[Matt]

I appreciate you all guys. Thank you 💪

Matt

[Matt]

Fuck yes haha , that’s where gains are made ! If people can take the roasting and stay in the game with it , I then try so so hard to actually help 🙂 , as then it’s a sign to me they are going to get to the goal . So defo post anything you need on here

💯 only way us newbies will adapt! I’ll take as many roastings as needed to get to the goal. I’m un-assisted so won’t be anything special when posting the progress pics but smashing it gradually !

Matt

[Matt]

Aw that’s very kind , I don’t think you have been on the receiving end of me taking the piss yet either ? Haha 🙂

I think you’ve roasted me on IG before 😂 took it like a champ though haha

Matt

[Matt]

Thanks for the responses. Always good for the mental health getting that extra session in before being away from the gym for 7 days! 🙂

Matt

[Matt]

Hi mate,

I agree with Kuba, this will very much be based on your recovery.

Are you intending to have the time off whilst you’re away, or will you be training?

Hi Rich,

I’m thinking of having a week off during my time away, but making good choices food wise whilst I’m out there. Hoping to come back fully rested and revitalised!

But was going to see how I feel the morning after lower.

Matt

[Matt]

That is the question you should be asking your self

are YOU ok to do it based of how YOU recover and feel

Cheers Kuba

Matt

[Matt]

From personal experience (and something I still do quite often) is train fasted. I am someone who doesn’t like to eat upon waking because it truly fucks my stomach. What I would recommend doing in this instance, is ensure hydration is bang on and that you’ve had at least 1.5 litres of water prior to training with TBJP EAAS in. There is still some stigma around training fasted and that YoU’LL LoSE MuSclE , which you won’t, you’re still going to have food in your system from the day before, especially if you’ve eaten prior to bedtime. The only thing that might be hindered is your performance, but as stated from personal experience I’ve never had an issue with performance or muscle growth in the many years I’ve been training fasted.

This is an option should you feel you need it 🙂

Thanks for the insight Sara, I don’t seem to have an issue at scranning 100g of cream of rice with isolate at 3am! I actually look forward to it the evening before so I may as well keep on with that as the sessions have been pretty decent.

Thanks again.

Matt

[Matt]

Personally that would be too early for me. I’d do with a carb drink like sustain and mps max pre workout and then have a heavy meal post workout

Thanks Haider

Matt

[Matt]

Thanks all. Appreciate the insight.

Matt

[Matt]

Heyy!! By the sounds upper lower would be a great split for you. You may need to adjust things a tad as you diet down just based off performance as body fat comes down. But give it all ago and then asses

Thanks Kamara.

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[Matt]

Mate you are nails on here. Upper/lower split + being diligent with your nutrition + tracking and progressing your lifts like you’ve not done before and you’re going to make some serious progress!

Thanks Joe. Looking forward to what I can achieve now that I’m taking it seriously!

Matt

[Matt]

Hi, I train early morning, wake up is at 4am, warm up starts at 5am. During this hour I get up to 1.5l of water +1gr of salt, a double espresso and 15gr of HBCD, immediately prior to training I have 10gr of EAA. My intra is 50gr of HBCD diluted in 1l of water + 1gr of salt and 5gr of EAA. No bloating whatsoever and performance is sustained for a couple of hours of training. Hope it helps

That sounds good! Thanks

Matt

[Matt]

All the comments I agree with here. I’d also add carbs to your last meal of the day as they will remain stored in the liver and muscles for energy for your morning workout

Thanks Marc. Will definitely try that.

Matt

[Matt]

Done my fair share of 4am sessions. I prefer not to eat before training at that time and get some more sleep, so bigger last meal before bed, then just make sure meal timings are on point the rest of the day as it’s a long old day after that depending on bedtime. Also, a plus to not eating before training – DNFM hits a little harder with nothing to absorb it 😅 (just the stim fiend in my talking lol)

That’s good to know! I’m on the DNFM candy right now and I’ll try it without a pre meal… and just get food in the evening before and a good post meal

Matt

[Matt]

Appreciate the responses. I won’t dwell too much on it and keep on with the diet and training!

Matt