Hairygrandpas log, fat- and older people welcome!- diet, training, cycles, healing

4 pumps TD Trest -and ready for action:

Chin ups BW +45lbs (20kg)
11 RP 1,5

Seated one armed row 220lbs
7 /7

Pull ups BW
10

DB Hex press:
2x55lbs x 11/9/9

DB flies
2x35lbs 13/11/11

Pull up BW
10

Cable crossovers
6 sets

One armed DB lateral raises
35lbs x12/10/10

reverse pec dec
135lbs x12/12/8

Triceps BW extensions horizontal bar
under chest height: 13/13
hip height: 8/7/7/7/6/5

Chin ups BW
10

Note: The plate says 20...that's 20kg.

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One armed row 220lbs:
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hairygrandpa said:
I'm in. You mean holding the weight on top a few seconds, then lowering slowly?
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No, the whole rep. Say, 4 seconds from bottom to top, then 4 seconds top to bottom. So each rep will take 8 seconds. It increases the time under tension by quite a bit. You'll probably have to start with only 5 or 6 reps.
 
Brandinooooo said:
No, the whole rep. Say, 4 seconds from bottom to top, then 4 seconds top to bottom. So each rep will take 8 seconds. It increases the time under tension by quite a bit. You'll probably have to start with only 5 or 6 reps.
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Hmm, TUT and rows are normally not good. Don't ask me why, I read it somewhere and it's not advised. I mean, I can see benefits for biceps here, not for back.
Squeezing on top would be more beneficial, I guess. Anyway, will do. Not sure if with 110lbs DB's.... will be painful for core stabilizer muscles, sounds like fun and hernia! :)
 
Nice lifts especially the weighted pull ups, btw did u check out that booty on your left in the rowing video?
 
hairygrandpa said:
Hmm, TUT and rows are normally not good. Don't ask me why, I read it somewhere and it's not advised. I mean, I can see benefits for biceps here, not for back.
Squeezing on top would be more beneficial, I guess. Anyway, will do. Not sure if with 110lbs DB's.... will be painful for core stabilizer muscles, sounds like fun and hernia! :)
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I love TUT for db rows. I feel like adding 3-4 second negatives helped me really bring up my back.

Edit: I am talking about 1 arm db rows.
 
CJNator said:
Nice lifts especially the weighted pull ups, btw did u check out that booty on your left in the rowing video?
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A friend introduced me to her earlier, it's the type of women SFreed likes, too thick for me, LOL.

ryane87 said:
I love TUT for db rows. I feel like adding 3-4 second negatives helped me really bring up my back.

Edit: I am talking about 1 arm db rows.
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OK, now it's official : Brandinooooo , ryane87 , and I have a "slowmo-Kroc row" competition going (one armed DB row).

Hehe!!!
 
ryane87 said:
I love TUT for db rows. I feel like adding 3-4 second negatives helped me really bring up my back.

Edit: I am talking about 1 arm db rows.
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Same here. They improved my lats quite a bit. I only do 1 arm DB rows.

hairygrandpa said:
A friend introduced me to her earlier, it's the type of women SFreed likes, too thick for me, LOL.



OK, now it's official : Brandinooooo , ryane87 , and I have a "slowmo-Kroc row" competition going (one armed DB row).

Hehe!!!
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Ill get a video for you tomorrow. I've never heard they were bad for you. But most things that are good, are bad for you. Or so they say lol.
 
hairygrandpa said:
A friend introduced me to her earlier, it's the type of women SFreed likes, too thick for me, LOL.



OK, now it's official : Brandinooooo , ryane87 , and I have a "slowmo-Kroc row" competition going (one armed DB row).

Hehe!!!
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I think we're going to need a picture, just to make sure. If what you've been saying about the cost of living in Banana Land, I might just empty the bank account and head that way. I'm going to need some female companionship once I arrive, and since you're no longer lactating.......
 
hairygrandpa said:
4 pumps TD Trest -and ready for action:

Chin ups BW +45lbs (20kg)
11 RP 1,5

Seated one armed row 220lbs
7 /7

Pull ups BW
10

DB Hex press:
2x55lbs x 11/9/9

DB flies
2x35lbs 13/11/11

Pull up BW
10

Cable crossovers
6 sets

One armed DB lateral raises
35lbs x12/10/10

reverse pec dec
135lbs x12/12/8

Triceps BW extensions horizontal bar
under chest height: 13/13
hip height: 8/7/7/7/6/5

Chin ups BW
10

Note: The plate says 20...that's 20kg.

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One armed row 220lbs:
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Good job doing the crossfit pull ups :D hahahaha!

Nah ofc im just kidding pops! Really nice
 
HG is looking goooood! Your arm development especially! Nice job!
 
Still having a stuffed nose -but feeling strong. Gonna rape the gym today, chew it and spit it out.
MUHAHAHA!

About my knees. I'm not sure I'm going through surgery.
When I ask the doc if there is the possibility that it heals on its own, he said yes. Nowadays knees feel much better, will start today with some leg presses and see what happens.
 
Pull up challenge thoughts...

My long term goal will be:
The infamous one armed chin-up (pull-up). Can I "pull it off" (one unassisted one armed chin up with each arm) until the end of the year?

I was watching vids of guys doing it, not one was above 200lbs BW -no older dude spotted doing it either. Will it be possible for me?
 
hairygrandpa said:
Pull up challenge thoughts...

My long term goal will be:
The infamous one armed chin-up (pull-up). Can I "pull it off" (one unassisted one armed chin up with each arm) until the end of the year?

I was watching vids of guys doing it, not one was above 200lbs BW -no older dude spotted doing it either. Will it be possible for me?
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I can't see why not, you just got to keep doing pull ups and banded one arm pull ups.
 
Impressive, Gramps!

Take a look at your video again -- the one with the plate hanging between your legs. That's what your balls are going to look like in another 10 years or so!
 
Sh1t, guess what... Its raining again... damn.
Every time it rains it has to be "end of the world like". There is no "normal rain" here, for Christ sake.
There goes my gym night...
 
Tell you're wife that means it's "cardio day"! :D
 
Leg rehab + Pull up challenge + chest
Chin ups BW +55lbs x9
Chin ups BW +45lbs x8
Pull ups x 10
NG x 10
Chin ups x10
Pull ups 8 +2
NG 7+3
Chin ups 5 + 5
Total 77

Elevated push ups:
30/30

Hex press DB 2x55lbs
14/11

Cable flies 2x40lbs
12/10/10/10/8/7

Leg press (4x45lbs plates/rehab)
15/10/10/10/10/10

DB bench press one armed 55lbs
16/12

Bicycle lv.10 at 155 HR 5 min

Pec dec partials, max stretch:
4 sets

Traps using squat machine (weird machine were you grip handles and squat)
27/22
 
I'm enduring crippling doms from my last leg workout. I totally forgot how its like.
 
The leg doms are so bad, just sitting down on the toilet is a mayor procedure, with cursing and grunting. Will drag my azz to the gym anyway, at least doing the pull up challenge and some bicycle to pump blood into the sore legs.
 
Pull up challenge/Leg rehab/a bit of everything

Chin ups BW 215lbs +65lbs x7
Chin BW: 12
Pull ups BW 12
NG BW 10
Chin BW 10
Pull ups BW 7

Total count 58

One armed DB lateral raises
15kg (33lbs) x10/10 RP 6

Cable flies 40lbs x14/9/10/8/8

10 minutes bicycle lv10 135-145 HR

negative DB flies/Hex combo-flat bench
40lbs x11/8/7

Standing DB press, one armed
25lbs x16
40lbs x10/10
 
hairygrandpa said:
The leg doms are so bad, just sitting down on the toilet is a mayor procedure, with cursing and grunting. Will drag my azz to the gym anyway, at least doing the pull up challenge and some bicycle to pump blood into the sore legs.
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Lmao! Been there when you are like dam I got to take a sh it and I can't off the shi tter.
 
hairygrandpa said:
Hmm, TUT and rows are normally not good. Don't ask me why, I read it somewhere and it's not advised. I mean, I can see benefits for biceps here, not for back.
Squeezing on top would be more beneficial, I guess. Anyway, will do. Not sure if with 110lbs DB's.... will be painful for core stabilizer muscles, sounds like fun and hernia! :)
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This is pretty correct and the person you may have heard it from was me talking about it. I do every once in a while but the info did not come from me. It is the one and only John Meadows that states this. He said while TUT is still excellent for lats, you want the TUT to be focused on the contraction and not the negative. With rowing and pulling the slow negative more often than not puts more stress on the forearms biceps brachialis and elbows. While your back may grow it is often the negatives on these movements the cause a lot of elbow issues. A lot of the time people do not realize this until the inflammation is bad enough to notice on bench, then they think the benching caused the issue. So while TUT is important for growth even with back it is recommended to get it during the contraction. The back is more of a grinding, and lock it in place muscle as to where the push muscles of the upper body are naturally more explosive. So with all of the information in view it becomes obvious that the risk to reward ratio is more favorable when holding the contraction at the top to increase TUT than it is with slow negatives.

ryane87 said:
I love TUT for db rows. I feel like adding 3-4 second negatives helped me really bring up my back.

Edit: I am talking about 1 arm db rows.
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Brandinooooo said:
Same here. They improved my lats quite a bit. I only do 1 arm DB rows.


Ill get a video for you tomorrow. I've never heard they were bad for you. But most things that are good, are bad for you. Or so they say lol.
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TUT definitely improves muscle size and DB rows are extremely effective so that is not a surprise. There is just a safer and just as effective way to increase TUT on pulling exercises.
hairygrandpa said:
Damn.... cross fit pull ups.... that is an insult! :)
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Not really, people need to quit seeing them as the same exercise... A crossfit pull up is a full body explosive athletic movement. They are not the same thing at all. That would be like comparing a Bodybuilder style bench press to a powerlifter style bench press. Not meant for the same thing and INTENTIONALLY done differently as a result of that fact. Crossfit pull ups are gymnast pull ups, done that way to get into a "Hollow Position" that is more advantageous and uses the entire body to make the movement more efficient. Some people mistake the hollow position for the same thing as kipping, but they are not the same thing. I would challenge you to learn how to do them correctly and in the proper rep ranges they are meant to be done in THEN decide the value of them. I can promise you that your view and respect for them would change.

hairygrandpa said:
Pull up challenge thoughts...

My long term goal will be:
The infamous one armed chin-up (pull-up). Can I "pull it off" (one unassisted one armed chin up with each arm) until the end of the year?

I was watching vids of guys doing it, not one was above 200lbs BW -no older dude spotted doing it either. Will it be possible for me?
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Possible yes, very hard yes. Will you be able to do it? I can't wait to see the process that goes into it.
SFreed said:
I think Interval would indicate multiple times. And unless the Interval is a couple of days......
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LMAO I was going to respond with this then deleted the multiquote for it since I saw that you said it too!
 
Leg doms are the worst thing ever... Did a really sick workout GVT. I was considering ****ting my self after spending 10 minuts trying to get down on the toilet... With out killing the toilet
 
MrKleen73 said:
This is pretty correct and the person you may have heard it from was me talking about it. I do every once in a while but the info did not come from me. It is the one and only John Meadows that states this. He said while TUT is still excellent for lats, you want the TUT to be focused on the contraction and not the negative. With rowing and pulling the slow negative more often than not puts more stress on the forearms biceps brachialis and elbows. While your back may grow it is often the negatives on these movements the cause a lot of elbow issues. A lot of the time people do not realize this until the inflammation is bad enough to notice on bench, then they think the benching caused the issue. So while TUT is important for growth even with back it is recommended to get it during the contraction. The back is more of a grinding, and lock it in place muscle as to where the push muscles of the upper body are naturally more explosive. So with all of the information in view it becomes obvious that the risk to reward ratio is more favorable when holding the contraction at the top to increase TUT than it is with slow negatives.



TUT definitely improves muscle size and DB rows are extremely effective so that is not a surprise. There is just a safer and just as effective way to increase TUT on pulling exercises.

Not really, people need to quit seeing them as the same exercise... A crossfit pull up is a full body explosive athletic movement. They are not the same thing at all. That would be like comparing a Bodybuilder style bench press to a powerlifter style bench press. Not meant for the same thing and INTENTIONALLY done differently as a result of that fact. Crossfit pull ups are gymnast pull ups, done that way to get into a "Hollow Position" that is more advantageous and uses the entire body to make the movement more efficient. Some people mistake the hollow position for the same thing as kipping, but they are not the same thing. I would challenge you to learn how to do them correctly and in the proper rep ranges they are meant to be done in THEN decide the value of them. I can promise you that your view and respect for them would change.


Possible yes, very hard yes. Will you be able to do it? I can't wait to see the process that goes into it.

LMAO I was going to respond with this then deleted the multiquote for it since I saw that you said it too!
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Yes, now I remember. I heard it from you and it made sense. Pulling slowly / squeezing on top -then fast release should be optimal.

About my pull ups / chin ups being crossfit style...well, I don't use momentum to go up -but yes, I arch the back...so what? As long as I don't do swimming froggy-motions with the legs (like HIT4ME ), it should count, right? :)
 
Sorry... What's "TUT"?
 
hairygrandpa said:
Yes, now I remember. I heard it from you and it made sense. Pulling slowly / squeezing on top -then fast release should be optimal.

About my pull ups / chin ups being crossfit style...well, I don't use momentum to go up -but yes, I arch the back...so what? As long as I don't do swimming froggy-motions with the legs (like HIT4ME ), it should count, right? :)
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Absolutely, and he was just pulling your leg there, or is a form Nazi x2. :)

Anything you do differently than HIT4ME is an improvement. :pokey: :pokey: :pokey:

Kaprice said:
Sorry... What's "TUT"?
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He was a Pharaoh with great abs... We all want to look like him. ;)

No really it is Time Under Tension.
 
Surprised to hear that slow negatives for rows are bad.
 
MrKleen73 said:
Anything you do differently than HIT4ME is an improvement.
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Haha! That got his attention! LMAO !

The TUT thing...
I mainly focus on TUT when doing risky exercises, here I prefer less weight and go slow to compensate. Risky means, when I feel it could lead to injury, like DB flies, lateral raises -or while doing push ups, to avoid doing zillions of them.
 
Kaprice said:
Surprised to hear that slow negatives for rows are bad.
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*pointing with finger to Kaprice * "I told you so!" -when talking about your pull up negatives, remember!
hehehe!
Holding on top = fine.
Lowering slow = not advised.

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Kaprice said:
Surprised to hear that slow negatives for rows are bad.
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Not bad, but have a drawback. Now with a lot of effort and focus you can make the negative better by really focusing on form, and pulling with the elbows and just using your hands as hooks attached to the elbow. There should never be any lowering of the hand / forearm to minimize that. Only move the elbows and let the hands follow. However that is really a lot of work and concentration that will also limit the weight you can use which again kind of defaults back to use a heavier weight and get your TUT by holding the contraction.

For many they may never ever feel any issues from this at all. However those of us who do not have bullet proof connective tissue will end up feeling the overuse of negatives on pulling movements in the elbows sooner or later. I am definitely not saying they should be avoided but that you get the same TUT from holding the contraction that you do with negatives. However there is not quite as much muscular damage with the holding as there is with the slow negative, but that is not a bad thing if you are adequately stimulating the muscle already you do not need to annihilate it.
 
hairygrandpa said:
Haha! That got his attention! LMAO !

The TUT thing...
I mainly focus on TUT when doing risky exercises, here I prefer less weight and go slow to compensate. Risky means, when I feel it could lead to injury, like DB flies, lateral raises -or while doing push ups, to avoid doing zillions of them.
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That is a solid practice for sure. It is simply not always prudent to continue to pile on more weight.
 
hairygrandpa said:
Yes, now I remember. I heard it from you and it made sense. Pulling slowly / squeezing on top -then fast release should be optimal.

About my pull ups / chin ups being crossfit style...well, I don't use momentum to go up -but yes, I arch the back...so what? As long as I don't do swimming froggy-motions with the legs (like HIT4ME ), it should count, right? :)
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Hey now. If all grips are OK for pull ups, what's wrong with the froggy-lets?

Actually - I was watching a video on the leg positioning, because now that I've reached constant exhaustion in my back from doing the pull up challenge, I am noticing I actually tend to pull my legs forward a little. No swinging, more like I do a leg raise as I'm doing the pull up, just a little bit. But for the most part, my legs get in front of me and stay there.

Some people seem to think this gives a better stretch on the lats keeping the legs in front. Keeping the legs behind you seems to contract the muscle more. Not sure if one way or the other is better...or cheating...

MrKleen73 said:
Absolutely, and he was just pulling your leg there, or is a form Nazi x2. :)

Anything you do differently than HIT4ME is an improvement. :pokey: :pokey: :pokey:
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That is good advice for all things in life. Don't be like Hit4me. Just keep letting him be one-of-a-kind.

Kaprice said:
Surprised to hear that slow negatives for rows are bad.
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Yeah, I hear a lot of things. This is good, no it's bad, no it's not good again.

The trick is to be aware of the positives and negatives. I get what people are saying about slow negs on a bent over row...or a deadlift, and maybe even a squat or leg press for that matter - using extremely heavy weights in positions that could compromise you and then trying to lower it slowly really seems like a good way to hurt yourself. But then again, so is letting it drop and jerk on you. I still control decents, even on deadlifts, but I don't stick hardfast to my 3-4 seconds down that I use for a lot of exercises.

It reminds me of dumbbell curls - cheating is bad! Don't ever do it! But cheat curls build the biggest arms! At the end of the day, good form is great, but cheating can be a tool if it is used to allow for more work and is used as carefully/safely as possible while understanding that you are taking on some risk. I kind of thing the slow negative on bent over rows may be similar.
 
Update on Epitalon

Started my second cycle, this time using N-Acetyl-Epitalon-Amidate.
1mg/day for 10 days would be the protocol.
It is way more difficult to create a clear solution. It comes as freeze dried powder in a 100mg vial.
My thinking is to use the least amount of Bac-water necessary, to keep the daily injection volume small.
After filling 6ml Bac-water, there was still sediment on the bottom, even after gently rolling the vial for over an hour.
As I have no acetic acid on hand, I used a few drops of white vinegar to break up the remaining sediment. This worked to a certain degree.
I did not want to use vinegar above 1%, because I guess it will sting badly when pinning.
Now I tilt the vial a bit to draw with the syringe without disturbing the sediment. If you suck up clouded liquid, it will form lumps under your skin that takes weeks to dissolve.

Summary: Epitalon dissolves good, N-Acetyl-Epitalon-Amidate does not.Vinegar helps a bit -but still be prepared using about 1ml/day to get 1mg solution into your body.

After many hours of research, there is almost NOTHING to find about a comparison between Epitalon and NAEA.

My first impression is: It is "stronger". It gives me very weird and vivid dreams, guessing the melatonin stimulation is way stronger than with plain Epitalon.

Does it prolong my life?
You will find out. If you still follow my log in the year 2150, it worked.
 
Knee update

I skipped the surgery because I got a bad cold.

Since the MRI, my knee pain is almost gone.The MRI confirmed the damage to both knees.
I'm wondering what the hell is causing the apparent spontaneous healing?

Only three things come to my mind:
1) The MRI had an effect and caused healing
2) The Epitalon cycle I finished a month ago is causing the healing
3)Going off of all AAS had a positive effect on my knees

-1 Could not find any scientific literature -besides some anecdotal claims on : "MRI's are therapeutic".
-2 This could be -but also only anecdotal claims of a few people exist supporting this idea
-3 Can't imagine, as I used "wet compounds" that supposedly ups collagen synthesis, now healing sets in after cessation, that's funny

Lets see how I progress doing active rehab to my knees without surgery, will be interesting.
 
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