Anger is usually born out of frustration, and its only the unloved and greedy that hate. From what ive read of your log and personal notes, you dont fit the latter my friend.
Thank you for the detailed response and templates, that gives me a starting point as to how to piece all the elements together. Ill let ya know how i get on.
Cheers bud
Weekly Update
Diet went well until yesterday, where I caved and ate way too much homemade Challah (check Food Porn thread for pics). Didn’t track macros everyday but I ate (mostly) appropriately until Sunday anyhow; no point in posting incomplete macros. Scale bumped up 5lbs after eating bread and strangely, digestion went downhill badly after eating so many carbs.
Weekly Weight Avg: 216.1lb
Weight Lost: (217.2 - 216.1 = 1.1lb)
Back to eating at maintenance. May keep a slight deficit as progress has been doing well.
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Awesome work dude
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Didn’t have a chance to get day 4 in last week. Going to start this week off with that workout.
4/4/22 AM Gun Show
Triceps ext 25x45lb
Kelso Shrugs 20x125lb
Cable Delt Raise 12x20lb
Poundstone Curls (EZ) 100x35lb
Random Forearm Bullshit
Thoughts
Eating properly last week really just didn’t happen. Had one of those weeks where i just wanted to feel full all the time… like punishment eating. I think I’m a worse stress eater than i thought tbh. I put down a good bit of protein daily (at least 1g/lb BW) but i have to do better.
Have been considering getting into TRT again. This shit where everyday i wake up feeling like a different person is frustrating. I can’t help but wonder if having a more stable hormone supply would help here. I’m always hesitant to make long term decisions, particularly when you can’t always come back from them… still waffling back and forth on if TRT is the right call so clearly im not ready to make the decision yet.
Had consistently inconsistent sleep last week. One night was amazing one night was utter dogshit, a few okay nights and last night was decent. This inconsistent sleep is also weighing on me and I’m curious if TRT would help be find consistency. Messing with adderall and caffeine timing in efforts to improve sleep.
May need to find a new log title soon. Haven’t used pre workout in months and anger is less of a motivating factor than it used to be.
best wishes on getting it sorted.
you’re smart and analyze the hell out of things, I’m convinced you’ll do what’s right for you and your family.
how bout “Rainbows and Blowjobs” ? 
Those two together don’t make for a convincing argument that I am a 100% straight fella, Hank
Ah ok… “Gaping and fabulous” then?
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Sleep Update
Sleep patterns are being weird. I never used to have a problem falling asleep, but lately I’m just laying in bed resting for nearly an hour before actually falling asleep…
Like I’m diagnosed with Hypersomnia (excessive daytime sleepiness) so I used to fall asleep within minutes and I’m now struggling to do the same. Stress is fine (could be better, but nothing out of the usual), nutrition is fine, pre-bed routine is fine, no direct lights or blue light for >60mins prior to sleep, no big meals within 2 hours of bed time, and I’m even taking my Adderall (super stimulant) earlier in the day to help me fall asleep faster… Not sure what the deal is honestly.
Still messing with CPAP regimen to find what works best for me, but I’ve been getting it dialed in more and more; new (more comfortable) mask coming in soon so hopefully this helps.
Do you worry about stuff or think about stuff or just restless?
Actually just restless. It feels like I’m in a dream state but I’m not actually asleep for that hour or so
Got a question about DC training and if I remember right you’ve ran it.
On the extreme stretch stuff… do you go straight from your last RP set into your stretch or do you wait a certain amount of time then do the extreme stretch
I do it as soon after the exercise as i can manage, but before the next exercise. According to Stevenson though: “To conserve energy
(and pain tolerance) for the weight training, all of these [types of occlusion stretches] would follow just after training a
given muscle (group), and before training the next muscle group.”
Some muscles are near impossible to do right after training them (pecs and calves for me) but i hit it ASAP after.
I’ve been lifting hard, just not logging. Hit it Friday and yesterday; Friday was a combination of days 3 and 4 again, yesterday i just did whatever i felt like and i don’t regret it
Diet is going okay; I’m getting a little leaner and seeing some never before seen veins, which is interesting. I need to work on my stress eating habit but clearly im still making progress. Scale isn’t moving much but i honestly don’t care so long as I’m getting leaner.
Wrapped up my work project and I’m getting some serious recognition for the quality i put into it. Wife is kicking ass at getting the house and finances in order; we could be debt free in about 18 months if we stick to the plan (not including overtime pay or promotion). I should also be done with my degree within those 18 months.
The cats have been herded, now it’s time to bathe them