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Overall Goal: Be the best I can be...and then top it!
Fit Status:
Feeling the burn with FST-7! Thanks Matt!
Motivation Level: 10/10
Personal Info And Background:
Real Name:
Dave
Sex:
Male
Age:
39
Location:
Pennsylvania, United States
Occupation:
Dad, Gym Rat, Web Developer, Photographer, future EMT-B
Personal Website:
Primary Gym:
College:
High School:
When I Started:
May, 1992
How I Started:
I originally started working out in 1992 after a relative commented on how tight my pants were. Rest assured it was NOT from muscle! So I started hitting the weights and cardio with a vengeance.
Why I Love It:
Feels good, man!
How I Stay Motivated:
I visualize. I keep the me that I want to be in the back of my mind at all times and keep trying new things in my training routine to keep it anything but routine.
BB Accomplishments:
- 405 on parallel barbell squats for reps
- 900lb on the leg press for reps
- 5 pull ups (I could do none previously)
Forum Signature:
Proud member of Team Scivation
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Owe reps: Pretty much everyone in the Ultimate Horror Movie and What Are You Listening To.. discussions.
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Reps for life: Metallibanger
**Misc Strength Crew**
doofusdaveis inspired by bodyhard. Reason: "Anyone who's spent any time on the O35 forum on here knows John's story. An inspiring one to say the least. He's hardcore and you need only ... "
This was taken after 7 months of serious (to me) training which includes daily trips to the gym, cardio most days and weight training 3-4 days per week.
Still have about 10lb to go and I'm retaining water, but I think I've put on some good size since last update.
I've had problems with weight since I was in grade school. I started out skinny, but by the time I hit the 3rd grade I was a pudge ball. I stayed that way through most of school until I hit high school and slimmed down a bit.
Then in my early 20s I blimped out again, was told about it and resigned to lose it and get in shape and I did. I stayed in shape until my late 20s when family and work didn't allow much workout time. I eventually stopped altogether.
In the past few years, however, I've started hitting the gym again several nights a week. In the August of 2007 I something clicked and I really decided to make a life change. I have been going to the gym consistently 4-7 days a week and have really been trying to get out of self-defeating eating habits that got me fat in the first place.
My goal is to have the body I've always wanted: clearly visible abs, significant, symmetrical, defined muscle mass, very low bodyfat.
Ed has not only made an amazing transformation, but is also such a friendly an knowledgeable person with a kind word for an O35 brother! Totally inspiring on all levels.
Matt loves the lifestyle and it shows with every workout, every status update and the stats themselves. He's also a great friend and knows more about muscles, kinetics and nutrition than most of us have in our little finger.
Had a GREAT back and traps workout yesterday! I'm in week 4 of the Tri-Phase training program I got from Scivation (this is my third time through the program and the gains keep coming!). 5 movements, 5 sets, 6-10 reps per. I usually go for the lower end of things to really grill my muscles....
I'm in the March issue of MET-Rx magazine with an article, and my research is in the March issue of the British Journal of Sport Medicine. Things are going great! You doin good?
update looks great dave. yeah..the arnold look doesn't happen overnight. but by september you'll finally see deem abs. straight up! but you're putting on the muscle, dude. arms are bangin'. don't stop now, brotha_man.
Yeah, the waist can be tough to tackle. And it all comes down to a low-fat diet, cardio and ab exercises..which one..that's the question. Seek and Ye Shall Find..Out. And you biceps are bumpin'.
