Pikey's progress

LeeB

well done yeaterday mate! thought you looked really good... very balanced in my opinion and in great nick - type of physique i love seeing up on stage!!!

Pikey

Hi guy's cheers - Lee wish I'd spotted you mate, Cal don’t worry I’m not easily offended - comes from being a miners lad. Love the comment re the Daisy Dukes, I was hanging me neck over a GASP checked shirt yesterday and H said "don't buy that you look enough like a red neck in that photo you've posted up on muscle chat - you'll be welding the doors shut and painting a confederate flag on the car next" - she does know how to put me off buying something.

I'll be back next year going to work on my week points and see if I can put a few pounds on - I'll probably be stood there grainy and dry again - guess I just like the look and in an odd sort of way I enjoy the mental challenge of the prep to get there

Going to have a shave now and off for that Italian meal - shame I can't find some cut offs and a checked shirt ;-)

Pikey

I’ve not updated for a while as I’ve not really had much to say, I’ve been mulling over what to do regards competing etc, while I’ve not 100% made my mind up I think I’m going to spend the next few months layering tissue down and then see what I can come in at for the Midlands next year. Condition isn’t an issue for me, I am concerned from a competitive point of view I may be taking too much off but my front comes through a lot easier than my back and I end up loosing a lot to get that something like I do need a good deal more mass or at least the impression of a load more mass.

My overriding memory is standing next to Ian on stage and wondering what the hell I was doing there....

20 odd days after the finals I’m 89K so approx 13K up I weighed 76K the night before the finals and know I lost quite a bit overnight but didn’t have the heart to weigh myself on the day of the show.

I’ve decided to start doing some back squats and Dead lifts, squats are at the backend of the leg session and I’m visiting my old power lifting gym on a Sunday to Dead lift, first workout I stayed really light at 140K for several sets of 8 reps just to find the groove again, then last Sunday I thought I’d do a bit more and went up to 230K for 5 reps, fairly easy considering but my back was sore from my Glutes to my skull and I fell asleep that afternoon while someone was talking to me – so they took quite a bit out of me .

I go on Hols for two weeks in 10 days so I’m going to have a good detox for a month and then from the start of August get my head into getting as big as I can.

Pikey

Just a quick update.

Current bodyweight is 91K, I’m off on holiday Saturday for two weeks so expect to lose some but will try and get plenty of good food in me but the main aim is to chill out and wind down – Oh and learn to Kire surf LOL
When I get back I’m going to detox through July – since the show I’ve been running 3000mg of milk thistle per day plus nettle extract, extra B vits and vitamin E along with having at least 3 litres of water per day .
Then plan is come August start bulking!
When I get back I’ll try to get back in the habit of updating every week.

FAT BOY

nice one m8 have a good break you earned it

Pikey

Back off Holiday this morning 4am – what the hell am I doing updating my journal – well in the stack off bills etc was a letter from Doug offering me the chance to be an extreme supported athlete so I thought I’d log on to say thanks and you've got me fully motivated.

Shape wise I could be a lot worse I’ve lost about 3K and gained about 4% bf looking at the scales, not bad for a fortnight completely off the schedule, meals booze and weights!! I’ve been taking windsurf lessons in Lanzerote with Hev – I certainly haven't missed my vocation there – more time in the water than on the board!!

Tried Melanotan for a week before I went – I’m shocked how dark I am and not burnt at all over there despite only using cream when on the water.

I feel a lot better for the break, I hadn’t realised how tired I was for the first five days I was sleeping 13 / 14 hours per day.

Plans are continue(lol try start) detox for the next 4 weeks then get into a serious bulking schedule, I doubt I’ll compete again this year but want to do better next year!...

Neil R

Nicely refreshed then mate!?
Ready to pack on some mass for the '09 season and kick some asses in class 4...


...like PScarbs!!


Gotta aim high after all!

FAT BOY

nice to see you back m8 nice one

Pikey

Well detox over...time to bulk...

I think I may have been overtraining normally I don’t miss a workout train 4 / 5 days flat out, I have noticed I’ll ache after a workout but that will quickly go when I hammer another body part. With work I’ve missed two or three sessions over the last 3 weeks, e.g .this week I missed legs on Tuesday and the odd thing (or not so odd) is my chest and biceps trained Monday stopped aching Thursday instead of aching for about a day.
Putting 2 and 2 together here and working on the principal you grow when you rest I’ve got the view I’ve been over training so I think I’m going to start a 5 day split, I’ll start this training 4 days a week I think but am tempted to try every other day, if anyone’s tried this let me know how you found it?

Also I’ve put an order in for some extreme products, B&R, Protein and fury
I’ll let you know what happens but I’m starting this at 86.5K and 12% BF on the scales. I want to push the bodyweight to close on 100K by the end of Jan and not put any on the BF% easier said than done no doubt...

Pikey

I think I’ve settled on a 5 day split training four days, Mon Wed Fri Sunday morning, the reason I went for day mix instead of EOD is to keep it regular so H and I can mesh training so we get some time together.

Feels a bit odd training by myself but I’ll get used to it, I’ve trained alone many times over the years and at least with work being all over the place I’m not buggering anyone around if I’m late or can’t make any given night.

Friday was shoulders and traps
Today I’ve trained hamstring and calves
Lying leg curl on a slanted bench 2 sets of 2 slow with squeeze one set 10 with rather too much weight one set of 12 with a more manageable weight.
Single leg curls 3 sets 15 reps, each one with squeeze. 4 sets stiff leg; 20, 15, 12, 8 with an oly bar off of a bench.

Going to clean up my diet this week, not been terrible on the food front but drinking too much, wish I didn’t like rum and coke or red wine so much, abs are blurred and I don’t like it so will drop the alcohol, I need to as the next 6 – weeks is going to be a full on bulk cycle.

Off to mow the lawn and do some weeding that should finish hamstrings off lol