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Building Back Up

I still went and worked out, but after bench didn’t push it as hard as planned. Just scraped off 5-10 pounds on everything. Meh.
yeah I went back and forth myself. I'm wrapping up cycle 6 here soon and so far I have only skipped 2 in 6 months days. both of them deadlift days but I feel like if I'm going to skip a day, thats the one for me to skip. far more taxing, and I'm not sure that i need to or even should be pulling in a PR-chasing manor weekly, really. 2 heavy deadlift days a month seems about right with how hard i'm pushing squats/bench.
 
Weight: 204.4

Heading the right direction.

All that body ache nonsense is gone. Unsure what that was about. Neck still hurts from something i did last week but improving.

Unsure i mentioned it before, but I’ve added 3g creatine hcl and 2.5g calcium HMB also.
 
I've got you both at 219.8. OOF!!!
 
bro that aint nothing, weren't you like 240 at peak bulking before your bb comp year?
Not even close! I was right about here I hit 224 at my top if I remember correctly. It's okay, I enjoyed eating myself to here, now I have to enjoy seeing the progress as i take it back off. I expect 5 of it to be very easy, just by not having junk until the weekend should do that for me. Then going keto should drop even more and I won't get a carb up until next weekend.
 
the years are starting to blur together. I remember things like Kleens cut, his competitions, Hyde's bruised hammy and his big push for 405 on bench but its like holy cow have we all known each other that long that these events were literally years ago? 😂
 
the years are starting to blur together. I remember things like Kleens cut, his competitions, Hyde's bruised hammy and his big push for 405 on bench but its like holy cow have we all known each other that long that these events were literally years ago? 😂
Lol youre right. Where’s the time going ?!
 
Weight: 204.0

Limb workout plus some sled push today. Weight still improving. Don’t think I’ve gained anything from the creatine yet (taking 3g C-HCL daily). All previous attempts with mono, buffered, and MCC resulted in water retention within days. Don’t think that’s happening with this so far.

Going to continue with taking off 5-10 pounds off each compound to ensure form is up to par, then add it back slowly with microplates.
 
Don’t think I’ve gained anything from the creatine yet (taking 3g C-HCL daily). All previous attempts with mono, buffered, and MCC resulted in water retention within days. Don’t think that’s happening with this so far.

I noticed the same thing. When I started taking Steves again a few weeks ago I dropped a lb or two, weight seemed to actually stabilize rather than bloat. I used to take 10-20g of any cheapo mono creatine but a couple years ago I got off the wagon cause even at smaller doses I was swelling up like crazy.

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I noticed the same thing. When I started taking Steves again a few weeks ago I dropped a lb or two, weight seemed to actually stabilize rather than bloat. I used to take 10-20g of any cheapo mono creatine but a couple years ago I got off the wagon cause even at smaller doses I was swelling up like crazy.

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Right on! I didn’t realize SNS has hcl. Where are you ordering from?
 
Right on! I didn’t realize SNS has hcl. Where are you ordering from?

These are what me and the wife use. Sometimes his HCL capsules when in stock, because they’re cheaper and more convenient on off days to me, but the powders are still a great price per gram and taste AWESOME. The HCL is the only thing flavoring my intra water now that I don’t use carbs and 4 scoops solidly flavors 48oz. And many of the flavors play well with other flavored powders if adding to an intra.

Get the 4-pack bundles during an SNS holiday sale with a bigger order and you will make out like a bandit.
 
These are what me and the wife use. Sometimes his HCL capsules when in stock, because they’re cheaper and more convenient on off days to me, but the powders are still a great price per gram and taste AWESOME. The HCL is the only thing flavoring my intra water now that I don’t use carbs and 4 scoops solidly flavors 48oz. And many of the flavors play well with other flavored powders if adding to an intra.

Get the 4-pack bundles during an SNS holiday sale with a bigger order and you will make out like a bandit.
How many grams do you take per day?
 
How many grams do you take per day?

I follow the package instructions. It’s based on lean mass as well as intensity of training. Not cardiovascularly, but output-wise.

I weigh over 200lbs and all of my training is intense strength work, so I take 4 scoops/3g intra. If I remember to take it on off-days, I take 3 scoops (since I’m 220lbs but didn’t train). I also take 1 scoop MCC intra, but that’s basically as a magnesium supplement to prevent cramping in training. The creatine is just bonus.

You would probably need 2 on off days and 3 on training ideally.
 
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