First week back is always tough mentally and physically bud, as Sent says muscle memory, PMA and tenacity and you will be fine.

oh yea the gym buzz is back...going to do hit tonight then back and tris tomorrow...must say though i can feel the strain on my biceps today i think i stressed my right tendon in the crease of the elbow its sore to straighten my arm and i only curled ridiculously low weights so slowly slowly catchy monkey ...want to avoid any injuries this year.

arms are shot this morning dons to the point i have to keep my arms bent to decrease the pain. straightening them is agony...just took some painkillers dextrose and bcaa in the hope to flush the mucsle with aminos but today is not going to be pleasant.

and i have a big day of roofing on today lugging shit up and down ladders all day woohooo this will be fun.

never had bicep doms like this as far as i can recall . i wanna cry lol

[quote="jim2"]arms are shot this morning dons to the point i have to keep my arms bent to decrease the pain. straightening them is agony...just took some painkillers dextrose and bcaa in the hope to flush the mucsle with aminos but today is not going to be pleasant.

and i have a big day of roofing on today lugging shit up and down ladders all day woohooo this will be fun.

never had bicep doms like this as far as i can recall . i wanna cry lol [/quote

pain is growth enjoy it

i look forward to that pain, im going to start back on monday and do legs. ill be housebound for at least 3 days

LOVE that pain!!!

Sadly the House of Pain is not the place to visit for DOMS sympathy. You'll be missing that pain within a month!

yea nice n supportive there chaps cheers lol

anyway yestetday was brutal 2 chiney breasts collapsed in the loft so we hat ti bracket them and rebuild wuth no arms this was difficult to say the least.

today arms are still sore but back to what i consider enjoyable doms didnt train last night but will after work today..weight has stalled at 12st but i expected that as ive dropped insanity now the next week is about adjusting diet to suit weights and fat loss so uping thr veg abit and preworkout meal.

Glad you've got your arms back Jim! Haven't had that level of DOMS in arms for sometime, hams and glutes hurting from legs yesterday though so glad I don't have to run up and down any ladders

yea sent thats why i left the gym last night coz if the leg doms were on par with my arms there would be no way id make work over the next few days ...and i need to work lol. legs on wednesday i think.

How you getting on Jim?

tbh mate not good, i switched from insanity to gym because ive somehow injured my foot and it wont go away .but its been so long since i hit the gym the doms whist satisfying were crippling me my head gasket on the car went so getting to the gym is a nightmare and ive been getting some roofing work (which was going to pay for my years cycles) but is now going on a new car. however i put the gym on hold as i wouldnt be able to work properly with rhat level of doms and i cant afford not to work.

ive maintained the diet and weight is sticking at 12st dead.

i pick up a new motor on saturday so the pressure will be off and i can pick and choose work so will be bk in the gym monday.

oh but somehow i feel and look a bit leaner

Don't you hate it when life gets in the way?! Well done for keeping you diet in shape, a lot of people fall apart given the excuse that one element is lacking and just cave on everything whereas you are working around the obstacles. Roll on next few weeks chap

well not much to report ie training but bedtime weight last night was 11.12 ive never gone to bed under 12 stone beforebut i was in a rush thismorning and didnt weigh in.

my mrs has said im slimmer but flat and lost size n shape..fuck it itll come back with abs added.

diet was slack today been running about like a loon. got a replacemwnt car so the mrs is happy

and on a good note a plumbing firm i wrote to last month were very impressed with my cv and cover letter and want me in to discuss a possible oppertunity.

so fingers crossed my year long plans can start falling into place from now.

Good luck on the job mate and well done on the on-going discipline and weight loss.

question for the more experienced guys..those of you who have lost muscle in the past then regained it months later.

now i plan on running only 2 blasts this year drol testdec..cruise then rip250 off


now my current situation dictates cycle cant start till april and currently im trying to loose bf naturally im about 8lbs down and feel slimmer but im also weak and small and feel most of what ive lost is muscle im getting comments on looking smaller its knocking my confidence and dont like it.

now i was thinking about running dbol only for 6 weeks into 2 weeks nolva then blast 1 i know dbol only will be alot of water but would i gain back the keepable muscle and strength that ive sacrificed to cut if my diets clean the bf should stay controlled and i could go into my blasts leaner but as big and strong as before cutting.

your views please

Hi Jim

I know it i hard, but do not let other peoples opinion dictate how you feel about yourself (believe me I am fighting with this one myself) This is your journey. Stick to your plan. You know all of us on here will support you.

cheers roman.

im in the gym tonight and have decided to up the carbs slightly hopefully get some strength bk and some muscle bk whick in turn will burn fat too...gonna stick to clen and t5 its only a month and a half till im on and exploding again i spose....this years main aim is consistency i made good gains last year then blew them away i wont makenthat mistake this year.

I agree, wait to your cycle proper as dbol only will make your next cycle less productive so it's a false economy. up the protein and fats a bit rather than carbs (thats what I'd do anyway) as the carbs tend to make you store a bit of water too giving you that soft look.

I agree with both the above.

I think you will have lost some muscle due to basically throwing the kitchen sink at the diet you basically hit nutrition, HIIT and fat burners all in one go. I would up the diet, stick with the gym work and drop the fat burners for the next 14 days then re-evaluate as you go. The muscle will come back no problem with an increase in food it just finding the right balance.

as you can see ive lost all my size so a bit more fat and il be starting from scratch.