hmm I think my mindset here was when you said that maybe your lifting frequency is too high for good recovery and I was considering other ways of getting more movement in/NEAT without it always needing to be a gym session, but if even MTB trashed you then I'm not sure. Maybe you are just too much of a beast in your sessions and you need to put in a rev limiter.
Ohhhhh I gotcha. Yeah, I’m not too worried about digging a deficit as much as recovering sufficiently which I think is just because the deficit ends up being too aggressive while training too close to failure. Just guessing here. I don’t really know. Starting back training tomorrow.
this is sorta the conclusion that you've come to and have shifted to lately as well right?
Yessir, but I might push the deficit to 500kcal every so often and just deal with whatever issues arise.
And like Grok alluded to, shifting macros towards protein overfeeding can be a real strategy at times. In addition to being way more full if hunger is an issue, the same calories of protein essentially waste some calories on the gluconeogenesis. So you get better recovery potential off the deficit you create, whatever the net calories end up.
Couldn’t catch my breath during squats again. Dialed the weights/reps back a little, but it was still difficult.
Both really, just still too sick I think lol
I was prescribed an inhaler before for my sarc but hated how it made me feel. Although, it’s time I made an appointment with a pulmonologist to get a follow up on the sarcoidosis; maybe I can get a script for oral albuterol (helps with fat loss)…
That was what I was thinking. I just didn't know if there were areas that still didn't allow ephedrine.
Just still a bit nervous about ephedrine.
Why nervous, if you already mentioned it above I must have missed it. The doses in bronkaid are pretty small so it is unlikely you would be uncomfortably jittery unless you tend to have a poor reaction to it.
It’s just been a decade since I’ve used anything other then caffeine.
Understood, if you are having a hard time breathing the relief would be immense, but you have to do what you are comfortable with.
I almost said the exact same thing yesterday.
It's odd, but there is something I love about walking in the heat, taking my shirt off and feeling the rays on my skin. Even with my belly! I just enjoy the suck of it for some reason even though I end up a sweaty mess.
I'm the same way, I don't like to be sweaty in a button down and slacks at work, but at the gym or at home working outside I prefer to be a sweaty mess.
What about working at home on your computer?
lolwutproblem solved: I don't have one
but if I did i'm not sure why I'd need pants
No ac in your office?
You could just change and dry off quickly, and or wipe down with a baby wipe. That is what i do after my walks here at work. Heck if I could do that then sit in front of a fan at my desk I would be even happier, but no fan at work.
Looks like a decent session, if coughing things up you are probably on the back end of things. If it were a dry cough then I would be more worried about you starting back up. That can be bronchitis related and pushing with that is no bueno for the lungs. I hope you feel well enough to train tomorrow.
I bought a laptop in 2019 when I owned that gym so that I could run quickbooks/payroll etc. when I sold the gym, I kept a few things, like the laptop but its sitting at home in a box. I'm not even sure where the powercord is lol. I typically use it once a year to make sure my crypto cold storage still works lol. but it's like a 2hr process to charge the battery, update software etc
Yessir. I’ve awakened with a new fire to hit my goals.
you know thats basically my current 531 programming. your 3 work sets are progressive 1 to 5 rep sets and the last set amrap. I have had some crappy days where I knock out that last work set and call it a day, and other days where I am able to go on and get my jokers/volume work done. It sounds like you're headed a similar direction. the lower volume has been really good to me. I'm not leaning up unfortunately, but thats another beast thats on me when I'm ready to turn on the nutritional side and cardio again.
My 3 work sets will be the same weight though, with sets of 3-5 working up to it.
The past week was about 2800-2900 kcal, 220g pro, 80g fat, 300g CHO, or just above to hit 2900. Today will be 3k most likely though because of the workout. Adding back in the low sugar Gatorade or Powerade Zero today.
The past week was about 2800-2900 kcal, 220g pro, 80g fat, 300g CHO, or just above to hit 2900. Today will be 3k most likely though because of the workout. Adding back in the low sugar Gatorade or Powerade Zero today.
I know it’s total calories overall, but I really think I’ve noticed that when I strip my diet of any dairy and lower fruit sugar significantly, I lose fat much faster. There’s no data I can find to support this, but after years of experimenting with it, quite sure of it. That being said, I’m still eating a good bit of yogurt to support the antibiotic and quite a bit of berries to support total health until the illness is completely gone, then I’ll strip dairy completely for a period while reducing berries to 200g total per day.
Otherwise, diet is lean ground beef, eggs, oats, parboiled rice, Muscle Mac, lean chicken thighs, zero sugar beef jerky, pumpkin seeds and canned pumpkin. Preworkout is pea protein and HBCD.
And Longhorn sirloin steak with 2 plain baked potatoes once per week
