Twelfth Physique Update: Saturday August 10th, 2019
Last Update Weight (8/3/19): 178.9#
Today’s Weight (8/10/19): 175.3#
Total Weight Change: -3.6#
Days Left to Show # 1: 14
Days Left to Show # 2: 49
Another week of solid progress in the books! I dropped 3.6# on the scale and have eradicated almost every ounce of body fat necessary to be stage lean. There’s obviously some water to be cut and, due to starting at a morbidly obese 335# just 13.5 months ago, there is a bit of loose skin that I probably won’t be able to completely rid myself of by these shows but I’m hoping after a couple more years of consistent training and diet my loose skin will tighten back up and I’ll be able to bring a properly tight midsection to the stage.
As I posted yesterday, my coach said that he feels Im stage ready and since there’s a show on 8/24 in my area I’ll be competing for my first time in just 2 weeks from this update! We’re going to use this show as a tune up of sorts - we’ll execute a mini peak to see how my body responds to the water, sodium, etc. protocols, I’ll get a chance to see how a show is run so the process is less foreign to me at my second show on 9/28, I’ll get to see how my tan and oil looks from the show photos and make adjustments to improve my color and oil for 9/28, and I’ll be able to pose on stage WITHOUT the majority of my family and friends in attendance so when they all come on the 28th I can present my physique in a more confident, polished, and professional manner. My level of motivation, focus, and excitement went through the roof when we made the call to do this show but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous at all. However, I always thrived off the nerves leading up to ANY competition; I plan to use that to my advantage and rise to the occasion rather than shrink away from it.
I had another week of complete adherence to all aspects of the protocol. My sleep has improved somewhat with the bedtime Benadryl, my training intensity is still high, and strength continues to fluctuate from workout to workout but hasn’t dropped significantly this week. Despite the cardio reduction and last Saturday’s cheat meal and Sunday’s refeed, I still continued to drop weight quicker than we would like but since I’m doing a show in 2 weeks now this was a bit less disconcerting as we will need to make the weight for middleweight sooner than originally expected.
I received my posing trunks this week. I’m thrilled with how well they fit and feel they enhance my appearance compared to rolled up boxer briefs lol. They don’t pinch my lower abdominal loose skin as much plus they show off more of my lower body which is ideal for my physique since I have good muscularity, detail, and separation through the quads, hamstrings, and glutes.
And now for the tentative protocol over the next 2 weeks. Coach had me go for a final cheat meal of burger, fries, and peanuts from five guys and an ice cream from cold stone after my quad workout on Saturday 8/10. I will follow the same diet as last week from Sunday to Friday then possibly make diet adjustments starting Saturday 8/17 depending on weight and appearance on 8/16. I’ll go over specific water and sodium loading next weekend and post show but we tentatively plan to start loading on Saturday 8/17 and cutting Thursday 8/22. For this week, low days remain Sunday, Monday, and Thursday and high days Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday - my macro profiles are as follows:
HIGH DAY TOTAL MACROS, TRAINING DAYS: 3,756 cals, 78 F, 349 C, 418 P
HIGH DAY TOTAL MACROS, OFF DAYS: 3,720 cals, 78 F, 349 C, 410 P
LOW DAY TOTAL MACROS, TRAINING DAYS: 3.176 cals, 68 F, 242 C, 395 P
LOW DAY TOTAL MACROS, OFF DAYS: 3,144 cals, 68 F, 241 C, 387 P
Cardio remains the same for this week at 6x45 Min fasted sessions per week. Training remains the same this week then, in place of quads and calves alone, I’ll do a quad, hams, Glutes, and calf workout on Sunday 8/18 then no more leg training until after the first show. I’ll do a regular push session 8/19 and a regular Pull session 8/20, rest on 8/21, then do a pump push workout on 8/22 and a pump pull workout 8/23. No sets will be taken to failure on those final 2 workouts. I’ll get ~3 coats base tan the day before the show at a local tanning place then finish off with the show tanning company on Show day. Finally, since this is a mini peak, we won’t be cutting PEDs like we plan to for the 9/28 show. With that said, the tentative PED protocol for the next 2 weeks is as follows with all changes denoted in bold:
Weeks 2-1 (show #1); Weeks 7-6 (show #2); 8/10/19 - 8/15/19
1000 mg Test Cyp per week (200 mg M, W, Th, F, Su)
500 mg Tren Ace per week (100 mg M, W, Th, F, Su)
500 mg Mast Prop per week (100 mg M, W, Th, F, Su)
400 mg Primobolan (80 mg M, W, Th, F, Su)
50 mg Winstrol every day (25 mg meal 1 and 25 mg pre-workout)
50 mg Proviron every day (25 mg meal 1 and 25 mg pre-workout)
25 mg Aromasin EOD
50 mcg clenbuterol every day (25 mcg with meal 1, 25 mcg 6-8 hours later)
5 iu Growth Hormone every day (2.5 iu upon waking and 2.5 iu pre-workout)
Weeks 1-SHOW DAY (show #1); Weeks 6 - 5 (show #2); 8/16/19 - 8/24/19
1000 mg Test Cyp per week (200 mg M, W, Th, F, Su)
500 mg Tren Ace per week (100 mg M, W, Th, F, Su)
500 mg Mast Prop per week (100 mg M, W, Th, F, Su)
400 mg Primobolan (80 mg M, W, Th, F, Su)
50 mg Winstrol every day (25 mg meal 1 and 25 mg pre-workout)
50 mg Proviron every day (25 mg meal 1 and 25 mg pre-workout)
15 mg Halotestin every day (15 mg pre-workout)
25 mg Aromasin EOD
50 mcg clenbuterol every day (25 mcg with meal 1, 25 mcg 6-8 hours later)
5 iu Growth Hormone every day (2.5 iu upon waking and 2.5 iu pre-workout)
Progress photos are attached.
-Juicestin
