@2G2B very nice because blood work is very important. Just don't look too much into cortisol. That number can fluctuate quite a bit day by day and hour by hour.Stalling log 32 until morning because I have docs to get thyroid panel and cortisol results and would like to combine them into a post and not wait 24 hours
bros okay lets see the bloods when they come in. you gonna get tested in morning or you getting results then? you can still keep us updated in mean time on diet and such @2G2BStalling log 32 until morning because I have docs to get thyroid panel and cortisol results and would like to combine them into a post and not wait 24 hours
@2G2B solid leg workout right here!
Workout is super solid
3 of my favs when I want to really cook myself and not worry about stabilizers, something about the belt drive bicep curl over the cable is mental with its resistance profile, don't feel my arms scream like that on the other ones.
I don't super set often, always super impressed by those who do man.
cheers brother, don't suppose you have something like myhealthrecord over there?
Bro sometimes It can take a while to over here just depends. A lot of times doctor make you go back for another appointment so they can make more money from you.
Solid session even with the schedule mess, good call backing off curls to let the forearm calm down. Don't risk injury.
can you post the actual bloods please? with ranges @2G2B
I'm not sure what more I can provide other than images of what I transcribed, I just typed it out as it was on the forms.
I just meant despite being significantly more active in my youth I always had a bit of a puffiness to me and never looked properly lean.
it's weird that mine isn't super visible at the moment but some parts of me are just comedically stretchy if you grab a handful of skin.but I have all this loose skin on my belly which I find unpleasant but it is new and must mean I used to fit that haha
Yea, the drop to 0.5mg/week really took the edge off the sides, similar to 1mg though I'm finding it tapers around Friday (Sunday pin day) so still need to trial doing a midweek split, maybe at 1mg with two rounds of 0.5 split but for now I'm just giving 0.5 another couple weeks to settle before changing.
It's alright, I was previously in this round of testing bummed with my free test level that they aren't going to do anything about since its "technically just only out of minimum range" so they don't care. At least that has a pretty clear pathways to being able to be dealt with off market by myself at some point if they don't want to intervene just this one (thyroid issues) seems more like something I need an actual lifelong script for so just easier to keep pushing until they get me on it before it gets worse.
Goodluck brotherI'm gonna try that 3 machine superset we were talking about tonight. I'll take a pic of the row
scary stuff.
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@2G2B great training, update man keep it up. You’re doing really good.
Thyroid function looks normal right now, but the high antibodies mean early or subclinical Hashimoto’s activity. The gland is still producing enough hormone, but your immune system is attacking it.
Good session, nice to see you settle in with the new trainer and start refining technique. Superset structure looks clean, and you hit good balance across push, pull, and core.Day 33
Misc
Kinda reported everything I wanted to say about bloods in separate posts above (1 , 2).
First session with new trainer today went well, they just kinda went over the superset my previous trainer had me do last week and answered some questions and gave me some cues on things I was uncertain about feeling wrong so that was chill.
They were almost concerningly (in a fun passionate way) excited to see my foundation and to work with me going forward.
Also not the most optimal way to hit my macros, nutrition was rough but was running around the city like a headless chook for the most the day hitting appointments for different things and didn't pack anything
Should've gone with the usual shake for dinner to keep my fats down but really just wanted to eat something hot after the gym.
Diet
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Daily Totals:
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Hydration Estimate: 3167 ml
Workouts
30 Minute Super Set With New Trainer
8 x Overhand Bent Barbbell Row x 20 kg
8 x Underhand Bent Barbbell Row x 20 kg
10 x Each Side x Single Leg Calf Raise + 10 kg
8 x Each Side x Lateral Lunges x Body Weight
8 x Each Side x Iso-Lateral Cable Chest Press x Unsure on weight on stack
Workout 7:40 pm -> 9:45 PM
Machine Iso-Lateral Incline Chest Press
8 x 43.1 kgs
7 x 43.1 kgs
8 x 43.1 kgs
Machine Iso-Lateral Shoulder Press
10 x 46.8 kgs
10 x 46.8 kgs
10 x 46.8 kgs
Machine Bicep Curl
8 x 52 kg
8 x 52 kg
8 x 52 kg
Machine Tricep Extention
8 x 52 kg
8 x 52 kg
8 x 52 kg
Cable Pallof Press
8 x Each Side x 15 kg
8 x Each Side x 15 kg
8 x Each Side x 15 kg
Hanging Knee Raise
8 x Body Weight
8 x Body Weight
8 x Body Weight
Dead Bug Variant
12
12
12
Currently taking 1,000 mg morning and night
Good dose actually
Nice push session with strong load consistency, especially the bench and curls both holding at solid rep ranges. Bump dumbbell press to 34 kgs next session for top set 6–8 and keep leg press around 110–120 kg until you can cleanly move 10 reps without knee shift.
Great update sir
Keep at it
EVO family support! waiting for you
I hope @2G2B comes back
He will brother
Good to hear you’re hanging in there. The dips and incline dumbbell work with leg strain you pushing well! If it’s a deep hamstring issue, get it properly checked before loading it again. @2G2B you can try to just deload for 1 week to start.
Absolutely not brother!!! 5kg in 11 weeks is easy work!! You will shock yourself with what can be achieved if you lock in but moreso just stay consistant. Life does get hard brother but hard times are like bad weather, it comes and goes and some days are worse then others.
Yeah nice @LevButlerov well said.
Always here for the crew brothernicely put
How you going brother you still chipping away? Havent seen you in a while bro
How you going brother you still chipping away? Havent seen you in a while bro
Very difficult 2025 ending sorry to hear. But I am happy to see you back in the EVO family, i hope you start updating and getting back on track. nothing makes you feel better than actual food and training push @2G2BGuess there's no better time to touch base,
The end of 2025 likely culminated as the hardest series of events I've had to face without any support and by god did they warrant a little crash out.
The hamstring injury I left on in my logs required a 2+ month de-load and dropping anything that aggravated it.
I was finally triaged by the local major hospital for my back and got news I will be approved for spine surgery early this year.
(think I find out the date on the 16th of this month so rip gains)
My buddy and pal of 8 years that was featured in my food pictures required emergency surgery and care and ultimately passed away on super short notice leaving me heartbroken and left me in a significantly worse financial position than I've ever been.
My mind has been on this community a lot in my absence, unfortunately I become heavily debilitated by shame when there should be none.
In the time I've been gone I have only had 3 small grace periods of straying from my diet, both parents visited independently and I wanted to enjoy my time with them instead of shifting the focus to accommodating my diet and stresses and a small window over Christmas and new years when they sent us a hamper and I was grieving the loss of my best friend.
I had only just started picking up momentum in the gym again post de-load for the hamstring injury when everything happened with my dog and over that period I was unable to keep food down or attend the gym without breaking down in public.
I have since established enough emotional stability to start going more frequently again and picking up closer to the weights I left on.
I think the lowest I've weighed in over this time was a crisp 94 (I think my log starts at 98 or 96?) but I haven't been strict enough with my fasted cardio post holiday season bloat to get a current accurate baseline.
only other relevant note is moved up to 1mg/week reta but considering a small bump again because it doesn't feel as potent currently but maybe the urge to eat my feelings can overpower some silly hormones as it's irrational anyway.
now mopey things aside,
Absolute foul work by the both of you progress wise,
Absolutely crazy physique and deserved promotion for @Allupfromhere huge congrats
and actually insane to see how far you've come @vanlife_gymbum since I've been lurking, that consistency has payed off in spades.
I think I am at a point where I might not be as consistent as I was early on in the log and still require a monumental amount of grounding and free headspace to be able to lock in everything again but it would be cathartic to at least log what I do manage to eat or get done even if I'm not currently in a position to action all the advice/feedback I'll be getting.
Bring on 2026, make it your best year
Sorry to hear about the series of events youve been through man, life can be a real bitch sometimes, but I am sure you will come out the other side stronger for sure.Guess there's no better time to touch base,
The end of 2025 likely culminated as the hardest series of events I've had to face without any support and by god did they warrant a little crash out.
The hamstring injury I left on in my logs required a 2+ month de-load and dropping anything that aggravated it.
I was finally triaged by the local major hospital for my back and got news I will be approved for spine surgery early this year.
(think I find out the date on the 16th of this month so rip gains)
My buddy and pal of 8 years that was featured in my food pictures required emergency surgery and care and ultimately passed away on super short notice leaving me heartbroken and left me in a significantly worse financial position than I've ever been.
My mind has been on this community a lot in my absence, unfortunately I become heavily debilitated by shame when there should be none.
In the time I've been gone I have only had 3 small grace periods of straying from my diet, both parents visited independently and I wanted to enjoy my time with them instead of shifting the focus to accommodating my diet and stresses and a small window over Christmas and new years when they sent us a hamper and I was grieving the loss of my best friend.
I had only just started picking up momentum in the gym again post de-load for the hamstring injury when everything happened with my dog and over that period I was unable to keep food down or attend the gym without breaking down in public.
I have since established enough emotional stability to start going more frequently again and picking up closer to the weights I left on.
I think the lowest I've weighed in over this time was a crisp 94 (I think my log starts at 98 or 96?) but I haven't been strict enough with my fasted cardio post holiday season bloat to get a current accurate baseline.
only other relevant note is moved up to 1mg/week reta but considering a small bump again because it doesn't feel as potent currently but maybe the urge to eat my feelings can overpower some silly hormones as it's irrational anyway.
now mopey things aside,
Absolute foul work by the both of you progress wise,
Absolutely crazy physique and deserved promotion for @Allupfromhere huge congrats
and actually insane to see how far you've come @vanlife_gymbum since I've been lurking, that consistency has payed off in spades.
I think I am at a point where I might not be as consistent as I was early on in the log and still require a monumental amount of grounding and free headspace to be able to lock in everything again but it would be cathartic to at least log what I do manage to eat or get done even if I'm not currently in a position to action all the advice/feedback I'll be getting.
Guess there's no better time to touch base,
The end of 2025 likely culminated as the hardest series of events I've had to face without any support and by god did they warrant a little crash out.
The hamstring injury I left on in my logs required a 2+ month de-load and dropping anything that aggravated it.
I was finally triaged by the local major hospital for my back and got news I will be approved for spine surgery early this year.
(think I find out the date on the 16th of this month so rip gains)
My buddy and pal of 8 years that was featured in my food pictures required emergency surgery and care and ultimately passed away on super short notice leaving me heartbroken and left me in a significantly worse financial position than I've ever been.
My mind has been on this community a lot in my absence, unfortunately I become heavily debilitated by shame when there should be none.
In the time I've been gone I have only had 3 small grace periods of straying from my diet, both parents visited independently and I wanted to enjoy my time with them instead of shifting the focus to accommodating my diet and stresses and a small window over Christmas and new years when they sent us a hamper and I was grieving the loss of my best friend.
I had only just started picking up momentum in the gym again post de-load for the hamstring injury when everything happened with my dog and over that period I was unable to keep food down or attend the gym without breaking down in public.
I have since established enough emotional stability to start going more frequently again and picking up closer to the weights I left on.
I think the lowest I've weighed in over this time was a crisp 94 (I think my log starts at 98 or 96?) but I haven't been strict enough with my fasted cardio post holiday season bloat to get a current accurate baseline.
only other relevant note is moved up to 1mg/week reta but considering a small bump again because it doesn't feel as potent currently but maybe the urge to eat my feelings can overpower some silly hormones as it's irrational anyway.
now mopey things aside,
Absolute foul work by the both of you progress wise,
Absolutely crazy physique and deserved promotion for @Allupfromhere huge congrats
and actually insane to see how far you've come @vanlife_gymbum since I've been lurking, that consistency has payed off in spades.
I think I am at a point where I might not be as consistent as I was early on in the log and still require a monumental amount of grounding and free headspace to be able to lock in everything again but it would be cathartic to at least log what I do manage to eat or get done even if I'm not currently in a position to action all the advice/feedback I'll be getting.
I’m really glad you reached out and shared this. What you’ve been dealing with would derail anyone, and the fact you’re still showing up, still thinking about your health, and still wanting to log at all says a lot King.
are you able to up your protein?
I hope you're ok
Sorry to hear about the nerve pain. Is it something to do with your spine? Not being able to use a computer sounds pretty bad
I hope you're ok
Ye i'm a bit of a glass-back and have 3 slipped discs, been on-going for about 2 years now whilst i've been waiting for my turn in public healthcare.
I hope you are stable and you get back to normal soon. @2G2B
Day 3
* +30
Misc
This appears to have been the day something has aggravated my back injury, unsure what exactly but kinda coasting and taking it really easy until I'm confident enough that it's resolving with time and rest.
This was the first time re-introducting my pre-workout cycle to the mix, I noticed no discomfort or strange feelings during the cycling but post cycling my hip was super tight and unhappy, but provided no hindrance to the remainder of my workout until maybe the deadbugs where it really kicked up a notch and let me know something was wrong.
Diet is still lacking, today was meant to be groceries day to make some adjustments but given my limited mobility post flareup i'll just have to try make do for a few days or do an online order somehow.
Diet
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Workout
Cycling
20 minute Zone 2 warm-up
Inclined Dumbbell Bench Press
8 x 30 kgs
8 x 30 kgs
8 x 30 kgs
Machine Shoulder Press
8 x 80 kg
8 x 80 kg
8 x 80 kg
Machine Bicep Curl
8 x 50 kg
8 x 50 kg
8 x 50 kg
Palloff Press
8 x 15 kg
8 x 15 kg
8 x 15 kg
Cable Overhead Tricep Extention
8 x 15 kg
8 x 15 kg
8 x 15 kg
Hanging Knee Raise
8 x Bodyweight
8 x Bodyweight
8 x Bodyweight
Dead Bug Variant
8 x 5 kg raised x Each Side
8 x 5 kg raised x Each Side
8 x 5 kg raised x Each Side
day 3 and 4 good foods
Ouch that really sucks. Hopefully the surgeons can get you all sorted. The not knowing is really tough too cuz you can't even protect against it. Hopefully you're feeling a bit better today?
A far as I'm aware Aus has an overbearing drug enforcement/limitation problem, the only thing I've ever been prescribed was Pregablin/Lyrica and didn't find it effective compared to the sides rocking my shit so didn't continue taking it.
Yea it's crazy down there. I would say try some CBD but I already know you need to jump through hoops for a prescription there
Glad time and a reduction in nerve pain provided a bit of clarity.
Wowie brother under heavy fire from the injuries my man. Glad to hear its semi easing off and at least giving a clearer picture with whats going on. Just be carefull bro you got things in the pipline with surgery and what not so dont push to hard at the moment. You dont want bigger set back. More important to keep mobility where possible, stay as active as you safely can and keep ontop of nutrition.
not good you have a lot of injuries, are you able to control any of them without pain killers? @2G2B
you're not sure what the injury is at this point? and you cant train or can? @2G2BMisc Update (days 7-11)
Decided to take the latest injury a little more seriously and just cruise and rest until I had a clearer picture of what was going on with it instead of risking it like I usually would.
Ended up seeing a doctor one morning after the pain getting out of bed genuinely had me immobilized in fear of having to move knowing how much it was going to hurt. Have since made alternative sleeping arrangements that have helped tremendously.
Result of seeing the doctor was initially requested a ultrasound which I had today which observed nothing of interest, which is kind of a blessing and a curse. The injury being nothing major enough to be obvious on an ultrasound is good news, but also it not being visible at all means I have to wait and if it doesn't resolve after some more time they'll request an MRI but until then I just have muscle relaxants and rest prescribed.
Still attempting to get some mild stimulus in around the house until travel too and from the gym is not as painful and I have a small plan readied of movements or machines I can use that wont engage the injury from last time.
Actual log update though being for the time being given circumstances changing I have resolved to do a weekly style update instead of daily updates until I am in a position to be tweaking and grinding numbers and dialing things in between workouts when for now I guess prehab for the discectomy and nursing my hamstring until resolved will be kinda boring and just whatever I can manage without pushing myself.
I have come up with a boiler plate budget/diet plan going forward too that'll be included in the first weekly update this coming Sunday though.
See you all Sunday unless anything newsworthy happens in the meantime
No diagnosis on the hammy as of yet, ultrasound showed nothing of significance and doctor won't get report for follow up for 2-3 days in Aus but I guess they're just going to say it's very very very strained if there were no obvious tears or fluid pockets.
you can do upper body right?
One would think...
I think you're probably better off doing a deload 1 week and getting this checked closely @2G2B
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