And again!
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Wife gave you the nod to bulk. Winning!
Good luck on the kitchen.
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That was some party! Actually, beautiful job!
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Fuckin hell, drink water bro.
Last time I tried using potatoes as my main carb source, it had be backed up for 3 days. Would not recommend.
My half-Irish heritage failed me.
Stellar work on the kitchen refit. I’m too chicken to do these kinds of remodels.
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Potatoes contain water it’s fine!
I legitimately have no problems at all with potatoes, I’d guess my Irish lineage is a little more pure (Dad born in Dublin & maternal grandmother was born in Belfast), however my kids had gluten intolerance growing up and were both born red head, the gluten intolerance the Dr blamed on the Irish heritage (basically they never built up tolerance to gluten because they lived on potatoes).
I guess I get the best of both and can eat whatever I want…
Including 3 big Macs, 3 lattes and fries at 0030.
Went out on a call out at 1830, by this point I’d eaten half my beef and 10 eggs (I’d run out - and made up for that already by eating 500g greek yogurt and 50g whey). The job was a sizable fire and we ended up not getting back on station until midnight at which point all the kit needed cleaning, so we sent one guy off to pick up burgers whilst we cleaned. There was just big macs (first time of eating one, honestly they’re underwhelming/crap, don’t get the hype) no way of knowing how much beef I was eating and there was spares so I ate them all.
Morning weight: 208.75
I’ll say that I’m happy ripping it out, but that’s just to save paying someone else to smash stuff up, I’m not doing the refit, I probably could, but the kitchen we’ve gone for is quite expensive I wouldn’t want to bodge it and regret it trying to save a few £.
Did you manage to sell up your rental place in the end?
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Yeah, we pocketed about 100k by the time it was all said and done. 2 out of pocket surgeries and an unplanned 2,000 mile journey took a chunk out of it, but the new position (starting in 2 weeks) will have it replenished in no time.
The struggle is seeing it and not spending it all on low-priced gear. Seeing GH listed at 1/3 standard cost with solid testing makes me want to invest lol
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That’s decent, and good that you got some things you wanted done and are still going to manage to replenish the funds. Had any more thoughts on how to stop inflation eroding it?
Haha resist that temptation!
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10/06/25 - 208.5
Absolutely manic few days, late calls, baby waking sleep severely compromised, wife supporting her mum and dad, so late night hospital and ambulance trips, just madness - on top of all the usual life stuff, kids and their exams and homework, trying to cook with no kitchen (keeping up the BtM diet), work (where I’m covering for a member of my team who’s also got cancer and on long term sick).
This isn’t a moan or a sympathy seeking post, my log needs to be able to reflect where I am, right now that is a little bit overstretched. Which means I also had a bit of grace for myself when I fell asleep at the only possible time to train yesterday, not sure I will be able to get to it this evening but I’ll try, whilst I’ve got to give myself grace for the season, I don’t want to get too far behind…and eating the BtM diet whilst not training is a terrible idea 
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No shame about this. Even if there’s some merit pushing through while having a hard time, it’s hardly needed for physical improvement. Forcing workouts in when you’re overstressed is not probably very productive in the long term.
There’s of course those who skip training or do a lighter day because of some excuse, but it’s clear there people aren’t usually hanging around lifting forums. And not certainly someone like you.
So rest pal. If it calls for it, take lighter couple days from lifting (and eating) and attack the plan with fury as situation opens up a little.
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Thinking of just sticking to a high interest CD for now. I want to use that money for our next house.
New job starts in 2 weeks, and the corresponding pay increase is going to be substantial. Time to start slamming money into that CD!
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I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks the Big Mac is straight dookie water and should not exist on the McDonald’s menu.
Now McDonald’s Apple Pies and Cookies though…
I am feeling sympathetic for you. That is not a joke.
I am confessing. I love McDonalds. I do not eat there often. When I do, it is either the 1/4 Pounder Deluxe or the Fillet O’ Fish. The Big Mac has slipped.
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There was a time when they were actually good. I don’t do Mcdonalds, or much fast food besides Chikfila often, but last time I did I had a Bigmac and it is a shell of what it used to be. The beef patties are a joke now.
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When they had the McWrap and Snack Wrap on the menu, that was the peak (and when the 1$ menu actually meant 1$).
I have no idea why they ever got rid of both of them.
Thanks genuinely appreciate the post, and I did, I potentially could have squeezed part of w2 D1 in, but decided against it and cancelled some evening commitments. I also didn’t eat the eggs yesterday, got to about 10pm and had eaten the beef over breakfast and lunch, had eaten dinner, so I gave myself permission not to have to eat 12 eggs before bed.
That was just for the 1 day though, already put the 12 eggs away today at breakfast and I also learned that tinned spaghetti and eggs isn’t a great combo (baked beans and eggs is great).
Sensible if you need it in the near future.
Hell yea, get those savings flying, Charlie Munger famously said the first 100k is a bitch but then you can ease off but I’d guess with CDs instead of stocks, then you’ll probably need a little more than 100k to really notice the power of compounding interest.
Yup opened it up and looked at the burgers, they’re the same thing as the cheaper double cheese burger, without any crapper extra bread and I could probably have had 2 for the price.
Haha thanks man.
For sure, insipid sad little thing.
Morning weight - 206.75 should had them eggs
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BtM W2 D1 - 11/06/25
Chin ups: 5 x 10 sets done between squats and ohp.
Squats: 60, 100, 110kg x 5, 122.5kg x 5 x 2 sets
Felt my back in a bad way during set 1, and again in set 2, not outright blown, just niggling that might cause me to be stiff for a little while, I was so tempted to continue, but history has shown me that’s just not a sensible choice for me. Even at these light weights, which today genuinely felt easy, nothing like last week, but not worth the risk.
OHP: 40, 47.5, 55kg x 5, 40kg x 23
Felt some tweaks on the back off set.
A1) press up: 10 x 10 sets
A2) chin up: 5 x 10 sets
A3) pull apart: 10 x 10 sets
Done with 1 min rest.
Apart from the back issue, and the elbow pain, great session. Legitimately wondering about using bpc157 or tb500 at this point, the elbow is just overuse/inflamed but I’ve spent year avoiding things to keep it happy and it comes back the moment I bring back bicep focused work. I’m guessing it won’t help the back of shoulder much given they’re probably structural, but who knows.
Experienced users feel free to drop your stories here, I’m ignorant about the subject so be warned there will probably be follow up questions!
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Amino asylum
BPC-157 and TB500 stack
Use BAC water to rehydrate.
250mcg subq daily near injury.
Worth noting that inflammation isn’t its bread and butter. Youre better off switching to exercises that don’t hurt, and dropping to VERY light weight… something you can do for close to 50 reps.
Progressive overload - beat the logbook until at 50 reps, add weight, use until 50 reps, repeat until no more pain.
Dont use ice. Dont reduce inflammation.
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I applaud and admire your commitment to your training, but I feel that you are in a similar place as me in life in terms of priorities and commitments. I think you work harder than I do, and I’ve developed a different mindset about training compared to when we met on the forum years ago.
Injuries have helped by being constantly annoying, but I’ve reached a place where I finally accept that training should supplement my life, not control it. I skip sessions when I’m tired. I took the entire week off when I built my deck and I felt great. I returned to the gym and didn’t feel like I missed anything. My experience with the CF workouts in January and February helped me train hard, but in a much different way than I ever had before. No scripted progression or sessions; just hard work in a variety of ways.
Now all of this depends on goals, and mine is to maintain muscle mass and being decently strong. A 600 lb deadlift is off the table. It’s not worth the pursuit because it will leave me with constant back pain. Squat is falling into that category, too. Bench feels great, though!
I say all this because using training to supplement instead of dictate has reduced some of my stress around the topic. There is merit to committing to a tough program and finishing it. But quality of life also needs to be considered. If you were trying to complete a program for the first time ever after years of loose structure with your training, then I’d say get after it and finish. But that’s not you. You’ve completed multiple tough programs in their entirety, so you don’t need another program to build your grit. You’ve done that.
Put training where it needs to be on your priority list, and live accordingly with quality of life driving your decision making process.
Are you in the US? We have a rental and could sell it for some decent equity, but I really don’t want to pay capital gains taxes. And I hate that those are passed down to my kids if we give them the property. I have found a workaround, but I’m not sure if we’ll be able to pull it off. If we live in the house for three of the final five years we own it, then it cancels the capital gains tax somehow…
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Yes.
I paid capital gains tax on it because we didnt live in it.
I believe it has to be your primary residence for at least 3 years prior to selling to bypass this.
A workaround may be to have the house passed down to a trust, instead of directly to your kids. I’m uncertain here, i just know it works well as a tax shelter for a lot of situations.
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