant seem to handle being alone together while we go play. sad. oh well.
lex- thankya ma’am!! im loving the underarmor, i could very easily spend WAY too much money on it. that’s exactly why i havent tried on any lulemon.
edg- i are iz heer! you’re welcome to beer, theres budlight and newcastle. tv, on the other hand, exists in the PW compound but not in mah irl house. havent had a TV in… 4 years i think. and no cheeseits but theres reesepieces.
Meet Countdown, 2/16
Climbed before and called it warmup.
Upper Accessory-
Incline DB press- 4x8
25’s, 25’s, 35’s, 45’s.
walked into the teeny local gym and saw that some group (class/team/whatever) was in there, walking around with papers looking like freshman on the first day of school. the 2 sets of 25’s happened bc i literally couldn’t find the 35’s. stole em from some kid after i found em. “you’re not using these, are you?”
there were 3 girls standing and talking at the corner before the DB rack. One of em was consistently in my way, but managed to move each time right before i put the dbs back. until i was carrying the 45’s back, managed to hit her in the IT band. well, she was in my way.
DB Row rest-pause- 5x6
50, 50, 65, 65, 65.
This is where i found out the DB’s in this gym don’t go above 65. you’ve got to be fucking kidding me. fine.
DB tricep extensions, overhead- 3x20
ohhhhh. there’s my triceps. fuck i hate upper body stuff that isn’t rowing.
Front raises superset with side raises- 3x12
used 5lb plates. fuck ted. fuck ted with a dildo made out of rusty barbed wire. hes the one who “suggested” this workout for me. i know, i know, it’s good for me…
Reverse Flies 3x12
rigged this up on the hyper, bc the only incline bench is part of a multi-purpose unit and there were bars in the way of my wings. used 5lb plates for this, too. called it core work as dual function nonsense.
weighed myself. clothes on, 1L of Anaconda in me, 167. motherFUCK circusgoddamnfreak genetics. fucking kidding me.
is 167 not good? lol… I’ll trade ya.
I think I’m sitting at about 173/ 23% Fatz
wouldn’t mind the 170s if I could get into the teens for BF.and more muskle!..that would be dope.
good Bear for getting what needs to be done, done. And doing it ninja style with few resources surrounded by idiots - isn’t that what life’s about?
I’m guessing your complaint is about gaining weight? Eat a jar of peanut butter a day. Just dig into all the time. whip it out during boring class time and when the teacher calls on you point to you mouth crammed full
“hmfhmph”
milk should be full fat. hell fuck milk, drink cream. stop drinking water. drink juice. Add olive oil to everything, like a dressing. it will blend in nicely.
and you won’t like to hear this but ditch the smokes and the coffee… knew you wouldn’t like it.
fatty for the win!!! I can soooo DO the bulk thing.
MIM- 167 is good, if it were my LAST meet where i was convinced i wanted to lift in the 165’s. but noooo. couldnt get the weight off and keep the strength. now my strength is goin up, and the weight is FALLING OFF. mother fuck. i wanted to stay in the 181’s. around 175-180 would be preferable.
hobbit measured my BF with the school impedance machine… came back 20%. had a BMR for me, too, but he shut if off before i thought to ask what it was. oh well.
n- yes INDEED, thats what lifes about. and i spose i could do better about some of the eating stuff. I tend to eat whatever BODY says it wants. not to be confused with BABY. but if BODY wants grilled chicken caesar salad with water, thats what it gets. if it wants a 1500kcal burrito bowl from chipotle and a couple beers, thats what it gets. if it wants 1.5L of water, or juice, etc. most of my shakes are made with heavy cream and pie filling, and i take fish oil/efa’s at almost every meal.
i. literally. eat. all. day.
i remember the first few times Jason and i ate together. he kept lookin at me funny every once in awhile, and he finally (3rd or 4th meal together) asked me, “are you SURE you don’t take drugs?” i thought it a fair exchange of information and a good discussion when he first brought it up, but my “no” baffled him. now he just chalks it up to my circus freak.
My new program has inspired lots of eating. I agree with Frenchie, nuts are where its at. Check out my log for some food inspiration if you like. Just ignore the ridiculous cabbage eating contest!
WTF kind of gym only has DBs up to 65? I’m confused…
[quote]CBear84 wrote:
MIM- 167 is good, if it were my LAST meet where i was convinced i wanted to lift in the 165’s. but noooo. couldnt get the weight off and keep the strength. now my strength is goin up, and the weight is FALLING OFF. mother fuck. i wanted to stay in the 181’s. around 175-180 would be preferable.
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Maybe the HOT-ROX, smokes, caffeine, ephedrine, and the midget with the cattle prod that keeps you going all day is also causing the weight loss?
Now there are many options available for dangerously underweighted individuals like yourself. I recommend a slow steady gorging process combined with assal horizontology. You’ll want to focus on the neglected food groups such as the whipped group, the congealed group, and the chocotastic! Be creative. Instead of making sandwiches with bread, use pop tarts. Instead of chewing gum, chew bacon. You could brush your teeth with milkshakes. And remember, if you’re not sure about something, rub it against a piece of paper. If the paper turns clear, it’s your window to weight gain.
veg- cabbage eating contest sounds like i would hafta install handlebars and a 5point harness for the toilet. will look for the rest, tho.
bg- after finals i cut way back on the HOT-ROX, cut out the ephedrine, adderall, and spike. i felt like such shit i had to. smokes and coffee prolly still arent helping tho. stress of stopping now doesnt seem worth it. workin on trimming those down too. 
sh- wow. thats all. wow.
cashews. coconut cream.
that does sound like a crazy gym. i hate it when people are yakking and not paying attention to others who are training and just getting in the way. glad you managed to accidentally remind her to be more attentive. hope she learns. bet she doesn’t. sigh.
[quote]CBear84 wrote:
sh- wow. thats all. wow. [/quote]
Did you got to Hollywood Upstairs Medical College, too?
Hmm…now that I’m off the prozac maybe I could try HOT-ROX. The Se7en doesn’t seem to work.
EDIT: I have no idea why I felt the urge to post that random thought.
[quote]Grneyes wrote:
Hmm…now that I’m off the prozac maybe I could try HOT-ROX. The Se7en doesn’t seem to work.
EDIT: I have no idea why I felt the urge to post that random thought.[/quote]
influence through teh interwebz. good or bad, you decide.
Meet Countdown, 3/16
Saturday Squats at EFS
With Bands!!
I’ll admit it, I was excited but cautious. Those were some big fuckin bands, which means a lot of wobbly weight pulling me down before a plate even got on the bar, and any of my wobble would be magnified by the bands. “Are you squatting with us?” made me give Ted a genuine deer in the headlights stare. Looked around for Pegg, who shrugged, letting me know I can do whatever the fuck I want.
Well, reverse bands went well, how bad can bands be?
2 sets later we decided I would just wait until Ted and Molly were finished squatting, then they’d change to easier bands for me. HA! I spent awhile running racks and helping with gear and talking a lot of shit because hey, gotta do somethin till I get strong. 
I used the orange bands and did doubles to a box.
Bar
95
115
135 x 4 sets. after ted walked away molly suggested I add more weight. felt good, i was excited, went for it.
155 x2 sets. now ted asked if I wanted to add more weight, and we looked to molly for how much. 10? okay!
165 x 1? maybe 2? i forget. was fucking fun, gave me that stoned heady feeling but felt FAST. wished i was strong enough to do more.
Deadlifts- with ABS i mean BANDS!!!
These were with skinny red bands that had been looped over elebenty billion times. or maybe just twice.
did a few singles with 95 (on mats so it wasnt a deficit), then singles with 135, and Dave walked up after the first or second 135. reminded me to pull the slack out of the bar, pull faster, pull smoother, pull faster, PULL FASTER.
so the last 3 or 4 “singles” were more like quick singles/a set, but i was gonna get it right before I walked away. I earned a “good” outta dave and decided to quit while i was ahead… it was late, i was hungry, and i had people to do and things to see.
Exchange between me and the cashier at WalMart the other night-
“oh wow you’re just like HGTV buying brown sheets and red curtains!”
-Not really, I’m getting brown ones so they don’t show so many blood stains.
IF A DEER IN HEADLIGHTS COULD WTF
-Yeah, I’m a good bleeder. Have a good night! (walks away)
welcome to Bear world: awesome band workout and fucking with people’s heads.
If you really want to put on weight you should give up the abs for a bit. I don’t think you’re really trying at all.
You look amazing. I’m getting really excited about things to come…I feel like you’ve reached a point in your life that most people will never even come close to approaching. You’ve got a shitload of genetic potential athletically/intellectually/socially etc…plus you’ve taken all this time to develop yourself personally and come into your own. You’re going to fucking dominate and probably go down in history when you peak.
Now quit smoking goddammit!
I feel like I should comment on the lifting, but I’m stuck on the good bleeder part. Nice.