The Making of The Long Road to Compete 2005 -2007

[michael arvilla]

jeffery..........thanx!
your diet looks spot on!
post some pics/updates
low carb days (how you feel etc)
this is all new to me (im soaking up knowledge like a sponge)
...MIKE

[CAPTAIN MARVEL]

jeffery..........thanx!
your diet looks spot on!
post some pics/updates
low carb days (how you feel etc)
this is all new to me (im soaking up knowledge like a sponge)
...MIKE

Hey Mike can you post up what supps you are using for your prep

[RUDE BUOY]

Hey Mike can you post up what supps you are using for your prep

yeah i am curious what your using bro!

[Colossus_500]

I think you left out the biscuits!

True dat!  Colossus loves the biscuits!  That's why I'm still over 3 biscuits and lil' bit of butter.  lol   

[michael arvilla]

Hey Mike can you post up what supps you are using for your prep

first and formost whey protein (optimun nutrition "gold standard"
B-12  B -6 (to stimulate appetite)
glutamine (for recovery)
branch chain aminos (to keep me in postive nitrogen balance)
oceans silver (a really good liquid multi vitamin multi mineral)
ECA stack
milk thystle
cranberry
"joint medication"
fiber pills
...............that's about it

[LLES]

I thought you were doing EFA's ( Fish oils) too

[michael arvilla]

I thought you were doing EFA's ( Fish oils) too

nope

(should i be?)

[Freakzilla_2]

Very importanat to take fish oils.  Plus some flax seed oil IMO.

Freak

[RUDE BUOY]

i heard tha fish oils are crucail for tha body good for tha fats

[Princess L]

I thought you were doing EFA's ( Fish oils) too

nope

(should i be?)

Yes.

Told ya so!  
 

[knny187]

Princess L gives EFA's & fish oils for birthday & christmas gifts

[davidpaul]

Bro goodluck with your show, are you natural?

[bmacsys]

Also, not one study exists that Proves that distilled water is beneficial to a homeostatic organisim.  Distilled water was a fad of the 80's and has re-emerged.

Distilled water is only good for putting in car batteries. Its stupid to drink it instead of bottled water or a good tap water.

[bmacsys]

It's just an old saying. I have no idea where I came from. It basically means,once you get depleted & stripping the bodyfat off, you look & feel smaller than you've ever felt. After the show, you start eating & have a rebound ( put on extra muscle) & get bigger & if you watch your dieting closer than you did before your show& not let yourself get too fat afterwards, you'll be bigger & in better shape than before. When I competed, the one thing that really kept me focused during the weeks of low-carbing was continuously telling myself how great of a rebound I would & did have.

Isn't your goal to be in your best shape at the show?

[candidate2025]

mike....havent posted any pictures lately.   hows it going mayn?

[michael arvilla]

mike....havent posted any pictures lately.   hows it going mayn?

it's going great!

(altho i would be a liar if i said it wasnt rough...esp on the 3 (50 G) low carb days per week)
im writing and weighing out everything that i eat
shooting for 450 -500 G  of protein per day
and 100 G carbs, 3 days 50 G  carbs
ill take some pics today
thanks for asking!!
...MIKE

[michael arvilla]

 

[gibberj2]

what's your bodyfat now? and how many weeks out are you?

[Borracho]

Is it just me or does the shadow ruin those pics. I can't really see much going by those pics.

[Freakzilla_2]

Is it just me or does the shadow ruin those pics. I can't really see much going by those pics.

Agreed.  You need a better light source.  We can't see any of your conditioning.

Freak

[michael arvilla]

what's your bodyfat now? and how many weeks out are you?

 no clue

 and im 13 weeks out..................... ......MIKE

[michael arvilla]

Mike you hit your poses pretty good but can I make some minor suggestions?

When you do your most musclar variation, dont lock your knees, bend them slightly it will make your legs look thicker and it just makes you look more muscular overall.

In the side tricep, that pose is done that way but again, you will look much thicker and you will take up more space on stage if you put your back leg back and your fore leg stationary in front of your body, it gives your leg a better angle as well to show off the splits in the side of the thigh

The side chest bring your arm closest to the camera back further and tighten that trap, twist your hips towards the background and your upper body towards the camera, point your foot closest to the camera inward.

The front lat spread put your feet at about shoulder width and dont lock the knees.

In the back double bicep, raise your arms a tad bit higher, it will make your biceps peak more. Put your thighs more outwards and tighten your glutes, it will make your thighs look bigger cause of the side angle.

But overall you hit the mandatories pretty damn good.

 THANKS  (appreciate the posing tips will work on those)
.........MIKE

[michael arvilla]

Agreed.  You need a better light source.  We can't see any of your conditioning.

Freak

lol...........id run outside to take more pics but im wayy to tired

[body88]

Mike!!!!!!!!!!

Put on youre shorts and go out in the 80 degree sunshine and take some pics ... Ha im jelous its rainy and 40 in Boston..... I know you dont miss it!

Hows youre energy?

[Freakzilla_2]

lol...........id run outside to take more pics but im wayy to tired

BTW it would probably be a good idea to wear your posing trunks so you getting more comfortable wearing them and it doesn't feel so weird.  Another thought might to invite people to watch you pose who are interested.  I mean you probably only pose in front of Laura, but it's a whole different story when your posing in front of people you don't know.

Freak