[mark ferrara]

I deal with this and have for many years. I have always freaked out about it. Usually the next step is the doctor orders an albumin to creatinine ratio test in urine. If you had the +1 protein it will probably be elevated. If issue continues it is good to continue monitoring through time. Although with good egfr, creatinine and cystatin c the doctors take it as the kidneys may be functioning good but if protein is flowing through they may be “stressed.”

I am still trying to find a good answer.

I actually go to a nephrologist about this as well for monitoring although I seem to freak out more than he does. He is still trying to figure out why. We have not been able to pinpoint it after many years. I do think this is more common in bodybuilders than we think, just many do not get these tests done with their standard bloodwork.

All you can do is be ANAL about all your kidney care. Eg. good BP, high dose astragalus, pycnogenol, hydration, inflammation etc. and continue monitoring. Some people this is caused by training. Some people can be genetic. If it is one of these I guess the big question that the nephrologist posed to me is, will this become a kidney issue down the road? There is no answer… But in the meantime, just be on top of your health and live life. Hope that helps.

Thanks a lot brother for this awesome well written reply. Sometimes it’s easy to get lost in “google rabbit holes” and think there’s an issue when everything is fine 🙏🏻I’m pretty sure I’ve always pissed this way lol but now I’m here taking pics of piss every day and driving myself nuts. I can’t change the damage i did when i was reckless in my 20s but my blood work looks good , Egfr is good and im doing everything i can to stay on top of it . Only so much we can do without driving ourselves nuts 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[mark ferrara]

so to confirm you had bloods done and all is totally fine and the doctor also confirms he feels all is fine. You just notice some bubbles in your urine and feel there maybe issues that is not showing in blood work?

For me if all of this was fine then I would not be worried at all. Your only option from here if concerned would maybe to look for a second opinion or book private additional tests

Ya he said all was fine and there’s a little protein in the urine .. i feel like this might more common with this community than any. He thinks it’s from high protein but of course if you google it turns into a rabbit hole of info all over tha place 🤯😂

[mark ferrara]

Adam , email 🙂

If there is anything you ever need from proforma , email them . They will always have a solution.

Is mito stack still same? Ss31 at 2mg a day still?

[mark ferrara]

Rene , nope nothing need change . My usual advise of do whatever rep range you prefer can be plugged into the plan .

Correct me if I’m wrong but one of the only times you left reps in the tank was when you were hitting you hitting the whole body 3x a week a year or so ago and you did that because of the high frequency if i remember correctly

[mark ferrara]

287 on wake , cycle kicked back up ! Last small push before diet time , will likely see me get to 296/297 over the next couple months then I’m very happy. Upper today. General Fatigue is very high now from workload but it is what it is .

Exciting things about to unfold , we get into the unit for MFG very soon, so that will be fitted out with an MFG show room gym , and then we have the room there for racking to store and fulfil kit.

I’m about to move out of the warehouse as it needs racking as we are entirely overflowing in the main warehouse , I am moving into my own private gym space , it’s very nice , I will decor that nice as we bought the warehouse so we are our landlords so can do whatever we want in there .

The huge warehouse that’s just come on the market across the road from the gym , we have just put an offer in to buy as well , it’s a perfect size for our own manufacturing. That will allow us to cut out costs a touch more for wholesale , and with the tbjp eu and eu wholesale site now active that’s a big deal.

2026 is defo the busiest year of my life so far with the most moving parts , the launching of new things , and the expansion of things . And competing again too 🙂

How far before or after would you time taking taking antioxidants? I know this hasn’t been totally proven but I’ve always tried to avoid before and after training , just wondering the “safe” timeframe that they can be taken to not be detrimental to training

[mark ferrara]

Dial in + creatine

6 caps of proforma slu , 4 caps proforma itpp , 2 caps proforma meth blue

1mg mots c , 5mg ss31 , 500mcg 5 amino

Any plans to have proforma come to the USA still?

[mark ferrara]

Denis , the health stack we do . That covers your base for everything you need across all areas . Then simply do your cardio and don’t get fat , while managing e2 , and BP will stay ok . If it creeps , assess why , look at potassium to sodium ratio and increase potassium as needed . Look at the drugs your using that cause excess sodium retention ( test and gh do this ) , so again run those in moderation if bp is creeping

Do you still get 10 hours of sleep? I can honestly say this is one of the most underrated and most important pieces of advice from you. It always ceases to amaze how some pros say they can get under 8 hours .. if i go more than 3 days under 8 hours i get sick. 10 hours of sleep is more important than increasing doses on anything 🙏🏻💪🏻

[mark ferrara]

Read the comments section 🙂

Haha ahh right there. Push/pull/legs off upper/quads/hams/glutes off

This actually could be realy bad ass

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[mark ferrara]

Hey , please delete these from my log and ask them in the main forum . They have nothing to do with what I do , they are questions about you , which is totally fine , but this is my log

Are you still doing upper, quads glutes … or going back to push, pull , legs? I noticed today was back to a push only day🔥

[mark ferrara]

It’s just the instant reaching alll the way to a place that is just silly . Does ampk elevation impact mtor , yes . Does it make any difference if you can then do things you have never done before , no . It drives me crazy as they only reach that hard just because it allows them some kind of talking point for content .

If you were able to totally optimize recovery to the max/sessions were short enough would you ever train 7 days a week ? I recall you did 2 a days at one point when working with Milos. Granted daily naps and nutrition being on point

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[mark ferrara]

I take a serving of osteo pro am and pm and I take 3 cure coming am and pm , and then 1 pycnogenol am and pm . Inflammation / joint health management from them is key

Is the 1 set upper/lower 6 day routine something you’d ever try? You suggested only if new to lifting .. do you think an advanced trainee could utilize this? Only way to find out is to try it i know 😂

[mark ferrara]

To follow up after 3 days of good sleep .. it’s back down to about 70 .. which i could still improve but def better. For about a week straight my sleep was terrible 5 hours or less .. and lost 2 close friends . Crazy how much stress and sleep will affect those. But I’m def determined to get it 60s 🙏🏻with some HIT session . I also noticed if i forget to wear my cpap it’s also higher , so i need to cut the crap with that . These are all things that some of us may overlook or may think minimally affect things but as I’ve seen in last ten days these factors can certainly make a big difference in the big picture

Following up to this post and 3 weeks after coming off 300mg tren RHR at a constant 58 now.. i think it’s safe to say I’ve done enough tren in my 20s to be done with it for good at 37🙏🏻❤️take care of your heart [/quote]

Great news bud :)). I defo agree, no more tren [/quote]
Totally man , sometimes we need a wake up to realize we what we did in our 20s isn’t sustainable forever .. being on this earth longer is more important than long term tren use .. happy holidays to all🙏🏻💪🏻♥️

[mark ferrara]

To follow up after 3 days of good sleep .. it’s back down to about 70 .. which i could still improve but def better. For about a week straight my sleep was terrible 5 hours or less .. and lost 2 close friends . Crazy how much stress and sleep will affect those. But I’m def determined to get it 60s 🙏🏻with some HIT session . I also noticed if i forget to wear my cpap it’s also higher , so i need to cut the crap with that . These are all things that some of us may overlook or may think minimally affect things but as I’ve seen in last ten days these factors can certainly make a big difference in the big picture

Following up to this post and 3 weeks after coming off 300mg tren RHR at a constant 58 now.. i think it’s safe to say I’ve done enough tren in my 20s to be done with it for good at 37🙏🏻❤️take care of your heart

[mark ferrara]

No to hgh , it can’t be sold as a research product

Yes , I posted it already Josh

Water weight , but also muscle memory and then dosages of drugs I have never ran before

I think you’ve touched on this before but is it ok to take all healing peptides in the morning with the mito stack ? Or do you recommend different times of day ?

[mark ferrara]

Zero a.i , I’m not fat , at all , so i don’t any

Makes total sense. It’s frustrating when we look back and realize how many stupid mistakes we’ve made (cycle planning etc) becuase of incorrect misguided bs info. But i guess life is all about learning from mistakes. Thanks for all your help🙏🏻