Joe Higgins
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Hey Sas, just want to say best of luck to you this weekend! As I’ve said in here before I’ve been keeping up to date with your log all through your prep this year and it’s been very fucking cool to see.
I can’t wait to see the final form you’ll be bringing to the Olympia stage!
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Lovely guys! I appreciate both your feedback!
Hilly – this sounds similar to what I had thought in my head. Only difference would be the training but I’ll definitely give this a trial.
Louis – I’m not sure how I feel about not training for 3 days and only training for 4 days but I wouldn’t cancel it out completely. Again I’ll trial this and find what works best for me. I should have also mentioned I have 2 jobs. I am also a barber on a Friday and Saturday for a little extra cash to help fund the bodybuilding lifestyle lol. All self employed for this though so I can pick and choose my own hours to fit around my training.
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Just to add also, i may have missed details that i know could be beneficial to answering in better detail. So please ask if you would like more detail to help you help me.
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Hey bro, In my personal experience I’ve always stayed at baseline food until I’m back to or below stage weight. Baseline food being the diet before peak week. The water will come off, especially if you keep fluid high to flush it out.
The key is to get all the water off and then keep it off. To do this I will still have 1 offplan every week but I’ll limit it to a calorie intake and keep it clean. Otherwise if you have a dirty off plan every week you’ll keep spiking the fluid retention and constantly battling to get it back off again.
It can be tedious but it’ll set you up for a much better offseason and ultimately if you reverse out properly you should end up on a higher baseline of food then if you fucked it.
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Hey Sas, just dropping a little comment in here to say Im enjoying the updates you’ve been posting. I’ve been following along most days and it’s been pretty cool to see. Those post workout shots with Matt are mental and I can’t wait to see the rest of the journey to the O.
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The concentric is BY far the most important aspect of the movement, BY FAR , this is where the absolute majority of adaptations come from . The hyper locks the leg as it forces it to be locked , this trains the back leg way more
Hi Jordan, following this and making it a more broader subject. Do you think some people take the piss with eccentrics.
The reason behind asking is because I see a lot of people being anal on having a “4 second eccentric” to the point they’re not even using the muscle they’re targeting. (I use to be like this).
I’ve definitely found for myself that I can be more accurate and keep the tension in the right place by not being so anal and just keeping within a controlled tempo. Of which I’ve grown the most since.
I would like to think you’d see my point and agree because I try explain this to some people but they look at me as if I’m stupid 😂
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Week 1 Changes-
So as mentioned above in my intro me and dad agreed to change what was a pre prep diet into a full blown prep. leaving me 17 weeks out. Therefore there’s been a few changes to accommodate.
AAS:
Test – 450mg/wk
Mast – 660mg/wk (+210mg since starting prep)
Proviron – 25mg/day (Fasted) (added in since starting prep)
L-Carnitine – 300mg (30 mins Pre workout)
Metformin – 500mg/day (pre bed)
Telmisartan – 80mcg/day (with meal 1)
T4 – 100mg/day (Fasted – away from coffee)
Clen – 40mcg/day (fasted
rHGH – 2iu/day (split am/pm)
*Tren was in at 90mg but has been taken out and will be reintroduced later in prep when needed*
Nutrition:
TD:
Meal 1 –
60g Whey, 50g Oats, 20g Dark Chocolate (Min 85%), 50g Banana
Meal 2 –
200g Lean Beef, 200g Peppers
Meal 3 –
250g Chicken, 70g Jasmine Rice, 200g Pineapple, 200g Asparagus
Meal 4 – (PRE)
250g chicken, 70g Jasmine Rice, 20g Almond Butter, 50g Banana
Intra –
20g EAA, 30g HBCD
Meal 5 – (POST)
400g 0% Greek Yoghurt, 30g Whey, 90g Coco Pops, 200g Fruit
NTD:
Meal 1-
60g Whey, 20g Dark chocolate (Min 85%)
Meal 2-
250g Chicken, 60g Jasmine Rice, 20g Almond butter, 200g Peppers
Meal 3-
250g Chicken, 200g potatoes, 200g asparagus
Meal 4-
200g Lean Beef, 200g Peppers
Meal 5
60g Whey, 60g Oats, 20g Almond Butter, 200g Berries
HIGH DAY – Every Leg Day (Added since confirmation of prep)
Meal 1 –
50g Whey, 100g Oats, 20g Dark Chocolate (Min 85%), 50g Banana
Meal 2 –
150g Lean Beef, 75g Jasmine Rice, 200g Peppers
Meal 3 –
250g Chicken, 75g Jasmine Rice, 200g Pineapple, 200g Asparagus
Meal 4 – (PRE)
250g chicken, 120g Jasmine Rice, 20g Almond Butter, 50g Banana
Intra –
20g EAA, 50g HBCD
Meal 5 – (POST)
400g 0% Greek Yoghurt, 30g Whey, 130g Coco Pops, 200g Fruit
Steps – 9k Daily
Cardio – 5x 20mins fasted/wk (2 days cardio removed since prep confirmation)
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Current position at the start of this 2023 prep – 238.6lbs (2/2)
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Current position at the start of this 2023 prep – 238.6lbs (1/2)
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Peak offseason with Dan
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The point of which I pulled the plug on my 2021 prep.
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End of the offseason and start of prep in 2021
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End of my first cut with initial coach.
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My Bodybuilding Start point. Trained on and off for 2 years before this in a typical gen pop fashion.
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So to confirm.
Your not usually consistent with water and we could say alot of the time your not getting in what you likely need – 3-4L
this to me for most is not enough if you are training alot etc and are of a larger build. However it shouldn’t be causing you to be super thirsty and most health professionals would say this is adequate in genera.
Your then taking A lot of salt and added low salt
Which would potentially lead to an electrolyte imbalance which then would drive thirst more – Now if this is an ongoing issue over a long time like you say then this could not be a cause but could be making it worse.
If defo think you just need to track water and make sure you get 5-6L daily and see what happens
Hi Hilly,
appreciate your reply!
So, what I was trying to explain in on a day-to-day basis I’m not very good as getting in fluid. I would probably only get in 3-4 litres if that.
However, on days where I do consciously make an effort to take in more fluid i would get in around 8-10 litres, but after this I would still remain thirsty (dry throat). Even straight after drinking. However, the days I do consciously think about my intake, they don’t last long. Maybe a couple days max before I’m back to not thinking about it. So, this is what would make me think it could just be a time issue. Maybe my body just needs time to saturate and adjust? I’m not sure.
Its Definity something I need to improve on regardless.
I was under the illusion 2g salt with each meal is an adequate intake of sodium. With me also being a larger individual and do train hard and sweat a fair bit in the gym. Then the 1g lo salt is to help with the pump.
The purpose of asking this is to see if anyone has experienced similar in the past and how they’ve managed it. Whether it is just down to an electrolyte balance/water intake or whether there’s a deeper problem.
