I had a great leg day yesterday, albeit a Thursday leg day which isn’t ideal for me, as when the week goes on, I tend to tire, and would rather train legs at the start of the week, especially after a weekend where I tend to be off my feet, other than steps/cardio.

The leg session now looks like nothing on paper, but with my training partner…

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Kuba hit the nail on the head with that one. Individual response is what you should lean to first, not what is better on paper – if we’re talking about relatively similar compounds.

A pretty chilled NTD yesterday. It was a really nice day up here so getting my steps in was easy as usually I need to force them a bit when I’m not in the gym.

I stupidly sank the wrong set of supplements last night before bed. I prepare my morning and PM supplements together so that I don’t need to do it in the morning. I took my AM…

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Insulin or orange pins, no more than 1ml per site. I don’t pin my glutes anymore, however I pin almost everything (many of these are less than 1ml though). All heads of the shoulder, chest, long and short head of the triceps, both bicep heads, top of the thigh rec-fem, lats.

A superb push – chest focused – session yesterday. I am far more in tune with the volume I can get away with and recover from now, compared to preps gone by. For example, I knew I didn’t need a back-off/2nd set for the Prime press, so that got stripped out.

In years gone by I’d be doing the same amount of volume at the start of prep as I would…

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I checked in with Nick this morning, and there has been another good improvement in visuals – despite me putting my trunks on backwards, I knew something didn’t fell right.

I weighed in at 260.8, so 2lbs up from the 2 high days and the off plan meal. I was very dry this morning.

Push today, and I can wait to finally train. The 3 days off will…

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Ryan is spot on. The SLU PIP is horrendous, and not worth it. The oral versions work fine.

Agreed with both of the guys, so long as it’s throughly covered, however, don’t add carbs in order to push up slin, the slin should compliment the current carb amounts.

I had an incredible weekend with clients and my other half in the 2 Bros Scottish on Saturday, and the Granite City Classic on the Sunday. A tonne of travelling though, and I’m very much done in from it.

Off the back of my check-in and new prep low (258.3), Nick and I decided to run 2 high days, one being 750g of carbs with a Five Guys and…

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I would never recommend Mounjaro in bodybuilding.

Yesterday’s back session was great, I’m still holding the same numbers as my offseason, albeit a few things like the t-bar row are starting to feel a little less stable/braced now that the waist is coming in a lot more.

I pulled my oblique the other week, and it’s been causing me bother up until yesterday where I trialled a set of DB rows -…

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Agreed with the points above. Insulin sensitivity in the off season should be its primary use.

I took to Performance Gym Irvine yesterday to train legs and film another session for my YT channel. I don’t think I’ve ever been excited to train legs this close to a show. Usually the dread is there in droves.

HS seated leg curls – 1 set, 8-12

– Each rep is paused in the stretch

Prime PL leg extensions – 1 set, 8-12

Arsenal leg press – 1 set,…

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Sas & Kuba are bang on here!

I also think it’s more likely your bloat is digestion related, rather than sodium/gear related – albeit that might be exacerbating things if there is already a gut issue.

Back to the usual routine today. I weighed in this morning prior to the 2 high days Nick and I agreed upon, at 258.8, so that’s 3lbs down from Saturday which is what I was expecting. I’m not flat, but we’re both very conscious of fullness dropping too much for too long, so 1000g of carbs goes in today and tomorrow with chest and legs. I’ll…

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I had a really long drive from Glasgow to Bradford yesterday, in total it took me near enough 6.5 hours due to roadworks. Anyway, I managed an insanely good back session as Muscle Bound. A fantastic gym, one of which I only found out about a few days ago. It was one of those situations where there’s so much kit it’s almost overwhelming to the…

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Yesterday was probably the first day of the prep I noticed fatigue, dragging my arse a bit, not being bothered with conversation, hyping myself up for small tasks, but even then, it was nothing compared to my hardest days on some of my hardest diets, so I’m not complaining – just observing.

I boxed off most of my steps, cardio and posing in…

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Dosing = based on carbs

– I don’t think you need to run anything just now.

A great leg session yesterday, and another one de-volumed. The reason being is that I deloaded last week, and my legs continued to look better as the week went on, so after passing it past Nick, I kept the volume the same except this time I took the sets to failure with a few forced reps.

Cybex seated leg curls – 1 set, 8-12

– Each rep is…

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A superb day at the PCA Scottish yesterday with a win, two 2nd places and a 5th. I’m gutted for my man Kieran who since leaving the juniors has put on 28lbs of stage weight, and he came in super conditioned for this show, but was outsized by a superb guy from Ireland – Hilly’s client from what I remember. Working that hard in the…

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Agreed, the progression is there, it clearly works, keep doing what you’re doing.

If I were to apply context to where some of these opinions come from, some naturals will sometimes replace protein calories for carb calories when they start to get really depleted. However, if for now everything is flying then keep things the same.

Checked in with Nick this morning, and after the week long deload, increase in food, and all round rest, I’m down another 2lbs to a new prep low of 261.1. I had a wee photoshoot with a local photographer that I’ve shot with since I was a junior, and I have to say this is my favourite look of all time. I need to be leaner than this obviously,…

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Have you tried splitting the dose through the day? 3IU fasted, 3IU pre, 3IU pre-bed?

Current cycle (at 7 weeks & 1 day out)

Test E – 825mg/week

Mast E – 700mg/week

GH – 6IU/day (pre-bed)

SLU – 400mcg/day (oral)

Telmisartan – 40mg/day

MT2 – 0.5mg/week

DSIP – 0.5mg/day (taken around 1 hour before bed)

RU5881 – 5 sprays on my crown (I also take 0.5mg of Finasteride year round)

Reta – 0.75mg/week (2x 0.375mg) – I’m going to start tapering…

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Epic!

How you feeling at this point vs previous years in prep ?

How’s current set up looking with diet a cycle at this point in prep ?[/quote]

Night and day compared to previous preps. Without jinxing it, it’s been a breeze so far, I’m sure some hurdles will come up.

M1

100g – Beef fillet

1 – Whole egg

3 – Egg whites

75g – White jasmine…

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Agreed, just keep it the same if you know how you react to that dose.

I spent all of yesterday at the PCA First Timers, and got the look myself and my client were hoping for. It was a quiet show, probably the quietest FT show I’ve been to, and there were only 2 guys in my clients class, but there’s nothing you can do about that.

I’m glad to be back in Glasgow though and ready to smash the 2nd half of this prep.…

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If the doctors have cleared you to train, and have instructed you to keep things light and use higher reps then just follow their advice until the doctors have more grasp on what maybe causing these clots, and ways to treat them. Your health and life come first, if that’s what they’ve told you to do, then I’d do it.

Sad to see the back of TBJP Gym today, myself and my other half have had a great time down in Cheltenham this past week. The last thing that needed boxed off was some cardio (20 minutes on a Concept bike) + steps + abs. I also finished off with some posing as well.

I checked in with Nick this morning, and we’ve agreed to;

– Run a deload…

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Trained push in TBJP Gym again yesterday, and it’s nice to implement a few different pieces that I’ve used and haven’t used before, such as the Atlantis shoulder press (favourite machine shoulder press) and the Granite seated press.

I kept with usual setup from my own sessions in Future, set and rep wise.

Prime pin-loaded machine side raises – 1…

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I had a great day yesterday at TBJP Gyms for legs (1 of the 3 sessions I’ll be doing there).

A slightly different session as I didn’t have training partner’s to give me forced reps and to strip plates quickly. So, I subbed in a back-off or 2.

Prime seated leg curls – 1 set, 8-12, 2 back-off sets, 12-15

– Each rep is paused in the stretch

Leg…

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I second what Kuba has said. I do use fast slin pre while using lantus, but I remove it usually around 4-6 weeks later based off of blood glucose. From there, I’ll then taper my lantus up and down based on twice weekly BG readings. I like having fast slin in at the start of a push – adjusting to current CHO totals – and then I’ll remove it.

You’re definitely running low enough, I’d be more tempted to increase it slightly as the diet goes on.

A pretty busy NTD yesterday, starting in Manchester and then a 2 hour drive to Birmingham for my other half’s photoshoot with AK, and then another drive down to Cheltenham. We’re down here until Saturday as we thought we might as well get away from Glasgow for a week if I need to be at the PCA First Timers this Sunday – us north of the border…

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Agreed with both of the guys here! Don’t just take it to “take it”, blood work will dictate dosing.

Weighed in at 266.6 this morning, so 4’ish pounds up from Saturday’s prep low. This has been the typical gain post high days (cheat + 750g + 1000g). I only had 2 meals prior to training yesterday, with the vast majority of carbs coming in through the following meals. I was delighted with the PWO look though, and I personally think I’m bang…

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I trained at EP today while on my pilgrimage to Cheltenham, and I hit up a push session. Due to there being quite a few good bits of kit I’ve not tried, I kind of went off by feel with this one instead of chasing the logbook.

Prime peck deck, gripless (handles in elbow crease) – 1 working set, 8-12, 1 back-off sets, 12-15

– Back-off sets…

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Unlikely checked baggage is going to be searched, however, I’m sure every airport is different. As mentioned, it’s quite strict over there. I’m assuming you’re not planning on taking a boat load.

I would say if you’ve agreed to only consume things cooked by you beforehand, then you’re in the wrong. If he’s never said that, then you didn’t know, so he can’t go through you – to an extent.

I take it you’ve asked to flexible diet for your show? Following a structured plan would remove all doubt.

I’m starting to notice things feeling “heavier”, but I’m still hitting the same numbers and poundages, it’s just that initial unpacking of the weight and you simply just notice it.

My back session suffers the most from it due to it being the end of the week, but there is never a drop in intensity to compensate, like I said, the logbook is still…

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Yes, you can inject it as frequently as you want

Not much to report on yesterday’s NTD, I was kept busy all day, so steps were boxed off without any effort.

I’ve not updated how my diet is looking in while, so here’s my current TD.

M1

100g – Beef fillet

1 – Whole egg

3 – Egg whites

75g – White jasmine rice

1 – Banana

300ml – OJ

M2/M3

200g – 2% turkey mince

75g – White jasmine rice

1 – Apple (M2)/1…

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How recent was the time off? During my last reverse I kept losing weight for 8 weeks before the scales started going the other way. I competed at 255, and I was 249 when the scales started going the other way. Like yourself, I did get a little less tired and inflamed looking, but not much.

I’d continue with your reverse but following…

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I checked in with Nick yesterday at 269 (4.2lbs up from Saturday’s low). I thought I looked pretty wild, I’ve uploaded a few shots to my IG. Ring light is brutal, so the hardness changes haven’t been picked up as much as I can see in real life.

No changes though, considering the average loss is ~2lbs a week with fullness holding really well.…

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Agreed with Hilly, adjust insulin to your carb intake, rather than adding carbs to be a particular insulin dose/rule of thumb

Checked in with Nick over the weekend, weighed in just over 2lbs lighter than last Saturday, and with a good bit of progression on a conditioning front. I am actually really happy with the look and now I’m in the single digits of prep (9 weeks & 5 days out), I’m excited to see where my body lands, as I think I have come in a tonne in 10 weeks.…

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100% hydration and nothing to do with TRT. You could be in for a broken toe and they’d tell you to stop taking testosterone.

10 weeks out today, which is the length of time I’ve just done and that felt like 1 week.

I’m delighted with the look though. I had a big drop in bodyweight today (3lbs), and I’m also a touch flat through my legs and arms. My lower pecs too, it’s easy for me to spot flatness in my lower chest because I get loose skin just under the nipple.…

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In the grand scheme of things, it doesn’t really matter – IMO. There are a million and one bits of research and anecdotal evidence for doing it a particular way. I take it pre-bed as I do notice a positive impact on sleep because of it.

Nothing much to report from yesterday’s NTD. It was the first time in 3 weeks I had seen my massage therapist due to a few reasons, but the good thing that other than a knot in my quad, there wasn’t anything sinister to deal with.

I’m sure a few other can attest to this, but when I’m in that 12-6 weeks out phase, I’m never ever inflamed,…

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