GP’s Old Man With A Plan Log
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Dustin07
Legend
she sounds like my wife. these broads are tough as nails. they sent my wife home with a 10 day supply of oxy that last surgery and the night I got her home she was already off it and back to the ibuprofen for a couple days. their pain tolerance inspires me to hide how much I'm in pain half the time lol.Thanks guys….she is doing much better today. Even tried to talk me into hopping in the hospital bed with her. I told that was the Morphine talking, and she said “no they quit giving me Morphine yesterday.
gphagan1
Legend
7/14/2026
Tuesday
Stretches
Warmups
Rotator Cuff
McLeod Flys
Bench 5-3-1
175 x 5
205 x 5
230 x 10( 2 RIR)
Spoto Bench
230 x 5, 5
HS Incline Bench Machine
210 x 10, 10, 10
CG Bench
185 x 10
205 x 10, 10, 10
Side Laterals
30s x 10, 10, 10
Cybex Tri Extension Machine
3 x 10
My wife is getting better every day now. The doctor told us even though she was in very good spirits, and didn’t complain much when they admitted her, he said she was very sick and this was a very dangerous infection. But he said she is actually doing great now. He is going to keep her probably 3 more days and continue with the IV antibiotics and test again Friday to see if she can come home. We like it that they started giving her probiotics and all the yogurt she wants. She wanted me to thank you guys for all the kind words, and the thoughts and prayers you sent her way. She said she could feel the love.
I’m going back to work Wednesday, since she’s doing so well, and I was able to get my workout in today. I was really stiff in stretches and warmups, but started feeling good once I started adding weight.
The program called for 225 on my last set of bench, but I went ahead and put 230 because I had rounded up to 225 last month, and man it really went smooth. Pretty sure I could have got 12 at 230, but sticking with my plan of leaving a couple reps in the tank.
I think I’m starting to feel the effects of not being on TRT. The little bit of Mast and DHEA has no doubt helped, but I can definitely feel my energy being zapped and I’m having to take a little more rest between sets. My source should have it in next week….man I really hope so.
Tuesday
Stretches
Warmups
Rotator Cuff
McLeod Flys
Bench 5-3-1
175 x 5
205 x 5
230 x 10( 2 RIR)
Spoto Bench
230 x 5, 5
HS Incline Bench Machine
210 x 10, 10, 10
CG Bench
185 x 10
205 x 10, 10, 10
Side Laterals
30s x 10, 10, 10
Cybex Tri Extension Machine
3 x 10
My wife is getting better every day now. The doctor told us even though she was in very good spirits, and didn’t complain much when they admitted her, he said she was very sick and this was a very dangerous infection. But he said she is actually doing great now. He is going to keep her probably 3 more days and continue with the IV antibiotics and test again Friday to see if she can come home. We like it that they started giving her probiotics and all the yogurt she wants. She wanted me to thank you guys for all the kind words, and the thoughts and prayers you sent her way. She said she could feel the love.
I’m going back to work Wednesday, since she’s doing so well, and I was able to get my workout in today. I was really stiff in stretches and warmups, but started feeling good once I started adding weight.
The program called for 225 on my last set of bench, but I went ahead and put 230 because I had rounded up to 225 last month, and man it really went smooth. Pretty sure I could have got 12 at 230, but sticking with my plan of leaving a couple reps in the tank.
I think I’m starting to feel the effects of not being on TRT. The little bit of Mast and DHEA has no doubt helped, but I can definitely feel my energy being zapped and I’m having to take a little more rest between sets. My source should have it in next week….man I really hope so.
Dustin07
Legend
Hey that 230 by 10 is pretty great! aren't we pretty close to PR territory there? I can't remember where you had maxed your 10 rep sets at...
She sounds pretty great, I'm sorry that she has had to stay in the hospital.. thats a longer stay than I would have expected!
He is going to keep her probably 3 more days and continue with the IV antibiotics and test again Friday to see if she can come home. We like it that they started giving her probiotics and all the yogurt she wants. She wanted me to thank you guys for all the kind words, and the thoughts and prayers you sent her way. She said she could feel the love.
She sounds pretty great, I'm sorry that she has had to stay in the hospital.. thats a longer stay than I would have expected!
gphagan1
Legend
Yeah we were surprised he wanted to keep her a few days extra, but he said because her immune system is probably weak from her MS medicine he is wanting to be safe and make sure.
I’ve done the 230 x 10 before, but this time definitely felt easier than it did before. Hoping I get a surge when I get back on TRT.
gphagan1
Legend
7/16/2026
Wednesday
Stretches
Warmups
Wide Grip Pulldowns
160 x 10, 10, 10
Pull-ups
12, 12
HS Iso Lateral High Row
230 x 8
320 x 8
330 x 8, 8, 8
Machine Preacher Curl
4 x 10
Incline DB Curl
45s x 8, 8, 8, 8
DB Rear Laterals
35s x 10
40s x 10, 10
Had to rush a little on this workout, but still felt strong all the way through even though I was definitely zapped at the end. Afterwards went by Longhorns and got a couple of steak dinners and went and surprised my wife at the hospital. She had a little bit of a rough day today from body aches which they were pretty sure is from the MS. It’s pretty common when she has to go into the hospital and her body is weak that she has an MS attack. Her Neurologist is a part of her care team in the hospital, so he’s giving her Solumedrol for the next 3 days to calm down the flare up. To be honest I think we are going to talk to him about changing her biologic medicine that he started her on last August, because her immune system has really took a hit with this one. He said this one hits some people’s immune system harder than others and after the last couple of kidney infections he said we may need to change. Well I think this one has made that decision for us and we need to change. Honestly those medicines all seem to work great in the beginning for MS, but after a while it’s like the disease adapts and it’s less effective, but the side effect of the weakened immune system stays. She’s tough though and keeps soldiering through.
Wednesday
Stretches
Warmups
Wide Grip Pulldowns
160 x 10, 10, 10
Pull-ups
12, 12
HS Iso Lateral High Row
230 x 8
320 x 8
330 x 8, 8, 8
Machine Preacher Curl
4 x 10
Incline DB Curl
45s x 8, 8, 8, 8
DB Rear Laterals
35s x 10
40s x 10, 10
Had to rush a little on this workout, but still felt strong all the way through even though I was definitely zapped at the end. Afterwards went by Longhorns and got a couple of steak dinners and went and surprised my wife at the hospital. She had a little bit of a rough day today from body aches which they were pretty sure is from the MS. It’s pretty common when she has to go into the hospital and her body is weak that she has an MS attack. Her Neurologist is a part of her care team in the hospital, so he’s giving her Solumedrol for the next 3 days to calm down the flare up. To be honest I think we are going to talk to him about changing her biologic medicine that he started her on last August, because her immune system has really took a hit with this one. He said this one hits some people’s immune system harder than others and after the last couple of kidney infections he said we may need to change. Well I think this one has made that decision for us and we need to change. Honestly those medicines all seem to work great in the beginning for MS, but after a while it’s like the disease adapts and it’s less effective, but the side effect of the weakened immune system stays. She’s tough though and keeps soldiering through.