Rich Ellis
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Pull session wrapped up.
Weights continue to creep up, no signs of vulnerability with it. I will remain patient, but it’s creeping.
Got my blood let booked in for next week. Hopefully it’s not nearly the disaster the last effort was.
Resting tomorrow which is needed. Salmon and eggs before bed.
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Hi Luke, 4 meals a day should give you plenty of time between meals, so this is odd.
Do you have any particular food groups tht disagree with you?
Are you able to do any of your steps immediately after eating?
Do you use any digestive enzymes?
Are you struggling with signs of poor digestion/gastric distress?
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Push done tonight
Pretty good session, weights starting to move well now.
Few more weeks of getting myself sorted and I’m going to be in a spot to properly get after it.
Last meal tonight coming up and then it’s bedtime
Pull tomorrow evening
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Hi mate,
As Clare has touched on, I’d strongly recommend looking at some of the TBJP health range
These were put together to cover everything Jord needed, and took the brain work (and finance!) out of taking 10’s of different supps
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That’s legs done
Very good session tonight. Knees weren’t as good as they have been, but the win was knowing how to accommodate.
Higher reps it was on the pressing, paused in the hole, job done
Sorted food prep, about to cook my salmon, then sleep – push tomorrow
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I’m just echoing the same that everyone else has said mate. It’s a choice. Check yourself, or don’t. If you choose not to, don’t be surprised if people choose to distance themselves.
It’s good you’re actioning something mate, many don’t.
I’m not sure there’s any other sport in the world that changes people’s attitude like this one.
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Mondays are rest days for me, so no session for me today.
About to get my last meal and then it will be sleep time
Legs tomorrow, hoping that will build on the last session.
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Rich Ellis
MemberFebruary 23, 2026 at 9:21 pm in reply to: Should I take caffeine if I train at evening?Hi mate
I train in the evenings and I like stimmy pre workouts (DNFM or PREpare Pro)
It doesn’t impact my sleep, so I can get away with it.
As Jord has said, you need to find out if it will impact you sleeping, and that probably means trying it.
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Upper day today which went really well. It’s been a good weekend of training, and tomorrow will be a rest day.
Sorted all my food prep with one meal left for tonight and then sleep.
Pleased with where my training is going at the moment, if I can string another few weeks of this together, it’ll be grow time!
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Hi mate
I wouldn’t for one minute expect a GP to be able to help you with this, a good sports therapist should though.
I’d always look for someone that works with athletes and understands the demands, and the fact that purely being able to live a sedentary lifestyle isn’t good enough.
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Good day in the gym today. Best leg session in years from a knee comfort perspective
I added light wraps for my pressing and it really took the pinch off, so will keep that in now.
Just about to get my last meal, then a good sleep before tomorrow’s upper session
I said I’d post my current health supps. Here goes
Oh Mega Pharma Pro – 5 x am, 5 x pm
NMN – 2 x am
The One – 1 x am
Pycnogenol – 2 x am, 2 x pm
Magnesium – 2 x am, 3 x pm
Vital Support – 8 x am, 8 x pm
Love Heart – 4 x am, 4 x pm
Heart Care – 3 x am, 3 x pm
K2 & D3 – 3 x am, 1 x pm
Osteo Pro – 5 x am, 5 x pm
Cure Coming – 3 x am, 3 x pm
Join In – 1 x am, 1 x pm
Collagen – 1 x pm
Glutamine – 10g am, 10g pm -
Hi mate, on the EoD frequency, treat the sessions the way you would in a FB.
In the session where you have an additional day between, treat it like a traditional upper/lower split session
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Rest day just wrapped up with my last meal.
Leg day tomorrow which I’m looking forward to as I had a good jump forwards last time out
Got some good rest in today which is always a bonus ahead of legs.
I’ve significantly upped my TBJP supps over the last 3wks or so which I will jot down tomorrow , but have to say, there’s a marked improvement in how I feel on a daily basis, which is a big win as I get myself lined up to start growing.
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Hi Stefan
Much like with training, there are a bunch of different approaches, and people will have some individual differences, and an emerging preference.
The good news is that you’ve got some “data” from trialling different protein intakes.
With the higher end, Ryan makes a salient point, it probably isn’t going to be comfortable during a push up, but I do see sense in managing it as best you can.
So you know the higher protein brings you a better look, but how much playing have you done with the sources of protein to help understand if “feel” can be enhanced with protein sources that digest and sit better for you?
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Good pull session tonight. Learning every session which movements I can push more on, and those that require patience still, but progressing across the board
Resting tomorrow, and a longer sleep tonight.
About to get my salmon, rice and avocado meal, then sleep.