Snagency Primordially shifts to V2.0, 16-week bodybuilding prep with Andro Series

[abaddon352]

...so back atcha'!

[snagency]

tennis went well last night, split 2 sets of 6-4 scores over 1.5 hr.
fairly sore this morning, back at it tho..weights + HIIT scheduled today.

[snagency]

Holy Delayed and Debilitating DOMS, Batman!
soreness caught up to me quick and outta nowhere today, impacted the workout, even after I got loose..
alas, I struggled thru.
back + biceps, followed with 20min ss on the treadmill. no way was I nailing any kind of HIIT action, it would have been laughable to see (and I might've even gotten hurt)..

I have not been this sore in a very long time.

[snagency]

END WEEK #13
3 WEEKS FROM SHOW DAY

I might as well make the lame-duck status official: I will not be participating in the planned show.
Too many things have unraveled/transpired to overcome, and to be blunt I have other and more pressing needs to turn my full attention to.
Again - I will still finish this cycle diligently, going to the finish line full bore..
I did however have a hella cheat night last night, kids were over and we went and raided Walgreen's for zu-zus and wham-whams (that's our slang for ding-dongs and cupcakes -- aka, junkfood) for movie munchies.
Weight had been 185 upon waking SAT morning..was 190 this morning.

[xR1pp3Rx]

still bro, lookin joocy! keep at it man, we can all hold up score cards to make it feel like you really competed in something.

[Heretostudy]

still bro, lookin joocy! keep at it man, we can all hold up score cards to make it feel like you really competed in something.

Ha, this made me laugh.

[aussieraven]

Amazing progress! good to see you're back motivated again

[ryansm]

Sorry about the comp but glad to hear you will be sticking it out and finishing

[snagency]

Sorry about the comp but glad to hear you will be sticking it out and finishing

finishing out the run is the least i can do for Matt and you guys at PP..i feel i owe a proper ending to everyone who's been following these logs as well.
as long as there are no unforseen further physical effects, i'm in this till the finish..
still excited to see what the final result will be, even with the setbacks in training.

[snagency]

i know i haven't updated full pics in awhile..those are coming this w/e, promise.
in the meantime..feeling pretty lean this morning, showing some loose skin as i start to get harder. couple mirror shots.

[abaddon352]

I'll have to say...I honestly had no doubt you were going to compete and take it all. But I know all to well how life can throw curveballs at us and sometimes make the slopes too slippery. Everything happens for a reason and it just wasn't the time. Most importantly though, you got back in the game and have made exceptional progress. Just glad you're feeling better. Family is number one. Always. Eating junkfood with your kids is far more important than any competition any day.

[snagency]

I'll have to say...I honestly had no doubt you were going to compete and take it all.

who knows man..who knows.
one thing i've learned in this life is:
it ain't over till it's really over.

But I know all to well how life can throw curveballs at us and sometimes make the slopes too slippery.

life does happen, doesn't it?
sux, sometimes.
[shrug]
watchyagunnado?

[abaddon352]

^^The ONLY thing you can do....Live.

[Heretostudy]

who knows man..who knows.
one thing i've learned in this life is:
it ain't over till it's really over.

*fingers crossed*

[snagency]

i just realized, it's been a lil while since a food pic was posted up in heah.
not much to show tho..meals are a tad boring.
oh yawn, here comes one now..

[snagency]

record 106 degree temp yesterday here in my town..in Indiana..in June.
weather's about as hot as my workouts are these days, picking up steam in my stamina again.
busted out a chest/shoulder session today, felt pretty strong, duration was a bit over an hour as i dropped reps and picked up weight.
(i have a tendency to finish my preps by shifting to heavier weights/lower reps @ 2-3 weeks out from show, until last week protocol when we just wish to lower glycogen levels, as i feel this helps me maintain my mass better in times of steep caloric deficit..cuts come in automatically from prior training work and current dietary restriction)..
lil pic from this morning. i don't look too lean there, but i am, honest!

[abaddon352]

Yup. Still SWOLE.

[snagency]

Yup. Still SWOLE.

hmm..
i'm tryinta look shredded dude, not swole.


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some goofy mirror pics from today (in case my photographer can't make it)..these guys that take good back shots in the mirror - wow, kudos to you. it was awkward as hell.
feeling pretty decent, was split sessions for training: bi/tri/abs in the AM/tennis (2hr in 95 degrees) in the PM.
i can feel the ripped-ness getting ready to make it's appearance, body is feeling primed for some big body comp shifts in the next few days let alone last 2 weeks here of prep, and i think i have my flight plan mapped out for dietary considerations during landing as well.
things are shaping up well here at the end.




(hope ya'll don't mind that i got a lil risqué on that one-legged pic w/ left side lower ab region..was a nude pose, looked good but i don't have the software to edit out the middle region, ahaa.)

[abaddon352]

hmm..
i'm tryinta look shredded dude, not swole.


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some goofy mirror pics from today (in case my photographer can't make it)..these guys that take good back shots in the mirror - wow, kudos to you. it was awkward as hell.
feeling pretty decent, was split sessions for training: bi/tri/abs in the AM/tennis (2hr in 95 degrees) in the PM.
i can feel the ripped-ness getting ready to make it's appearance, body is feeling primed for some big body comp shifts in the next few days let alone last 2 weeks here of prep, and i think i have my flight plan mapped out for dietary considerations during landing as well.
things are shaping up well here at the end.




(hope ya'll don't mind that i got a lil risqué on that one-legged pic w/ left side lower ab region..was a nude pose, looked good but i don't have the software to edit out the middle region, ahaa.)

^BOLD^ In steps the grammar nazi lol I stand corrected

[snagency]

^BOLD^ In steps the grammar nazi lol I stand corrected

lol..okay, a shredded/swole combo will do just fine i s'pose.
we'll call it, shweddoled.
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i just noticed something weird.
look at the 2nd & 3rd pics together, and you almost got a full body chop of me.

[snagency]

and here is the troubling area..still got lots of skin to tighten up, and the fat % is not where i want it to be.
lots of time to shrink-wrap the midsection yet, but my original goal was for this to be already alleviated by now.
[sigh]

[snagency]

couple more from this morning, before i hit da wheels.



sun was weird today, couldn't for the life of us get a leg shot w/o shadows (bulky shorts i had on prolly dint help)..

[abaddon352]

Getting there man. I see the extra skin over your abs, but I'm not seeing much bf. Striation in your chest and delts are looking ripped. Nice vascularity popping up there as well. Your sides are looking completely shredded. Muscular ribs! haha And the "Christmas tree" in your back is coming through nicely. Yeah the lighting on your legs is definently working against you there. Lulz Got you looking a bit flat. (Isn't the greatest pic because of the shadows. There's only one small area that isn't covered by them :/) Still see the definition though. Still can see those Big ole veins running down over those baked potatoes you got shoved in your calves though. lol I dunno man...2 more weeks...? I see you dialing this in. I see you pulling this off. No matter what happens though, the transformation you have achieved is remarkable. The results are amazing.

[snagency]

Getting there man. I see the extra skin over your abs, but I'm not seeing much bf. Striation in your chest and delts are looking ripped. Nice vascularity popping up there as well. Your sides are looking completely shredded. Muscular ribs! haha And the "Christmas tree" in your back is coming through nicely. Yeah the lighting on your legs is definently working against you there. Lulz Got you looking a bit flat. (Isn't the greatest pic because of the shadows. There's only one small area that isn't covered by them :/) Still see the definition though. Still can see those Big ole veins running down over those baked potatoes you got shoved in your calves though. lol I dunno man...2 more weeks...? I see you dialing this in. I see you pulling this off. No matter what happens though, the transformation you have achieved is remarkable. The results are amazing.

thank you Shane.
i sense good things happening down the homestretch.

[abaddon352]

thank you Shane.
i sense good things happening down the homestretch.

Yeeah Buddy!