[quote]Lonnie123 wrote:
woah, legs are leeeeaning up for sure, youll have no problem being ready in 8 weeks[/quote]
Thanks Lonnie! I think these next 3 or 4 weeks I’ll be pushing to tighten up a bit more for physique then start adding food back in leading into the show. After this May show, it’ll be pedal to the mettle to see how far we can push the conditioning for my bb’ing show! I sure won’t be the biggest guy but I think my conditioning will be up there with the best in the show, at least I hope so
[quote]GrizzlyBerg wrote:
Damn dude. starting to get very jealous of your conditioning. especially considering you are eating about 400 more calories than I am. Keep it up. [/quote]
Haha thanks Grizzly, I appreciate the kind words. I think I’m able to lean up at a higher intake right now because of my energy expenditure in baseball though. If it makes you feel any better, I’d much rather cut 400 calories and not have to have baseball practice every day, starting to be pretty draining
[quote]pwolves17 wrote:
[quote]GrizzlyBerg wrote:
Damn dude. starting to get very jealous of your conditioning. especially considering you are eating about 400 more calories than I am. Keep it up. [/quote]
Haha thanks Grizzly, I appreciate the kind words. I think I’m able to lean up at a higher intake right now because of my energy expenditure in baseball though. If it makes you feel any better, I’d much rather cut 400 calories and not have to have baseball practice every day, starting to be pretty draining [/quote]
Completely forgot about that.
[quote]GrizzlyBerg wrote:
[quote]pwolves17 wrote:
[quote]GrizzlyBerg wrote:
Damn dude. starting to get very jealous of your conditioning. especially considering you are eating about 400 more calories than I am. Keep it up. [/quote]
Haha thanks Grizzly, I appreciate the kind words. I think I’m able to lean up at a higher intake right now because of my energy expenditure in baseball though. If it makes you feel any better, I’d much rather cut 400 calories and not have to have baseball practice every day, starting to be pretty draining [/quote]
Completely forgot about that.[/quote]
Yeah, I don’t mean to make it sound like prep is extremely tough right now. Obviously I get hungry and have cravings, but overall throughout the day I’m mentally sharp and my training is going well. The only time I feel like I’m deep in prep is during baseball. Just the extra running around and sprinting, being active for 3 to 8 hours at a time depending on if it’s a practice or game day really takes it out of me. Just wanna go to bed afterwards haha, takes a pretty significant amount of stimulants to get me ready to go to the gym if I’ve gotta train at night following a doubleheader. This weekend will be challenging, we’ve got 2 games Saturday and again Sunday, and will need to train at night both days. Can’t complain though, nobody made me prep during the season 
[quote]pwolves17 wrote:
[quote]GrizzlyBerg wrote:
[quote]pwolves17 wrote:
[quote]GrizzlyBerg wrote:
Damn dude. starting to get very jealous of your conditioning. especially considering you are eating about 400 more calories than I am. Keep it up. [/quote]
Haha thanks Grizzly, I appreciate the kind words. I think I’m able to lean up at a higher intake right now because of my energy expenditure in baseball though. If it makes you feel any better, I’d much rather cut 400 calories and not have to have baseball practice every day, starting to be pretty draining [/quote]
Completely forgot about that.[/quote]
Yeah, I don’t mean to make it sound like prep is extremely tough right now. Obviously I get hungry and have cravings, but overall throughout the day I’m mentally sharp and my training is going well. The only time I feel like I’m deep in prep is during baseball. Just the extra running around and sprinting, being active for 3 to 8 hours at a time depending on if it’s a practice or game day really takes it out of me. Just wanna go to bed afterwards haha, takes a pretty significant amount of stimulants to get me ready to go to the gym if I’ve gotta train at night following a doubleheader. This weekend will be challenging, we’ve got 2 games Saturday and again Sunday, and will need to train at night both days. Can’t complain though, nobody made me prep during the season :)[/quote]
Your a freakin trooper pwolves.Hats off to ya brother.
[quote]jppage wrote:
[quote]pwolves17 wrote:
[quote]GrizzlyBerg wrote:
[quote]pwolves17 wrote:
[quote]GrizzlyBerg wrote:
Damn dude. starting to get very jealous of your conditioning. especially considering you are eating about 400 more calories than I am. Keep it up. [/quote]
Haha thanks Grizzly, I appreciate the kind words. I think I’m able to lean up at a higher intake right now because of my energy expenditure in baseball though. If it makes you feel any better, I’d much rather cut 400 calories and not have to have baseball practice every day, starting to be pretty draining [/quote]
Completely forgot about that.[/quote]
Yeah, I don’t mean to make it sound like prep is extremely tough right now. Obviously I get hungry and have cravings, but overall throughout the day I’m mentally sharp and my training is going well. The only time I feel like I’m deep in prep is during baseball. Just the extra running around and sprinting, being active for 3 to 8 hours at a time depending on if it’s a practice or game day really takes it out of me. Just wanna go to bed afterwards haha, takes a pretty significant amount of stimulants to get me ready to go to the gym if I’ve gotta train at night following a doubleheader. This weekend will be challenging, we’ve got 2 games Saturday and again Sunday, and will need to train at night both days. Can’t complain though, nobody made me prep during the season :)[/quote]
Your a freakin trooper pwolves.Hats off to ya brother. [/quote]
Thanks jppage, that means a lot coming from you. Like I said though, it was my choice to do the 2 sports during the same season so no reason to complain about it! Just gotta push myself and stay focused. The guys that really deserve the credit are the ones like you and others on here who make time to train consistently and make great progress while being successful in real life with families and careers!
[quote]pwolves17 wrote:
[quote]GrizzlyBerg wrote:
[quote]pwolves17 wrote:
[quote]GrizzlyBerg wrote:
Damn dude. starting to get very jealous of your conditioning. especially considering you are eating about 400 more calories than I am. Keep it up. [/quote]
Haha thanks Grizzly, I appreciate the kind words. I think I’m able to lean up at a higher intake right now because of my energy expenditure in baseball though. If it makes you feel any better, I’d much rather cut 400 calories and not have to have baseball practice every day, starting to be pretty draining [/quote]
Completely forgot about that.[/quote]
Yeah, I don’t mean to make it sound like prep is extremely tough right now. Obviously I get hungry and have cravings, but overall throughout the day I’m mentally sharp and my training is going well. The only time I feel like I’m deep in prep is during baseball. Just the extra running around and sprinting, being active for 3 to 8 hours at a time depending on if it’s a practice or game day really takes it out of me. Just wanna go to bed afterwards haha, takes a pretty significant amount of stimulants to get me ready to go to the gym if I’ve gotta train at night following a doubleheader. This weekend will be challenging, we’ve got 2 games Saturday and again Sunday, and will need to train at night both days. Can’t complain though, nobody made me prep during the season :)[/quote]
hahaha damn bro you’ve obviously got the head and the willpower to do whatever the fuck you want lol
[quote]myself1992 wrote:
[quote]pwolves17 wrote:
[quote]GrizzlyBerg wrote:
[quote]pwolves17 wrote:
[quote]GrizzlyBerg wrote:
Damn dude. starting to get very jealous of your conditioning. especially considering you are eating about 400 more calories than I am. Keep it up. [/quote]
Haha thanks Grizzly, I appreciate the kind words. I think I’m able to lean up at a higher intake right now because of my energy expenditure in baseball though. If it makes you feel any better, I’d much rather cut 400 calories and not have to have baseball practice every day, starting to be pretty draining [/quote]
Completely forgot about that.[/quote]
Yeah, I don’t mean to make it sound like prep is extremely tough right now. Obviously I get hungry and have cravings, but overall throughout the day I’m mentally sharp and my training is going well. The only time I feel like I’m deep in prep is during baseball. Just the extra running around and sprinting, being active for 3 to 8 hours at a time depending on if it’s a practice or game day really takes it out of me. Just wanna go to bed afterwards haha, takes a pretty significant amount of stimulants to get me ready to go to the gym if I’ve gotta train at night following a doubleheader. This weekend will be challenging, we’ve got 2 games Saturday and again Sunday, and will need to train at night both days. Can’t complain though, nobody made me prep during the season :)[/quote]
hahaha damn bro you’ve obviously got the head and the willpower to do whatever the fuck you want lol
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Lol thanks man that means a lot, doing my best!
'mirin hard bro, keep it up!
[quote]RATTLEHEAD wrote:
'mirin hard bro, keep it up![/quote]
Thanks Rattle, trying to match your conditioning from your cut, you set the bar high man!
Had a good training session this morning, here’s a most muscular variation from posing afterwards
[quote]pwolves17 wrote:
[quote]GrizzlyBerg wrote:
[quote]pwolves17 wrote:
[quote]GrizzlyBerg wrote:
Damn dude. starting to get very jealous of your conditioning. especially considering you are eating about 400 more calories than I am. Keep it up. [/quote]
Haha thanks Grizzly, I appreciate the kind words. I think I’m able to lean up at a higher intake right now because of my energy expenditure in baseball though. If it makes you feel any better, I’d much rather cut 400 calories and not have to have baseball practice every day, starting to be pretty draining [/quote]
Completely forgot about that.[/quote]
go to the gym if I’ve gotta train at night following a doubleheader. This weekend will be challenging, we’ve got 2 games Saturday and again Sunday, and will need to train at night both days. Can’t complain though, nobody made me prep during the season :)[/quote]
I’ve been quietly following along for a while. You’re leaning up really well and your mindset is phenomenal. You are going to succeed because you are willing to do the things that others are not.
[quote]pwolves17 wrote:
[quote]RATTLEHEAD wrote:
'mirin hard bro, keep it up![/quote]
Thanks Rattle, trying to match your conditioning from your cut, you set the bar high man![/quote]
Well you are most definitely leaner than I was with 15lbs more weight, so it is most definitely you that is now setting the bar!
[quote]iDrDan wrote:
[quote]pwolves17 wrote:
[quote]GrizzlyBerg wrote:
[quote]pwolves17 wrote:
[quote]GrizzlyBerg wrote:
Damn dude. starting to get very jealous of your conditioning. especially considering you are eating about 400 more calories than I am. Keep it up. [/quote]
Haha thanks Grizzly, I appreciate the kind words. I think I’m able to lean up at a higher intake right now because of my energy expenditure in baseball though. If it makes you feel any better, I’d much rather cut 400 calories and not have to have baseball practice every day, starting to be pretty draining [/quote]
Completely forgot about that.[/quote]
go to the gym if I’ve gotta train at night following a doubleheader. This weekend will be challenging, we’ve got 2 games Saturday and again Sunday, and will need to train at night both days. Can’t complain though, nobody made me prep during the season :)[/quote]
I’ve been quietly following along for a while. You’re leaning up really well and your mindset is phenomenal. You are going to succeed because you are willing to do the things that others are not.[/quote]
Thanks Dan, I really appreciate that! The support I’m getting from everybody in this thread really is motivating, it’s a great online community to be a part of
At the risk of looking like a complete tool posting this picture, lol, got a little bonus arm workout in at home tonight with my little brother for fun. Starting to get pretty vascular, it’s fun!
It’s fun to be lean and vascular, you are not a tool.
Hey brother, im really happy for you, ur in great condition, lean as fuck
How much cardio are u doing??
Thanks Tim, and thanks Criature: I’m currently doing two HIIT sessions per week, 7 intervals of :30 all out, 1:30 light. I do these as bike sprints
I posted this in Lonnie’s log, but would love to hear any thoughts or suggestions anyone else might have!
So I’m 7 weeks out from my first show of the contest season, and I can sense that fatigue is starting to build. I know it’s inevitable to a degree, but my situation/schedule isn’t conducive to optimal rest and recovery. Here’s a typical day for me:
4:45- wake up, 10 g bcaa’s, 1 g HMB.
6:00-8:30-work (personal trainer)
9-11- class (pre training meal around 10:15)
11:15-preworkout drink, train. 10 g bcaa’s, 5 g creatine, 2 g HMB consumed intra
1:00- post workout meal
1:00-3:30-class
4-7-baseball practice
8-11- eat remaining meals, study.
11:30- bed
Sorry for the formatting there, on my phone. As you can see, I’m burning the candle at both ends and not getting as much sleep as I’d like, but there’s not many changes I can make to my schedule that will allow me to still be successful in school. I’m currently relying on quite a bit of caffeine to power me through the day, and don’t want to risk adrenal fatigue/high tolerance to stimulants.
Preworkout I’m taking in 300 mg, and then before practice I usually have a Monster Zero (I wanna say about 180 mg). Are there any other supplements that you’d recommend to help optimize my recovery? Keep in mind that I’m not really interested in adding any peri workout supplements that contain any caloric value, as I want to chew all my macros at this point in prep. Before bed I take a melatonin/GABA type supplement that I really like. Also, do you think neural charge workouts would have benefits for me? I occasionally have a free half hour or so between clients at the gym in the morning when I could knock out a quick session. I thought this might boost my energy as well as let me add in a little more activity.
If so, how many of these a week do you think I should do? Thanks for any input you might have!
Check out a supplement called humanofort. Also, Rhodiola Rosea is an adaptogen and might help you handle all the stress/workload better. I’d get both at least until you compete and you can relax more.