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  • Hilly

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    January 20, 2026 at 4:47 pm in reply to: High TSH

    I would speak to your doctor as that tsh is very high and could indicate early signs of an issue to come.

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  • Hilly

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    January 20, 2026 at 4:46 pm in reply to: Sleep Advice

    Technically more sleep is always better as a lot of our recovery n growing is done while we sleep.

    However I also feel fine on 5.5-6 hours n actually feel worse if I sleep for 8 hours.

    It’s very individual

    Do you take anything to help with sleep

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  • Hilly

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    January 20, 2026 at 4:12 pm in reply to: Homemade Gainer Shake

    This will work for sure but I can think of a better make up nutritionally.

    Oat flour/rice flour based on digestion

    macadamia/avocado oil

    Honey

    banana/dates

    Protein powder

    water or milk based on dietary requirements and how many cals you want.

    Salt

    Can you give me some amounts on these please, I’ll ideally like the most calories possible, a good amount of protein 30+g and 40-60g carb atleast [/quote]
    If you’d like the most amount of calories then use a higher amount of ingredients.

    How much depends on how much you need based on requirements/ goals / digestion

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  • Hilly

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    January 20, 2026 at 4:11 pm in reply to: Tren Dose

    Hey buddy

    What I’d look at here is not so much the exact milligrams, but the role each compound plays in the overall androgen signal.

    Testosterone, even when you increase it from a cruise level, is basically the “environment builder”: it sets the baseline, gives estrogen, wellbeing, pump, and a stable androgen tone. From there, every added compound should ideally add a different type of signal, not just more of the same.

    Tren is a very high-affinity, dominant androgen. Even at low amounts, it tends to become the main signal the androgen receptor responds to. When it’s in the mix, the stack is no longer “test-based with an addition”, it becomes “tren-driven”, because its binding strength and persistence override most other inputs. That’s why the question is less “is the ratio good” and more “do I actually want a tren-centric signal at this stage”.

    Primo, on the other hand, sits in a completely different category. It doesn’t try to dominate the receptor. It acts more as a DHT-type modulator: it refines the signal coming from testosterone, improves receptor tone, keeps things cleaner and more readable for the body, without changing the whole character of the cycle. In that sense, test + primo keeps the architecture linear and predictable, while test + tren changes the architecture entirely.

    So conceptually, you’re choosing between two philosophies:

    1/ one where you keep testosterone as the main driver and add something that improves the quality of that signal (like primo),

    2/ and one where you introduce a compound that redefines the signal altogether (tren), even if the number on paper looks small.

    Once that distinction is clear, the decision usually becomes much easier, because it’s no longer about balancing doses, but about deciding what kind of physiological message you want your body to receive.

    Ludo thank you for that in depth explanation it definitely has taught me some things to consider, I’ve decided to go with the 300 test and 200 primo instead, see how I go, do you have any advice regarding GH and would I get worth whole benefits to an off season and adding it in on top of the test and primo, say starting 2 iu a night then maybe I’d taper up if needed [/quote]
    If looking to use GH n dosing amounts are limited I would look at 5-6iu every other day or 3 x a week pre bed as a starting point in off season.

    I have pretty good results with this for newer users to AAS n GH.

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  • Hilly

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    January 20, 2026 at 4:09 pm in reply to: Insulin timing

    I always take mine 30 mins pre training n start sipping carbs n aminos then so it’s peaking as im going through the workout and active during the pwo period

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  • Hilly

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    January 19, 2026 at 4:18 pm in reply to: UL Programming clarity

    This looks fine if chest / shoulders are focus points then makes sense.

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  • Hilly

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    January 19, 2026 at 4:16 pm in reply to: Switched To Upper Lower and not progressing.

    Give it a little longer as you get accustomed and bump food a little imo

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  • Hilly

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    January 19, 2026 at 4:14 pm in reply to: Calories Gauge

    If you have been on 1700 my first move would be to take kcal total to 2000 on T days and 1900 on rest days

    If you’re still 14% body fat then you need to be more cautious here with increases to limit fat gain as best as possible

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  • Hilly

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    January 19, 2026 at 4:12 pm in reply to: Cutting

    your good is already pretty low – you have lost a huge amount of weight so you may simply need to run a diet break for 2-4 weeks and taper food up a bit before coming back down. You may need to sit in the diet break a little longer also as thats a big chunk of fat lost.

    Were is your cardio/output currently

    My cardio is 3x a week bike with intervals every 5 min, each ses is 30 min[/quote]
    So you only do 3 sessions of cardio a week

    We’re is steps ?

    Sounds like lots of room to push on here if body feels ok to do so.

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  • Hilly

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    January 19, 2026 at 4:09 pm in reply to: Hilly’s Guide to Eating With IBS

    Monday – training day

    12k steps

    5 meals in

    Trained delts / chest / back. Able to do a little more again around the pec n tendons so getting there

    1 arm cable lateral – x 8, x8, x9f
    Shoulder press – x 12, x 12, x 10f

    Chest press – x 12, x 12, x 12, x 12, x 12. Much less pain

    Neutral grip pull down – x 8, x 8, x10f
    Chest supported row – x 8, x 8, x6f
    Upper back row – x 15f, x 9F

    Little less volume than I want but the puppy had been sick all morning so was behind n rushed

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  • Hilly

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    January 18, 2026 at 10:57 pm in reply to: Deadlift frequency

    I also agree with all above – I think you would run into recovery issues pretty quickly here

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  • Hilly

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    January 18, 2026 at 10:55 pm in reply to: Lower routine for my girlfriend

    I agree with oscar here.

    A – i would have leg press in.

    B – i would have single leg press in

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  • Hilly

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    January 18, 2026 at 10:55 pm in reply to: Sets (set up)

    Lots of benefits if your focus is totally on that 1/2 work sets. It allows you to prime for the work sets correctly and make sure everything is in the right place to attack the last 1-2 sets.

    Your overall question here tho seems to be on if your missing our due to doing less overall volume by pyramiding up on lower weight sets and it depends on the weights being used on those sets IMO and your approach to training you are following.

    I used to really enjoy keeping reps lower in warm up sets into that all out 1/2 work sets, however now my tendons just hate me for it and I need more volume and working warm ups to feel good in my sets and live to fight another day. I am also taking a more working volume approach to my training so this fits in with that.

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  • Hilly

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    January 18, 2026 at 10:50 pm in reply to: Blood glucose needle

    It can be used more than once for sure IMO, its simply pricking the finger to draw blood. the diabetics I know personally and clients will change every 1-2 days on average.

    I use mine twice a week to prick finger and check BG and dont change it often and it seems to play no impact in BG reads at all.

    However as all above have said if your only doing it every so often then changing to a new one when you do so is sensible.

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  • Hilly

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    January 18, 2026 at 10:46 pm in reply to: Cutting

    your good is already pretty low – you have lost a huge amount of weight so you may simply need to run a diet break for 2-4 weeks and taper food up a bit before coming back down. You may need to sit in the diet break a little longer also as thats a big chunk of fat lost.

    Were is your cardio/output currently

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