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Dustin07 said:
on top of everything else she's been through, my wife is frustrated with her own weight at 51 yrs old so she's buttoned things down and working on her own programming at the moment with 2 coaches (nutrition, and physical for the post surgery rehab). So her hard effort helps me to stay in line as well. It's a lot easier to do something when your spouse is onboard.
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I agree 100%!
 
Dustin07 said:
Adductor machine
4 sets to infinity at like 50lbs but super wide.
25 x 75lbs (pain free)

(Honestly even 130lbs hurts so I'm gonna treat it like a rehab motion)

Superset with leg extensions
3 x 10-15
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just an additional note here. I don't have an injury, but my adductors do seem to often be a weak point and it is an injury I had many years ago. they're just very tight. squeezing a heavy stack on the machine is a groin puller for me. so I think it may be interesting to start "training" this a bit to see if i can improve that. it was wild watching my 14yr old pinch the 260lb stack for reps lol
 
Dustin07 said:
just an additional note here. I don't have an injury, but my adductors do seem to often be a weak point and it is an injury I had many years ago. they're just very tight. squeezing a heavy stack on the machine is a groin puller for me. so I think it may be interesting to start "training" this a bit to see if i can improve that. it was wild watching my 14yr old pinch the 260lb stack for reps lol
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I don't understand. They are very tight, so you're going to train them more?
 
GreenMachineX said:
I don't understand. They are very tight, so you're going to train them more?
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yup lol
I'm a firm believer movement fixes injuries 99% of the time.
of course there are injuries that need something else. but 99% of the time I've only made things worse by not treating the area with increased movement.

bare in mind, I was doing 55-70lbs yesterday (wider and slower), whereas my 14yr old for instance and lifting buddy was pinching 260lbs for reps. so it's not like i'm attempting a 1rm adductor squeeze 😅
 
GreenMachineX said:
I don't understand. They are very tight, so you're going to train them more?
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Ultimately that’s the goal. Resume movement in the pattern that hurt you and use frequency of exposure to progress end range. When full ROM has been achieved, then you can begin to drive load. Volume will probably begin pretty high when there is no/minimal loading happening yet.

Ie, you can squat a broomstick every day for lots of reps as you try to get comfortable with it again. But you wouldn’t train the loaded squat daily for sets of 25 later on; you would progress load in useful volume ranges.
 
I noticed it early last year when I brought bulgarians in to my routine again. Buddy wanted to do them yesterday post deadlifts/squats and I said they're the one thing that seem to flare my adductor. So I started to do a couple with no added weight and it was an instant groin puller.

again, I'm not injured, I don't walk around in pain, but recognizing that these movements are not going well I want to improve them and build the strength there.

Hyde said:
Ultimately that’s the goal. Resume movement in the pattern that hurt you and use frequency of exposure to progress end range. When full ROM has been achieved, then you can begin to drive load. Volume will probably begin pretty high when there is no/minimal loading happening yet.
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For a while I had the weirdest thing right in my groin where it would almost kind of pop when I first started to do adductor work. I was having to reset my hips regularly and had to start very low on the adductors and ease into the squeeze portion of the adductor work or it would pop and hurt acutely. So I was around 70lbs like you and would focus on a slow progressively harder flex at the peak contraction. After a few sets i could add more weight comfortably but those first few sets I had to moderate the gas and focus on the contraction more than the movement itself. After a while things just cleared up and shortly thereafter I was able to do bulgarians. I do recommend as you start with them until it is stronger to do it in a power rack or near something you can use for a little balance until the stability returns. It will allow you to push and only use the rack for balance as needed even if just a finger on the rack.
 
Resolve10 said:
Sometimes tightness comes from muscles being too weak.

Honestly I know you’ve been focused on DL and Bench, but your adductors are probably just really lagging behind. Seems you started doing squats again, but actually doing squats regularly and adding single leg (or other more adductor focused) movements is going to add balance to your program and be a lot more beneficial than some adductor machine.
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for sure, but... baby steps.
I think adductors have always been a weakness for me, its just a weakness that wasn't really ever exposed because I rarely pulled sumo, I don't have a wide squat stance, and generally don't spend a lot of time doing those things that reach that area in an aggravating way. pistols never bothered it to be honest, so far the only things I've found to irritate it are the bulgarians, the actual machine, and that one time that I caught a clean maybe too low. But I see what you're saying, good idea for sure.
 
Resolve10 said:
Just as an FYI squats don't have to be wide to be an adductor based movement, squats in general heavily use the adductors. I just think considering you've had issues with it in the past I wouldn't go long periods of time neglecting such a major muscle group for lower body work.
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sorta what my lifting buddy and I were talking about this morning. Last weekend during the bro sesh he was pinching the full stack of 260lbs for reps like it was nothing, today he walked in and said he's quite sore and was shocked to have doms when it seemed so easy, his response was "well looks like I do actually have room to grow there" and we both mentioned what value we might get from recruiting some more muscle to the party.
 
Resolve10 said:
Just as an FYI squats don't have to be wide to be an adductor based movement, squats in general heavily use the adductors. I just think considering you've had issues with it in the past I wouldn't go long periods of time neglecting such a major muscle group for lower body work.
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Agreed, I honestly feel that my adductors get more stimulation from a close (heels about 12 inches apart) stance with my toes out at about 45 degrees as long as i go deep and full ROM. They will get more sore that way than from wider stance for me. I am sure there is a width I don't typically go to on squats that changes things there too, but for me and the way my hips are set a closer stance with toes out pretty much gets everything for me pretty damn well.
Dustin07 said:
sorta what my lifting buddy and I were talking about this morning. Last weekend during the bro sesh he was pinching the full stack of 260lbs for reps like it was nothing, today he walked in and said he's quite sore and was shocked to have doms when it seemed so easy, his response was "well looks like I do actually have room to grow there" and we both mentioned what value we might get from recruiting some more muscle to the party.
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Oh yeah, bigger, stronger adductors are for sure going to help increase your squats. Well developed adductors give a lot of extra size to the thighs overall too. Gives them that thickness.
 
Warm up
Barbell rows, curls, RDLs

Adductor machine
4 sets - waiting on platform
To 115lbs

Deads
5 x 135, 225, 275, 325
(Gym math, lol)
3 x 375, 415 (definitely had 4-5+)
1 x 455

RDLs + greenband
3 x 7 x 225

DB rows
3 x 10 x 70s

Lat pull downs
3 x 8 ascending weight

Supinated
2 x 8

Didn't have time to train biceps


Notes
Adductor machine already moving up in weight and feeling better. Probably could have gone to 200 but gonna take my time.

Weight
194.6 after a 30hr fast this morning.

For the first time in eons physique is starting to feel a little shapely again. My emphasis on lats etc is to help accentuate that. The first part of this cut I was dropping weight but holding that middle aged dad pudge in the belly button area. Looks much better today.

Despite the fasting and rapid weight loss, felt crazy strong today.

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Work was such that my training buddy couldn't join me so I actually had a better than usual session with headphones in. He's a fantastic form coach and strong lifter but his a d.d. has been really hard to keep on task lately so our workouts get sloppy and unorganized a bit.

If I had another half hr today would have superset more back work + biceps and added back extensions.

Intentionally swapped bench and pulls today so that tomorrow I'm more fed for my bench day than I was today. We will see if today's effort backfires or not.
 
Dustin07 said:
Work was such that my training buddy couldn't join me so I actually had a better than usual session with headphones in. He's a fantastic form coach and strong lifter but his a d.d. has been really hard to keep on task lately so our workouts get sloppy and unorganized a bit.

If I had another half hr today would have superset more back work + biceps and added back extensions.

Intentionally swapped bench and pulls today so that tomorrow I'm more fed for my bench day than I was today. We will see if today's effort backfires or not.
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Good luck tomorrow! Food is usually always a benefit if everything else in recovery is otherwise similar.

And congrats on the fatloss, btw
 
Hyde said:
Food is usually always a benefit if everything else in recovery is otherwise similar.

And congrats on the fatloss, btw
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I think I've learned some things that worked, and things that didn't, and have done a better job of doubling up carbs after a 30hr+ fast to create a good performance situation but my bench has been on the struggle bus a bit the past 4-6 weeks even when weight was up, still... it's fun. I'm enjoying it a lot and am thinking of prioritizing inclines today (rather than accessorizing with them).

thanks btw! the daily mentality shift with "fast 30hrs, lift today, lift tomorrow, fast 30hrs" has been a fun experiment in bipolarism. Turning off the food one day, then turning on the food and gym aggression the next day has been an bizarre mental game. I'm not running the true ADF that Kleen taught me about last year, but sticking to my 2 on 1 off regiment to the best of my scheduling ability.
 
Warm up
Laterals, forwards, snatch with 10lb plates.

Incline BB press
15 x 65
10 x 95
5 x 135, 175
3 x 195
1 x 215, 225
10 x 155

(So awkward, really need to learn this lift better)

Bench
10 x 135, 185
3 x 5 x 225

Tbar rows
4 x 12

Superset with seated dips
3 x 10-12+

DB curls
3 sets

Superset with
Rope tricep extensions
3 sets x 10-15

Intentionally threw inclines on first to see what I could do fresh. It made bench feel so weird. Wanted to throw in a set of flies and one more back item but we had to split.


Woke up 194.4 today, technically less than yesterday despite feeding freely and doubling down on carbs yesterday.
 
Warmup

DB RDLs, rows, curls.
3 sets of ea.

Deads
10 x 135
2 x 5 x 225
5 x 275
3 x 325, 365

Front squats
5 x 95, 115, 135, 155

Back squats
5 x 185, 205, 225

Leg extensions
5 x 12-15

Leg curls
3 x 15

Hip abduction machine
3 x 12


LISS
25 minutes incline



Notes
IDK if it's the cold weather or what but had a very hard time waking the body up for today's session, really dragging my butt today. Local temp was 18f, with a "feels like" of 7F. No snow, but cold as hell.

Instead of redlining the tach when I was already out of gas, opted to get some volume via variety.

Weight
195
 
Dustin07 said:
Warmup

DB RDLs, rows, curls.
3 sets of ea.

Deads
10 x 135
2 x 5 x 225
5 x 275
3 x 325, 365

Front squats
5 x 95, 115, 135, 155

Back squats
5 x 185, 205, 225

Leg extensions
5 x 12-15

Leg curls
3 x 15

Hip abduction machine
3 x 12


LISS
25 minutes incline



Notes
IDK if it's the cold weather or what but had a very hard time waking the body up for today's session, really dragging my butt today. Local temp was 18f, with a "feels like" of 7F. No snow, but cold as hell.

Instead of redlining the tach when I was already out of gas, opted to get some volume via variety.

Weight
195
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We're you wrecked after that session?
 
PolishHamm3r77 said:
I am w you on the coke We had a 20 degree drop overnight. My unheated garage sessions tomorrow and Tues r gonna be intersting
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I usually haul two wheelbarrow loads of firewood every weekend to top us off for the week and yesterday I blew through more than a full load in one day lol. So cold this weekend.
 
GreenMachineX said:
Oh ok. Now I see that they aren't weights I know you can do.
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Na I'm probably still sitting about 350 squat and 475 deadlift for a "fresh" 1RM.

Once I got home I woke up. I might bring Vit D back into my regiment. Dec went by so fast but suddenly I'm feeling the winter fatigue hit. Less than 1 month till vacation.

This weekend we had two Drs appts for my wife. First Dr said no Chemo and the biggy..... No Tomaxafin! There was a risk of both, with the E blocker being a 5yr deal since her cancer is estrogen receptive. He said he sees no reason to put her at the risk of those side effects.

Then we met with the radiologist, he said no body on their cancer board would recommend radiation! So thank God, she's done. Of course risks for the rest of her life are there, but at this point we now just focus on finishing up the "reconstruction" side and we go boob shopping. By spring she will feel like a new woman.
 
Dustin07 said:
Na I'm probably still sitting about 350 squat and 475 deadlift for a "fresh" 1RM.

Once I got home I woke up. I might bring Vit D back into my regiment. Dec went by so fast but suddenly I'm feeling the winter fatigue hit. Less than 1 month till vacation.

This weekend we had two Drs appts for my wife. First Dr said no Chemo and the biggy..... No Tomaxafin! There was a risk of both, with the E blocker being a 5yr deal since her cancer is estrogen receptive. He said he sees no reason to put her at the risk of those side effects.

Then we met with the radiologist, he said no body on their cancer board would recommend radiation! So thank God, she's done. Of course risks for the rest of her life are there, but at this point we now just focus on finishing up the "reconstruction" side and we go boob shopping. By spring she will feel like a new woman.
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That’s awesome news man glad to hear it for you and your wife! Been the same here December and November just flew by. I think it’s because we had such a mild first part and bam we got 12” of snow and then -20 below hit so it’s just like blah 😂
 
Dustin07 said:
Na I'm probably still sitting about 350 squat and 475 deadlift for a "fresh" 1RM.

Once I got home I woke up. I might bring Vit D back into my regiment. Dec went by so fast but suddenly I'm feeling the winter fatigue hit. Less than 1 month till vacation.

This weekend we had two Drs appts for my wife. First Dr said no Chemo and the biggy..... No Tomaxafin! There was a risk of both, with the E blocker being a 5yr deal since her cancer is estrogen receptive. He said he sees no reason to put her at the risk of those side effects.

Then we met with the radiologist, he said no body on their cancer board would recommend radiation! So thank God, she's done. Of course risks for the rest of her life are there, but at this point we now just focus on finishing up the "reconstruction" side and we go boob shopping. By spring she will feel like a new woman.
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Oh man you must be so relieved!

Happy for you mate.
 
Dustin07 said:
Na I'm probably still sitting about 350 squat and 475 deadlift for a "fresh" 1RM.

Once I got home I woke up. I might bring Vit D back into my regiment. Dec went by so fast but suddenly I'm feeling the winter fatigue hit. Less than 1 month till vacation.

This weekend we had two Drs appts for my wife. First Dr said no Chemo and the biggy..... No Tomaxafin! There was a risk of both, with the E blocker being a 5yr deal since her cancer is estrogen receptive. He said he sees no reason to put her at the risk of those side effects.

Then we met with the radiologist, he said no body on their cancer board would recommend radiation! So thank God, she's done. Of course risks for the rest of her life are there, but at this point we now just focus on finishing up the "reconstruction" side and we go boob shopping. By spring she will feel like a new woman.
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That’s excellent news. Glad you two are in great shape for the shape you are in. And boob shopping sounds like you need to really research things thoroughly.
 
Dustin07 said:
Na I'm probably still sitting about 350 squat and 475 deadlift for a "fresh" 1RM.

Once I got home I woke up. I might bring Vit D back into my regiment. Dec went by so fast but suddenly I'm feeling the winter fatigue hit. Less than 1 month till vacation.

This weekend we had two Drs appts for my wife. First Dr said no Chemo and the biggy..... No Tomaxafin! There was a risk of both, with the E blocker being a 5yr deal since her cancer is estrogen receptive. He said he sees no reason to put her at the risk of those side effects.

Then we met with the radiologist, he said no body on their cancer board would recommend radiation! So thank God, she's done. Of course risks for the rest of her life are there, but at this point we now just focus on finishing up the "reconstruction" side and we go boob shopping. By spring she will feel like a new woman.
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That is awesome news….. I know you both are relieved. When you get a chance, you guys will have to go celebrate.👍
 
akboom87 said:
That’s awesome news man glad to hear it for you and your wife! Been the same here December and November just flew by. I think it’s because we had such a mild first part and bam we got 12” of snow and then -20 below hit so it’s just like blah 😂
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Hyde said:
That’s such great news; happy for you guys!
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PolishHamm3r77 said:
That’s excellent news. Glad you two are in great shape for the shape you are in. And boob shopping sounds like you need to really research things thoroughly.
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Hyde said:
“We’re going to need to investigate some samples, honey.”
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we definitely got best case results on all of the bad stuff, zero doubt. My wife's intuition (which I always lean on) was that there would be no chemo, maybe the e-blocker for 5 years, and likely radiation. so when our final appt started and he said "nobody would ever recommend radiation for you" I just about lost it. I couldn't believe it.

The boob shopping is pretty awesome. admittedly, it's the one part of the entire process I never warmed up to, other men looking at my wifes breasts. doesn't bother me at all being there when a female PA or DR does it, but I still don't like other dudes doing it, it feels a bit cucky. (I know it's not, but bare with me).

when there was risk of losing the nipple we were browsing some awesome 3d tattoo jobs. the whole process on that aspect has been pretty cool. She has a 'spacer' in the side where the mastectomy was done now, and it's fully inflated. seems a bit bigger than it was before (cool). I think she will keep that until our feb vacation is over, then finish all her surgeries probably late feb/early march... then fingers crossed, be done.

my understanding is that we do get to browse different styles lol. I told her we should explore going up a size but try to get that natural mommy milker look with just a little bit of sag, lol. She wasn't about that. so IDK if we end up with grapefruits or what but it's gonna be awesome regardless 😅😅
 
Oh yeah not sure if I mentioned, the plastic surgeon told her he needs to do liposuction to put her own fat cells in the breast area to create a more natural look/feel and also because her body will respond well to it's own tissue in that area better. She's pretty excited about lipo lol

gphagan1 said:
That is awesome news….. I know you both are relieved. When you get a chance, you guys will have to go celebrate.👍
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last May I booked our trip to MX in Feb when prices were like 1/2 price so for the past few months we've wondered if we were going to be able to make it happen or not... but all systems are a go! we are taking friends with us who have never been and we are going to a place we have stayed at 2 other times in the past so we are pretty excited. We are both abstaining from all alcohol etc until then. largely because she's on a diet kick and it's a lot easier for me to tighten down everything when she's on a diet lol, but mexico will definitely be a celebration :D
 
Dustin07 said:
Oh yeah not sure if I mentioned, the plastic surgeon told her he needs to do liposuction to put her own fat cells in the breast area to create a more natural look/feel and also because her body will respond well to it's own tissue in that area better. She's pretty excited about lipo lol



last May I booked our trip to MX in Feb when prices were like 1/2 price so for the past few months we've wondered if we were going to be able to make it happen or not... but all systems are a go! we are taking friends with us who have never been and we are going to a place we have stayed at 2 other times in the past so we are pretty excited. We are both abstaining from all alcohol etc until then. largely because she's on a diet kick and it's a lot easier for me to tighten down everything when she's on a diet lol, but mexico will definitely be a celebration :D
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Definitely do the surgery after upcoming vacation. Liposuction was surprisingly painful afterwards, the recovery period. The smart guy surgeon I hired to remove my gyno many years ago told me he intended to do some lipectomy on the area to better contour things when he removed the glandular tissue - okay fine. I woke up to discover he only did the lipo “because he thought that would be sufficient and it’s less invasive”. So I ended up going back months later for him to cut on the glands anyway on his dime, awake now no less.

But anyway, recovering from the lipo took way longer for all the swelling to go away & the body to recover. Lots more inflammation and pain to manage than the cutting procedure.

Not telling this to scare you; she will be fine in the end. But do not do this expecting to have things looking good or healed for at least several months. Your timeline sounds ideal for being ready in summer while wearing a swimsuit top.
 
Hyde said:
Definitely do the surgery after upcoming vacation. Liposuction was surprisingly painful afterwards, the recovery period. The smart guy surgeon I hired to remove my gyno many years ago told me he intended to do some lipectomy on the area to better contour things when he removed the glandular tissue - okay fine. I woke up to discover he only did the lipo “because he thought that would be sufficient and it’s less invasive”. So I ended up going back months later for him to cut on the glands anyway on his dime, awake now no less.

But anyway, recovering from the lipo took way longer for all the swelling to go away & the body to recover. Lots more inflammation and pain to manage than the cutting procedure.

Not telling this to scare you; she will be fine in the end. But do not do this expecting to have things looking good or healed for at least several months. Your timeline sounds ideal for being ready in summer while wearing a swimsuit top.
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criminy dude, what a pain in the ass! one benefit we have at this point is because reconstruction is a part of the cancer care, I guess aside from deductibles that it's 100% covered for life under insurance at this point if she ever needs things adjusted/fixed... Yeah I am anticipating probably being home with her a lot again, similar to the mastectomy but since we sorta got into a good groove last time I'm at least confident in my ability to keep her alive for a week lol
 
Dustin07 said:
criminy dude, what a pain in the ass! one benefit we have at this point is because reconstruction is a part of the cancer care, I guess aside from deductibles that it's 100% covered for life under insurance at this point if she ever needs things adjusted/fixed... Yeah I am anticipating probably being home with her a lot again, similar to the mastectomy but since we sorta got into a good groove last time I'm at least confident in my ability to keep her alive for a week lol
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She will be just fine - I don’t want to hype it up, only reinforce this isn’t something you do right before any travel (and especially not flying).

I was off the opiates in 2-3 days, mainly because they make me intolerably itchy within about 48 hours (which is actually really a blessing). Then probably some ibuprofen for a little bit, mainly for the help with inflammation.

Also, it may end up that the lower abdomen isn’t as painful, I’m no specialist lol. Any arm movement at all moves the upper body, especially considering the lats will contract against the wraps around the chest.
 
Dustin07 said:
I usually haul two wheelbarrow loads of firewood every weekend to top us off for the week and yesterday I blew through more than a full load in one day lol. So cold this weekend.
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I bought 2 things of wood yesterday and am seeing it is going to go fast today. The wife is happy though, she loves a fire and honestly not tons of times it is appropriate in Tx.
Dustin07 said:
my understanding is that we do get to browse different styles lol. I told her we should explore going up a size but try to get that natural mommy milker look with just a little bit of sag, lol. She wasn't about that. so IDK if we end up with grapefruits or what but it's gonna be awesome regardless 😅😅
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First and foremost congratulations to both of you. That is wonderful news!

Second, this right here just shows that women don't really understand what men like about boobs. Sure big ones are nice, but looking like comfy pillows you want to lay your head on. Being voluptuous, and having movement, bouncing, jiggling, hanging, swinging, and dropping in your mouth when they are on top. All the things we love and all things that don't happen with a too tight boob job. They seem to think we want the breasts of a newly pubescent teen, and not a grown woman's.

That being said, I do think that more often than not, the ones made with a person's own fat look, and definitely feel more realistic.
 
Well my bottle of Ultra Hard is failing me today. I tried to manually lift the pump up and squirt it down but could only get about a 1/2 serving. took the bottom off to see if I could manually push some through. no bueno. Tonight I might try to cut it open and pour the contents into something that I can "self serve" from since I have a decent idea in my head of what a normal dose/pump size looks like, but sorta bummed cause this has been a decent run with no side effects.

Hyde said:
I was off the opiates in 2-3 days, mainly because they make me intolerably itchy within about 48 hours (which is actually really a blessing).
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I was really shocked, my wife's surgery was Tuesday morning and she took her last oxy Weds night. I offered to split them down to halves etc. They gave us an rx for 28 pills and I believe she used like 6 total, might have only been 4. I did stay on top of her advil/ibuprofen but she was off all pain killers in less than a week I think. generally once the tubes came out and she could sleep normal again she didn't really mention too much discomfort until she went shopping and said pushing the cart was a bit rough.

MrKleen73 said:
Second, this right here just shows that women don't really understand what men like about boobs. Sure big ones are nice, but looking like comfy pillows you want to lay your head on. Being voluptuous, and having movement, bouncing, jiggling, hanging, swinging, and dropping in your mouth when they are on top. All the things we love and all things that don't happen with a too tight boob job. They seem to think we want the breasts of a newly pubescent teen, and not a grown woman's.

That being said, I do think that more often than not, the ones made with a person's own fat look, and definitely feel more realistic.
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we like all the same things 😅
 
Dustin07 said:
Well my bottle of Ultra Hard is failing me today. I tried to manually lift the pump up and squirt it down but could only get about a 1/2 serving. took the bottom off to see if I could manually push some through. no bueno. Tonight I might try to cut it open and pour the contents into something that I can "self serve" from since I have a decent idea in my head of what a normal dose/pump size looks like, but sorta bummed cause this has been a decent run with no side effects.



I was really shocked, my wife's surgery was Tuesday morning and she took her last oxy Weds night. I offered to split them down to halves etc. They gave us an rx for 28 pills and I believe she used like 6 total, might have only been 4. I did stay on top of her advil/ibuprofen but she was off all pain killers in less than a week I think. generally once the tubes came out and she could sleep normal again she didn't really mention too much discomfort until she went shopping and said pushing the cart was a bit rough.



we like all the same things 😅
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Somewhere there is instructions on what to do to the icon bottles if there is pump issues, problem is I don’t remember where i seen it!
 
Warmup
DB laterals, curls, incline DB press

Bench
10 x 135
5 x 175, 205, 225
3 x 245, 265

Slingshot
1 x 285, 305
3 x 275

Raw
6 x 226
10 x 185

Rope tri extensions
3 sets

Tricep pull downs
3 sets

Superset with pull ups
3 x 10, 10, 10 (barely on that last one, more like 9.5 lol)

Ez bar curls
12 x 60
10 x 80, 80
12 x 60 (drop set)

Machine dips
3 x 15

Superset with laterals
3 x 10 x 30s



Notes
Work schedule threw off my nutrition (biz lunch) and gym time a bit, but overall down 10lbs this month (some water) and feeling pretty good, albeit getting skinny in the face and shoulders.


Weight 192.00


When I need a spot I always look for the biggest badass in the gym. Today I grabbed these two inked up dudes that looked like they just walked out of a Mexican prison. Easily 260lbs each, a hair taller than me, and the best spot of my life. . Little bit of a man crush but the two most supportive spotters I've ever had. Almost to the point of patronizing. "dude you strong bro, great lift"

Good dudes.



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The roi on fasting is diminishing but I'm really only aiming to lose maybe 5 more lbs in the next 3.5 weeks so I can slow my roll a bit here.

I was playing a lot of catch up since I had wanted to end December a few lbs lighter but schedules sorta did what they do. Invalid Link Removed
 
They really need to step up their pump game. Ive had them arrive where all the bottoms are blown out and goo all over the inside of the box.
 
SkRaw85 said:
They really need to step up their pump game. Ive had them arrive where all the bottoms are blown out and goo all over the inside of the box.
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I'm a bit bummed cause I like this mix of epi + andro but even doing their "this fixes it every time" trick just created a mess lol. I'll probably just cut it open and pour it into a tupperware and guess on my serving sizes a bit since I've pumped enough of it over the past year to be able to eye ball it pretty well.
 
Dustin07 said:
I'm a bit bummed cause I like this mix of epi + andro but even doing their "this fixes it every time" trick just created a mess lol. I'll probably just cut it open and pour it into a tupperware and guess on my serving sizes a bit since I've pumped enough of it over the past year to be able to eye ball it pretty well.
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Get yourself an oral syringe off of Amazon, I am sure you can find one that will be delivered today. Then you can actually measure what is supposed to be an exact pump which will be better than how the pump disperses it anyway. Those pumps give an estimated ml but sometimes well over, and sometimes well under so the oral syringe will do the trick and probably allow for a less messy application process where you can control how much you are putting in each application site.
 
MrKleen73 said:
Get yourself an oral syringe off of Amazon, I am sure you can find one that will be delivered today. Then you can actually measure what is supposed to be an exact pump which will be better than how the pump disperses it anyway. Those pumps give an estimated ml but sometimes well over, and sometimes well under so the oral syringe will do the trick and probably allow for a less messy application process where you can control how much you are putting in each application site.
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genius. I might hit like walgreens or something this afternoon then, I checked amazon and nothing available for same day delivery. this is a great idea. Looks like 5 pumps (1 dose) of UH is 7.5ml, so that should be easy enough.
 
Dustin07 said:
genius. I might hit like walgreens or something this afternoon then, I checked amazon and nothing available for same day delivery. this is a great idea. Looks like 5 pumps (1 dose) of UH is 7.5ml, so that should be easy enough.
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Glad I could help!
 
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