the really visible one is just some reddish lump on my shoulderblade (sounds similar to wallys if im understanding you right)...but theres also some scarring like chickenpox around it. its not that bad really. dont even notice it now.

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Ridiculous? Nah, I don't think so. I thought it was quite fitting and looked damn good on him. As far as me wearing it? If I was 5'9 (or 5'11, can't remember right now which he is), contest weight 280, and had been at the top for 7 previous years consecutively, damn right I'd wear that.

To respond to what foxguitar says about Schwarzenegger, whether he's the greatest ever, I don't know. I'm sure Ronnie's a shitload stronger than Schwarzenegger, because I have videos of both of them, and Ronnie's strength is the reason I look up to him so much. And he's not a whiny bitch like Jay Cutler. I had way more respect for him the day before I watched the Olympia, but the way he was talking about how Big Ron won is bullshit, and he's never had the shreds of hardly any of the other top guys. Christ, look at the lack of striations in his chest.
Oh yeah, anyway, off my rant now. I like the physique that Schwarzenegger had/has way more than Ronnie's. If I was going to get that big, I'd shoot for Arnold's size and vascularity. Ronnie's is a bit over the top for what I would want for myself, but he's perfect for being the best bodybuilder in the world. Only complaint from this year that I had about the Olympia was that Ronnie's side triceps pose wasn't much to look at. Gunter's and Gustavo's were awesome, though.

Last thing, to the guy with shingles, that sucks man, and I don't know what that does to you, but just take it easy (go light if you can, I don't mean stop) and then work your way up gradually. I still can see the scar a bit from when I had chickenpox, but I don't know if it's all that noticeable to people who don't know I have it.

Fuck babies. Lift weights.

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Well, I should have known since the only way I could get you to not whine in the fabric stores was to let you feel the velvets before we left. And you like flashy colors anyways.

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hahahahha.

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You laugh but it's true!! You should see the V-rod Harley's he picked out. One was bright white and the other safety orange! And the velvet bit is true, too.

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So I like velvet? FUCK YOU.

And those V-Rods were kickass, I'll have you know.

Fuck chicks. Punt babies.

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Put down the Mcdonalds, now watch the pounds melt away!

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hahaha the scaring sounds scary, but LBXXX , how the hell did someone get poison ivy on top of their shingles LOL

No that's what I have your father for --AGAIN! And he likes velvet, too.
(That should shut the little bastard up awhile.)

Your brother came home from work this morning and when I told him good night he said "Eat me" and I said "no thanks I'm on a low fat diet."

The woman was outside doing yard work and didn't realize there was poison ivy among the weeds she was pulling. She ended up with shingles and poison ivy at the same time. She was a waitress and was off work for awhile. Where one itch didn't get her the other one did.

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...ever so slightly my arms are getting thicker......

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pencil neck

Psh. I'm already athletic without even trying. No way I'm a pencil neck--I'm just trying to beef up. Lately I've been eating a lot more, and ever since last week, I've started to work out once every other day. There's actually some meat on the side of my elbow...I've never had that before. And my biceps aren't tennis balls anymore, they're fatter and wider.

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You're also at the age when you're going to start going from the boy look to the man look so that could be happening to. Shoulders broadening and losing some of the babyfat from your face. Not that you had much from what I remember in your pictures.

Hey, my turkey gobbles on the bottoms of upper arms aren't as wiggly. Maybe that machine is doing something after all.

Hey, powers', wanna arm wrestle? I'll give ya a head start.

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Your a manly man
You know im just funnin with ya , Your Ok powers
But your still a sissy ass .

Psh. You wouldn't be saying that if I was a little taller than 5'9

Lbxxx, you better watch out. The last time I ever arm wreslted was in high school--I beat this guy who was over 6 foot and on the wrestling team. This is because I have long arms though. Haha, that reminds me....back in middle school, I could almost touch the tip of my knees with my middle finger standing straight up. I wonder if my mum smoked or drank when she had me, and it stunted my growth.....meh

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Doggone it, boy, I'm getting really tired of telling you that you're having growth right now!!!!

HAHAHA!! I'm almost as tall as you. I could so kick yer ass, Mr Apearms. It's probably from carrying that fiddle of yours around stretched them out.
Ever heard the song "Apeman" by the Kinks? Great song and much better than "Lola" anyday.
I bet fox' remembers it. He's old.

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Fuck that....Ape shit.

No, I'm done growing taller. I'm 20, physical puberty probably ended about 1-3 years ago.

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Well, yeah, you are passed puberty, but you are still developing otherwise. Hips in males aren't as solid as they can be until they're about 20 so you're still growing other ways, too. No big deal. I still love ya.

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No never heard of it , The kinks were a poor mans rolling stones except for their 2 songs you really got me and all of the day they SUCKED almost as bad as bad as KISS

You're a shithead, fox'. And KISS really sux a big weinie.


I bet you were into The Hustle and wearing Travolta clothes. Take that!

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[QUOTE=L,B'XXX]You're a shithead, fox'. And KISS really sux a big weinie.
Thank ya Darlin , I think the world of you too Kiss Rules. God of Thunder and Rock N Roll

Well, I'm officially old now I guess. My friend and I that have been walking around the cemetery signed up for the mall walkers so we can walk inside in the cold or bad weather. We got our little badges today. We did a mile in there today plus did some shopping. I got nothing but she picked up a few things. My legs are killing me. I had my gatorade and my water, my complex carbs the right time before and after, and then I fell asleep for about an hour after that. lol

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I´ve been to the gym 3 times this week! Without getting sick. The last 3 times I tried to get back to weight lifting I got ill all 3 times. I really hope I´ll get into shape again. I can´t look like this anymore... 26 year old trapped in a 56 year old´s body...

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What's making you ill? Are you eating or drinking too much before you go? Or other ailments getting to you?

I had some pains in my lower left abs this morning as soon as I sat up, but I figured it was just from walking so much yesterday. It went away after I moved around a bit. My legs are a little bit tired today, but I don't feel too bad.

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No, I eat properly before I go but I don´t sleep enough. It´s hard to know what level I´m at right now ´cause I´m used to do some weights but I can´t do it no more... I´m weak!

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Well, I napped after I ate when we came home. I woke up a few times last night between weird dreams and Denny snoring and then the alarm. lol
Start off lighter to warm up then if that feels too easy build it up a little more. Don't try to do what you did before right away. It's good you're at least giving it a shot again. Try to get a little rest though. You don't want to burn yourself out or hurt yourself.

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So when I'm working out, my pecks pop out nice and far. Though, at the highth of them near the center-top of my chest, there's no muscle. What exercise can I do to fix that?

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I think they're called butterflies? Where your elbows are about even with your shoulders and you bring them from the sides of your head to in front of you squezzing your pecs as you do it. They used to say the higher up your arms were in that position the higher the muscle that's building up. It's a bust exercise to increase cleaveage so it would be the same thing. If you wanted to build the bottom of the chest more the arms would be lower.

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sounds reasonable...

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I was reading an article about getting pretty for a big date and one of the things it said to do on the same day was to do push-ups and sit-ups to pump up the muscles for more definition and give that rosy sexy glow to the skin. lol I thought of you talking about your post workout muscly look.

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one of the busiest nites in most gyms is friday , with all the dudes doing biceps and triceps so theyre pumped up to go out and look for babes.

That's so gay. They do that to pick up each other.

him:Pardon me, you dropped your towel.
other him: oh thilly me (manly giggle)
him: Oh, you'll need it since you're all sweaty. Here let me help, honey.


I bet you're mad you had to work tonight, fox'.

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I am mad I got to work anytime , work gets in the way of my social life

Your work IS your social life.

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Funny you mention that lbxxx, cause today happens to be my upper body workout day, and tonight I'm going to a halloween costume beer party dressed as a bouncer.

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for those that are keeping track, im down to 157 now. and i have gained a good deal of muscle too, so that should be factored in

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Yeah im down to 150 again. I didnt eat a whole lot the last 2 weeks and I lost a few pounds. Thats gotta change.

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What´s 150 och 157 punds in kg? I´know that 200 pounds is 91 kg.
I´m 93 kg right now. The goal was 100 kg before the end of the year but that won´t happen. I hope not, ´cause it would be all fat if I gained 7 kg in 2 mounths...
But til next summer 100-105 kg is the goal. But without the stomage I got right now...

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After today's upper body, I just finished off a "large family size" stoffer's lasagna. After this break I'm taking for some internet, I'm gonna go back home and eat some more. I think I'm about 160lbs by now, don't really know.

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160 lbs? That's almost what I weigh. How tall are you?

about 5'9, 5'10. I'm actually pretty weirdly shaped. I've got long scrauny arms/hands, and 40" inch chest, and a 32" waist.

EDIT: it seems my shoulders grow bigger a lot fast then my biceps, but my biceps are ever so slightly getting thicker.

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Your such a manley man ,

haha! you snuck an Och in there!

i went from 85 kg to about 70 kg

execrator is 68 kg

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You look like arnold , you he - man you
You know the guy from different strokes , not the terminator dude hehehe gotcha biyatch

sorry unlike you i dont have one foot in the grave and i wasnt around for that show

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Hehe , good one
ouch zing, did you stay up all night to think of that one

It takes different strokes to move the world.....


I'm about 5'8" and was around 157 pounds about a month ago when I did get on the scale. That means a lot of you guys are built like me ---pear shaped. heehee I tend to go more by how I feel than how much I weigh. I'm stronger than I was and breathe better than I did so that's what's important to me. My stomach is flatter than it's ever been and that's pretty darn good. But I'll probably get that monthly bloat and screw that up for a couple days soon. lol You guys don't have to worry about that I hope.

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I noticed today when I was putting the screws in mom's house where her awnings used to be that I could stretch way over my head with a drill with either arm and not get real winded like I used to. Twenty years ago I used to have to take periodic breaks putting curlers in my hair when it was a lot shorter because I'd get out of breath. Probably a lot from the asthma, but I think strength has a lot to do with it, too.

I also got a heck of a workout swatting away the doggone Japanese ladybugs that invaded again. The little buggers pinch and one got me through my jeans on my glutteous maximus when I was hanging up my mom's birdfeeder. There's thousands of them all over our houses. They stink, too.

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u secccxy thang uuuuuuuuuuu

Better watch it. wally'll git you agin!

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I run pretty fast for a old guy

ooops... I saw that. It shoud be "AND" not "OCH"
I was 68 kg when I started out 5 years ago. Then I was 88 kg in 6 months. Then one year later I was 94 kg. Now I´m still 94 but without any muscles... Gotta do something about this!

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hehe, its not that hard man!

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take some levitra ,that will work.

Viagra>Levitra

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hahahahahahaha! that was good seriously

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Viagra rules! Tried some with my ex from the phillipines... Got damn whatta night! I only took half and it lasted for 3-4 hours. I miss Viagra.. and her...

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I thought after my divorce ,Things would slow up , Hell No , The ladys are coming out of the wood work .So keep the faith brother ,they will be there.

lmao!

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They're talking about a lot of eye problems from viagra use now. All the blood is going to other places instead of where it should be.

fox' did you get that email I sent you about choosing a wife? I haven't checked my email yet. More money spent on Viagra, implants and other vanity stuff than real medicine stuff. Silly humans.

I do think they should feed excessive amounts to Smiling Bob though. I HATE HATE HATE those commercials.

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I´m trying to... But it´s been 2 years without the use of Viagra. See what I mean? 2 got damn years! Don´t know how to change this... I ain´t got the time for a girlfriend so all I wanna do is fuck. Chicks over here don´t dig to hear that...

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NO FUCKING SHIT YOU LOSER!!!!!!!!!!!! Slam you dick in the door til it falls off. It's people like that that never support their children and don't want to know their children even. Irresponsible, and oh man, don't get me started. Normally I wouldn't say something like this, but go pay a damn hooker if you're that damn desperate, but leave the general population all over the world alone. asshole.

And fox', from what you've told me I wouldn't bless what you've gone through on anyone! Maybe I didn't hear the whole story though either.

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Dam LB tell us how you really feel.Dont hold back now .
No your right I went thru a ringer but You werent supposed to tell these phools that , I have an image to protect you know

Oh, so you'd rather make it out to be a piece of cake to be a heart breaker? Pft, I say, pft

PFFFFFFFFTTTTTTTTTTTT

on you!

I bet you watch MTV, too.

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I had to quit my leg workout yesterday due to almost tearing my groin ligaments--I did like 185lbs that's all; and after only 1 set of 8, those tendons in the middle of the thigh into the pelvis/groin were throbbing like a heatbeat. WTF did I do wrong? Now a day later, they're sore as shit, I probably won't be able to do legs again tomorrow....

In other news, today was upper body workout, and that went great.

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Let your groin rest. (rofl I'm sorry. It had to be said.) You might have misjudged your form or not given yourself enough rest and repair time between workouts. I'd say to up your protein and water and get some vitamin c in you to aid in the repair. I know c is good for regular bruises so it's probably good for those too.

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who the fuck is nigel?

I just banned some spamming fuck.

some people have no life..

on another note... I'm starting to work out again, starting this week... mainly upper body shit, I allready mountainbike like 2 hours every day. my condition is allright but I usually get sore ass arms from work.
I have some weights around and a bench, now I just need a daily scedule..

I found this for powers' and it might be a good thing for you, too, Def. It explains about doms and how to deal with muscular pains and differentiate between them so you don't hurt yourself.
I read about it quite a while back in Physical Magazine that GNC sends to it's members, but I don't remember which one it was in. This is a good overall article about it.

http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues...1_99/muscle.htm

You guys make sure you're eating right to support what you're making your body do. That's so important.

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Wait, let me say that again.....

It's not really sore, it's a pain. It wasn't even that much weight, but it was almost as if I "pulled a muscle" but I don't think so. I'm starting to think I hemmoraged......

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Ah, I get it now. Hemorraged? Hmm, I just to pull an occasional inner thigh muscle in gym class or getting on or off my horse swinging my leg, but they usually went away pretty fast. Maybe that's something you should ask a doc about if it's persistent. That doesn't sound like a "good" pain.

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What are you Marcus Welby MD or doogie Howser . Huh Huh Huh
Stick to being Metal Mom
Gotcha agin HeHe

Yeah......I don't think good pains throb with your pulse

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I ain't touching that one with a 10 foot pole

















or an 11 foot hungarian!

shut up fox' . Don't you have a ticket to write?

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Yeah I wrote it to u , u silly u
didnt your mama teach you its not nice to mess with the man with da plan

I'd think about it if a man showed up.


I think in the past week I've walked more than I have in ages. And does swinging a hammer and planting trees count as aerobic activity? I'm exhausted right now.

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Do you do windows too ???

Workout time!!!!!!!

On Friday, I maxed a curl with 65 lbs. Let's see what happens tonight And man....my triceps are starting to get very cut..

It's also been 20 days to the count, and I'm almost done with 4 lbs of whey protein.

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65 with one arm?? Jesus man...posts some pics of this arm. lol

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long times passed since my last visit to this thread, hows everyone doing? I found out had a crucial mistake in my diet, i wasn't eating enough, so basically i was cutting instead of gaining muscle, and i have now incoporated deadlifting into my routine, supposedly being a great all around exercise to gain strength. Why didnt i research more before?

p.s - why was foxguitar banned?

holy shit , thats pretty good man, btw how much did it cost you for 4lbs of whey ? My parents are a bit sketchy on me buying Whey Protein, they think its some type of steroid and it's going to make my penis shrivel up.

Well if thats the case I'm just wondering is that why you're lifting all the weights? To compensate?

because your mom likes strong guys! I did(and will full time soon) because I wanted to be strong, healthy, look good, and relieve anger/stress.

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...I'm speechless I had no clue you liked strong guys.

Yah...I like to be tossed around in the sack.

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Yeah, you're the only gay dude here, and nobody cares, hahahaha.


You probably don't need to use protein shakes so early in life either. It's not going to do that, but if you get very large and muscular, it'll stay the same size and maybe just look smaller.

I bought an off brand called body fortress from walmart. I got 2 2lb containers for about 11.99 each.

Walpurgis uses optimum nutrition, and for a 5lb container from bodybuilding.com, you can get it for about 30 bucks. And it lasts for about a month.

Never buy anything from a GNC.

If you start protein, make sure you also get a multi-vitamin supplement.

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And drink water to protect your kidneys. I got 4 pounds of whey powder at the local bulk food store, but I have to mix other stuff with it for flavoring. I just add it to my coffee or 1% milk. I've also been adding a spoonful of blackstrap molasses for iron. I don't do a lot of protein stuff, but this was about $3 a bag so I grabbed the last few they had.

Read up about whey at bodybuilding.com. There's a lot of info about the different types. And there's some made from dairy and some made from soy. That would be important if you're lactose intolerant I'd think.

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Hey Power Soft, I wanted to let ya know. Good on you for the gain in curling, but if you're going for one rep maxes, bicep curls isn't one of the best things to do it with. That's a surefire way to fuck up your elbow tendons. That also depends on whether you were using a 65 lb dumbbell or a barbell loaded to 65. Single arm curls seem to beat on my joints more than using a barbell and doing them with both hands.

And what were you using 185 lbs. on when you hurt your legs?

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Actally, I was doing the 110lb bar curls, a couple of them; then I was like, hmmm I wonder if I can do more, so I grabbed the nearest dumbbell which happened to be 65. I don't do one arm curls....I usually curl for about 20-30 minutes, starting with like 25lbs on each arm.

Yeah, it was 185 for that squat.....I don't really do much leg anymore after that, cause it won't stop. Even when I'm doing 95lbs (the bar+2 25lb weights) my groin tendons pump like hell. But I stil do a ton of calf rolls, and very light weight on sitting squat.

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30 minutes of curls? Why the hell are you doing that?

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wallyrus, you got a lot of nerve talking to a mod like that.

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okay guys, i know its been a while but i havnet seen this thread. out of sight, out of mine


im around 155 now which according to my physician yesterday is absolutely perfect weight for me. however theres still about half an inch or so of fat on my belly. what should i do about that? continue dieting or focus more on stomach muscles? ive herad you can have great abs but you need to have less fat there so im assuming i should continue dieting

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One thing I just learned not too long ago is that not everyone can even have 6 pack abs because of their bodies characteristics. If someone else in your family has them it's more likely you can, but some muscle structures just don't allow for it. A half inch of fat in one area isn't that big of a deal unless you're competing. If you want that little bit to go away for an event cutting back on fluids will give you more definition, but don't do that too long because it's not good for you. I've read bodybuilders saying that it's downright painful. And if you're high protein it's going to be painful on the exit if you get my drift.
Maybe you should have asked the doc while you were there or ask someone at the gym you go to that knows what they're doing.

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Why not? When I work out MWF, I work out for 2 straight hours. Then I spend TRSaSu off for a break.

Now that I'm taking Aikido, I have to change my schedule though. Aikido classes are held MWR, at 9-10pm, then we usually stay an extra while to just screw around on the mats--so I can't workout on those days. I"m thinking I could be at class for MW, and my workouts could be SuTR.

With my groin muscles fucked up like they are, I've already pulled my right muscle doing one of the forward falls. Sucks crap.....I think I should go see a doc soon and see what the fuck is up.

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well its not a big deal but its not the perfection im seeking yet. the doctor saidi could tone up my tummy so

and yeah im pretty sure i could get a six pack. as of now im bulking up very fast which ive heard is also genetic

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Fuck this leg....
[rant]Ooooo, I'm in a pissy mood right now....gonna fucking workout like mad[/rant]

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Sit ups...several sit up exercises.

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my spines all one piece and cannot bend so

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you have some type of spinal fusion like the one Wayne Gretsky got?

not sure what he got but his was probalby an injury, mine was developmental

yes, it was a long and hideously painful surgery that im sure ive discussed before and dont want to get into now. suffice it to say im building strength from ground zero and that ill forever be limited in someways

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