Usually people that are diagnosed with "bipolar" disorder, have deeper rooted physiological and neurological bases of that behavior which are established either through life itself, or an actual physical condition.

That being said, I don't know her and have not had a chance to visually inspect her or any of her medical records. As a result, I am only able to offer advice with a broad stroke of the brush, so to speak.


1. Her mind is affected by SOMETHING - we can say that with certainty. Whether it's bipolar disorder caused by a persistent neurological pathway or an emotional trigger, the bottom line remains that without some type of permanent treatment, her decisions and lifestyle will always be affected by it.

2. While I can't make judgements about what you should or should not do in your personal life, with regard to a person with any type of mental disorder that leads them to distance themselves with people who were supposed to be close to them, I would advise that you keep your distance to avoid any emotional or mental problems that would be caused by future disassociation.

How many p/c/f should I be eating until monday for optimal AESTHETICS!!!! I just read some pages in the middle of the thread, and you advised TheOak to carb up in the last week before his competition. I've been dieting with low carbs for the cut, should I carb up for the next days?

Also I was curious to know why the last lift should be 3 days prior and last leg day a week prior (for my own knowledge :P). Usually when I train chest for example, the day after I feel like it's bigger, but I won't to follow your advice.

For you, given that you haven't been doing contest training, will need to modify this.

Assuming you need to do an EXTREME cut...

You will need to drink ONLY distilled water (about 1 gal a day), reduce your macros to the following:

40/20/40 (protein/carbs/fat). Strategically place carbs IMMEDIATELY post workout, and the next meal after that.

Do 30-45 minutes of fasted cardio each morning, take 5g of BCAA prior and 5g of BCAA immediately after. 20 minutes after completion start with a protein shake, and 1 medium banana (no other carbs until later after PWO)

Throughout the day, stick to lean meats and clean fats as well as green veggies.

For training, you will want to do a LOT of hypertrophy style exercises. Stick to the following:


Day 1 - Bis, Tris, Chest, Abs
Day 2 - Back, Legs, Shoulders, Calves
Day 3 - Repeat Day 1
Day 4 - Repeat Day 2

You can continue this process, but make sure ONE full day prior to going, you do NOT work out. During that day, begin the gradual dehydration process, and limit yourself to no more than 1/4 of a gallon of distilled water for the entire day.

Then the day of going, preferably the morning before, you begin by drinking only around 6-8 oz of distilled water. You will then do approximately 30-45 minutes of solid bodyweight exercises for pump, including pushups, situps, pullups, knee-raises, squats, and lunges. Then, you will carb up immediately after with simple carbs (at least 50-100g worth), but AVOID dairy and complex carbs (which both cause bloating) like the plague.

Right when you are done, you can drink another 4-6 oz of distilled water, and then get out there!

You then need to gradually resume a normal diet after that....start with NO MORE DISTILLED WATER (move back to spring, filtered, or tap). You can then resume normal eating afterwards.

hello raynor, where do u buy Melanotan

hey ray
let me know what you think about my dead lift, trying to improve on the form.

I started this diet on the 22nd, and since then I've went from 243 to 236.6. So I guess it's doing well and I'll continue it.

Try bodybuilding.com or amazon.com for Melatonin.

Optimum Nutrition or NOW! both have good products at relatively low prices.

In general, it looks OK. As you fatigue, I notice your back and core start to give way a bit. To combat this, consciously make sure to keep your core tight, and make sure the back is perfectly positioned to avoid rounding.

As far as the quad activation goes, it seems good across the board, however when lowering the weight, make sure to bend sufficiently with your back before bending your knees.

In general, it looks good. Keep up the training and eventually the movement will become more natural for you as the stabilizer muscles grow and get used to it.

thx
yea I need to do it more, sometimes I don't do it on back days

how about my squat tho

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrXPWcdyIHA

This post was edited by Hboy on Jul 6 2014 08:26pm

Whats the mechanism for exercising promoting longevity?

Your metabolic activity gets huge during exercise.. isnt high metabolism kind of detrimental to longevity? Given that you produce tons of free radicals the higher your furnace burns, and higher metabolism = more cell division and given you only have so many isnt that bad?
And the damage and stress that exercise induces metabolically? And wears out quicker?

So with all that, how does it actually let you live longer?