help with a new cycle

[muscle_n_blood]

Remember, too, that P.S. was advanced in strength and physique training before the majority of the board members here were born.

[smurtis]

are we going back to the civil war here.. p.s cant be that old LOL jk

[LS_TurboEG]

As old as he is, he's in better shape than 99% of the members here.. Many many years of dedication speaks for itself!

[p.s.]

Remember, too, that P.S. was advanced in strength and physique training before the majority of the board members here were born.

Yes this is true and it is also true that MnB is even more advanced than I am.

[p.s.]

are we going back to the civil war here.. p.s cant be that old LOL jk

I began training/competing when I was 19 (1979), so ya I'm an oldtimer for sure.

[p.s.]

As old as he is, he's in better shape than 99% of the members here.. Many many years of dedication speaks for itself!

Ya after 30+ years of hitting the iron hard I've managed to attain an ok physique, but even now I still consider myself a work in progress.

[muscle_n_blood]

Ya after 30+ years of hitting the iron hard I've managed to attain an ok physique, but even now I still consider myself a work in progress.

We never stop trying to improve. I always am looking to make some bodypart a little bigger, stronger, or leaner. At 57, though, it becomes a "lose some over here and gain it back over there" kind of process, but it doesn't stop. I'm as committed to training as I ever was, if not more so. I still have goals. I want to qualify and go to the nationals when I am 60.
Very kind of P.S to say I'm more advanced, but that's only in age and perhaps total number of reps performed over the years. He has achieved far more success, as in winning, than I have.

[p.s.]

We never stop trying to improve. I always am looking to make some bodypart a little bigger, stronger, or leaner. At 57, though, it becomes a "lose some over here and gain it back over there" kind of process, but it doesn't stop. I'm as committed to training as I ever was, if not more so. I still have goals. I want to qualify and go to the nationals when I am 60.
Very kind of P.S to say I'm more advanced, but that's only in age and perhaps total number of reps performed over the years. He has achieved far more success, as in winning, than I have.

So did ya get a look at the Masters Nationals from last week...Holy crap!! If you haven't had the chance MnB I suggest that you pop onto RX Muscle and review the vids, and maybe join and have a look at the pics. All the competitors look darn good and there was a bikini gal who at the age of 47 had the bod of a bikini/figure girl of 25, and the guys competing in the 80 year old class looked damned good as well. All I know is age is not a factor in our sport at all!!

[muscle_n_blood]

Indeed! There is no excuse to stop trying to be competitive. Did you get a load of the FBB's 45+ and 55+ overall winners? Fak! I paid closest attention to the 60+ bunch. This is going to be good. Game on.

[p.s.]

Indeed! There is no excuse to stop trying to be competitive. Did you get a load of the FBB's 45+ and 55+ overall winners? Fak! I paid closest attention to the 60+ bunch. This is going to be good. Game on.

Excellent!! You'll do some serious damage in the near future at this show!! And ya I took a look at ALL the guys and gals at the show and they were amazing to say the least....GAWD I love FBBs (and I'm married to the best in the land!!).

[bladerunner035]

Sure that sounds good with regards to your AAS use. As far as diet suggestions go I find that natty peanut butter or flax oil in my shakes helps with cals and is a great energy source ( I keep my carbs under 100 grams per day even in the off season). Also nuts are a solid snack that are calorie dense.

Can you post your typical diet intake for off season... and on season for analysis..txs

[p.s.]

Can you post your typical diet intake for off season... and on season for analysis..txs

Sure. In the off season I eat 400 grams of buffalo plus about a cup and a half of rice otherwise I take in 6 protein shakes with either flax oil or natty peanut butter and water. two of the shakes are just protein and water (pre and post workout). I also have a few handfulls of cashews or mixed nuts. Precontest I follow the same diet but I measure out the fats and drop the carbs completely. I also have one junk day per week no matter if I'm precontest or off season.

Yes my diet is spartan and for most guys it would be tough if not impossible to follow, but it works for me. Remember though I've been bodybuilding since '79 and I've tried all types of diets, so you'll need to experiment over time and see what works best for you.

[bladerunner035]

Sure that sounds good with regards to your AAS use. As far as diet suggestions go I find that natty peanut butter or flax oil in my shakes helps with cals and is a great energy source ( I keep my carbs under 100 grams per day even in the off season). Also nuts are a solid snack that are calorie dense.

Sure. In the off season I eat 400 grams of buffalo plus about a cup and a half of rice otherwise I take in 6 protein shakes with either flax oil or natty peanut butter and water. two of the shakes are just protein and water (pre and post workout). I also have a few handfulls of cashews or mixed nuts. Precontest I follow the same diet but I measure out the fats and drop the carbs completely. I also have one junk day per week no matter if I'm precontest or off season.

Yes my diet is spartan and for most guys it would be tough if not impossible to follow, but it works for me. Remember though I've been bodybuilding since '79 and I've tried all types of diets, so you'll need to experiment over time and see what works best for you.

for sure this a spartan diet if not a terminator diet.. do you know your BF%?

[monty604]

I agree with what P.S. has said. I am running 400 mgs of test enanthate/cypionate and 200 mgs of tren enan/week and I am have better results this time around than I ever did at a higher dosage (less sides, similar gains)

[p.s.]

for sure this a spartan diet if not a terminator diet.. do you know your BF%?

I never ever worry about BF% even precontest. The way I see it if in the off season your abs are clearly visible then chances are you're lean enough to still look decent and are able to make solid off season gains. If one gets to fat in the off season then muscle gains slow or can even grind to a halt. And precontest I go by how I look IE are my glutes "in" (striated) 'cause in BBing it matters not what you weigh or your BF% numbers and totally depends on your conditioning and how you present yourself.

One can use BF% to help in setting up a diet, but if you've been at this sport long enough one can be pretty damned accurate with a visual assessment, and to be honest I've seen some very skewed results from BF% assessments/tests.