Recent content by ricko73

I thought Lena looked to lean. Her legs looked too thin. I don't know that they've actually decided what the hell is going on with Figure yet. A few amatuer figure competitors commented to me over the weekend that they get penalized if they are too muscular...told by local judges that they...

Sailor_Girl I'm holding YOU responsible for jinxing them. At least the Bears and the Queens didn't do shit this year. Vick didn't hand Farve anything. No excuses, but let's see what Vick would do without half of his starting offense and 1/3 of his defense sitting on the sidelines. Gilbert...

I had similar problems (which re-occur since I don't always practice what I preach) with my elbows. I haven't been to that level in a long time. A few suggestions 1) Warm up the area very well first 2) Massage the area deeply 3) Listen to your body. You're better off resting completely for a...

You're not the only engineer. I just haven't said a whole lot. Definately sounds like I'm getting raped by my company making a mere pittance of $52K with 6 years experience with this company. Makes me glad that I'm looking. I should post what I lift and some pictures eventually, but I'm damn...

Since this guy is looking to increase his vertical jump, just lifting heavier weights alone is not going to help. Jumping involves alot of fast twitch fibers. A plyometric program I used was very much aerobic in nature with no weight other than body weight. I made 3 wooden boxes with hts of...

Iso Pure (Nature's Best--available at alot of places) is a very good tasting protein powder. Low carb and dissolves completely with just a spoon.

Brickgirl- You look great. You still did alot better than all the people who have never competed. For someone to get down a good routine in a one year period of time takes alot of work and dedication. Thanks for sharing your results. Just out of curiousity, what was your first place lift in...