Hey Raynor, what is an M9?

Good, brutal, routine. If you recover very quickly, it should be superior to full body workouts.

In what context? M9 can refer to a LOT of things lol.

Thoughts/ opinions on frozen veggies, Raynor?

Hey Raynor -

I have a headache cause I think too much and am indecisive for what I want to do . I always want the best of both worlds (bodybuilding and powerlifting)- and I think because I try to focus for both of them my gains are suffering .


Raynor, you have been here before and have powerlifter and bodybuilded- and from your pics and stats your have had quite the impressive gains - you are very aesthetically pleasing, yet very strong (this is my long term goal)

Do you think that your succes in bodybuilding has a lot to do with the strength base you achieved through powerlifting ?

Clearly size does NOT equal stength BUT with strength comes size (IMO)
For example if you are squatting 200x10 for sets of 3 - and do a strength cycle and up your 1RM and now you can do 210x10 for 3x10- your stronger and now will be able to increase hypertrophy with heavier poundages...
Obviously the squat form for a bodybuilder and powerlifter are not the same - but the strength from a powerlifters squat must somewhat carry over to bodybuilding / other lifts ---right?

My main goal is train hypertrophy and pack on the lean mass but I wanna be strong
Do you think it'd be best to train for pure strength for a while before going into hypertrophy type training ..

315x1 squat
275x1 bench
315x7 deadlift

I'm like afraid to commit to full stength training because my main goal is to get bigger / build muscle / be aesthetically pleasing ...
But knowing if this stength training will contribute to bodybuilding down the road - im all for it - there's no rush-

Look at 7DS for ex - hes been powerlifting for a while now and he's built like a truck - very swole- strong as hell- if he went on a diet and cut BF and trained a little differently -. he could be decently stage ready for bodybuilding In a few months (am I right ?)

I wish I started lifting when I was younger !!!

Thanks Ray-
Hope all is well!

Generally, fresh is superior in the realm of purest and most nutrients.

Frozen loses some nutrients in the process, and also some of the flavor. However, in general they aren't bad.

i also do those as well,

i believe raynor is pretty familiar with my diet, as my diet is made from a his suggested ones

I realized Creatine monohydrate doesn't dissolve very well in cold/ room temperature water

I've been drinking hot tea everyday and I was wondering is it a bad idea to disolve the creatine monohydrate in the tea and drink it?

Yes, it's a bad idea. Don't expose creatine to excessive heat. It will dissolve just fine in cold water as long as you have a high quality creatine, such as optimum nutrition micronized creatine monohydrate (creapure).

You just need to mix it vigorously, and it should dissolve properly.