DOUG'S UNITED WE BULK CYCLE

[Doug 64]

Just realized I skipped over the Tuesday Legs A. Im glad it was a Quad focused day because I tweaked my Hammy out of the hole with the prone leg raises! I felt it coming and just had to be that guy and push for one more!
I put .3 of a TB/BPC combo sub-Q right next to it and I do believe I am G2G for the Saturday Legs B.
I'll keep the weight reasonable and may just up the reps.. IDK yet but I reckon I'll see what I see on Sat. Thats all for now, thanks for stopping by.

 

[Doug 64]

Just finished check-in with coach... he upped me 30 more Gs of carbs on training days. The new number is 765Gs of carbs! LOL... I'm gonna have to start waking up earlier to eat!
Gotta take the wife to the Doc today, so I'll hit the gym while she has her appointment...Saturday Legs B. This will be a test to see how well the Hammy holds up. I had that issue last week in the lying Legs and tweaked the Right Hammy. Its felt pretty good all week so we'll see what we see today.
I'm gonna post a couple of pics from check-in here. I don't generally do it because I tend to stand crooked and suck at posing in general... so be kind!

 

[TommyJam]

Looking solid Doug. Nice work.

 

[Halfi]

Just finished check-in with coach... he upped me 30 more Gs of carbs on training days. The new number is 765Gs of carbs! LOL... I'm gonna have to start waking up earlier to eat!
Gotta take the wife to the Doc today, so I'll hit the gym while she has her appointment...Saturday Legs B. This will be a test to see how well the Hammy holds up. I had that issue last week in the lying Legs and tweaked the Right Hammy. Its felt pretty good all week so we'll see what we see today.
I'm gonna post a couple of pics from check-in here. I don't generally do it because I tend to stand crooked and suck at posing in general... so be kind!

how many meals a day are u doing to split your carbs up?

 

[Doug 64]

how many meals a day are u doing to split your carbs up?

Thats the catch bro... if I'm not working I'll put something down every couple of hours... work is a biotch so its catch as catch can... thats where... "the shake" kicks in. I would say that on average I shoot for 6Xs a day.

 

[Doug 64]

And Sunday Cardio is done! Did a nice walk around the reservoir near me for a solid 8,000 steps. I also hit the gym quick to tap out the Calves and ADDuctors from yesterday. I had to bail to pick up the wife and didn't make it back so... I'm posting the Friday Push and Saturday Legs B. I took it easier weight wise yesterday on the hammies due to the tweak earlier in the week. I pushed them with extra reps done concentrically and it felt pretty good.
This getting old shit is for the birds! It seems the body always wants to remind you of your age! I managed to tweak my R wrist doing the standing upright rows on Friday! It's nothing to write home about, but it's just another thing to work with or around... I'm in the game coach, no worries
Pics below.

 

[MindlessWork]

You sure made some great strides since you started this and would sure motivate others in your age group as well!

 

[Doug 64]

You sure made some great strides since you started this and would sure motivate others in your age group as well!

Thank you man, its been a journey. I can only hope to lead by example, the people in my field of work are on average 30 years younger and 85% are MORBIDLY obese... just trying to spread some hope.

 

[Doug 64]

Morning weight 182.4. I broke down and grabbed a new scale with all the BS biometrics i.e. skeletal muscle mass, BF, BMI, and the like. I like the scale itself but was immediately drawn to the metrics. This scale has me at 17% BF while the other scale had me at around 11%. I never really did legit BF measurements so I really have no idea. Honestly its a nice to know thing, but I wouldn't make any training changes based on it.
I slept kinda poorly last night... MB 6 hours total... not sure why, but I was tossing for sure.
I did get the Monday upper in and it went well. I kept the same weight on a few movements, just to expedite the workout. I didn't go extra light or anything, I just stuck with whatever weight I used for all sets on some movements.
The food is going down and today being a work day, I am struggling to keep up... thank God for the Big Shake!
Thats all for now, pics below

 

[Doug 64]

Morning weight 180 flat! I had check-in with coach yesterday and we are continuing the roll! Coach raised me to 800Gs of carbs on training days and 425 on rest days. We also upped the HGH to 6iu/day and will see where that goes!
I got the oil nailed down, I was using a 300mg/ml dose but the carrier oil was not working for me. I went to another brand I had available at 250mg/ml and have been hitting the Quads with little or no effect as far as PIP. It sucks to raise the volume but it is what it is. I feel pretty good all around and I will post the workouts I have pics of later. I got nailed for a earlier shift today and don't know how that will roll. I used to work this shift but jumped off it, because it sucked! Favors go a ways at my job so... I'll suck it up. Pics later.

 

[Doug 64]

Well... here's the Thursday Pull anyway. Guess I didn't take pics of the Tuesday Legs A yet.
The workouts did go well, I had to work Tue, so to save some time, I pretty much just chose a weight to work with through all sets. I used closer to what I'd use as a max weight to optimize and I feel it was worthy.
The R wrist had been rough for a week or so, but some BPC and TB subQ around the site helped that out. I also had an elbow thing going on and did the same with the BPC... I'm back to Cables for the lat raises and am being smart with it using reasonable weights.
Reckon thats enough for now. Pic below.

 

[WED]

Morning weight 182.4. I broke down and grabbed a new scale with all the BS biometrics i.e. skeletal muscle mass, BF, BMI, and the like. I like the scale itself but was immediately drawn to the metrics. This scale has me at 17% BF while the other scale had me at around 11%. I never really did legit BF measurements so I really have no idea. Honestly its a nice to know thing, but I wouldn't make any training changes based on it.
I slept kinda poorly last night... MB 6 hours total... not sure why, but I was tossing for sure.
I did get the Monday upper in and it went well. I kept the same weight on a few movements, just to expedite the workout. I didn't go extra light or anything, I just stuck with whatever weight I used for all sets on some movements.
The food is going down and today being a work day, I am struggling to keep up... thank God for the Big Shake!
Thats all for now, pics below

I use them as a baseline, but think they are overall just awful metrics. My scale has me at 30% BF. I did a Dexa scan in November and it came back at 6%, which was just bullshit. I chucked at the tech and ask if it was calibrated. I bought 2 for 1, so I have another but not sure I'm going to waste my time. Wish there was a good way to really measure BF

 

[Meetketchup]

I use them as a baseline, but think they are overall just awful metrics. My scale has me at 30% BF. I did a Dexa scan in November and it came back at 6%, which was just bullshit. I chucked at the tech and ask if it was calibrated. I bought 2 for 1, so I have another but not sure I'm going to waste my time. Wish there was a good way to really measure BF

If you ever really wanted to the most accurate bf%, check a local college grad department that may have hydrostatic weighing. That is the most accurate. All the local pro sports teams use them.

 

[Doug 64]

I use them as a baseline, but think they are overall just awful metrics. My scale has me at 30% BF. I did a Dexa scan in November and it came back at 6%, which was just bullshit. I chucked at the tech and ask if it was calibrated. I bought 2 for 1, so I have another but not sure I'm going to waste my time. Wish there was a good way to really measure BF

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Bro, if you're at 30%, then I'm Jabba the fuckin Hut! Yeah I just find it interesting that there is so much variance between scales and scans. Like coach says... its what the pics show. I feel you though.

 

[WED]

Bro, if you're at 30%, then I'm Jabba the fuckin Hut! Yeah I just find it interesting that there is so much variance between scales and scans. Like coach says... its what the pics show. I feel you though.

Yeah, exactly. I'm not sure what electric currents they claim to shoot in your body and get a result, but I'm shocked someone hasn't tried to do a study on how awful they are.

Maybe just worse with ppl who have above normal muscle mass?

 

[Doug 64]

Morning weight 180.4, I was 183.7 at bedtime. I guess thats not too bad a loss between sweating and pooping! Whatever the weight, the pics are looking sharper every time. I'm off today and am hitting the Monday upper in a few. Had a shitty late call last night and took advantage of the sleep opportunity . I will pist the workout later... now onto my other FULL TIME JOB.... EATING 800 Gs of carbs today...
Work pic below GRAPHIC NATURE!

 

[WED]

Nice. Little salt makes the blood better

 

[Doug 64]

Nice. Little salt makes the blood better

There was actually a whole lot more , that was some of the powder they had thrown to help absorb it

 

[Doug 64]

Just a quickie before work post. Morning weight 182.2
Thursday pull is done and I'm posting some other workouts. Sorry for the spotty posts, definitely busy round here lately.

 

[Doug 64]

And so it begins... the day long shake to start the climb to 800Gs of carbs! I actually chocked down a banana at 0130 for the early start!

 

[Doug 64]

Annnnndddddd.... CHEpCK-IN complete. Coach is satified with the look... the weight gains... not so much! He upped me an additional 25Gs of carbs all around. The new numbas are...W.O. days 825, NON W.O.Ds... 450. I am gonna have to figure this one out for sure. I may have to go all Ronnie Coleman and wake up to eat a meal so I can go back to sleep to wake up to eat more food... huh... where have I heard something similar? OH YEAH... the Cicaine commercial from TV... I work more so I can afford cocaine... so I can do more work....
I also just creamed my legs withtge Saturday Legs B... they are JELLIFIED! The RPs as usual put the nail in shit. IDKY... but I can't seem to keep form that doesn't end up agging my low back. I keep my head up and throw the ass out there, Legs are straight. I feel the pull in the hammies and the legs wobble like a Weeble on the extension... but I usually end up with a sore back that takes a few minutes to relax. I'm gonna have to catch some videos AND make one to try a fix this issue. The rest of the workout was awesome and I definitely feel like I did some work today. Pics below!

 

[Doug 64]

Quickie check-in, morning weight is 182.4. I have an appointment with the comp doctor today. My lawyer called yesterday to prep me and told me NOT to do the monday upper BEFORE the doctor.
There's a lot of clicking that goes on in the shoulder since the bicep surgery and she wants to make sure it's there for the evaluation! The case is coming up for final determination and she wants the highest degree of disability possible. Which isn't hard because the shoulder is dogged!
She's pretty good and hasn't steered me wrong yet, so... Monday upper will be later today... or bumped to tomorrow. It all depends on work.
I still have no partner, so if I can get away for the hour or so, I'll crank out the Monday upper later. That's it for now.

 

[Doug 64]

This day just got better! I was able to swap tomorrow for Wednesday at work. I'll do the remaining 3 movements from today and knock out the Tuesday Legs A with no concerns for time!
I had the comp doc appointment today and was able to hit the gym on the in-between. I tapped out 5/8 of the session but had to leave the WG Rows, preachers, and CGBP on the table due to time. The movements i did get in went well and I actually caught I nice little pump out of it. The food will come close, but I will probably be a few carbs short. Hopefully they won't ruin my day with any nonsense. I'll post pics later or tomorrow.

 

[Doug 64]

Tuesday Legs A and the remainder of the Monday upper are in da book!
Had a busy day doing little shit round the house. I also ended up taking a walk in the woods and seeing the urologist.Quite the mixed bag. Urologist told me about a procedure that could reverse the age damage of 62 years and have me "peeing like you're 10 again". Then he says... but let's wait a year. I'm like seriously bro... i was hoping you'd let me keep peeing 7Xs a night and 11 times a day cause I enjoy it!
WTF! is this dude nuts or just fucking with me. I will be looking into this procedure soon!
I'm chomping down a double serving of Farina with a portion of raisins, some Agave syrup, and a smidgen of Maple syrup for flavor and cheap carbs... I'm not proud LOL. I am pulling off the 825 Gs a day, but I notice I'm having a little issue keeping the fat at or below the 45Gs that I get each day. I'm not blowing it out of rhe water, but today as an example, I am 6Gs over and still about 100Gs of Carbs short. It's not the regular, but I definitely have to plan the meals a little better. Overall I generally fall below the weekly total so... I just don't like to think it's a safety belt that as long as the total week is good...
The workout went well, I got all movements in with good form and came out crawling! IDKY, but the Deep Single Leg presses really rocked me today. I had to pull myself up from the plate load machine when I was done. The stairs out were a whole nother story!🫩
I reckon thats it for now, food pics and the workouts below.

 

[Doug 64]

Morning weight 183 flat! We are inching are way back up... finally! Thank God for that because I really don't think I could handle another " up bump" in carbs. I'm at 825 on W.O. days now and barely getting it down!
It's a rest day and I have no partner at work again so I'm curious to see what they do with me.
In any event, I just wanted to check-in quick and drop a Pic or 2 of the scale numbers.
For the goof I'm measuring at night to see what the loss is during sleep between sweating, snoring and peeing!
Pics below.
The disclaimer being... its a home scale so take the numbers as reference points.

 

[dcdogz]

Morning weight 183 flat! We are inching are way back up... finally! Thank God for that because I really don't think I could handle another " up bump" in carbs. I'm at 825 on W.O. days now and barely getting it down!
It's a rest day and I have no partner at work again so I'm curious to see what they do with me.
In any event, I just wanted to check-in quick and drop a Pic or 2 of the scale numbers.
For the goof I'm measuring at night to see what the loss is during sleep between sweating, snoring and peeing!
Pics below.
The disclaimer being... its a home scale so take the numbers as reference points.

My float at night is 3 - 5lbs

 

[Doug 64]

My float at night is 3 - 5lbs

Yeah last night wasn't bad, only 2 Tee's. I'm normally in that 3-5lb range myself.

 

[Doug 64]

Morning weight 183.7, it was 184 flat, but then nature called! Either way it's down from 187.4 at bedtime on a 2 TEE night.
Well coach @Meetketchup .... you asked how much food it was gonna take... LOL apparently 825Gs of carbs on lift days and 450 on the offs... is the number! Thank God cause I really don't believe I could add more food!
I'm off to do the Thursday Pull and get out of the house for the majority of the day... the old lady decided she was use some PTO today.... that usually ends up infringing on my activities so... off to the gym and MB out for some Trout fishing as the season opened in NY last week.
That's it for now, I'll update all later. Scale pics below.

 

[Doug 64]

Morning weight 183.7 on a 3 TEE night!
Just banged out the Friday Push and I surprised myself. I was just dragging ass going there and I'm thinking... ok just put some weights on and lift shit, doesn't have to heavy blah, blah.
I found myself adding weights and just really focusing on the movements. I had a MAD PUMP on, just doing the lat raises, incline and flat bench.
Now it's off to consume carbs! Pics below.
The food is leftover broiled cod, jumbo shrimp, brown rice, leftover sweet potato fries... and half a beefsteak tomato.

 

[Doug 64]

Trying something here today... Basically copy/pasted the workout and added the info here... screw paying for Adobie!!!


Machine or Cable Lateral Raises. (Side Delts) 3 Sets of 10-15
2 x 15 x 15
1 x 15 x 20

• •
  Incline Chest Press Machine, DB or Smith Press: 2 Sets of 10-12
• 1 x 12 x 140
• 1 x 12 x 150
• 1 x 12 x 160
• •
  Seated Overhead Machine or DB Press: 3 Sets of 10-12
• 1 x 12 x 70
• 1 x 12 x 75
• 1 x 10 x 80
• •
  Seated Machine Fly or Standing Cable Flys: 2 Sets of 12-15
• SEATED
• 1 x 15 x 100
• 1 x 15 x 110
• •
  Single Arm Lat Cable Pulldown w/ Neutral Grip (Elbows tight to body, pulling straight down and back): 2 Sets of 8-12
• 1 x 12 x 65
• 1 x 10 x 75
• •
  Chest Supported Machine Row (CG Grip/Elbows close to body): 2 Sets of 10-12
• 1 x 12 x 160
• 1 x 12 x 170
• •
  Chest Supported T-Bar Row (Pronated Grip/Elbows Wide for Rhomboid/Upper Back Focus): 2 Sets of 8-12 Reps
• 1 x 12 x 160
• 1 x 12 x 170
• •
  Preacher Curls: 3 Sets of 12-15
• 2 x 15 x 55
• 1 x 15 x 60
• •
  CG Smith Machine Bench Press: 3 Sets of 12-15
• 3 x 15 x 115