Andy
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Agreed, just keep it the same if you know how you react to that dose.
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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.
I’ve just finished posing practice, and I’m delighted with the look.
It’s another busy one with the PCA Scottish this Sunday – my biggest show of the year client wise – so I’m spending the week making sure the guys are on point.
As mentioned, I’m deloading (removing 1 session) this and pushing food up to 750g of CHO, so I should by the end of the week shave off some of this fatigue and then we go again as of Monday.
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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.
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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 week, pulling one of the sessions out (one of the push sessions) and lowering the volume of the other 3.
– Running moderately high days (750g) most likely for the whole week.
– Pulling clen out for this week to get a break from that.
I think I’m ahead of schedule, so we have time to play with do take our feet off the gas.
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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 set, 8-12, 2 sets, 12-15
– Reps performed with a pause in the lengthened portion for the back-off sets
Prime rear peck deck – 3 sets, 12-15 + double drop set
Atlantis PL shoulder press – 1 set, 8-12, 1 back-off set, 12-15
Granite PL chest press – 1 set, 8-12, 1 back-off, 12-15
SA cable lateral raises – 1 set, 8-12, 1 back-off set, 12-15
Standing cable flys – 2 sets, 8-12
Overhead rope cable extensions – 3 sets, 12-15
Straight-bar ex SS rope cable ex – 3 sets, 12-15
Across the body cable tricep extension – 3 sets, 12-15
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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 extensions – 1 set, 8-12, 1 back-off set, 8-12
HS hip press – 1 set, 8-12, 1 set, 12-15
Arsenal pendulum squat (Favourite pendulum now) – 1 sets, 8-12, 1 cluster set (4×4)
Prime lying leg curls – 1 sets, 12-15
Seated calve raises – 3 sets, 15-20
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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.
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You’re definitely running low enough, I’d be more tempted to increase it slightly as the diet goes on.
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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 have to be strategic like this, I wish I could do shows down south in a day.
I checked in again with Nick, 3lbs down from yesterday, but it was rest day food to be fair. I’m just waiting on hearing back from him.
I’ve been sent the files of one of my 2 YT training sessions I was waiting for. I rarely look at my physique in my YT videos, but I’m pretty happy with how things are looking! Or were.
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Agreed with both of the guys here! Don’t just take it to “take it”, blood work will dictate dosing.
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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 on where I need to be at 8.5 weeks out, Nick agrees thankfully.
No changes just yet, I feel like I’m rinsing this setup well and that I’m still able to see what I want to see from it.
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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 paused
Cybex incline SM press – 1 working set, 8-12, 1 back-off set, 12-15 + double drop set
Flex incline PL press – 1 working set, 8-12, 1 back-off, 8-12
Flex flat PL press – 1 working set, 8-12
Standing chest flys – 1 working sets, 12-15– Torque set to 2
Bent over rear DB raises – 3 working sets, 15-20
Prime pin-loaded machine side raises – 2 working sets, 12-15
Standing EZ-bar cable curls – 3 working sets, 12-15 + double drop
Back supported EZ-bar curls – 3 sets, 12-15
Standing alternating DB curls – 3 sets, 12-15
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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.
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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.
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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 the same.
Rope cable pullovers – 3 sets, 12-15
Mag grip lat pulldowns – 1 set, 8-12, 1 cluster set
Conventional T-bar rows – 1 sets, 8-12, 1 set, 12-15
Bent over BB rows – 1 set, 8-12, 2 sets, 12-15
SA DB row – 2 sets, 8-12
SA HS PL low row – 1 sets, 8-12
RDL – 1 sets, 5-9
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