Color me surprised! Didn’t expect that recommendation.
I always fear if I take big jumps, the weight is gonna feel super heavy in my hands/ on my back ans I’ll lack confidence.
But I do understand your reasoning.
I take it you are not in favor of safety attempts? Or do you have that confidence because you read/ watched closely and still think I can pull it off? 
Same question for the deadlift with 210 instead of something higher.
10.02.
Steady state cardio n stationary bike
25 minutes - easy pace.
Time to bring back the cardio and even more important the conditioning! Also I am too fat for my liking as of late.
Dancing is a great glute med activator. If you struggle with those muscles I advice Blues dancing. Well of course it might just be because of my own (fabulous) dancing style.
My take is if you need a safety attempt you shouldn’t be attempting it. You don’t attempt a weight unless you know you’ll get it.
Bottom line, if you lack confidence you will miss. So if you go in convinced 227.5 is too heavy on the deadlift, don’t take anything close to it. Take something you know you’ll get. Same for the other lifts.
Same with big jumps. As long as you’re prepared and warmed up, you can take larger jumps. By the time you’re on your second or third warmup (with the first being the bar) you shouldn’t feel stiff or slow or in need of more warmups. If you want more warmup reps, do them with the bar or a plate, no more.
The only difference would be meet day, between your second and third attempt. Then the jump is small because your second was close to a max anyway.
Good points and very true about the attempt selection. Still very different from how I have done it thus far (in regards to the jumps). Let’s see how it goes
1 squat (no equipment)
5 x 3 @ 100 kg (135 kg was programmed)
2 yoke
3 x 1 lane @ 215 kg (as programmed)
3 Inversion table
Notes:
This is okay, but I take it your own apathy in the situation is causing you angst?
This isn’t as okay.
I read this as betraying some positivity/excitement/elatedness on your part, maybe I’m misinterpreting but if not I’m happy some observation of yours is giving you mental relief.
“Happiness” might just be one of the most dangerous words in any vocabulary.
My own apathy in any situation, really. Not having access/ having very limited and selective access to your emotions is… well dull. Experiencing emotions is a basic part of being human and I am kind of in awe (this time I am using that on purpose) when I observe other humans do it. This is could actually be a very, very long abstract but I am talking about that a lot with a team of specialists atm so I am not sure if I have the energy rn to go into detail on here.
It is more of an observation to be honest but still a positive development.
For sure one of the most abstract ones!
Had a physio appointment today. Clinic set me up with their physio. He suspects my back issues to stem from a degenerative disc issue. I have thought about it as well before.
He said the worst thing to so would be to stop training as that is the reason I have so little issues in his opinion.
Wether or not it is a disc issue hardly matters besides the scary term that is feared among athletes. Rehab is rehab, injury is injury. Without an MRI there is no way of knowing and If I actually had an MRI it wouldn’t change the course.
So I won’t freak about it and keep going as it seemingly is getting better a lot atm.
I feel very sick today (nauseous, dizzy when I move, sudden changes in body temperature) so I won’t train today. If it is a one off, I can combine workouts later in the week. If I end up getting sick, I can skip them this week.
13.02.
1a deadlift (no belt)
5 x 3 @ 140 kg (-17,5 kg from program)
1b push press
5 x 3 @ 97,5 kg (as programmed)
Sub 60 second rest in between.
2a paused bench press
5 x 3 @ 90 kg (as programmed)
2b face pulls
5 x 15
No rest at all in between.
Notes:
Okay I just got my latest blood results and there is a lot to unpack about it. I am currently angry, confused and anxious. If you don’t want to read about my rant and my blood results, feel free to skip this post. If you can help me interpret this stuff, I’d greatly appreciate it.
First off the attending physician of the clinic couldn’t explain shit to me because a) she doesn’t really know anything about the topic which is why I made sure she would collect the doctor’s recommendation who originally put me on TRT and have him decide. Aaaaand b) her German is fucking terrible. She has super heavy Russian accent and I (and other patients) have to second guess every other word! For fucks sake she is also a therapist there! Thank god not mine though. Disclaimer because I am an angry German complaining about a foreigner: My Ex was born in Russia, my former therapist was Russian. I couldn’t care less but before accepting such a position make sure you speak the fucking language sufficiently!
So here are the things I can’t warp my head around:
the original lab test gave my test level as ng/ml. The latest result was presented in mg/l. That’s a difference of X * 1000! I can only assume that is a typo or otherwise my test is actually as close to zero as it gets.
the doctor said and I quote “your test level is now lower than before the trt treatment”, which is just not true! It was 3.15 ng/ml naturally and is now at 5.5 ng/ml (assuming a typo). The recommended range on the lab result is 8.9 - 42.6 which means I am still well under!
the doctor decided after consultating the doc who originally prescribed trt (at least she told me she talked to him on the phone, I have no idea if he saw the actual lab results or not) to stop the TRT treatment altogether. I have not received anymore testosterone gel even though they ordered it for me.
the only thing I could kind of interpret from her try at explaining the reasoning is that it had something to do with my natural production being limited (I suggested the term natural production, so not sure here but she confirmed that’s what she wanted to say). So what I don’t get is: My natural production was not sufficient in the first place, is not high enough with external hormons and still is supposed to now go handle things on it’s own again?!
largely unrelated to the trt: The dosage of my anti depressants was raised over two weeks ago. I am now at or close to the max dosage one should take of that stuff. Yet the lab results show (according to her) that the drug concentration in my blood has actually gone down! Even though the intake was raised from 225 mg to 300 mg. She had no explanation. I will admit I am unsure if I took the medicine the day before or not. I worried about that all day but decided to not risk taking twice the amount. So it might have happened that I didn’t take them the day before they took blood. But for a medicine which work with a certain concentration in the blood instead of an effect after taking it, could that really make the difference?
What can I do on my own about this?
I will definitely try to get through to the doc who prescribed me trt on the phone and hope that he can help me understand the decisions made and erase my doubts or admit wrong doing.
I can ask the head doctor who visits us once a week (usually on Tuesday or Monday) about it.
So thanks for sticking with me and if you have any insights, I’d appreciate it. I’ll attach both lab results for reference.
I am happy to translate anything necessary. Freies Testosteron = free testosterone
I’d advise you to post in the T replacement subforum with your previous and current values. Hppefully someone from Germany hangs around there.
Sounds like an odd choice to discontinue treatment. And potentially dangerous. Also sounds like you metabolise stuff quick, thinking about your antidepressants. Have you noticed that with say alcohol or anything similar that you seem to become sober surprisingly quickly?
Absolutely. I can consume incredible amounts of alcohol. Last Sylvester for example I had about 8 beers and an entire bottle of jack daniels and was absolutely fine. Also had no hangover.
One of my big sisters is very small. Tall but small. I can’t really guess her weight accurately, but maybe 50 kilos. She can drink big fat blokes (that drink routinely) under the table with no indication of even being slightly inebriated. Something about her liver being super-efficient. I cannot get high smoking weed. It sounds like you might have a overzealous liver.
well at least something in my body is good at it’s job
Followed your advice
Have absolutely no clue or knowledge whatsoever
Just wanted to say I hope you’ll get things sorted out quickly, that rant sounded really weird. Get a second opinion maybe.
I definitely need a second one. And possibly a second blood test because I also took a closer look at the drug monitoring result. The sufficient therapeutic range that the medication should reach is 195-400 ug/l. My last result came back as 141 (22.01. 225 mg dosage). Now it came back as 21 (14.02. 300 mg dosage). So a drop off of 67% after an increased dosage? Unlikely. It would also mean that the concentration in my blood is next to nothing while the dosage is at maximum.
Maybe I am lacking enzymes that make it so I can’t really process the antidepressant in the first place. Who knows. Apparently the doctors do not. I hope talking to the head doc will bring at least some clarity.
I don’t know anything about testosterone replacement, blood tests or anything of that nature so I really don’t have anything constructive to contribute, but I really understand your frustration and I hope talking to the head doctor and the one who prescribed the trt can shed some light on all of this…
Did you ask for clarification of the tested levels? Even if it isn’t a typo, if they tested a different parameter the comparison wouldn’t be very useful.
@dicksharpe thanks man I appreciate it.
@MarkKO well as I said, communication was kind of difficult. Plus when she presented me with her decision I hadn’t seen the results yet. I got them afterwards so I couldn’t talk about my concerns then. She just stated that my testosterone was lower and that was all the information I got out of her.
You’re following up with the original doc, yes?
