Adam
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Those last few posts have been really inspiring and it’s always really nice to read and see how the progression has unfolded over the years ?? can’t wait to see what Corinne and yourself keep doing moving forward ??
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Heart ultrasound was completely normal, no abnormalities or scaring. Even though i have never done high doses of drugs and always used bare minimum you just never know so to have absolutely everything possible checked its reassuring.
Didn’t train yesterday so that’s 3 days off now, will train today and tomorrow which is my birthday so that I’ve got 3 sessions in this week.
Levemir arrived yesterday so that will go in with M1 – 10iu
Right – back to business.
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Been in A&E since early this morning so thought I’d update my log whilst I’ve got lots of time on my hands ?
Been getting chest pains ever since my accident a few weeks back when I thought I was having a heart attack and yesterday a stabbing pain started so rather than keep putting it off and fearing the worst I thought I’d get checked over
The doctor has been incredible. So far I’ve had blood pressure checkered, full bloods done, ECG, bloods for clotting, chest X-ray and just sat waiting for an ultrasound from the cardiologist so can rule anything out from the steroid use.
Everything is perfectly normal, bloods are probably the best they have even been and as usual my blood pressure is slightly low which is normal for me.
Hopefully this will ease my anxiety which has Heightened these last few weeks and I can get back on track.
On the plus side they’ve given me some custard cream biscuits and ginger nuts whilst I wait ?
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Rest day yesterday so not much to report, worked all day, went home and worked until 11pm but on the plus side i have completed the order so can now breathe for 5 mins and can make up for lost time with meals/training these last couple of days.
Another rest day today and then back in tomorrow for Push
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260 this morning so down a touch still from the weekend but should see this rise as i get closer to the weekend.
Sleep has been pretty bad these last couple of days as anxiety has been playing up massively, especially when its close to bed time. For some reason i just feel sacred to go to bed. I often have bouts of this but never like what it is atm.
Think it is stemming from my work load which is causing some stress and trying to push up to whole new muscle mass, so it has been very uncomfortable as its a whole new territory for me. This is when i always self sabotage and pull back, but it won’t win this time.
Solid pull session last night. some very good number across the board which i am happy with.
Pullover machine x7, x12
Block pulls x6
Dual iso lateral row x12, x7
HS single arm underhand row x8, x10
close grip pulldown x7, x12
neutral grip shrugs x20
cable hammer curl x12, x12
sing arm preacher curl x8, x8
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I sleep for ten hours lol, what more is there to go into haha. I get into bed, I fall asleep, I don’t get out until 10 hours has passed hahaha . Please don’t take this the wrong way, but why does everything have to be overthought ? Growing / getting big is so fucking easy, eat more food so the scales go up, progress your lifts , get enough sleep . Repeat repeat repeat repeat . I want to take the chance to make it super clear to people reading , that anyone out there trying to make a big deal out of small little things , are just full of shit. Me and James literally keep circling back to the utter amount of bollocks that’s in the industry at the moment . Just go to bed earlier , turn off the lights in your room ( rocket science shit that is ) , if your hot , make it cooler ( wow really !!?? ) , if your cold – make it warmer ( holy shit no way ) . Building muscle is simple. Take your gear, eat your food, get stronger .
haha this made me laugh!! Luckily for us, we were coming through when non of this w*nk was around.
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Rest day yesterday, appetite took a bit of a hit. Mainly due to stress and being tired as i worked all weekend trying to complete an order for a customer.
I’ll be glad when its completed so i can at least have one day off work before i have to start another order as its been 7 days a week for agesss. I can’t complain though as all work is good work.
i used the day yesterday intuitive eating, just eat when i felt hungry and not force anything down.
Looking forward to getting in the gym tonight, pull on the cards.
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Sounds like you’ve had a solid push session and a great training environment too being in Rotherham!
Good move increasing cals, progress is there to take and if appetite is good too this is definitely the right thing to do!
Oh most definitely. hopefully I can get over there at least once a week.
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I’ve got sleeves, a full chest and neck piece and down my ribs and haven’t had any distortion on any of mine so you’ll be fine.
I’d recommend keeping the main “areas” free if planning on competing so that it doesn’t distract from the look.
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Solid push session today and always good to head to Rotherham and be around some awesome athletes. Always come away from there inspired to keep progressing.
The session was
Atlantis incline press x8, x12
nautilus flat press x6, x 12
prime plate loaded shoulder press.. 5pps on this felt very nice! first time i’d ever used it and it felt smooth.
pec dec x15, x15
prime seated side lateral x10, x10
rope pushdown superset with rope behind head extension. x10, x10
Slight food change this week to bump cals a touch more whilst progress is there to take.
TD – 321g pro, 752g carb, 85g fat
NTD- 327g pro, 596g carb, 97g fat
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Jon Jewett has dont a big video on his YouTube channel. Be worth a watch
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Check in day today – 2lbs up on last week but down in weight a touch going by what I was seeing over the week but 2lbs is still good.
Looking forward to Head over to Ultraflex Rotherham mid morning for a big push session today.
Been toying for a long time wether to start utilising GH. It’s something I’ve never actually ran consistently apart from a quick 5/6 week stint in prep. Need to weight up the cost to benefit.
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legs last night was an awesome session, been having some knee issues recently on the knee i tore my ACL but last night it decided to play ball so i went for it.. some very good numbers across everything.
woke up 4lbs lighter, from which i can only imagine is from how brutal legs last night was. I have never really weighed ED but now that i am, i’ll be able to spot trends and give feedback so that i can minimise the drops by adding additional food where needed.
lying ham x7, x12
Hack x9, x12
glute drive x10, x10
single leg leg press x10, x10
leg ext (1 set – tripple drop) x8,x8,x8
seated ham x9, x12
seated calfs x9, x12
rest day for me today due to workload so will utilise today to refuel and get weight back up.
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261.8 this morning so topped up well. Rest day was my normal food apart from i swapped the pasta out for 2 brioche buns to have my steak burgers with in my last meal and had a couple of wine gums.
Rest days i usually like to have a little treat but am always mindful with my choices.
in for legs tonight
Keep killing it bud
Meg loves them brioche buns haha [/quote]
Haha awesome! They are definitely top tier and a nice treat 🙂How’s your offseason going man? I’ve got a dual membership for Rotherham now so going to aim to get over every Friday ??
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261.8 this morning so topped up well. Rest day was my normal food apart from i swapped the pasta out for 2 brioche buns to have my steak burgers with in my last meal and had a couple of wine gums.
Rest days i usually like to have a little treat but am always mindful with my choices.
in for legs tonight
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