[Barry Smith]

I also suffer with pretty bad loose skin around my stomach but i just competed and did what i could to hide it during my poses. At the end of the day in my head its just a reminder of the journey ive been on and if it gets me marked down so be it. Id love to get it removed but it just costs too much and isnt a priority when i have a family. I think it also depends on where it is and what class you go into.

[Barry Smith]

i got a load of crap off at A&E once with something totally unrelated so i just say nothing now. What really is frustrates me is the unconcious bias people show into people who use AAS , lets face it if i was a using heroin or an alcoholic the NHS bends over backwards to support these people and try and make them better.

[Barry Smith]

I train two of my 4 sessions at 545-6am personally for me this works well and I prefer the gym at this time rather than going later in the day. It works well for my schedule and family life , I wake 4am fasted cardio , meal one then hit the gym. I just always make sure I’m in bed by 8pm ish so I’m fresh and rested which is often the hard part. As long as it works for you and your lifestyle I don’t think it matters what time you hit the gym personally I have more energy and drive at this time then after a day at work and all that comes with that

[Barry Smith]

Does anyone enjoy a desert too with the meal too ? I love cakes and sweets so I can’t resist but I make sure I always just buy one slice and not a whole cake

[Barry Smith]

If your like me then I find it impossible to see growth as your looking for it every single day and you can’t notice the changes , you have to trust in the process.

[Barry Smith]

Just throwing an extra question into the mix , what about a leg press where you can change the incline of the seat , does this change the area targeted or just simply help to get better mobility for your body structure

[Barry Smith]

Thanks, my hydration is excellent as is my diet totally on point , ill look into the other straps and see if they help. My blood pressure is very good also

[Barry Smith]

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[Barry Smith]

So you can use HCG after you already shut down and it will start unback up ? I thought you had to use it from the start to prevent you being shut down in first place

[Barry Smith]

So I wear my Fitbit all day and night , if I disreguard the 3k steps on the cross trainer what about walking in the gym from machine to machine etc or am I simply getting into the detail that doesn’t matter

[Barry Smith]

ive used it and it worked wonders i get horrific acne on my face however i am left with some scarring but id take that over puss filled clusters. Sides wise I found very dry lips and it started to dry my skin out in general but thats kinda how it works as it shrinks the glands that produce sebum. For the first two weeks I found I had sensitivity to light but this passed. I used it for about 4 months and since then i have never been as bad again however id say spots have come back to maybe 20% of what they were.

To be honest in the situation my face was and seeing what a change it made i honestly think its a miracle drug and I can only imagine what relief it gives some of the non bodybuilding community who suffer with extreme acne.

[Barry Smith]

Holy shit I think I let it slip too far so reading your comments I took some photos for the first time in this bulk. Not the best lighting but totally lost my mid section and my usual fat gain area under my chest has happened again looks to me like I’m in excess of 20%. My numbers in the gym are up loads so I’m sure there must be some gains under this but I think I’ll need more time to get to where I want to be. I’ve attached the images for assessment guys I’m looking very soft plus a pre bulk starting point. I hate my body it just wants to be a fat guy so bad !

[Barry Smith]

I always do IV , I’m wondering if there could have been a cock up at the lab , I’ll get them redone in 4 weeks and see what difference is

[Barry Smith]

@hilly I’ve never knowingly missed a jab as I do daily with a slin pin. Looking at the vial I’ve used 7ml of it for sure. In terms of a responder I never had this issue before I’ve attached a blood test from my previous cycle that was 500 test 600 eq and 400 mast. Test is over 200 ! I did have a ten month cruise in-between this cycle and that could my body have adapted

[Barry Smith]

The test came back 210mg vs the advertised 250mg , does anyone have any idea why my concentration is so low id be expecting a higher result on 210mg