[Marc]

Personally I stay clear of mk677, used it before and never again because of insulin sensitivity issues. HGH will do the job, alongside peptides bpc157 and tb500.

[Marc]

Usual Friday leg day session resumed! Back training with Karlton today which was good for the extra push. No chasing pbs, but resetting lifts. Overall a good session and bracing on my shoulder feels good too. Todays session was;

Adductor x2
Kneeling leg curl x2
Leg ext x2
Hip leg press x1
Pin loaded single leg leg press x2
Seated ham curl x2
Standing calf x2

[Marc]

Agree with the above iso pro or vegan, however, if none do the trick whole food will be good, I know it’s a little more effort to eat but it’s worth it for gut health.

This comment x2

[Marc]

No weights for me today, it was always going to be 50/50 as to whether I trained last night or move my session back a day. My youngest daughter wasn’t well last night so my sleep was really disturbed so I thought it’s best to get a better sleep today before getting after it tomorrow and now Saturday which won’t be a rest day anymore.

Rehab along with client work, calls and steps has made up the majority of my day today. Special delivery from Louis Arjuna today, really like the clothes those guys do!

1 more meal to go and a short walk for my final steps and that’s my day done and dusted

[Marc]

Hi mate,

Just to offer a different way of thinking.

Why do you think you need to change anything overnight? Ask yourself if what you are doing now is giving you progress (and by progress I mean you’re uninjured, enjoying training your mood is in good place).

If you feel you are picking up injuries or not able to train to your full potential in the gym then yes you may need to switch things up and what Kuba and Rich have suggested is spot on.

The advice from all the replies are great. I really do agree with this too. Yeah I agree with age we will at some point have to approach things differently with what you have mentioned, but at the same time If you are in a good groove and feeling good with your current approach roll with it. You will of course have to pay attention to recovery but that’s the same with us all so implement de-loads and de-volume sessions. Look after your joints with supplements like the joint stack from tbjp – osteo pro, cure-coming, join-in and be sensible with trt dose and you can still enjoy your training without putting a limit on your capabilities based on your age.

[Marc]

Midweek check in today. Spoke with Kuba and with how energy has dipped / how weight has trending downwards pretty quickly my steps have been tapered from 8k to 6k, although today they will end up close to 8k still as I’ve been fairly active as I’ve had my youngest daughter and I’ve got her overnight.

I’ve had a physio session today for my shoulder, went over some additional rehab work I can do to help my overall mobility. I will be adding these into my routine to really help with my internal and external rotation alongside my overhead mobility. Desperate to get my full ROM back asap but also conscious not to over do it, which is a conversation I had with the physio and also Kuba this evening. The process continues to get me back to 100% asap

[Marc]

Absolutely a great level of body fat to start your push up. You look great mate, solid work. Like the team have said here, take your time increasing food slowly, keep a good base levels of steps with cardio and you will be in a great spot to push weight up over a good period of time. The key is don’t rush increasing food to soon. You will likely be hungry from dieting, but be patient and you will see some really nice progress over the coming months.

Keep us posted how you get on

[Marc]

Hi guys

So today was a rest day for me. Very much needed felt pretty tired today. I even managed 2 naps today I was that tired. Fasted cardio done this morning 20 mins and then I did my shoulder rehab work in the gym.

My day was also filled with client work and getting admin bits done.

I also a sports massage / stretching done which is important right now to help with getting mobility into my shoulder.

Definitely ready for sleep now, need a solid nights sleep behind me

[Marc]

I personally don’t think anyone should need them

Prioritise quality health supps

Love heart / heart care / omega pharma pro

Arb like telmisartan

And you should have 0 issues, most people I see that tend to have issues it’s driven by poor diet adherence and practice ( 5 guys 3/4 times per week is going to do more damage to cholesterol than peds – pairing this with higher bf )

Exactly this. The best remedy for lipid control is this. GPs are quick to offer this, but going back and looking at nutrition, supplements and lifestyle should be the first priority

[Marc]

Happy New Year everyone!

First session of the year today and I trained push. My usual gyms were closed for New Year’s Day (why I don’t know) so headed to another local gym in Leicester which I sometimes train at.

I had a really good session. I did unilateral exercises for my good shoulder with a heavier load and lighter weight / banded work for my shoulder I had my op on.

8k steps ticked off, just about to have a sports massage now this evening then my final meal inabit.

Good start to the year!

[Marc]

Last training session of the year today, legs went down! 3 sessions completed this week since getting the nod from the surgeon to get back to it. Really good session, bracing felt good on my shoulder too.

Looking forward to continue rehab and getting back to 100%. Next year 2024 I’ve set myself big goals that I want to achieve in bodybuilding. The work continues!

Happy new year to everyone and all the best for the coming year!

[Marc]

You’ve had some sound advice from Kuba and Clare and it seems like you are really ready to take that on board so that’s great. I’ve struggled with some injuries myself over the last year, what helped me was good programming, rest / recovery, keeping up my daily supps intake (I’d definitely look at the joint stack, fish oils and cure-coming from tbjp for yourself as a minimum) and regular massage work. If you are getting injured your body is telling you it’s not liking something, so it’s important to adapt so that you can progress and not regress

Yup agree man. These injuries are really frustrating and seems like pulling back a bit to help aid in recovery is the way to go. I’ll be grabbing some supps from JP & start getting some regular massage work.

Sucks to have to pull back on training but it’s even worse to not train at all from injuries. [/quote]
I fully get it, having been there well over a year. But pulling back will take you forwards, so spend this time now will definitely help you in the long run so try and think long term and not short term.

[Marc]

Great sleep last night, 8 hours 34mins, the best sleep I’ve had in a few weeks and definitely needed. Started my day usually routine, a short walk and then today I did fasted cardio on the recumbent bike as that’s now back in 3 days x 20mins.

Had another sports massage / stretching session today. I can feel muscles working like my scapula that haven’t worked / moved in the longest time. Literally feels like I’ve had a workout with the sessions I’ve had. Brick by brick each day things are improving, full focus from me!

[Marc]

First session back in the gym today after 13 days off, damn it was good to be back. I did push, but I decided to train the side of my body that I didn’t have my op on. I can train light on the side I had my op on, but whilst it’s still tight I want to get the tightness worked on a few more times to get it looser before I train my right side again.

I had a sports massage today which was really good. The person who does my massage has done it for the longest time. She was very impressed with how my joints moved when working on the side I had my op on. The tightness I am feeling is from my muscle not my joints like before my op so it’s all very positive. She was able to work into my muscle the best she has in years so it’s positives all round. Going to be having even more regular massage along with massage to make sure I get back to full speed asap. Great day all round!

Kerrys parents and grandma have come over for a few days, so spent the day with them and off out for a meal shortly with them all

Hi Marc what was actually up with the shoulder[/quote]

I’ll go into detail at some point, but the main problem was Impingement which affected my training and posing [/quote]

I have something similar. I had cortisone it seems to have only made a small improvement. Thanks for the response I’m going to look into getting it fully sorted some point next year [/quote]
You’re welcome bud, I hope you get some answers with yours. I didn’t have to option of cortisone, I did all I could rehab wise. If you haven’t had any scans yet it could be worthwhile getting that done as that can help with the direction of getting things moving so you don’t have to suffer with the pain.keep me posted how you get on

[Marc]

You’ve had some sound advice from Kuba and Clare and it seems like you are really ready to take that on board so that’s great. I’ve struggled with some injuries myself over the last year, what helped me was good programming, rest / recovery, keeping up my daily supps intake (I’d definitely look at the joint stack, fish oils and cure-coming from tbjp for yourself as a minimum) and regular massage work. If you are getting injured your body is telling you it’s not liking something, so it’s important to adapt so that you can progress and not regress