Joined 18th August, starting September 1 ("project Des")

[OMEGA]

Yay

 

[desmond]

Leg day:

- wide stance free weight squat, 70kg (having difficulties maintain bar in proper position with low bar squat, so will buy some padding)
- narrow free 1/2 weight squat, 80kg
- calf raises - 20kg
- SLDL - 30kg (doing these light to feel in lower back alone)

First day post the 50% direction.

I'm kinda worried - my insomnia has been shocking lately.

Diet:

(1) eggs, salmon, sweet potato, tomato
(2) lunch: spinach, sweet potato salmon
(3) dinner: spinach, beef
(4) PWO: whey, glut, milk, sweet potato

 

[access]

First day post the 50% direction.

I'm kinda worried - my insomnia has been shocking lately.

Shit Des, that's not good. Are you thinking it could be a sign of more serious issues going back to what you have been experiencing previously?

 

[desmond]

Shit Des, that's not good. Are you thinking it could be a sign of more serious issues going back to what you have been experiencing previously?

Nah insomnia is unrelated - its to do with the headaches. Sometimes they just keep me up indefinitely. So my sleep is always poor.

Temazepan is the only cure lol but I only use if its really bad (as in <2hours of sleep per night)

 

[desmond]

Shit Des, that's not good. Are you thinking it could be a sign of more serious issues going back to what you have been experiencing previously?

Nah insomnia is unrelated - its to do with the headaches. Sometimes they just keep me up indefinitely. So my sleep is always poor.

Temazepan is the only cure lol but I only use if its really bad (as in <2hours of sleep per night)

I'm only worried about the insomnia b/c of its effect on muscle growth and energy levels

 

[access]

I thought I was a bad sleeper at only 4 hours some nights. Hard to function on 2 or less let alone the impact on muscle growth and recovery.

 

[OMEGA]

des pm me you supp intake again

want to make sure its not keeping you up

 

[desmond]

Back Day - much better workout in terms of how it felt

Lat Pull Down - 37.5kg
DB row - 35lb
Shrug/Lateral Raises - 50lb/12lb

Diet (I feel like I have regained my diet mojo):
Breakfast and lunch: sweet potato, salmon, eggs, spinach
Dinner: spinach, beef, EVOO
PWO: whey, 500 ml milk, cocoa, and PWO carbs white potato (no sweet potato left)
Preworkout: supps, grean tea + cocoa

 

[OMEGA]

your diet is a nice clean mass builder which uses insulin wisely

 

[desmond]

Chest day:
- db bench 40lbx6
- Shoulder Press - 10kg + machine (this machine is weighted but don't know precisely)

Ok much better - mind muscle connection for chest day is returning to its former level. I had lost it a bit on chest. And this time the shoulder press really smashed my front delts

Diet:
- it's been a week since any cheat, and 1 1/2 since a really bad cheat.
Today:
Breakfast: sweet potato, chicken, almond, fish oil, spinach
Lunch: sweet potato, chicken, spinach, EVOO
Dinner: egg, chicken, fish oil, spinach
PWO: 2 glasses 1% milk, cocoa 50WPI, 15 glutamine, 500g butternut squash (pre: sups, green tea, cocoa)

Creatine: i decided to give it another go. I am assuming that the brand I got was contaminated or something and hence that caused my problems. If I experience any I will discontinue (I have had no sides from the sups u suggested omega). I have bought Musashi Monohydrate as my creatine brand