[Erik]

 

Thanks! Do you see any reason to still continue having 2g salt at wake up with 0,5l water and magnesium. The reason I’m feeling so exhausted at this is I’m 10 weeks in to dieting and body is lean now but face still feels like 3 weeks in.

[Erik]

I personnally just use potassium with a medical assitance

The only moment I use it is when I start to get spasms on my muscles

I will let my collegues answer to that question

So nothing you think about when selecting food such as bananas?

[Erik]

Hello mate, normal though

Less inflammation from workouts that you have not done

Also lower kcals diet on rest day

And less fatigue overall as more rest.

What matter to me now is the visuals.

You are flatter but leaner ?

Or you are softer?

I would not touch the kcals now and wait to see once back 100% at the gym

Yeah makes sense! Yes I would say I’m flatter and maybe leaner, haven’t felt more soft tho. I agree with holding kcals as I have now for next week and see where I’m landing!

[Erik]

It could be literally anything , it is absolutely NOT a cause for being nervous . Just crack on and get lean 🙂

Got it boss!

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[Erik]

I personally would just get on with it and at some point it will sort itself out . If that’s not the answer you want then I would see a physio / doc of some sort

Is it because it gets better during the day that you still would continue training as before if you were in my positron? I mean I don’t want it to get worse to the point where I’m in pain all the time and even during training where it can make training performance worse.

[Erik]

No idea but for me personally If I can train it , there is no real issue

Understood but something here isn’t right. Have not had this kind of pain before and because it affects my job and my regular lifestyle I maybe need to rest from pull day?

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[Erik]

As J says its really just a time and overall building more muscle issue

It sounds like what your doing is working very well and well thought out.

Your Delts look pretty decent to me. That hole your talking about is slimy were your bones and muscle insert etc

So no exercise I’m missing here to get wider shoulders?

[Erik]

Are you in a calorie surplus? Is your body weight going up?

No in a deficit since 1 April

[Erik]

Hi Erik.

What rep range are you working in? How high quality is your movement execution?

Additionally, how long have you been running this split?

Really important you are accurate with your movements, and that you recognise it’s not going to be a quick shift. If you are training progressively, accurately, and in a calorie surplus, it’s very likely you are adding tissue.

Hey! I’m always doing a loading set with a rep range of 5-8 followed by a back of with the range of 9-12 with atleast a 3 min rest between. Going all out always.
I’ve been running this for atleast 3 months now.

[Erik]

I would lower sodium.

Are you having pink salt and lo salt?

But how come it affects now and not before. Salt have been the same for the last 7 months

[Erik]

Creatine will draw water into the muscles. Any fluid retention elsewhere will be because you’re not drinking enough water to compensate for this, so increase your daily fluid intake to ensure you stay hydrated.

You could also split the 15g dose up to 5g 3 x a day.

So I’m maybe now in need of more water then before because the of the increased creatine intake?

[Erik]

Hi Erik, it could be an issue with blood sugar levels. Might be worth seeing your GP and testing those levels.

What does GP stand for?

[Erik]

I agree with Kuba’s comments on the first move with diet and steps. With changing your pre workout meal this is purely down to your preference. But changing to rice or pasta and chicken with fresh pineapple for carbs but also to help digestion would be a nice change

Do you think I could keep it at 3500 for the first weeks or do you think I should lower it when the diet starts?

[Erik]

Here I would go to 400 carb 60 fat this will get you moving very nicely initially this will be a 562 cal reduction combined with steps coming up to 12k

Rest day shoot for same calorie reduction

You can initially pull evenly across each meal then keep carbs pre & intra

Where should I reduce the fat from? I only have 10g almond butter and 10g dark chocolate, 6 caps of omega 3. The rest comes from my protein and carb sources. Should I remove the eggs?

[Erik]

Haha no my man just gunna have to be happy with what god blessed you with… or just get massive 🤣

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