[Darren Farrell]

I’ll be honest mate first time I came off was by myself and told no one as mentioned I didn’t want to be on when I got married… I was ok for a while but moved to DUBAI at time which brought a lot of stress and led to a bad time for me and complete relapse.
I went to a doctor here and went back on my
Meds for over a year whilst at the same time seeing a therapist who eventually allowed me to come off my meds and I was fine, no withdrawals but part of my therapy with her was to recognize my triggers and have coping mechanisms as depression and anxiety ever fully goes away but you learn to manage it

[Darren Farrell]

You could do but it’s probably not necessary to go that low even

[Darren Farrell]

Push (chest focus) today not much to report as numbers stayed the same… chest for me has been pretty stagnant in terms of progress lately but I’m not overly concerned as it’s not a weak body part for me.

Had an in person check in with Jamie today as since upping food nearly 2 weeks ago my bodyweight has gone from 253 to 264 today, no real change in body composition just a lot fuller and more pop

[Darren Farrell]

Hey mate I was on this exact drug for over 2 years (with a break for a period not advised) for me personally the only negative side effect I suffered while on it was libido.
I eventually came off it after an extensive period of therapy and dealing with my issues that caused me to be on it in the first place.

As I mentioned above I did come off it myself after a few months as I refused to get married while on it as I wanted to be me if that makes sense but this did lead to me having some issues again so I would not advise just coming off it but I would say speak to your doctor or another doctor to discuss your options

[Darren Farrell]

Legs yesterday along with just being a little run down wiped me out, ended up taking a nap after legs which lasted 4 hours.
Pull session today went very well which I’m happy with as still not feeling 100%.
Appetite still a struggle but just about managing.
Body weight has jumped considerably to 261lbs but no noticable change any body comp

[Darren Farrell]

Very good push session today with Jordan shallows & haider.
Matched my prime shoulder press from last week 5pps x 14 then increased back off set by 2 reps 4pps x 18.
Very happy to solidify my top set and I know 15+ Reps is there

[Darren Farrell]

Appetite still quite a struggle today after been ill on Sunday and having to force meals in.
Still not feeling 100%!and pull/hams today was hard to get through, session took a lot longer than usual as I really had to take my time between sets just to get myself ready and get something from the session.

[Darren Farrell]

Ultimately the goal in a gaining phase is to gain muscle right? So is weight on the scales the only factor here… no.
If performance in the gym is still on an upward trajectory then I’d be hesitant to react to a plateau in weight.
As hilly says hold for 2 weeks and assess what weight is doing, body composition and performance.

[Darren Farrell]

At the end of the day your weight is not displayed to the judges and therefore doesn’t matter-
Focus on getting stage lean and a look you are happy with. Weight should only be a concern if there is a certain weight you have to make for class.

[Darren Farrell]

Apologies no update yesterday – it was rest day and I actually ended up being very sick in the evening.
After my 5th meal I had stabbing pains in my stomach that got so bad I couldn’t move and blacked out for a short period of time before waking and being violently Ill.
Obviously today felt a little off and been unable to eat as my throat is all swollen and cut inside from being sick so Iv been blending my meals today.
I did train push but not at full capacity, more like a devolume session

[Darren Farrell]

The purpose of devolume is to get fresh again whilst maintaining where you are at so beating logbook is counter productive here and unlikely to happen anyway if you are truly in need of devolume.

My approach is to drop back to just 1 working set in my back off set range with 1-2 RIR

[Darren Farrell]

Pull today and wasn’t sure how it would go as legs were very heavy after yesterday but once I got in and got a few warmup sets in felt good.
Strength felt very good and progressed most lifts.
Had a posing session with Jon Lofthouse after and made some tweaks to a couple of poses which really helped.

[Darren Farrell]

Well it’s safe to say my quad is back to 100% now. Had one of my best leg sessions ever today with the muscle doc and honestly haven’t felt pain like that in a long time! Haven’t moved from the couch all day since.

Session
1. Standing calf raises 4 x10-12
2. Walking lunges bw (activation) 3×30
3. Leg ext 5×10-12
4. Lying ham 1×8-12 1×12-15
5. Pendulum 1×8-12 1×12-15
6. Gym leco horizontal leg press 1×8-12 1×15-20
7. Bulgarian split squat 3×10 each leg

[Darren Farrell]

They will start working almost immediately but when will you notice… you probably won’t results will be gradual so day to day u won’t notice anything u huge- u won’t just wake up after a few day 5kg heavier and how good your results over time will largely depend on you and your effort.
2 people could run 300mg 1. Could sit on his ass and get nothing the other could train and eat 100% and get results-

You determine the results so instead of worrying about it make sure you are executing every little detail 100%

[Darren Farrell]

Really good delt focus push session today, not sure where it came from but felt really good and prime shoulder press today managed 5pps x 14 which is 5 reps up on last week but it’s more how the weight felt today I’m happy with, it didn’t feel heavy, more like a back off.

First food change in months today. We had been considering a small diet phase but over the past week my bodyweight has dropped a touch along with appetite going crazy so instead we have increased food.

New plan below

Meal 1 pre + 30iu lantus & 5iu increlex
2 scoops vegan pro
125g cream of rice
125g banana

Intra 30g sustain, 15g eaa

Meal 2 post
200g prawns
150g rice uncooked
120 pineapple

Meal 3
180g turkey
500g potato
30g cashew butter

Meal 4
180g steak
150g rice uncooked
125g avocado

Meal 5
200g prawns
150g rice uncooked
30g cashew butter

Meal 6
2 scoops vegan pro
50g carbs from cream of rice or oats
30g cashew butter