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Big L · 07-18-2013, 01:21 AM

Sam way to go man it looks like this time around you could crack a peanut down you spine. Thats a good thing
You are the spokesman for dedication plus hardwork equals results
And the way you go out and help us all i wish you the best of luck on reaching your goal and kicking ass along the way

sam1976 · 07-18-2013, 01:30 AM

thanks alot, big L!! i can't wait to see this come together when i'm dieted down in 13 wks. i always grow into the show, so i'm hopefully not done growing yet. i'll tell you, bro, i get so much satisfaction out of seeing the results of my hard work. it really is a pleasure to be able to help give everyone here the tools to get that same sense of satisfaction. i honestly believe i have some pretty weak genetics, but i work hard and get results. that tells me that anyone who wants to be big and ripped, can achieve some level of success. most of us are not genetic freaks, but we all can achieve something thats probably bigger than we first imagined possible.

stallion · 07-18-2013, 02:55 AM

Great improvement!

Herc · 07-18-2013, 04:20 AM

Looking awesome Sam! Huge improvement in legs and back, You look very thick. Your back already looks vascular and you aren't even dieted down yet.

gangustahn · 07-18-2013, 04:53 AM

Damn Sam, you looking thick. That is a heck of a lot of improvement. Cant wait to see you progress through the next 13 weeks.

Bigpump · 07-18-2013, 11:38 AM

Wow, very motivational to see those results and hear a little of your story. Thanks for sharing.

tsek0s · 07-18-2013, 07:34 PM

wow coach probably everyone can see you have put a big pack of pure mass on back and legs defenatly you do hard work and you get your results thats great coach keep on the hard work and you will get that you work for these year for sure ...

its great to see a filled back most of the ppl have just some big but empy back and thats bad into the eye so you are doing great that sam great gains

Pauliuch · 07-18-2013, 07:45 PM

Hey Sam,
Great job! What would you say you did different from one pic to the next? I'm not talking about gear. Did your diet improve, better training methods? Care to share some of your secrets?

sam1976 · 07-20-2013, 12:53 AM

thanks for the support guys. as far as what changed...training was a big part of it. the pieces started coming together last year, but i didnt have enough time to get results. i used to train everything in the 6-12 rep range, always going for heavier weight. i went by "lift big to get big". it worked in some ways but in others, such as legs and back, i began to see that i needed a new plan. i looked to the methods used back in the day by tom platz for leg training. he went with insane high volume. once i started that up, i got amazing workouts and started seeing progress. i kept lifting heavy with back and when i came into the show, legs were better, but bad was still lacking what i wanted to see. this year, i set out to change my back. i started adding in more back volume work. less weight and focused on squeeze. in some cases, i was using 1/3 of the the weight i used the year before. i still go heavy for one to two exercises. i want to stay strong. but i've also lightened the weight up just a little, so its not insanely heavy, say 80% of the heaviest stuff i do, and i've learned to use that weight for sets of 15- 20 reps. then toward the end, i pick some exercises to really push the most blood i can into the muscle. i've also taken to adding in some more back work later in the wk, on my shoulder day. shoulders are visually very strong for me, so i have taken some of the energy i would have given to delts and used it for more back. on this secondary back day, i don't do movements that are super taxing on the joints. i focus on angles i didnt use earlier in the wk. i focus on weight thats a little lighter so i can really squeeze and contract. the ideas i'm using have been a result of studying john meadows and layne nortin.

as with every year, my diet has gotten better too. every year, i learn more about how to get the results i want through my diet. theres always more to learn. on a side note, thats why i shake my head when someone comes on the board and says they've been training for 6 months "have their diet nailed" and aren't making gains. its taken me years to figure my diet out, to the point i have now and i know there is still more to learn!

thanks again guys

MrBig · 07-20-2013, 01:42 AM

Damn Sam you look fuckin awesome!!!!!!!!!!

sam1976 · 07-21-2013, 10:40 AM

i had been on clen for 2 wks at 20mcg, then 2 wks at 40mcg. now i'm taking 60mcg. every time i up the dose, i feel very warm and sweat much more. after a couple of wks, i seem to get more used to that dose. it doesnt mean its no longer working, just that the effect isn't as high as it once was. i want to avoid homeostasis, so i add a little more, in this fashion, every couple of wks. my metabolism is moving very fast now. every time i eat, i break out in a crazy sweat. i have a fan set up at home to eat in front of haha. the weather has been very warm lately and that isnt helping matters. i lost a few lbs early on in the diet. maybe 4 lbs. i'm sure it was fluid. now i'm holding at 205 lbs, not getting any lighter, but certainly getting leaner. it's most notable in my mid section. the skin is getting tighter and thinning out. if i'm staying the same weight but getting leaner, there is a good chance i'm adding more muscle. i will ride this transformation as long as i can until the fat loss slows. at that point, i will have to reduce the food, by just a little. eventually, it will get harder to gain muscle while losing fat, but when you start out lean, you have more room to take your time and slowly chip the fat away while growing. its a good reason to stay within striking range in the off season. never let yourself get so out of shape that you have to start dieting hard, out of the gate on your diet

sam1976 · 08-20-2013, 03:25 AM

ok, so things are coming along. i'm 9 wks out and feeling very strong. right now. by biggest concern is getting my midsection to shrink. i ate a ton of food in the off season and it distended my gut some. seems like thats the first area to get misshaped when i'm adding mass. we cut just a few carbs last wk and replaced them with more protein per meal. things are starting to tighten back up. i'm following the advice myosaurus gave me about back width development, focusing on pull ups and several variations of pull downs. since i hit back 2x wk, i can attack it from a lot of different angles over 2 training sessions. i know i can only do so much in 9 wks, but even if i dont gain noticable size in my back width, i can already feel a better ability to contract the muscle when i squeeze, so that can only help on stage. i have a friend that does ART and he offered to work on me. i plan to take advantage of that soon.

we've slowly moved the clen up to 100mcg and as of this wk, t3 is at 50mcg, split into two doses per day. last wk, i began the mast 200 at .5cc ED. its an easy shot to take. no pain, no issues. oh and moving the arom up to 25mg ED has made a difference in the fluid i'm retaining. as of this wk, im doing 40 min of cardio post workout. we're trying to keep the food as high as possible. when i start to close in, i get pealed fast, so for now, im still eating a good amount, losing some fat, and hopefully gaining muscle.

heres a shot from a few days ago.

at this point, i'm using :

GP sust 270
GP EQ
GP mast 200
GP arom
GP clen
GPt3
Hyge hgh
GHRP 2
IGF

thanks for checking out my log, guys! im super excited to see this come together

let me know if you have any questions and i'll be happy to talk about it. training, diet, supps, ect.

cmode44 · 08-20-2013, 12:17 PM

You look amazing brother! I can't believe how grainy you look and this far out! What do you think your stage weight will be (also, what is your height)?

Few questions on the supps. Why not Ipamorelin or GHRP-2 instead of the -6? Do you want hunger effects of the -6?

Will you switch out the EQ for something, i.e. Tren, or just stick with EQ throughout?

sam1976 · 08-20-2013, 11:41 PM

wups. that was a typo. i am using ghrp2. i fixed that in the post. in the off season, i have liked 6, but it doers make me hungry so i switched to the 2 version. i've never used ipam. maybe sometime in the future, i'll give it a try.

i'll probably keep the EQ in until about 6 wks out. at about that time, i'm probably going to add a little tren, but to be honest, i feel like tren makes me really toxic. i dont like loading up on it really heavy. i'll keep it low, around 50mg EOD. instead, i'll be relying more heavily on masteron and in the last 4 wks, halo, to really achieve a dry grainy appearance.

i'm just about 5'8. i weighed in at about 215 at the beginning of the diet. shortly into cleaning things up(maybe 10 days) i dropped to 206 and haven't lost weight very fast since then. about 8 wks later, i'm now about 204 in the morning. i have no idea what i'll weigh the day of the show. i know i'm going to make my weight class, no question, so i'm not concerned. i'm more concerned about how i look in the mirror and progress pics! thanks bro

Originally posted by cmode44 View Post

You look amazing brother! I can't believe how grainy you look and this far out! What do you think your stage weight will be (also, what is your height)?

Few questions on the supps. Why not Ipamorelin or GHRP-2 instead of the -6? Do you want hunger effects of the -6?

Will you switch out the EQ for something, i.e. Tren, or just stick with EQ throughout?

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