Yeah, I really should do that.
Feeder Workout: Did this to get blood moving and reduce cramps before my squat session either on Friday or this weekend.
Face Pulls - 4 x 25
Tri. Ext. - 2 x 25
Chin-ups - 3 x 5
Box Jumps: 3 x 1 @ 38-40 in.
@T3hPwnisher you lying to us or something?
Sumo deadlifts AND dead-stop deadlifts all done as recently as 2009?! And to think I believed you got strong exclusively from touch and go deadlifts and mat work. 
I typically quote 2011 as the time when I made the transition. Back then, I couldn’t pull any sort of deadlift without getting hurt. Keep following along and you’ll see a several year drought of them before I finally started playing around during DoggCrapp.
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Yeah. I forgot how to conventional deadlift, somehow; but I can brace for rack pulls just fine. That’s why I considered using mat work as a means to reach that end but I then realized that overload might not be the best idea for me at this point in time. Honestly, I REALLY want to run a Westside template but I know its requirements both inside and outside of the gym would absolutely crush me. A list of programs I really want to try at some point in time are as follows: (in this order)
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conjugate training, although I doubt I’m intelligent enough to comprehend it
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Deep Water - easy enough, just eat steak and die
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Starting Strength, because why the fuck not lol
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Diet updates:
Urinary problems have already all but disappeared. Holy shit, nuts really were the problem. My stomach feels crampy, bloated, and I’m really constipated; but other than that my symptoms previous to having the colonoscopy are gone. I can’t believe this was in front of my face the entire time. Jesus Christ.
Breakfast:
- whatever berries and low FODMAP fruits I can stomach; includes bananas.
Lunch (+ probiotics, digestive enzymes, CBD oil)
- vegetable juice
- 8 oz. chicken
- olive oil
- 3 avocados
- steamed veggies
Dinner (+ probiotics, digestive enzymes, CBD oil)
- vegetable juice
- 5-6 cups boiled brown rice
- olive oil
- 3 soft boiled eggs
- steamed veggies
No processed foods for me. I may start drinking black coffee again just because I miss it and I need a vice. This diet should work just fine. I’m eating low-FODMAP, easily digestible foods; plenty of vegetables and fruits, and a fair amount of calories. I can’t believe I let that nutritionist suck me into his diet. The probiotics and enzymes are both things I’m keeping in just because they’re good to have. I genuinely think the CBD oil helps keep my gut calm as well.
I’m looking forward to seeing what I can accomplish while I’m actually healing. At any rate, I’ll keep plenty of laxatives on hand just in case shit goes wrong (no pun intended).
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Well, the diet seems to have worked already. Feeling a little better today. There’s a good chance of Squats on Friday. 
Urinary problems are gone, and stomach is a little crampy but nothing major that won’t pass later today.
So the whole time you’ve had gut problems you’ve been having nuts??
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Yeah. Imagine that, huh? I’m an idiot.
Jesus fuck man-Thats so horrible!!! I’m glad it isn’t some disease though. You’re on the mend for recovery now though my friend
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Yeah, it took me long enough. Let’s see how my body treats me. Thanks for the well wishes, dude.
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I’m glad it’s better. I hate to say it but me and yogi kind of told you so a long time ago lol
Until I eliminated my problem foods I was convinced that something was majorly wrong too.
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Yeah. I should have listened a long time ago. My stomach is still crampy and unhappy; but my urinary symptoms/diarrhea are at least gone. My bowel movements look mushy, but not like sand. That’s a step in the right direction. Maybe I’ll be better sooner than I’d originally anticipated.
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That’s right! Stay in the Fight!
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Edit: GI symptoms are back in full force, stomach is just about killing me. Maybe the pineapple did me in…either that or I need to reduce avocado intake.
Go easy on the black coffee. Could give you hyperacidity - which may not be exactly your problem, but it could upset your stomach and everything might just go downhill from there
Apologies if I missed it but have you ever gotten an upper GI/endoscopy to check out the top half of your digestive track? I cant speak from experience but alot of your issues seem similar to what I have read about having bad gut bacteria.
Hey @roscop12. I actually got an upper endoscopy done when I got my colonoscopy done the other day. I get my biopsy results Friday, but the doctor said I looked absolutely fine otherwise. I also have been taking probiotics and digestive enzymes for months on end. I like to think they work.
@whang I haven’t reintroduced coffee to the diet, and I probably won’t for at least a few weeks. But I’ll make sure I start slow.
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Fogive me, I’m a little too lazy to try and read everything on your log about your stomach problems. Lol. I’ll be waiting for your biopsy results though. Keep us posted.
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If bad/less optimal bacteria are present, probiotics may cause them to thrive and eventually overtake the good bacteria. Again, just throwing out there what I have read trying to help. Im sure you have checked all this out before. Keep it positive kid, you have a great support network here despite what may be going on at home.
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