Gearing up for GainzZz
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Tmiken
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Comp Squat
6@295
3x6@275
Decline Weighted Situps
4x15@30
Spoto Press
5x6@155
DB Front Raise
3x15@30
Skullcrusher
3x15@55
Hammer Curls
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I received my second Covid shot on Sunday Evening so I decided to skip my Monday workout just to not strain myself too much. I ended up with a low-grade headache all day so I think it was a good move. I kinda mashed up my Monday and Tuesday lifting sessions to make up for the missed day.
I also got some more bloodwork drawn to see if I improved my liver/kidney function numbers at all in the last month. I was able to get my creatinine and eGFR back into normal range. My ALT and AST are still slightly elevated but have both improved over the last month. My AST dropped to 42, 2 points out of range. My ALT dropped to 53, 7 points out of range according to Quest, but Mayo Clinic actually says it is within normal range. I have read a couple studies showing a correlation between exercise-induced elevation of liver enzymes in both men and women, which was interesting. I will discuss these numbers with my TRT Doc on our next visit along my my regular doc in December and see if they have any input.
I have been planning to start my first 10-week test only cycle starting this next Monday, I just wanted to get these last couple bloods done to make sure everything checks out. My plan for the rest of the year is to start this cycle next week, which would be weeks 5-15 of the 20-week contest I am currently doing. I will be off week 16 in Yosemite with my dad hiking. This week also lines up with a deload week in my programming which is cool. After returning from Yosemite, I will continue test at 200mg per week for the remaining weeks of the contest. After the contest I am taking a week off to relax. I will then run a nice easy 8-week maintenance program just to let my self recover from a crazy year. I will then take off the last week of the year. During those last 10 weeks after the contest, I want to dial in my TRT dose to find a minimal effective dose that makes me happy for the long term, hopefully in the 900-1000 ng/dl range, but we’ll see.
2022? Who knows. 2021 has been a crazy year so far.
6@295
3x6@275
Decline Weighted Situps
4x15@30
Spoto Press
5x6@155
DB Front Raise
3x15@30
Skullcrusher
3x15@55
Hammer Curls
[email protected]
I received my second Covid shot on Sunday Evening so I decided to skip my Monday workout just to not strain myself too much. I ended up with a low-grade headache all day so I think it was a good move. I kinda mashed up my Monday and Tuesday lifting sessions to make up for the missed day.
I also got some more bloodwork drawn to see if I improved my liver/kidney function numbers at all in the last month. I was able to get my creatinine and eGFR back into normal range. My ALT and AST are still slightly elevated but have both improved over the last month. My AST dropped to 42, 2 points out of range. My ALT dropped to 53, 7 points out of range according to Quest, but Mayo Clinic actually says it is within normal range. I have read a couple studies showing a correlation between exercise-induced elevation of liver enzymes in both men and women, which was interesting. I will discuss these numbers with my TRT Doc on our next visit along my my regular doc in December and see if they have any input.
I have been planning to start my first 10-week test only cycle starting this next Monday, I just wanted to get these last couple bloods done to make sure everything checks out. My plan for the rest of the year is to start this cycle next week, which would be weeks 5-15 of the 20-week contest I am currently doing. I will be off week 16 in Yosemite with my dad hiking. This week also lines up with a deload week in my programming which is cool. After returning from Yosemite, I will continue test at 200mg per week for the remaining weeks of the contest. After the contest I am taking a week off to relax. I will then run a nice easy 8-week maintenance program just to let my self recover from a crazy year. I will then take off the last week of the year. During those last 10 weeks after the contest, I want to dial in my TRT dose to find a minimal effective dose that makes me happy for the long term, hopefully in the 900-1000 ng/dl range, but we’ll see.
2022? Who knows. 2021 has been a crazy year so far.
Bigmurph6
Banned
Your almost there brother it looks like you will go back to normal or atleast in rangeTmiken said:
I look forward to following along do you plan on using proviron?Tmiken said:
Im so jealous I bet its majesticTmiken said:
2 crazy years in a row driving everyone crazy lolTmiken said:
Tmiken
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Comp Dead
5@365
4x5@ 340
This was as far as I got. I had a low-back pop as I was warming up my squats. It happened on rep 1 @ 225; finished the rep. My form was on point and the load was light, so I am attributing this to improper fatigue management. I have been hitting it hard since starting TRT, lifting 5 days a week. It probably just caught up to me. My goal for the rest of today is to keep moving, stretching, massage gun, and bodyweight squats. I will continue with my program and just do loads I can manage. Hopefully it works itself out this week.
I was planning on starting my first cycle this next Monday and I see to need at to change that at this point. If this weekend rolls around and nothing improves I will push that out until I recover.
5@365
4x5@ 340
This was as far as I got. I had a low-back pop as I was warming up my squats. It happened on rep 1 @ 225; finished the rep. My form was on point and the load was light, so I am attributing this to improper fatigue management. I have been hitting it hard since starting TRT, lifting 5 days a week. It probably just caught up to me. My goal for the rest of today is to keep moving, stretching, massage gun, and bodyweight squats. I will continue with my program and just do loads I can manage. Hopefully it works itself out this week.
I was planning on starting my first cycle this next Monday and I see to need at to change that at this point. If this weekend rolls around and nothing improves I will push that out until I recover.
Tmiken
Well-known member
I found an old external hard drive the other day and hit a motherload of old physique pics. Here is one for reference covering 20 years.
The two older pics are the “after” pics from body transformation challenges I did. The first pic is after the 12-week Body-4-Life program starting the end of 1999 and into early 2000. The second pic is after Bill Phillips’ second 17-week program called Transformation, year 2010. The last pic is this morning. I will also post the before/after photo from 2010. It shows me at my heaviest ever.
Correction: the date in the above photo should be 2010
The two older pics are the “after” pics from body transformation challenges I did. The first pic is after the 12-week Body-4-Life program starting the end of 1999 and into early 2000. The second pic is after Bill Phillips’ second 17-week program called Transformation, year 2010. The last pic is this morning. I will also post the before/after photo from 2010. It shows me at my heaviest ever.
Correction: the date in the above photo should be 2010
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Tmiken
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Box Squat (20" Box)
4x5@ 195
Paused Dead
5x5@95
DB Lateral Raise
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[email protected]
Step Ups (16")
3x15@30
Day 1 of this low back strain. It’s cool that I can put an injury and what lift it affects into the app and it swaps out some rehab for you. Hopefully I can work through it quickly.
4x5@ 195
Paused Dead
5x5@95
DB Lateral Raise
[email protected]
[email protected]
Step Ups (16")
3x15@30
Day 1 of this low back strain. It’s cool that I can put an injury and what lift it affects into the app and it swaps out some rehab for you. Hopefully I can work through it quickly.
Tmiken
Well-known member
16" Box Squats
5x4@185
Incline Bench
3x6@145
Weighted Decline Situps
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Still rehabbing the low back. My 16" box is almost at my regular squat depth. On Wednesday I will eliminate the box altogether see how it feels warming up.
5x4@185
Incline Bench
3x6@145
Weighted Decline Situps
[email protected]
Still rehabbing the low back. My 16" box is almost at my regular squat depth. On Wednesday I will eliminate the box altogether see how it feels warming up.
