Anytime.

Don't forget, you can hear a million different people, but thankfully for us, we have the ability to choose who we listen to.

Not saying my way is always right..... but there are a lot of bogus people out there.

You can PM me, email me, come here.... whatever.

Thank you Steve! *hugs Steve* It's great to have you here, you're my benchmark ! *hopes that the word benchmark is right*

I am well, thought took me 4 pages to go back and find that comment lol. Man what a busy journal! :O

Im only here for the naked torso photos of course you realize, but the advice im sure is good as well

This put a smile on my face, thanks.

It is great to be here.

Busy as of late as I have come out of my shell and started posting in others journals. I am telling you, I could be a full time job.

There will be more photos to come.

Wow you're a superstar here, Steve!

Hardly, but thanks.

Again, I appreciate your advice, which I'm going to take.

I'll use this program for the next 2 - 3 months, and let you know how it goes.

I tried to give you some more rep points for your great responses, but it's telling me I have to spread it around some more before I do. So thanks are all I can give you at this point!

Tom, something I rarely get into in this forum... but should more often is the idea of managing fatigue.

Even when you are primed for anabolism and hypertrophy through ample calories..... managing fatigue is extremely important. It importance multiplies as you begin to diet.

This said, you can't expect to hit the weights, full intensity, week in and week out. I would jump into the routine I outlayed slowly. Weekly, ramp up the weights in a gradual basis until weeks 5 or 6 you are really pushing everything you got. Once you hit this peak week, try to improve strength each week. As soon as you go 2 weeks with no progression in strength, I would drop the prescribes reps down to 3 in the program.

After you ride that out, take a week to recoup, then come back with the 5x5, starting a little heavier than you did the first time.

Follow me?

Yep, I think I do. I probably started out too heavy -- fighting a major case of the DOMS today. I'm going to redesign my program with this in mind. Thanks!

Superstar Steve to the rescue.....
I'm going to the gym Steve, are you going to be there or are you still swimming?

Still swimming.

BOO! lol Done with the gym, you better be there tomorrow to show my trainer whats up! hehe

You have a trainer?

uhhh yah