Thanks for the reassurance. It's easy to let that nagging, "I wonder if there's something more that I'm not doing out of ignorance" voice in the back of your head get to you sometimes when you hit a plateau or a stretch of days where you don't see progress. Can't see the forest for the trees...
But yeah, all 100% natural. Just real food (lots of it), mostly protein supplementation and creatine up until the last month, and 5 hard/heavy days in the gym. I'll sometimes do a 6th moderate/light day with some mobility and accessory work.
When you say, "Are you using all your staples?" what exactly do you mean? I forgot to include that I take in 5g of micronized creatine monohydrate every day. I went back just now and edited it. Is that what you mean by a staple?
Thanks, that's good reassurance and info. What ArA do you prefer? On my programming, to be honest, I've done a mix and kinda made my own by combining different programs.
I used Scientific Principles of Strength Training by the JTS guys and formulated my own strength scheme. I used Triphasic...
The dextrose isn't that bad. I do it for intra and post workout in my protein drink. Can barely tell it's there. I just have a hard time eating real food and not feeling it coming back up when I'm squatting or deadlifting heavy. Heck, even on some of the Oly lifts.
But to speak to your...
First, let me say that I hope I'm putting this in the right place. I'm new, so I'm probably going to screw something up.
I just started lifting last July for the first time in my life. I'm 32, 6'2" and started last summer at 164#. After gaining SOME weight and strength in my first 6 months and...
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