Pasty white in the gym – November 2006 end of cut pix
So my cut ended not quite where I had intended. I got down to I THINK about 14%, hit 130 for these pix, but that was dehydrated. I was 133-134 before drying out. The back injury really hindered me for this one, and the higher rep stuff I was doing wore me out. I needed a break, and I took one to coincide with “feast week” – hubby’s fortieth birthday happened mid month.
I just started a block specialization (same as I did last year at this time, quads and lats, but higher rep quad work this time) on Monday, which I will continue for about 6 more weeks. I’ll post up the whole plan shortly.
These pix were taken the day before I started feasting … no studio, no dreamtan, just a little water/salt/carb manipulation to see what I could bring out. These were taken at my gym:
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pumping up doing face pulls
And from the side…
Lat spread
delt veinage
More delt and bicep veinage
Veiny again
Got the sideways bicep vein to say hi, FINALLY!!!
Doing one-arm lat pulls
RDLs
Trappage
Side tri (damned leg fluff just would NOT budge … grrr… )
And finally …
The money shot
again great pix….I like the Veiny again, dbl bicep and the look on your face on side tri
Comment by JIG — April 13, 2007 @ 3:00 pm
Again – way leaner than 14%. My bicep veins start to pop at about 14% – and I’ve been down to 9% and my back never looked like that. Damn, I’m gonna have to hit you up for your back workout!
Tessa
Comment by Tessa — June 19, 2007 @ 1:00 pm
Please read Baby Got Back if you haven’t already, Tessa. You’ll love the split.
Comment by MariAnne — June 19, 2007 @ 4:16 pm
i think it’s c ute how you’ve got this thick, pasty definition-less lower body (thighs and calfs) juxtasposed with ur upper-bod! lol very cute
Comment by twilo — July 29, 2007 @ 10:20 pm
Yes, well, trust me, I’m working on it. In comparison to where they were 6 years ago, they’re a remarkable improvement. I think the sprinting I’ve been doing this year has helped a lot – but we won’t know until the end of this cut I suppose.
And I don’t know who you are, but you’re not twilomike.
Comment by MariAnne — July 30, 2007 @ 1:07 am
Whoa… what the heck is going on in here? MariAnne, I lubs you and you’re correct. I did not write the above tripe. I do have a short list of possible candidates, however, and they wouldn’t be ones who have explicit, childish, issues with me.
Comment by TwiloMike — July 30, 2007 @ 3:05 am
No clue, but it seemed rather sad so I figured I’d leave it up.
Considering what I started with, I’m not exactly horrified with what I’ve accomplished. I ain’t perfect, and I don’t airbrush my pix before I put ‘em up. What I am is what you see at any given moment.
Comment by MariAnne — July 30, 2007 @ 1:06 pm
Nice nipples.
Comment by Max — November 1, 2007 @ 9:15 pm
I was COLD!
Sheesh.
Comment by MariAnne — November 5, 2007 @ 7:08 pm
No airbrushing, appologies or explanations necessary, you look great!
Comment by guest 674 — November 20, 2007 @ 10:58 am
Airbrush hell…..I like those great nipples!
Comment by dg806 — December 13, 2008 @ 8:22 pm
Ahem. It was COLD in there!!!
Comment by MariAnne — January 23, 2009 @ 10:44 pm
haha well im glad im not the only one with nipple issues when working out. It used to bother me now im just like “yeah ok my nipples are hard, stare if you like”. gym = hard nipples it’s a fact of life for me now.
Comment by leiela — September 4, 2009 @ 2:16 am
Hi Marianne,
I’m just speechless when I look at your pix…. It’s just wonderful, what a lesson of life!!!!!
I really admire the work you made on yourself! If my cut is just just look like to 20% of yours, I will be glad!
Bravo!
Mathieu
Comment by The French Mathieu — November 22, 2009 @ 5:23 pm