I feel like I’ve completely messed up my hunger signalling – I want to go back to just eating ‘normally’ and not tracking macros/calories etc and not having to have to weigh myself often but continuing with training. I can’t genuinely identify when I want to eat – I know this is silly but it’s unsettling.

Does anyone have any tips for dealing…

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Hi. I’ve had a really weird period of not tracking bodyweight or food or expenditure and just training and doing cardio and steps as I fancied.

I’ve not got fat at all – maybe a bit leaner tbh as I’ve been doing so much cardio as I really enjoy it.

I’m in a weird place now where I don’t know what to do in terms of food and expenditure and…

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Hi – when coming back down to a cruise having been using AI beforehand, can you just stop using it or do you need to taper down etc? Thank you.

Hey guys – just curious as to which anabolics have zero impact on e2. Is it just some orals like anavar? Thank you!

Hi – has anyone used ROHM or Medtech var recently? Is it good to go or any other suggestions? Thank you

As I said above – look at the hair growth cycle timeline. It is not a case of what you do in the moment having any sort of immediate impact whatsoever – it takes time and any disruption to the cycle could be caused by a combination of a myriad of factors.

Hi guys – I really like to keep my CV/steps quite high all year round for the mental health benefits and general feeling of well-being. In terms of progressing strength and gaining muscle is it just a case of managing my fatigue appropriately and ensuring I am eating enough to recover? I know this might not be completely optimal, but for me it… Read more

Hi guys – if someone was looking for optimal cholesterol supplementation using the tbjp range, what would you recommend? Love heart, Omega and anything else? And what dosages? Thank you

Hi guys – I’ve seen some conflicting studies on the impact of boron on estro. All studies seem to point to free test increasing but some say estro goes up and other say it goes down. Please may I ask your experiences with boron and it’s impact on estro/general hormone levels? Thank you!

Hi guys – weird question, but do all of the cream of rice flavours from Jo have the same texture/consistency when cooked with the same methodology?

I have used different flavours from other brands where one flavour would be very different consistency to another, even when cooked with the exact same method due to slightly different… Read more

Hi guys – would just like to get some input as to what others’ current protocols are for pre workout hydration in terms of supplements/fluid/salting etc. Thank you

Hi guys – interested to see if this is the same for others, but why is it that we typically see faster digestion and increased gut motility with lower estro? Thank you

Hi guys – if I do cardio at 4am ish for an hour or so but will not eat a protein containing meal until 7am, would there be benefit to having 20g of protein from EAA during the cardio to get an MPS spike and aid recovery etc? Or do you not think it necessary? Thank you

Hi guys – I’m looking for a rough guideline on a good amount of salt/sodium to be having daily per lb or kg of bodyweight and then balancing that to potassium. Please may you offer your advice on a good starting amount/ratio? Thank you

Hi guys – if I was hypothyroid and was prescribed T4 to bring things into normal range. Will my BMR increase and therefore maintenance calories? Thank you

Hi guys – I’m struggling to work out if T4 supplementation acts to replace your thyroid function or is just enhancing/adding to your natural production? Please could someone let me know if it is essentially just topping up what you already produce or will shut you down and replace it synthetically, like with TRT. Thank you

Hey – is recomp possible after a period of time away from training due to illness? Would you suggest just eating at maintenance calories and progressing lifts back to where they were, and this would result in regaining any lost tissue but also losing any added body fat? Thank you

Hey – I have to have a procedure where I can’t eat solid food (including whey drinks) for 24hrs.

I can have EAAs and carb powder, if I have enough to meet 30-40g of protein will this still produce an MPS spike? Obviously it’s not ideal but trying to make the best of the situation, and will just fill my 24hrs with EAA and carb powder.

Thank you

Hey guys – curious as to what peoples’ opinions are on a good hydration concoction to have first thing in the morning if training early.

I currently have a serving of hydramax from strom and 5 grinds of pink salt with 1L of water, but would be interested to hear if others would do something differently?

Thank you

Hey – is this still very much good to go? Thanks

Hey guys – please may I ask your thoughts on muscle memory and getting back to a place prior to illness/injury vs building new tissue.

Is muscle memory real? How much easier is it to regain ‘lost’ tissue vs build ‘new’? Can you recomp in a phase post injury by eating at maintenance and driving your lifts back to what they were?

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Sore joints… must be all those haribo

Thank you, Jordan. Appreciate it.

Whereas something like a dumbbell press would be a better choice later in the session? Overloading the lengthened?

I believe lockout, so in theory should start with it, but I spoke to an IFBB pro (I won’t name) and asked why they did it 3rd in their session because of my presumptions about harder at contraction and they said it dropped off at the top so I second guessed myself.

Hi guys – please may you help me understand the resistance profile of this hammer strength lying chest press? And subsequently where it should come in a push session? Thank you

Are you still using weight as a driver in your decisions given fitness and skill acquisition becoming so heavily emphasised? or is it more of a backseat now, akin to Corinne’s approach/ a hybrid of tracking but not using it to form decisions? Thank you

Hi – is it ‘better’ to try and hold your weight for a period after a mini cut, where you have got pretty lean (not stage condition obviously) to allow your body to recover or can you go straight into a slow gaining phase? Thank you

How is your stomach/IBS doing now you have been back on lower doses for a little while and with the slightly different training approach?

Do you take anything for it or just avoid foods that cause issues?

Brilliant response. Thank you. Excited for you!

Hey Jordan. Enjoying following the new approach to managing bjj and training and also hope the lingering illness has gone now.

This may not be as relevant to you currently due to you mixing up your pulls and a much more flexible approach to training volume etc. but when you are picking your deadlift variation rep ranges/load are you… Read more

Get bloods done and then assess. I would guess your estro is too high.

Once you have the results, post again and people can offer their advice. Most likely lower test and/or add a DHT derivative to help, or manipulate your injection frequency.

Hey – to what extent does being lean impact one’s ability to gain muscle? Do you think the notion of ‘maingaining’ is possible in terms of staying very lean and just ever so slowly adding muscle, or do you need to gain body fat to do this? Or is it again completely person dependent?

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Thank you, Clare. This is really helpful. Will give this a go.

This is a silly question, but if you used 500ml water to make your CoR, would you count that towards your daily water intake, and is it contributing to hydration? Thank you

Hi guys,

My gym has the Watson adjustable hack squat, which I really like but it’s impossible to standardise the angle session to session due to the hydraulic system and no set pins etc.

Has anyone else struggled with this and found a solution?

Thank you

Thank you all for your input. Very interesting, and shows how person dependant it is. Think I will give an isolate a try first and see how I get on.

Hey – I’ve suddenly started to react badly to whey concentrate protein from a digestive standpoint.

Please may I have advice on whether I should try an isolate or vegan in its place?

Thank you

Thank you very much!

Hey – if I am just on TRT (keeping things at the upper end of physiological) and wanted to add GH in the same manner, how would you go about it?

Is 2 IU per day a good place to start? Should I split the dose or is one shot pre bed ok?

Should I expect to feel/notice anything? Fullness/sleep/recovery etc?

Thank you very much

It completely depends on what you personally need and want to get from supplements. You need to ask for a specific purpose, otherwise me recommending Dial In, for example, when you’re looking for better sleep is pointless.

All TBJP supps are very good, so decide what you want to get from a supplement and then pick the one from the range that… Read more

Enjoying following along! Do you detect inflammation in legs due to less detail showing? Or is there another observation/feeling you are going off? Thank you[/quote]

Bloating and extra water retention… it’s more systemic so everywhere not just one area when it comes to inflammation [/quote]
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Enjoying following along! Do you detect inflammation in legs due to less detail showing? Or is there another observation/feeling you are going off? Thank you

Refreshing you recognise this, rather than entrenching yourself in false reasoning that many people have done regarding the vaccine.

Hope you feel back to your best soon. Anecdotally it does seem to be those who have tried to push through when not ready who have had more prolonged symptoms and higher long covid risk.

A recent study… Read more

Will you get some bloods done soon during this down period? Or is that something you have planned for different circumstances?

Ended up going manjaros and getting grilled chicken strips and spicy rice. [/quote]
Good stuff!

Chicken butterfly and a couple of sides – broccoli, peas, salad, rice etc. This should be easy. Relax and enjoy it!

LH and FSH are always going to drop when you administer exogenous testosterone as your body shuts down natural production.

I see absolutely no benefit in adding HCG into this – if anything it will increase your estro further and make your issues worse.

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Was using aromasin 12.5mg Monday Thursday along with the injections (gyno worries…./shrug )

Last pin was 5 weeks ago, no ai since last jab too basically Nothing at all [/quote]
Just to confirm, this is 5 weeks AFTER your last injection? Impossible results. Definitely ask for a retest.