Midnight Lifter's APRIL 2007 Photos - IMPC Novice BB and MIP

**Midnight_Lifter** · 04-04-2007, 05:11 AM

April 2007 (starting) pics -- NOT PRETTY!

Check my log for starting measurements and stats (bodyfat, weight, etc.). These pics were taken 4/3/07 at a scale weight of 208. That is down from 212 on 4/2 and 211 on 4/1... so I'm improving already!

I'm throwing my hat into the ring (and donning the red bandana) for the Novice BodyBuilding and the M.I.P. -- which you will come to realize, for me, means most improved posing as well as physique.

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**Midnight_Lifter** · 04-04-2007, 05:13 AM

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stonecoldtruth · 04-04-2007, 05:16 AM

Good to see another entry! Keep hitting it hard and you'll earn that last line in your signature! Good starting point with the pics, I can't wait to see your improvements.

**davtown** · 04-04-2007, 06:26 AM

hehe, I like the doggy in the pics
I see you're doing novice BB... let the games begin! I'm looking forward to your May photos.... this should be fun

JJ_Sungirl · 04-04-2007, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by davtown

hehe, I like the doggy in the pics

Me too! hehehe

My dog is smaller, but still kept trying to steal the show while I was doing my pics. I don't know how many times I had to "shoo" him away! *see avi and you can tell what a ham he is*

Good luck in the competition! I hope this is a great journey for you.

Chi_town · 04-04-2007, 01:15 PM

Nice base to work with.
You should do very well.

I look forward to following your progress.

hibiscus09 · 04-04-2007, 03:41 PM

You look very good! Best wishes to you in the contest.

My dog likes to sneak into photos also!

spaceclown · 04-04-2007, 04:26 PM

ML - AWESOME to see ya here! You are gonna kick some arse!! Woot Woot! BTW you look good already! Come Nov you're gonna look awesome!

**Midnight_Lifter** · 04-04-2007, 04:55 PM

Thanks for the comments everyone. I'd like to get back to December as soon as possible, then just keep going...

Here are a few snaphots from Dec last year, after about a week of Thanksgiving eatin' and two weeks before Christmas and January, February, and March cookies, ribs, steaks, bagels, Fiery Habanero Doritos, etc, etc, etc... you can see it all in my April IMPC pics lol!
(not funny, actually... probably because I also didn't work out that much, either. I put on more than 20 lbs and lost muscle mass...

Sucks...)

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**skelooth** · 04-04-2007, 05:48 PM

Wow dude, those must have been one hell of a holiday!! I am positive you will be right back to where you were long before the end of IMPC. But if you make too much progress... I might have to send you a chocolate cake in the mail.

Refuge · 04-04-2007, 07:42 PM

CHEATER!!! USING PROPS (puppy)TO INFLUENCE THE JUDGES.... just kidding, good luck man.

DarkFalcon · 04-04-2007, 09:47 PM

Great to see ya in here bro! :clapping: Judging by those pics from December your going to pull a MuscleTech add on us and blow everyone away.

Muscle memory is an amazing thing so getting back to where you were and beyond will just be a matter of will power. Good luck!

**madman911** · 04-04-2007, 10:22 PM

Plenty of time to make a big tranformation, in a few months you'll look way better than your 'before the holidays' pics... and by the finals you probably won't even look like the same person. Best of luck to you bro!!!

hybridx · 04-04-2007, 10:36 PM

Do lots of heavy back work. I think you're legs are going to respond very quickly, so you'll need to balance out up top.

Pound your delts with heavy DB presses & heavy forward raises. Make sure you do bent over DB rows with as much weight as you can hang on to for 10 reps without distorting your back. Get some straps if your grip is a bottleneck.

**davtown** · 04-05-2007, 01:49 AM

Yo Midnight... you gotta throw a most muscular picture in the mix too!

justtryn · 04-05-2007, 02:30 AM

Good luck to you bud! Hit it hard!

**Midnight_Lifter** · 04-05-2007, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by davtown

Yo Midnig

04-04-2007, 05:11 AM	#1
Midnight_Lifter IronMass Vip Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 438 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 38	Midnight Lifter's APRIL 2007 Photos - IMPC Novice BB and MIP April 2007 (starting) pics -- NOT PRETTY! Check my log for starting measurements and stats (bodyfat, weight, etc.). These pics were taken 4/3/07 at a scale weight of 208. That is down from 212 on 4/2 and 211 on 4/1... so I'm improving already! I'm throwing my hat into the ring (and donning the red bandana) for the Novice BodyBuilding and the M.I.P. -- which you will come to realize, for me, means most improved posing as well as physique. Attachment 8334 Attachment 8335 Attachment 8336 Attachment 8337 Attachment 8338 __________________ - Discipline means doing within, not doing without. "Nothin' to it but to do it!" Currently rebuilding in phase one... Last edited by Midnight_Lifter : 05-20-2008 at 04:44 PM.*

04-04-2007, 05:13 AM	#2
Midnight_Lifter IronMass Vip Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 438 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 38	Attachment 8339 Attachment 8340 Attachment 8341 Attachment 8342 __________________ - Discipline means doing within, not doing without. "Nothin' to it but to do it!" Currently rebuilding in phase one... Last edited by Midnight_Lifter : 05-20-2008 at 04:44 PM.*

04-04-2007, 05:15 AM	#3
Midnight_Lifter IronMass Vip Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 438 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 38	Attachment 8343 Attachment 8344 Attachment 8345 __________________ - Discipline means doing within, not doing without. "Nothin' to it but to do it!" Currently rebuilding in phase one... Last edited by Midnight_Lifter : 05-20-2008 at 04:44 PM.*

04-04-2007, 05:16 AM	#4
stonecoldtruth IMPC Contestant Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 535 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 12	Good to see another entry! Keep hitting it hard and you'll earn that last line in your signature! Good starting point with the pics, I can't wait to see your improvements. __________________ Designer Supplements Board Representative www.intelligentdesignmag.com www.designersupps.com josh@designersupps.com To my fellow MIP competitors :bringiton:

04-04-2007, 06:26 AM	#5
davtown OM NOM NOM NOM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 2,360 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 129	hehe, I like the doggy in the pics I see you're doing novice BB... let the games begin! I'm looking forward to your May photos.... this should be fun __________________ --Training Journal-- current/goal D: 350/380 S: 280/300 B: 235/260

04-04-2007, 01:15 PM	#7
Chi_town IMPC Contestant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: On the Damn Stepmill Posts: 160 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 4	Nice base to work with. You should do very well. I look forward to following your progress. __________________ Certified Member of the HDH Crew:friday:

04-04-2007, 03:41 PM	#8
hibiscus09 IMPC Contestant Join Date: May 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 986 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 16	You look very good! Best wishes to you in the contest. My dog likes to sneak into photos also!

04-04-2007, 04:26 PM	#9
spaceclown IMPC Contestant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the gym Posts: 1,728 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 39	ML - AWESOME to see ya here! You are gonna kick some arse!! Woot Woot! BTW you look good already! Come Nov you're gonna look awesome! __________________ Spaceclown

04-04-2007, 04:55 PM	#10
Midnight_Lifter IronMass Vip Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 438 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 38	Thanks for the comments everyone. I'd like to get back to December as soon as possible, then just keep going... Here are a few snaphots from Dec last year, after about a week of Thanksgiving eatin' and two weeks before Christmas and January, February, and March cookies, ribs, steaks, bagels, Fiery Habanero Doritos, etc, etc, etc... you can see it all in my April IMPC pics lol! (not funny, actually... probably because I also didn't work out that much, either. I put on more than 20 lbs and lost muscle mass... Sucks...) Attachment 8346 Attachment 8347 Attachment 8348 Attachment 8349 Attachment 8350 __________________ - Discipline means doing within, not doing without. "Nothin' to it but to do it!" Currently rebuilding in phase one... Last edited by Midnight_Lifter : 05-20-2008 at 04:44 PM.*

04-04-2007, 05:48 PM	#11
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 7,205 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 158	Wow dude, those must have been one hell of a holiday!! I am positive you will be right back to where you were long before the end of IMPC. But if you make too much progress... I might have to send you a chocolate cake in the mail. __________________ R I P

04-04-2007, 07:42 PM	#12
Refuge IMPC Contestant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Strappin on the gloves for a comeback... Posts: 393 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 7	CHEATER!!! USING PROPS (puppy)TO INFLUENCE THE JUDGES.... just kidding, good luck man. __________________ “I am one, I walk alone. Follow me. "Journey Towards Refuge" "Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength." Arnold Schwarzenegger "FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING IS OF SOME VALUE, BUT GODLINESS HAS VALUE FOR ALL THINGS" (1 Timothy 4:8)

04-04-2007, 09:47 PM	#13
DarkFalcon I've got a RAGING clue! Join Date: May 2005 Location: dnyc99's cleaning staff Posts: 11,511 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 299	Great to see ya in here bro! :clapping: Judging by those pics from December your going to pull a MuscleTech add on us and blow everyone away. Muscle memory is an amazing thing so getting back to where you were and beyond will just be a matter of will power. Good luck!

04-04-2007, 10:22 PM	#14
madman911 Metamorphosizing Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Boston Area Posts: 1,552 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 62	Plenty of time to make a big tranformation, in a few months you'll look way better than your 'before the holidays' pics... and by the finals you probably won't even look like the same person. Best of luck to you bro!!! __________________ Millennium Sport Technologies Sponsored Athlete http://www.millenniumsport.net IMPC 2006 Novice Division Champ IMPC 2007 Open Division Champ Never underestimate the power of the bandana.

04-04-2007, 10:36 PM	#15
hybridx IMPC Contestant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 208 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 8	Do lots of heavy back work. I think you're legs are going to respond very quickly, so you'll need to balance out up top. Pound your delts with heavy DB presses & heavy forward raises. Make sure you do bent over DB rows with as much weight as you can hang on to for 10 reps without distorting your back. Get some straps if your grip is a bottleneck. __________________ STATISTICS: Age 30 \|\| 5'9" \|\| 203.0 lbs \|\| BF~21% \|\| Endo Meso \|\| Flat Bench [MAX 320@1] =================================== Enhance Your Training Logs (And Get Alerts for New Supplement Testing Opportunities) ===================================

04-05-2007, 01:49 AM	#16
davtown OM NOM NOM NOM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 2,360 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 129	Yo Midnight... you gotta throw a most muscular picture in the mix too! __________________ --Training Journal-- current/goal D: 350/380 S: 280/300 B: 235/260

04-05-2007, 02:30 AM	#17
justtryn IMPC Contestant Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 322 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 12	Good luck to you bud! Hit it hard! __________________ Mark 2008 IMPC - Open and MIP Team Scivation The body cannot follow if the mind has not been there first. Know that you can make it happen. Visualize it happening. Your body will have no choice but to follow. It's not enough to think it; you have to live it. Feel it. If success is not your objective, it's OK to go ahead and quit when things get tough. But if you truly want this, you'll never give up. Always do the best you can and never lose faith in yourself. Branch Warren.