Papa's Journal - Winter of Mass Construction!

I love bodybuilding but its all consuming.  Was wondering what life would be without the regimented life it causes... but then I thought better LOL

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fair enough mate, i can understand that, i reckon we all go through it at some point.  

Also considered that I could BB without AAS.   Which was a shocker.  Never thought I'd start considering that!  May do my one comp and unless I blow the world away, start training natty from next year

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Also considered that I could BB without AAS.   Which was a shocker.  Never thought I'd start considering that!  May do my one comp and unless I blow the world away, start training natty from next year

well i guess that is always an option, i think i am gonna take a nice break after my comp too, as i would have been on for quite some time.  that is of course unless i win and qualify for the british finals.

Back

DB Row
55lb x 10, 60k x 12, 60k x 12, 60k x 12, 60k x 12

Machine Row
285lb x 10, 285lb x 10, 285lb x 10, 285lb x 10


Lat Pulldown Wide Grip (with no swing)
200lb x 10, 200lb x 200lb x 10, 200lb x 8, 200lb x 8


Low Row
200lb x 10, 200lb x 3 - felt shoulder twinging so stopped


Lat Pull Down (Behind Neck)
150lb x 10, 150lb x 10, 150lb x 10


Feeling a little sickly still so workout was functional rather than as intense as normal.

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hi mate, how about firing a few photos up at the start of your cycle, so we can see your progress?

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hi mate, how about firing a few photos up at the start of your cycle, so we can see your progress?

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Don't see why not.

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Here we go...

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ha ha!!!  ^^^^^

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Here we go...

Looking good mate, carrying a bit round the middle but can be shifted
Not sure if I could smile with a rod up my arse though!!!

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Here we go...

Looking good mate, carrying a bit round the middle but can be shifted
Not sure if I could smile with a rod up my arse though!!!

Its the rod making him smile!!!

Oi!  Thats my last cutting results and the rod helped me 'stand'!

Arms

EzBar Seated Curls
50k x 10, 70k x 1, 60k x 2, 55k x 10, 55k x 10, 55k x 10, 55k x 6

Overhand Pushdown
100lb x 20, 110lb x 16, 110lb x 12, 110lb x 10, 110lb x 9

Skull Crushers
80lb x 15, 95lb x 10, 110lb x 10, 110lb x 10, 110lb x 10

DB Concentration Curl
50lb x 10, 55lb x 10, 55lb x 10, 55lb x 10

Rope Pulldowns (pause at full extension)
80lb x 10, 80lb x 10, 80lb x 10, 80lb x 10, 80lb x 10


Machine Curl
170lb x 10, 170lb x 10, 170lb x 10, 170lb x 10


Gotta love the power of placebo.  4 days on and strength already going up.  Not started slin due to dodgy belly and don't want to be ill and then go hypo and not able to get sugars down me!

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Oh, check out the guns...

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looking good there!

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Forgot to say I had another good chat with Emma James, World Champion Powerlifter.   Really sound and a loverly person to chat to!

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single?  lol

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Emma?  Wouldn't know!

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ha ha you havent been chatting her up then?  lol

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No mate - happily taken mate

Anyone care to advise me on long acting slin and meal timings?

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Legs

Leg Press
260k x 10, 300k x 10, 340k x 10, 380k x 10, 420k x 10, 460k x 10, 460k x 10

Leg Extensions
195lb x 10, 12, 10, 10

Supersetted by...
Seated Ham Curls
225lb x 12, 10, 10, 10

Calf Raises
140lb x 10, 19, 8, 8 (3 secs up, 3 down) 


Feel crap today so only an ok session compared to normal.  Will do better next week!

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Seems my cold is going into my lungs

Heavily rattling when I breathe atm.  Fcuk.

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seems to be doing the rounds mate.
im gettin some of that i think which is p1ssin me right off.
hope it clears up buddy! plenty of vit c and echinacea??sp? should help out

  

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Euch, I've got a bit of that at the moment as well... get lots of vitamins down your neck and I hope you get better soon

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Cheers Welshy.  Still got a dodgy belly too.  1st week of cycle couldn't have gone much worse.  Oh well.

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1st pictures of me (i'm sure its actually Mr Soft in place of me LOL)

Hopefully the leg shot will show how much my legs have grown tho.  Little tree trunks they are now

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Shoulders

Lat Raises (pouring motion with pause at top)
20lb x 10, 10, 9, 9

Front Raise
25lb x 10, 10, 9, 7

Rotating OH Press
55lb x 10, 10, 7, 6
45lb x 10, 8, 6, 6
35lb x 10, 10, 8, 8

Standing OH BB Press
50k x 10, 8, 8, 7 - strict
50 x 4, 4, 4 - added onto the last three as a push press as soon as I couldn't do it with form

Upright Row
80lb x 10, 10, 10, 10 - careful on this as I can feel it works but don't want to cheat the motion or pull the shoulder.

Fairly decent workout.  Feeling a bit better.  Started the 10iu slin today, up to 30iu in the next 10-14 days.

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still looking decent in your photos mate, nothing wrong with that condition off season!  especially as no aas for quite a long time!

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You wouldn't believe tho i'm almost 18 stone tho.  I find it shocking.  Swear I look more like about 15!  Still, just starting a cycle involving the classic mass of test/deca with a decent amount of slin/hgh - should see some decent muscle gain.

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You wouldn't believe tho i'm almost 18 stone tho.  

rubbish!  remember your tall!  if you were closer id come stand next to you for a photo and you would see how big you are!

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lookin in great nick still fella. abs are still there so as daz said, off season shape is v good indeed mate.. calves maybe need to come up some?? only reason i say is that u seem similar to me, decent quads but maybe lackin in calf size??

  

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Looks like going well mate.....leg press seems huge, but then i guess your thighs are massive!

 

Possibly - main thing for me this year is to get my quads/hams up to size as they were massively behind my upper body and tbh they've prolly shot ahead of my upper body - compared to my upper body they are massively strong - went from 360kg to 490kg PB in a few months bulking on the leg press.  

I am starting on the calves a little more heavily but they aren't as big of a concern (do 3 seconds up, 3 seconds down when doing my calves) and may start doing some calf presses on the leg press.
One thing in my defence is that the light in that room offers no favour - for some reason it doesn't give good shadows and thus detail.

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try james' 3 minute calf routine, seems very good, though i havent been doing it long enough to assess gains, they have to be growing given the soreness!

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Possibly - main thing for me this year is to get my quads/hams up to size as they were massively behind my upper body and tbh they've prolly shot ahead of my upper body - compared to my upper body they are massively strong - went from 360kg to 490kg PB in a few months bulking on the leg press.  

I am starting on the calves a little more heavily but they aren't as big of a concern (do 3 seconds up, 3 seconds down when doing my calves) and may start doing some calf presses on the leg press.
One thing in my defence is that the light in that room offers no favour - for some reason it doesn't give good shadows and thus detail.

Yeah if i turn the light off in my room i look bigger than you....:)
 
Is the title of the read still valid? i.e a show coming up?

 

There is the UKBFF in London or Stars Of November towards the end of the year (Oct/Nov time) which is a realistic time frame.  Having almost 6 months off has soften me a little and I need to see where I am at the end of April before I decide where to go from there.  Realistically is gonna be one of those shows I said above that i'll debut at at.

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Chest

Incline DB Bench
Warm Up     55lb x 20, 70lb x 10, 80lb x 10, 90lb x 10
Working       100lb x 10, 10, 10, 9
Partials        80lb x 10, 8, 8, 6
                    70lb x 8, 6, 6



Incline Flyes
55lb x 10, 10, 10, 10


Incline BB Bench (Partials)
60k x 10, 10, 8, 6

Sure i'm missing something.  Oh well.  Good sess.

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looking good mate, as has been said calves need a bit of work, it probably has more to do with the ammount of size youve packed onto youre upper legs in recent times than actually lagging if that makes sense.

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Legs

Leg Press
260k x 12, 300k x 12, 340k x 12, 380k x 12, 420k x 12, 460k x 12, 490k x 12, 500k x 12, 500k x 12 (PB!)

Leg Extensions
195lb x 12, 10, 12, 12 - 3 second pause at  top

Ham Curls
225lb x 12, 12, 12, 12

Seated Calf Raises
140lb x 10, 6, 6, 6 - 3 seconds down, 3 seconds up

Leg Press Calf Raises
140lb x 10, 10, 8, 6 - paused as long as I could for both phase, stretching the muscle - hurt like buggery!

Leg press PB! Whooop whoop!

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500K ? Holy crap !

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