Hi warriors!!!
I wanted to post my stats and pics and give you a little more info about me and the journey.
34 years old
US Marine who did four years (Forward Observer) 2nd Battalion 8th Marines.
(Deployed to Afghan twice, both combat zones).
Now selling real estate, in the sunshine state.
Currently:
5’7 3/4
177lbs
Goal is to maintain 185-190lbs. I was here and then I broke 6th & 7th ribs last year as bench press of 250lbs fell on chest, as right wrist gave out. Haven’t been able to bounce back as of yet on bench.
Caloric intake is about 2500-3000 per day and that is my underlying issue. I just feel like I’m not eating enough and there are times where I have this weak feeling…
Not sure if its hypoglycemic as I don’t get shaky and feel as if I’m going to pass out but I just have a feeling of Im walking around the house and just feel weak. So I need to work in that area.
Diet: Rice, Eggs, Fish, Chicken, Steak (BIG FAN OF WILD GAMEY MEAT) Asparagus, Broccoli, potatoes, oatmeal, grits, water, orange juice, (I urinate often)
No candy, no sweets besides fruits. I am extremely disciplined to my diet.
As far as exercises, Im into power-lifting/ Olympic lifts.
I usually do an 8 week block to focus and improve in certain areas.
Lastly as of now Im clean not on the sauce at all. Gonna let things relax for a bit.
So we’ll start things off when I was 196lbs!!! 6% body-fat
Excuse the hot-dogs… (lol!!)
So this was 196lbs, June of 2019.
I wasn’t really happy with the way I looked here. I thought I was a little too big for my height. As again I stand at 5’7 3/4 and it just didn’t look right so I wanted to cut down a little.
Also this was somewhat of an experiment for me, as our bodies react differently to these compounds.
Cycle literally consisted of
*Anavar Week 1-6
*Tren Hex Week 6-12
*Anavar Week 12-16
** Clomid
I felt amazing around week 8, no rage or anything like that. I’ve actually never had rage as people speak of.
Night sweats, tren dick and I broke out pretty bad due to the oily skin. I had it bad in center of chest and all over back. I’ve since then found the proper dosage in order to not break out. Those are really my only cons. Everything else was fantabulous!! but the zits really got to me man. I didn’t wanna take the shirt off even though my physique was on another level here.
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The Day I Broke My Ribs
March 10th 2019…
I was at the gym as it was chest day and I was in the middle of pressing 250lbs flat bench.
I got it up once, then twice, and the third rep, I said to myself “why does this feel heavy I do this all the time, whatever lets do 2 more and get it over with”
I got the 4th one up with a bit of a shake as it was now getting heavy, BUT I knew I had more in me.
So I prepared to do the last one, I got it up and was about to lock out and my right wrist wiggled and gave out. The bar fell on my chest, bounced up and dropped back down. Spotter was there but was conversing with a female which is why he couldn’t catch it as this act took merely seconds.
I couldn’t breathe, I had to catch my breath, I literally couldn’t talk at all. I was trying to talk but literally nothing was coming out. I just had to sit for a few seconds and just relax.
After about 2/3 minutes (that felt like forever) I was finally able to kinda talk and breathe and get air out. It hurt like hell but it was more-so the fact that I couldn’t breathe.
I was very angry as I was maxing 405lbs flat bench at the time and just couldn’t understand how this happened. I tried to finish my workout but it hurt to bad so I went home.
Took some Tylenol and went to bed… Woke up to go to work and DAAAAAMMMMNNNNN that shit was waaayyy worse hahahahahah.
I couldn’t get out of bed, couldn’t cough, couldn’t laugh, couldn’t wipe my ass, couldn’t do anything!!!
7 days later, I said fuck this shit and went to the V.A. and they said "sir, yeah, you broke your 6th and 7th ribs and you’re gonna be out for 8-12 weeks. I literally got teary eyed in the damn VA hospital as at that point I knew what I had worked for was in severe jeopardy.
I actually got a little depressed as I had worked extremely hard to get to that point. I really pushed myself and was relentless as far as pursuing my goals as an athlete. This shit really fucked me up man. So these next few pics are after the broken ribs, you’ll clearly see a difference in size.
This was about four weeks post broken ribs. Not as ripped, not as hard, not as vascular, this was 187lbs. So at this point I had lost 8lbs, and I still couldn’t really move around, I could walk and do things softly but any fast abrupt movement was very painful.
Here I was around 184-187lbs range as well. I don’t look hard at all, but I feel like I look strong and full rather than the flat look. I actually like this look and once the pain began to subside I really wanted to focus on maintaining this size but with more definition.
So this is when I began to do just that. More definition in the core area, the serratus looks good but could be more visible. Obliques, could also pop a bit more and a tad bit of separation in the muscles and more striations.
Leg Press Injury/ Freak Accident
(These pics were night before leg press injury and I was 184.6lbs)
Im at the gym everything is fine, I’ve been training and doing well since I broke my ribs and we’re past that incident. I’m now planning on doing a few bodybuilding shows and I wanted to enter some power-lifting events, if I felt my body was ready by that time.
Im doing leg press on leg day and I have 2 plates on each side to warm up. That’s 180lbs, I go 1st rep, 2nd rep, 3rd rep and I felt a pop in my lower back. Not a disc like pop, but like a tendon tear type of pop.
I couldn’t push the weight up as my spotter had to help me. Then I couldn’t stand, I had to roll over to get out of the leg press machine. I’m thinking what the hell is going on I’ve done this a million times how does this happen!!!
I had to lay on the floor for a while because I couldn’t stand up. Had to call my wife to pick me up from the gym because I couldn’t walk as my back hurt to bad to take steps.
Went to the VA immediately the next day and they did x-rays and a few other test and nothing was broken. I had pulled my lower longissimus thoracis as and my sacrum had somehow shifted which explained the pain in my hips.
So that caused another 10-16 weeks of no training.
I suffer from PTSD, TBI, and depression so the one thing that makes me very happy is my family and the gym. The gym is my time to get away and do me, and forget about everything. So I was very bothered internally when I couldn’t go.
Not diagnosed but I think I also suffer from body dysmorphia as all I see is what needs to be improved rather than saying “hey man you’ve been working hard, and you look good as shit”.
I’ve been this way since I was a kid watching He-Man, and ThunderCats.
I wasn’t able to do anything but lay on my ice pad and stretch. It was bad, once again I couldn’t wipe my ass. I could barely get in the shower, it was just very debilitating.
So I lost exactly 8lbs and here we are at 177lbs.
A’lot more ripped at 177lbs, Im still pretty strong at this weight as well.
My current numbers are as followed:
Flat Bench: 365lbs
Squat: Havent maxed since back incident but feel comfortable repping 315lbs X 10
Front Squat: 280lbs
Dead-Lift: 450lbs
Cling & Jerk: 205lbs
Flat Bench 225lbs: 24 reps
(Have videos as proof of all lifts but don’t know how to blur face on video or I would upload)
I’ve never gotten injured in sports, I played from ages 8-28 football, baseball, track, weigt-lifting, boxing, bodybuilding, power-lifting. I’ve never been injured besides Marines.
It seems now that I’m nearing the mid 30’s all these pains have all of a sudden appeared. My knees hurt, my elbows, these freak accident injuries. It can be hard to deal with at times.
I hope to put on a few pounds with the next cycle, as the goal is a solid physique at 185lbs.
Thank you for reading warriors, this was a bit about me and my journey thus far.
Please give me feedback on posing, the physique itself, how I can become more full, my symmetry, vascularity, striations, strength, training and much more. I hope to get to know you all better, and I already truly feel a apart of this niche community.
Semper-Kill warriors!!!
Apologies for any grammatical errors and ugly posing, still working on it.
I wanted to post my stats and pics and give you a little more info about me and the journey.
34 years old
US Marine who did four years (Forward Observer) 2nd Battalion 8th Marines.
(Deployed to Afghan twice, both combat zones).
Now selling real estate, in the sunshine state.
Currently:
5’7 3/4
177lbs
Goal is to maintain 185-190lbs. I was here and then I broke 6th & 7th ribs last year as bench press of 250lbs fell on chest, as right wrist gave out. Haven’t been able to bounce back as of yet on bench.
Caloric intake is about 2500-3000 per day and that is my underlying issue. I just feel like I’m not eating enough and there are times where I have this weak feeling…
Not sure if its hypoglycemic as I don’t get shaky and feel as if I’m going to pass out but I just have a feeling of Im walking around the house and just feel weak. So I need to work in that area.
Diet: Rice, Eggs, Fish, Chicken, Steak (BIG FAN OF WILD GAMEY MEAT) Asparagus, Broccoli, potatoes, oatmeal, grits, water, orange juice, (I urinate often)
No candy, no sweets besides fruits. I am extremely disciplined to my diet.
As far as exercises, Im into power-lifting/ Olympic lifts.
I usually do an 8 week block to focus and improve in certain areas.
Lastly as of now Im clean not on the sauce at all. Gonna let things relax for a bit.
So we’ll start things off when I was 196lbs!!! 6% body-fat
Excuse the hot-dogs… (lol!!)
So this was 196lbs, June of 2019.
I wasn’t really happy with the way I looked here. I thought I was a little too big for my height. As again I stand at 5’7 3/4 and it just didn’t look right so I wanted to cut down a little.
Also this was somewhat of an experiment for me, as our bodies react differently to these compounds.
Cycle literally consisted of
*Anavar Week 1-6
*Tren Hex Week 6-12
*Anavar Week 12-16
** Clomid
I felt amazing around week 8, no rage or anything like that. I’ve actually never had rage as people speak of.
Night sweats, tren dick and I broke out pretty bad due to the oily skin. I had it bad in center of chest and all over back. I’ve since then found the proper dosage in order to not break out. Those are really my only cons. Everything else was fantabulous!! but the zits really got to me man. I didn’t wanna take the shirt off even though my physique was on another level here.
View attachment 9913
The Day I Broke My Ribs
March 10th 2019…
I was at the gym as it was chest day and I was in the middle of pressing 250lbs flat bench.
I got it up once, then twice, and the third rep, I said to myself “why does this feel heavy I do this all the time, whatever lets do 2 more and get it over with”
I got the 4th one up with a bit of a shake as it was now getting heavy, BUT I knew I had more in me.
So I prepared to do the last one, I got it up and was about to lock out and my right wrist wiggled and gave out. The bar fell on my chest, bounced up and dropped back down. Spotter was there but was conversing with a female which is why he couldn’t catch it as this act took merely seconds.
I couldn’t breathe, I had to catch my breath, I literally couldn’t talk at all. I was trying to talk but literally nothing was coming out. I just had to sit for a few seconds and just relax.
After about 2/3 minutes (that felt like forever) I was finally able to kinda talk and breathe and get air out. It hurt like hell but it was more-so the fact that I couldn’t breathe.
I was very angry as I was maxing 405lbs flat bench at the time and just couldn’t understand how this happened. I tried to finish my workout but it hurt to bad so I went home.
Took some Tylenol and went to bed… Woke up to go to work and DAAAAAMMMMNNNNN that shit was waaayyy worse hahahahahah.
I couldn’t get out of bed, couldn’t cough, couldn’t laugh, couldn’t wipe my ass, couldn’t do anything!!!
7 days later, I said fuck this shit and went to the V.A. and they said "sir, yeah, you broke your 6th and 7th ribs and you’re gonna be out for 8-12 weeks. I literally got teary eyed in the damn VA hospital as at that point I knew what I had worked for was in severe jeopardy.
I actually got a little depressed as I had worked extremely hard to get to that point. I really pushed myself and was relentless as far as pursuing my goals as an athlete. This shit really fucked me up man. So these next few pics are after the broken ribs, you’ll clearly see a difference in size.
This was about four weeks post broken ribs. Not as ripped, not as hard, not as vascular, this was 187lbs. So at this point I had lost 8lbs, and I still couldn’t really move around, I could walk and do things softly but any fast abrupt movement was very painful.
Here I was around 184-187lbs range as well. I don’t look hard at all, but I feel like I look strong and full rather than the flat look. I actually like this look and once the pain began to subside I really wanted to focus on maintaining this size but with more definition.
So this is when I began to do just that. More definition in the core area, the serratus looks good but could be more visible. Obliques, could also pop a bit more and a tad bit of separation in the muscles and more striations.
Leg Press Injury/ Freak Accident
(These pics were night before leg press injury and I was 184.6lbs)
Im at the gym everything is fine, I’ve been training and doing well since I broke my ribs and we’re past that incident. I’m now planning on doing a few bodybuilding shows and I wanted to enter some power-lifting events, if I felt my body was ready by that time.
Im doing leg press on leg day and I have 2 plates on each side to warm up. That’s 180lbs, I go 1st rep, 2nd rep, 3rd rep and I felt a pop in my lower back. Not a disc like pop, but like a tendon tear type of pop.
I couldn’t push the weight up as my spotter had to help me. Then I couldn’t stand, I had to roll over to get out of the leg press machine. I’m thinking what the hell is going on I’ve done this a million times how does this happen!!!
I had to lay on the floor for a while because I couldn’t stand up. Had to call my wife to pick me up from the gym because I couldn’t walk as my back hurt to bad to take steps.
Went to the VA immediately the next day and they did x-rays and a few other test and nothing was broken. I had pulled my lower longissimus thoracis as and my sacrum had somehow shifted which explained the pain in my hips.
So that caused another 10-16 weeks of no training.
I suffer from PTSD, TBI, and depression so the one thing that makes me very happy is my family and the gym. The gym is my time to get away and do me, and forget about everything. So I was very bothered internally when I couldn’t go.
Not diagnosed but I think I also suffer from body dysmorphia as all I see is what needs to be improved rather than saying “hey man you’ve been working hard, and you look good as shit”.
I’ve been this way since I was a kid watching He-Man, and ThunderCats.
I wasn’t able to do anything but lay on my ice pad and stretch. It was bad, once again I couldn’t wipe my ass. I could barely get in the shower, it was just very debilitating.
So I lost exactly 8lbs and here we are at 177lbs.
A’lot more ripped at 177lbs, Im still pretty strong at this weight as well.
My current numbers are as followed:
Flat Bench: 365lbs
Squat: Havent maxed since back incident but feel comfortable repping 315lbs X 10
Front Squat: 280lbs
Dead-Lift: 450lbs
Cling & Jerk: 205lbs
Flat Bench 225lbs: 24 reps
(Have videos as proof of all lifts but don’t know how to blur face on video or I would upload)
I’ve never gotten injured in sports, I played from ages 8-28 football, baseball, track, weigt-lifting, boxing, bodybuilding, power-lifting. I’ve never been injured besides Marines.
It seems now that I’m nearing the mid 30’s all these pains have all of a sudden appeared. My knees hurt, my elbows, these freak accident injuries. It can be hard to deal with at times.
I hope to put on a few pounds with the next cycle, as the goal is a solid physique at 185lbs.
Thank you for reading warriors, this was a bit about me and my journey thus far.
Please give me feedback on posing, the physique itself, how I can become more full, my symmetry, vascularity, striations, strength, training and much more. I hope to get to know you all better, and I already truly feel a apart of this niche community.
Semper-Kill warriors!!!
Apologies for any grammatical errors and ugly posing, still working on it.
. But just my 2c
, impressive physique. I’m sure you can find some advise from a lot of our members …
