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Very impressive physique brother. Mine is very similar but your abs and upper chest better than mine. I too have the same exact issue with my legs. The outer part of my thighs is just impossible for me to get to grow. I even adjust my positioning so that I feel the muscle burn at the spot where my weak point is but shit it won’t grow. The inner part by the the knees gets big but the outer- nada. Same with my upper chest and lower outer chest. I’m beginning to think it’s just genetics at this point for me. Yours is obviously due to a serious injury but the Aesthetics of your upper body is on definitely on point. Also- I agree... getting old sucks!!!!! . Believe it or not, the gyms being closed has been a good thing for me as I bought a set of kettlebells. Been doing some swings and some core work that a lot of bodybuilders neglect over the years. Even in my 30s and early 40s I had abs like yours but now at 49 I wound up getting a distended stomach. Many people believe this is from gh/insulin or years of steroid use. I firmly believe that most guys my age that get this- it’s from a weak core. I’d say 90% of guys who are even jacked and in their 20s and 30s neglect their core simple because they look great in the mirror. Problem is that once you hit 45 or so- for some reason you see what I mean.

It is largely genetic. Take the chest for example, you get these guys who talk about how they do this or that to work the "inner" chest or the "upper" chest or whatever. There is no such thing & I think these people lack an understanding of basic anatomy & phsyiology. The pectoral is made up of two muscles - the pec minor which lies underneath the pec major which is the fan blade like muscle that we can see which inserts at the clavicle, the sternum, and then the humerus. The entire pectoral contracts as one. Muscle contraction period is an all or nothing event. Either all the fibers in the entire muscle contract or none do. So you can't work your "upper" chest because there is no such thing - it's all one muscle. Yes, you can shift the emphasis if you will around to a degree with regards to the upper or lower region of the pec but the entire muscle will contract as one.

Beyond mind muscle connection & ensuring that my pecs are actually contracting & that I'm squeezing (& using my anterior deltoid as minimally as possible), one movement I've found that helps with that upper area of the pectoral muscle is to sit on a Hammer Strength incline press (or similar) sideways. Then use your pec to pull your upper arm across your body - that is the function of the pec. Then repeat on the other side. I usually do this for higher reps - like 12-20. People at my gym seem to think it's a good idea since some of them have stolen the movement from me lol.

Also, one other thing I've found that seems to help is to use the smallest incline possible. People seem to like to do their incline pressing at like a 45 degree or greater angle but that brings in substantially more anterior deltoid involvement. I've found that a smaller incline seems to work better. According to one guy who used to lift at my gym, I don't do incline pressing. They are "slightly raised" lol. I told him "yeah, slightly raised to an incline."

 

This was on March 7. Newborn went to NICU March 8 and stayed for 11 days. 2 meals a day, low water, and no gym for that period as corona was also ramping up in Texas at that time. When arriving back from the hospital the gyms were already closed and migrated to a diet of Tito’s and Cheetoh’s for the last 8-9 days. I’m down about 5 lbs and just holding a little water, nothing crazy. Finally hitting the Bowflex Adjustables and looking for sponsorship haha. (See Below)

 

I was just kind of Bullshitting in the mirror to see the above waist. I tore my kneecap off on my right knee and the whole quad atrophied down to nothing in 2010. When flexing and facing forward the left leg is still solid, but you’re right the vastus laterlis near the knee on my right leg is def noticeable. And most of all getting old sucks....the only reason i added

NPP was knee pain :(​

 

 

Gotcha...that sounds horrible. What was the recovery time like for that injury? Can you still do everything or are there movements (like squats) that you can't do anymore? Anything you've found that helps with adding size to the vastus lateralis? I read or heard that close stance squats or leg presses will help so added back in leg presses with a narrower stance & do sets of 30 pyramiding up & down from 10 plates total to 16 plates total (plus the sled weight) but I've not noticed a whole lot of improvement in that area. Some obviously, but not what I would like.

It is really amazing how fast muscle tissue will atrophy when it's not being used or used minimally. I have a picture from about 5 weeks after my knee surgery years ago & the size difference between my legs in just over a month was insane.

I do or did at least until I ran out a few months ago. Was using like 240-250mg/week depending on what concentration I had at the time. Still need to pick up some more.

 

I have NO information on where he is????

 

all I said is that I used his tb-500 and bpc-157

Well you said he got "got" lol. I took that to mean that you were saying he got busted. If that's not what you meant, my mistake lol.

I used them both I felt they helped , I wish dude was still around but he’s got I guess *♂️

Why do you say that? I know people couldn't get it touch with him & that his thread was locked & it appears his subforum is gone now (hidden at least), but I haven't seen anyone say he got busted. People did mention in his thread that this had happened before where he disappeared for a while (I believe it was said to have been for security reasons) but that he came back. Do you have some other information that hasn't been shared yet?

5’10 220lb

Is that right now (like today or yesterday) or from a few weeks ago when you "had the best physique of your life?" Either way, looking good. Looks like you struggle with the vastus lateralis of your quad a bit? I do too. I feel like my legs are soooo much smaller near my knee vs my hip - hate it lol.

Only 40 but just started a blast with all this COVD bullshit started...anyways.

 

Test 250

EQ 500

Tren E 200

 

Was on a cruise of 125 mg test weekly since OCT

LOL, perfect timing you got there!!

Are you continuing? Or stopping for the time being?

 

 

I hear it survive on plastic cardboard for 24 hours. Stainless steel, “hard surfaces “ glass for 72 hours. But with that said I’ve heard so many different times who knows for sure.

Pretty sure plastic is with steel & whatnot at 3 days. Cardboard is 24 hours & they're not sure about paper, but I'd guess it'd be similar to cardboard.

So back around probably 10 weeks ago now, I was doing some leg pressing. Wasn't really heavy - I do sets of 30 reps on that starting with 10 plates total & work up to 16 plates total & then back down to 10 plates with each set being 30 reps. When I went to push back up, I felt this sharp pain at the top of my quad/front of my hip area. I was subsequently still able to front squat 3+ plates but couldn't back squat without pain. So I had taken some time off from lower body stuff & then started some front squatting with the weight backed off a bit. Since I wasn't having issues with that I went back up to my usual front squat weights for Thursdays & Saturdays but still not doing any significant back squatting on Mondays. Then probably 4 weeks ago now, I reinjured it doing front squats on a Saturday doing a backoff set of 295lbs.

Initially I thought my hip flexors were tight especially because I sometimes sit with my left foot elevated so my left hip flexor is even more shortened when I have to sit like that & I could actually feel it like stretching back out when I would stand up - but there is a test you can do called the Thomas Test I believe which I pass. So my hip flexors being tight is not the issue seemingly. I think they're just weak. So I've been doing some work to strengthen them.

It is still currently an issue. I did some BW split squats yesterday (since all the gyms are closed) & it was still hurting. I can do bodyweight squats below parallel with no issue. But back squatting with a load results in pain when I am down in the hole below parallel. Doing the split squats yesterday I was getting pain above the hole - which kind of makes sense since it was only one leg at a time it was basically like having an external load on it since only one leg is now moving my bodyweight.

Kind of at a loss as to what to do. Other than waiting. Anyone had something similar? Was it more a hip flexor issue or an adductor issue? What did you do that was helpful?

Mine shut down last weekend. I havent worked out since January because of work, so it doesn't effect me. Im kinda glad I havent worked out, gives me a chance to heal my aches and pains and I think my tennis elbow is gone now too. But, gym is suppose to be back open sometime in April!

Yeah, this is true as well. I injured my left hip flexor about two months ago & then I reinjured it about two & a half weeks ago. Makes squatting really hard because it hurts when I get down below parallel into the hole. Initially I had been able to front squat just not back squat because of how much more upright you are during fronts. Didn't even have to change the weight - could still handle 315lbs+ on fronts although I probably shouldn't have been. Maybe this is a blessing in disguise...gives me time to work on that to build some strength in my hip flexors & let the injured side heal up.

As much as the meathead i am fuck the gym. The economic impact this is gonna last at least a year if not more.

This is true. I have my "real" full time job but I've kept my part time job from when I was in school (just because I actually like it) & that store has closed until the 1st of April I believe it is. At least as of now until April 1st - I guess we'll see if it's extended or not. But that industry is slated to lose out on I think it was 150 BILLION because of this.

I know my state unemployment office has had around 50,000 applicants this past week versus about 2100 applicants this week last year.

Mine closed Monday at 2200 hours until March 27th. I found out Tuesday right before I went to bed - checked their website because I knew at least one gym in town had closed only to see mine was closed as well. Checked the new 24/7 place & they had closed too. Sucks. This week isn't that big of a deal because I had decided like two weeks ago that this was going to be a deload week, but next week I'm supposed to be back to my normal routine only now it ain't happening!! Going to have to make due tomorrow & next week with my EliteFTS bands and the couple resistance tubes I have.

Ok I was able to set up bitcoin I tried it through 2 different apps. The first was cash app it took a photo of the front and back of my id. After it was approved my debit card (through bank of America) got declined so I tried my credit union debit card and it declined that too. Then I tried coin base where I verified 2 small withdrawals and it said I successfully bought bitcoins (I tried a small amount of $150) and that was also declined by both banks. Am I missing a step that's not allowing my banks to use my debit cards?

They (Visa/Mastercard/your banks) are probably flagging them as (potentially) fraudulent transactions. I've had that happen a few times & I had to call them to verify that it was in fact me trying to send those transactions through. Usually they'll verify who you are (name, DOB, partial SSN), ask you about the transaction that was declined, & usually about the few transactions prior to the one that was declined just to verify your card hasn't been compromised. No big deal. Once they verify it's you, they do whatever they do to allow it to go through & you're good to go.

Yes they are still g2g !

So what was done about the Arimidex issue that was posted about up above?

 

So youre saying you had significant enough skin issue that it warranted using accutane and it not only solved your issues but cured you long term with no side effects. Gotcha

I mean, it wasn't that bad in terms of I didn't have like the really big, deep cystic type acne that it's typically prescribed for. I had the normal side effects while I was using it - dry skin, chapped lips, dry mouth, etc. Whether or not I have had long term side effects, well, I'm not sure. Some of the long term side effects could just be attributed to getting older.

Regardless of my single case, some of the potential long term, life long side effects, cell damage, etc that accutane is capable of causing, well, if you've done your research and know some of the things the drug is capable of, for some people, it can be very hard to argue for its use.

And understand that I say avoid it in retrospect. Had I been aware of some of the drugs potential effects back then, I would like to believe I would have chosen not to take it, but I don't know that for a fact. It is certainly possible that I would have agreed to the course of the drug anyway.

Stay away.

I took accutane back in high school. While I didn't have any issues with it & it worked (well) then & to this day I don't have any significant acne problems, if I knew what I know now about that drug, i never would have taken it.

IDK man, I'm worried dianabol might be beyond your capacity. Remember...when you take something beyond your capacity it becomes harm. We don't want you to go blind my friend. ::thumbs up::

 

long story short, it wasnt greek god. You're g2g if you wanna order. I know he went private but with all the shit going on in china, i dont know his status so you may wanna email him

Well, so who was this then? Cuz that was the CIM address they had me use way back when I first ordered...are you saying I got scammed way back in July & then I think September as well? I emailed them with the email address that was in their thread.

So confused...I was back when the information was first coming out too.

EDIT: Actually, holy shit. I did BTC with them both times. A source with a DIFFERENT lab name had me use that address posted in the other section of the forum.

Anyone communicated with them lately?

There was a thread about some scams but it was determined that there was some other stuff going on I believe...I can't remember exactly. And now I can't find that thread where the explanation was. Anyone refresh my memory? Still GTG?

The scammer CIM address was posted in another forum - that was one that was being used before for orders. When exactly did that go bad?

EDIT: EDITING POST TO SEE IF BOARD MARKS POST AS SUSPECTED SPAM.

EDIT2: SUSPECTED SPAM?

There are no such things as "bulking" or "cutting" compounds. Your diet and your diet alone will determine whether you are "bulking" or "cutting."

I used prop for the first 4 weeks of my first cycle alongside test E. The goal was to put on muscle tissue. I routinely run both tren E & tren A at the same time because I get slightly different effects from each ester & it also saves a little bit of money. I have done the same thing with bold cyp & bold undec, I now run sustanon as my main test, so there's four different esters right there.

And do people really do the bulk/cut BS anymore? Seriously, there is no reason to put on a bunch of fat that you just have to later try to get rid of. Just eat a couple hundred calories above maintenance & you will put on muscle with minimal fat gain.

yea theyre reporting a 14 day incubation period with no symptoms,

theyre reporting infections from door knobs and other metal objects 1-2 days after contact,

 

Ok, so I've been looking into your claim that they have confirmed infections from doorknobs and such & I cannot find anything to support it. The most recent thing I can find is the CDC saying "It's currently unclear if a person can get 2019-nCoV by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes." That was from about a day & a half ago. Where are you getting your information? I think you are misunderstanding something - it is possible for object to human transmission but unlikely due to the survivability of coronoaviruses on surfaces.

yea theyre reporting a 14 day incubation period with no symptoms,

theyre reporting infections from door knobs and other metal objects 1-2 days after contact,

 

Interesting. This is a recent development then. Do you have a source for this? I find it hard to believe there is a 2 week period from infection to actually displaying symptoms though - that is a long time.

If any of you guys would still like to be on my mailing list, please let me know on here, or if you still have my old email addy can you still always message me there.

Definitely.

I think I have your most recent email address.

Nobody said it can't survive outside the human body. What was said, at least what I said, was that it cannot survive for very long outside of the human body; a couple hours tops. It is a virus. Since it hasn't mutated yet (at least not that we are aware of), and like most other coronaviruses (these are super common; cause the common cold) it is spread via droplets from coughs & sneezes (possibly also oral-fecal route), it is incredibly unlikely for you to become infected. These droplets with the virus travel only about 6 feet max; it's not like measles or TB where they can travel for hundreds of feet. Basically, the only way you are likely to become infected is if you have contact with someone who has traveled to Wuhan China & actually has the virus. OR if you come into contact with someone who is asymptomatic but has acquired the infection from being in contact with someone who has been to Wuhan.

Infections from gear are not caused by viruses.

 

Yeah they make you take a pic of your id

 

I never had to take a picture of anything for CashApp. Had no idea they even asked people to do that. But I've never used it for BTC. I've only used it with a debit card to make regular product purchases from companies/vendors (never used it for anything that anyone or any entity would deem "illegal"). So maybe the fact I've ever used CashApp for BTC is why I never had to send a picture of ID, or card, or anything else...?

Did everyone else have to send in pictures?