2020

Daily Discussion Thread: 06/09/2020
Arnold's statue defaced
NPC Teen Nationals 18 weeks out from new date (B&W gives old school vibe)
38 year old bodybuilder recovery from torn quad. This is my story.
Found this old bodybuilding add in one of my dad’s comics
Newbie Tuesdays
William Bonac DB biceps curl & advice

Daily Discussion Thread: 06/09/2020

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 02:00 AM PDT

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Arnold's statue defaced

Posted: 09 Jun 2020 09:20 AM PDT

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NPC Teen Nationals 18 weeks out from new date (B&W gives old school vibe)

Posted: 08 Jun 2020 03:01 PM PDT

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38 year old bodybuilder recovery from torn quad. This is my story.

Posted: 08 Jun 2020 05:49 PM PDT

This is me in 2018 3 months before I tore my quad. https://imgur.com/a/QU3zWZi This is how I am dealing with my injury.

I have been a bodybuilder since I was in my 20's and at 36 I had just competed and got 3rd place in an open heavyweight NPC competition. 3 months later, I had an accident and tore my quad off the bone. I destroyed other ligaments and had a hamstring harvest and several anchors to repair my knee. I usually walk around at 260+ and competed last at 221. I have had 4 dislocations in that knee, so my legs have always been a weak point for me. In the offseason I train using bodybuilding and strongman exercises to put on mass and gain strength. I was able to reach a goal of a 700 lb deadlift at 303 lbs in my last offseason and took 7.5 months to lose 82 lbs to compete at 221. After my accident, I was devastated. My girlfriend moved in and had to help me just to go to the bathroom, appointments, get dressed, shower etc. I ended up proposing to her on crutches btw. Now that we are dealing with Covid-19, I have built my own gym at home and am using lower weight and a lot of reps to rebuild what I lost. I am friends with my surgeon and he said in so many words that I am able to start serious training if I gradually increase resistance. Right now I am still eating like I am at the start of a comp diet so that I don't go overboard on calories, I am using supplements to get my nutrition as perfect as I can and staying hydrated. I am doing 30 minutes of cardio in the morning to help my breathing and endurance. I work 8-12 hours and come home to another clean meal. After letting it digest, I hit the weights on the same regimen I was using before. After weights, I do tire flipping and then directly following that, I walk 2 miles with a 75 lb vest. Research shows that using a weighted vest increases ATP turnover, VO2 max and bone density. (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16679992/) Since my knee has been repaired, I want to make it a point to build them like I have always wanted to. I also want to say thank you for all the motivation this subreddit gives me. Keep lifting and getting better.

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Found this old bodybuilding add in one of my dad’s comics

Posted: 08 Jun 2020 10:49 AM PDT