cubsfan815
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So you're in week 4? Only gets better...
OxyMax XT / AlphaMax XT Log (unsponsored)
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EMT803
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Yep... coming to the end of week 4 now. It has been a pleasant experience thus far so I am looking forward to finishing strongly...
EMT803
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Day 29
7 hours of solid sleep before I was awoken by someone knocking on my door. I was pissed. One thing that I have noticed, and think that I have mentioned it before, is that over the past month I will go from 0-100 mph in the blink of an eye on the irritability/aggression odometer. I am not even exaggerating. Ordinarily I am a very laid back person, but my fuse is SHORT these days. Don't get me wrong, I do have a temper when provoked and I have always spoken my mind when I know that I am in the right, but when I've gotten frustrated (even in the least) over these past several weeks, I can literally feel my skin begin to get flushed and I will get a surge of energy that makes me want to punch walls and throw ****. I haven't actually went that far yet obviously, but it has been an obvious change that I have taken note of. I am going to take a guess that the surge of energy that I experience when I get upset is a massive adrenaline rush, which I need to get a handle on in order to reduce additional strain on my system right now.
On another note, my trip out of town this weekend has been cancelled, so I will have ample time to rest and recover. Eight more hours to go at work tonight and I will get a much needed five days off. You all have no idea how good that is sounding right now. Also, I called the company that supplied the PCT products that were stolen off of my porch and they were very sympathetic to my situation and have agreed to reship the entire order. I was AMAZED.
Had a great Legs/Lower body workout last night before work and am sore as hell in a good way. Decided to simply go for a walk tonight before work and did a brisk 4 mile walk while listening to music after dosing on an empty stomach. It was nice.
Diet: 1,700 calories P/C/F 40/30/30
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7 hours of solid sleep before I was awoken by someone knocking on my door. I was pissed. One thing that I have noticed, and think that I have mentioned it before, is that over the past month I will go from 0-100 mph in the blink of an eye on the irritability/aggression odometer. I am not even exaggerating. Ordinarily I am a very laid back person, but my fuse is SHORT these days. Don't get me wrong, I do have a temper when provoked and I have always spoken my mind when I know that I am in the right, but when I've gotten frustrated (even in the least) over these past several weeks, I can literally feel my skin begin to get flushed and I will get a surge of energy that makes me want to punch walls and throw ****. I haven't actually went that far yet obviously, but it has been an obvious change that I have taken note of. I am going to take a guess that the surge of energy that I experience when I get upset is a massive adrenaline rush, which I need to get a handle on in order to reduce additional strain on my system right now.
On another note, my trip out of town this weekend has been cancelled, so I will have ample time to rest and recover. Eight more hours to go at work tonight and I will get a much needed five days off. You all have no idea how good that is sounding right now. Also, I called the company that supplied the PCT products that were stolen off of my porch and they were very sympathetic to my situation and have agreed to reship the entire order. I was AMAZED.
Had a great Legs/Lower body workout last night before work and am sore as hell in a good way. Decided to simply go for a walk tonight before work and did a brisk 4 mile walk while listening to music after dosing on an empty stomach. It was nice.
Diet: 1,700 calories P/C/F 40/30/30
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Day 30
I made it to the weekend and my much needed days off!!! I am SO relieved. It has been a fun and challenging past several weeks. I feel like the best thing that I can do is stay up a little later into the afternoon to adjust my sleep schedule back to "normal" which means I will be laying in bed and watching movies until I feel like dosing the AlphaMax with my protein and falling asleep. I am really resisting the urge to go to the gym and do cardio right now. I am also very tempted to go into the kitchen and gorge on food, but I am staying committed and focused on my quest to lean out as much as possible while running this stack. I am sacrificing more muscle than I originally intended to (if the scale is to be believed), but after I am finished with this recomp/cut I will be running a DS cycle and can put that muscle back on. This is also about discipline and following through with a plan, which will have to be continued to make the most out of these products and my upcoming cycle, so I will stay the course. I have a few ideas regarding what my work out schedule will be like over the next several days. I believe my focus is going to be on eating at or slightly below maintenance, having one minimum/two maximum fasted HIIT sessions intermingled with several one hour steady state cardio sessions, and one full body "circuit style" resistance training day. I'm just spit-balling here. I guess I have all weekend to think about it!!!
Diet: 1,800 calories
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I made it to the weekend and my much needed days off!!! I am SO relieved. It has been a fun and challenging past several weeks. I feel like the best thing that I can do is stay up a little later into the afternoon to adjust my sleep schedule back to "normal" which means I will be laying in bed and watching movies until I feel like dosing the AlphaMax with my protein and falling asleep. I am really resisting the urge to go to the gym and do cardio right now. I am also very tempted to go into the kitchen and gorge on food, but I am staying committed and focused on my quest to lean out as much as possible while running this stack. I am sacrificing more muscle than I originally intended to (if the scale is to be believed), but after I am finished with this recomp/cut I will be running a DS cycle and can put that muscle back on. This is also about discipline and following through with a plan, which will have to be continued to make the most out of these products and my upcoming cycle, so I will stay the course. I have a few ideas regarding what my work out schedule will be like over the next several days. I believe my focus is going to be on eating at or slightly below maintenance, having one minimum/two maximum fasted HIIT sessions intermingled with several one hour steady state cardio sessions, and one full body "circuit style" resistance training day. I'm just spit-balling here. I guess I have all weekend to think about it!!!
Diet: 1,800 calories
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Day 31
Man, with all of this revolving shift work it is hard to tell when to start a new day or update an old day on this log. All I know is that I got about 8 hours of sleep and was up at 9 pm and wide awake. Dosed the Alpha and OxyMax and went to the gym and did an hour on the Elliptical for fun. Very low intensity for the majority of the hour, with sustained moderate intensity during the middle of the hour for around 10 minutes. I basically wanted to peak out at 150 bpm on the heart rate monitor and stay between that and 130 bpm which I generally get a good vibe from physically. Drank BCAA's during all of that and went to Walmart and bought some Bluetooth headphones to use for HIIT sprints (which I will be heading out to do after my next sleep/wake cycle. Using standard headphones were a pain in the ass the last two times I used them to run and were a distraction more than anything. Running without music is a no-go for me). Came home, showered, ate, watched a movie... and now it is almost 3 am and I am bored out of my mind so I figured I would go ahead and knock this out. I am rambling......
Rather than lay here and stare at the ceiling, or type nonsense for hours on here, I am going to do Ab Ripper X and stretch for an hour, eat again, and watch some TV I guess.
Went for a 4 mile sunrise run and walked an additional 2 miles...
Diet: 2,141 calories P/C/F 36/31/33
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Man, with all of this revolving shift work it is hard to tell when to start a new day or update an old day on this log. All I know is that I got about 8 hours of sleep and was up at 9 pm and wide awake. Dosed the Alpha and OxyMax and went to the gym and did an hour on the Elliptical for fun. Very low intensity for the majority of the hour, with sustained moderate intensity during the middle of the hour for around 10 minutes. I basically wanted to peak out at 150 bpm on the heart rate monitor and stay between that and 130 bpm which I generally get a good vibe from physically. Drank BCAA's during all of that and went to Walmart and bought some Bluetooth headphones to use for HIIT sprints (which I will be heading out to do after my next sleep/wake cycle. Using standard headphones were a pain in the ass the last two times I used them to run and were a distraction more than anything. Running without music is a no-go for me). Came home, showered, ate, watched a movie... and now it is almost 3 am and I am bored out of my mind so I figured I would go ahead and knock this out. I am rambling......
Rather than lay here and stare at the ceiling, or type nonsense for hours on here, I am going to do Ab Ripper X and stretch for an hour, eat again, and watch some TV I guess.
Went for a 4 mile sunrise run and walked an additional 2 miles...
Diet: 2,141 calories P/C/F 36/31/33
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EMT803
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Day 32
Off to a great start today. Got about 4 hours of sleep last night, but I had several 1 hour naps during the halftimes of the football games I was watching, so I feel better than I would expect otherwise. Got up at 4 am and decided to go down to the local rec center here in town that has a track and an outside field that some of the local teams use for football practice and did my HIIT. It was dark obviously, but they have these blue lights that go around the track (which encircles the football field) that looked really cool because of the morning mist that was pretty thick this morning. It felt great and there was no one else there so I had a REALLY good session. The best HIIT workout that I have ever had actually. Started out with a brisk 1 mile walk around the track and then did 10 ALL OUT sprints intermingled with walks while listening to music with my new headphones and gave my absolute best effort on all but one sprint due to me thinking that I had potentially strained my quad. It was at the very beginning of the workout, and I didn't know the severity of what I was feeling, so I gave about an 80% effort on that one particular sprint. The rest were 100%, capped off with another 1 mile walk. I do have yet another fever blister coming up, so I am committing the rest of the day to rest, recovery, movies and football. This whole fever blister thing is really annoying. What's more, is that I can usually feel when one is about to hit and can take my medicine to keep it from ever popping up, but the medicine isn't acting as effectively even at a higher dose than I usually administer. I am also still having issues with ulcers in my mouth as well. Any break in the skin in my mouth or inner lip results in one. This has been a consistent problem over the past month and is severe in comparison to my past. I am guessing that the combination of these products along with the stress of work and training is the culprit. I'm going to fight through it and try to train a little smarter rather than harder, but train nonetheless.
Diet: 1,823 calories P/C/F 44/20/36
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Off to a great start today. Got about 4 hours of sleep last night, but I had several 1 hour naps during the halftimes of the football games I was watching, so I feel better than I would expect otherwise. Got up at 4 am and decided to go down to the local rec center here in town that has a track and an outside field that some of the local teams use for football practice and did my HIIT. It was dark obviously, but they have these blue lights that go around the track (which encircles the football field) that looked really cool because of the morning mist that was pretty thick this morning. It felt great and there was no one else there so I had a REALLY good session. The best HIIT workout that I have ever had actually. Started out with a brisk 1 mile walk around the track and then did 10 ALL OUT sprints intermingled with walks while listening to music with my new headphones and gave my absolute best effort on all but one sprint due to me thinking that I had potentially strained my quad. It was at the very beginning of the workout, and I didn't know the severity of what I was feeling, so I gave about an 80% effort on that one particular sprint. The rest were 100%, capped off with another 1 mile walk. I do have yet another fever blister coming up, so I am committing the rest of the day to rest, recovery, movies and football. This whole fever blister thing is really annoying. What's more, is that I can usually feel when one is about to hit and can take my medicine to keep it from ever popping up, but the medicine isn't acting as effectively even at a higher dose than I usually administer. I am also still having issues with ulcers in my mouth as well. Any break in the skin in my mouth or inner lip results in one. This has been a consistent problem over the past month and is severe in comparison to my past. I am guessing that the combination of these products along with the stress of work and training is the culprit. I'm going to fight through it and try to train a little smarter rather than harder, but train nonetheless.
Diet: 1,823 calories P/C/F 44/20/36
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Day 33 (AM I need some help/advice)
Please read and give some advice
I had a really good nights sleep despite waking up twice drenched in sweat (which has happened 3 nights in a row. Kind of strange). Woke up, dosed and went down to the gym with some BCAA's to do some cardio. Decided to weigh and I am down to 162 lbs. That kind of took the wind out of my sails a bit. That has me losing 12 lbs since 9/20 over the past month and a half. I am not sure what to do. Throughout this log I have been noting that I may be losing a little bit of muscle in this process, and if the mirror is to be believed I am cutting up, but I feel like I need to do something ASAP to keep from falling under 160 lbs before the end of this thing. The obvious answer here is to up calories, but I was wondering if any one out there has experienced this and has any advice. My plan is to cut out all steady state cardio. Limit HIIT to once per week and to not perform any training in a fasted state anymore. I think I am getting hung up mentally on the losing fat aspect AT ANY COST thing as well. I am at the point where the majority of the fat that I am trying to get rid of is all collected in the area around my navel. The more I get cut, the more I am becoming consumed with destroying this little island of fat... which is ironic considering the fact that I had to consume too many calories to put it there haha. I still have a sense of humor over this so that is a plus I guess. I am not sure what the solution to this thing is. To try and ride out the next 27 days and remain where I am now weight wise and fat percentage wise? Say screw it and stay the course until the fat is gone and say **** the scale? Or is there a solution to continue cutting the fat and retain the muscle? Keep in mind, my goal for these 2 months was to get my six pack back for personal reasons and to establish a good base for an upcoming oral cycle that will begin at the conclusion of this. Any help or personal experience would be appreciated. Thanks.
Diet:2,321 calories P/C/F 45/29/26
Training:Ended up only doing 30 minutes on the StairClimber. Going back this evening for resistance training. Probably medium rep Upper Body concentrating on good slow form. Nothing too heavy. I am not going to do any lower body due to my thigh still being sore and tight.
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Please read and give some advice
I had a really good nights sleep despite waking up twice drenched in sweat (which has happened 3 nights in a row. Kind of strange). Woke up, dosed and went down to the gym with some BCAA's to do some cardio. Decided to weigh and I am down to 162 lbs. That kind of took the wind out of my sails a bit. That has me losing 12 lbs since 9/20 over the past month and a half. I am not sure what to do. Throughout this log I have been noting that I may be losing a little bit of muscle in this process, and if the mirror is to be believed I am cutting up, but I feel like I need to do something ASAP to keep from falling under 160 lbs before the end of this thing. The obvious answer here is to up calories, but I was wondering if any one out there has experienced this and has any advice. My plan is to cut out all steady state cardio. Limit HIIT to once per week and to not perform any training in a fasted state anymore. I think I am getting hung up mentally on the losing fat aspect AT ANY COST thing as well. I am at the point where the majority of the fat that I am trying to get rid of is all collected in the area around my navel. The more I get cut, the more I am becoming consumed with destroying this little island of fat... which is ironic considering the fact that I had to consume too many calories to put it there haha. I still have a sense of humor over this so that is a plus I guess. I am not sure what the solution to this thing is. To try and ride out the next 27 days and remain where I am now weight wise and fat percentage wise? Say screw it and stay the course until the fat is gone and say **** the scale? Or is there a solution to continue cutting the fat and retain the muscle? Keep in mind, my goal for these 2 months was to get my six pack back for personal reasons and to establish a good base for an upcoming oral cycle that will begin at the conclusion of this. Any help or personal experience would be appreciated. Thanks.
Diet:2,321 calories P/C/F 45/29/26
Training:Ended up only doing 30 minutes on the StairClimber. Going back this evening for resistance training. Probably medium rep Upper Body concentrating on good slow form. Nothing too heavy. I am not going to do any lower body due to my thigh still being sore and tight.
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EMT803
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Day 34
Hmmm. Not a lot of feedback, but that's okay... Pressing forward...
Couldn't really sleep last night. I have had the past several days off and have slept and napped a lot so I'm not overly concerned about it. I felt fine when I woke up. Well enough to hit the gym early and knock out the Upper body workout I had originally planned for yesterday. I also figure that I should be able to fall asleep a little easier tonight having been up all day. I get back to the grind tomorrow morning at work and will be on days again. Yay. Had a really good workout. Moderate intensity and didn't lift super heavy. I am going to ride this thing out at a moderate level until I feel less run down. It's weird because I have all of the mental motivation in the world, something just doesn't feel right physically. I feel like I am running on E, if that makes any sense. I am not going to let it keep me out of the gym, but I have learned to listen to my body more and more as I age. Either that, or my body just complains more than it did in my 20's. Either way I am going to listen to it.
Diet: 3,249 calories P/C/F 35/39/26
I was looking back at my caloric intake over the past week or so and I haven't had a "re-feed" day in a while so that is what I am going to do... and I don't feel guilty about it in the least...
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Hmmm. Not a lot of feedback, but that's okay... Pressing forward...
Couldn't really sleep last night. I have had the past several days off and have slept and napped a lot so I'm not overly concerned about it. I felt fine when I woke up. Well enough to hit the gym early and knock out the Upper body workout I had originally planned for yesterday. I also figure that I should be able to fall asleep a little easier tonight having been up all day. I get back to the grind tomorrow morning at work and will be on days again. Yay. Had a really good workout. Moderate intensity and didn't lift super heavy. I am going to ride this thing out at a moderate level until I feel less run down. It's weird because I have all of the mental motivation in the world, something just doesn't feel right physically. I feel like I am running on E, if that makes any sense. I am not going to let it keep me out of the gym, but I have learned to listen to my body more and more as I age. Either that, or my body just complains more than it did in my 20's. Either way I am going to listen to it.
Diet: 3,249 calories P/C/F 35/39/26
I was looking back at my caloric intake over the past week or so and I haven't had a "re-feed" day in a while so that is what I am going to do... and I don't feel guilty about it in the least...
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cubsfan815
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Where do you estimate body fat to be? Cutting is typically easier than a true recomp.
EMT803
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If memory serves it was around 14% at the beginning of the log according to an impedance device. It has of course went down from there I am assuming (if the mirror can be trusted). If I had to guess, around the 10 to 11% range??? With the scale going down over 10 pounds in a month I am assuming that I am unintentionally on a cut rather than recomping.
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Day 35
My sleep schedule is so messed up right now. I fell asleep earlier than I intended and was up around 2 am, but I feel rested. I know that I got decent rest because I remember having a few pretty vivid dreams and woke up a few times with crazy morning wood. Only on these forums would I ever just blurt that out to the masses, but I do feel like it is a good indication that this product is working behind the scenes in a positive way to some degree. The aforementioned potential "side effect" isn't necessarily out of the norm for me off of the stack, however it does seem more pronounced ever since beginning it. Anyways, I dosed and watched a movie, ate a small protein bar, and went to the gym and had a decent, moderate intensity lower body workout. The left thigh that felt a little strained didn't give me any problems and I avoided isolation moves due to not wanting to aggravate it further. I go back to work today and I am looking kind of forward to it actually. My life has pretty much revolved around laying around and the gym so I feel like I need some social interaction. No better way to get some of that and at the same time get paid for it haha. Today will be my first day out of training and I will be on my own set running it by myself. I feel like the past several days resting have put me in a good position to give my best effort. I am happy that I will be able to take the Oxymax before going in and will probably take an ECY on my lunch break.
Diet:2,323 calories P/C/F 40/40/20
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My sleep schedule is so messed up right now. I fell asleep earlier than I intended and was up around 2 am, but I feel rested. I know that I got decent rest because I remember having a few pretty vivid dreams and woke up a few times with crazy morning wood. Only on these forums would I ever just blurt that out to the masses, but I do feel like it is a good indication that this product is working behind the scenes in a positive way to some degree. The aforementioned potential "side effect" isn't necessarily out of the norm for me off of the stack, however it does seem more pronounced ever since beginning it. Anyways, I dosed and watched a movie, ate a small protein bar, and went to the gym and had a decent, moderate intensity lower body workout. The left thigh that felt a little strained didn't give me any problems and I avoided isolation moves due to not wanting to aggravate it further. I go back to work today and I am looking kind of forward to it actually. My life has pretty much revolved around laying around and the gym so I feel like I need some social interaction. No better way to get some of that and at the same time get paid for it haha. Today will be my first day out of training and I will be on my own set running it by myself. I feel like the past several days resting have put me in a good position to give my best effort. I am happy that I will be able to take the Oxymax before going in and will probably take an ECY on my lunch break.
Diet:2,323 calories P/C/F 40/40/20
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cubsfan815
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When is the refeed? I would do that, and then go right back to what you were doing. Then, after this run, you could start adding the calories back in.
I would worry more about mirror than scale. The Alphamax/OxyMax stack can shred fat, and I doubt you are losing much muscle.
I would worry more about mirror than scale. The Alphamax/OxyMax stack can shred fat, and I doubt you are losing much muscle.
EMT803
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I upped to 3,249 calories a few days ago, now I am back to approx a 500 calories deficit on cardio/off days and 300 calories or so over maintenance on resistance training days, usually in the form of carbs. I guess I am probably getting a little hung up on the scale to be honest. I just really don't like the idea of being 150'ish pounds. My ultimate goal is to be up to about 180 and lean. As far as me having a concrete reason for desiring this specific number, I have none. I will take your advice and stay the course. I only have a little over 3 weeks to go so I will let the results and pics speak for themselves. I can definitely attest to the fact that this stack can certainly shred fat however.
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Day 36
Went to bed early last night after a long, but very productive, day at work that went extremely well if I do say so myself and slept like a baby for 8.5 hours. It was WONDERFUL and much needed. Woke up, dosed on an empty stomach, and went for a short run in the cold and rain to get the day going before returning to work again. As strange as it may sound, it was a great way to start the day. When I went in to work it was total chaos, but everything went well. Came home, ate, showered, and now I am going to lay in bed, enjoy some T.V. and the rain, and hopefully fall asleep early and get some more quality rest. If I wake up early again tomorrow morning I am going to get some HIIT in. If not, I will lift weights after work.
Diet: 1,800 calories P/C/F 40/20/30
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Went to bed early last night after a long, but very productive, day at work that went extremely well if I do say so myself and slept like a baby for 8.5 hours. It was WONDERFUL and much needed. Woke up, dosed on an empty stomach, and went for a short run in the cold and rain to get the day going before returning to work again. As strange as it may sound, it was a great way to start the day. When I went in to work it was total chaos, but everything went well. Came home, ate, showered, and now I am going to lay in bed, enjoy some T.V. and the rain, and hopefully fall asleep early and get some more quality rest. If I wake up early again tomorrow morning I am going to get some HIIT in. If not, I will lift weights after work.
Diet: 1,800 calories P/C/F 40/20/30
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Day 37
Went to bed at a decent hour and got a decent nights sleep. Around 7 hours or so. Woke up, dosed, watched the game that I recorded last night and hit the track to do my usual HIIT workout. Felt pretty good eventually. It was kind of a slow start initially and I wasn't all there mentally, but my motivation in 40 degree weather at 5 am isn't exactly brimming over and I pushed through the laziness. One thing that I have noticed about doing HIIT training as opposed to steady state, is that afterwards I will have more of a full body mild pump, whereas after steady state my muscles will seem "flat" if that makes any sense. Anyways, just an observation. Big day at work today. Looking forward to making it great!
Diet:1,641 calories P/C/F 35/35/30
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Went to bed at a decent hour and got a decent nights sleep. Around 7 hours or so. Woke up, dosed, watched the game that I recorded last night and hit the track to do my usual HIIT workout. Felt pretty good eventually. It was kind of a slow start initially and I wasn't all there mentally, but my motivation in 40 degree weather at 5 am isn't exactly brimming over and I pushed through the laziness. One thing that I have noticed about doing HIIT training as opposed to steady state, is that afterwards I will have more of a full body mild pump, whereas after steady state my muscles will seem "flat" if that makes any sense. Anyways, just an observation. Big day at work today. Looking forward to making it great!
Diet:1,641 calories P/C/F 35/35/30
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Day 38
9 hours of AWESOME sleep last night. So much in fact that I pretty much had to wake up and get ready to go to work... which went awesome as well. Came home, watched the Carolina/ Florida game and I am now going to lay in bed until I fall asleep. Not a ton to report, but a great day all the same.
Diet: 1,734 calories P/C/F 34/30/36
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9 hours of AWESOME sleep last night. So much in fact that I pretty much had to wake up and get ready to go to work... which went awesome as well. Came home, watched the Carolina/ Florida game and I am now going to lay in bed until I fall asleep. Not a ton to report, but a great day all the same.
Diet: 1,734 calories P/C/F 34/30/36
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Day 39
Yet another great nights sleep. I am really enjoying this aspect of the stack. Deep sleep, vivid dreams. It has really helped out in the recovery department and I feel better than I expected I would, being in a caloric deficit and all. Another thing that I have noticed is that I have only felt hungry a handful of times during these past several weeks. Don't get me wrong, I feel like I need more food, but I'm not miserable. I am looking forward to being able to eat more eventually though haha...
Diet:1,779 calories P/C/F 35/27/38
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Yet another great nights sleep. I am really enjoying this aspect of the stack. Deep sleep, vivid dreams. It has really helped out in the recovery department and I feel better than I expected I would, being in a caloric deficit and all. Another thing that I have noticed is that I have only felt hungry a handful of times during these past several weeks. Don't get me wrong, I feel like I need more food, but I'm not miserable. I am looking forward to being able to eat more eventually though haha...
Diet:1,779 calories P/C/F 35/27/38
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Day 40
I am officially 2/3 of the way through this stack today. Got seven hours of decent rest last night. Really strange dreams and vivid. I am really starting to notice the fat loss in my midsection. Not sure if it is because there is less and less of it, so I am noticing the recession more, or if progress is accelerating due to being on this stack for a few weeks, but I am pleased nonetheless. Woke up, dosed, and went to the gym super early to kick this week off strong and did Chest/Shoulders/Triceps. Instead of focusing on isolating muscle groups and being really anal about training, I am going in and performing lifts that I enjoy to keep my motivation up. My energy levels and strength aren't exactly peaking right now, but I really feel like this has more to do with being in a caloric deficit more than anything. I would hate to see my performance on a cut/recomp with no "help" at all. That feels terrible to even type. I am really looking forward to my upcoming clean bulk/ cycle, but I am going to see this thing through. It is starting to drag by however. Having all of the staples and products for the cycle and PCT staring me in the face in my closet every morning wasn't helping so I put them away in a drawer.
Diet:2,222 P/C/F 35/33/32
Weight: 162 lbs (Weight is starting to level out a bit thank God)
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I am officially 2/3 of the way through this stack today. Got seven hours of decent rest last night. Really strange dreams and vivid. I am really starting to notice the fat loss in my midsection. Not sure if it is because there is less and less of it, so I am noticing the recession more, or if progress is accelerating due to being on this stack for a few weeks, but I am pleased nonetheless. Woke up, dosed, and went to the gym super early to kick this week off strong and did Chest/Shoulders/Triceps. Instead of focusing on isolating muscle groups and being really anal about training, I am going in and performing lifts that I enjoy to keep my motivation up. My energy levels and strength aren't exactly peaking right now, but I really feel like this has more to do with being in a caloric deficit more than anything. I would hate to see my performance on a cut/recomp with no "help" at all. That feels terrible to even type. I am really looking forward to my upcoming clean bulk/ cycle, but I am going to see this thing through. It is starting to drag by however. Having all of the staples and products for the cycle and PCT staring me in the face in my closet every morning wasn't helping so I put them away in a drawer.
Diet:2,222 P/C/F 35/33/32
Weight: 162 lbs (Weight is starting to level out a bit thank God)
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Day 42 and 43
Fell asleep early last night before I could post so I will lump two days into one. Nothing crazy to report really. Two good days at the gym. Did legs yesterday, did chest today. I've pretty much scrapped cardio at this point. Focusing more on short and sweet daily gym sessions, rest, and upping my calories. I feel so much better when I am eating more so I am going to cruise the rest of this thing on out with an increase in the eating department unless I start to notice my abs disappearing again.
Diet:
Day 42- 3,300 calories
Day 43- 3,400 calories
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Fell asleep early last night before I could post so I will lump two days into one. Nothing crazy to report really. Two good days at the gym. Did legs yesterday, did chest today. I've pretty much scrapped cardio at this point. Focusing more on short and sweet daily gym sessions, rest, and upping my calories. I feel so much better when I am eating more so I am going to cruise the rest of this thing on out with an increase in the eating department unless I start to notice my abs disappearing again.
Diet:
Day 42- 3,300 calories
Day 43- 3,400 calories
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Day 44
Didn't have a great night of sleep last night. Again, changing shifts always throws me a little out of whack in the rest department, but not getting sleep messes with me more than I like. Anyways, woke up, dosed and had a really good Back workout. Feeling a lot more energetic from upping the calories... mainly in the form of carbs. Definitely don't look as "flat" in the mirror and the scale reflects the change as well. Guess I was a little more depleted than I intended to be.
Diet:2,800 calories P/C/F 33/37/30
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Didn't have a great night of sleep last night. Again, changing shifts always throws me a little out of whack in the rest department, but not getting sleep messes with me more than I like. Anyways, woke up, dosed and had a really good Back workout. Feeling a lot more energetic from upping the calories... mainly in the form of carbs. Definitely don't look as "flat" in the mirror and the scale reflects the change as well. Guess I was a little more depleted than I intended to be.
Diet:2,800 calories P/C/F 33/37/30
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Thank you. I really appreciate that. I began this pretty much as a progress diary for myself and anyone else that wanted to follow along, but had started wondering if anyone else was beside 'cubsfan' was watching haha. Thank you for the encouragement!
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Day 46
Another day in the books and this one was a doozy. Got about 6 hours of great rest and volunteered for 4 hours of early overtime at my job, so I went to the gym before hand with the intention of doing a light full body circuit for an hour or so. You know, just something to get a good full body pump, get the blood and endorphin's flowing... y'all know the drill. After about 20 minutes and getting good and warmed up, went absolutely ape-**** and CRUSHED it. Then I went to work and was placed in an area that I was unfamiliar with and got my ass handed to me on an epic level. It was terrible. 12 hours of running around like a chicken with my head cut off. I was able to keep a steady stream of calories coming in all day to aid in all of this from a physical stand point, but I got my ass kicked. Came home. Went strait to bed without even watching the football games that I recorded. After it was all said and done it felt like a very productive day, but it was hard earned.
Diet:2,800 P/C/F 36/31/33
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Another day in the books and this one was a doozy. Got about 6 hours of great rest and volunteered for 4 hours of early overtime at my job, so I went to the gym before hand with the intention of doing a light full body circuit for an hour or so. You know, just something to get a good full body pump, get the blood and endorphin's flowing... y'all know the drill. After about 20 minutes and getting good and warmed up, went absolutely ape-**** and CRUSHED it. Then I went to work and was placed in an area that I was unfamiliar with and got my ass handed to me on an epic level. It was terrible. 12 hours of running around like a chicken with my head cut off. I was able to keep a steady stream of calories coming in all day to aid in all of this from a physical stand point, but I got my ass kicked. Came home. Went strait to bed without even watching the football games that I recorded. After it was all said and done it felt like a very productive day, but it was hard earned.
Diet:2,800 P/C/F 36/31/33
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Day 47 and Day 48
Tried to get on last night to write my daily post and the site was acting up like crazy on my computer. It was weird. I could check my notifications, but could not get into the forums. Anyways, two really good days back to back. Decent rest length wise, quality wise meh. I've been having to get up to take pisses constantly in the mornings. It is really annoying. Two things to report as far as physical observations. Yet ANOTHER ****ing cold sore outbreak. This has been really irritating... which does not help the situation stress-wise and I also have a mild case of cellulitis beginning to creep it's way up my finger and into my hand. My middle finger looks like it is "jammed". Discoloration, line of demarcation, the works... and it hurts and is the culprit for me running a low-grade fever over the past several days. Apparently I have a small piece of fiberglass buried somewhere under the skin and it is kicking my ass. Serial fever blisters, cellulitis... I am guessing that these are all results of my immune system being taxed the hell out. I have been burning the candle at both ends, but I have a little under 2 weeks to go so I am going to see this thing through... unless I require an amputation before hand (pun SOOOO intended)...
Diet:Both days 2,800 calories P/C/F 40/30/30
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Training: Still had a kicka$$ Chest workout today and Biceps/Triceps workout yesterday... take that fiber glass
Tried to get on last night to write my daily post and the site was acting up like crazy on my computer. It was weird. I could check my notifications, but could not get into the forums. Anyways, two really good days back to back. Decent rest length wise, quality wise meh. I've been having to get up to take pisses constantly in the mornings. It is really annoying. Two things to report as far as physical observations. Yet ANOTHER ****ing cold sore outbreak. This has been really irritating... which does not help the situation stress-wise and I also have a mild case of cellulitis beginning to creep it's way up my finger and into my hand. My middle finger looks like it is "jammed". Discoloration, line of demarcation, the works... and it hurts and is the culprit for me running a low-grade fever over the past several days. Apparently I have a small piece of fiberglass buried somewhere under the skin and it is kicking my ass. Serial fever blisters, cellulitis... I am guessing that these are all results of my immune system being taxed the hell out. I have been burning the candle at both ends, but I have a little under 2 weeks to go so I am going to see this thing through... unless I require an amputation before hand (pun SOOOO intended)...
Diet:Both days 2,800 calories P/C/F 40/30/30
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Training: Still had a kicka$$ Chest workout today and Biceps/Triceps workout yesterday... take that fiber glass
EMT803
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Day 49
Got a good night of rest. Around 8 hours off and on. I have decided to take today and tomorrow off from the gym and rest. I am off for Thanksgiving and don't have any family in the area so I went to the grocery store after work and got good clean food to eat and some medicine for my hand and will be laying around in bed all day resting, eating and watching football. I am pumped. I will be hitting it hard at the gym again beginning on Friday when I start 3rd shift again.
Diet:2,750 P/C/F 33/33/34
Happy Thanksgiving AM!!!
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Got a good night of rest. Around 8 hours off and on. I have decided to take today and tomorrow off from the gym and rest. I am off for Thanksgiving and don't have any family in the area so I went to the grocery store after work and got good clean food to eat and some medicine for my hand and will be laying around in bed all day resting, eating and watching football. I am pumped. I will be hitting it hard at the gym again beginning on Friday when I start 3rd shift again.
Diet:2,750 P/C/F 33/33/34
Happy Thanksgiving AM!!!
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Day 50
Happy Thanksgiving AM!!! I have been a TOTAL BUM today. Slept for a solid 8 hours, dosed, ate, watched football, got a great 2 hour nap, ate some more, and I am still laying around like a bum. It is killing me having to resist the urge to go to the gym, but it is necessary. My hand is still swollen, but the redness is subsiding and I have more range of motion so it is healing which is good. Pretty much going to post this, eat some more, watch this last game, snack, and fall asleep whenever my body tells me it is time. Upped the calories a lot today.
Diet: 3,430 calories P/C/F 35/35/30
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Happy Thanksgiving AM!!! I have been a TOTAL BUM today. Slept for a solid 8 hours, dosed, ate, watched football, got a great 2 hour nap, ate some more, and I am still laying around like a bum. It is killing me having to resist the urge to go to the gym, but it is necessary. My hand is still swollen, but the redness is subsiding and I have more range of motion so it is healing which is good. Pretty much going to post this, eat some more, watch this last game, snack, and fall asleep whenever my body tells me it is time. Upped the calories a lot today.
Diet: 3,430 calories P/C/F 35/35/30
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Day 51
Well, 10 days and counting to go. I could not have made a better decision than to take a couple days off. Finally feel so much better physically. Getting 10 hours of solid sleep last night was just what I needed. That's right, TEN solid hours. I stayed up a little later than normal to start getting into my 3rd shift sleep cycle and was shocked to wake up so many hours later. It was great. After lounging around for so long it did take a little bit of mental effort to finally get out of bed and head to the gym. Today was lower body and I really don't look forward to these days, for whatever reason, even though I do understand how important they are. Generally, once I get into the gym and get going I snap out of it. Today was no exception. Had a good workout and went to see some friends afterwards to kind of break out of hibernation/isolation mode. Came home, ate, and now I am laying around until work.
Diet: 2,719 calories P/C/F 34/38/28
Weight:166 lbs Apparently I was seriously depleted because I know that I have definitely not gained 4 lbs of muscle or fat in a week. All of the carbs/glycogen over the past several days has to be the culprit. I don't look as "flat" if that makes any sense.
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Well, 10 days and counting to go. I could not have made a better decision than to take a couple days off. Finally feel so much better physically. Getting 10 hours of solid sleep last night was just what I needed. That's right, TEN solid hours. I stayed up a little later than normal to start getting into my 3rd shift sleep cycle and was shocked to wake up so many hours later. It was great. After lounging around for so long it did take a little bit of mental effort to finally get out of bed and head to the gym. Today was lower body and I really don't look forward to these days, for whatever reason, even though I do understand how important they are. Generally, once I get into the gym and get going I snap out of it. Today was no exception. Had a good workout and went to see some friends afterwards to kind of break out of hibernation/isolation mode. Came home, ate, and now I am laying around until work.
Diet: 2,719 calories P/C/F 34/38/28
Weight:166 lbs Apparently I was seriously depleted because I know that I have definitely not gained 4 lbs of muscle or fat in a week. All of the carbs/glycogen over the past several days has to be the culprit. I don't look as "flat" if that makes any sense.
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Day 52
Decent rest last night. Not a ton of hours, five to be exact, but I felt pretty good. Went to the gym and knocked out some Back. Came home, ate, watched Carolina get the crap kicked out of them, and now off to work. Not a lot more than that to report. Gym session was really good. I am going in to work a little early to swing by the gym there and do a few heavy curls before starting the shift.
Diet: 2,800 calories
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Decent rest last night. Not a ton of hours, five to be exact, but I felt pretty good. Went to the gym and knocked out some Back. Came home, ate, watched Carolina get the crap kicked out of them, and now off to work. Not a lot more than that to report. Gym session was really good. I am going in to work a little early to swing by the gym there and do a few heavy curls before starting the shift.
Diet: 2,800 calories
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Day 53
Kind of a strange day and a half. When I initially go into work, I go in early and do some moderate bicep work with some chest presses on the Nautilus machine thrown into the mix. Then I work my 8 hours and get forced over and end up working an additional 8 and leave work with my shoulders, back legs sore as hell. I come home and only get 4 crappy hours of rest and have to go back in for an additional 8 hours, knock that out, and come home to get about 9 semi-decent hours of rest in. Here is where I am confused on how to proceed. Technically I think I should be logging for 2 days, but my schedule is so ****3d up at this point I only dosed once and a half maybe??? I don't ****ing know at this point so I am just logging this stretch as one day. I really want to hit the gym before work (which will be in 3 hours), however, I promised myself I wasn't going to keep overdoing it and I am physically spent right now. It sucks when you can tell that you need rest, but really get a lift from working out and use the gym as a stress reliever and can't go. I have no doubt it would be counterproductive right now so I am going to do the smart thing and listed to my body.
Diet:2,900 calories??? (over the course of 36'ish hours)... even my calorie tracker has been confused lately as to how to count my meals haha
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Kind of a strange day and a half. When I initially go into work, I go in early and do some moderate bicep work with some chest presses on the Nautilus machine thrown into the mix. Then I work my 8 hours and get forced over and end up working an additional 8 and leave work with my shoulders, back legs sore as hell. I come home and only get 4 crappy hours of rest and have to go back in for an additional 8 hours, knock that out, and come home to get about 9 semi-decent hours of rest in. Here is where I am confused on how to proceed. Technically I think I should be logging for 2 days, but my schedule is so ****3d up at this point I only dosed once and a half maybe??? I don't ****ing know at this point so I am just logging this stretch as one day. I really want to hit the gym before work (which will be in 3 hours), however, I promised myself I wasn't going to keep overdoing it and I am physically spent right now. It sucks when you can tell that you need rest, but really get a lift from working out and use the gym as a stress reliever and can't go. I have no doubt it would be counterproductive right now so I am going to do the smart thing and listed to my body.
Diet:2,900 calories??? (over the course of 36'ish hours)... even my calorie tracker has been confused lately as to how to count my meals haha
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Day 54
Terrible, yet informative news today. Worked last night and felt pretty good considering the circumstances. The night was easy though, and that always helps move things along smoother obviously. Decided to go to the gym for a couple head to toe circuits on the Nautilus machines to end the day off on a high note and noticed a bruise/ red streak running down my entire arm from my arm pit down to about the middle of my forearm. The arm has been sore for the past several days and I do remember my armpit feeling tender, which I thought was weird, and it was in the opposite arm from the hand that had cellulitis in it last week (which has improved somewhat, but is still sore) so I dismissed it since cellulitis rarely affects both sides of the body. Well, I went to the nurse in the front office because I know her and because she is HOT as fu<k and I was running a low grade fever and subsequently had to do incident reports and get sent to the doctor for a Workers Comp claim. Diagnosis: potential lymphangitis secondary to cellulitis . NICE. So it does explain why I have been feeling like a$$ lately, doesn't bode well to continuing to hit this thing balls to the walls this next week. They gave me a shot and have put me on antibiotics to take for the next ten days and we will go from there. Just started the meds today so I am awaiting the massive diarrhea to hit any moment now. YAY! Anyways. I am going to continue working out, but I will have to reassess my approach. I more than likely got a nick in my hand from a piece of fiberglass and picked up Staph from using gym equipment. That is my theory at least and the doctor agreed that it is a very likely possibility. Kind of bummed guys, but relieved to know that I have had a legitimate reason for feeling so run down recently. Turns out I'm not a giant vagina, I'm just grimy!
Diet: 2,600 calories
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Terrible, yet informative news today. Worked last night and felt pretty good considering the circumstances. The night was easy though, and that always helps move things along smoother obviously. Decided to go to the gym for a couple head to toe circuits on the Nautilus machines to end the day off on a high note and noticed a bruise/ red streak running down my entire arm from my arm pit down to about the middle of my forearm. The arm has been sore for the past several days and I do remember my armpit feeling tender, which I thought was weird, and it was in the opposite arm from the hand that had cellulitis in it last week (which has improved somewhat, but is still sore) so I dismissed it since cellulitis rarely affects both sides of the body. Well, I went to the nurse in the front office because I know her and because she is HOT as fu<k and I was running a low grade fever and subsequently had to do incident reports and get sent to the doctor for a Workers Comp claim. Diagnosis: potential lymphangitis secondary to cellulitis . NICE. So it does explain why I have been feeling like a$$ lately, doesn't bode well to continuing to hit this thing balls to the walls this next week. They gave me a shot and have put me on antibiotics to take for the next ten days and we will go from there. Just started the meds today so I am awaiting the massive diarrhea to hit any moment now. YAY! Anyways. I am going to continue working out, but I will have to reassess my approach. I more than likely got a nick in my hand from a piece of fiberglass and picked up Staph from using gym equipment. That is my theory at least and the doctor agreed that it is a very likely possibility. Kind of bummed guys, but relieved to know that I have had a legitimate reason for feeling so run down recently. Turns out I'm not a giant vagina, I'm just grimy!
Diet: 2,600 calories
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Dang that sucks. My wife cut herself working in the yard few years ago before we left for Cancun. Came back with MRSA, she was in hospital for a week.
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Day 55
Yea... that is exactly what we are trying to avoid right now. I am on day 2 of antibiotics and I kind of started to think I felt a little better last night at work, but it could have been placebo I guess. I felt like my strength level was improving and that I had a little more endurance. Earlier this week my shoulders would start to give out right before breaks etc and I would have to seriously carb up on fruits to make it through. Last shift wasn't so bad. The red streak running down the length of my arm is turning into what looks like an old bruise now, which is interesting looking to say the least. I was able to sleep for about six hours today after work until I woke up to hammering (long story), ate a little and made my food for work, fell back asleep for 3 hours, dosed, and now I am off to the gym before work. I am going to do a full body circuit, moderate weight with about 8 to 10 reps per set after light warm-up at a slow pace with low intensity. It is either this or nothing and sitting around on my ass isn't an option right now. If I can just manage to make it to Friday I will get my 5 days off in a row to lay around, rejuvenate, finish my meds, and finish this stack strong. I was hoping to be able to close this thing out in a caloric deficit in order to squeeze the most out of it, but I feel like my body needs the nourishment right now.
Diet:2,900 calories P/C/F 35/35/30
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Here is a nice close up of my streaky vein complete with armpit shot... you're welcome. That line wraps all the way around my forearm to my wrist like a rope in a spiral, but it is still red and I couldn't really capture it. It is actually kind of cool looking.
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Yea... that is exactly what we are trying to avoid right now. I am on day 2 of antibiotics and I kind of started to think I felt a little better last night at work, but it could have been placebo I guess. I felt like my strength level was improving and that I had a little more endurance. Earlier this week my shoulders would start to give out right before breaks etc and I would have to seriously carb up on fruits to make it through. Last shift wasn't so bad. The red streak running down the length of my arm is turning into what looks like an old bruise now, which is interesting looking to say the least. I was able to sleep for about six hours today after work until I woke up to hammering (long story), ate a little and made my food for work, fell back asleep for 3 hours, dosed, and now I am off to the gym before work. I am going to do a full body circuit, moderate weight with about 8 to 10 reps per set after light warm-up at a slow pace with low intensity. It is either this or nothing and sitting around on my ass isn't an option right now. If I can just manage to make it to Friday I will get my 5 days off in a row to lay around, rejuvenate, finish my meds, and finish this stack strong. I was hoping to be able to close this thing out in a caloric deficit in order to squeeze the most out of it, but I feel like my body needs the nourishment right now.
Diet:2,900 calories P/C/F 35/35/30
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Here is a nice close up of my streaky vein complete with armpit shot... you're welcome. That line wraps all the way around my forearm to my wrist like a rope in a spiral, but it is still red and I couldn't really capture it. It is actually kind of cool looking.
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cubsfan815
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Yeah doesn't look so good. Hopefully the antibiotics kick it out. MRSA is scary stuff.
I'd grab Evomuse Gut Health Probiotic since you are probably on really strong antibiotics. You want to bounce back quickly especially during cold and flu season.
I'd grab Evomuse Gut Health Probiotic since you are probably on really strong antibiotics. You want to bounce back quickly especially during cold and flu season.
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I know right. Talk about poor timing. It is what it is though I guess. I was thinking about the whole GI tract thing tonight actually when the gas and bubble guts started to hit me mid-stride during one of our peak hours. I considered yogurt, but I will look into something a little more comprehensive as well. Thank you for the suggestion.
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Day 56
All things considered, I had a great workout at the gym last night. I've got the whole body mild soreness thing going on, which I always enjoy. Definitely felt as if I had a fever last night. Still taking the antibiotics and have noticed a recession in the line down my bicep, however the line on my forearm is still present and has neither progressed nor improved, which I find rather odd. No progression will stand as a mild victory in my book however. I have decided to go to my parents for the weekend. Ordinarily I would retreat to my place, isolate, and just lay around on my stent off, but I think that a little change of scenery and my mothers cooking will do me some good. I got decent rest last night before being woke up again by hammering. Another reason I need to get the fu<k out of here for a while before I snap on someone. I plan on going to work and knocking these last 8 hours out. Coming home, dosing and hitting the gym, packing my stuff, and hitting the road. I will take Saturday off, come back home Sunday evening and hit the gym again that evening. I have been eating "clean" this entire run along with the several months preceding this cut/recomp and have decided to give myself a mental break from all of that while at my parents. I will still throw the foods I do eat in my calorie tracker, but I am not going to be super concerned with macro's etc. I may even have a glass of sweet tea. I haven't consumed anything but water for pretty much this entire year. I had a Powerade in January because I wanted a new bottle to use as my water container and I think I had a cup of coffee with Sweet & Low at some point, but Mom's Sweet Tea might be exactly what I need.
Diet:2,800 calories
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All things considered, I had a great workout at the gym last night. I've got the whole body mild soreness thing going on, which I always enjoy. Definitely felt as if I had a fever last night. Still taking the antibiotics and have noticed a recession in the line down my bicep, however the line on my forearm is still present and has neither progressed nor improved, which I find rather odd. No progression will stand as a mild victory in my book however. I have decided to go to my parents for the weekend. Ordinarily I would retreat to my place, isolate, and just lay around on my stent off, but I think that a little change of scenery and my mothers cooking will do me some good. I got decent rest last night before being woke up again by hammering. Another reason I need to get the fu<k out of here for a while before I snap on someone. I plan on going to work and knocking these last 8 hours out. Coming home, dosing and hitting the gym, packing my stuff, and hitting the road. I will take Saturday off, come back home Sunday evening and hit the gym again that evening. I have been eating "clean" this entire run along with the several months preceding this cut/recomp and have decided to give myself a mental break from all of that while at my parents. I will still throw the foods I do eat in my calorie tracker, but I am not going to be super concerned with macro's etc. I may even have a glass of sweet tea. I haven't consumed anything but water for pretty much this entire year. I had a Powerade in January because I wanted a new bottle to use as my water container and I think I had a cup of coffee with Sweet & Low at some point, but Mom's Sweet Tea might be exactly what I need.
Diet:2,800 calories
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Day 57
Coming off of 3rd shift is always great, but at the same time strange. I get a few days of much needed time off (which is the biggest perk obviously), but I never know how my sleep/wake pattern will level out or how to approach that. The reason why I am bringing all of that up at all is that it presents challenges as far as when to dose up on stimulants (Oxymax), when to start tracking calories over again, counting the 4 hour rest I got in the middle of the day as the best power nap ever or the worst night of sleep of the week etc etc. A lot of this probably sounds trivial to the average person, but I am sure that there are a few people out there on the forum that know what I am talking about. Especially the ones that are as obsessive about this lifestyle as I tend to be at times. It is both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, attention to detail can make following through on a plan both easier and more effective, on the other you can drive yourself nuts when life doesn't cooperate and go as planned or you get bogged down dwelling on details that don't matter in the grand scheme of things. All of that being said, I am so happy with my decision to get away from my usual routine for a while. I got off of work, packed my things, and went to the gym before driving two hours to my parents house. Had one of the best workouts I have had the entire time I have been logging this. It was GREAT. Left the gym, drove down to my hometown, ate, took my antibiotics and got a couple of hours rest. Afterwards I woke up to find boneless wings and fries from Zaxby's and I have went ape $hit food wise ever since. I have not had fried foods in well over a year. I fell back asleep and have been snacking on fruits and peanut butter while preparing food to cook today. I cut up a bunch of chicken and have it marinating in Italian dressing and I am thawing out a 12 lb. turkey I decided to lug down that my job gave me for Thanksgiving to cook tomorrow. I am going to carve it up and eat as much of it as can through out the week until it goes bad. Rest, food, recovery. It has been a long several months.
Diet:I have no fu<king clue... suffice it to say, A LOT
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Coming off of 3rd shift is always great, but at the same time strange. I get a few days of much needed time off (which is the biggest perk obviously), but I never know how my sleep/wake pattern will level out or how to approach that. The reason why I am bringing all of that up at all is that it presents challenges as far as when to dose up on stimulants (Oxymax), when to start tracking calories over again, counting the 4 hour rest I got in the middle of the day as the best power nap ever or the worst night of sleep of the week etc etc. A lot of this probably sounds trivial to the average person, but I am sure that there are a few people out there on the forum that know what I am talking about. Especially the ones that are as obsessive about this lifestyle as I tend to be at times. It is both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, attention to detail can make following through on a plan both easier and more effective, on the other you can drive yourself nuts when life doesn't cooperate and go as planned or you get bogged down dwelling on details that don't matter in the grand scheme of things. All of that being said, I am so happy with my decision to get away from my usual routine for a while. I got off of work, packed my things, and went to the gym before driving two hours to my parents house. Had one of the best workouts I have had the entire time I have been logging this. It was GREAT. Left the gym, drove down to my hometown, ate, took my antibiotics and got a couple of hours rest. Afterwards I woke up to find boneless wings and fries from Zaxby's and I have went ape $hit food wise ever since. I have not had fried foods in well over a year. I fell back asleep and have been snacking on fruits and peanut butter while preparing food to cook today. I cut up a bunch of chicken and have it marinating in Italian dressing and I am thawing out a 12 lb. turkey I decided to lug down that my job gave me for Thanksgiving to cook tomorrow. I am going to carve it up and eat as much of it as can through out the week until it goes bad. Rest, food, recovery. It has been a long several months.
Diet:I have no fu<king clue... suffice it to say, A LOT
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Day 58 and 59
Lumping these two days into one because I am going to do the exact same thing today as I did yesterday. I have decided to stay an additional night down here with my family. Yesterday we all went out to eat for breakfast and I had steak, eggs, grits, toast and a waffle washed down with coffee and it was wonderful. Came home and cooked chicken that I marinated in Italian dressing and baked a stuffed turkey. Ate a $hit ton of Sloppy Joe's and macaroni and laid around all day watching the college football conference championship games while falling in and out of consciousness. None of the games were really even competitive, but it was nice all the same. Today I am going to gorge on food and watch NFL football all day and sleep as much as I can before driving back home. I will cap off the last day of this little run with a day at the gym. I have been responding very well from this little break. The scale has went up a tad from all of the food and I seem to be healing up from the antibiotics. I think the sleep has been helping the most of all which makes sense. I was totally run down. I definitely need to take a step back and reevaluate my program. I didn't adjust my training routine to this new job schedule appropriately and underestimated the value of quality rest especially in a catabolic state. In hindsight, it is apparent to me now. Getting older doesn't help either I guess. Boo...
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Lumping these two days into one because I am going to do the exact same thing today as I did yesterday. I have decided to stay an additional night down here with my family. Yesterday we all went out to eat for breakfast and I had steak, eggs, grits, toast and a waffle washed down with coffee and it was wonderful. Came home and cooked chicken that I marinated in Italian dressing and baked a stuffed turkey. Ate a $hit ton of Sloppy Joe's and macaroni and laid around all day watching the college football conference championship games while falling in and out of consciousness. None of the games were really even competitive, but it was nice all the same. Today I am going to gorge on food and watch NFL football all day and sleep as much as I can before driving back home. I will cap off the last day of this little run with a day at the gym. I have been responding very well from this little break. The scale has went up a tad from all of the food and I seem to be healing up from the antibiotics. I think the sleep has been helping the most of all which makes sense. I was totally run down. I definitely need to take a step back and reevaluate my program. I didn't adjust my training routine to this new job schedule appropriately and underestimated the value of quality rest especially in a catabolic state. In hindsight, it is apparent to me now. Getting older doesn't help either I guess. Boo...
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EMT803
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Day 60
The final day was actually in the books yesterday. I drove home and hit the gym for a really good final full body workout. I will give my final review and post after pictures as soon as I get the time. I feel that throwing out a half assed review after 2 months of daily logging would be a waste and I don't really have the time to sit down and commit to a comprehensive write up at the moment. For anyone who may have followed this log however, I should have one very soon.
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The final day was actually in the books yesterday. I drove home and hit the gym for a really good final full body workout. I will give my final review and post after pictures as soon as I get the time. I feel that throwing out a half assed review after 2 months of daily logging would be a waste and I don't really have the time to sit down and commit to a comprehensive write up at the moment. For anyone who may have followed this log however, I should have one very soon.
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