Yer that’s what @wiseman83 keeps telling me. Lets not run before we can walk boys. LOL
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Shaddaaappp and Gain!
There’s a few other things you can try on top of CPAP too that might be worth looking into (though yours sounds pretty severe so might not work).
My mate had apnoea and while he was waiting for a specialist I suggested he try sleeping more upright as he thought it was to to with his tongue/mouth dropping back and obstructing his airways. Didn’t solve everything but he thought there was a bit of an improvement (more than placebo? Idk haha).
Damn good thing you had this study done, mate!
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Yes it appears that it probably was
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Friday 17 Nov - taper week 1
squat
Bar x 10
60 x 5
80 x 3
Sleeves on, no belt
100 x 2
Belt
125 x 3 x 3 - sets - RPE wasn’t high but didn’t feel good.
Pain in my right quad. Reduced the volume here. Not really happy with that. Felt terrible.
Bench press
Bar x 10
60 x 5
80 x 3
100 x 2
107.5 x 3 - RPE 10 total crap last rep was a long slow hinder.
107.5 x 2
107.5 x 2
107.5 x 2
That was enough
Pull ups - fat boy pull ups
7 x 3 sets
Called it and went home. Wasn’t in the right head space for this today.
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What’s a fat boy pull up? I suspect I have the right equipment for these.
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Just pull ups on a thick bar or with fat grips. Seems to help my elbows stay healthy - er
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Pullups with Fat Gripz! That’s pretty good. In the USA fat boy chins are Inverted Rows. +1 for Australia!
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Monday 20 Nov - taper week 2
Squat
Bar x 10
60 x 5
80 x 3
Sleeves on
100 x 2
120 x 2
Belt on
140 x 2 - ok a little pain but moved well enough
147.5 x 3 RPE 8
147.5 x 2 RPE 8
147.5 x 1 RPE right leg sore - Fk it
Realised after that it was a 25kg squat bar.
Some weight was actually 152.5kg . So wasn’t too bad really. Idiot !!
bench volume
Usual warm ups - felt light
102.5 x 5 x 3 sets - RPE 8, 9, 10. Was sure that the bar was coming back down halfway up the last rep. Big grinder.
102.5 x 1 paused single to finish.
Saved the session with these
Bench supported Dumbell rows
32.5 x 8 x 4 sets
Leg ext
Didn’t do these. Trying to save right leg.
Wasn’t great but not terrible either. The right leg pain is a distraction and very annoying.
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I am taking part in Movember this year to raise awareness and finds for mens health.
#Movember is the leading charity changing the face of men’s health. Globally, men die on average six years earlier than women, and for largely preventable reasons.
Movember is tackling the biggest health issues faced by men – prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental health and suicide prevention. In fact, since 2003, Movember has funded more than 1,250 men’s health projects.
This is particular personal for me as I have a history of prostate and testicular cancer on my dads side of the family with my dad currently going through some tests, one of his brother already undergone treatment and another starting treatment this month.
Here is the progress so far.
Feel free to make a donation to support this worthy cause.
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Far too many mo’s going around in Oz nowadays as it is. Add in the mullets and the it paints not a pretty picture imo. I’ll hold on my comments till months end on your effort sir! 
Good cause mate, plenty of grey 'stashes in the office here too this month.
Wifey banned me from participating years ago after plenty a dodgy mo’s grown in the past.
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Also banned here…haha, on account of looking a lot like a seedy hitman from Melbourne’s criminal underbelly.
Speaking of the bloody mullet haircut. Can that just go away? Everytime I see a young kid with a new mullet cut my first thought is always “Just Arrest him now…”.
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Picked up my trial CPAP machine yesterday and tried it for the first time last night. It will certainly take a little getting used to sleeping with a mask on my face. The unit is fairly quiet so hopefully it wont keep my wife awake. Slept OK but no discernible difference yet.
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Thursday 23 Nov - taper week 2
Deadlift
Bar x 10
60 x 5
100 x 3
140 x 2
160 x 2
Belt on
175 x 3 x 4 sets - (385 lbs) RPE 6, 5, 6, 6
Little right leg pain but ok. These moved pretty nicely
Hammer Mc row
40 x 8 x 3 sets
SS with
Dumbell overhead press - fast explosive reps
10 x 10 x 3 sets
Dips BW
3 sets - 10
Good session tonight .
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Deadlifts
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Friday 24 Nov - taper week 2
squat
Bar x 10
60 x 5
80 x 3
Sleeves on, no belt
100 x 2
120 x 2
Belt
130 x 3 x 4 sets (286 lbs) RPE - 3, 3, 3,
Worked on getting really tight and treating every rep the same. Right leg still grumpy but ok. Farted under pressure on the second rep of set 3, very close to a shart!
Bench press
Bar x 10
60 x 5
80 x 3
100 x 2
110 x 2 - supposed to be three reps and got pinned by the third. No power at all. Fk it.
110 x 2 - slow - no power
110 x 1 - ok but could be quicker
110 x 1 - ok
100 x 2 - ok
Not happy with bench tonight. Just no power. I am blaming it on the tuna salad and the doughnut I ate today.
Pull ups - fat boy pulls.
7 x 3 sets
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Monday 27 Nov - taper week 3
Squat
Bar x 10
60 x 5
80 x 3
Sleeves
100’x 2
120 x 2
Belt
140 x 2 (308 lbs) - creaky but fine
152.5 x 2 x 5 sets (336 lbs) - RPE 8, 9, 8, 9, 9
Pain !! And slow. Block it out and do the work. Actually really happy I got through these.
Bench volume
Bar x 10
60 x 5
80 x 3
100 x 2 - easy
105 x 4 x 4 sets RPE - 8, 8, 9 (hit the j hook
On the first rep and it through me off a little), 9.5
Hard effort and good pump. Kept the rest at around 3 mins.
Bench supported row
35 x 8 x 3 sets
And that is that.
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Well where do I start?
- 2 reps at 1.3 bodyweight, congratulations
- I had to zoom in on the calves…for scientific reasons
- Depth so good, you’re like a pole dancer at a strip club that has her rent coming due
- What squats? Sorry, my eyes were drawn to those horrible shoes
- That pain is not, in fact, weakness leaving the body. Yer just fukkin old, mate.
That is all I have on short notice, sorry.
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