The Muscle Couple is really beat up. It was a very long 5.5 months of dieting, HIT training, posing, tanning, cardio etc.  We can honestly say it was worth it.  It really was. To put it all together so that you look your best over one 36 hour period takes an insane amount of precision [...]

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TMC has a call time in less than 25 minutes for the Model America Finals. Lots of great stuff has been happening for TMC.  It’s been a worthwhile endeavor for us to compete. In the meantime, here are some of the better photos from Friday. MIHWCS

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TMC is sitting at O’Hare Airport waiting for his plane to arrive. Unfortunately there is a Chicago Brick House Pizza Establishment right next to the gate.   Of all the gates to have to fly out of.  <STAY FOCUSED-GAME FACE> Anhski has been updating me all day from the Golden Nugget.   Evidently there has [...]

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TMC  is all over the place Anh is actually at the Golden Nugget right now going through “Registration/Orientation” and taking her “Drug Test”. Right now Jay is still in training in Chicago but “clock watching” for his return flight tonight at 8PM Central time. Jay doesn’t have to report until Friday at 11AM for “Registration” [...]

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The male half of TMC just got back to his hotel room in Chicago. After getting out of his dress clothes and changing into some exercise gear for some long low intensity cardio he looked into the mirror and saw this: What the hell kind of crazy vascularity is that? That is what happens when [...]

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TMC woke up this morning dreaming about Carbs! Well what do you know-ITS CARB TIME!!!!! 2 Bowls of Oatmeal down, I’m firing out this post from a break in training in Chicago. Anh got her posing suit back late Monday afternoon.  I have not seen it on her yet, but I’ve heard it looks amazing.  [...]

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TMC is truly on fumes. Jay from his hotel room in Chi-Town and Anhski from the Vegas Casa. We’re on the 3rd and Final Day of the De-Carb Phase and Depletion workout.   Muscle glycogen is nearing a bottom. Energy is being artificially propped by VPX Redline and lots of water and salty meat.  ;) [...]

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The Muscle Couple is pressed for time today. Jay is headed to Chicago for training for a new job with AutoTrader.com at 6:20AM tomorrow.  Lots of packing and preparation for that. We also need to get our first depletion workout in today before 1:30PM.  So things are going to be interesting for Jay as he [...]

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TMC back again with the 411 on the dreaded “Depletion Workout“. First the “science” on why we perform this kind of training protocol. Just as the last post detailed why a “De-Carb Phase” is necessary from a dietary perspective, the same logic holds true with our muscle glycogen stores. The goal is to maximally deplete [...]

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The Muscle Couple is about to go anal and technical on “yo asses”.  ;) For those readers who have competed or ones contemplating doing so in the future, the next 3-4 days of posts will be something to “save/bookmark”. Lots of thought and preparation have gone into these plans.  And we must credit all of [...]

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