Joe
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Last day of my visit home today. Weighed in at 126.6kg. Have been spending a tonne of time in the sun. Got my work done by 1pm then was laid down the beach with the family all day was absolutely brilliant. Have had a great time visiting home and Hope meeting my family. Nonetheless tomorrow we drive back to Manchester. Nothing has deviated from the plan, I am treating this mini cut like a comp prep and my family understands. Back in FLF Saturday for legs very excited to finish this cut off and get back to growing
Joe Gann
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500-1,000mcg I sit between and I do 100% feel the effects
Joe Gann
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Mini cut week 7 – 126.2kg
Starting to get a little bit more interesting now. Edging out to that not quite shredded, not full anymore stage. Cycle has been back in 2 weeks so starting to come to life, that combined with body fat coming down is revealing the old classic lines with some of the new open bodybuilding size. Still lots of work to do but the improvements are beginning to show their face
To me it’s rather obvious what has improved and what still needs a good bit of work. Lats and hamstrings are areas that if were stronger would make me a lot more balanced. Lats certainly aren’t that bad I think I also struggle to open them up in rear double bi which I’m working on with mobility. Hamstrings are by far what needs to come up the most, usually the way with taller guys. With the additional 2 sets of hypers on both leg days and with me tidying up my hamstring work this next 23 week push after this diet will see them improve a lot
Roughly 4 weeks left of this mini cut phase aim to land around 122kg pretty damn lean. Then push up for 23 weeks and start prep for my open debut in 2027
Joe Gann
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I like a 2:1 ratio of potassium to sodium
Joe Gann
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If all is going well don’t see why this couldn’t work BUT it only may work temporarily. I’d imagine you’ll hit a wall with progress with absolutely zero rest days. In which case even running PPLPPL rest repeat may be a good shout
Joe Gann
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Try a new source / labs with different carrier oils. Ensure you are injecting deep enough. Don’t overuse the same sites too frequently. Test prop often causes issues so consider moving to a longer ester like Sas said
Joe Gann
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So after my 2kg drop over the last couple days down to 125kg check in photos were looking a bit stringy so Kuba ordered a sushi refeed of 1,500 calories on top of my usual meals. For me, I am a taller guy 6”3 when bodyweight starts dropping too rapidly it can run away with me and the look deteriorates fast if we don’t intervene. So this morning saw a bump to 127kg, bear in mind I did also get sunburnt and last meal was 1.5 hours later than usual so that would have influenced that too. Trained pull today at my old gym as I am visiting my family, was cool seeing some old faces I hadn’t seen for about a year in the gym. Was surprised that I looked leaner even after the feed not massively full that surprised me but the look in post workout shots were actually very decent considering. Lots more work to do nontheless
Joe Gann
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7 hour drive yesterday down to eastbourne to visit my family haven’t seen them in 6 months. Forget how beautiful it is here and it’s very refreshing to be around nature. Well needed escape from the city temporarily
Weighed in at 126.2kg this morn so another drop
Epic leg session today at my old gym that I first started training at when I began bodybuilding
Got back on the cybex hack as they don’t have a pendulum. Very surprised to get 0 knee pain whatsoever from it. 5 plates and a 15 per side for 6. Was great fun, something about the hack squat I find way funner than the pendulum. Feels more hardcore. Would like to bring this or a smith squat back in for the next push up
Joe Gann
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Could actually run the BPC157 and TB500 a touch higher that temporarily if you want to speedrun the recovery in my opinion. I have a client running 3mg after a torn pec and has seen great results with the recovery
Joe Gann
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126.4kg today
Checked in with Kuba and due to the 2kg drop this week and visuals improving with not only condition but a touch of fullness from the blast going in Monday food and output is staying the sameExcellent upper day today, slight change in my set up to reduce volume during the diet as upper was actually quite hard to maintain intensity towards the end due to the amount of work with the exercises and volume so a slight drop to not get buried after every session down bodyweight is down 10kg
Driving back home to eastbourne tomorrow (6 hour drive) so been a busy one packing
Joe Gann
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Definitely a placebo with the Cialis, worth taking at a low dose daily yes but for other benefits not for anxiety or digestion
Joe Gann
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Get some more food down man, bump again 150-200 cals and see how the body responds
Joe Gann
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Personally when Im in an off season eating a lot of food it is a case of making sure I’m on top of my digestion every single day
– Small walk after every meal
– Plenty of hydration between meals but not with
– Put effort into meal prep so they’re enjoyable to eat
– 50-100g of veg that digests well with each meat meal to break up taste fatigue
– Ensuring meal timing are spread out across the day, no less than 2 hours between. Eat your meal 1 as early as possible after a little bit of activity to open up the days eating window
– Chew slowly to ensure you are breaking down the food before swallowing so it doesn’t sit heavy
– Digestive supplements such as Glutamine 10-20g taken daily and a digestive enzyme with bigger meals
– Avoid very heavy off plan meals that are going to absolutely nuke your appetite after a whileAside from this eat for function you definitely won’t always be hungry
Joe Gann
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If you’re losing body fat and things are going well without it happy days. Cardio in a prep is merely a tool to push you further into a calorie deficit. If you can facilitate that with nutrition and steps then it’s not a necessity
Joe Gann
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Or alternately take it slightly earlier for example with second to last meal instead of pre bed so it peaks earlier
Joe Gann