update: 2 and a half weeks out from nationals

[20inch calves]

There's a difference between doing 60 units a day while letting yourself get fat and doing 8 units post workout 4-5 days a week while maintaining a low bf%. I don't see how doing relatively low dosages would impact your physique much more negatively that slamming a large amount of simple sugars post workout. So there are different degrees of use that have different effects. It won't automatically make you big and bloated with zero cuts.

i agree. there is a fine line though. you really have to know your body so you won't add fat

[20inch calves]

hey man keep the pics coming as you get closer. i am sure everyone would like to see them

[dearth]

Im 5'4" tall, pretty damn short, but thats how I can get away with being 160lbs.  As far as cycle goes, if I told you guys, no one would believe me anyways. You know what I mean? Because already people are speculating things and talking about stuff I have no idea about.

For example,someone said, your on a mega dose of insulin, t-3, clen,  etc. And I will tell you about  insulin, I have never even seen it before, dont know anything about it.

 People are going to say, "yeah right!" or your on more shit than anyone can immagine.  And you know what?  With all these guys out there trying to get shredded and dry, people are willing to do anything to get awesome results. So, If it was all about tons of t-3, insulin, growth, ephedrine, clen etc, then people would just down this shit like crazy and eveyone would look ridiculous.  But it aint happening!

  I will tell you, this may sound like some bullshit, but its the combination of , diet, cardio, training etc. that makes the package complete. I have figured out the right combination and it keeps working.  Many guys keep making the same mistakes. Spending alot of money, hiring trainers, adding more to the cycle, etc. but in the end, they look the same.  I do have a good combination that works and it works good, but I just dont share it with everyone.

etc. = 3 grams of test / week

monster "combination"!

[Alex A]

Hey thanks Stavios and everyone!

 Let me tell you whats up.  Getting ready for a show is a big deal. It cost a lot of money, takes alot of time and it is alot of work. I dont want to be the guy standing around waiting for a callout having no fun. So, I work my ass off to make sure I am good and ready. Preparing for a show is like war for me.  My wife knows, when I comitt to a show, its on!  Isnt that how it should be?

But I dont have any harsh feelings toward the other competitors. Its actually the opposite for me. At my gym, I get along with the bodybuilders and the guys who show up everyday and just get in the way, I dont give them the time of day. I try to be nice but thats about it.  At the shows. I can tell who pretty much who  did their homework.  You can spot the genetic freaks but you can also spot the guys that didnt put enough into it.  I do my prep by myself.  That can be tough when you have no one to be accountable to, no one to make sure your on track, no one to put you back on track if your not doing things right.  But for me, for the last couple years I have been pretty much doing the same thing with adjustments each year to improve. If you are not improving a little bit with each show, you might need to have someone help you get on track.  Anyways  Im ramblin on so, keep in touch and thanks again guys. Peace!

[The Coach]

Coach is under the impression that insulin destroys your physique and cuts overnight. Not so. Doesn't necessarily make everyone a 250lbs+ monster either. I've known 154lbs competitors who have used it fairly extensively.

No, not overnight, it takes time, but it does destroy physiques symmetry wise and long term use also destroys vital organs. This will be one of the things I'll be debating Milos with as soon as I can gather my wits !

[Van_Bilderass]

long term use also destroys vital organs. This will be one of the things I'll be debating Milos with as soon as I can gather my wits !

Good luck with that  I already know what Milos will say, that shooting insulin protects the pancreas. Actually, even Disgusted has said the same.

[The Coach]

Good luck with that  I already know what Milos will say, that shooting insulin protects the pancreas. Actually, even Disgusted has said the same.

There have been studies that do show low doses in elderly people with help with longevity, BUT, insulin use in BBing is a whole different story, especially when it effects almost every organ in the body and hitting every delivery system and coupling that with more anabolics and androgens.

[SWOLETRAIN]

Good luck with that  I already know what Milos will say, that shooting insulin protects the pancreas. Actually, even Disgusted has said the same.

i remember that. Very true indeed

[younggunz]

props to u bro u look like granite, your legs are insane and your condition is best ive seen in a long time  even in the pro ranks, congrats your doin somthin right! and PS, what the hell do u feel like w/ 0% bodyfat are u a zombie?

[biceps]

Good luck with that  I already know what Milos will say, that shooting insulin protects the pancreas. Actually, even Disgusted has said the same.

I am speculating if use of insulin on non diabetics will have any negative effect on secreting digestive enzymes, do you know  any studies if yes please PM to me , I cant find any. I did use insulin for a short time and I remember having digesting problems.

[tab1]

sick conditioning, keep posting bro. i will compete in my first competition May of next year.

[HowieW]

I thought I would share some most recent pics with you guys.  Things are going good with my contest prep and i feel I'm almost ready.

  Maybe I can answer some questions before you ask.  For those who don't know, there are weight classes at nationals. I'm probably going to be a lightweight, and weigh in at 154lbs. I'm about 160 right now. I'm 5'4". Last time I competed I won the lightweight class at the USA in 2006. I don't think I'm the greatest or the best.  I'm just competing against those in my weight class. Last time I posted there were some pretty non important questions, such as: whats my blood pressure like? whats up with the beenie? could you post your cycle? etc. etc.  Anyways, here goes...

You will do well, just don't do ANYTHING for extra peaking or follow some extreme advice from some guru and ruin it.
OH remember to flex those ripped abs  as well. You did your HW and offer some vivid proof that a great physique can be had at under 200 lbs.

[Al-Gebra]

You will do well, just don't do ANYTHING for extra peaking or follow some extreme advice from some guru and ruin it.
OH remember to flex those ripped abs  as well. You did your HW and offer some vivid proof that a great physique can be had at under 200 lbs.

thank you, HowieW, but I'm well over 200 lbs.

[Alex A]

props to u bro u look like granite, your legs are insane and your condition is best ive seen in a long time  even in the pro ranks, congrats your doin somthin right! and PS, what the hell do u feel like w/ 0% bodyfat are u a zombie?

Thanks bro! much appreciated as I head to the gym to do one of my final two leg workouts before the show. I Feel really good, but at night after my last meal, hungry and feel tired. Mainly hungry and want to go to bed to put me out of my misery. 

My energy is good, but just in the last couple days, the gym has been a bit shitty. The place is packed, everyone asking me questions, looking at me and Im not really in the mood to talk. I feel like a dick to say this but, Im sick of seeing the same bums in the gym, day after day after day, looking like crap, wearing tank tops and strutting around.  Anyways, i try to remain nice, but its hard. It just really sucks when you get to the end here and you get a bit irritated. My strength is holding up but i still have quite a few more workouts so we shall see.  Anyways, keep in touch. I probably will post some five day out pics, just to get the last push to the end. You guys have been great!

[Marty Champions]

Thanks bro! much appreciated as I head to the gym to do one of my final two leg workouts before the show. I Feel really good, but at night after my last meal, hungry and feel tired. Mainly hungry and want to go to bed to put me out of my misery. 

My energy is good, but just in the last couple days, the gym has been a bit shitty. The place is packed, everyone asking me questions, looking at me and Im not really in the mood to talk. I feel like a dick to say this but, Im sick of seeing the same bums in the gym, day after day after day, looking like crap, wearing tank tops and strutting around.  Anyways, i try to remain nice, but its hard. It just really sucks when you get to the end here and you get a bit irritated. My strength is holding up but i still have quite a few more workouts so we shall see.  Anyways, keep in touch. I probably will post some five day out pics, just to get the last push to the end. You guys have been great!

the key to life is not always doing for yourself and excelling ABOVE everyone else, maybe its time you change some of that anger into love and help other people improve .No need to be greedy in this short life as human in the life of eternal. You would make much more of a positive impact spreading your 'knowledge' to thousands and benefitting thousands yet you keep it to yourself. its only a matter of time where truley kind and loving souls like myself that dont worry about the prize money or thrifty rewards, but helping people when i have it all figured out, will be much more meaningfull and rewarding than all the dollars in the world. This is something to ponder since you say you are "sick of looking at these people" . do you realize we all came from one source? if you live your life in a greedy fashion when you die you will simply go back to the source and may never live again or live in higher realms because you simply did not contribute much to society, you did it all for you! It would make much more of an impact on your karma if you helped many, because you are just one person dont be selfish or the wrath of god will be mad at you for taking your 'gift' and only exploiting it for yourself

[njflex]

the key to life is not always doing for yourself and excelling ABOVE everyone else, maybe its time you change some of that anger into love and help other people improve .No need to be greedy in this short life as human in the life of eternal. You would make much more of a positive impact spreading your 'knowledge' to thousands and benefitting thousands yet you keep it to yourself. its only a matter of time where truley kind and loving souls like myself that dont worry about the prize money or thrifty rewards, but helping people when i have it all figured out, will be much more meaningfull and rewarding than all the dollars in the world. This is something to ponder since you say you are "sick of looking at these people" . do you realize we all came from one source? if you live your life in a greedy fashion when you die you will simply go back to the source and may never live again or live in higher realms because you simply did not contribute much to society, you did it all for you! It would make much more of an impact on your karma if you helped many, because you are just one person dont be selfish or the wrath of god will be mad at you for taking your 'gift' and only exploiting it for yourself

HEY TONY ROBBINS JR...STFU.

[Marty Champions]

HEY TONY ROBBINS JR...STFU.

think about what i said for a second

nobody should do anything for money or to triumph over others. this is a new day in age and we dont have to do that anymore to be successful in life...if a man wants to do something and be the master of it all he should care about is the TRUTH and to help as many people as possible

a REAL man doesnt do it for glory or money. Think about it say you die and you have to answer to god or your true self, and say "ahh i did it to win competitions although i probably couldve helped many i chose not to" god will say "you are stupid and greedy you had the tools yet you just kept it for yourself and did it for your own PERSONAL gains, one must not forget we all came from one , we are all the same you couldve made a difference but you chose not to" so therefore you are stuck in the 'greed' of the human dimension so therefore you dont need to progress into a higher dimension for you do not show perfect love, you are addicted to the low intelligence rewards of the human life form

[McFarland]

He can be nice to everybody in 2 weeks.  As it stands he has a mission to accomplish and everyone knows gyms are full of jokers just looking to say dumb shit to you when you're suffering to try to get you to blow a gasket.  Then they're like, "Wow!  What a dick!"    Meanwhile in the time it took for you to blow the gasket, you bestowed more bodybuilding knowledge on them than they've ever heard before in their life but then it's all lost on them after they take offense to your telling them you have to leave to eat your last meal finally after question #20.  When they don't have anything better to do than talk to chicks on the cardio equipment Look at the conditioning this guy's achieved and you're suggesting he be nice to everyone for universal karma...STFU Daddywaddy, Alex is looking to go where no guy has before and you're telling him to mind the feelings of insignificant gym rats.   

There you go, I melted down for you, Alex.      

[McFarland]

The one guy had it right earlier in the thread when he mentioned that Alex is the most conditioned guy he's seen in a long time and I feel it's important that we acknowledge that we may not have seen a guy as ripped as Alex could turn out being since...well, name like the all time top 5 ripped people you've ever witnessed and that's what we'd need to compare him to.  Look at his teardrop. 

[Alex A]

the key to life is not always doing for yourself and excelling ABOVE everyone else, maybe its time you change some of that anger into love and help other people improve .No need to be greedy in this short life as human in the life of eternal. You would make much more of a positive impact spreading your 'knowledge' to thousands and benefitting thousands yet you keep it to yourself. its only a matter of time where truley kind and loving souls like myself that dont worry about the prize money or thrifty rewards, but helping people when i have it all figured out, will be much more meaningfull and rewarding than all the dollars in the world. This is something to ponder since you say you are "sick of looking at these people" . do you realize we all came from one source? if you live your life in a greedy fashion when you die you will simply go back to the source and may never live again or live in higher realms because you simply did not contribute much to society, you did it all for you! It would make much more of an impact on your karma if you helped many, because you are just one person dont be selfish or the wrath of god will be mad at you for taking your 'gift' and only exploiting it for yourself

I was going to briefly respond to this but no need. I feel I have enough positive support here to have others do it for me. Thanks McFarland. I do appreciate that because I dont want to get caught up in some internet brawl. Im far from perfect, I have feelings, opinions, etc. I rather just focus on whats positive here. I think ive been pretty darn nice to everyone. Its no problem, the negetive feelings I have just stay in my head. Thats pretty much it. NO time in my life to hate! only time to get better.

[RJW1966]

You look great man, awesome conditioning. It's good to see some pics posted that actually look good. Keep up the hard work.

[dearth]

yeah,
and when you consider the amount gear that you're on,
you should have a right to be a dick in the gym.

I was going to briefly respond to this but no need. I feel I have enough positive support here to have others do it for me. Thanks McFarland. I do appreciate that because I dont want to get caught up in some internet brawl. Im far from perfect, I have feelings, opinions, etc. I rather just focus on whats positive here. I think ive been pretty darn nice to everyone. Its no problem, the negetive feelings I have just stay in my head. Thats pretty much it. NO time in my life to hate! only time to get better.

[hazbin]

think about what i said for a second

nobody should do anything for money or to triumph over others. this is a new day in age and we dont have to do that anymore to be successful in life...if a man wants to do something and be the master of it all he should care about is the TRUTH and to help as many people as possible

a REAL man doesnt do it for glory or money. Think about it say you die and you have to answer to god or your true self, and say "ahh i did it to win competitions although i probably couldve helped many i chose not to" god will say "you are stupid and greedy you had the tools yet you just kept it for yourself and did it for your own PERSONAL gains, one must not forget we all came from one , we are all the same you couldve made a difference but you chose not to" so therefore you are stuck in the 'greed' of the human dimension so therefore you dont need to progress into a higher dimension for you do not show perfect love, you are addicted to the low intelligence rewards of the human life form

didn't dadswad freak over not triumphing in the getbig contest?? that seems hypocritical.


Alex, you look truly freaky. i can't wait to see your onstage pics. i can't see anyone in your weight class beating you. near perfect shape and one of the most ripped bodybuilders ever. congratulations in advance, keep doing what you are doing, it's perfect.

rik

[Man of Steel]

You need to be fatter.....being shredded is so 1996.

[Butterbean]

My energy is good, but just in the last couple days, the gym has been a bit shitty. The place is packed, everyone asking me questions, looking at me and Im not really in the mood to talk.

Wearing your IPOD earphones and closing your eyes while doing sets sometimes helps people to realize you need your space 


You look fantastic!