[johng]

Sas, I’m hitting that leg session with a friend at his gym tomorrow (it has ab/adductor equipment!) Sent it to him, his reply: “Jesus christ that looks insane!” haha I can’t wait to destroy us both tomorrow! haha Thanks for the inspiration 😉

[johng]

Where do you get your bloods done mate?

Regarding a belt, what one do you use? And without meaning to sound patronising, do you know how to use them properly? I see so many people literally without a clue and using them for everything. You’re right about not using it for the most part!
Heavy deads and squat and MAYBE leg press is all you should utlise for really. If you find it uncomfortable you might benefit from one of the neoprene style belts, obviously not quite as strong but have a large degree of flexibility and far more comfortable and to be fair are usually more than up to the task unless you’re doing heavy as fuck powerlifting/strongman type stuff.

[johng]

Fibre definitely needed but I’d also look at the quality of your whey shakes. You buying cheap? I noticed on some of the cheaper ones I was getting the shits and when I changed them I was a lot better! Also seemed to be worse if I had them with milk rather than water.

[johng]

Jesus… what are you eating and taking?! ????

[johng]

He loves a bit of Bloodbourne if I remember from his stories XD (Stalker much?! sorry! haha) Just seen it’s the free PSN game this month so will be grabbing that bad boy!

[johng]

A hell of an introduction! Great insight and an interesting read! Best of luck with first the wedding and second conceiving! Keep us updated 🙂

[johng]

Fairly standard. Much the same as many other bulk brands. Depending on the product I’m buying, I’ll just go for whoever has the best deal/discount on at the time!

[johng]

Just looking at that leg day made me feel a little sick… gonna have to try it! haha Copying that for later 🙂 Only thing I wouldn’t be able to do is ab/adductors 🙁

How much weight have you dropped so far Sas?

[johng]

Thanks Dean.

Wasn’t aware it had a poor bioavailability. Good to know.
So you seem to use quite high dosages in comparison to what’s available out there (in tablet form)?

Is it more beneficial to consume in powder form as a shake rather than tablet? I usually have it as part of my morning routine with other health sups. Part of that is an Omega 3,6 & 9 so hoping I’ve got EFA covered.

I don’t feel like my recovery is particularly difficult, just trying to tweak it and make it more efficient really. Helps that I’m not training much at the moment and can only hit legs! …. my trousers are becoming tight. It’s a genuine problem lol

[johng]

You can potentially get dehydrated by drinking fluids with high sugars and additives but not just water.
However, you can suffer from hyponatremia which can give similar symptoms to dehydration eg: feeling sick, headaches etc this is caused by diluting the sodium in your blood too much.

Monitor your urine, don’t guzzle down pint after pint for the sake of it. 8 litres could be quite high, I usually make sure I drink 2 litres with a natural flavouring and electrolyte blend, plus whatever other drinks I might have, coffee, green tea and diet soft drinks, plus my intra workout which is usually a litre or 2. So in total, likely around 4-6litres.

Some people do require more or less than others though, depends on your size, environment, exercise etc If you’ve been drinking that much for a year with no side effects then likely it’s doing you no harm

[johng]

Amazing response.
A mindset I am slowly trying to replicate. Cutting the negativity out and remain positive myself. I’ve realised that I can’t control or even influence others moods and negativity/positivity that much so have stopped doing it, they’ve gotta help themselves first and foremost and that’s what I’m doing for myself also. Focus on me and my goals and stay positive!
Absolutely love your reply there and reinforces what I’m trying to achieve with mindset.

[johng]

Either, full body if a beginner and time isn’t critical, or a PPL split.

[johng]

Get some wrist straps and learn how to use them properly. I see a lot of people with them on and they’re doing literally nothing. They just put them on to look cool lol they’re supposed to be there for a reason XD

Maybe just ease off pressing for a few weeks, increase volume, decrease load to take the strain off joints a bit more then start increasing the loading again and see how it feels.

[johng]

I use Strengthshop knee sleeves, dual ply Thor I believe. Find them fantastic.

[johng]

I weigh my meats cooked but always have so not too worried about switching now.
Consistency is key as already suggested.
Oats and grains I usually weigh dry but then I fuck that up if I’m doing a big meal prep batch of rice and have to do it cooked. I track it though and when tracking I specific cooked or not and the app finds it for me ????