What’s the difference between your low days and high days right now H?

15.5 Weeks Out of the first show

102.5kg this morning. Had a very good week of bodybuilding. I had a funeral to attend on Monday that wasn’t local to me which meant I left home early and got back late but still managed to keep to the diet, hit my step count and had a great training session, which is just what is required in prep, but up…

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I really like the idea of calorie targets instead of timing for cardio. I heard Nathan say he does that now which makes total sense, something I’ll definitely apply with clients.

You said you went to the gym on your rest day for posing. Do you tend to practice posing every day at the moment?

Hey Kuba. I know you’re extremely particular with your food, especially in prep obviously. When travelling on prep like this Dubai trip, do you pre-plan where you’ll go to do food shopping etc. or will you trust a meal prep company to handle it for those six days?

This is something that used to stress me out if travelling on prep, not knowing if…

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It’s been a while, but we’re back babayyyy.

I’ll spare you a long story, but my leg wasn’t ready to come back to training after the ham tear, so ended up tearing my adductor, then got ill with a bad digestive flare up and sprinkle some family issues on top of that and the idea of a prep was kicked to the curb.

But here I am, feeling good and…

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In years prior I would have split. But as I understand it now, it won’t have any additional fat burning benefits prior to fasted cardio and a more bolus dose pre bed may actually improve sleep.

I’m just about to begin prep myself and will be dosing all pre bed this time round.

What are your tell-tale signs for you when e2 is getting low before you make an adjustment based on that? For me I always know when libido has tanked and joints get stiff but I know everyone is different.

Hi Ellis,

Yeah, I usually pull all free weight pressing out for a machine alternative, usually around the 6-4 week mark if we’re putting a definitive time on it. I think it’s the style of training that is more important than the movement itself[/quote]

PLEASE fall in love with the process first. I started training at your age, and made so much progress in those first two years with debatably pretty crap genetics. Concentrate on training hard and having fun with it and get the diet nailed down to the point where your mates THINK you’re on gear.

My elderly next door neighbour may be receiving some dodgy parcels 😂

I do have access to raw, only one way to find out 😂

Do you tend to end up switching to lower risk movements when you get deeper in to prep, and things don’t feel as stable in those heavy free weight movements? Or do you like to stick to what put the muscle there in the first place?

Interesting that Jordan and Kuba had such different experiences from Nath and Hilly. I know that Joe ran it for his pro card prep too.

You’re right there mate, I think everyone will have the same idea

I’d recommend getting a full blood panel done first so you have a reference point.

300mg Testosterone a week is an ideal starting point and likely all you will need for a long time as long as diet, training and recovery are locked in.

After 8 weeks get a second panel done and see where things are at.

Yeah, one of my suppliers is selling 2x per person but if I’m going to start a prep, I want to know I won’t run out

Roger that 😅

I’ll just tell the Mrs that primo comes in an orange oil these days 👀

Not a cycle question, but is this raw shortage fucking anyone else over? Masteron Enanthate is like gold dust and Primo isn’t much better.

Makes me tempted to try DHB 😂

This is huge! You’ll have a whale of a time man, it’s gonna feel so surreal, but so deserved 🙏

Sorry if you’ve touched on this before, but could you explain how you feel on DHB vs Tren? I’ve also stayed away from Tren for the past few years and don’t get on well with NPP due to the same psychological/neurological reasons. I’ve heard DHB touted…

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Do it man! Obviously it’s tactical to pull prep, recover and do your first off season as a pro, but you’re someone who enjoys competing. You’ve done the prep, do the pro show for the fun of it!

Congratulations again buddy!

Nice to see someone like yourself talk about the importance of time off and being able to enjoy yourself. Looks like you went to Costa Adeje the day I came back. It rained the whole week I was there so you chose well 😂

Looking forward to seeing your first prep as a pro bud

Glad you’re back to logging Jordan. I love how you document walking the line of recovery. Do you ever begin a session and after a couple of movements realise you are still under-recovered enough for it to be productive?

And if so, do you generally crack on with the session and adjust the set up after, or would you park it there and re-approach…

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Hi Nathan, lovely to see you’re covering this post show period, it’s one that can be more mentally tough than prep itself sometimes.

The look was incredible and you bring something unique to the stage that you can be proud of. I’d be interested to know what the judges feedback was for you and Cal to take away and work on?

So here we are, thick of the off-season for me now. I’m not an off-season guy. I like to stay lean yes, but moreover it’s a case of discomfort. Not the kind of discomfort where you’re not hungry and you still have to eat, that’s a given at some point, but the discomfort when my auto-immune condition kicks in and fights back.

Unfortunately this…

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Yo yo yo!

Here’s a quick update on the last month for anyone interested…

Weight is now up at 105.2kg, over 20lbs up from the start point. It’s held around here for over a week so just letting it sit and marinate before attempting to push a bit harder. Nothing too aggressive though.

Current diet:

P – 328g

C – 762g

F – 90g

Fibre: 65g. Totals: ~5,085…

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Hope you have a speedy recovery brother. BPC is a god send!

I always feel the opposite, off season always seems to go so slowly for me, but time escapes me on prep 😂 maybe it’s because of the faster progress haha

Nice to hear that mate! There needs to be room for life and bodybuilding and just like anything in life balance comes from times of focus and times of relaxation. Thanks for sharing!

Just curious Nath, how long has this cycle been for you, minus the few weeks you did at 300?

Are you of the opinion that if bloods are good then you’re happy to keep pushing?

Semaglutide instead of vape for next prep? haha!

Hey man, it’s been a while so I’ve just been catching up on your recent posts. How are you feeling now after the crash, thank god you’re okay and your family weren’t with you 🙏

This happened to me a while back and went down without anti-biotics slowly over about 10 days. Was it quanta by any chance?

Hey mate, are you uploading from phone or desktop? Louis[/quote]

I’ve tried both, it reads ‘unable to create directory’. Although on phone I’m using my browser, I can’t seem to re-download the app from Google Play and can’t find it when I search?

So my current goal in terms of training is mostly just to establish a decent level of intensity again. I’ve not really trained what I’d deem to be hard in two years (maybe one set to failure per session haha). Unfortunately I tore my hamstring 4 weeks ago, a week before my shoot so leg training is still sub-optimal right now, hence no…

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Just sped read through the log Andy, loving it so far. I’ve had a bit of time away from the sport but always have followed you for the past 10 years since I started competing when I was a junior and you were a big name in the junior BB scene!

Ibiza looked wicked and I’m sure the rest did you good. I was in Turkey that same week and by the end of…

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I have always wondered this. Whenever I’ve flown I’ve injected my weekly dose in a bolus or split the night before and the day of flying. Not ideal but never wanted to risk it. I assume GH is out of the question when flying?

Unfortunately it won’t let me upload any photos. Any admin help here would be greatly appreciated! If not you’ll just have to use your imagination like the old days 😂

Hi everyone, it’s been a while. You may know me, you may not, but strap in because this is my MFn story time!

I’m planning my return to the stage in 2025, having last competed in 2021 and doing pretty well in Classic Physique in 2Bros/NPC and Novice Bodybuilding in the PCA. I’ve done 9 shows in total and started competing in 2015, so my return…

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Heard good things about Quanta and the post all lab results. Anybody had any experience?

Did you have the rohm itself tested or deduce from bloodwork?

YES! Great to see you’re back Sas!

SHOW DAY!
Sorry for no update yesterday, was a manic day with lots of food to eat. Loaded hard and the result this morning I’m very happy with!

Let’s see what the day brings

Registered, made weight and now I can eat up and rest. Dried out nicely enough to put some more carbs in.

200g in meal 4, then assess meal by meal. Next it’s time to practice my routine over and over again until I NAIL it!

Good Morning Folks!
2 Days out now and feeling good, today we travel and get registered which I’m excited about. I love all those little things about competing, makes it feel like a holiday!

96.3kg today. Ended up going with 100C less yesterday to allow some water to move off, and went 0 carb the last two meals, seems to have done… Read more

Morning Guys!
I said it was 3 days yesterday, but actually it’s 3 days out today (prep brain)

96.8 today so slightly up but again very happy with the look here, very similar to yesterday with slight blurring in the legs as I did a leg pump workout yesterday.

LEGS IN PEAK WEEK!? Crucify me 😂

I experimented with this on the last peak, as… Read more

Very exciting! Looking forward to seeing the final product Caitlin