Hawkins
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Mac, you ever started leg training with hamstrings? Once exhausted, they can’t antagonize or stabilize during quads. Just a good change up....
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Mac, you ever started leg training with hamstrings? Once exhausted, they can’t antagonize or stabilize during quads. Just a good change up....
I almost always start with a hammy movement as it always just feels better. My knees are warm, movement feels better.
Agreed... Unless it's a very "quad" specific day. Generally if back squats (well, any squat really) or leg presses are involved, a nice hammy warm up does only good things.
If you read the rep scheme, you'll see he has one "heavy" set with 10 partials added to the set. This is very unlikely to exhaust a conditioned muscle... If he's burnt out from the first exercise, SOMETHING is wrong.
In general, insulin can be used as long as the diet allows for it, right? So, if you can consume 50G of carbs a day, you could in theory, take 5iu of insulin a day, even approaching contest. Now, a few weeks out I'd cut it regardless, but you can run humalog pretty close into your contest.
I HATE when people doctor their diets to account for insulin. Rather, doctor your insulin usage around your diet.... Never eat TOO MUCH just to take insulin... It makes no fucking sense.
Completely agreed. Same thing for bulking with orals. If it’s crushing your ability to eat what’s the point. Have no way of knowing what my floor will be for carb intake on this prep, but it only makes sense that insulin stays only as long as 1. I’m eating enough carbs or 2. That it isn’t preventing needed fat loss.
A healthy dose of exogenous insulin is about as hard as the fat loss breaks can be slammed.
GdaddyGains
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^^You think using exogenous insulin makes fat loss more difficult?
Sorry if this is obvious to some of you. I have no experience with insulin. I would just go by the energy balance, which isn’t a stationary target.
Sorry if this is obvious to some of you. I have no experience with insulin. I would just go by the energy balance, which isn’t a stationary target.
I have seen both scenarios occur with insulin and fat loss... I've seen a lot of fat loss and conditioning occur on folks who are using insulin, so I'm not sure I buy into the fact it totally hinders fat loss. Espcialyl compounding other factors such as AAS, hGH, hard training, insulin and carb timing (biggest factor IMO), etc.
I mean, if you're in a caloric deficit, do fasted AM cardio then hours later shoot humalog pre lifting, what "fat loss" are you hindering there? Plus, exo. GH limits insulin sensitivity, anyway (hint hint, add berberine and ALA to your pre or intra workout).
See my post below. There's a lot of back and forth on it, but I personally have seen mixed experiences. I've seen a guy run insulin and injectable carnitine (an IFBB pro) pre contest together, and he came in peeled to the core. So....
GdaddyGains
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^^Makes perfect sense to me.
I always loved the recomp idea of carb backloading...
GH first thing
Fasted Cardio
Protein and fat meals
Carb meal preworkout with insulin GH
Carbs and protein after workout
Protein and fat last meal of the day
I always loved the recomp idea of carb backloading...
GH first thing
Fasted Cardio
Protein and fat meals
Carb meal preworkout with insulin GH
Carbs and protein after workout
Protein and fat last meal of the day
This is essentially what the end of everyone prep should look like.
Carbs slowly restricted from the outside towards peri-workout only.
Yes... LAST carbs to be pulled are pre and intra workout carbs... Losing intensity in the gym is the biggest killer of a "cut".
Hawkins
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Totally agree. I’ll even start with a nasty super or giant set for hammies before going to quads. Maybe every 3rd workout...
Erms
1. Barbell Curls - 5 sets working up to a single all out set of 8-10 reps then one backdown set (75% of heavy set weight)
2. Close Grip Smith Press (almost a guillotine press but with elbows tucked under the bar by your sides) - 4 sets working up to a single heavy set of 8-10
3. DB Curls - 4x8-12 each arm
4. VBar Pushdowns - 4x12-15
5. Machine Preacher Curl - 2x12-15 single Arm switching back and forth twice
6. Cable Tri Extension - 3x10-12 each arm
7. Hammer Curls (with a slight upturned wrist at the top) - 3x12
8. Overhead Tri Extension Machine - 3x15-20
30m stairs
1. Barbell Curls - 5 sets working up to a single all out set of 8-10 reps then one backdown set (75% of heavy set weight)
2. Close Grip Smith Press (almost a guillotine press but with elbows tucked under the bar by your sides) - 4 sets working up to a single heavy set of 8-10
3. DB Curls - 4x8-12 each arm
4. VBar Pushdowns - 4x12-15
5. Machine Preacher Curl - 2x12-15 single Arm switching back and forth twice
6. Cable Tri Extension - 3x10-12 each arm
7. Hammer Curls (with a slight upturned wrist at the top) - 3x12
8. Overhead Tri Extension Machine - 3x15-20
30m stairs
Gave blood this morning. Hemoglobin at 18. BP was high but was 130/70 at the docs a couple weeks ago so not worried.
Swear to god the pins are getting bigger for this shit. First time it’s ever hurt at all. Looks like s fucking turkey baister.
Swear to god the pins are getting bigger for this shit. First time it’s ever hurt at all. Looks like s fucking turkey baister.
Short esters always means more oil, and more UNCOMFORTABLE oil at that... Slamming 3cc's a day just to run 700m'gs of tren, mast and test.
Haha no I meant the blood pack pin physical size. Felt like a fucking harpoon.
Havent hit the short stuff yet. But you’re right, for that 6 weeks or so it’s a struggle...
Switched up training a bit today. Had a training partner as well, so nice to do both. No challenges training after giving blood, felt what seemed like a bit of hypo going on at the end of cardio but all good.
Chest/Back
1. Incline Smith - 4 sets working up to single heaviest set of 6-8
2. Flat HS Press - 4x8-12
3. Incline DB Flye - 4x10-15
4. Seated Wide Grip Pulley Row - 5x8-15
5. VBar Pulldown - 4x10-12
6. Chest Supported DB Row (both sides) 3x12–15
30m stairs
Chest/Back
1. Incline Smith - 4 sets working up to single heaviest set of 6-8
2. Flat HS Press - 4x8-12
3. Incline DB Flye - 4x10-15
4. Seated Wide Grip Pulley Row - 5x8-15
5. VBar Pulldown - 4x10-12
6. Chest Supported DB Row (both sides) 3x12–15
30m stairs
Diet and gear update:
Cals: ~5100, 530/370/160
Have my first carb free-meal in the plan now.
Gear:
750 Test Cyp
800 EQ
350 Tren Ace
Anywhere 11-13 weeks out right now depending on the show.
Cals: ~5100, 530/370/160
Have my first carb free-meal in the plan now.
Gear:
750 Test Cyp
800 EQ
350 Tren Ace
Anywhere 11-13 weeks out right now depending on the show.
weighted chinup
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That's a good place to be, probably won't have to go below 2000 calories since you timed the start of your prep to begin when your metabolism was in overdrive from the progressive food intake that even small adjustments to meals like reducing carbs or portions can give you really good fat burn.
Seems like this is what a lot of good coaches are doing, at least the ones using up-to-date/current methods - build a metabolic furnace in the off-season by increasing food intake progressively, then when it's time to diet make small adjustments on a weekly basis until shredded lol.
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