Increased vascularity: a sign of growth to come? (plus assorted ramblings)
Hello everyone! 
As i have mentioned in some of my previous blogs, the key bodypart i am trying to address right now is legs. In my last contest, my legs were probably the difference between first and second place (I got second). I found out later i only lost the contest by two measly points! Comparitively, the guy that beat me had supreme legs, whereas mine are average, at best.
So in the off season i have made it my mission to not only try to bring my legs up to scratch, but to make them one of my best bodyparts. The last time i went on a mission like this was in relation to my abs (they were once my worst bodypart), now they are arguably one of my best, if not my best.
I changed tactics a lot too, incorporating stuff that is not typically "bodybuilding" per se: bench squats, box squats, speed sets and a bit of plyometric work have been incorporated to try to shock my legs into some good growth.
Though its early days in the routine change, i can make a couple of observations:
i) The size increases to date, have been minimal
ii) My legs are looking more toned, there is definately some seperation now that is occuring within the quadriceps
But the really noticable thing is:
My legs are looking far more vascular. I’m starting to get some large, deep veins showing in the quad, but particularly the calf. In fact, the calf the other day was REALLY vascular, which surprised me, because my calves are rather ordinary in my opinion.
But again, no real great growth to speak of
So, i’m wondering, is that potentially a sign of growth to come?
Obviously an increase in muscle mass and activity requires an increased blood supply, hence the increases in vascular size, so it will be interesting to see in the coming weeks or months what gains i am able to make in the legs. At any rate, i will certainly keep you all posted
Training today was the best session i have done in ages! Very happy with todays work. For the last couple of sessions (with the exclusion on sunday), i must admit i had been rather slack. Today though, i trained back and forearms and trained like an animal!!
Interestingly, last week i ran out of tribulus and didn’t start taking any again until yesterday. Now tribulus, for those that dont know, is meant to be a herb that naturally increases testosterone production. I mentioned under supplements on my profile page that i dont know if it works, but i seem to feel more aggressive when i take it. Sure enough today, there was the aggression back in the gym.
Maybe its just a placebo effect or maybe its just sheer coincidence, who knows! at any rate i will keep supplementing it in the short term just to be sure. Maybe i can get a friend to secretly replace the capsules with something else to really test it: if he replaces it with something else and i am still all aggressive when i go to the gym then we know that the aggression increase is simply all in my mind
Gotta keep moving people, work to be done.
Train hard
The good doctor
