[Iron_Mercenary]

Sounds good.

[SimplyHuge]

egg eating contest between little brother and his roommate


YouTube - egg eating contest

Can someone embed this for me? Let me know how to embed as well please.

Thanks!

[mperk]

Originally Posted by SimplyHuge

workouts have been consistent lately. planning on cutting all the way to contest shape. not sure what weight that will put me at, but hopefully ill look better than the last time.

im taking videos every week of the mandatory poses for a progress report.

Dude - excellent that you are getting in consistant workouts - what's your split & schedule - 3 or 4 days a week? How much are you looking to cut - U preparing for a competition?

Originally Posted by SimplyHuge

egg eating contest between little brother and his roommate

Thanks!

Your "little" brother is a knucklehead! tell him to try eating a bit more so he ain't so puny.... Maybe he should start lifting weights too....;-)
pretty funny video.... That's exactly why I drink my eggs now (Pasteurized from a carton, of course) It's darn near impossible to chow down that many cooked eggs in the am - could take me 30 mins!

[SimplyHuge]

im not training for any competition. just cutting for hte summer. if a competition happens to be around the time im in shape, then i may enter it. otherwise, im just going to enjoy being lean again for a while.

doing full body workouts - 3 days per week.

every few weeks I may do a split routine where I do a different part each day. I really enjoy the full body routine though.

[SimplyHuge]

pic taken on sunday after my first week of dieting. still got a ways to go

[mperk]

Damn, bro - looks like you put on some good size! nice thickness - i bet you had to upsize all your shirts! LOL
I am curious about the "full body workouts" - what do those look like? Seems like the conventional wisdom ATM is that they are not as effective as splits - what's your experience w that approach?

[SimplyHuge]

Originally Posted by mperk

Damn, bro - looks like you put on some good size! nice thickness - i bet you had to upsize all your shirts! LOL
I am curious about the "full body workouts" - what do those look like? Seems like the conventional wisdom ATM is that they are not as effective as splits - what's your experience w that approach?

full body workouts are AWESOME

the key is to not overdo it with exercises. there will be the temptation to do more stuff for each bodypart....resist that urge.


My workout looks something like this:

Squat
Bench Press
Hammer Rows
Dumbbell Press
Barbell Curls
Tricep Machine
Calve Raises

I do 1-2 Heavy sets per exercise with 4-6 reps. I do 1-2 warmup sets before each exercise, sometimes 3 warmups or more on squats

Warmup on squats would be something like
135x6 warmup 1
225x6 warmup 2
315x6 warmup 3
Heavy SEt
Heavy Set



Then I would do a heavy set or 2. My lifts have been going down some though because of the diet i think, but i will try to maintain waht I can.

I do the routine M,W,F and take off the days inbetween and the weekends.

I've found that after you get adjusted in the first 2 weeks, you will need to start watching out for overtraining. start making wednesday a light day, maybe take off 3-4 days on the weekend instead of just 2. after 3 weeks of consistent workouts, its a good idea to take a full week off.

Use good form on each rep...slow on the negative, normal on the positive.

Great workout in my opinion. some of the exercises can be switched with others that you prefer. I would keep a few though such as Squat and bench press. The squats are the KEY to this program. Try to gain as much strength as you can on them.

[SimplyHuge]

Taken today. Still carrying lots of fat, but slowly losing it.

[Freak]

Why do you bulk to such a high bf?

[SimplyHuge]

Originally Posted by Freak

Why do you bulk to such a high bf?

the more you weigh, the more weight you can move. ever notice very fat people lifting? a lot of them move some super heavy weights. my strength almost always goes up when i start to gain weight. if i can get ripped, i will probably try to gain a lot less fat on the way up the next time.

I'm really not THAT fat, at least not in my opinion. i guess compared to some people i am, but i felt okay at my heaviest weight. i knew i was chunky, but it was a solid chunky.

to each his own i suppose.

[Freak]

Yeah it wasn't meant to be criticism. If it works for you then keep forging ahead. Just for most people they gain more lean mass when they stay below 13ish%. Also makes the cut easier and spare less lean mass. When you are lean you look amazing!

[SimplyHuge]

Originally Posted by Freak

Yeah it wasn't meant to be criticism. If it works for you then keep forging ahead. Just for most people they gain more lean mass when they stay below 13ish%. Also makes the cut easier and spare less lean mass. When you are lean you look amazing!

i dont mind if it is criticism. its all good.

ive heard test levels are higher when you are around 10% or soemthing, but on the opposite end of the spectrum, test levels are also higher when you are lifting heavier weights. So even though higher bf = less test, heavier wts = more test. lower bf = more test, but lighter lifts = less test. kind of a trade off if you know what i mean.

i am probably not going to allow myself to get this much bodyfat though again. i would like to stay a little leaner so i look more like a BB and am healthier.

[mperk]

Originally Posted by SimplyHuge

full body workouts are AWESOME

the key is to not overdo it with exercises. there will be the temptation to do more stuff for each bodypart....resist that urge.

My workout looks something like this:

Squat
Bench Press
Hammer Rows
Dumbbell Press
Barbell Curls
Tricep Machine
Calve Raises

I do 1-2 Heavy sets per exercise with 4-6 reps. I do 1-2 warmup sets before each exercise, sometimes 3 warmups or more on squats

Warmup on squats would be something like
135x6 warmup 1
225x6 warmup 2
315x6 warmup 3
Heavy SEt
Heavy Set



Then I would do a heavy set or 2. My lifts have been going down some though because of the diet i think, but i will try to maintain waht I can.

I do the routine M,W,F and take off the days inbetween and the weekends.

I've found that after you get adjusted in the first 2 weeks, you will need to start watching out for overtraining. start making wednesday a light day, maybe take off 3-4 days on the weekend instead of just 2. after 3 weeks of consistent workouts, its a good idea to take a full week off.

Use good form on each rep...slow on the negative, normal on the positive.

Great workout in my opinion. some of the exercises can be switched with others that you prefer. I would keep a few though such as Squat and bench press. The squats are the KEY to this program. Try to gain as much strength as you can on them.

Really interesting program, bro. I'm not sure it will work for me ATM cause i won't be able to resist that urge! Seems like a very fast efficient way to gain strength and get in the workouts. ATM I am having a hard time cutting back to 6 days a week - I'llnever be able to cut back to 3! For me the gym time is a bit of "zen time" so limiting it to 3 days a week won't work. I bet this works great for you with an uber busy schedule and you prolly have other things to do after work & on weekends. Have you done this program long? Do you get in & out in 60 mins or less? good work, bud!

BTW i like the moniker "solid chunky" somehow it looks better on u than me - lol Did you find it easy to gain the weight or did you have to concentrate on diet? I think Freak has a valid point too about the bf - all depends on your metabolism. You can give that a go sometime.

[SimplyHuge]

gaining the weight still requires effort for me. I can stay pretty comfortable around 195, but to get over 200, i usually have to make a very concentrated effort on eating a lot of food. my goal was actually to hit 240 lbs :) i abondoned it temporarily though because i wanted to see what i would look like cut down after such a long layoff from being ripped. also, summer is just about here, and i am engaged to a girl who has only been with me during my "perma bulking" stage, and im sure she would like to see a thin me.

i enjoy my gym time too. its very relaxing and stress relieving. i find i make better gains when i go less though, so i sacrifice some of the fun for hopefully better results :( i still sneak in there on off days sometimes to go for a swim, or just do some stretching.

[mperk]

Originally Posted by SimplyHuge

gaining the weight still requires effort for me. I can stay pretty comfortable around 195, but to get over 200, i usually have to make a very concentrated effort on eating a lot of food. my goal was actually to hit 240 lbs :) i abondoned it temporarily though because i wanted to see what i would look like cut down after such a long layoff from being ripped. also, summer is just about here, and i am engaged to a girl who has only been with me during my "perma bulking" stage, and im sure she would like to see a thin me.

i enjoy my gym time too. its very relaxing and stress relieving. i find i make better gains when i go less though, so i sacrifice some of the fun for hopefully better results :( i still sneak in there on off days sometimes to go for a swim, or just do some stretching.

Lucky B@stard! - there's no better motivation!!!

[SimplyHuge]

how are things going with you these days Mperk? dieting? bulking?

[SimplyHuge]

Here are a couple of updated photos taken today: Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Height: 5'9
Weight: 203 Lbs

[Iron_Mercenary]

Keep blasting that fat away!

[gym_junkie]

Originally Posted by SimplyHuge

full body workouts are AWESOME

the key is to not overdo it with exercises. there will be the temptation to do more stuff for each bodypart....resist that urge.


My workout looks something like this:

Squat
Bench Press
Hammer Rows
Dumbbell Press
Barbell Curls
Tricep Machine
Calve Raises

I do 1-2 Heavy sets per exercise with 4-6 reps. I do 1-2 warmup sets before each exercise, sometimes 3 warmups or more on squats

Warmup on squats would be something like
135x6 warmup 1
225x6 warmup 2
315x6 warmup 3
Heavy SEt
Heavy Set



Then I would do a heavy set or 2. My lifts have been going down some though because of the diet i think, but i will try to maintain waht I can.

I do the routine M,W,F and take off the days inbetween and the weekends.

I've found that after you get adjusted in the first 2 weeks, you will need to start watching out for overtraining. start making wednesday a light day, maybe take off 3-4 days on the weekend instead of just 2. after 3 weeks of consistent workouts, its a good idea to take a full week off.

Use good form on each rep...slow on the negative, normal on the positive.

Great workout in my opinion. some of the exercises can be switched with others that you prefer. I would keep a few though such as Squat and bench press. The squats are the KEY to this program. Try to gain as much strength as you can on them.

Hey man i've been watching this thread closely and have monitored your progress for a while and i'm really impressed!

In regards to this full body workout, is this what you always do....? or do you do it when your cutting/bulking?

the reason I ask is b/c I am pretty much in the same positiion as you were. I have been bulking for about 6months now and I have gained a crap load of mass, and will keep doing so, but eventually I will reach my weight and then I will cut. I don't do any form of cardio atm and eat just about anything so i am carrying a bit of fat also.

When it's time to cut i will monitor my intake a lot closer and throw in a lot of cardio. But i'm still deciding if my training routine would change from what I do now (currently train 4to5 days a week focusing on about 2muscle groups each day) and if it does would the full body workout be good when cutting?

I really don't want to spend an hour doing weights and an hour doing cardio. I can't mix up cardio & weights through the day cos I work full time so I have to combine them.

So i was thinking the full body workout would be the way to go when preparing for a contest cos I will only really need to do this 3times a week to maintain muscle mass and focus the most of my time on rest & cardio.

Be interesting to hear what you did and what you can recommend?

[mperk]

Originally Posted by SimplyHuge

how are things going with you these days Mperk? dieting? bulking?

Hey Huge - nice work - looks like you are loosing some belly fat first - that's almost impossible to believe! nice progress in just a few weeks. U think it's mostly diet or cardio too?

I am bulking atm - although not as fast as the last time - which ios disappointing but good as well. Last time I gained a good bit of fat so it was harder to get cut. This time I think I've gained mostly belly fat (Damn - that's where I store it!) but there is less compared to the overall gain. In 2 1/2 months i've gone from 201 to 215. i also took up boxing which is prolly not the best pairing with bodybuilding, but it's hella fun. i had to laff about your bro the natural athelete winning his first cage fite! I am hoping to get in the ring in the next year - i have a lot to learn about the sweet science - don't want to get ko'd in the first round - hahahaha - and there's no "masters boxing" - my opponent will prolly be 16! LOL back to lifting - I'm making good progress, feeling good and getting some good (maybe incredulous?) feedback from friends & neighbors! My wife can't seem to figure out what to say. "Oh yes he's starting his second career as a boxer/bodybuilder..." Better than a couch potato....

grats on the progress, dude! keep it going! (U still eating mass quantities of tilapia?)

[iksnoved25]

Originally Posted by SimplyHuge

hit the guy on the top of the head so hard that it broke his own hand and gave the guy a concussion.

lol I did that, ****ing sucked having hand in a cast, especially the one you write with

[SimplyHuge]

Originally Posted by gym_junkie

Hey man i've been watching this thread closely and have monitored your progress for a while and i'm really impressed!

In regards to this full body workout, is this what you always do....? or do you do it when your cutting/bulking?

the reason I ask is b/c I am pretty much in the same positiion as you were. I have been bulking for about 6months now and I have gained a crap load of mass, and will keep doing so, but eventually I will reach my weight and then I will cut. I don't do any form of cardio atm and eat just about anything so i am carrying a bit of fat also.

When it's time to cut i will monitor my intake a lot closer and throw in a lot of cardio. But i'm still deciding if my training routine would change from what I do now (currently train 4to5 days a week focusing on about 2muscle groups each day) and if it does would the full body workout be good when cutting?

I really don't want to spend an hour doing weights and an hour doing cardio. I can't mix up cardio & weights through the day cos I work full time so I have to combine them.

So i was thinking the full body workout would be the way to go when preparing for a contest cos I will only really need to do this 3times a week to maintain muscle mass and focus the most of my time on rest & cardio.

Be interesting to hear what you did and what you can recommend?

Everyone is different, but I have been doing the full body workouts for several months now, and it is very addicting. They are great for dieting, b/c like you said, you can lift 3 days a week, and do cardio on your off days. Also, if you have to skip a day, its not a big deal, b/c you can make it up the next day. They are also good for bulking b/c you get plenty of rest, focus on the major movements, and hit the bodyparts 3 times per week.

I cant say that a split routine isnt good though because I have gotten great results from it in the past, but right now I feel the fullbody workout is superior.

What I would recommend is giving it a try for yourself to see how it feels. Follow the outline I gave above for about a week, and if you dont like it, then go back to your regular routine. If nothing else, it will give your body a good change.

Focus on making squats the key to the workout and keeping the sets and exercises to a minimum. I've outlined a lot of the key points already in previous posts, but success is in the details. Those details were not trivial, but ones I learned from trial and error with the workouts myself, and how my strength and gains would fluctuate depending on how I did things.



Good luck with your goals.

[gym_junkie]

Originally Posted by SimplyHuge

Everyone is different, but I have been doing the full body workouts for several months now, and it is very addicting. They are great for dieting, b/c like you said, you can lift 3 days a week, and do cardio on your off days. Also, if you have to skip a day, its not a big deal, b/c you can make it up the next day. They are also good for bulking b/c you get plenty of rest, focus on the major movements, and hit the bodyparts 3 times per week.

I cant say that a split routine isnt good though because I have gotten great results from it in the past, but right now I feel the fullbody workout is superior.

What I would recommend is giving it a try for yourself to see how it feels. Follow the outline I gave above for about a week, and if you dont like it, then go back to your regular routine. If nothing else, it will give your body a good change.

Focus on making squats the key to the workout and keeping the sets and exercises to a minimum. I've outlined a lot of the key points already in previous posts, but success is in the details. Those details were not trivial, but ones I learned from trial and error with the workouts myself, and how my strength and gains would fluctuate depending on how I did things.



Good luck with your goals.

Thanks mate you've been an inspiration.

I will keep going with my split routine for a few more months whilst bulking. I will give the full body workout a go when i'm ready to start shedding the kilo's.

Good luck with your diet

[stateofmind25]

It probably helps to look at the first pics of yourself knowing how absolutely shredded you can get! Keep it up man those pics are wicked...Did you base your workout around what Yates did...it seems very similar. What's your target date to be where you want to be?? I'm doing my first comp. 12 weeks from this Saturday and am trying to soak up all the knowledge I can...your posing looks effortless (on the first pics)

[SimplyHuge]

Originally Posted by stateofmind25

It probably helps to look at the first pics of yourself knowing how absolutely shredded you can get! Keep it up man those pics are wicked...Did you base your workout around what Yates did...it seems very similar. What's your target date to be where you want to be?? I'm doing my first comp. 12 weeks from this Saturday and am trying to soak up all the knowledge I can...your posing looks effortless (on the first pics)

I don't have an exact date. I'm dieting just to get ripped, not for a show this time.

I have read the book yates wrote, and it is good stuff. im basing it more off of just what i have gathered over the years from different sources "super squats", "yates", "arthur jones", "maxot", etc.

good luck preparing for your show. throw some pics onto this thread so we can maybe give you some pointers on your posing or diet.

my posing still lacks where it needs to be at, but practice, practice, practice does help. make sure you practice with a goal in mind, and not just repeating what you think is right though.

[SimplyHuge]

May 21, 2009

Height: 5'9
Weight: 203 Lbs







Making a little progress. Still not there yet though. The journey is still before me...

[SimplyHuge]

[Peet]

Originally Posted by SimplyHuge

the more you weigh, the more weight you can move. ever notice very fat people lifting? a lot of them move some super heavy weights. .

Sorry, but I don't agree with this one. My training partner can do squats with
with 240kg(529,10 lbs).He has more bf%than I do, but he is nowhere fat. Last week I did squats with 190kg(418 lbs) 6 reps. I used this kind of weight for the first time and I don't think I'm fat.I have a bit of fat on me, but not that much, around 10%. No one can lift such weights in our gym besides us, and his brother if he's bulking. Right now they are cutting, and I'm bulking. There are fat people there, who don't use that much weight.

[james69]

dude i'll make u famous lol
ur dedication proved well.
great job...........its ur birth day............

[SimplyHuge]

Originally Posted by Peet

Sorry, but I don't agree with this one. My training partner can do squats with
with 240kg(529,10 lbs).He has more bf%than I do, but he is nowhere fat. Last week I did squats with 190kg(418 lbs) 6 reps. I used this kind of weight for the first time and I don't think I'm fat.I have a bit of fat on me, but not that much, around 10%. No one can lift such weights in our gym besides us, and his brother if he's bulking. Right now they are cutting, and I'm bulking. There are fat people there, who don't use that much weight.

Many wrong ideas in this quote...

1. You cannot compare one person with another based on strength. There are too many factors involved.

2. Just because someone thin is lifting heavy weights, does not mean that with 30 more lbs of body weight he wouldnt be able to lift more.


The comparison of is between You and You.

Gain 20 lbs, then chart what your strength went up to and see the difference.

From personal experience, I can tell you that the more I weighed, the more I lifted. My brother has had the same experiences and will say the same.



Sounds like you and your friends are squatting with some heavy weights! Keep up the good work man