EME's 2006 Log - The Road to Big, Ripped, and Shredded

**EME** · 04-09-2006, 02:10 AM

As many of you know, in Dec. 2005 I suffered a major tear of my left pec, requiring surgery to repair and reattach it. For the past four months I have been in recovery and rehab.

The details of my injury and recovery process can be found in this log:
EME's Pec Tear Recovery Log

Now, the time has come to put the recovery log away.

I am not 100% healed yet, and won't be for many more months, but I am now to the point that I can train every bodypart and it's time to get this show on the road.

The mission is now to get BIG, RIPPED, and SHREDDED!

Not only will I get Bigger, Harder, and Stronger than I was before my injury, but I will do it without the use of any androgens ( legal or otherwise ).

This thread will document my journey from my current state, to my return to the bodybuilding stage in 2007, and beyond.

So, to get things started, here's where I am now.

The pictures below were taken today ( 4/08/06 )

These pics will serve as the starting point, and I will post progress pics, stats, and updates as I progress.

As of today, I have not done any barbell exercise or even a push-up in 4 months.
I have been training on the Life Fitness machines for about 4 weeks.
I started back with light dumbbells for shoulders ( 10 lbs ) and the cable crossover for chest about 1 week ago.

I have lost a lot of size in my chest, delts, and arms from the injury and atrophy, but that's about to change!

04/08/06

Current Weight: 178 lbs

Bring It!!!!! The time has come to get BIG again..... :yes:

Let the new log begin!

- EME

Trick D · 04-09-2006, 02:32 AM

Do it man, You know I got your back and will be checking in regularly!

**Fitnfirm** · 04-09-2006, 02:40 AM

Hmmmmmm, This will be cool to follow

Good luck in your road to being SHREDDED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I like that word ALOT!!!!!!!!!

**EME** · 04-09-2006, 02:51 AM

Thanks Trick and FnF!

I had a good workout today. I felt like my old self again.

It really motivated me to take the next step forward.

- EME

**Viperspit** · 04-09-2006, 03:03 AM

very cool EME, I look forward to your Log. Maybe you an take at least monthly photo's along with the rest of us in the IMPC so I/we can gage our progress towards your progress. Kind of a side challenge, let's ROCK :nosthumbs

**EME** · 04-09-2006, 03:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viperspit

very cool EME, I look forward to your Log. Maybe you an take at least monthly photo's along with the rest of us in the IMPC so I/we can gage our progress towards your progress. Kind of a side challenge, let's ROCK :nosthumbs

Thanks Viperspit!

Yep, that's the plan.

I'll be taking pics every month too.
I hope to be back taking them in the gym like I was doing in my Mass Building Log last Fall.

Pictures really help you see your progress. Sometimes when you see yourself in the mirror everyday, you don't really realize how much progress you're actually making.

Thanks for checking in!

- EME

**Fitnfirm** · 04-09-2006, 03:10 AM

*Cough*Cough* and make sure to do all the real poses for us too

We can steal from you

**Sixpack** · 04-09-2006, 03:17 AM

Best of luck Mike I look forward to whats to come man. Talk to ya soon
J

**EME** · 04-09-2006, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sixpack

Best of luck Mike I look forward to whats to come man. Talk to ya soon
J

Thanks J. Always glad to have you in my log.

Also... I got your PM, just haven't had a chance to hit you back yet.... will do so ASAP.

- EME

stonecoldtruth · 04-09-2006, 03:46 AM

Rock on bro, I'm glad to see you past the recovery phase and instead on the road back to the stage

Subscribed.

Josh

**EME** · 04-09-2006, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stonecoldtruth

Rock on bro, I'm glad to see you past the recovery phase and instead on the road back to the stage

Subscribed.

Josh

Thanks Josh...
Good luck with your training also. :nosthumbs

- EME

**Sixpack** · 04-09-2006, 10:39 AM

Its cool man just want some feedback
J

Quote:

Originally Posted by EME

Thanks J. Always glad to have you in my log.

Also... I got your PM, just haven't had a chance to hit you back yet.... will do so ASAP.

- EME

**skelooth** · 04-09-2006, 03:55 PM

You've got me tempted to cut half of my wardrobe including ironmass t-shirt into wife beaters

You're already big ripped and shredded, the V taper in your lat spread is crazy! Not to mention your crazy vascularity, especially on your left arm and shoulder. It's funny how vascularity is different on each side, for me it's my right side :p But no hijacking from me :yes:

How slow are you going to have to work up your dumbell lifts? It must be horrifying to use 10lb dumbells in public lol. I remember one time I did a drop set and was struggling to curl the 10lb barbell, I felt like possibley the biggest idiot when I grunted and 5 people looked at me like I was nuts. :boink:

**EME** · 04-09-2006, 03:56 PM

Here is the Nutrition and Supplementation Plan I will be following for the first phase of my Training.

- EME

**EME** · 04-09-2006, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skelooth

You've got me tempted to cut half of my wardrobe including ironmass t-shirt into wife beaters

You're already big ripped and shredded, the V taper in your lat spread is crazy! Not to mention your crazy vascularity, especially on your left arm and shoulder. It's funny how vascularity is different on each side, for me it's my right side :p But no hijacking from me :yes:

How slow are you going to have to work up your dumbell lifts? It must be horrifying to use 10lb dumbells in public lol. I remember one time I did a drop set and was struggling to curl the 10lb barbell, I felt like possibley the biggest idiot when I grunted and 5 people looked at me like I was nuts. :boink:

Thanks Skel.

It's going to take a while to work up on the dumbbells. I'm just going to see how it goes and listen to my body.

I honestly don't mind using the 10's. It's a step up from not being able to do the dumbbells at all. Everyone at my gym that I care about knows the situation, and anyone who doesn't can surely see the fresh scar on my shoulder and realize something is up.

I quit worrying about the weight I was using after about my second workout back in the gym. The first one back I felt pretty bad about it, but then I realized this was the only way to get back to where I was before.. and I just quit worrying about it.

Honestly, I do feel pretty good about my condition considering that I haven't done any major training for 4 months, even if I do have to use the 10 pounders...

Thanks for the encouragement Skel!

- EME

**skelooth** · 04-09-2006, 04:16 PM

absolutely bro! I want to see you reach your goals! I'm just glad you're able to lift again. You would have been destroyed on the inside if it permanently kept you from competing and training.

I think it's great that you have supportive people at your gym. I've been at my gym almost two years and no one even really talks to eachother unless it's one of the little chatty cliques. Maybe I should be thankful. There's only one guy at my gym that I know is competitive, and I've seen a couple who look like they might be.

When you train people do you work for your gym? Or do you freelance and just pay the one day admission for whatever gym your client wants to go to? Personal training seems to be the big money maker at the gym I go to.

04-09-2006, 02:10 AM	#1
EME Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,265 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 51	EME's 2006 Log - The Road to Big, Ripped, and Shredded As many of you know, in Dec. 2005 I suffered a major tear of my left pec, requiring surgery to repair and reattach it. For the past four months I have been in recovery and rehab. The details of my injury and recovery process can be found in this log: EME's Pec Tear Recovery Log Now, the time has come to put the recovery log away. I am not 100% healed yet, and won't be for many more months, but I am now to the point that I can train every bodypart and it's time to get this show on the road. The mission is now to get BIG, RIPPED, and SHREDDED! Not only will I get Bigger, Harder, and Stronger than I was before my injury, but I will do it without the use of any androgens ( legal or otherwise ). This thread will document my journey from my current state, to my return to the bodybuilding stage in 2007, and beyond. So, to get things started, here's where I am now. The pictures below were taken today ( 4/08/06 ) These pics will serve as the starting point, and I will post progress pics, stats, and updates as I progress. As of today, I have not done any barbell exercise or even a push-up in 4 months. I have been training on the Life Fitness machines for about 4 weeks. I started back with light dumbbells for shoulders ( 10 lbs ) and the cable crossover for chest about 1 week ago. I have lost a lot of size in my chest, delts, and arms from the injury and atrophy, but that's about to change! 04/08/06 Current Weight: 178 lbs Bring It!!!!! The time has come to get BIG again..... :yes: Let the new log begin! - EME __________________ PhysiqueFXonline - Online Nutrition and Training with Michael and Kendra Elias: www.MichaelandKendra.com Team Molecular Nutrition Creative Director FAME Media Group / World Natural Sports Organization Editor-In-Chief FAME Magazine www.FAMEWorldTour.com Last edited by EME : 04-09-2006 at 06:19 AM.

04-09-2006, 02:51 AM	#4
EME Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,265 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 51	Thanks Trick and FnF! I had a good workout today. I felt like my old self again. It really motivated me to take the next step forward. - EME __________________ PhysiqueFXonline - Online Nutrition and Training with Michael and Kendra Elias: www.MichaelandKendra.com Team Molecular Nutrition Creative Director FAME Media Group / World Natural Sports Organization Editor-In-Chief FAME Magazine www.FAMEWorldTour.com

04-09-2006, 03:17 AM	#8
Sixpack Optimum Sponsored athlete Join Date: May 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 867 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 15	Best of luck Mike I look forward to whats to come man. Talk to ya soon J __________________ ["Tough Times Don't Last But Tough People Do" My Pops RIP http://www.optimumnutrition.com/ "Fueling your desire for success" www.rippedacadamy.com Mod-massmonsterz.com ISSA certified

04-09-2006, 03:46 AM	#10
stonecoldtruth IMPC Contestant Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 535 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 12	Rock on bro, I'm glad to see you past the recovery phase and instead on the road back to the stage Subscribed. Josh __________________ Designer Supplements Board Representative www.intelligentdesignmag.com www.designersupps.com josh@designersupps.com To my fellow MIP competitors :bringiton:

04-09-2006, 03:55 PM	#13
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 7,205 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 158	You've got me tempted to cut half of my wardrobe including ironmass t-shirt into wife beaters You're already big ripped and shredded, the V taper in your lat spread is crazy! Not to mention your crazy vascularity, especially on your left arm and shoulder. It's funny how vascularity is different on each side, for me it's my right side :p But no hijacking from me :yes: How slow are you going to have to work up your dumbell lifts? It must be horrifying to use 10lb dumbells in public lol. I remember one time I did a drop set and was struggling to curl the 10lb barbell, I felt like possibley the biggest idiot when I grunted and 5 people looked at me like I was nuts. :boink: __________________ R I P

04-09-2006, 02:40 AM	#3
Fitnfirm Spanky Doodle ! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Muscle Land Posts: 1,821 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 47	Hmmmmmm, This will be cool to follow Good luck in your road to being SHREDDED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I like that word ALOT!!!!!!!!!

04-09-2006, 03:03 AM	#5
Viperspit Incognito Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 680 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 14	very cool EME, I look forward to your Log. Maybe you an take at least monthly photo's along with the rest of us in the IMPC so I/we can gage our progress towards your progress. Kind of a side challenge, let's ROCK :nosthumbs

04-09-2006, 03:10 AM	#7
Fitnfirm Spanky Doodle ! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Muscle Land Posts: 1,821 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 47	CoughCough* and make sure to do all the real poses for us too We can steal from you

04-09-2006, 03:56 PM	#14
EME Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,265 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 51	2006 - Phase 1 Nutrition and Supplementation Plan Here is the Nutrition and Supplementation Plan I will be following for the first phase of my Training. - EME __________________ PhysiqueFXonline - Online Nutrition and Training with Michael and Kendra Elias: www.MichaelandKendra.com Team Molecular Nutrition Creative Director FAME Media Group / World Natural Sports Organization Editor-In-Chief FAME Magazine www.FAMEWorldTour.com

04-09-2006, 04:16 PM	#16
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 7,205 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 158	absolutely bro! I want to see you reach your goals! I'm just glad you're able to lift again. You would have been destroyed on the inside if it permanently kept you from competing and training. I think it's great that you have supportive people at your gym. I've been at my gym almost two years and no one even really talks to eachother unless it's one of the little chatty cliques. Maybe I should be thankful. There's only one guy at my gym that I know is competitive, and I've seen a couple who look like they might be. When you train people do you work for your gym? Or do you freelance and just pay the one day admission for whatever gym your client wants to go to? Personal training seems to be the big money maker at the gym I go to. __________________ R I P

04-09-2006, 04:30 PM	#17
EME Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,265 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 51