I had a dude show up and comment on my log saying “It’s nice to see someone looking as good as you lifting normal people weights” the other day.
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My barber asked for my max bench today and said “Really? Considering your build, I would have thought it were more” 
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Yeah I enjoyed that.
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17th June Upper body pump session
I kinda missed shoulders today somehow, need to decide what i want out of this extra session really.
1m rest of all exercises, pump reps!
Cable row
56kg x 4 sets of 10
Incline DB press
30kg DBs 3 sets of 10 and 1 set of 7
Close grip lat pull down
63kg x 4 sets of 10
Pec fly
68kg 4 sets of 10
Reverse fly
65kg 3 sets of 6 reps and 1 set of 5
Cross body hammer curls SS with push dows
Curls
12kg 1 set of 10
14kg 3 sets of 10
Pushdowns
8 (whatever that weight is) 4 sets of 10
Bicep 21s SS with seated tricep extensions
Bicep 21s
15kg x 21
15kg x 21
10kg x 21
10kg x 21
Tricep extensions
10kg 1 set of 10
12kg 3 sets of 10
Good pump overall but wanted t do abs and lat raises but ran out of time.
My weight is still dropping and i feel small but still with a good inch to lose of my stomach. Weighed in at 103.4kg this morning (started at 106.6kg 10 days ago). Thats 3.2kg down in 10 days.
Its fathers day on Sunday though so i will be having a 3 course meal and a few beers.
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20th June Pull Session Week 2 Creeping Death 2
Loved the session today, just felt so good.
1 arm BB row (2m rest after people advised on here)
WU sets
20kg x 4 sets of 10 this week
Close grip pull down (1.15m rest)
70kg 3 sets of 10
Pull over (1.15m rest)
28kg DB 3 sets of 10
Rack pull (1.15m rest) did these way too low but couldn’t be bothered to re-set the rack so did more deads here.
100kg 5 sets of 5 explosive reps
Hypers (1m rest)
2 sets of 10
Rope crunches (1.15m rest)
Haven’t done these in years
60kg x 15
80kg x 3 sets of 12
Barbell curl 3 second lower (1.15m rest)
15kg x 8
3 sets of 20kg x 8
Incline hammer curls (1m rest)
10kg DBs 4 sets of 12
Another day done!
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Just as a note as well i’ve got some blood tests booked to look at my overall fatigue and test levels as i’ve not been feeling great and having a few other symptoms. I’m guessing i might end up on TRT as a result of my op i had. Will find out soon.
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21st June Push Session Week 2 Creeping Death 2
This was hard!
Slight Incline DB press (2m rest) 2 reps extra form last week on each set
WU sets
34kg DBs 3 sets of 8, and 1 set of 8
Incline BB press - Explosive reps (1.15m rest)
Bar x 8
40kg x 8
60kg x 8
60kg x 8
50kg x 8
50kg x 8
Dips 1 cluster set, 45seconds between each cluster, all sets to failure
1st set 15 reps
2nd cluster 6
3rd cluster 4
4th cluster 4
Flys SS with reverse fly (1.15m rest)
Fly 1 and a half reps each rep
68kg x 3 sets of 8
Reverse Fly
40kg x 20
40kg x 20
40kg x 8
40kg x 15
Cage press (seated smith press) 1.15m rest - Explosive reps
25kg plus whatever the bar is (15kg i think)
Single hand pushdowns (1m rest)
25kg x 10
20kg x 10
15kg x 10
15kg x 10
Laying tricep extensions (1m rest)
10kg DBs x 4 sets of 12
My triceps are so fried after this session. Not sure i was 100% recovered from the friday session to be honest but i’m on a cut so not getting the food i want in.
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Why do you think so?
I don’t know your symptoms but have you done all the other things before going on TRT ?
Do you sleep well ? Are you eating enough “good” food/fats ? Are you training accordingly with your recovery capacities? etc etc
Sorry to jump like this in your log but I have the impression that people today quickly make the shortcut of going on TRT rather than eating well, sleeping, and recovering well before sticking a needle in their butt.
The op i had removed my right testicle, when i had it they told me to look out for some symptoms which I’ve been having and the doctor said it sounded like a low T issue. I guess i’ve assumed that the only way to combat that is through trt but not something i would have wanted if i had a healthy set of balls producing enough.
In terms of other things, sleeps no worse than it ever has been, probably get around 7 hours every night of actual sleep. Diet is good and varied, i definitely get enough fats as i love my diary. I might be well off the mark with this and it might be something else but for the last couple of months i’ve not felt right, not felt me. Struggling to have any sexual motivation and am exhausted all the time which is all really unlike me.
Blood tests are tomorrow so guess I’ll find out in a week or two what they say.
Ps. Don’t worry about jumping in like this. I always appreciate good discussion!
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Sorry, didn’t know that…
I have too often read people who jump on TRT before asking themselves questions about their lifestyle.
Does it correspond with a change (other than the op), in training, diet, other ?
Maybe all the meadows stuff is too much for you to be able to recover efficiently?
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Fair, but I’m pretty sure he’s done it prior to and after surgery, so he’s his own control a little bit.
I’m also glad to see I’m not the only one who is weaker than he looks!
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Although I’m on a cut I’ve done the Meadow’s stuff before so know my recovery levels. I did a 531 BBB version recently which i just couldn’t recover from but don’t know if that was a general feeling or caused by the programme. Either way i sacked it off and started something i knew i could do.
I’ll see what the results say and take it from there.
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23rd June Creeping Death2 Week 2 - Legs Session!
Didn’t feel that hard still, definitely could have gone a lot heavier but I’m sticking to the process.
Seated Curls (1.15 rest)
WU sets
52kg x 10
52kg x 10
52kg x 10 + 5 partials
52kg x 10 + 5 partials
Pause Squats - Explosive and a slow lower (1.45m rest) i was going to rest 2 minutes but didn’t need to
WU sets
65kg 4 sets of 6 reps
Leg press of death (really went too light here but haven’t done leg press in forever)
3 plates each side x 10
Drop set 2 plates per side x 10
Drop set 1 plate per side x 10
No weight x 10
DB RDL (1.15m rest)
34kg DBs x 3 sets of 8 reps
Calves seated (1m rest)
22kg 6 sets of 10 reps and some cramp in there!
Overall not that tiring and could go heavier but love these leg workouts.
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24th June creeping death 2 week 2 upper body pump
All 1 minute rests as per the programme
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Single arm cable row
Wu sets
28kg x 4 sets of 10 -
Machine press
Wu sets
45kg each side x 3 sets of 8 -
Straight arm push downs
45kg x 10
50kg x 3 sets of 10 -
Incline smith press
50kg x 3 sets of 10 -
Reverse fly
38kg x 20
X 20
X 14
X 12 -
Rope push down
45kg x 10
X 10
40kg x 10
40kg x 10 -
Rope crunches
80kg x 3 sets of 12 reps -
Ez Bb bicep curls Machine
X 4 sets of 8 -
Bent over tricep extension
8kg db x 12
9kg x 10
9kg x 10 -
Zottman curls
12kg x 10
10kg x 2 sets of 10
Another week done. Crewing death kicks ass but is hard on a cut! But lovin it!!!
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27th June creeping death 2 week 3
Pull session
Had a rubbish weekend for diet and sleep but some pre workout and I’m ready to go this morning!
1 arm BB row 2m rest
Wu sets
20kg x 4 sets of 12
Single arm lat pull down 1.15m rest
28kg x 3 sets of 10
Pullover ss with negative only chins 1.15m rest
Pull over
28kg x 4 sets of 10 reps
Neg chins
X 10
X 6
X 6
X 4
Hypers ss with rope crunches 1m rest
Hypers
X 12
X 12
X 10
Rope crunch
80kg 5 sets of 12 reps
Bicep curls 3 second lower 1m rest
10kg DBs X 8
12kg DBs X 8
12kg DBs X 8
12kg DBs x 8
Was supposed to do another bicep exercise but ran out of time (had to go to a conference so not normal working/ commuting times).
Reverse ez curl 1m rest
Didn’t do
I’m late for work now, this session took longer than I wanted!
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29th June Creeping Death 2 Week 3 Push Session
Was supposed to do this on Tuesday but was away with work so did the session this morning.
These sessions are getting harder!
Slight incline DB press (2m rest)
WU sets
34kg DBs x 4 sets of 10
Incline BB Press (1.15m rest)
WU sets
50kg 3 sets of 10
Machine Press 1 cluster set (45 seconds rest between each set)
45kg each side x 8, 7, 5, 3
Pec Dec SS with reverse fly (1.15m rest)
Pec Dec
70kg x 3 sets of 8 (with a 15 second hold on the last rep)
Reverse Fly
40kg x 25
x 25
x 20
x 15
Shoulder Press DB (1.15m rest)
20 DBs x 4 sets of 8
Single Arm pushdown
10kg x 4 sets of 20
Decline laying triceps extensions (1.15m rest)
10kg DBs x 4 sets of 12
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How long are the sessions taking you?
Taking around an hour. I’ve been late to work a couple of times now. The quickest workout is the leg one believe it or not. The extra volume is hard but I’ve been on maintenance for the last 2 weeks due to a couple of cheat days.
Also get blood tests back this afternoon.
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Good luck!
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Got my results (drop roll)…
Test levels are normal which is really good, he didn’t give me the number but said i was bang in the middle of the bell curve for where i should be (whatever that means)
But i had a really high level of creatinine in my kidneys so I’ve got to go for some more bloodwork, urine and ultrasound tests. Doctor thinks it might be nothing but is just checking.
If that comes back as nothing though it doesn’t really explain why I’ve been feeling the way i do though…so good news and bad news.
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