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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Howard on September 18, 2009, 07:54:58 PM
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I have been toying with the idea of getting back up on stage for longer than I would care to admit.
I did a bunch of shows from 1978-'95, so I know how to get contest ready.
My last show was back in 1995...yikes.I used to "take it for granted" that I could get back in contest shape if I really wanted to.
Now, at 50, I have some serious doubts (and fears) that I may not be able to get contest ready ever again. I have no delusions of glory or pro card dreams. For me, it would be a real victory to have some ripped abs and simply "look" like I belonged on a BB stage again. On the good side, my goals don't require me gaining any more muscle mass or needing some extreme 'roid regime.
I am pretty ashamed of my current diet and how hit or miss it has been for over a decade.
If it were not from love of cardio, I would look even more chunky hehe.
Ok, I feel like a douche and know some of the get big regulars will roast me here.
I was wondering if anyone out there had some tips on getting back in the saddle when it comes to a good, consistant BB diet.
Thanks
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Any pics of you in shape, big guy? ???
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LOL @ diet. ;D
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to be serious, i find that making meals the night before and bringing them with you helps. You have no excuse to eat fast food or what not.
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to be serious, i find that making meals the night before and bringing them with you helps. You have no excuse to eat fast food or what not.
Yes this is key, Mass04.
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Any pics of you in shape, big guy? ???
Thanks for asking but I would need to scan them onto my cpu as they are in my reg photo album.
Any diet motivation tips?
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to be serious, i find that making meals the night before and bringing them with you helps. You have no excuse to eat fast food or what not.
Sounds good, I do that when I go to teach, and it helps. However, I never pack enough and use it as an excuse to hit the drive thru window . I noticed that Jay always travels with meals in tow and on hand.
Hmmm, good idea, thanks
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Sounds good, I do that when I go to teach, and it helps. However, I never pack enough and use it as an excuse to hit the drive thru window . I noticed that Jay always travels with meals in tow and on hand.
Hmmm, good idea, thanks
Bullshit, you lack willpower.
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post a picture of yourself.. lets see what we're working with.
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Thanks for asking but I would need to scan them onto my cpu as they are in my reg photo album.
Any diet motivation tips?
Howie listen...make your chicken breasts on Sunday and put them in Tupperware. Now, can you please scan some pics of you in shape so that we can know what the hell we're talking about here? You've posted lots of pics of you fat and posing on a fence in the country but no pics of you "in shape," so what gives bro?
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Bullshit, you lack willpower.
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there is no excuses
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post a picture of yourself.. lets see what we're working with.
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Bullshit, you lack willpower.
If I NEVER did a contest diet and prep I would be 100% full of crap here. However, I did get ready for plenty of shows back in the day. I am just looking for practical tips to help me stay on a diet again.
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howard, you should scan some previous competition pics. we've seen you post those same 5 ppics for 3 years now.
you should come back once, see how lean you can get. it's a lot easier to breathe when you're lean.
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Another thing i found helpful, is keep a log of what you eat for 4 or 5 days. This will give you a good idea of what you actually take in and you can get a better idea of what you need to cut out.
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howard, you should scan some previous competition pics. we've seen you post those same 5 ppics for 3 years now.
you should come back once, see how lean you can get. it's a lot easier to breathe when you're lean.
I don't have a scanner and Bix has posted my best contest pics several times here at GETBIG.
The reality for me is NOW, not what I looked like 15 years ago
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If I NEVER did a contest diet and prep I would be 100% full of crap here. However, I did get ready for plenty of shows back in the day. I am just looking for practical tips to help me stay on a diet again.
If you've dieted down to compete before, you know what it takes, you don't need getschmoes to tell you how.
You know it, man up.
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I have been toying with the idea of getting back up on stage for longer than I would care to admit.
I did a bunch of shows from 1978-'95, so I know how to get contest ready.
My last show was back in 1995...yikes.I used to "take it for granted" that I could get back in contest shape if I really wanted to.
Now, at 50, I have some serious doubts (and fears) that I may not be able to get contest ready ever again. I have no delusions of glory or pro card dreams. For me, it would be a real victory to have some ripped abs and simply "look" like I belonged on a BB stage again. On the good side, my goals don't require me gaining any more muscle mass or needing some extreme 'roid regime.
I am pretty ashamed of my current diet and how hit or miss it has been for over a decade.
If it were not from love of cardio, I would look even more chunky hehe.
Ok, I feel like a douche and know some of the get big regulars will roast me here.
I was wondering if anyone out there had some tips on getting back in the saddle when it comes to a good, consistant BB diet.
Thanks
Not sure what you want to hear, Howard. You either want to do it, or not.
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I was wondering if anyone out there had some tips on getting back in the saddle when it comes to a good, consistant BB diet.
Thanks
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=295921.0
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Holy shit you should dye ur hair blond and say ur Jay Cutler :D
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You should definitely do it!
With all the NPC ass-kissing and IFBB cock-sucking you do, rumor has it there's already a Pro Card with your name on it, just waiting under someone's desk. Now get on your knees and claim what's rightfully yours!
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You've done it before, you should have no problem doing it again once u get into the mode and taking the appropriate fat burners etc.
Once you see results and start looking better in the mirror day by day you stop thinking about junk food.
good luck
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howard, you should scan some previous competition pics. we've seen you post those same 5 ppics for 3 years now.
you should come back once, see how lean you can get. it's a lot easier to breathe when you're lean.
You'd be fun to go to the bar with and make fun of other dudes. You're quite sneaky, easier to breath, lol.
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You should definitely do it!
With all the NPC ass-kissing and IFBB cock-sucking you do, rumor has it there's already a Pro Card with your name on it, just waiting under someone's desk. Now get on your knees and claim what's rightfully yours!
LOL, yeah I am sure that the IFBB/NPC folks just love my posts/ideas on drugs and ignoring the 48 pgs of rules LOL.
Yeah, right Ed, I will now go blow Bob Chick and pick up that pro card next yr at the masters nationals :P
::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
Hey Ed what ever happened the BNR radio?
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You've done it before, you should have no problem doing it again once u get into the mode and taking the appropriate fat burners etc.
Once you see results and start looking better in the mirror day by day you stop thinking about junk food.
good luck
Hmmm, good pts. You are 100% correct , once you see some real changes in the cuts and separation it fuels the motivation to stay with it. I just need to start :
1. logging my food (* thanks for that reminder tip Mass04)
2. Plan my meals and stay ahead of the curve on that to avoid to going off the wagon .
Regular consistant BB meals , keep my blood sugar even and prevent me from pigging out.
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Looks like you're still thickly muscled. You're pretty covered up in that pic but 18-22 (or less :) )week diet from the looks of your pic and you're stage ready :D
You pegged me pretty well there. At 50 now, for the goals I want to achieve, I don't need any more mass overall.
Sure it would be nice , but the biggest issue I have now holding me back is DIET and BF %.
I look big in a gym shirt and shorts, but look way too smooth and fat stripped down now.
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Don Youngblood
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Howard I believe you can do it again. You seem like a smart, straight-forward guy that loves beer, football and vagina. I have confidence you'll fulfill your desire to once again put on a pair of stage panties and hit oily, muscle poses in front of a local crowd of screaming homosexer juiceboxes.
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Howard I believe you can do it again. You seem like a smart, straight-forward guy that loves beer, football and vagina. I have confidence you'll fulfill your desire to once again put on a pair of stage panties and hit oily, muscle poses in front of a local crowd of screaming homosexer juiceboxes.
That is funny as hell. I swear I cracked up for a good 30 sec.
Belive it or not my big psych to compete is all about stripping down back stage and pumping up for the prejudging.
Then you first walk out on stage as a group. If you are ripped and ready, it feels great.
Sure,everyone ( me included) wants to win or place high,but contest results are NOT what drives me.
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Don't know what you drive Howard but if you've got the room - invest in a big fridge & small microwave... unless you've got access to those through the day already.
I love mine. As long as I make food ahead of time the drive thru never happens. Well, almost never. Never more than 3x a week. 5 at most. ;D
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Don't know what you drive Howard but if you've got the room - invest in a big fridge & small microwave... unless you've got access to those through the day already.
I love mine. As long as I make food ahead of time the drive thru never happens. Well, almost never. Never more than 3x a week. 5 at most. ;D
I have a microwave and mini fridge in the lab store room next to my classroom ( I teach physics)
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I have a microwave and mini fridge in the lab store room next to my classroom ( I teach physics)
Howard you're running out of excuses!
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Thanks for bringing up Big Nation Radio. Our LIVE Olympia coverage and simulcast airs next week!
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Thanks for bringing up Big Nation Radio. Our LIVE Olympia coverage and simulcast airs next week!
Cool, I will be listening. Hey do I ever get another shot at an interview by BNR? Or do you fear the system will crash when trying to process by ramblings
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Thanks for bringing up Big Nation Radio. Our LIVE Olympia coverage and simulcast airs next week!
Big Nation Radio is by far the best net show around. Spec Ed--if you need me to do a commerical for you just let me know.
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Just ask Dave Palumbo: He says take 12.5 mcg every day and eat less than 50 grams carbs heh heh
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Do you really want to cycle a cocktail of drugs again at 50 years old? Do you want to risk heart disease and an enlarged prostate because you want to pose oiled up in a speedo? If you were up there natural I could see it but at 50 could you stand next to a 30 year old who is juiced up?
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Do you really want to cycle a cocktail of drugs again at 50 years old? Do you want to risk heart disease and an enlarged prostate because you want to pose oiled up in a speedo? If you were up there natural I could see it but at 50 could you stand next to a 30 year old who is juiced up?
various shows have masters classes where you are only compared to those in your age range. and a mild cycle will not kill you. besides, according to chic its only the finishing touch so howard prob won't need to do a cycle at all.
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At Howie's age, it's not 'Juicing' -- it's 'Hormone Replacement Therapy'. And it's not a 'Speedo' -- it's a modified Depends-reinforced Posing Brief. And it's not 'Oiled-up' -- it's Ben-Gay. HTH!
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to be serious, i find that making meals the night before and bringing them with you helps. You have no excuse to eat fast food or what not.
Outed.
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At Howie's age, it's not 'Juicing' -- it's 'Hormone Replacement Therapy'. And it's not a 'Speedo' -- it's a modified Depends-reinforced Posing Brief. And it's not 'Oiled-up' -- it's Ben-Gay. HTH!
LOL those are classic bro.
The truth is that I really don't have the lasting motivation to do what is needed to compete again. I spent a lot of years as a serious bodybuilder , so it is part of who I am. But, to be candid, I have drifted away from real BB culture over the past years. These days, I go back and forth with BB and get bored with it every few days.
I enjoy going to hockey games ( got my NHL ATL Thrashers season tickets baby, 4th row!).
NOTHING is holding me back from doing a contest again, but myself. I just don't want to be locked into the rigid contest prep diet and regime for weeks on end at this pt in my life. There are just too many other things I want to spend my time, $$$ and energy on. I will always enjoy BB and going to the gym, contests, etc. My involvment now is a lot more fun based and casual.