Since I had elevated BP yesterday, I'm down to 50mcg CJC/150mcg GHRP-6 3x ED. So far today has been good
I'm also back on Hawthorn on an as needed basis.
This morning's BP: ~115/75
IT'S MUH BIRFDAYYY!!!! 31!!! :dance::djparty:
Slin Pin Head wishes you a HAPPY 31g!
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Papa stoked!
Ummm...
That was me one Halloween, after someone suggested I go as Pin Head, but I failed to realize that they were talking about the movie "Hellraiser".
I still had a good time knocking on doors, holding out my Sharps container and yelling "Stick or Treat".
Ahh, good times, LOL
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 272: E803-E808, 1997
Blockade of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system prevents growth hormone-induced fluid retention in humans
J. Moller, N. Moller, E. Frandsen, T. Wolthers, J. O. Jorgensen and J. S. Christiansen
Medical Department M (Endocrinology and Diabetes), University Hospital of Aarhus, Denmark.
To test if the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is involved in growth hormone (GH)-associated fluid retention, we examined the effect of GH administration in the presence or absence of RAAS blockade at different levels on body fluid homeostasis. Eight subjects were examined in a controlled, randomized double-blinded trial. During four 6-day periods they received subcutaneous GH (6 IU-m-2) or placebo injections and tablets as follows: 1) placebo and placebo, 2) GH and placebo, 3) GH and captopril, and 4) GH and spironolactone. GH increased extracellular volume (liters; placebo 18.87 +/- 0.85; GH + placebo 20.43 +/- 1.01) but this effect was abolished by captopril (GH + captopril 18.82 +/- 0.67) and spironolactone (GH + spironolactone 18.99 +/- 0.85). Correspondingly, the GH-induced reduction in bioimpedance was blocked by captopril and spironolactone. Plasma renin and angiotensin II concentrations increased during all three GH treatment regimens, whereas plasma aldosterone was increased only after GH plus spironolactone. The data demonstrate that GH activates the RAAS and that blockade of the RAAS by two separate mechanisms prevents fluid retention normally encountered after GH exposure. These observations suggest that the RAAS plays a key role in GH-induced regulation of fluid homeostasis.
I shall continue to read up on this......very interesting. And Bob, I saw your post w/the RAAS flowchart/diagram in the other post. Very nice, thanks.
No comments about 'old age', 'being sensitive', 'overly cautious/analytic', 'being a b!tch', etc. Gotta love my boys!
Oh YOU A$$HOLE!!!! Pulling the AGE card on me!!!
:rofl:
I DO think it's the effects of the GH. I've had the achy hands stuff for a while now. And with the "off" feeling I get in my other joints, it just makes working out feel....."off" too. Maybe it's a phase w/the GH until I adapt? I dunno.
Dat/Pumb/Bob....ya'll got any CONSTRUCTIVE feedback?!
Dat/Pumb/Bob....ya'll got any CONSTRUCTIVE feedback?!
GH pulls more water into me which is good for lifting.
I agree, I'm def. holding more water.
I work my muscles not my joints and I lift natural ranges of motion. For example, hang you arms down by your sides and look at you hand position. It isn't anywhere close to being supinated so why do curls in a supinated position?
But your hands/arms CAN supinate. But I see your point.....do we typically pick up heavy objects and supinate at the same time? Not usually. Do we pick up and apple and supinate to get it to our mouths? Yes.
Pick up a dumbell and curl with your hands in that natural position (probably be more Hammer style). When you want to go heavy reduce the leverage and force on your forearms by curling across the body.
Yes, I do this too. I agree.
When I bench press I do not come close to touching my chest. I want to keep the load on the chest and when I explode up I want that turn-around point to be a place where the load is on my chest not my shoulders. I never come close to locking out so my triceps aren't taxed. All of the motion is designed to work the pecs only.
I don't bench (flat) press anymore. I do incline BP though and have no issues with decline as well. I have never touched the bar to my chest....too much ROM and not necessary. I WILL though try limiting my triceps in the ROM....less distance to lock-out. I never lock-out though as there's always a slight bend in my elbows.
Guess what? My shoulders never ache because I don't drop a heavy load to them in a position awkward to them (i.e. the last few bottom inches in a bench press).
I do Military behind the kneck shoulder presses where I go down to the earloab but no further down. The bar scrapes the back of my head and stays in close.
Even with this movement I have zero shoulder problems.
I need to comment on "behind the neck" movements. I think it's awfully unnatural to lift heavy items using a behind-the-neck motion. If I ever have to lift a bowling ball off a tall shelf, I'll do it facing forward where my eyes are. I don't think nature ever intended people to lift with their arms behind and above them. That's just my logic to it all. I'm not saying it'll cause death if done that way but it's just a movement I avoid because I think nature doesn't favor it too much.
I use hooks or straps for every pulling movement period.
Yep, I just got a new pair. I'm still getting used to using them as they can be a pain to wrap around the bar correctly. I'm a newb yet.
The weight is just a tool. I lift heavy but don't play the D.C. beat the book games.
I hit every muscle group 3 times per week with just enough intense sets to stimulate growth but not overly tax the CNS. Thats 3 growth events a week. My CNS isn't fried ...my one or two days off per week is all I need. I stay fresh and grow.
3x EW? Upper/lower-type workout? I'm assuming you do a U/L/OFF/U/L/OFF/U : repeat or the same regiment but w/only 1 rest day?
I'm a decade older then you (HE HEEE!) and I feel a decade younger then you do at the moment.
If you are overly inhibiting estrogen as well your joints will ache as well.
Not taking anything to inhibit estrogen (that I'm aware of man).
Anyway I know you've caught the D.C. religion and I've mentioned several times better ways to lift so I'm not going to bring it up again.
No no, I haven't caught anything! I read up on and tried DC training. I thought it was a good 6-weeks as progress was obvious as was recovery (usually). But, I'm always open to learning new methods, especially those that help me recover faster. When not on PH/DS/AAS, I tend to recover poorly. So the more I can workout and recover, the better (obviously)
Growing a lot of tissue is an uncomfortable process bro. The lifting is the fun part. The taking in of 6000 calories of whole food a day is the incredibly difficult part.
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Thanks for checkin' in!
Hey Rag, BP is alright. Was a ~130/80s today so took more H-berry. I don't think my BP has been too unruly lately. I'll keep you posted
Fine to inject, wait 15-30 min. then have a shake. I always eat before bed and I still feel the effects of GH. I can't seem to avoid eating after a shot.....GHRP-6 stimulates hunger and ya, I EAT.
