Andrew, what do you like to do for fun?
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I couldnt tell you. I haven’t had time for fun in about a decade.
I want to pick up blacksmithing, motorcycle riding, leather working, photography/videography.
I don’t have the stuff for blacksmithing and i wont set up a shop until i move.
Motorcycle just needs to be saved for.
Leather working is more a byproduct of blacksmithing and other bedroom activities… sometimes a harness needs to be modified.
Photography/videography is already in progress - ive got a 4k HDR mirrorless camera, but i need to learn how to actually use the thing.
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I’ve found that if your in a steep deficit sometimes taking very low t4 for hormone support is beneficial.
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If T4 converts to Reverse T3 (instead of T3) when stressed/in a harsh deficit, wouldn’t taking more T4 just do more of the same?
My here is that taking T3 direct would circumvent this issue… it can’t convert to Reverse T3 via D3 pathway if you don’t give it the option to.
At any rate, I will need to experiment with this. Last time I touched T3, I was tired as hell all the time. That was at 25 mcg(or mg?) dose. Would have to half that dose and start there.
My TSH was 1.7 or 1.9 or something the last time I had it checked - that was while cutting, so my TSH levels may be pretty darn good under normal circumstances. IDK, haven’t checked when in maintenance/surplus.
There’s a good probability you know more about this than I do, so please tell me if I’m wrong.
T4 can drop so the option to convert to t3 isn’t there or diminished. If TSH is rising then the thyroid gland has diminished capacity for metabolism. Taking small amount of T4 is just support for the thyroids proper function. You need the T4 to be supplemented so you don’t deplete the thyroid.
This is especially true if your using HGH.
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Friday: pull - med carb.
Saturday: push - high carb (struggled to eat all my carbs tbh).
Today: cardio (30mins >140bpm) and abs - low carb.
Finally got a rice cooker. Should have gotten one sooner.
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Pull
Monday, Aug 19, 2024 at 2:11pm
Lat Pulldown (Cable)
Set 1: 150 lbs x 24
Set 2: 150 lbs x 16
Set 3: 150 lbs x 13
Set 4: 120 lbs x 14
Seated Row (Machine)
“Underhand”
Set 1: 315 lbs x 18
Set 2: 315 lbs x 17
Seated Cable Row
“Neutral Grip, Mid”
Set 1: 120 lbs x 18
Set 2: 120 lbs x 12
Shrug (Dumbbell)
“Seated and Hunched”
Set 1: 180 lbs x 15
Set 2: 180 lbs x 14
Preacher Curl (Barbell)
“Focus, close Fat Gripz, EZ”
Set 1: 85 lbs x 12
Set 2: 85 lbs x 6
Set 3: 85 lbs x 6
Pinwheel Curl (Dumbbell)
“Fat Gripz”
Set 1: 30 lbs x 13
Set 2: 30 lbs x 11
Set 3: 30 lbs x 7
@hevyapp
Dropped 5lbs from high carb day to low carb day.
I’m not sure what my glycogen storing capacity is, or how to tell tbh. Maybe @s.gentz or @QuadQueen have some answers?
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I have no idea but if your spilling over and getting watery after a high day you’ve found it.
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I know it hasn’t been long but how is the carb cycling impacting your workouts? Been toying with the idea of high carb days around my harder days and lowering on say an arm day or off day.
I don’t know either, but I agree with @s.gentz and would also say that you can likely tell based on how you feel during your workouts. If you’re glycogen depleted or your stores are low, your performance and endurance will reflect that.
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During workouts you’re really, really sensitive to insulin. Like your body clears glucose/glycogen 4x times faster. If you’re only taking carbs around your workout, you’re turning yourself into a Super glucose burner.
All of this stuff is a little over my head, but this strongman nutrition coach talks about it somewhere in here. He mentions Martins Licis burning almost all of his glycogen stores in a single, all out event.
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It’s a bit soon to tell.
Sunday was my low carb day.
Yesterday was medium carbs. I was still very flat by the time i was training, and my performance dipped. Particularly hard on my biceps. I think i did not time enough of my carbs pre/intra workout to get the refill i needed prior to training.
Right now, I’m basing my thoughts off one high day and one low day. Not a very wide sample set.
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This was super helpful.
I like Todd Lee’s approach a bit more as he recommends a high carb day every 4 days vs every 7.
Todd Lee’s version would have me at say 500-600g carbs on my 2x weekly high days, as opposed to the 1x weekly at 1,000g carbs.
I do think that Paul Barnett’s version makes a lot of sense, and i particularly like the idea of truly refilling the glycogen stores on the high day - it sounds more effective from a hypertrophy standpoint. I may try this in the future.
For now, Todd Lee has me convinced that my thyroid is downregulating due to the long-term defecits id been running.
After watching the video, i realized something i should have caught sooner…
If glycogen stores refill more the day after high carb day than on the high carb day itself - it probably makes more sense to put my leg day on the day after high carbs.
Not sure yet, will have to research!
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Push
Tuesday, Aug 20, 2024 at 2:21pm
Reverse Grip Bench (Machine)
“1x top set, 2x back down”
Set 1: 225 lbs x 18
Set 2: 225 lbs x 12
Set 3: 205 lbs x 11
Butterfly (Pec Deck)
Set 1: 205 lbs x 12
Set 2: 205 lbs x 9
Set 3: 175 lbs x 10
Rear Delt Reverse Fly (Machine)
“Kroc Partials”
Set 1: 145 lbs x 27
Set 2: 145 lbs x 21
Set 3: 145 lbs x 14
Set 4: 145 lbs x 10
Triceps Pushdown
Set 1: 100 lbs x 12
Set 2: 85 lbs x 11
Set 3: 70 lbs x 13
Triceps Extension (Cable)
Set 1: 60 lbs x 13
Set 2: 60 lbs x 11
Set 3: 50 lbs x 14
Lateral Raise (Dumbbell)
“Meadows Partials”
Set 1: 40 lbs x 23
Set 2: 40 lbs x 18
Set 3: 40 lbs x 16
Set 4: 35 lbs x 14
@hevyapp
I like this workout. Great pump for pecs, shoulders and triceps - all are toasted.
Progress update 8/20/24
Comparison to last:
Weight: idk, still standardizing
Biceps: 17.25
Waist: 35(?)
Thighs: 25
Mood: petty good
Digestion: great!
Abs look better.
Legs look better.
Everything else is flat.
I’m 0.3lbs lighter than my low carb day so I’m still depleted.
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Yes!! This is exactly why endurance athletes carb load the day before the race!
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Did legs yesterday, well, not really.
More like i did quads, then fucked up my left hamstring.
Will be taking it easy on legs for a while.
TB500 is en route.
Push
Thursday, Sep 05, 2024 at 2:52pm
Lateral Raise (Dumbbell)
Set 1: 40 lbs x 25
Set 2: 40 lbs x 21
Set 3: 40 lbs x 12
Set 4: 35 lbs x 12
Reverse Grip Bench (Machine)
Set 1: 225 lbs x 18
Set 2: 225 lbs x 8
Set 3: 225 lbs x 6
Rear Delt Reverse Fly (Machine)
“Dumbbell
Kroc style”
Set 1: 30 lbs x 28
Set 2: 30 lbs x 24
Set 3: 30 lbs x 21
Set 4: 30 lbs x 20
Triceps Pushdown
Set 1: 100 lbs x 14
Set 2: 100 lbs x 9
Set 3: 80 lbs x 9
+15mins treadmill walking
My motivation is all kinds of fucked up, and it has been for the last month. I’m not quite sure what the fix for it is, but i need to figure my shit out.
Thinking a dopamine detox is probably in order.
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Technical term: Post-Goal Disengagement
Things i need to change:
I’m already doing all the things successful people do, there’s no secret thing that I’m not doing.
It’s the things successful people dont do that makes them different.
I also need to implement goals with deadlines.
May think on this more and add to it.
*this is mostly just a journal entry, but if anyone wants to chime in - i love feedback.
P.S I just had some french fries and Raising Cane’s chicken, and they were nowhere near as good as i remembered. Tossed the meal halfway through.
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This is a thing successful people do. Self-observe without falling into spirals of self-loathing and simply course-correct as a result. Maybe having a half order of the chicken and fries every six months or so is worthwhile; maybe not. That’s for you to decide, but successful people leave room for deviation within self-determined limits if the deviation is deemed valid for higher goals, e.g. “happy life.”
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Pull
Sunday, Sep 08, 2024 at 10:20pm
Lat Pulldown (Cable)
Set 1: 110 lbs x 27
Set 2: 110 lbs x 24
Set 3: 110 lbs x 20
Set 4: 110 lbs x 18
Preacher Curl (Barbell)
“Dumbbell, Unilateral”
Set 1: 30 lbs x 16
Set 2: 30 lbs x 15
Set 3: 30 lbs x 11
Seated Cable Row
“Neutral Wide Grip”
Set 1: 75 lbs x 28
Set 2: 75 lbs x 23
Set 3: 75 lbs x 19
Set 4: 75 lbs x 18
Shrug (Smith)
“Underhand, lean forward”
Set 1: 135 lbs x 29
Set 2: 135 lbs x 23
EZ Bar Biceps Curl
“Reverse Grip”
Set 1: 85 lbs x 13
Set 2: 85 lbs x 10
Set 3: 85 lbs x 9
Set 4: 35 lbs x 20
@hevyapp
Went light today, felt good.
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Push
Monday, Sep 09, 2024 at 2:22pm
Reverse Grip Bench (Machine)
Set 1: 225 lbs x 19
Set 2: 225 lbs x 9
Set 3: 225 lbs x 6
Triceps Pushdown
Set 1: 100 lbs x 16
Set 2: 100 lbs x 9
Set 3: 80 lbs x 10
Lateral Raise (Dumbbell)
Set 1: 40 lbs x 26
Set 2: 40 lbs x 16
Set 3: 35 lbs x 14
Set 4: 35 lbs x 13
Cable Fly Crossovers
Set 1: 30 lbs x 20
Set 2: 30 lbs x 15
Set 3: 30 lbs x 11
Triceps Extension (Cable)
Set 1: 60 lbs x 15
Set 2: 60 lbs x 12
Rear Delt Reverse Fly (Machine)
@hevyapp
Was pretty flat going into this, probably because i trained just last night, but i had a lot of focus during my sets… far more than usual. Left with a good pump.
I may have mis-diagnosed my motivation issues. My motivation is anger based (if the name of my log didnt give that away), and that’s giving me issues with staying moving when things go well.
That actually sucks… i don’t want to be angry my whole life.
Looks like I’ve got some newfound room to grow.
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