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Peanut butter banana sandwiches fried in butter. If that sounds good enjoy one (or all of them) for me 
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I will pick up some bananas this evening. I am in for just about anything fried in butterā¦
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Hereās a quick check in from somebody playing along at home. Pics are about 10 weeks and 14 lbs apart. I anticipate another 10-12 lbs of loss before June:
Before, taken in FAVORABLE lighting, mid-day when I thought I looked pretty good:
Current, first thing in the AM on an empty stomach with lousy bathroom lighting:
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Can notice the difference 4sure. What are the #'s sayingā¦Scale#/lifting#/calorie#
Down 14 lbs, strength is roughly the same (increased in some areas, decreased in others). Feel good. Iām at the point now where Ive gotten a few comments on how ābigā I look despite being the lightest Iāve been in 4 years, so Iām glad I crossed that barrier. Calories are at a fine level, so Iām basically going to ride this out until Iām properly lean, rather than just kinda-sorta almost lean like I am now.
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Thats definitely a good indicator you passed a milestone there. Good work.
The last few weeks can sneak up on you, so make sure you dont ācoastā too much and consider hitting the gas pedal for the last 4-6 weeks.
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I appreciate the feedback, and Iāll definitely take that to heart.
So hard not to just switch back to perma-bulk.
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Had a strongman comp on Saturday. Took 4th. Weighed in right at 200. Iāve dropped weight since then. Basically havenāt been eating well for a few days, and I probably got dehydrated. Weighed 194 this morning. Got back to the gym last night. Will be pushing weight back up over the next couple months for my next show May 20th. My goal was to get significantly over 200 for this show (like in the 205-210 range), but personal life got in the way and I really didnāt put the required effort in. Skipped lots of workouts, didnāt eat enough. I should be making some real changes between now and the end of May.
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Grats on 4th. Was it a local meet? Pro qualifier? How did you choose which show a and promoter? Events? Strongman is so unorganized at the amateur level.
Twins! I took 4th today
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Mine was incredibly well planned and run. 96 competitors, whole day followed the outlined schedule. I would highly recommend any show run by Dean Munsey.
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Solid!!! Those are some massive shred gainz.
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Not just at the amateur level, haha.
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After not losing weight from mid feb to early March, I adjusted my macros a bit and dropped 1.5lbs last week. Also my waist is down from 38" at the start to 35.5". Had a re-feed yesterday of sushi burritos and sushi donuts. As well as a shamefull ice cream waffle sundae. My new low weight is 214.6. Woke up this morning full and sore at 215.6.
Hereās some updated photos from this morning. Feel like my arms and shoulders are way ahead of my back and chest. Thoughts?
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Will look into it. I donāt intend to enter one till I can get 5 reps with 3/4/5/6 plates on OHP/Bench/Squat/DL. And get better at the basic events too of course. At this rate itāll be 3 years minimum.
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Why wait? You will get better much faster if you compete now.
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I want to actually have a chance at winning the amateur if I pay the fee to compete. Those lifts and good conditioning/experience with implements would put me in the running at least.
When I wrestled I was always 1 weight class too heavy to compete. It was aggravating placing 3rd or 4th all the damn time. I want to play to win or not play. I also want to prove to myself Iām serious before I compete.
Having certain lifts are a part of it, but experience a pretty crucial aspect of winning in strongman. Competition experience gets you better at knowing when to push and when to throttle back, strategizing efforts, recovering from events, getting used to different equipment, etc etc.
If you want to actually have a chance at winning, competing is VASTLY in your best interest. Otherwise, you might end up spending 3 years building up to certain lifts only to show up and STILL not win, and they you end up needing to get 3-4 shows in before you finally got it figured out. Competing during the time where you were building up strength would get you there sooner.
I say this as a guy who entered into the sport with a very solid base of static strength for my weight class. I mightāve been the āstrongestā guy at a show, but I still wouldnāt win because I didnāt know how to be a good strongman.
If your goal is winning, you owe it to yourself to compete NOW so you can win in the future, vs not compete now and not win in the future.
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Heavily, heavily agree with @T3hPwnisher. My powerlifting total was hundreds of lbs above the other competitors in my class, yet I took 4th out of 6. Go compete. Itās extremely fun and eye-opening.
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