Thread: Looking good naked via pain, sweat, tears, and deprivation.

Todays meals:
12pm 2 scoops syntha-6, 12oz water
3pm 1c chicken, garbanzo bean curry
6pm 1 scoop syntha-6, 3/4 scoop concrete, 12oz water
9pm Anabolic Chicken burritos, cauliflower, broccoli, grape tomatoes, black olives, avacado, red pepper salad

Tomorrow is yoga X, I will do cardio then yoga. I think its gonna be 2 scoops of Jack3d tomorrow

Tonights workout was nice, but it started off slow. My right shoulder was tight for the beginning of the workout and I didnt feel like I got as many reps as I should have. Thankfully it loosened up.

alt shoulder press: 11 (+1)/11 bk
in & out bicep curls: 15/18 bk
2 arm tricep kick backs: 13(+2)/bl 15/rd
deep swimmer press: 15(-1)/15(+1) rd
full sup concentration curls: 9x2 bk/11 x 2 bl
chair dips: 23 (+8)/25 (+1)
upright row: 15(+1)/17(+1) rd
static arm curls: 24 (+8) bl/16 bk
flip grip twist tri kick backs: 10 (+2)/ 7(+1) rd
2 angle shoulder curls: 16(+6)/16 rd
crouching cohen curls: 16(+1)/15 bk (I need to up the weight on these)
tricep extensions: 12 rd/14(+1) gr
straight arm shoulder flys: 16 gr/18(+2) yl
congdon curls: 15 (+4)/14(+2) bk
side tri rise: R- 12(+3) L- 11(+3)/R- 12(+2) L- 14(+2)

Before vacation weight= 185.8
After vacation weight= 188.4

Originally Posted by Pony

Last post for the night. This is the before pic for P90X, taken 2 weeks ago when I first started. This picture also marks my progress at a little past halfway of my HGH cycle.

Looking pretty damn sweet in that pic if you ask me! Your first post got me motivated. Keep at it!

Originally Posted by ZECH

Looking pretty damn sweet in that pic if you ask me! Your first post got me motivated. Keep at it!

Thanks Zech! This post is motivation to kill it today

Friday was fuckin killer, I did Pure Cardio, then did Yoga X. It took 2 scoops of Jack3d to get through that monster workout, but Ive never felt so good in my LIFE. Doing that Insanity workout before the Yoga definitely limbered me up so Yoga was a breeze, Im really getting into some of the binds, I can slip into places my gut wouldnt have allowed before which is nice. Yoga is unforgiving in ways because you realize you cant do some of the fancy shit if youre too fat. Its the low impact, high intensity FUCK YOU FATASS.

Yesterday was legs and back, here are the numbers:

balance lunges: R15/L15
calf raise squats: 25
rev grip chin ups: 16 rd/bk/o
superskaters: R25/L22
wall squats: 90 secs
wide front pull ups: 17 rd/bk/o
step back lunges: R15/L15 bl
alternating side lunges: 24
close grip OH pull ups: 18 rd/bk/o
single leg wall squats: 60 sec (10 sec each leg alternating)
dead lift squats: R20/L20
switch grip pull ups: 20
3 way lunges: R6/L6 (6 sets each leg of side/45 deg/forward lunges with kick)
sneaky lunges: 20
rev grip chin ups: 17 rd/bk/o
chair salutations: 30 secs + 30 secs
toe roll iso lunges: R16 L16
wide front pull ups: 12
groucho walk: ?? guess I didnt write this down
calf raises: 25 (toes out) 25 (feet parallel) 25 (toes in) / 5lb weights
close grip OH pull ups: 15 rd/bk/o
80-20 siebers speed squats: R30/L30
switch grip pull-ups: 21 rd/bk/o

Red = 13lbs, black = 23lbs, orange = 30lbs, blue - 19lbs. So for my pull ups Im using 132 lbs!! Almost at body weight here, soon I'll be doing real pull ups.. fuckin sweet.

Today is Kenpo, Im gonna kill it. HI-YA motha fuckas!

My weight as of this morning is 187.2! Thats 1.6lbs down from the end of my Austin trip, and 1.4lbs away from when I left, so Im pretty satisfied with myself at this point.

The other night I scraped some shit together and made some awesome burgers:

1lbs ground beef
1lbs ground chicken
1/4c cottage cheese
1 lg egg
1/3c onion
2 cloves garlic
oregano, parsley, cumin, black pepper to taste

I made these patties really thin, like fast food burgers. I also blended the egg cottage cheese, onion, and garlic.

**In hindsight I would have just blended the egg and cottage cheese, pressed the garlic and finely diced the onion by hand. Also, judging by how much better these tasted with Dijon mustard, I would definitely add some to the recipe next time.**

Breakfast this morning: 3 eggs (1 white), 4oz steak, on a whole wheat wrap

Today is my day to add an Insanity to the mix. I think its the start of my first recovery week, my body doesnt feel like it needs a recovery week. After completing Insanity, nothing feels like a brutal workout any more.

Lets get this party started!

BTW, I will be starting a clen cycle shortly. I'll post up the schedule shortly...

Just got off the phone with my bro, he's coming over and we're gonna do Core Cardio and Resistance, then Yoga X. I guess we're both in our recovery weeks, so why not mash em up and have one? Both workouts are serious business in case you're not familiar with either the Insanity or the P90X programs.


Yesterdays workout was Core Synergistics. I hated it. A bunch of exercises I didnt know how to do so i watched them, rewound, tried it, press play, fail in frustration sometimes..... you know how those days go. I did however start to feel that happy soreness afterwards. Like pilates, where you're fuckin angry the whole fuckin time you're doing it because the exercises seem useless until about 2 hours after the workout and it feels like you're wearing a coat of armor on your stomach.

I had a mid afternoon meal yesterday that was so plain and simple, but tasty as fuck:
1c cottage cheese
1 plum tomato
salt, pepper, oregano to taste.

Normally I dont use salt but just a dash on the tomatoes with the pepper and oregano then mix in the cottage cheese and its heaven and healthy..

Heres a refresher on my supplements, I just placed a big order and changed it up-

Womens active multi
guggullipid extract
fish oil
Tonalin CLA
HGH 4iu 5/2 split
Clenbuterol (I have a schedule for this which I'll post later)
-potassium & taurine to offset cramp and shakes
-gaba & 5htp to sleep

Fuck ya dude!! You know you better save some cash for new clothes, you will be too small to rock your old gear
Im having great results with the 5-htp I cant believe how much quicker i fall asleep.

Originally Posted by D-Lats

Fuck ya dude!! You know you better save some cash for new clothes, you will be too small to rock your old gear
Im having great results with the 5-htp I cant believe how much quicker i fall asleep.

Baaah cant wait bro! Ive been stuck at this size for way too long, cant seem to get past it....

You will

Badass journal...subbed

Originally Posted by Powermaster

Badass journal...subbed

Thanks man, welcome aboard!

All of a sudden, I found people who deliver quick as shit. My clen just landed!!



I'll be starting this cycle on Monday:

days 1-3: 40mcg
days 4-6: 60 mcg
days 7-8: 80 mcg
days 9-14: 100mcg

-2 weeks off-

days 15-20: 100 mcg
days 21-24: 80mcg
days 25-28: 60mcg
days 29-30: 40 mcg

500 mg of taurine and potassium + 5htp and gaba

Watch out with Clen that stuff is crazy strong I can`t even handle the sides from low doses. Hopefully you have better tolerance to it.

I have the taurine and potassium to offset shakes and cramps, the gaba and 5htp are for sleep. Think I should start at 20?

This weekend has been cray-cray! Seriously I have to find the will to move....

Ok so yesterday was a nice workout. Did some Yoga with my roomie, he's been getting inspired to get in shape since Ive been doing this craziness. TOTAL WIN. So since I got crazy drunk last night I'll be pushing the clen back til tmo. Also after doing some more reading, I've decided to start on 20, and end with 80 instead of starting with 40 and ending with 100. Ive also read to use an OTC thermogenic on the off weeks.

Here's the new deal with the workout. Gotta ramp this bitch up a bit here so Im starting P90X+ doubles this month. So its gonna be cardio and total body workout. Im very excited to do the plus version and in light of this weekend of food, and drink Im really going to dial in the diet as well. I may have fallen a bit off track, but this month is where the pain and sacrifice takes over.... and Im smiling because I love it.

getting drunk on a Monday. I missing being young enough to pull that off and still make it to the gym and work.

Glad to hear your motivation is in high gear, now let's see you do it.

Keep up the intensity Pony! It'll be worth it in the end.

Originally Posted by omerta2010

getting drunk on a Monday. I missing being young enough to pull that off and still make it to the gym and work.

Glad to hear your motivation is in high gear, now let's see you do it.

The upside is how slim I feel today after all that tequila!

Originally Posted by Ezskanken

Keep up the intensity Pony! It'll be worth it in the end.

Im unstoppable EZ, believe that!

I cant believe I just fucking did that! What a great workout, I think P90X+ is more my speed. P90X is nice, but after the Insanity the regular workouts werent cutting it for me. Here's the numbers I put up. A couple of the exercises I had to sub because they require the pull up bar for the included leg raises. I did my exercises without leg raises and just did my bands.

Total Body Plus

O Crunch Push ups: 9
Pull up Crunch*: 11 rd/bk/o (no crunch)
dead lift curl press: 9 bl
step kick back chair position: 16 rd
Sumo chair: 15
chuck ups: pos 2- 8/pos 3 - 5
clink on run*: 6 bk/o (no leg raises)
lunge press bella twist: 16/rd
balance curls: 24 rd/gr/y
running man: 18 /rd
hindu pike pushups: 5
lunge squat lunge: 4/rd
mr moon
kid play: 6
3&3: 4 rd bk/o
1/2 dervish: 5lb db's
weighted warrior: 5lb db's (i wish I had 2 1/2's for this)
1&1: 10 bk/o
lara lunge crunch: 14 rd
spiderman jumps: 7
plyo pushups: 8

This was my first time through it so a lot of these numbers should have been higher and will be when Im used to these particular exercises. I wish I could use a pull up bar for this.

After this I downed 2 scoops of protein powder in my drink because usually I get ravenous a couple hours after my workout and I hope to be sleeping before I get hungry so tonight hopefully I wont get hungry before bed. I made this awesome dinner before my workout.

6oz steak, 2 eggs, 1/4 leftover noodles (already cooked)

I cooked the steak and chopped it up into little bite sized pieces, warmed up the noodles then added the steak and seasoned the whole lot, then added the eggs and mixed it all in. It was delicious, the noodles gave me the energy to push hard through this late night workout. Im going to try and keep my carbs centered around my workouts from now on. Cant wait for tomorrow Ive got Interval + and Abs/Core +


Kinda nervous to start this clen, dont know why....

Yesterday's weight was 187.0, lets see if I can get back to 185 next week. Today is a single workout. I dont think Im going to workout so late anymore, I couldnt fall asleep for shit last night.

Todays breakfast was a repeat of last nights pre workout meal. Absolutely delicious as all hell and I cant wait to down this Jack3d and burn that all off. For some reason I feel like smoking before my workout today. Lets see how well I do (or dont do), shall we? There seems to be quite a debate over whether or not smoking before working out helps or inhibits. Personally I find I fall on both sides of the arguement depending on what kind of pot I smoke. Anyways this isnt a weed thread so back to the workout. Lets fucking kill this shit!!!!!

Nice journal!

I cant smoke before I workout, but I blaze right after every time.

This was no fucking joke, I am very happy with this routine so far. I must spend the money and find a way to use the pull up bar, because the ab workout does a lot of hanging ab exercises, and those happen to be my personal favorite. I think Im ready to attempt some pull ups as well. Im feeling super tight and light compared to how I had been feeling with the classic routine. So now that Im doing a more intensive routine, I can see the improvements Ive made since finishing Insanity, and starting P90X classic. My stamina is much better, I can also handle my bodyweight better. Im lighter on my feet, and I can do more push ups and go deeper as well. My shoulders are getting stronger from all the yoga, so doing side planks are now possible. My recovery time has improved, only 20-30 seconds out of my comfort zone, under a minute at my max. I cool down quicker, and I also dont get as sore as I used to.

Right now I have to dial in my diet, make it solid. My problem is meal size and frequency now that I dont have the structure of a workday schedule. So my focus isnt necessarily on the food itself, just eating smaller meals more frequently. I usually get so wrapped up in something Im doing that hours go by and Im starving. So thats going to stop. Maybe there's a cool app or something that I can get to help keep my day structured.

Originally Posted by ebn2002

Nice journal!

I cant smoke before I workout, but I blaze right after every time.

THanks EBN. I just felt like it today for some reason, usually I wait til Im done and light right up. I definitely went hard though, so I cant say it hurt my drive at all.

Originally Posted by Pony

The upside is how slim I feel today after all that tequila!

Did that once on whiskey, the day after I was actually down 7lbs from the night before.

To bad it took me 3 days to be able to eat normal after that.

Originally Posted by omerta2010

Did that once on whiskey, the day after I was actually down 7lbs from the night before.

To bad it took me 3 days to be able to eat normal after that.

DAYUM

Yeah, it was one of those nights where you swear off drinking for a while.

Today was a tough day. My body is tired and on top of it, I drank the last of my Jack3d yesterday so I had one of those Monsters - fuckin aye thats so gross! Whatever, you gotta do what you gotta do sometimes. Taking into consideration how my morning went my numbers were low. Ive noticed that I cant handle going as high with the resistance bands as I had before, so I've lowered the resistance on the bands to keep up my reps.

today's meals:
10:30am 2.5 eggs, 3 slices turkey bacon, whole wheat wrap
2pm 1 scoop syntha 6, 12oz water, concrete
5pm .5cup cottage cheese, handful grape tomatoes, 6 triscuits
7:30pm .5 basa fish fillet, 1cup salad


workout stats: all pull ups were done with an orange 30lbs, black 23lbs, and green 7lbs which equals 120lbs resistance. Red 13lbs, blue 19lbs, and yellow 5lbs.

double dip'll do ya:5
switch pull up: 17
2 direction circle flyes: 2.5 lbs
lunge curls: 18 bl
hammer kick: 12 rd/9 bl
frog push ups: 10
L chin ups: 10
fly blaster 4 rd/8 yl
lean back curls: 17 bl
1-legged bridge dips: 28
spiderman push ups: 7
7 point pull ups: 15
warrior swim: rd
pumper curls: 20 bl
side hammer kick: 24 rd
iso-climber push ups: 8
clean to negative: 10
shoulder everything: 7 yl
biceps everything: 4 bl
combat pushups: 7

Ive never seen a lot of these before I did this program, some of them are very involved, if you see low reps, its probably because theres more than one move. Ask if you wanna see some of these.


Im gonna price out that pull up bar and those push up stands. My wrists have been killing me all day, if this doesnt let up with the push up stands Im going to have to lower my dose of HGH, almost getting towards the end of my cycle now anyways, and Im seeing big improvements bodywise. Hopefully when I add the Clen I'll finish the job up. Thinking of hitting up peptides after the GH is done, will be shopping soon for May. Also will be looking to get ripped after I lose the goop, so Im hoping I'll be ready to start some var come fall. 2012 is gonna be a big year!