M.J.H.

yellowmoomba: Just some milk thistle bro, nothing else. I am going to be taking 15mg per day for 3 weeks and seeing how I feel at that point, maybe even run a 4th week. We'll see.

Andrea: Aww, thanks so much! I really appreciate it.

Stats!
23 years old, 5'11.5", 206 lbs., ~8% bodyfat

380/455/655 bench/squat/deadlift (current)
405/495/675 bench/squat/deadlift (goals)

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PreMier

Your not taking the Milk Thistle at the SAME time as the M-1T are you? Saved for after right?

P-side Inc.

"the post-workout high is more profound than any drug-induced rush imaginable." -Dante B.

Jenny

Yesterdays meals look good! Don't worry about eating when you're hungry, it's the body's signals you need to listen too and just stay away from the binging! Keep it up Mon, we're all supporting you!

M.J.H.

PreMier: I was actually taking it with the M1T, I am guessing that's a bad idea? I can save it for after if that would be more effective. Also, bro, if you don't mind can you PM me with the info about Nolva again. Thanks man.

Jenny: Hey, thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it a lot. Yeah, some days I am just starving and other days I don't feel all that hungry at all, it's kinda' weird actually. But for the most part I feel my body whenever it's hungry, lol, that's definitely not a problem. Thanks again for the post.

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23 years old, 5'11.5", 206 lbs., ~8% bodyfat

380/455/655 bench/squat/deadlift (current)
405/495/675 bench/squat/deadlift (goals)

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M.J.H.

Rest

Took a rest day today, like I said I am going to be running 2 days on, 1 day off. For the most part, unless for some reason my work schedule does not permit it.

HIIT:
Did around 15 minutes of sprints this morning. I did 12 sprints, they were roughly 50 yards each in the grass, and slightly uphill. These were absolutely exhausting. I am not sure why, but they kicked my f*ckin' a*s.

Diet:
- MRP + 1% milk + banana
- Trioplex bar
- 1/2 whole-wheat turkey & cheese sandwich, mixed fruit
- 2 pieces of baked chicken, rice
- mixed nuts
- high-protein cookie
- 1/2 whole-wheat tuna sandwich, low-carb milk

Diet was okay today I think, too many protein bars, though, whatever. Overall I think that I took in a lot of food for a rest day, oh well.

Sleep: 7 hours.

Today is day 3 of M1T, taking 5mg 3x per day. So far like usual I am just noticing the typical lethargy, etc.

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380/455/655 bench/squat/deadlift (current)
405/495/675 bench/squat/deadlift (goals)

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P-funk

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M.J.H.

P-funk: LOL, not exactly. I just meant 2 days in a row of training, 1 day rest. Although you would have probably thought so based on my running today. I hate running so much, lol. Sprints are not all that bad, I guess.

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380/455/655 bench/squat/deadlift (current)
405/495/675 bench/squat/deadlift (goals)

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atherjen

woohoo on the sprints!! ass kicking ones are good! but if you didnt puke up that banana and MRP then they werent hard enough........ lol jk!

diet looks great, aside from just 1 too many protein bars, 1 is fine, but hey, consistancy not perfection!

" To dream anything you want to dream: That is the beauty of the human mind. To do anything you want to do: That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits: that is the courage to succeed."

NPC Southern Classic, June 3rd
NPC Cajun Classic, June 10th
NPC Mississippi State July 22nd

M.J.H.

Jen: Yeah, woohoo alright, lol. Those sprints kicked my friggin' a*s. I really do need to run with a partner though to honestly push myself. When I ran before with my ex-girlfriend's little brother even then he was kinda' pushing me. Yeah I know I ate one too many protein bars, lol. They're just so damn convenient.

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23 years old, 5'11.5", 206 lbs., ~8% bodyfat

380/455/655 bench/squat/deadlift (current)
405/495/675 bench/squat/deadlift (goals)

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M.J.H.

Upper Body

Decline BB Presses:
275 x 8
315 x 5
345 x 2!
315 x 5

Arnold Presses:
70's x 8
80's x 4 (2)
85's x 3!
90's x 1

Seated French Presses:
125 x 8
145 x 4 (2)
160 x 2!

Had a very early morning workout today, and I had a GREAT workout. Really really pleased with my strength today. Did it very low volume and really went all out on every exercise. I think from here on out I am going to pick 3 exercises, and just hit them hard and constantly change them up from workout to workout. With just 3 exercises I am fresh and can go all out on each one.

Started off with decline BB presses, today, friggin' awesome strength! Hit 315 for 5 which was actually a PR as well. Always a great feeling to be repping with 3 plates on each side. Moved onto some Arnold presses, hit the 90's for 1, but then lost my balance. Hit the 85's for a triple which was a huge PR for me. My OH pressing strength always has SUCKED. Finished up with some French presses which beat the hell out of my triceps. Worked all the way up to 160 for 2! Another big PR.

Diet:
- banana
- Gatorade + V-12 during workout
- whey protein postworkout
- whole-wheat turkey & cheese sandwich
- Trioplex bar
- beef curry + green peppers + tomato, brown rice
- MRP + low-carb milk, peaches
- low-carb milk

Honestly, had a bit of a tough time tonight just eating clean. I had this crazy desire to pig out on junkfood, I have no idea why. Maybe because today is usually a refeed on NHE and I am just used to that? I have no idea. I fought the urge though, thank God.

Sleep: 7 hours.

Today is day 4 of M1T, still at 15mg per day. So far, so good.

Stats!
23 years old, 5'11.5", 206 lbs., ~8% bodyfat

380/455/655 bench/squat/deadlift (current)
405/495/675 bench/squat/deadlift (goals)

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gwcaton

Nice WO Mike ! Damn Nice !

My Last Journal Before The One You're Reading Now
Old Journals :
My P/RR/S Journal
My GWcaton Journal
My Bulking Journal

Just remember, when you think you're done you've just started . DEADBOLT . 2005

JerseyDevil

Yo Mike. YOU are a stud. Awesome workout!

M.J.H.

gwcaton: Thanks for stopping by man, appreciate it. I am telling you bro these low-volume workouts are so much better for me. When I am not doing that many total sets I feel like I have to go all out balls to the wall on each set.

JerseyDevil: LOL, thanks man, appreciate it.

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23 years old, 5'11.5", 206 lbs., ~8% bodyfat

380/455/655 bench/squat/deadlift (current)
405/495/675 bench/squat/deadlift (goals)

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Lower Body

Leg Presses:
990 x 8
1,080 x 6
1,170 x 4
1,260 x 3!
1,260 x 2

Support Rows:
235 x 8
280 x 4 (2)
255 x 6

Crossbody Hammer Curls:
60's x 8
70's x 6
80's x 7!

Good workout today I think. Focus and intensity was pretty damn good. For whatever reason, God knows why, I felt flabby. I have absolutely no idea at all. My diet hasn't been bad at all so I am just going to keep reading my book on binging and hope this passes. It's weird because in my head I try and convince myself that I need to go back to NHE to drop some fat. But in reality I know that's just going to make my binging worse. Whatever .

Hit a new PR on leg presses, left knee is giving me a little trouble, whatever. Support rows really hit my lats hard. Good sets there. Finished up with some crossbody hammers, nice sets. Set with the 80's was very very intense.

Diet:
- 3 protein pancakes + peaches
- Gatorade + V-12 during workout
- whey protein postworkout
- whole-wheat turkey & cheese sandwich
- Designer protein bar
- 2 baked chicken breasts, garlic potatoes
- tuna & cheese sandwich
- honey roasted peanuts

LOL, those protein pancakes were okay. Used a cup of oatmeal, 2 eggs, a scoop of whey, some baking soda, and some Equal, lol. Turned out okay.

Sleep: 7.5 hours.

Today is day 5 of M1T, still at 15mg per day. So far, all is well.

Stats!
23 years old, 5'11.5", 206 lbs., ~8% bodyfat

380/455/655 bench/squat/deadlift (current)
405/495/675 bench/squat/deadlift (goals)

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atherjen

STAY FOCUSED Mikster!!!!! Youve only just made the diet transition to something more healthy and sustainable for a longer haul. Keep on reading, and I truly hope that those books provide some sort of shoulder. Dont forget you have support here
Diet looked great yestarday, and did I read right????? you made PROTEIN PANCAKES this morning??? right on, but it doesnt sound like your recipe was very good. lol how about taking 2/3c.oats(dry), 1/2c.cottage cheese, 4-6egg whites(+1yolk if you want) and add some vanilla or cinnamon and sweetner. I also put mine in the blender and make a smooth batter rather than a lumpy one by just mixing the ingredients all together. try that instead. and make sure you put on that APRON!!!

leg press is sick. our machine wont even hold that much weight!!!!

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NPC Southern Classic, June 3rd
NPC Cajun Classic, June 10th
NPC Mississippi State July 22nd

PreMier

Yea, it may actually cause the M-1T to be less effective.

This is from Designer Supps website:
A Word About Liver Protectants

A lot of people have been using liver protectant supplements such as Silymarin and NAC to help protect their liver from damage when using methylated compounds. However, I feel that this is a bad idea. When you use compounds that increase gluthione levels in the liver, it will increase the breakdown of oral drugs, making them less effective. Although increasing liver enzymes is good for your liver, it is bad for any drugs you want to take and allow them to pass through your liver unabated. A better idea would be to use liver protectant supplements before and after a cycle to help your liver rebuild its enzymes after they have been damaged by methylated compounds.

I have no idea if using liver protectants on a cycle will inhibit gains in any significant degree, but it could. Keep that in mind when planning your cycle.

P-side Inc.

"the post-workout high is more profound than any drug-induced rush imaginable." -Dante B.

Jill

I totally feel like pigging out today, dont know why, just in a pissy mood-I can relate to your post yesterday about wanting to pig out. Ive resisited so far-just a couple of reeses pieces

Are those my protein pancakes???? Use cottage cheese too-It'll make em moister. Oh and use baking powder too-It'll make em grow!!!!!

M.J.H.

Jen: Hey there, thanks for the support, really appreciate it. I managed to stick it out today with my diet. Even though it was honestly a real pain in my a*s, lol. The protein pancakes were definitely pretty damn tasty. I know I do need to add some friggin' cottage cheese! Those pancakes weren't bad but they were definitely different, that's for sure, lol. They needed a little something else. They might have been good with maple syrup but that would have defeated the whole idea. They filled me up, that's for sure. Going to try and make them a little differently tomorrow morning.

BTW, my leg press holds a bit more than that actually. But its somewhat a limited ROM, I can't go deep because of the safety stopper things. Oh well.

PreMier: Thanks for the info man, really really appreciate it. I dropped the milk thistle completely. I am going to save it for after my M1T cycle. So far at 15mg my gains have been good IMO. Gotta' hurry up and order that damn Nolva.

Jill: Hey there, hang in there! I definitely stuck it out yesterday and today, and trust me, I was trying to come up with some excuse to pig out. Just stick it out it's really not worth it. The temporary good feeling of pigging out isn't worth it for the damage that it causes the next few days, etc. Yeah I couldn't find any damn baking powder so I used baking soda, lol, obviously not the same thing.

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23 years old, 5'11.5", 206 lbs., ~8% bodyfat

380/455/655 bench/squat/deadlift (current)
405/495/675 bench/squat/deadlift (goals)

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M.J.H.

Rest

Took a rest day today. Wanted to go out and do some sprints but its friggin' pooring outside. I am going to try and go running after work if its not raining like it is now. We'll see.

HIIT:
Went out after work tonight in the friggin' rain and kicked my a*s. Ran 14 sprints, they were ~50 yards or so each, roughly. Sprinted down, walked back, and repeated. Did them in a parking lot which I much prefer over grass.

Diet:
- 3 protein pancakes + peaches
- honey roasted peanuts
- whole-wheat turkey & cheese sandwich
- 2 chicken breasts, rice, green beans
- melon
- whole-wheat tuna & cheese sandwich
- 1/2 whole-wheat tuna sandwich
- 2 scoops of ice-cream

Damn, I ended up eating a lot today! Decided to cheat a little tonight and have a few scoops of ice-cream. Honestly, it's not going to kill me, and according to this binge book regularly treating myself is a good thing. So we'll see what happens.

Sleep: 7 hours.

Today is day 6 of M1T, still at 15mg per day. So far, so good.

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23 years old, 5'11.5", 206 lbs., ~8% bodyfat

380/455/655 bench/squat/deadlift (current)
405/495/675 bench/squat/deadlift (goals)

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Jill

They are addicting eh???? Just dont buy any sf popsicles They are just as addicting!!!!

Its about to rain here today too-cloudy and muggy.

Saturday Fever

Hey man, just wanted to maybe give you something motivational.

Stick to your guns. Even if you have a bad day, you're not letting anyone down, not even yourself.

Keep up the good work.

I don't think this is the right place to be discussing me or my popsicles.

yay.

PreMier

I would definately suggest ordering that ASAP! It takes 2-3 weeks to get to you, and you dont want to be waiting on it. Thats a "no no". If it doesnt arrive in time, I would suggest running the M-1T untill it does(although not longer than 4 weeks).

P-side Inc.

"the post-workout high is more profound than any drug-induced rush imaginable." -Dante B.

M.J.H.

Jill: Hey there, yeah those damn pancakes are friggin' great. I don't even use cottage cheese but using peaches for syrup really makes them tasty IMO. I really think that if I had some better tasting whey protein they would be better as well. I wish I could substitute something more powderish rather than oatmeal, oh well. Where are you from again, I'm sorry.

BTW, the binge book so far is awesome. Great read. I have been reading lately about different kinds of binges. Binging because of deprivation, stress, out of habit, etc.

SF: Thanks for stopping by man, really really appreciate it. Feel free as usual to offer suggestions or advice about my training. You know I am always looking for your input.

PreMier: Yeah I know man, damnit, I know. I lost my credit/debit card the other day and I havn't had a chance to run to my bank and get a new one yet. So as soon as I do that I'll be all set.

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23 years old, 5'11.5", 206 lbs., ~8% bodyfat

380/455/655 bench/squat/deadlift (current)
405/495/675 bench/squat/deadlift (goals)

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Jill

Hey, try this for suryp. Strawberries ore blueberries. Microwave for around 1min, add splenda and it makes like a surypie topping! If you get an icky type of protein, the pancakes are not near as good. Did you try the chocolate ones yet?

Im glad the new booking is working out for you.

Oh ya, Im from Canada, Edmonton AB.

M.J.H.

Jill: Wow, now that sounds like my kind of syrup! I am definitely going to try that though Jill, thanks so much for the idea. I might try and warm up my peaches tomorrow morning since I won't have a chance to go to the store. I'll figure something out. I use choclate protein powder, so I am not sure what you mean by choclate ones? Is that what you're talking about? Ahh, you're a Canadian aye? Delawarian here, lol.

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23 years old, 5'11.5", 206 lbs., ~8% bodyfat

380/455/655 bench/squat/deadlift (current)
405/495/675 bench/squat/deadlift (goals)

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atherjen

Mikster you did SPRINTS IN THE RAIN?! what is becoming of you! haha good job! thats what I call dedicated! I no longer feel so crazy!

diet is looking so much improved! how are you feeling?
Glad the book is helping too!

" To dream anything you want to dream: That is the beauty of the human mind. To do anything you want to do: That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits: that is the courage to succeed."

NPC Southern Classic, June 3rd
NPC Cajun Classic, June 10th
NPC Mississippi State July 22nd

sara

MonStar, You doing Great!!
Keep up the good work

fantasma62

Hey, just a word from someone new to the board.
I looked good, I felt good, I binged, now I look and feel bad...I let myself go.
You are lucky, you caught yourself right on time. A lot of people don't and then blame others for their eating habits (Yup, I did that...).
You have taken the first step by understanding that you are in control. You are the "the boss of you", and any mistakes you make with yourself are yours to fix, and the best part about it is that they are all sooooo fixable...
I wish you nothing but the best on your quest to get back into the shape you want to be in. I am on my way back also, so we'll see what happens...

M.J.H.

Jen: Yeah, I did sprints in the rain last night, lol. I honestly usually talk myself out of doing them but for whatever reason they didn't bother me last night. Maybe I should start doing my HIIT late at night, lol. Anyway, diet has been okay, ate 2 scoops of ice-cream last night. Didn't bother me at all. I mean the stuff is 120 calories per 1/2 cup, I know its not going to kill me. I am going to try and moderate cheat every couple of days, to prevent a big all out binge. Just see how that works for me. I think as long as the majority of my calories are clean throwing in some junk here and there isn't going to hurt.

sara: Hey there, thanks so much for stopping by, I really appreciate it!

fantasma62: Hey man, thanks for stopping by, really motivational post. I am really trying my hardest to get in complete control of my life, and what I put in my body, etc. For a while I was splurging on alcohol and all that so I cut that out completely, with no problem at all. I think I just need to do the same thing with my food intake. I am the only one who can put the food in my mouth. Just like last night when I decided to have a few scoops of ice-cream I hadn't really had any junk in the past few days or so, so I don't think there is anything wrong with that.

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380/455/655 bench/squat/deadlift (current)
405/495/675 bench/squat/deadlift (goals)

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fantasma62

Monstar,


I have been there and it still isn't pretty

What Doctors and dietitians have done in the past is getting you to think that "cheating" is a bad thing. They shame you and give you the mind set that you should feel guilty about it. That is BS. You can ask anyone, in fact, read a few of the posts here, I have read people who say, listen, I had a piece of cheesecake today, and then continue on with their lives. Everybody is normally ashamed of cheating, even if you eat something as small as a caramel.
That's why you see so many people yo-yoing. They, sorry, WE lose weight and look somewhat decent to then cheat with something as tiny as a candy that will throw a monkey wrench into their psyche. Then they (ME) get in the club of those who keep starting diets over and over and gain and lose and so on...I am not only the president of the club, I am also a client, and a fan favorite...
Why should you feel guilty...Feel happy. Everything in life is to be enjoyed, everything. You had ice cream? a beer? Big f'ing deal. If you do this every day, then that's a problem, but if you do this once in a blue moon, well hell, you are just enjoying life. In fact, I recommend that once in a while you cheat so that you keep your goals intact, otherwise you'll cheat, feel ashamed, get depressed and then the worse of all cheats, binging.
Cheat, in fact, when you reach a goal, give yourself a gift. Eat a piece of cheesecake, have a beer. Once you reach your goal, you'll know exactly all the crap that you had to go thru to get there and you won't do it again....

Why is it that I am being the "do as I say, but not as I do" person? Because every fat person in this world knows everything there is to know about dieting, about what is good and what is not good, and most importantly, what it'll take to be healthy and fit. Every fat person can tell you clinical facts about being fat and what may happen if the trend continues. We are simply sitting on our asses instead of doing something about it.
Sorry about the lenth of this post, but I just had to get that out, not only to help you, but to help me too, so that I can say that I am doing something about it, not just sitting on my ass....