I might be interested in hitting you up for a short 6-12 week cut, I don't want to do a contest prep like Kleen but I'm interested in see what I could do with the accountability of a coach in the new year for a short cut.
45 day dry aged!
Thats perfect. That will put you close to spring anyways. Shoot me a dm in a few months.
I was gonna bring it up in the spring and see if anyone was interested. Even if its just bouncing ideas and check ins. Il talk about it more in one of my logs so im not clogging this up.
I absolutely appreciate the post! I agree with you - I do think he’s an awesome coach and personally have no issues with the way he communicates or works with me, I just felt like the one response from him I share made him look a bit bad or unprofessional and that’s not what I was intending at all so I wanted to clarify.You have to ask yourself what you want, do you want a friend or a coach?
Now a friend can be your coach and a coach can down the road become a friend, but honestly do you need constant responses?
I don't mean this in like a negative do you need it (and implying you don't), but in a you need to think about what you want out of the scenario kind of thing.
I come from this looking at both sides, but honestly the psychology of coaching is one of the bigger aspects people neglect. You should seek out an individual who not only can provide the X+Y of programming, but who you can connect on a philosophical level about how they arrive at choices, how they communicate, and who can fulfill the specific needs you have (and remember everyone is different your needs are your needs don't feel dissuaded or like you need to be like anyone else).
I say this because I am very close with the individual who writes my training. It is probably more of a collaborative effort, but at the same time the way we work there may be times when we are just in a groove and he is just making weekly updates as needed and I may literally not even talk to him about my training for a couple months. Other times we are tweaking and have lots of back and forth, so it can vary.
Sorry for the long post, just basically saying if you change be real about the expectations you have and try to find someone that fits the mold you personally need. There are lots of coaches out there, too many are absolute garbage, but when a fit doesn't work that doesn't mean they are bad either. Good luck!
Pretty good looking session!
it's gonna serve us all well, it's hard to do though...
Certainly makes me feel worse knowing I’ll be eating like **** (relative to current diet) but then I’m also going on vacation so I’m going to continue the chaos a few more days, still hitting the gym though and will get plenty of cardio in.
Portion control is key for me. I like to set some rules ahead of time. For myself, I will avoid eating snacks like crackers/dips or anything until the meal begins (that stuff isn’t special), unless there’s a veggie tray or something. Then when we eat, I get what I want and I don’t get seconds. When I have dessert, I decide ahead of time what looks best and stick with that. I don’t try everything. And I don’t drink any calories.
thank you sir!
luckily (I think) I’m not big on thanksgiving, the sweets is what will get me but my plan is to stick to Turkey/ham in the beginning since those will be the main things I enjoy and then try and be mindful of the sweets after I’m full of meat.
Good, this sounds like a better plan than I am going to eat like sh*t then extend the chaos more days. I just wasn't going to chime in and tell you not to go overboard and mess up your hard earned progress. Hyde found a way to do it without calling you out personally which was awesome! Definitely enjoy yourself but know you can only get away with a couple days without doing some damage that will take a week or two to correct. Unfortunately we can gain fat WAY FASTER than you can burn it or gain muscle. Fat is attracted to fat, you don't even need insulin to get fat into a fat cell they just have to touch while the fat cell thinks it needs filled back up. Like right now it does. So be careful since it is an extended period of possible surplus.
Something to consider in Chicago too, if downtown there are plenty of homeless. So if you get a deep dish but don’t want to house that entire monster, give your leftovers to someone on the street.
Last time I got a pizza in Austin I was accosted as i left the parlor by a homeless woman how told me I was heartless and mean because I didn't give her my last 2 pieces of pizza I had saved for my dinner that evening. They shouldn't be hard to find in a place like Chicago.
I kind of hate ChicagolandLast time I got a pizza in Austin I was accosted as i left the parlor by a homeless woman how told me I was heartless and mean because I didn't give her my last 2 pieces of pizza I had saved for my dinner that evening. They shouldn't be hard to find in a place like Chicago.
I only liked that fact I could get edibles legally while there. LMAO!I kind of hate Chicagoland
Yeah we are staying downtown the entire time. We’ve had our countless homeless encounters but I always just ignored them, got used to it working in Dallas.
The RP Diet App, and the RP Hypertrophy app will cost you around 60 a month for both i think. basically like having a coach, it uses their dietary and training algorithms they train people with anyway. So that might be worthwhile instead.
That makes perfect sense, not trying to negate coaches work or what all they do by any meanszx
you’re right that is a perfect point I didn’t think about. It makes sense - I guess just for me personally I need to learn to control myself and hold myself accountable. I have enough resources now to get input as needed to manage this myself I believe. But again, will probably wait another several months before trying. I am building new habits every month that are only going to help!
Yeah, and don't forget you can always bounce things off of us once you are ready to pull the trigger on doing it on your own.
Agreed, however i have been hearing about a lot of competitors and coaches recommending it during the last several weeks of prep when things get a lot harder. Basically under the assumption that the less stress, the less muscular catabolism, and feeling like you are consistently starving while already at very low energy and calorie levels brings on a lot of additional stress. However that being said most people don't ever get to that point in a diet unless for a competition or maybe an important photoshoot.
I don’t think there is anything wrong with using PEDs; I am all about building a better animal by any means conceivable that is worth the squeeze to the user.
No doubt, I agree 100%, I was just pointing out that it does seem to have it's time where it may be truly beneficial in a prep. I have often had those conversations with people who say they diet and can't lose weight and my answer is always "well then you were eating too much. Regardless of how low the calories were if it wasn't low enough for you to lose weight you just didn't go low enough. Everything else is an excuse or a legitimate CHALLENGE due to a slower metabolism, but that does not mean you can not do it.
Great way of looking at it, thank you. Still trying to figure out the whole self positivity/self empowerment stuff and honestly never would have noticed that phrase being negative towards my mindset or used as a coping mechanism.
Ordered it! Thank you man.
it's sorta funny when you have a regular lifting buddy you don't think about it cause you're in sync but when I have a new spotter I sorta go over the game plan before we even get started. When it's my 14yr old spotting me I remind him to get his feet braced so that if I do need him, he doesn't come off balance and fall on me with the barbell etc.
If for hypertrophy, maybe back off the RPE on your main working sets and add some rest pauses to them to get more of the hard reps without ever getting to the point you need a spot. Far less risky business there if the goal is hypertrophy. Now if the strength is a huge portion of this then you would still want to stay at least one rep shy of failure on all sets unless actually testing your max.
Do you have any side effects from the var? How's your anxiety?
No sides from the var. very minor back pumps but not nearly as debilitating as other orals, but I’m also healthier than I have ever been.
think I’m well on my way to hitting 225 for 10 consistently.
I would be proud of the fact that you pushed yourself to new places & are seeing improvement. That is really what this is all about - seeing what you can get out of yourself when you commit to the work. You might just surprise yourself!230x10 on smith squat last night btw @Hyde
I know that’s nothing to be proud of lol but I do remember you mentioned 225x10 should be standard, just don’t remember if it was 3x10 or not
wife ordered some fancy Bluetooth eye mask with noise cancellation ear buds lol
Always got to be some hang up with insurance it seems. Sounds like you will greatly benefit when you do get one and get it dialed in! Looks like squats have been moving up for you.Thanks guys sorry been getting busy and side tracked.
sleep study yet to be scheduled, they are arguing with insurance over some bs. My dad is sending me a cpap/apap machine from work to try and dial in myself until they figure their stuff out.
no more anavar, just test at around 350/week. Calories have been the same since before Christmas, got a decent recomp going hovering around 206-207 the last 3 weeks so he wants to keep it here for now. Weights still going up most week, top squat set was 270x8 tonight.
sleep apnea is getting very bad though, if I’m not up actively doing something I will likely fall asleep at work just sitting at my desk. Tried nose strips but got nothing from them, my parents stayed with us last weekend and her parents stayed with us this past weekend to see the
house and everyone’s said they could hear me snoring from the second floor
Once you get the CPAP it will be back only (which is ideal for your spine, shoulders etc), but until then you’ve got to sleep on your stomach homie.Thanks guys sorry been getting busy and side tracked.
sleep study yet to be scheduled, they are arguing with insurance over some bs. My dad is sending me a cpap/apap machine from work to try and dial in myself until they figure their stuff out.
no more anavar, just test at around 350/week. Calories have been the same since before Christmas, got a decent recomp going hovering around 206-207 the last 3 weeks so he wants to keep it here for now. Weights still going up most week, top squat set was 270x8 tonight.
sleep apnea is getting very bad though, if I’m not up actively doing something I will likely fall asleep at work just sitting at my desk. Tried nose strips but got nothing from them, my parents stayed with us last weekend and her parents stayed with us this past weekend to see the
house and everyone’s said they could hear me snoring from the second floorwife ordered some fancy Bluetooth eye mask with noise cancellation ear buds lol
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wife ordered some fancy Bluetooth eye mask with noise cancellation ear buds lol