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Well I’m trying to follow your lead
Anti-histamine or anti-biotics.
I don't overeat and stress your body more
I would isolate and see if it gets better by tomorrow
I would isolate and see if it gets better by tomorrow
bro dayum sucks to get sick on vacation
bad break
bad break
yikes I hope there's a clinic you can go to
maybe they can diagnose you properly
maybe they can diagnose you properly
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This kind of stuff happens and I stressed my immune waking up 3am and flying.
throat was really sore Monday now my joints hurts and I’m super congested. Mother in law thinks I have Covid. I’ll head to a clinic later, I slept over 12 hours, I never do that. On the positive side I got a solid chest workout Monday and strong legs Tuesday. If congestion is gone tomorrow I’ll hit legs and chest hypertrophic. Worst case I either repeat this weeks sets or go with the reload that’s planned then hit it hard. Lot’s of coughing and sneezing when we flew out here , record air travel.
This kind of stuff happens and I stressed my immune waking up 3am and flying.
Still clear with light yellow, fingers crossed.
Always best to heal up and let the body recover. Being sick is the worst.
@man05 dont do legs tomorrow or anything else
if you just congested you're beating back the virus, if you train or do too much you'll drop into sickness again
rest minimum 3 days and eat more as you recover
I figured I was being too ambitious to train tomorrow, should I repeat this week sets? or head to a deload then hit it hard the following week?
Here are the past two days of meals, not terrible just not where I need the macros to be.
Playing it by ear in the morning, if I have not sinus pressure I will eat and go hit the gym for some higher rep work if Im even congested at all I will just wait until I get home to start training again.
Playing it by ear in the morning, if I have not sinus pressure I will eat and go hit the gym for some higher rep work if Im even congested at all I will just wait until I get home to start training again.
6/20/24 | Protein | 70 | 24 | 70 | 60 | 75 | 299 | ||||
| Fat | 18 | 14 | 15 | 55 | 25 | 127 | |||||
| Carbs | 65 | 40 | 235 | 100 | 50 | 490 | |||||
| shake, rice cakes and peanut butter and banana | Rice cakes and peanut butter, banana and shake | Large recovery shake | 6 scrambled eggs with cheddar cheese (3Tbsp), 1 avocado, 2 larger tortillas, post recovery meal, awesome | 2 large burgers with cheese and homemade fries | |||||||
6/21/24 | Protein | 42 | 80 | 70 | 70 | 262 | |||||
| Fat | 6 | 65 | 15 | 30 | 110 | ||||||
| Carbs | 32 | 100 | 235 | 80 | 415 | ||||||
| Myoplex shake | 6 scrambled eggs with cheddar cheese , 2 slices of natural cured bacon,(3Tbsp), 1 avocado, 2 larger tortillas | Large shake | Grilled salmon and vegetqbles |
Great plan man. My congestion is killing me also
@man05 you are ambitions but its admirable
we love the dedication but take 3 days off and deload in the week 50% off
Got it, thank you.@man05 you are ambitions but its admirable
if coughing dont train 100% not
@man05 take few days rest bro and take warm water it will help with cough..........
Go to dr
get rest bro
please "QUOTE" me next time so I know you responding @man05
you doing higher vitamins still C, D, NAC and multis n2guard?
I bumped up the n2guard and my out started breaking free, 1000mg c right now ,5000iu d3
perfect bro
@man05 but 1000mgs of vitamin C is nothing, you need at least 5000mgs to recover and 10,000 IU D3+n2guard push 10 caps ed
Getting back on track today, glad its deload week after missing last two days last week, no coughing, only draining an my teeth hurt from the sinus pressure. My doctors nurse said its left over sinus pressure. My build looked different from not lifting, I felt I looked flat or just lacking blood in my muscles. Just the small sets today made all my muscles full , hard and look more cut, the body is really fascinating.
I am following the same deload formula I did when I was cruising and it seemed to work well.
Meals were pretty much back on track, eating at home is much easier for me than at my mother in laws, also helps having my appetite back fully.
Weights felt pretty good today, bench felt a little off due to my cold time off.
Will keep taking it a day at a time, looking forward to next Monday though, planned 265 x5 then 2 sets of 255, I am getting close to a. PR of 275, Ive been able to rack higher but never the control or strength to lower safely, I definitely have the power to push it. I am around 4-1-0 for my rep count on bench, I lose energy lower slower that's for sure, maybe I need to focus on 5-2-0 or something like that when I cruise down the road.
Have. great night guys Im rambling like rain man.
mark
Meals
I am following the same deload formula I did when I was cruising and it seemed to work well.
Meals were pretty much back on track, eating at home is much easier for me than at my mother in laws, also helps having my appetite back fully.
Weights felt pretty good today, bench felt a little off due to my cold time off.
Will keep taking it a day at a time, looking forward to next Monday though, planned 265 x5 then 2 sets of 255, I am getting close to a. PR of 275, Ive been able to rack higher but never the control or strength to lower safely, I definitely have the power to push it. I am around 4-1-0 for my rep count on bench, I lose energy lower slower that's for sure, maybe I need to focus on 5-2-0 or something like that when I cruise down the road.
Have. great night guys Im rambling like rain man.
mark
Meals
6/25/24 | Protein | 65 | 75 | 70 | 45 | 65 | 320 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fat | 58 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 40 | 141 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carbs | 140 | 120 | 235 | 40 | 55 | 590 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 eggs with 16 oz hashbrown ,1 cup oatmeal, with walnuts and 1/2 tsp of wild honey, soaked in 1.5 cup of NF milk | Shake 2ith some homemade trail mix | Large recovery shake | Chicken and sweet potato | Double burger and sweet potato fries, | Weights
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Easy workout today deloading, the heat was brutal though, window AC unit in soon, I can't wait.
My body is still healing, no coughing just sensitive teeth and drainage but its going away thank goodness for that, I should be ready for the next meso Monday for sure.
Below are my Macros and Weights for the day.
Have a great evening or day
mark
My body is still healing, no coughing just sensitive teeth and drainage but its going away thank goodness for that, I should be ready for the next meso Monday for sure.
Below are my Macros and Weights for the day.
Have a great evening or day
mark
| 6/25/2024 deload | ||||
| Walking Lunges | 2 | 7 | 70lbs | |
| Front Squat | 2 | 6,4 | 145,135 | |
| Barbell Squat (narrow stance) | 2 | 5,4 | 290 | |
| Sumo squat Barbell | 2 | 8 | 230 | |
| Barbell good morning | 2 | 7,5 | 135 | |
| Barbell calf raise | 2 | 9 | 235 |
6/26/24 | Protein | 65 | 55 | 50 | 65 | 45 | 25 | 305 | |||
| Fat | 58 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 139 | ||||
| Carbs | 140 | 215 | 70 | 77 | 45 | 18 | 565 | ||||
| 6 eggs with 16 oz hashbrown ,1 cup oatmeal, with walnuts and 1/2 tsp of wild honey, soaked in 1.5 cup of NF milk | Large recovery shake | Chicken thighs and rice | Raw yogurt and MRE bar for snack | Chicken thigh wrap with hummus, sriracha, wrapped in a tortilla | MRE lite shake with water |
@man05 after your sinus issue good you taking it easy bro
and of course no lifting you get flatgo slow very slow
even what you doing is too much cut by 2-3 sets for another week
Good solid workout
bro n2guard good for immune system that's smart
you'll feel great next week and be back to normal
your body will feel much better as we go into the next week
Glad you are feeling better.
Another deload day, fells weird Wirth low weights. My body is healing fast, 10x N2Guard, 5k Vitamin C 10k D3, lots of water.
Today the sinus pressure is totally gone and drainage is gone.
On a side note, I picked up a blemished Texas Power bar 27mm body building bar, what an amazing feel, killer knurling, check em out!
Meals and weights for the day
Thanks for all the support guys, another deload then Im gonna throw on my wrist straps and try to push some weight Monday, this cycle should allow me to break my PR @275
Have a great day or night guys!
Mark
Today the sinus pressure is totally gone and drainage is gone.
On a side note, I picked up a blemished Texas Power bar 27mm body building bar, what an amazing feel, killer knurling, check em out!
Meals and weights for the day
6/27/24 | Protein | 65 | 55 | 70 | 65 | 40 | 25 | 320 | ||||||||
| Fat | 58 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 120 | |||||||||
| Carbs | 140 | 215 | 70 | 55 | 24 | 18 | 522 | |||||||||
| 6 eggs with 16 oz hashbrown ,1 cup oatmeal, with walnuts and 1/2 tsp of wild honey, soaked in 1.5 cup of NF milk | Large recovery shake | Steak and rice | Grilled chicken and corn | Chicken thigh wrap with hummus, sriracha, wrapped in a tortilla | MRE lite shake with water | |||||||||||
| 6/2724 deload | ||||||||||||||||
| Bench Press Medium Grip | 2 | 8 | 105 | Did 5-2-0 count on each rep | ||||||||||||
| Incline bench medium grip | 2 | 7 | 85 | |||||||||||||
| Dumbbell upright | 2 | 8 | 70 | |||||||||||||
| Barbell Bent over | 2 | 8 | 85 | |||||||||||||
| Hammer curl | 2 | 8 | 70(35ea) | |||||||||||||
Thanks for all the support guys, another deload then Im gonna throw on my wrist straps and try to push some weight Monday, this cycle should allow me to break my PR @275
Have a great day or night guys!
Mark
I pretty much sat on the couch and in bed whole vacation.
I pretty much sat on the couch and in bed whole vacation
@man05 you need to take probiotics and fermented foods if you on antiboitics
double probiotic dose and add more kefir and kimchi raw
Yes u need good cultures. I eat yogurt and take live culture pro biotics daily even when I am not sick. When u take anti biotics u need even more.
@man05 Take proper rest.......
I am wondering at this point if it even makes any sense to continue this cycle as I am close to the end and now close to 3 weeks no weights. Maybe it’s just best I move to the trt dose and cruise a few months. It’s a real shame, a few weeks back I was at 265bench, everything was strong for me and recovery was dialed in, sickness happens but this truly sucks.
If I do cruise any downsides of me co t in uijj in g progressive strength workouts 4x per week? 2 days heavier and 2 days higher reps?
I’m slowly trying to get diet back but as you all probably know it’s tough to eat so much when not 100%
I’d like to drop protein to 180-200, carbs 225-300, fats 75-80 during my cruise.
Thoughts?
Thank you all for the support
Mark
If I do cruise any downsides of me co t in uijj in g progressive strength workouts 4x per week? 2 days heavier and 2 days higher reps?
I’m slowly trying to get diet back but as you all probably know it’s tough to eat so much when not 100%
I’d like to drop protein to 180-200, carbs 225-300, fats 75-80 during my cruise.
Thoughts?
Thank you all for the support
Mark
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Sounds good to me. Drop down to 150-200 test per week and get healthy. Drop your volume of sets down a little and eat as clean as you can u don’t put on any fat. A lot of what happens in the gym is mental so u should be fine. It sounds like you’re physically exhausted anyway so just do what u think is best.
Sounds good, on set volume reduction on heavy days 3-5 reps and high rep days 10-12?
Something like that?
The antibiotics are helpful and I can hear out of one ear finally , waiting in the second ear now.
Appreciate the help
@man05 I would move to TRT dose right now for 4 weeks to get your body back into shape after being sick
on the diet I would keep protein around 200 grams carbs 200 grams fat up to 100 to help recovery mostly omega 3
we do not improve in a linear fashion if we did all of us would be dead by now
the guys like Rich Piana and others who have died young refuse to take steps backwards which is going to be necessary and you have a choice either you can do it voluntarily or your body can punish you and force you to do it
so don't worry about it just take a couple steps back get healthy and then push down the line
the guys like Rich Piana and others who have died young refuse to take steps backwards which is going to be necessary and you have a choice either you can do it voluntarily or your body can punish you and force you to do it
so don't worry about it just take a couple steps back get healthy and then push down the line
Why no gym??
I am starting lifting some today, the medicine has cleared my sinuses enough that I have no sinus pressure.
bro I say get back on the wagon soon
even when I'm sick I still train
even when I'm sick I still train
hopefully you feel better soon buddy
your updates really make the Forum better
your updates really make the Forum better
giving your body a break is important
sometimes your body will force it to get a break
sometimes your body will force it to get a break
Yea, I think just going to your TRT dose makes sense. Let the body heal. No point since you have not been able to hit the weights.
Brother don't get discouraged both of my cycles I delt with sickness that required no Injections for 2-3 weeks, I bounced right back after I felt better.
These things happen it's just part of life, I mean hell I made a stupid mistake of high concentration gear and putting over 1ml into my side delt which I gave myself an infection and had to get antibiotics I was down bad for a while.
The point I'm making is we adapt, we learn and we overcome, after all that I've had smooth sailing and a successful cycle, once you find a way to beat the mind aspect of things it gets better.
A trt dose would be your best bet
I'd cruise trt
@man05 you back? you ok?
This week I did lots of cardio, my body finally feels healthy again to lift. Monday I’m starting a new meso cycle 4 days per week. Heavy two days then higher reps as before but just not as many reps.
Focus on conditioning and strength. I had to switch antibiotics the first caused diarrhea pretty bad the other made me constipated, I’m just glad my sinuses are clear and I’m not taking pharma meds I felt like trash and my j be odd had no energy. I plan to keep this cruise/ workout thing going with weekly updates of my program and my diet. Will post updates Monday and get some pictures of where I’m at in a week or so, still have some definition but the time off and lower calorie meals I definitely lost some weight, oh well now I can gain it all back. I need to close this log and make a cruise log to maintain for awhile.
Focus on conditioning and strength. I had to switch antibiotics the first caused diarrhea pretty bad the other made me constipated, I’m just glad my sinuses are clear and I’m not taking pharma meds I felt like trash and my j be odd had no energy. I plan to keep this cruise/ workout thing going with weekly updates of my program and my diet. Will post updates Monday and get some pictures of where I’m at in a week or so, still have some definition but the time off and lower calorie meals I definitely lost some weight, oh well now I can gain it all back. I need to close this log and make a cruise log to maintain for awhile.
Monday look for program and meal updates, similar but less calories and less reps on my lighter days
@man05 anitbiotics will throw you off bro
you gotta get some probiotics and fermented foods in there asap nowlets see on monday waiting for you
Been eating g kimchi, kiddie yogurt and lots of water finally feeling good.@man05 anitbiotics will throw you off bro
lets see on monday waiting for you
Hey guys, Im really sorry for the lapse with no reason.
I came home in Latre June, was sick with inner eat and sinus for 4 weeks, no lifting, after 5 + weeks no lifting my bipolar began to act up as I was depressed, a few weeks later I was lifting and feeling much better. Late July a child hood friend committed suicide right in front of me, I was placed in inpatient hospital for 8 days until I was no longer catatonic and shaking, I still have residual effects of this. To date I have 3 weeks in lifting and I'm ready to pick back up where I left off. I had bloods taken and the doctor said everything looked good, kidney a tad high due to dehydration and my thyroid slightly elevated due to the lithium but will subside I was told. Part of me is wanting to just keep eating clean as best I can with more starches and protein around 200-225grams per day and run Tren E 300mg with 400-500Mg/wk Test e and 50mg proviron. I noticed when I was eating lots of protein like 300mg, as soon as I stopped lifting nd eating that much I lost 8-9lbs the first week alone.
Again I am sorry, I had some physical and mental as well as emotional setbacks, I am back and wills tart my weekly updates with my log, meals and weights. I am on week 2 of a new macrocycle, same as the others tweaked a few exercises, using cables and dumbbells for the high rep train since I drop weight on those days.
I am glad to be back, please forgive me for goin MIA.
Mark
I came home in Latre June, was sick with inner eat and sinus for 4 weeks, no lifting, after 5 + weeks no lifting my bipolar began to act up as I was depressed, a few weeks later I was lifting and feeling much better. Late July a child hood friend committed suicide right in front of me, I was placed in inpatient hospital for 8 days until I was no longer catatonic and shaking, I still have residual effects of this. To date I have 3 weeks in lifting and I'm ready to pick back up where I left off. I had bloods taken and the doctor said everything looked good, kidney a tad high due to dehydration and my thyroid slightly elevated due to the lithium but will subside I was told. Part of me is wanting to just keep eating clean as best I can with more starches and protein around 200-225grams per day and run Tren E 300mg with 400-500Mg/wk Test e and 50mg proviron. I noticed when I was eating lots of protein like 300mg, as soon as I stopped lifting nd eating that much I lost 8-9lbs the first week alone.
Again I am sorry, I had some physical and mental as well as emotional setbacks, I am back and wills tart my weekly updates with my log, meals and weights. I am on week 2 of a new macrocycle, same as the others tweaked a few exercises, using cables and dumbbells for the high rep train since I drop weight on those days.
I am glad to be back, please forgive me for goin MIA.
Mark
Hey guys, Im really sorry for the lapse with no reason.
I came home in Latre June, was sick with inner eat and sinus for 4 weeks, no lifting, after 5 + weeks no lifting my bipolar began to act up as I was depressed, a few weeks later I was lifting and feeling much better. Late July a child hood friend committed suicide right in front of me, I was placed in inpatient hospital for 8 days until I was no longer catatonic and shaking, I still have residual effects of this. To date I have 3 weeks in lifting and I'm ready to pick back up where I left off. I had bloods taken and the doctor said everything looked good, kidney a tad high due to dehydration and my thyroid slightly elevated due to the lithium but will subside I was told. Part of me is wanting to just keep eating clean as best I can with more starches and protein around 200-225grams per day and run Tren E 300mg with 400-500Mg/wk Test e and 50mg proviron. I noticed when I was eating lots of protein like 300mg, as soon as I stopped lifting nd eating that much I lost 8-9lbs the first week alone.
Again I am sorry, I had some physical and mental as well as emotional setbacks, I am back and wills tart my weekly updates with my log, meals and weights. I am on week 2 of a new macrocycle, same as the others tweaked a few exercises, using cables and dumbbells for the high rep train since I drop weight on those days.
I am glad to be back, please forgive me for goin MIA.
Mark
I came home in Latre June, was sick with inner eat and sinus for 4 weeks, no lifting, after 5 + weeks no lifting my bipolar began to act up as I was depressed, a few weeks later I was lifting and feeling much better. Late July a child hood friend committed suicide right in front of me, I was placed in inpatient hospital for 8 days until I was no longer catatonic and shaking, I still have residual effects of this. To date I have 3 weeks in lifting and I'm ready to pick back up where I left off. I had bloods taken and the doctor said everything looked good, kidney a tad high due to dehydration and my thyroid slightly elevated due to the lithium but will subside I was told. Part of me is wanting to just keep eating clean as best I can with more starches and protein around 200-225grams per day and run Tren E 300mg with 400-500Mg/wk Test e and 50mg proviron. I noticed when I was eating lots of protein like 300mg, as soon as I stopped lifting nd eating that much I lost 8-9lbs the first week alone.
Again I am sorry, I had some physical and mental as well as emotional setbacks, I am back and wills tart my weekly updates with my log, meals and weights. I am on week 2 of a new macrocycle, same as the others tweaked a few exercises, using cables and dumbbells for the high rep train since I drop weight on those days.
I am glad to be back, please forgive me for goin MIA.
Mark
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