ChemBB
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Yep. Bloodwork & vitals look good, will drop the dose if my LDL tanks or other markers point towards damaging territory.
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ChemBB
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Skinfold calipers came in, some more data points if anyone is curious.
Device is: "Sequoia Trimcal 4000"
I make no guarantees I did a proper job of this:
Skinfold calipers came in, some more data points if anyone is curious.
Device is: "Sequoia Trimcal 4000"
I make no guarantees I did a proper job of this:
Code:
tris - 4
bicep - 2.5
chest - 4
subscap - 12
midaxillary (armpit) - 5
abdominal - 10
suprailiac - 4
thigh - 7
lower back - 13
calf - 3| Method | %BF | Fat (lb) | LBM (lb) |
| Jackson–Pollock 7-site | 6.2 | 11.9 | 181.1 |
| Jackson–Pollock 3-site | 6.0 | 11.6 | 181.4 |
| Jackson–Pollock 4-site | 5.7 | 11.0 | 182.0 |
| Durnin–Womersley 4-site | 9.6 | 18.5 | 174.5 |
| Yuhasz 6-site | 6.8 | 13.1 | 179.9 |
| Yuhasz 6-site, NHL variant | 7.6 | 14.7 | 178.3 |
| Parrillo 9-site | 8.4 | 16.2 | 176.8 |
malfeasance
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You can ignore me if this is nosy (and it is nosy), but what happened? 30 is very young for a heart attack.
How are things with your heart different now?
Like I said, feel free to ignore, but that post caught my attention. You do not often see a guy who survived a heart attack at a young age competing in body building.
ChemBB
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Putting all my stats in one post so I can reference it easier later:
Muscle Tape Measurements
Body Composition Summary
Skinfold Caliper Measurements
Muscle Tape Measurements
| Site | Measurement (cm) |
| Wrists | 18.5 |
| L Bicep | 41.0 |
| R Bicep | 42.0 |
| Chest | 118.0 |
| Waist | 87.0 |
| L Quad | 65.0 |
| R Quad | 60.0 |
| L Calf | 41.0 |
| R Calf | 39.0 |
| Ankles | 24.0 |
Body Composition Summary
| Region | BMC (g) | Fat Mass (g) | Lean Mass (g) | Lean + BMC (g) | Total Mass (g) | % Fat |
| L Arm | 236.68 | 562.6 | 5878.3 | 6115.0 | 6677.5 | 8.4% |
| R Arm | 261.13 | 608.7 | 5902.5 | 6163.6 | 6772.4 | 9.0% |
| Trunk | 869.31 | 3768.7 | 38822.0 | 39691.3 | 43459.9 | 8.7% |
| L Leg | 550.01 | 1276.5 | 12523.4 | 13073.5 | 14350.0 | 8.9% |
| R Leg | 563.00 | 1053.5 | 11447.7 | 12010.7 | 13064.2 | 8.1% |
| Subtotal | 2480.13 | 7270.0 | 74573.9 | 77054.0 | 84324.1 | 8.6% |
| Head | 580.71 | 1100.6 | 3493.6 | 4074.3 | 5174.9 | 21.3% |
| Total | 3060.84 | 8370.6 | 78067.5 | 81128.3 | 89499.0 | 9.4% |
| Measure | Result | YN Percentile | AM Percentile |
| Total Body % Fat | 9.35% | 2 | 2 |
| Fat Mass/Height² (kg/m²) | 2.98 | 12 | 9 |
| Android/Gynoid Ratio | 1.21 | - | - |
| % Fat Trunk/% Fat Legs | 1.02 | 72 | 64 |
| Trunk/Limb Fat Mass Ratio | 1.08 | 67 | 57 |
| Lean/Height² (kg/m²) | 27.8 | 99 | 99 |
| Appen. Lean/Height² (kg/m²) | 12.7 | 98 | 98 |
| Est. VAT Mass (g) | 291 g | - | - |
| Est. VAT Volume (cm³) | 314 cm³ | - | - |
| Est. VAT Area (cm²) | 60.3 cm² | - | - |
Skinfold Caliper Measurements
| Site | Measurement (mm) |
| Triceps | 3.5/4 |
| Bicep | 2.5 |
| Chest | 4 |
| Subscapular | 12 |
| Midaxillary (armpit) | 5 |
| Abdominal | 10 |
| Suprailiac | 3.5/4 |
| Thigh | 7 |
| Lower back | 13 |
| Calf | 3 |
| Method | %BF | Fat (lb) | LBM (lb) |
| Jackson–Pollock 7-site | 6.2 | 11.9 | 181.1 |
| Jackson–Pollock 3-site | 6.0 | 11.6 | 181.4 |
| Jackson–Pollock 4-site | 5.7 | 11.0 | 182.0 |
| Durnin–Womersley 4-site | 9.6 | 18.5 | 174.5 |
| Yuhasz 6-site | 6.8 | 13.1 | 179.9 |
| Yuhasz 6-site, NHL variant | 7.6 | 14.7 | 178.3 |
| Parrillo 9-site | 8.4 | 16.2 | 176.8 |
ChemBB
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I have an inferior STEMI, posted about it here, along with all my lab/surgery reports:
tl;dr = Cardio thinks I had a blood clot, since the rest of my arteries are clear.
He said it's unusual that you'd have plaque buildup in only one place, so when they did my cath and found arteries clear, it appeared to be an isolated event.
Slowww
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Interesting, would love to see a follow up before the show, youre going to be crazy lean in 6 months
ChemBB
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Very thorough bloods ordered for Monday, when I plan to start the 1.2g Nand blast:
IndividualMan
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for the weight cap, a running gag we got at my local gym is telling new competitors they could be putting helium balloons into their bum for weigh ins to push the weight down ever so slightly. Sounds stupid, is definitely cheating, but might work.
So during your next Classic physique competition, consider doing a Niemann. It might just work.
dinfar1337
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dexa g2g
malfeasance
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Oh, wow, this was just last month. I had no idea you were talking about something so recent.I have an inferior STEMI, posted about it here, along with all my lab/surgery reports:
tl;dr = Cardio thinks I had a blood clot, since the rest of my arteries are clear.
He said it's unusual that you'd have plaque buildup in only one place, so when they did my cath and found arteries clear, it appeared to be an isolated event.
ChemBB
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Hotel lighting had my legs looking a bit better than gym lighting I think, tried to snap a few pics
Slowww
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Dang you look way more shredded here, definitely believe the dexa now hahahah
malfeasance
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Way better lighting than the gym, and I do not mean that stupid overhead lighting that everybody uses to post pics here, hoping it will show more contrast and shading under the muscles, but just good light so you can see.
Eddie.
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Sir no need to be mean, the lighting you say is from posing rooms which serve a purpose, to pose. It's where you look the best and yes it's a cheat code, everybody knows it. No need to pose in broad daylight in front of a black curtain unless my coach (if i had) demand this to assess my progress. Consistency of the place and lighting you take photos is more important IMO.
Deadpool99
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You seem to be quite knowledge in this area, may I ask if it would be better for get a dexa scan when I'm depleted at the end of a cut or after a refeed and reverse diet to when I am fully topped up on glycogen?
Actually as I think more about it,
even though I'll be holding more water and glycogen after the reverse diet, that’s actually what makes it optimal for accuracy.
DEXA reads “lean mass” as muscle + water + glycogen.
So when you’re depleted, I lose a few lbs of that intracellular water/glycogen
So when I'm refilled and hydrated, my muscles are in their normal physiologic state, might also gain some lost memory from the cut, so the DEXA should show my true functional lean mass even tho the difference can be mostly water and some little tissue
So even if I'm a bit “fuller” or heavier from water, that’s what I actually walk around with normally and probably the most accurate and reproducible condition for a future DEXA scans and comparisons.
Kind of asked and answered my own question but I would like you're guy's input if I'm going around this correctly?
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Slowww
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I don’t think posing room looks best, a good posing room should mimic the stage lighting and have high exposure/ really show everything evenly + be consistent. It is good if you look good, and if you look like shit you will look more shit. Check ins deep in off season with stage lights look like a pile of lard and it’s not cheating anything, but look really crazy when you get 6-0 weeks out because you look sick
Like malfeasance said, Down lit, dramatic, low light with high contrast is the one which is a cheat code imo that shouldn’t be for progress pics. Some posing rooms are like this sure, but I don’t think any coaches worth their salt would accept them for check ins lol .
If you do consistent lighting at home or decent posing room, it’s the same tool.
Eddie.
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The one i use in my gym i have the impression it makes me look better than normal mirrors, like my bathroom for example. I still look good and muscular but i can tell there's a difference in midsection, in posing room abs shown more prominent. Also vascularity is way better in posing room.
Also the one in my gym has a dimmer switch, i normally put somewhere in the middle. Too dark and you look great no matter what, too bright and i look pale and like I'm in my bathroom.
I agree some guys and especially some chicks like to flex in a dramatic low lighted room. This is a cheat code.
As i said i don't have a coach and don't do regular check ins. I just take pics hitting the same poses under the semi dark room in the same posing rooms, firstly for me to weigh in progress and then for the sake of sharing some here and on my insta.
ChemBB
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I would take pictures in a posing room if my gym had one, unfortunately it just has normal overhead lights =(
Who doesn't want to take pics where they look the biggest/leanest?
I tried to buy a whole lighting + curtain setup for my house -- but my wife threw a fit and said it would take too much space, haha.
Yeah for sure, I would agree with this
Eddie.
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lol can’t blame her xD
You saw the lights in my gym from the vids, wherever you stand it’s literally like a posing room. Outstanding environment to workout while mirin yourself and get hyped.
trtbuilder
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Can you guys stop censoring the dick in your pictures? It's really hard to bust a nut on this forum.
