I spent about 4 months in Peachtree for work and really liked it there. Those tall ass Georgia pines. They all drove golf carts to get around out there.
I never said ATL was the best. I just said they have some good food! New Orleans is a different entity all together in every way
Cage don't pretend like Galatoire's don't make you wear a jacket lol
It took me from 280 to 310 over 3 years. I did at my peak what most would consider a mild cycle today. Always bread and butter test and deca. Very little orals if at all. Limited use of insulin. GH was at 18 ius every third day to limit sides. I would estimate my very tippy top cycle of peak doses at 1200mg test blend 600 mg of deca over 12 weeks of tapering up and down with tren 225 mg a week mixed in the middle for 4 weeks.
I really appreciate you taking the time to do that. I know a lot of guys are obsessed with the gear part of bodybuilding but I don't think that part is all that complicated. Honestly I take as much as I can handle while feeling healthy. If I start to feel unhealthy or need to bump ancillaries too much than I know my doses are too high. Although, I can get in the weeds with it when im dieting down for a specific reason. All that said, diet and training is what really interests me and it's why I pick the minds of guys that are or have reached massive size and fortunately everybody's been happy to share what they've done to get to where they've gotten.
One of the most eye opening things for myself when i moved from Massachusetts to California in the 90's was to find out how broke all these pro's and top ams who were promoted in the magazines were. Like you said studio apartments and ratbox cars....and those who had nice cars had a facade going with leases to make people think they were rolling rich....but they were using any and all funds coming in and paying for those leases while living paycheck to paycheck andRemember what Phil Hernon used to say- take what they tell you and X2.
What was odd is how openly they volunteered it to me. Even more weird not one asked me my dosages.
But in reality my guess is these guys couldn’t afford to use more HGH. This wasn’t Olympia pros. David Henry was the most top tier guy there. Most of these guys live in small studio apartments and drive old cars- no judgment at all. But they all believe they’ll be famous on an Olympia stage one day.
It’s the trap and illusion this sport gives- you’ll be famous and make money in this sport. NO… you will not.
As Linda Murray said in the athlete meeting- “I’m gonna be real with y’all, you pay the bills. You don’t get paid to do this sport.”
She was always wearing all Gucci.
I wish I had of repped a PM shirt at the show bc most of those guys need to be on here reading.
@DOGGCRAPP I always appreciate you jumping in and sharing your experience. One of my proudest accomplishments in bodybuilding is that I've earned your respect even though we've never met in person. As purely a mass guy I wish I would've been around back in the day with all y'all big guys!
you said everything I wanted to say but didn’t want to hurt feelings or kill dreams. Another excellent post.
I know Toney Freeman well and everyday he would pull up in his old 90’s Toyota SUV. He told me that they used to be so broke that he took all his prize money or sponsor checks and hid the cash up in their mattress because he didn’t know what to do with all the money and didn’t want to lose it or give it to a bank.
I can say all that because he’s told it to me publicly on an interview before, but that’s a top placing Olympia Pro.
It kills me when I compete or go to the gym and the pros at the gym leave and get into a beater car. Same at the shows. And the whole time they keep telling themselves and believing one day they will be on the Olympia stage and it will all change.
Meanwhile I get in my 2024 Dodge TRX or one of my other cars and go home to a set life trying to understand how they can’t see it. I try to tell them at these shows they will never make money in this sport and it’s like they don’t hear it or even care. It’s so engrained into them that I don’t think they could change it if they tried.
I’m the first to admit that I am not like any of these competitors and feel like the odd one out at shows.
The one thing that I don’t ever want to mislead anyone here on is that they could do this how I do it without the resources or means that I have.
I don’t have to inject whatever I have on hand. I can afford to buy 50 Geno pins to use. I can afford organic grass fed food and have it on my doorstep as I need it.
I can afford to go get stem cell treatments, I have access to and can afford the top cardiologist in the Country, I can afford to pay AJ a year in advance for unlimited time.
I have the luxury and means to set my business up to operate around my prep and workout schedule in the AM. I can have a full therapy clinic set up in my home with cardio, cold plunge, sauna and any therapy needed.
If I need blood work I can get same day results, access any imaging same day or medical need.
I could go on and on. But most guys and pros do not have the means or resources I have. On the other end they don’t have that because I can say without question they aren’t willing to do what I do in order to have the life I do as it doesn’t come easy or without cost. It never stops and never will. Im able to translate the discipline and drive across all aspects of my life. And while I’m only here to talk bodybuilding and be a bodybuilder- if I do this much for my side hobby, what do you think I do for my life and business… this is icing on the cake.
Thank you @DOGGCRAPP for calling this subject out because it needed to be said.
99% of competitive pros are flat broke with nothing to show for it.
99.9% of guys don’t have the means and aren’t willing to do what I do to have the life I do and ability to give what I do to this sport while being a man, husband, CEO and knowing this is just my selfish side hobby.
I say that in a fully humble way as I challenge anyone here to be in that .01% who does it as well. And those few are on this board and know who they are.
Don’t chase this sport for an illusion. Get your shit in order and then do this because you can. #1 advice I’d give anyone wanting to do this at a high level.
As I said the .01% are on this board and know who they are.
So glad to hear it's been helpful
If you dont mind me asking..what do you do for a living that you have access to get imaging done same day?
I know Toney Freeman well and everyday he would pull up in his old 90’s Toyota SUV. He told me that they used to be so broke that he took all his prize money or sponsor checks and hid the cash up in their mattress because he didn’t know what to do with all the money and didn’t want to lose it or give it to a bank.
I can say all that because he’s told it to me publicly on an interview before, but that’s a top placing Olympia Pro.
It kills me when I compete or go to the gym and the pros at the gym leave and get into a beater car. Same at the shows. And the whole time they keep telling themselves and believing one day they will be on the Olympia stage and it will all change.
Meanwhile I get in my 2024 Dodge TRX or one of my other cars and go home to a set life trying to understand how they can’t see it. I try to tell them at these shows they will never make money in this sport and it’s like they don’t hear it or even care. It’s so engrained into them that I don’t think they could change it if they tried.
I’m the first to admit that I am not like any of these competitors and feel like the odd one out at shows.
The one thing that I don’t ever want to mislead anyone here on is that they could do this how I do it without the resources or means that I have.
I don’t have to inject whatever I have on hand. I can afford to buy 50 Geno pins to use. I can afford organic grass fed food and have it on my doorstep as I need it.
I can afford to go get stem cell treatments, I have access to and can afford the top cardiologist in the Country, I can afford to pay AJ a year in advance for unlimited time.
I have the luxury and means to set my business up to operate around my prep and workout schedule in the AM. I can have a full therapy clinic set up in my home with cardio, cold plunge, sauna and any therapy needed.
If I need blood work I can get same day results, access any imaging same day or medical need.
I could go on and on. But most guys and pros do not have the means or resources I have. On the other end they don’t have that because I can say without question they aren’t willing to do what I do in order to have the life I do as it doesn’t come easy or without cost. It never stops and never will. Im able to translate the discipline and drive across all aspects of my life. And while I’m only here to talk bodybuilding and be a bodybuilder- if I do this much for my side hobby, what do you think I do for my life and business… this is icing on the cake.
Thank you @DOGGCRAPP for calling this subject out because it needed to be said.
99% of competitive pros are flat broke with nothing to show for it.
99.9% of guys don’t have the means and aren’t willing to do what I do to have the life I do and ability to give what I do to this sport while being a man, husband, CEO and knowing this is just my selfish side hobby.
I say that in a fully humble way as I challenge anyone here to be in that .01% who does it as well. And those few are on this board and know who they are.
Don’t chase this sport for an illusion. Get your shit in order and then do this because you can. #1 advice I’d give anyone wanting to do this at a high level.
I’ve answered that in many threads, including this one.
Damn, my wife’s a physician and has access to none of that same day stuff, that’s pretty awesome
Well the fat in chicken breast is around 5 to 6 for 8oz or 50g of protein. Around 10-12 for a pound. So say 300 grams of protein would be 30 to 36 from chicken breast.
