Recent content by mafiaguy

  1. Anyone here do marketing/advertising?

    The hardest part for me wasn’t making an ad, it was following up consistently after someone showed interest. I started keeping leads in one CRM and using scheduled texts and voicemail reminders, which stopped good prospects from getting lost. I’m careful to only contact people who opted in and...

  2. Hiit cardio an issue while bulking ?

    Honestly, doing HIIT every single day while trying to bulk up is probably burning through way too many recovery resources and calories that should be going toward muscle growth. If you're 6'3" and trying to hit 220+ lean, daily high-intensity sessions combined with lifting are going to make it...

  3. Want to Try TRT; Necessary Bloodwork?

    Honestly, skipping baseline and follow-up labs is just asking for trouble down the line. You definitely want to see where your total and free T, hematocrit, lipids, and estradiol are sitting before pinning anything, otherwise you're flying totally blind when side effects or high red blood cell...

  4. Can I get my girl pregnant :( !!

    TRT and a few HCG shots aren’t reliable birth control, and being near the end of her period doesn’t eliminate pregnancy risk. Contact a pharmacist or doctor today about emergency contraception, since timing matters, then take a pregnancy test around 14 days after sex or after a missed period...

  5. massages after workout, good for recovery and bad for gains?

    Massage won’t “wash away” gains or meaningfully remove lactic acid, but the timing and pressure matter. I’ve felt fine after a gentle session on training day, while aggressive deep tissue work on freshly trained muscles left me more tender and reduced my strength the next day. I’d keep same-day...

  6. Test P + NPP + Tbol

    Totally agree that the first weeks of a new program can feel a bit like an endurance test, especially with higher rep ranges and lighter weights. I used to focus way too much on sets of 15–20, thinking more volume alone would get me to grow, but honestly it just made me tired and sweaty without...

  7. Vaping

    When I quit vaping, the first week was the roughest, but after that my mood and sleep kind of leveled out quicker than I expected. Honestly, the urge to have something in my hand lingered even after I switched to gum and patches, so I started drinking more water and carrying around stress balls...

  8. Ice Baths

    Yeah I do cold plunges at home too – I started after my local spa shut down. I use a basic aquarium chiller (something like the Active Aqua 1/4 HP) hooked up with a small water pump and it gets my 100-gallon tub down to around 6–7°C. It’s not super fast but does the job if you give it a few...

  9. PT-141 safe after total hysterectomy?

    Yeah, that warning confused me too. I’m in a similar boat (surgical menopause), and my doc prescribed PT-141 off-label. It actually helped with desire, especially since hormones alone weren’t cutting it. The Mayo disclaimer is more of a blanket FDA thing, it doesn't mean it's dangerous, just...

  10. Is The Keto Diet Just a Fad Diet?

    Honestly, yeah, she makes some good points. Keto can help some people, especially those with insulin resistance, but it's not some magic fix for everyone. If you're already eating whole foods, watching portions, and staying active, you probably don’t need to go full keto. For most folks, a...

  11. How to quit vaping

    I used to smoke, switched to vaping to get off cigs, and then stayed on vapes way longer than I planned. What helped me quit was slowly lowering my nicotine level over a few months while also changing my routines that triggered the habit. Keeping my hands and mouth busy with gum or flavored...
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