My competition prep

[Demondosage]

It sounds like you have put your entire heart and soul into it. What does the plan look like three weeks out if I may ask?

Sure, so what I did was had a bowl of spaghetti and some garlic bread with 2 vodka club sodas last Fri night, about halfway into Saturday I was looking really good. But as for me feeling like absolute shit, 1 cheat meal just wasnt cutting it. I kept it clean until today at lunchtime(so 4 days later) and today it was a double cheeseburger with some french fries. I had to take a short period to give my body a metabolic reset, before going hard these last 3 wks. HOWEVER, today was a double cardio session or 30 min morning, and 40 min this evening, on top of weight training. I will hit as much cardio as possible this week in order to further set myself up to take full advantage of filling back out and utilizing the fats the last 10-14 days before the photo shoot. A week from today I wi bring carbs back up to what they were at the start of this diet, which was roughly 300 grams/day. I will gradually back off cardio and let my body fill back out and volumize. At this point, I'm very lean, but if you look at those photos there is a subcutaneous layer still there. I do not believe this is additional bodyfat right now, its a layer of water that hopefully will come off this week as I really nail cardio and also start taking my arimadex everyday. We shall see

 

[DieYoungStrong]

Good on you man! You're going to be in a magazine, which is a hell of a lot further then most people make it in bodybuilding.

It's hard when you come to the end of the road. I played football from when I was 8 - 24 years old. I played at levels higher then most, but it's always hard to let it go.

At least with bodybuilding you can train for life.

Good luck with whatever you do! I've enjoyed your log, and I share your preference of the golden year physiques to the new guys. Dorian was the last great, but destroyed the future at the same time, if you know what I mean. I don't blame him for the sham bodybuilding has become though.

 

[beezil]

4-23-2013

When I started this I told myself I would not put it before my family. So here is my issue, I'm probably going to be spending around $300-$400 between entry fee, NPC membership, gas money, pro tan, and possibly a hotel. Honesty I'm pissed off, the NPC card is $100 now, and its not even good for a full annual year, it expires at the end of 2013. I was recently told by a girl at my gym that she was asked to be a judge, and when she asked the promoter and head judge "Dont I need to go on a few shows as a judge apprentice?" His reply was "dont worry about that" Why dont they just pick some yahoo out of the audience to judge for Christ sake!! We spend alot of $$, time, effort, and suffer for these God damn things, and this is how judging is done now? No fucking thanks, its become a God damn joke. I am not dumping anymore $$ into this shit. I'm going to use that $$ for my family vacation the week after the show, fuck the show, I'm dropping out. HOWEVER, I do have a magazine shoot coming up in 3 wks, a major publication. I'm dieting like hell for that and going to look my best. As far as the show, I just cant do it. The NPC has put a bad taste in my mouth, and really has for the past 10 yrs now. Its such a money making scheme now, and they rely on the competitors to profit, not the crowd. Give me a fucking break, I have to pay $10 for my wife to go to prejudging, and $30 for the night show. So here is the breakdown; NPC card- $100, show entry- $65, hotel-$80, gas- $50, pro tan- $20, wife entry fees- $40, food for after show- $20, yea close to $400. To go out there for about 2 minutes in prejudging (thats if there are any heavyweights even at the damn thing, which the past few yrs the turnout for heavy and superheavy has been shitty)

I dont know, I can handle knowing I partake in an expensive hobby, but when its right slap in your face that the competitors are what funds this shit and not the spectators anymore, its a real downer. Watching the cost of that NPC membership jump every year has quite frankly pissed me off. And that organization is deemed as a non-profit organization, the same category as the boy scouts. WTF does it give back to the competitors anymore? They hardly let you execute a fucking pose before cutting you off and going into the next, just to hurry you through the thing so they can get back to judging the 135 women figure bitches.

I am at the pinnacle of what I'm going to be with this. I cannot do any more. I cannot do anymore with this financially, time wise, drug wise, workout wise. I'm going 110% and the rest of my life is suffering. This will be my second magazine appearance. When I started this shit 17 yrs ago I was the kid who was up at midnight looking at magazines, I never thought I'd be in them someday. My goal has always been to look like one of the guys from the Golden era. Well stupid me has been too blind to realize I've done it!! I've done everything I'm going to do in bodybuilding and that's been through alot of suffering and going borderline nuts from it. 3 more wks to go until the shoot, still dieting hard as hell. Will continue my log until that point. Family first, I'm done with this shit(on this level)

a lot of competitors are feeling the same thing, Bro.

my wife used to compete in figure and has since moved to physique… currently the shows are put on hold for photo shoots.

 

[Demondosage]

4-25-13

Yesterday was the worst I've ever felt on any diet, EVER. I felt like death, I had about 3 hrs of sleep the night before, and 4 hrs the night before that. I went to the gym to train back last night, and it was total brainfog, like a zombie. I cant pay attention to anything anymore, its like A.D.D like a motherfuckr. I think I'm getting Rickets because I have really bad gas, but no food, so i think its a lot of air in my stomach. The carbs have been lower all week, and cardio more. I did another fat load on olive oil last night to see the results, its working good. I woke up this morning with less fluid and harder. 2 more days with no fats again, and then its 2 wks back to higher carbs with 80-100 grams/day healthy fats back in the mix, everyday until photos. I think its going to work well

 

[Demondosage]

5-5-13

So I've ended the diet, well the hardcore diet anyways. I am no longer doing the photoshoot next week, due to the fact that the photographer is a piece of shit and has pissed me off concerning something else. And I magazine or no magazine, I'm not doing this guy any favors, especially getting him paid off my photos!! I went out last night with some friends and got drunk as hell. We ate Chinese food, drank our asses off, went to the strip club, then woke up this morning and went to the gym and trained together, still drunk. God I needed that!! What a good time. So this will be my last log post here. I got pretty shredded, and regardless of getting ready for anything, I did go through hell to get at least to this point. peace out

 

[Pericles]

5-5-13

So I've ended the diet, well the hardcore diet anyways. I am no longer doing the photoshoot next week, due to the fact that the photographer is a piece of shit and has pissed me off concerning something else. And I magazine or no magazine, I'm not doing this guy any favors, especially getting him paid off my photos!! I went out last night with some friends and got drunk as hell. We ate Chinese food, drank our asses off, went to the strip club, then woke up this morning and went to the gym and trained together, still drunk. God I needed that!! What a good time. So this will be my last log post here. I got pretty shredded, and regardless of getting ready for anything, I did go through hell to get at least to this point. peace out

Hey buddy,

I wanted to get this message to you, but was banned and had no way of contacting you.

I wanted to tell you that you were EXACTLY where you should be at the 3 week mark. There is a saying among the pros and top amateurs, if your wife/gf does not leave you at the 4 week mark, you did not diet, train, cardio hard enough or use enough gear. At the 3 week mark there is only really one week of hard training left. You should start to cut out forced reps, drop sets and the like. Your last all out leg workout should happen at about the 18-20 days out point, and you then do one final light leg workout at the 14 day out mark. Cardio should be phased out at the 10 day mark. The last 10 days your diuretic program and posing is the most important aspect of you training. 2 days out, just lay around watching movies.

I asked a member of another forum (The Iron Den) who is also a member here to pass along a message but it seems he did not. You should go over to TID, it is full of actual competitors (bodybuilding and also power lifting) not armchair quarterbacks who have never set foot on a stage/platform/Mat, like this forum. You would be with people who understand just how hard doing a contest is. You also won't find anyone foolish enough to claim that if 140 lb HIV patients get a diminishing return on anavar above 60 mgs', then 240 lb bodybuilders will as well. They know that it is impossible to do clinical studies on competitive bodybuilders.

I will probably get banned for speaking the truth, but so be it.

In any event, I wish you all the best, and am sorry that I could not have been here for you when you needed it.

 

[Dr JIM]

DD
Goodness you really need to get back into the gym mate!

 

[Dr JIM]

I all sincerity PC it does appear he did just fine without your assistance, lol!

Welcome back!
Jim

 

[Pericles]

I all sincerity PC it does appear he did just fine without your assistance, lol!

Welcome back!
Jim

Sigh: Another foolish comment by someone who has no knowledge of what it is like for an elite athlete. Competitive bodybuilding demands everything. How many times have you set foot on stage? He missed his show, even though he was 90% there. Thats not doing fine, that is losing your dream.

 

[Stretch]

Hey buddy,

I wanted to get this message to you, but was banned and had no way of contacting you.

I wanted to tell you that you were EXACTLY where you should be at the 3 week mark. There is a saying among the pros and top amateurs, if your wife/gf does not leave you at the 4 week mark, you did not diet, train, cardio hard enough or use enough gear. At the 3 week mark there is only really one week of hard training left. You should start to cut out forced reps, drop sets and the like. Your last all out leg workout should happen at about the 18-20 days out point, and you then do one final light leg workout at the 14 day out mark. Cardio should be phased out at the 10 day mark. The last 10 days your diuretic program and posing is the most important aspect of you training. 2 days out, just lay around watching movies.

I asked a member of another forum (The Iron Den) who is also a member here to pass along a message but it seems he did not. You should go over to TID, it is full of actual competitors (bodybuilding and also power lifting) not armchair quarterbacks who have never set foot on a stage/platform/Mat, like this forum. You would be with people who understand just how hard doing a contest is. You also won't find anyone foolish enough to claim that if 140 lb HIV patients get a diminishing return on anavar above 60 mgs', then 240 lb bodybuilders will as well. They know that it is impossible to do clinical studies on competitive bodybuilders.

I will probably get banned for speaking the truth, but so be it.

In any event, I wish you all the best, and am sorry that I could not have been here for you when you needed it.

Everyone here who competes should go to TID. Not that you leave meso, although many of the serious VETS around here did when TID started. That place is a haven for the serious. You said it perfectly, its real competitors, not a bunch of guys who "read a book"

 

[Pericles]

Everyone here who competes should go to TID. Not that you leave meso, although many of the serious VETS around here did when TID started. That place is a haven for the serious. You said it perfectly, its real competitors, not a bunch of guys who "read a book"

Thanks stretch. However, this forum is the best for ferreting out good sources. I am on eroids now, but we all know that there are some (not all, but a good amount) of legitimate sources there, but also scams. Roxi, my primary source, has put out some scary stuff lately. I did a purchase w/ Bodysynthetics that took 4 weeks, gear is good but he is swamped and probably could not deliver in 6-7 weeks.

I read up over at eroids, then come here to verify, so this forum is valuable for that purpose.

You are correct, Jim does not really contribute much more than insulting confusion but it seems that Millard has no problem with his behavior. Jim, and the other 2 stooges follow me from thread to thread, harassing me, calling me a fraud, etc. I gave up EVERYTHING to be a competitive bodybuilder. I got my fair share of injuries (fully reconstructed left side of face) from combat sports and was privileged to train w/ some of the best. If and when people follow me around on thread after thread, calling me a fraud, I will respond exactly as I did. Thus I will likely get banned again.

I tried several times to extend the olive branch to the 3 stooges, but they declined and continued to insult me? I suggested that we simply get together to see if I were a fraud or not, and then I was banned. If I am fraud, then I do not present any danger.

I will say this last thing: Millard, in fairness, is it ok for me to be continuously called a liar and fraud when I have paid in blood sweat and tears for my athletic achievements?

I have a lot to contribute to actual athletes who wan't to be the best (prepping a guy right now for J. Nationals). If others want to immerse themselves in obscure clinical studies that offer nothing for these athletes, then fine, I will stay out of their threads

I only ask for similar treatment.

If I am banned for these reasonable requests, then other forumites need to understand the true nature of this forum.

 

[Pericles]

Speaking of which: Demon, it would be very, very easy for you to do another show, probably just a few weeks of hard training and dieting.

Please give it a thought.

PS, Stretch: The most hardcore members over on TID are the women. I spend half my time there PMing gals trying to get them to do LESS gear. One gal wanted to run test prop for her first figure comp, crazy. I talked her out of it, and now she is "only" running var and EQ, lol.

 

[Mike Oxbig]

Thanks stretch. However, this forum is the best for ferreting out good sources. I am on eroids now, but we all know that there are some (not all, but a good amount) of legitimate sources there, but also scams. Roxi, my primary source, has put out some scary stuff lately. I did a purchase w/ Bodysynthetics that took 4 weeks, gear is good but he is swamped and probably could not deliver in 6-7 weeks.

I read up over at eroids, then come here to verify, so this forum is valuable for that purpose.

You are correct, Jim does not really contribute much more than insulting confusion but it seems that Millard has no problem with his behavior. Jim, and the other 2 stooges follow me from thread to thread, harassing me, calling me a fraud, etc. I gave up EVERYTHING to be a competitive bodybuilder. I got my fair share of injuries (fully reconstructed left side of face) from combat sports and was privileged to train w/ some of the best. If and when people follow me around on thread after thread, calling me a fraud, I will respond exactly as I did. Thus I will likely get banned again.

I tried several times to extend the olive branch to the 3 stooges, but they declined and continued to insult me? I suggested that we simply get together to see if I were a fraud or not, and then I was banned. If I am fraud, then I do not present any danger.

I will say this last thing: Millard, in fairness, is it ok for me to be continuously called a liar and fraud when I have paid in blood sweat and tears for my athletic achievements?

I have a lot to contribute to actual athletes who wan't to be the best (prepping a guy right now for J. Nationals). If others want to immerse themselves in obscure clinical studies that offer nothing for these athletes, then fine, I will stay out of their threads

I only ask for similar treatment.

If I am banned for these reasonable requests, then other forumites need to understand the true nature of this forum.

You weren't banned for defending your alleged alleged achievements, you were banned for threatning memebers will childish drama.

You've called multiple people on this forum out out to "fight" because you disagree with what someone on the internet. You really need to grow up and stop acting like a 14 year old kid thats pissed off at the world.

Argue all you want, but compose it thoughts in a mature mannor.

 

[Stretch]

Speaking of which: Demon, it would be very, very easy for you to do another show, probably just a few weeks of hard training and dieting.

Please give it a thought.

PS, Stretch: The most hardcore members over on TID are the women. I spend half my time there PMing gals trying to get them to do LESS gear. One gal wanted to run test prop for her first figure comp, crazy. I talked her out of it, and now she is "only" running var and EQ, lol.

Yeah, I've never seen a forum with more women.

Meso is absolutely a haven for noobs looking for sources...this place is a fortress...legitimate, honest sources get lit up here...you need to get in with the VETS at TID. You've been doing this too long to be using eroids sources bro.

 

[Pericles]

You weren't banned for defending your alleged alleged achievements, you were banned for threatning memebers will childish drama...what is a threatning memeber?

Argue all you want, but compose it thoughts in a mature mannor. what in the heck does "compose it thoughts in a mature mannor" mean

Is English your second language, or are you simply illiterate? Isn't what you are doing right now childish drama?

What does a "mannor" (sic) have to do with anything? A manor in English law is an estate in land to which is incident the right to hold a court termed court baron, that is to say a manorial court. Shouldn't you be able to speak English before commenting upon an English court?

I can see that this thread is the point for me to leave, since the average IQ level of respondents (not you, Stretch) is below 60. I will say this one last thing: There are a lot of people over at TID who left Meso because every thread here devolves into childish sniping. Admittedly, I have been suckered into the same behavior, so I will go back to using Meso to research sources, not to attempt a reasonable conversation.

 

[Pericles]

Yeah, I've never seen a forum with more women.

Meso is absolutely a haven for noobs looking for sources...this place is a fortress...legitimate, honest sources get lit up here...you need to get in with the VETS at TID. You've been doing this too long to be using eroids sources bro.

I agree, my friend. I am still in the process of winning trust over there. Everyone has been very friendly. I am thinking of possibly purchasing from BigD. I know, I know, he is foul mouthed and outright rude to his customers, but his gear seems to be good, and he is having a sale.

When he sorts out his issues, I will probably go back to P at bodysynthetics. He has a huge backlog right now. Stretch, would you be so kind to PM me a source if you can. I noticed that you have severed ties w/ steroidfax (if this info is something I should remove, PM me and I will try and do so before the edit time out happens). Thanks!

 

[Mike Oxbig]

Is English your second language, or are you simply illiterate? Isn't what you are doing right now childish drama?

What does a "mannor" (sic) have to do with anything? A manor in English law is an estate in land to which is incident the right to hold a court termed court baron, that is to say a manorial court. Shouldn't you be able to speak English before commenting upon an English court?

I can see that this thread is the point for me to leave, since the average IQ level of respondents (not you, Stretch) is below 60. I will say this one last thing: There are a lot of people over at TID who left Meso because every thread here devolves into childish sniping. Admittedly, I have been suckered into the same behavior, so I will go back to using Meso to research sources, not to attempt a reasonable conversation.

Your only response to my entire post is the fact I misspelled a word and didn't delete the word "it" while rephrasing my post after I've been drinking all night? Grow up and stop acting like a child.

 

[Millard]

I will probably get banned for speaking the truth, but so be it.

If I am banned for these reasonable requests, then other forumites need to understand the true nature of this forum.

Pericles, you know that no one has been banned for "speaking the truth". You also know very well why you were banned. We had a discussion via PM after the first incident in which you made threats of physical violence against another member. You were warned. You apologized. And we moved on. But the second time you did it, you showed nothing but disrespect and contempt for the rules that we discussed previously. So, you were banned for 30 days.

You know you won't be banned for making "reasonable requests." Congratulations for your achievements. I think you should be very proud of what you've accomplished. However, I can do nothing to make other people respect those achievements. It is entirely up to you to earn their respect if you want it.

While you've always praised and been supportive of MESO-Rx prior to your ban, I can understand the bitterness and desire to disparage MESO-Rx after your ban.

But MESO-Rx has been and will continue to be true and consistent to its mission. Nothing has changed here.