BobTheOldLifter

I have to second the Nubret vote.  He looks like what would happen if Frank Zane ate another Frank Zane.

6 hours ago, TO_Lifter said:

I think Japanese beer is the best - sorry LOL!

So....what I'm hearing is that if we're running low, you'll hook us all up.

FWIW, I never got a national title (2nd twice). I did win a few regionals including a heavyweight and two overalls.  My brother won 2 national titles and only worked out 45mins at lunch time.  Gym across from his office.  NO FAMILY time impact.  Zero!

Quality is everything.  

My favourite split which I did 90% of the time was simply 2 upper, 2 lower workouts for four total per week.  The two uppers for example weren't always identical,  but almost always had compound push,  compound pull as the core movements.  Powerbuilding was how I'd describe it.  Concentrated mostly on strength,  and size followed.   This was all natural though.

Went from 178 competition weight, to 205 on stage in about 6 yrs.

9 hours ago, instagrande said:

Shit gets banned in China ALL the time. Just look at the opioid crisis. It's illegal to make or sell opioids but there's companies that openly still do that and supply raws in the US and Canada. There's such a massive demand for steroids that it will keep continuing. The same people creating laws to ban shit in China are the same people that are in cahoots with the people making the shit. 

Chinese government is the most corrupt in the world. They're the biggest gangsters.

Yeah, I'm thinking a few more greased palms and it will be business as usual, maybe with moderate price increases. 

On 11/26/2019 at 1:27 PM, suwardi said:

- any tips on how to combine working out / eating with a busy life? 

Quality vs quantity.  I never worked out longer than an hour, usually 45 mins and done all throughout my BB'ing career.   Always busy with real life/office job/kids/commute etc.

Yeah, where there's demand, there will be supply,  just a matter of price. 

9 minutes ago, Corey5150 said:

Go see a doctor get tested. Then discuss your options. 

^^^^^ this ^^^^^

300 is more than cruise.  You should cruise at the lowest dose that makes you feel well AND keeps blood markers in the green zone.

No mention of blood testing going foward, and you discard lifelong dependence in your early twenties??

Big red flags here....

58 minutes ago, Francis "Frank" Castle said:

Out of curiosity what marker are you watching? Total?

It's under the bone marker section of blood test - 25 Hydroxyvitamin D

Just to add... I suggest you get the testing strips so you can dial in your carb intake so you're confident on your carb threshold.   Many people drop their carbs somewhat and think they're in ketosis and they're not.   The strips will tell you the truth. 

39 minutes ago, millenium girl said:

Thank you so much for your reply.

I am a vegetarian. Do you think I can do this?

 

Well, I suppose that reduces your food choices, but I don't see why not...

1 minute ago, millenium girl said:

Dnp is dangerous. I want to start keto on Monday. Any help would be highly appreciated.

Couple things to keep in mind with keto IMHO.

Many people get a brain fog for the first few days of keto - this will pass, and some even say they feel better on keto after the adjustment period.

Also, if you doing endurance training, be careful with electrolytes - have them handy.  I was in full blown keto, feeling really good, and went out for a run.  Because I was feeling good, I thought I'd go further than usual - bad decision.  I was about 4k from home and hit a wall like I've never hit before in my life.  There was NO WAY I could have even walked home - not a chance.  The legs just stopped working and I was all woozy.  Luckily I was running in a suburban area and was only about 100 meters from a drug store.  I made it there and chugged about a litre of pedialyte (sp?).  If I was running somewhere away from civilization, I'd have been screwed...

Here's some real evidence:

8 hours ago, Emporer Mine said:

Have you seen any noticeable benefits from the D3? I've taken it for a couple of years, just sort of assuming I'm deficient in vitamin D (since a lot of people apparently are, and I don't get a huge amount of sun).

Noticeable no.  I take it for preventive/protective reasons.  Its one of the blood markers I watch.  I  take 8000/d in the winter and 6000/d in summer to optimize. 

5 hours ago, Francis "Frank" Castle said:

Super mate, much thanks :{)=

Haha,  same brand for me too, CanPrev but no D3.  I take that separately. 

4 minutes ago, Francis "Frank" Castle said:

I forgot to mention.

I take just the bare min of Niacin as no matter what brand or type I can't escape the flush and I hate it, even all of the non flush ones I react to so what can ya do. Resveratrol I used to take but then I read a couple of studies about brain atrophy and although likley not a concern for healthy sorts with my health issues and the related cognitive impact I thought it best to forgo. Just something to think about for anyone with similar issues.

I want to add K2 as I really should and somehow really sort of missed the benefits until recently. If you have a brand that you have had good luck with please point me at it as it always takes more time researching that part to make sure you get a quality supp!

thanks mate.

I don't have the K2 with me atm, but will definitely send the info later today.

And yeah, the niacin flush can be a pain, I got it hard, but the non-flush niacin isn't the same compound and won't deliver the same benefits as I understand it.  A better option is extended release, not non-flush.  It took me a good 3 mths or so of working up my niacin dose so the flushing wouldn't be so bad - take after eating.  Now I rarely get a flush that lasts for more than 10 mins and I just suck it up.  Usually now there is no flush at all.  This stuff really works for me - lipids dialed right in.

My wife took a 500mg niacin by mistake on an empty stomach a little while back.  She looked like a ripe tomato ready to burst for an hour!

2 minutes ago, Francis "Frank" Castle said:

I stick to my supplement regime to maintain my strong lipids profile

Curious as to what you do.

I've seen my LDL drop almost in half, my HDL almost double, and my triglycerides almost disappear on:

500mg Niacin twice per day (this I think is the main contributor)

250mg Resveratrol twice per day

K2(mk7) 120 mcg once per day

4g total Omega 3 (three or so times per day)

Three or four ounces of quality single malt scotch per week - one of life's necessities... 

And I tried Berberine for a while but take only a small amount on non lifting days now.  I think this stuff was SO effective at shutting down inflammation responses that I couldn't get ANY muscle soreness no matter how crazy I went in the gym.  Now that I'm down to only off-day use, I get a little soreness here and there to remind me I'm still alive.

5 hours ago, Ryujiin said:

For those of us that run TRT via sub-Q this is very interesting given the draw time through a 28/29g.

Very cool. 

I've tried it.   Bad idea for me at least.   Big red welts that last up to two weeks. 

8 minutes ago, xSteazy said:

cardarene, a carcinogenic drug,

This is a stretch.  Unless there are studies in the last few months that I haven't seen, Cardarine was indeed found to be carcinogenic in rats at WAY higher doses than humans would take for MUCH longer time-frames.  Calling it carcinogenic in humans is a stretch at best.

30 minutes ago, CapeBretonDadBod said:

I don’t believe in fasted weight loss , I believe clean diet help of various Fatloss supplements and even fish oils and omegas help , I don’t believe in starving myself of nutrients , as mentioned before most times the rebound is very fast and you usually end up gaining more, @Corey5150 has a thread where he gives lots of good reasons against it. He’s the man to consult on this with his extensive experience with diet and competing .

Ok, sure, starving yourself is a good recipe for ditching the diet and fast regain for lots of people.  However, fasting as part of a well-designed diet plan is NOT the same as starving yourself.  There is way too much info now on the health benefits of fasting to dismiss it.

It may be true that fasting is not perfectly optimal for muscle gain and/or muscle retention, but IMHO that misses the bigger picture.  The best diet for anyone is the one that works AND the one you can stick to.  'Optimal' doesn't matter if you quit it.

FWIW, I have done IF now for over 6 mths.  I eat only between noon to 7 or 8pm - every day.  I have lost 45lbs of flab and have gained considerable strength and upper body size on 100mg T/wk.  I was at or close to my natural limit of muscle and strength beforehand - but yes, fatter than I should be.

I may go on some minor building cycles where I eat more and more often, but health-wise and leanness maintenance, Intermittent Fasting and/or time-restricted eating is something I will do probably for the rest of my life - it's that good and easy to stick to.  This is coming from a long-time natural BB'ing competitor who has successfully gotten very lean and >200lbs competition weight with no pharma assistance.  I know what it's like to diet - hard - and Intermittent Fasting is hands-down the best for me.  Thinking of adding in 24hrs of zero calories once per week soon as well.

All I can say is:

32 minutes ago, GainTrain said:

But did he connect it to race? I thought he said “immigrants”. 

I should prolly keep my opinions to myself, but I’ve noticed a complete lack of respect from many of our “New Canadians”...

So much for free speech 

Yeah, he didn't really explicitly connect it to race, but most immigrants now are non-white, so that's close enough I guess.  He may actually be correct, in that too many newcomers don't respect the poppy.  Fair enough, but it's not because they're non-white, but again, it's a bit of a stretch to infer this is what he meant.

But this is not a free speech issue though.  Freedom of speech is freedom from prosecution, not freedom from consequences.  If my boss fires me because I spoke something they don't like, well that sucks for me, but it's their right, not a freedom of speech issue.   There's another argument if it's on free time, but he was speaking on the boss's dime, and if they don't like it, firing him is within their rights.

I always appreciated Don's soft spot for active soldiers and veterans.  A real patriotic guy.  Criticizing someone for not wearing a poppy is fine.  Connecting it to race isn't, although he didn't exactly say that.  Up to Sportsnet to fire him if they want, and up to viewers not to watch Sportsnet if they don't agree.