contest prep 2013

[sam1976 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close sam1976]

whats up guys! last year, i competed in 2 shows and chronicled the events leading up to my first show, here at JM. to fill everyone in that hadn't read it, last year was my first time moving into the LHW division. i was happy with the improvements i made, but i still have a lot more to strive for. this is a slow process and i am still hungry to reach the vision i have for myself. there were a few areas that i wanted to focus on in my off season, back being the main body part. i took 2nd place in my class last year and may have had a chance of doing better, if i had an impressive back. it isnt that i wasn't working back. i lifted heavy, looking to guys like dorian for inspiration. still, last year i came in with a narrow and shallow back. i had brought up legs some, but they still needed more work. although i earned a national qualification, i decided it would be in my best interest to keep plugging along and get bigger before i went that route. i am far from having developed the perfect legs and back, but i did spend a year working my ass off, and learning what works best for me. through this time, i've been eating more than i ever have and training with a new intensity. i've run geneza gear and am pretty happy with the results i achieved over the course of this off season. the gear i used though my off season was the GP test/eq blend, GP injectable dbol, and GP NPP and GP deca. not all at once and not in that order.

now its time to start dieting again, and i'm excited to see how the new muscle looks on me. i want to share with everyone here, the progress i've made in a year's time. at this point, i am 13 wks out and still able to eat a ton of food. i'll be running all GP gear from here to the show. i also have some of Naps' hyge's and i'm interested to see what difference they make. gh is a new addition to prepping for me. heres what i'm currently using...

GP Sust
GP aromisin
GP EQ
GP NPP
Hyge 5iu 5 days on, 2 days off
GP clen, i've been using 40mcg and as of tomorrow, i will go to 60mcg

in the future, i will add in GP t3, and swap out the NPP for GP Mast 200. eventually, i will drop the EQ and add in tren ace and eventually GP halo for the last 4 wks.

i will update this regularly though the prep with pics and details about my experience. i hope that it is an entertaining and informative read. if you have any questions along the way, feel free to ask! i think the only thing i'd like to avoid is talking about dosing of AAS. i'm not going to lie. i'll be using more than the average newer AAS user and i dont want to give them the wrong idea. the drugs help, but it all comes down to diet and training. i am busting my ass every day to eat exactly, down to the OZ, that i need to eat, to achieve the best look i can.

thanks for checking this out

[Big L Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Big L]

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 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close sam1976]

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 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close stallion]

Great improvement!

[Herc Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Herc]

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 Member Find all posts View Profile Close gangustahn]

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 Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bigpump]

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

[tsek0s Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close tsek0s]

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 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pauliuch]

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 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close sam1976]

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 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close MrBig]

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

[sam1976 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close sam1976]

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 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close sam1976]

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 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close cmode44]

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 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close sam1976]

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

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?