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Post by manavs on Mar 31, 2007 21:04:08 GMT -5
Now that certainly bucks a few current diet trends! ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) you must have shares in your local store for all that meat!!! lol beckie, I actually dont spend more than $2 for a lb of food (raw) i have 2 freezers in addition to my refridgerators. so i buy volume when i find sales - such as: $1.88/lb london broil $1.49/lb chicken breast $1/can tuna $1.59/cheese ive worked it out pretty well. and for those in the states, check out your local restaraunt depot. if you can show proff of business - which is easy to set up at your local town hall for $25, you can get a FREE membership. i have bought top round choice angus beef - 25lbs worth at 1.48 / lb. that is nuts! you cant get that for 7-8 bucks in a grocery store. id guess my food cost is around $10-15/day. thats 1/10th of what i have seen from people who eat out every meal.
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Post by mrky03 on Apr 2, 2007 18:21:31 GMT -5
Very interesting reading! I remember reading about Steve's Intensity or Insanity training back in the day! Always intriguing! I'll look forward to reading your posts!
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Post by manavs on Apr 2, 2007 20:01:31 GMT -5
Very interesting reading! I remember reading about Steve's Intensity or Insanity training back in the day! Always intriguing! I'll look forward to reading your posts! Thanks mrky03! looking forward to sharing
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Post by manavs on Apr 2, 2007 20:25:07 GMT -5
hey guys! had a great couple of days of training/eating/aerobics. sunday we had a film shoot with a writer who's going to be submitting an article to two separate magazines, and a video for an online magazine/website. it was a brutal shoot - we normally train at 6am, and we didnt start till 9. ![:-/](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/undecided.png) by 9:30 im usually into my 2nd meal. that aside Steve pulled out a routine that was 'made for tv.' the photographer was blown away, it was pretty cool. ill let everyone know the detail as they come in. the routine we did was sick 5 rounds 6 machines for back. then 5 rounds 5 machines for bis. non stop 90 mins. today he amped up the same routine for legs and tris; 5 rounds 6 machines rope push out vbar push down dips reverse push down overhead close grip bench the 3 sets 1 hand overhead reverse 5 rounds 6 machines thighs extention smith squats verticle hack slide seated horizontal hams deadlifts seated laying alternate calves 6 machines 2 rounds seated standing donkey angled slide horizontal it was a good hard day. tomorrow we're on a road trip - wake up 4am training at 5 different gym. modified diet since sat for the final stretch, took out quite a bit of sodium, hence dropped a ton of water weight - vascularty went up as well as separation. cross striations came in on the outer sweeps. looking forward to the final push - 12 days till showtime
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Post by masterschamp on Apr 2, 2007 20:44:28 GMT -5
You sound focused and ready, Mike..............go do some damage!
Keith
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Post by Tim Wescott on Apr 2, 2007 21:08:32 GMT -5
Sounds insane as usual Mike!! LOL ;D
Do you cut all sodium 3 days out,and do you cut water,or keep it high?
Thanks,and stay on point!!
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Post by manavs on Apr 3, 2007 13:30:29 GMT -5
You sound focused and ready, Mike..............go do some damage! Keith Thanks Kieth - i am and will!!!
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Post by manavs on Apr 3, 2007 13:43:23 GMT -5
Sounds insane as usual Mike!! LOL ;D Do you cut all sodium 3 days out,and do you cut water,or keep it high? Thanks,and stay on point!! Brilliant question - those who know Steve and John know that: "the rule is; there are no rules" i have no dieted for 11 shows, and have never done exactly the same thing twice. why? because i was never exactly the same each time. this is where having a person like Steve around you and by looking at you say "hmm you know do this" and i ask do i need to do this? he'll say yes or no. its always interesting getting that balance and then ramping it all up during the last 24-36 hours where you see the change hour by hour. to answer your questio directly - i dunno what he's gonna have me do yet Tim. but i know its gonna work - that is the calming part. my sodium levels were up way high with the tina and turkey burgers, daily totals were aprx 6000mg. so needless to say ive dumped like 6 lbs of water since sat, and feel tight and amazing. i'd say later today - early tomorrow, ill be right where id like to be this far out. not seeing deep cuts 2 weeks out cause of the salt was weird, but their here now. there will be further sodium/potassium/h2o manipulation over the next 11 days based on Steve's eye. peaking is so exciting and oh so frail.
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Post by Tim Wescott on Apr 3, 2007 13:50:40 GMT -5
Thanks Mike,it definately makes total sense to alter things depending on how you look.
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Post by Intensity on Apr 3, 2007 13:54:25 GMT -5
Very interesting Mike, thanks for sharing!
Total commitment and intensity is the only way to go...
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Post by manavs on Apr 3, 2007 14:04:35 GMT -5
alarm went off at 4:08 this morning - no big deal, ive been up staring at pitch darkness of the ceiling since 3am waiting for the day to start. i know whats ahead of me - training, 3 hours of aerobics, 8 meals, vitamins, tanning, shopping, cooking, and the rest of what people call life floating around in the background.
as i hear the coffee pot gurgle, i pour my black mud in a traveler and head out. today training is @5am with a split squad. Guy and I are the only two that can make the road trip for chest and shoulders. we map out the program - same routine as yesterday but we do all 5 sets on 1 station. we each pick a press and a fly and go.
seated press cable cross db flat press db incline fly seated incline press pec dec front delts on rear delt machine
my chest was so fried by the end of it. i love traveling to different gyms, cause your body gets to experience all these new sensations, different angles etc.
then we killed shoulders -
2 presses side lats rear cables upright row on smith db rotators
followed by some forearms
it was good. training with 1 other felt so weird. ive been training with min of 3 max of 7 people every day, so its nice not to get bogged down.
1 hour of pedaling just about done and time for another meal.
mikey
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Post by mrky03 on Apr 3, 2007 19:57:48 GMT -5
Man, I don't see how ya do it! But keep rockin!
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Post by manavs on Apr 3, 2007 21:06:37 GMT -5
Man, I don't see how ya do it! But keep rockin! you really cant think about it or your screwed. your purpose drives you. if you want to be the best out there, you just do it. if you dont, or have an alternative goal so be it, it will show up in the gym. its something you cant hide under force. if your desire and will is strong you can get to the point where youve created such a big purpose that it starts to PULL YOU towards it and greatness is just about guaranteed. off to bed, early am. ;D
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Post by manavs on Apr 6, 2007 14:17:29 GMT -5
Hey everybody - quick update - 8 days out from the Mets and been an interesting week. an interesting thing to share, Since i droppped my sodium levels on sat of last week, my body really fought back. it had gotten used to that high level, that when i cut it out - yes i dropped 8 lbs of water and got absoloutly contest shredded, but i kinda screwed up my electolyte balance. i'm better now, at least i have control over it. but the past 4-5 days have been quite painful mentally - the unknown of what it could be is torturous. i dont want to mislead anyone, there was physical pain, but ive never had a problem with that - intensity/insanity training sets a different threshold for pain. bottom line was my calcium/magnesium levels were low. gives you the feeling of a bad stomach ulcer with cramps. so all is good. didnt take any training days off, which was hard, cause i couldnt get even water down. but we got through it. today was the first day i could train solid. it was great heavy chest and shoulders. was even to pull my vaccuum ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) so not to worry things are back on track. last leg day is either tomorrow or sun not sure yet. will keep you posted. thanks everybody! Mikey
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Post by Tim Wescott on Apr 6, 2007 14:25:07 GMT -5
Glad you`re OK Mike.....could you eat at all during this time?
Doesn`t sound like much fun.
8 more days bro!!!!!
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Post by manavs on Apr 6, 2007 15:18:07 GMT -5
Glad you`re OK Mike.....could you eat at all during this time? Doesn`t sound like much fun. 8 more days bro!!!!! good question Tim - eating was the only thing that helped - weird i know. which is why at first i was thinking ulcer. ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png) yes 8 days - or 1 leg day, 5 more training days, 1 aerobics only day, 2 days of paint, and a day off. ;D
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Post by manavs on Apr 7, 2007 19:55:52 GMT -5
Allrighty - 1 week out, and today was great. last leg day was today. legs and tris. heavy 8 squeeze day. the big win was i felt about 90% during the workout and the rest of the day im working up to 100%. by tomorrow ill be right on. this thing wiped me pretty good, but being back on track i feel like im supposed to feel 6 days out. its great. my stomach is good - guarded but good. id be shocked if it doesnt feel 100% tomorrow.
last posing class tomorrow. vascularity is getting sick. esp in the calves and thighs - and thats ON leg day! back and bis tomorrow. homestretch baby!!!!!!
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Post by beckie on Apr 8, 2007 16:59:30 GMT -5
Can't wait to see how you look come contest day! Enjoy your peak week ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
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Post by masterschamp on Apr 9, 2007 8:31:08 GMT -5
Glad to hear you're feeling better Mike, pulling for you big time....
Keith
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Post by manavs on Apr 9, 2007 12:25:50 GMT -5
Thanks Keith and Beckie - its a funny thing to say but - i felt better in order to feel worse ![:-/](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/undecided.png) im over the bug - and today -finally - feeling that depleted, chapped lip, tired pre contest condition that im used to feeling the week of. so im very excited to be back on track. ive never taken this route to a show - having a hiccup - but regardless, ill counteract it just right. got some photos from our photo shoot today will post them shortly. Mikey
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