We go with “ass kissing” 
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Can I get some feedback on my cycle I posted on my account please. Just need some recommendations and feedback. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Hey dude I had to browse through literally all of T nation.
Found your thread/question on the Pharma section.
If you post like that on every log in the log section, you might want to link to your thread.
I’m not using drugs nor have I ever done and don’t want to do it.
So I’m sorry I can’t answer your question.
But maybe OP can, but I don’t think he uses it either.
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You’ve been a member on here for three hours and you’ve posted in seven different areas asking for help with your cycle. I don’t know what prompted you to post in my log, or @muskratlifts’ log, but don’t randomly drop into other people’s training logs and ask them to give you advice.
Post your question in the appropriate category and wait for a response. If you post an intelligent question then you will get responses. If you’re looking for validation and appear as if you don’t really want advice then you won’t get responses.
People don’t live on here so it might take longer than two minutes for someone to read your post and respond. Show some patience.
I suggest you take a breath and walk away from your computer/phone for a bit to give people time to see your original post. Seeing how you randomly popped into two training logs, The Stupid Thread 2, and several other places makes me not want to read your post or offer help. Again, have a little patience if you really want advice/help and if you want to stay on this forum for more than a week.
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Yeah, I tried sorting him out in one of the other threads. Sorry for the hijack, slipped through the cracks for a sec.
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Got it, sorry for the intrusion. First time on here and forum/info sites I’ll be sure to be patient and wait for responses. Thanks for the help
Push Workout
INCLINE BENCH 1.5 REPS
115 x 10 regular
115 x 10 x 3 sets
First time getting all three sets but I had longer rest due to the superset.
superset with
REVERSE LUNGE (SHALLOW REPS)
BW x 10 ea x 3 sets
also with
SIDE CRUNCH
BW x 15 ea x 3 sets
LATERAL CABLE RAISE
20 x 10 x 2 sets
20 x 10 + 10 B 1/2 reps
PUSH UPS
30, 15, 13
superset with
SPLIT SQUAT
BW x 10 ea x 3 sets
Put my ankle on the pad for lying leg curls and it felt great. No ankle pain!
Whole session took about 27 minutes and left me huffing and puffing…and sweating. My resting HR says I’m in good shape, but this workout says otherwise. I’ve gotten away from the supersets and circuit style training and throwing in the leg stuff got me today. I was only doing them to help rehab my hip but even light reps get me out of breath.
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Bonus Work
I decided to do a little extra work once I got home. I keep forgetting to do calves and overhead plate raises.
OVERHEAD PLATE RAISE
25 x 20
10 x 30
Biceps tendon doesn’t love these and 25 lbs was heavier than I thought it’d be.
STANDING CALVES
BW x 20 x 3 sets
REV LUNGE (blue band pulling leg inward)
BW x 15 ea x 2 sets
I attached a blue band to the rack and put it around my leg just above the knee. It was pulling my leg inward so I had to use my abductors to keep my knee from collapsing while doing the lunge. This is supposed to help strengthen my hip and eliminate my IT band pain.
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Update
It’s really early in the process but my hip and knee already feel better when I use the stairs. After today’s workouts, I feel like my hip is doing more work on the stairs. I’ve always been skeptical of “inactive” muscles or hearing someone say you need to “wake up” a muscle but I have to admit it feels like my hip has woken up.
It will get rest until Monday and then I’ll know if there’s actually any improvement. Fingers crossed!
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I hope it stays asleep. I don’t need you back making gains on my puny numbers.
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Oh, don’t worry. I won’t be pursuing any gains for awhile. I can get my vertical back to a fun level with the leg press. I’ll probably keep doing reverse lunges and RFESS for all my leg work.
I’d like to Deadlift again. That’s the only lift I’ll bring back when I can…but I still have to decide if picking up heavy things is good for my hips.
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2.15.19
Woke at 227.2 lbs.
I’m home from work with a sick kid who doesn’t appear to be sick. My daughter looked awful last night and didn’t sleep much (coughing) so we kept her home from school. She has plenty of energy and she’s being a jerk to her little brother this morning.
I can feel a cold coming on. I slept like crap thanks to the drainage. This is why I don’t like the flu shot. Call it a coincidence but I finally got mine on Tuesday and now I’m sick. I’ve been fine since my last cold around Christmas (I know, a whopping 7-8 weeks).
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I don’t know if it’s going to work but I’m doing hip rehab exercises all throughout the day hoping to speed up my progress. Is doing 3 x 20 in the morning and evening going to work better than 3 x 20 once a day? I’ve never had more than 3 x 15-20 prescribed by a PT so I’m thinking that more won’t equal better but I’m sure trying.
I’ve done a couple sets of band clams and a set of lying hip abduction already. I’ll be doing split squats or reverse lunges when I lift too.
I feel better but I’ve learned that I can be pain free until I really exert myself - like jumping or cutting on the basketball court - and then it’s right back to knife-in-my-knee stabbing pain.
The good news about being stuck at home is that I have no excuse to skip abs and biceps. Bring on the ab wheel.
Random thought… Anyone know if RFESS should be considered a glute or quad exercise? I really don’t know which day to train it.
I bet you can tell that I’m bored and have way too much free time today.
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Yup it’s obvious 
RFESS is a quad exercise for all I know.
As far as rehab work I’m not an expert, but if it is a muscle building thing I would say once a day. If it’s more activation and mobility several times would go.
But when I’m prescribed it for some reason I just do it randomly, sometimes once a day other days several times.
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Pull Workout
Tri-Set
NEUTRAL PULL UPS
BW x 8, 6, 6, 6
RFESS (band pulling knee inward)
BW x 10 ea x 4 sets
AB WHEEL
4 x 10
CLEAN PULL
185 x 5
235 x 3 x 5 sets
First set of 235 felt heavy. I was worried but the rest of them felt good and explosive.
Superset
INCLINE DB ROW
75 x 8 x 3 sets
INCLINE REV FLY
10s x 15 x 3 sets
Superset
SA DB CURL (left arm)
25 x 20
25 x 5F/5T/5B (with assistance)
RDLs
185 x 8 x 3 sets
46 minute workout. It took me 13 minutes to get through the first Tri-Set. It felt like my pace was fine but the clock said otherwise. I almost forgot curls again! I just looked back and I’ve trained eight days in a row. Tomorrow or Sunday will be a rest day…probably.
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Here’s Westside style band-thru-belt walking. To light up the hips.
Cross fit style
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2.16.19
Woke at 229.0 lbs. This is probably due to the big bowl of oatmeal I had around 7pm. I’ve been hungry and craving carbs so I ate some.
Today is probably going to be my rest day. I caught my daughter’s virus and I have zero energy. This feels like the same crap that I had in December. Sore throat, lots of drainage but very little congestion, and it’s viral so no antibiotics will help.
We’re also short-staffed at work today. I don’t know what happened with the schedule but we ha eight people on the line-up, but only seven showed up. And one of our seven is leaving at 11. It’s the same guy who leaves early every week. I have no idea how he has any leave time left.
It’s cold as **** so hopefully that’ll keep people calm and they’ll just stay home. If not then they’ll just have to wait because there aren’t many of us to make calls.
To put this in perspective, my department is split into four Bureaus. This town has about 385,000 people. If it’s divided equally then that means my Bureau is responsible for providing police services to about 95,000 people. I’d say that six or seven officers per 95,000 people is a bit on the short side.
If we’re lucky then second shift will have four people when they come in at 1100 so that’ll get us to 10 officers for the day.
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I’m really enjoying getting these in. Hits delts, biceps, and traps.
Dude, who is Jackie Moon?
The 25 lb plate was humbling. I got to 20 and could’ve kept going but it was hard in the wrong way. I wasn’t feeling much mind-muscle connection; it was just tough. I thought I’d be able to blow through 50+ reps with that weight.
It’s Will Ferrell’s character in Semi Pro.
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