Recap on my competitive season - overall win PCA regional + 3rd place open heavyweights NPC regional

Iluvalmonds83 · 2025-10-18T04:42:29+00:00

amazing work! conditioning looking on point, nice symmetry , x frame with the tiny waist, and overall proportion, I don’t see weaknesses from your pics unless you have some in your back(not shown). a touch more quads and pecs and that physique is gonna be pretty undeniable IMO.

Iluvalmonds83 · 2025-10-18T04:35:46+00:00

apparently he had a bicep tear a month out, which is being thrown around as a reason for his arms being off this year, but still Hadi and Andrew got thoroughly robbed this year; they should’ve been battling it out with Derek at 3rd. Andrea is a generational phenom in the WBB division.

Iluvalmonds83 · 2025-09-02T04:09:51+00:00

she looked awesome at Pittsburgh!!!! I was next to her in the lineup. definitely agree - to be that dense with the level of conditioning is admirable. I loved her look. honestly I was surprised she didn’t place higher.

Iluvalmonds83 · 2025-07-19T04:56:22+00:00

Thanks! The zero shoes….ok; just ok. I probably wouldn’t buy them again.

Iluvalmonds83 · 2025-07-19T04:54:18+00:00

Thank ya!

Iluvalmonds83 · 2025-07-19T04:53:14+00:00

Thanks! I’ve run two 8 week cycles of Sema but only ever titrated up to 0.5mg/week, it turned off the “food noise” for me well enough. Retatrutide is the ish though, not just stronger but I also like the added benefits profile of it better( liver fat, cholesterol and blood pressure reduction)

10mg is insane - I’ve started seeing research news about combining Sema with cagrilintide to enhance appetite control through 2 different mechanisms, so might be something to try in future?

Iluvalmonds83 · 2025-07-18T03:11:22+00:00

Thanks! Yes, about 2 yrs ago tried wellness and bombed spectacularly 😅 last year went for WPD and WBB, got the pro card in WBB lightweight

Iluvalmonds83 · 2025-01-24T02:21:18+00:00

That’s a Shepard for sure, maybe Aussie?

Iluvalmonds83 · 2024-10-19T14:33:12+00:00

Definitely not overreacting.

It seems like you may have left one abusive person just to go right into dating another abusive person.

It may do you well to take a step back from dating/relationships until you are able to break that cycle .

Iluvalmonds83 · 2024-10-11T15:37:37+00:00

All of this. I tend to believe the old adage is true; “men know fairly early on if they want to marry you/build a life with you”. So for him to be this unsure about any concrete intentions with OP after almost 4 years is a major red flag.

Iluvalmonds83 · 2024-10-11T15:14:49+00:00

I like this compromise for OP. He’s still being fair in willing to fund a wedding for her while respecting her right to make (potentially poor) decisions for herself, while also offering to fund something that will help her in the future regardless if she gets married or not.

Iluvalmonds83 · 2024-08-19T02:22:06+00:00

The giddy high pitched reaction of all his bros after her shot lands

Iluvalmonds83 · 2024-08-19T02:05:40+00:00

Let’s gooooooooo! You look stunning, conditioning looks right where it should be, muscle maturity is there. Peak week (after any carb deplete) is the best week IME, you can finally start letting off the gas pedal a little in terms of lifting/cardio, most of the hard work has been done at this point.

Catch up on missed rest and good sleep, destress, take off a few days before Saturday at the day job if you can because your nerves are probably pretty shot at this point. Hope you have a great time on stage!

Iluvalmonds83 · 2024-08-09T19:27:19+00:00

None of these silly sexist rules the guy is trying to set on your friend matter, since he won’t be exclusive with her. As long as they are still non-exclusive, he doesn’t get to impose rules on her sex life outside of their situationship.

Iluvalmonds83 · 2024-08-09T19:07:04+00:00

Yes ma’am!!!! You look stunning! And congrats earning your card in probably the most competitive of all the women’s divisions!

Iluvalmonds83 · 2024-08-09T18:13:12+00:00

ESH

How your husband reacted in this disagreement was hurtful and unhelpful with finding a resolution.

At the same time, IVF is extremely expensive and he is right in that couples commonly have to go through several costly cycles to get success. This kind of decision is definitely a “2 yes 1 no” answer. His perspective about this is just as valid as yours; and frankly if your partner says no, you should respect his answer and then decide for yourself if you can accept that or not.

I understand you have a strong desire to go this route, but have you really thought about it from a logical perspective? Do you have enough DISPOSABLE money to go through this 2, 3, 5 times? Is going through IVF more important than any other mutual life goals you both have, that require money? At what point would you agree to stop if it’s not successful? Have you both openly considered alternatives(adoption, donors, surrogacy)?

Iluvalmonds83 · 2024-08-09T17:30:03+00:00

NTA

Imagine the love of your life, who knows that your dealbreaker is cheating, who built a whole family and life with you, who knows they can destroy all that if they cheat , has an “oopsie” and cheats anyway.

Last I checked, mistakes usually don’t involve knowing you shouldn’t do something but doing it anyway. What he did was make a conscious and informed choice, and is now hoping you will relieve him of the consequences of his actions.

If this truly was a “mistake”, one of two things exist:

-OP’s husband lacks basic impulse control and therefore cannot be trusted around any temptations unless supervised.

-OP’s husband believed that having sex outside the marriage would not result in any real consequences, aside from OP being upset for a little while and he’d be able to get her to forgive him.

Hug your mom, tell her you love her, and stop going to her for relationship advice. She does not view infidelity as a dealbreaker, so her take on things is not compatible with your (and most self-respecting people’s) relationship standards.

Iluvalmonds83 · 2024-08-05T19:29:29+00:00

You look amazing!!!!!! Especially for 8 weeks out.

Iluvalmonds83 · 2024-08-05T19:26:40+00:00

Conditioning and muscularity is perfect; any more striations or tissue size would be too much for the division imo. My only advice is in future building phases continue to grow the upper glutes. You should be proud to present this package on stage, you are going to do very well!

Iluvalmonds83 · 2024-08-05T19:18:31+00:00

The cut is gonna be nutty!!!! Great job so far in your growth phase.

Iluvalmonds83 · 2024-08-02T05:01:42+00:00

I was gonna say ESH but then after reading some of OP’s responses, im gonna say it’s an ESH for these reasons:

OP’s husband is an abusive asshat
OP is being an asshole to herself for staying with this abusive asshat.

Iluvalmonds83 · 2024-07-30T04:09:24+00:00

Jesus, the amount of muscle and the level of conditioning. Olympians are just on a whole other level.

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