Thanks man, your guidance and education of nutrition has been paramount to my success, thank you again, education is key.you are looking incredible as usual
Thanks man, your guidance and education of nutrition has been paramount to my success, thank you again, education is key.you are looking incredible as usual
@man05 Mark I always like mixing foods and shakes/bars, it opens the field for high protein without the sufferingThanks man, Whole Foods are amazing and belong in every diet along with water and proper supplements in my opinion.
EQ is phenomenal and I’ll definitely run it again down the road.
Yup, here it is 3 minute steaks cooked about a minute total, taking a break from chicken tonight.bro food looking really good can we add some more red meat
| 6/4/24 | |||||||
| 5 minutes warm up and Cardio 25 minutes after | |||||||
| Walking Lunged - weighted | 3 | 12 | 80lbs(40each) | ||||
| Front squat | 3 | 7,6,4 | 145 | Effn hard , these were difficult | |||
| Barbell Squat close feet | 3 | 8 | 310 | Strong push, could definitely feel in my quads and hamstrings/ inner thigh. | |||
| Sumo Squat | 4 | 8 | 230 | Going to about parralel, definitely can feel these | |||
| Barbell Good morning | 5 | 10 | 145(3)/155(2) | 3 sets @145 and 2 sets@155 | |||
| Barbell Calf Raise | 4 | 20 | 250 | calves were tight after these |
6/4/24 | Protein | 50 | 40 | 20 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 315 | |||
| Fat | 18 | 30 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 18 | 119 | ||||
| Carbs | 65 | 60 | 24 | 235 | 150 | 50 | 584 | ||||
| Myoplex and 300G oats with honey and 1/2 C walnuts | 14oz potato hashbrown with 6 eggs and ketchup | mre bar | Large recovery shake | Homemade 800 calorie shake( Peanur butter 2 bananas, 1cup oats ground up, 2 scoops protein powder half cup whole fat yogurt, 2 cups NF milk | GRILLED MINUTE STEAK and sweet potato |
@man05 cut that beautiful steak open next time bro we gotta see it RAREYup, here it is 3 minute steaks cooked about a minute total, taking a break from chicken tonight.
perfect day again i see you getting the protein/carbs in big timeNice leg day today, changing my workout time though messes with me, I felt rushed , I like my time and my time only, no one else's.
Ate pretty good, took break from chicken today, think I'll do some thighs this week next with some fish. Tomorrow is normally a water fast but its my wife's birthday and she wants steak so , Ill eat steak for dinner and fast the rest of the dayNo lifting tomorrow, ride the bike or go walk with some plates in a plate carrier in the heat and humidity
Here are my weights and meals:
6/4/24 5 minutes warm up and Cardio 25 minutes after Walking Lunged - weighted 3 1280lbs(40each) Front squat 37,6,4 145Effn hard , these were difficult Barbell Squat close feet 3 8 310Strong push, could definitely feel in my quads and hamstrings/ inner thigh. Sumo Squat 4 8 230Going to about parralel, definitely can feel these Barbell Good morning 5 10145(3)/155(2) 3 sets @145 and 2 sets@155 Barbell Calf Raise 4 20 250calves were tight after these
Meals:
Hope you guys have a. great night or morning, im off to bed soon , I need to rest, tired and my legs are blown.
6/4/24Protein 50 40 20 70 70 65 315Fat 18 30 8 15 30 18 119Carbs 65 60 24 235 150 50 584Myoplex and 300G oats with honey and 1/2 C walnuts 14oz potato hashbrown with 6 eggs and ketchup mre bar Large recovery shake Homemade 800 calorie shake( Peanur butter 2 bananas, 1cup oats ground up, 2 scoops protein powder half cup whole fat yogurt, 2 cups NF milk GRILLED MINUTE STEAK and sweet potato
Have a great one
mark
@man05 great dinner bro30 minutes cardio, water all day long until dinner where I ate steak and chicken, rice and vegetables for dinner with my wife as the family went out to dinner.
Macros roughly:
70 protein
25 fat
80-90 carbs
Tomorrow is push and I feel agitated to lift for some reason.
Will post updates tomorrow, make it a great one.
@man05 meal looks amazing man....Yup, here it is 3 minute steaks cooked about a minute total, taking a break from chicken tonight.
Just posted those partial bloods.
6/6/24 | Protein | 65 | 70 | 20 | 70 | 65 | 290 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fat | 58 | 15 | 8 | 30 | 18 | 129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carbs | 140 | 235 | 24 | 150 | 50 | 599 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | mre bar | Homemade 800 calorie shake( Peanur butter 2 bananas, 1cup oats ground up, 2 scoops protein powder half cup whole fat yogurt, 2 cups NF milk | GRILLED MINUTE STEAK and brown rice | Weights:
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@man05 sorry bro I cant open that, can you post screen shots of it pleaseHere are my 7 weeks labs, partial results only at this point. HDL is low due to not fasting and I tried scrolling 10mg a few days before, creatinine is in normal range now, hematocrit looks good as well. Doctor said thyroid will improve once I’m off this cycle and only on trt dose.
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Will post weights and meals later tonight
@man05 the way you look you are solid bro real solid , i would NOT add more shoulder work, shoulder injuries are #1 issue for guys long termAlright guys, what a great session day, felt pretty good all around, I like how I have gotten stronger in tricep area and bicep, shoulder feel more stable on inch and other movements. I posted bloods early the partials that is. Overall diet and training feels really solid, I like that I don't feel plateaued in this cycle. I believe I felt plateaued or stuck in other cycles as I did not take adequate time off and I know after this cycle more time will yield more gains moving ahead.
Here are my meals and training for the day. I am curious on adding additional shoulder work in my routines, yeah or nay.
Meals
6/6/24Protein 65 70 20 70 65 290Fat 58 15 8 30 18 129Carbs 140 235 24 150 50 5996 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 mre bar Homemade 800 calorie shake( Peanur butter 2 bananas, 1cup oats ground up, 2 scoops protein powder half cup whole fat yogurt, 2 cups NF milk GRILLED MINUTE STEAK and brown rice
Weights:
6/6/24Bench Press Medium Grip 3 20 200These felt incredibly smooth, last few reps were slow Incline bench medium grip 315,18,14 160These were much harder after the 3 sets of 200 Flat bench high rep 1 37 155I love these Dumbbell Upright row 3 1680 I love these as well, want to do some shoulder work soon, I need ideas. One arm Barbell row 3 20 50These hit pretty good, I want to do 70lbs next time, isolates each latisimus. Palms In bivep cable pull down 3 25 135last set I was moving slow DIP 224,21 219 body weight I was pretty tight feeling Cable Tricep pull down 3 2555lbs Felt strong, killer pump Chest supported ROW 3 20 10050/each didn’t need these but wanted the pump from this movement.
Tomorrow is hypertrophic legs, I will post those results later tomorrow.
Thanks for all the help and well wishes.
Mark
@man05 high t3 and low t4 not normal but happens.Here are some screen shots
Agreed.@man05 the way you look you are solid bro real solid , i would NOT add more shoulder work, shoulder injuries are #1 issue for guys long term
keep shoulder work lower and steady
I have run a kit from ug freak and currently running some zphg from DomesticSupply, it’s a little stronger.bro your hgh sound strong
you using from where?
I’ve been running it for about 2 months now.i bet if you stop hgh for a while your thyroid would improve
its not meant to be ran forever
I was under the assumption one needed to be in high for six months to see the noticeable changes but I feel as if after a few weeks I had what felt like more muscle fullness. I pinned 2iu months back and my igf1 was over 400 so I then realized I’m getting some quality hgh.it's normal for your thyroid to slow down and this situation once you come off it will speed back up
the thyroid is pretty resilient but don't abuse it
Domestic Supplybro your hgh sound strong
you using from where?
@man05 image not showing can you repost it for usThese results are from 2/24/2024, I had not take any high yet, have only been taking high for about 2 months.
6/6/24 | Protein | 65 | 70 | 70 | 60 | 30 | 295 | ||||
| Fat | 58 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 117 | |||||
| Carbs | 140 | 150 | 235 | 55 | 8 | 588 | |||||
| 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 | Homemade 800 calorie shake( Peanur butter 2 bananas, 1cup oats ground up, 2 scoops protein powder half cup whole fat yogurt, 2 cups NF milk | Large recovery shake | Grilled Chicken and brown rice | Whey shake to hit protein |
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| Cardio for 25 minutes | ||||||||
| Walking Lunges | 3 | 25 | BW | |||||
| Barbell Squat (narrow stance) | 4 | 18,32,25,25 | 290,225,230 | Heavy high rep dropped down and those were easy then the 230's were a tad harder. | ||||
| Barbell Split Squat | 3 | 17 | 115 | nice movement but tough after the heavy squats, I was shaking. | ||||
| Dumbbell stiff leg dealift | 5 | 25 | 150 | Great movement, back flat, ass out, constant tension ofn the hamstroing, great fun when your legs start shaking. | ||||
| Sumo squat dumbbell | 5 | 26 | 70 | I got a cramp in my left buttocks doing the last 2 sets, great stretch | ||||
| Barbell calf raise | 5 | 8,12,14,38,35,35 | 360,305,305,215,215 | 215 | Started really heavy, then dropped and kept tryin to buiild reps, this one was rough. | |||
| gI can see more size in my legs now verus s definition, feeling pretty strong. |
Sounds like a good ideaI’ll stop the growth today then and have thyroid run in 2 weeks, sound fair?
@man05 wouldnt change what @the_alcatraz said, the thyroid issue is likely baked in here not a big problem
@man05 smart move to drop hgh, cut it for a bit and see how the thyroid test, 2 weeks should be enoughFun higher rep leg session today, pushed some high rep heavy weights and that was crazy, you can certainly burn out energy fast doing that.
Definitely looking forward to a weekend off, I worked my chest hard yesterday and today legs, so I know ill feel it tomorrow, WTF was I thinking a year ago trying to do a 6 day per week program, seriously. 4 days for me is about perfect, I do think at times about doing a few light sets on my Wednesday off for a body part nothing crazy though. Maybe I'll try 5 down the road who knows, for now this works so why mess with it.
Dropping HGH for a bit and ill have Thyroid tested to verify, I can always pick back up HGH and just do 1iu.
Heres todays sets and diet.
Meals:
6/6/24Protein 65 70 70 60 30 295Fat 58 30 15 8 6 117Carbs 140 150 235 55 8 5886 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 Homemade 800 calorie shake( Peanur butter 2 bananas, 1cup oats ground up, 2 scoops protein powder half cup whole fat yogurt, 2 cups NF milk Large recovery shake Grilled Chicken and brown rice Whey shake to hit protein
Weights:
Weights
6/7/24Cardio for 25 minutes Walking Lunges 3 25 BWBarbell Squat (narrow stance) 418,32,25,25 290,225,230 Heavy high rep dropped down and those were easy then the 230's were a tad harder. Barbell Split Squat 3 17 115nice movement but tough after the heavy squats, I was shaking. Dumbbell stiff leg dealift 5 25 150Great movement, back flat, ass out, constant tension ofn the hamstroing, great fun when your legs start shaking. Sumo squat dumbbell 5 26 70I got a cramp in my left buttocks doing the last 2 sets, great stretch Barbell calf raise 58,12,14,38,35,35 360,305,305,215,215 215Started really heavy, then dropped and kept tryin to buiild reps, this one was rough. gI can see more size in my legs now verus s definition, feeling pretty strong.
Thanks for all the help and responses this am on the HGH question, much appreciated.
Have a good weekend everyone
Mark
6/8/24 | Protein | 60 | 70 | 60 | 20 | 30 | 24 | 10 | 35 | 309 | |
| Fat | 40 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 136 | ||
| Carbs | 100 | 150 | 55 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 399 | ||
| 500grams oatmeal with 2 cups milk, 1/2 cup walnuts, 1.4 cup sugr free dried cherries. 4 whole eggs scrambled with 4oz ground beef, 2 Tbsp shredded cheese melted on top | Homemade 800 calorie shake( Peanur butter 2 bananas, 1cup oats ground up, 2 scoops protein powder half cup whole fat yogurt, 2 cups NF milk | Grilled Chicken and brown rice | mre bar | Chickena dn brocolli bowl with some cheddar cheese | Chickn pieces in orange glaze with bell peppers | Semolina flour pizza slicewith goat cheese | whey isolate shake |
I have 8 or so weeks left and once done I’ll definitely get some color to see how it turned out and this is just a little bulk cycle. I’m wondering the impact of increasing sets by one on my hypertrophic days or best I just leave it alone keep switching exercised every 4-5 weeks.when you do your final pictures of the log make sure you oil up a little bit
also get a little bit of a tan so we can see the cuts
@man05 you're on track now, you'll really be next level soon broI have 8 or so weeks left and once done I’ll definitely get some color to see how it turned out and this is just a little bulk cycle. I’m wondering the impact of increasing sets by one on my hypertrophic days or best I just leave it alone keep switching exercised every 4-5 weeks.
| 6/9/24 | Protein | 50 | 50 | 29 | 50 | 65 | 50 | 24 | 318 | ||
| Fat | 20 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 102 | |||
| Carbs | 70 | 40 | 40 | 60 | 80 | 60 | 8 | 358 | |||
| 300 grams oatmeal with 2 cups of sorgum bran cereal, walnuts and dried cherries with 6 scrambled eggs. | Grilled chicken and sweet potato | mre bar, whol avbocado and some sun chips | Grilled chicken thighs and white rice, marinated in low sodium soy, honey, sesame oil, garlic and ginger. | grilled chciekn breast and vegtable salad | Grilled chicken thighs and white rice, marinated in low sodium soy, honey, sesame oil, garlic and ginger. | Whey shake |
@man05 Increasing vegetables in diet is good........Just today as I woke up feeling bloated, I fast once per week with water and occasionally I reduce carbs just a little, ate more vegetables today. Currently lifting as heavy as I can on mild compounds, things are going well so far. For diet today I dropped an 800 calorie shake I normally have each day, that’s it so I lost about 130 carbs. I’ll surely make it up later tomorrow and I merge red to add the extra serving of white rice I had today so I guess the carbs were that low as they would be close to 400 or so
Great workHere are some screen shots
@man05 if you're bloated thats digestionJust today as I woke up feeling bloated, I fast once per week with water and occasionally I reduce carbs just a little, ate more vegetables today. Currently lifting as heavy as I can on mild compounds, things are going well so far. For diet today I dropped an 800 calorie shake I normally have each day, that’s it so I lost about 130 carbs. I’ll surely make it up later tomorrow and I merge red to add the extra serving of white rice I had today so I guess the carbs were that low as they would be close to 400 or so
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| 25 minute cardio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bench Press Medium Grip | 3 | 5,4,7 | 255/255/235 | Felt pretty heavy today | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incline bench medium grip | 3 | 5,5,8 | 215,215,200 | Heavy incline, I could feel it today | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EZ bar over head tricep laying | 3 | 8 | 90 | Thse felt good, strong, may go to 100 and shoot for 6-8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barbell bentover row | 4 | 9,8,6,4 | 215,215,215,195 | Started using straps and that has really helped me tremendously, hand fatigue kicks in moving the bar slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chest supportd Row | 4 | 11,11,9,10 | 170(85ea) | I truly enjoy this movement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hammer Curl | 3 | 16,14,14 | 110 (55ea) | These eave my arms totally worked feeling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barebell upright row | 3 | 11 | 105 | Thse are my only dedicated shoulder movement, still hits rhomboids but it’s a good movement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Meals:
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Apart from bench and upright rows that’s the most shoulder I really do. Tri extensions I keep grip fairly close so my elbows are neutral to inward and not outward so I keep pressure off elbows. Hammer curls my arms are tucked in tight. Using straps for bent over rows has really helped me stay in better alignment overall. I have tried to schedule all my lifts in order so that I tire out the larger muscle groups first and sort of whittle them down in order of largest to smallest.Watch out for your shoulders and elbows. Doing entire upper body workout will take a toll on your body. I cant imagine doing push and pull in same workout. My body would break down.
Hitting tris will help your bench more than anything. I love dips and close grip bench for tris.Thanks man, one thing that messes with me and maybe it’s psychological is having to lift at different times. Normally I’m lifting by 11am past two weeks been working out between 3-5pm, legs I am not phased but chest I perceive as feeling not quite as strong.
Also as I go heavier on chest I’m still trying to slowly lower the bar all the way down to the nipple line, while I can do this fairly well it’s my weakest phase of the press but my push is stronger. What can I work on to improve my eccentric, keep hitting tri’s hard to develop more stability? I have noticed as my tris get stronger my bench feels better.
Thank you for your feedback.
Dips are fun but I have found a new appreciation for laying tricep extensions on a curl bar. I start at 90 degrees then lower arms back down and before I do a rep I pull arms back 10 or so degrees then from there I drive up all the way then I reset and lower arms back again another 10 degrees. I saw Cavaleri, Dr Mike, John Meadows all doing this and the result is better rom, less joint trauma and bigger triceps. John Meadows is a freak, those triceps are crazy big.Hitting tris will help your bench more than anything. I love dips and close grip bench for tris.
Skull crushers basically. Yes those are good too.Dips are fun but I have found a new appreciation for laying tricep extensions on a curl bar. I start at 90 degrees then lower arms back down and before I do a rep I pull arms back 10 or so degrees then from there I drive up all the way then I reset and lower arms back again another 10 degrees. I saw Cavaleri, Dr Mike, John Meadows all doing this and the result is better rom, less joint trauma and bigger triceps. John Meadows is a freak, those triceps are crazy big.
So legs once per day and your totally crushing it, that’s like Platt style corect?Personally this is the schedule I thknk works best for all lifters. My wife and are both lifting at elite levels and are recovering nicely.
Legs
Chest/Tri’s
Back/Traps/Rear Delts
Delts/Tri’s
Each training day gets worked every 7-8 days. Lift 3 days per week on average. We train 2 on 2 off and sometimes take an extra day off because of my wifes rotating work schedule. We train for maximum recovery as we train hi intensity Dorian Yates style. We are both in our 50’s and by far the strongest people in the gym even stronger than the IFBB pros who train there. Every week people come up to us and ask how we can look so good and they are shocked when we tell them we are in our mid 50’s.
Yes everything trained once per week. If we have a couple days off after back day then we do 4 sets of bi’s on that day and then again 3 days later on Delt/Tri’s. We always pay attention to how the body feels so we don’t overdo it. Recovery is most critical.So legs once per day and your totally crushing it, that’s like Platt style corect?
It sounds really good but I’m Leary to change anything midway in this cycle. Would definitely entertain this during my cruise / recovery and consider building this into a future cycle. If I lifted max effort once per week on chest and legs I’d probably get even more growth.
I’m keeping this in my notes for future use, thank you so much.
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| Walking Lunged - weighted | 3 | 13,13,11 | 80lbs(40each) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Front squat | 3 | 7,6,4 | 150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barbell Squat close feet | 3 | 10,8,8 | 320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sumo Squat | 4 | 10,8,8,8 | 235/(1)/255(3) | Much deeper than with dumbbbell and way more weight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barbell Good morning | 6 | 10 | 150(3),160(3) | Last two sets hit hard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barbell Calf Raise | 4 | 20 | 260 | Meals:
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I do those alot and they definitely help.Hitting tris will help your bench more than anything. I love dips and close grip bench for tris.
I’m liking trim extensions off the bench heavy then cable push downs on hypertrophics. I’m about to start pushing the weight heavier on these, trying to progress weekly.I do those alot and they definitely help.
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