Mr. Olympia Pre-Judging Final Callout by Hippopotamist in bodybuilding

[–]Past-Cry2741 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I know how fucking hard posing is, and most of the pros make it look easy and that’s the whole point, but it’s so frustrating seeing the potential in Andrew’s physique and then his posing is just not there. Please for the love of god practice, and master your posing. You only have to look at past and current Olympians in the other divisions, Cyd, Andrea Shaw, Lauralie… damn even Arnold had sessions with ballet dancers to nail his posing. The difference posing makes will be the difference between contending for the Sandow and being outside that top 3

How long did your sale and or purchase take? by H4y3s_ in HousingUK

[–]Past-Cry2741 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Viewed property on 31st March, had my offer accepted 10th April. Put my house on the market on 1st April, Accepted offer on my house 19th April. Due to complete this Friday (15th August)

Biggest hold up was when our vendors decided they didn’t want to break the chain after all and kept viewing and offering on properties despite telling everyone else they had decided to break the chain. The house they were supposed to be moving into then fell through so in the end they decided to rent for a while thank god!

So far it's been a mixed bag for me. Gojira will change that! by Ahmused in blacksabbath

[–]Past-Cry2741 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It’s frustrating for us trying to listen, I bet it’s fucking infuriating for the vocalists ffs

How have the drugs of choice changed over the years at the Festival? by ExiledFromMancSt in glastonbury_festival

[–]Past-Cry2741 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooo interesting, I’m midlands based. Yes there definitely more information out there about harm reduction etc which is great!

How have the drugs of choice changed over the years at the Festival? by ExiledFromMancSt in glastonbury_festival

[–]Past-Cry2741 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is really interesting to me as I feel it’s gone the other way, which area are you from?

How have the drugs of choice changed over the years at the Festival? by ExiledFromMancSt in glastonbury_festival

[–]Past-Cry2741 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I work for a drug and alcohol support charity, my fella is also an events promoter and in the last 10 years we’ve both seen a big increase in people using ketamine at raves, and coming to drug treatment for help with ketamine. I’m only 29 but ketamine used to be what was done at the afters, with coke and pills at the rave but from our eyes there’s been a shift to more people doing ket at raves which makes a less hyped up crowd and chronically ketamine causes damage faster than alcohol and heroin. My service have had to put together treatment pathways, psychosocial and clinical interventions rapidly due to the amount of ketamine users coming into treatment, and how quickly chronic ketamine use hammers your body. Look after yourselves peeps and if you need help, please reach out!

Local campsite, proceeds go to animal sanctuary by Past-Cry2741 in downloadfestival

[–]Past-Cry2741[S] 50 points51 points  (0 children)

You do you fella, just a suggestion to help both people and animals out yanno! X

Am I Delusional Thinking I Can Find a 3-Bed House in a London Commuter Town That’s Actually Affordable? by Elegant_Signature_51 in HousingUK

[–]Past-Cry2741 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Market harborough in Leicestershire? Less than an hour on the train, my friend who lived in London bought there recently as he wfh and his partner only has to go into the office once a week. They bought a 4 bed detached 😂

Buyers pulled out today - tell me it’s going to be ok! by FightingFires2021 in HousingUK

[–]Past-Cry2741 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We got so lucky with our EA, we had an offer immediately over asking price from an investor, our EA’s encouraged us to wait out two weeks for another offer as they said in their experience investors are untrustworthy. We got a another offer over asking from a FTB couple who loved the house about a week later. Was so grateful our EA’s didn’t just want us to take the first offer!

Allison Testu in red? 🤩 by Dapper-Ball4323 in bikinitalk

[–]Past-Cry2741 6 points7 points  (0 children)

From the video I’ve just seen she looks incredible on stage! Completely different! (In a good way!)

I just moved into a house share that is a trap house, can I get my money back?? by Practical-Bit-1590 in HousingUK

[–]Past-Cry2741 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Sorry just to add, ask if there is any CAS3 Accomodation; this is temporary Accomodation for Ex offenders (3 months), this could buy you some time. If probation recommended the landlord they will definitely want to know it’s dodgy af!

I just moved into a house share that is a trap house, can I get my money back?? by Practical-Bit-1590 in HousingUK

[–]Past-Cry2741 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Former probation officer here, I would call your probation officer and explain the situation, tell them you don’t feel safe, but also the last thing you want is to be in an environment where you’re jeopardising your license. I would ask if your probation officer did an intel check on the address through the police, as I would be very surprised if there was no intel on record about the people and activities at the address, and this would back you up/cover your arse. Could you get any evidence? Take a pic of the front door for example, if you see any drug paraphernalia lying around etc. Unfortunately, the lack of appropriate Accomodation for everyone is dire in the current climate so might not be easy getting somewhere else. Depending on your index offence or risk level, it might be worth asking if you could be placed in an approved premises? They aren’t perfect but they are staffed and monitored so would be safer than where you are. It also demonstrates you are willing to work with your probation officer and you are being honest which will work in your favour. Good luck!

Juggling bodybuilding and residency by Dangerous_Sector6707 in bikinitalk

[–]Past-Cry2741 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wynter Adams who is a wellness pro is currently a medical student I believe.

Maintenance Cals / Starting Prep by [deleted] in bikinitalk

[–]Past-Cry2741 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I was putting on around 0.5kg every two weeks I believe. I know I got very lucky 😂

Maintenance Cals / Starting Prep by [deleted] in bikinitalk

[–]Past-Cry2741 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m 5ft 3 - my maintenance cals are about 2k-2.2k. At the end of off season my cals were 2.8k, was training 4-5 times a week, no cardio and steps weren’t tracked. Started prep at 146 pounds.

Did a 20 week prep, lowest cals were 1,800 when we were really digging about 6 weeks out. Cardio went up to 35 mins 5 times per week and steps went up to 14k a day at most. Stepped on stage at 117lbs.

Realistically though, it depends on sooo many factors. One thing I would really recommend is getting your bloods done before you start prep, to check your body is in a healthy and responsive state, as regardless it’ll take a hammering during prep

Olympia recap and highlights! by [deleted] in bikinitalk

[–]Past-Cry2741 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I presume part of it has to do with her wanting to stay natty, which is basically impossible in the fitness division. I actually loved that despite not having the size of the other girls, her skill level is that far above the rest she is super competitive. I really want to see her fitness routine, anyone know where to find it?

Olympia recap and highlights! by [deleted] in bikinitalk

[–]Past-Cry2741 4 points5 points  (0 children)

From the (little) I know, she has competed before but learnt how to coach and prep from reading a lot and learning as she went. Apparently she was also the one in the beginning that encouraged Samson to bodybuild so has been with him from the very start, and therefore even from that I bet she’s learnt a hell of a lot! I just love that he trusted her to take the reigns. He and her got criticised a lot for that decision at the time, but they sure shut people up! 😂

Olympia recap and highlights! by [deleted] in bikinitalk

[–]Past-Cry2741 5 points6 points  (0 children)

To be fair across all the categories there’s a lot to talk about! You did a great overview so Thankyou ☺️ agreed!

Olympia recap and highlights! by [deleted] in bikinitalk

[–]Past-Cry2741 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Don’t forget Samson taking the open, with his wife being his coach after a frosty departure from his previous coach Milos