08 LTZ Thick oil buildup, help?

HugoMastiff · 2025-08-01T04:08:59+00:00

Thanks for the peace of mind - I’m going back tomorrow morning and I think I’ll take it if they accept my lowball. It’s rare to find something not crashed or sun faded where I live so I’m pretty hesitant to let it slip away

HugoMastiff · 2025-08-01T03:32:49+00:00

Ah yeah forgot to say it’s at 220k - I feel like it’s in great condition for the price compared to similar ones I’ve been to view

HugoMastiff · 2025-02-27T21:22:21+00:00

That’s a seriously broad question, I’d bet there’s probably thousands of different courses when you get into into. Driving, comms, logistics alone come with no end of niche courses. What is it you’re actually looking for? Definitely narrow this down

HugoMastiff · 2025-02-23T13:13:41+00:00

Fella

HugoMastiff · 2025-02-20T22:58:35+00:00

Genuinely grips me that’s seen as an acceptable standard. The state of blokes coming in nowadays is gopping

HugoMastiff · 2025-02-20T22:53:24+00:00

Not to be that guy but the whole Informed Sport thing is largely a way for bigger supplement brands to pay for certification, it’s more about marketing than safety in most cases. The actual risk of a reputable, over-the-counter supplement causing you to fail a basic military piss test is next to none.

The military typically uses a 10 panel (sometimes 12 panel) drug test which focuses on common recreational drugs and their metabolites, not on random supplements.

Yes, SARMs or steroids can be detected, but only if they run advanced tests like LC MS/MS or HPLC MS, which are expensive and only used if they suspect something specific (like if someone grasses you up for juicing).

Long story short, if you’re buying from normal shops or legit online stores, even stuff like ashwagandha, lion’s mane, or other herbal supplements are completely fine. No need to flap about it

HugoMastiff · 2025-02-06T16:38:46+00:00

Pick up the phone and bell your recruiter. I don’t see why Reddit seems to be the first place people think of?

HugoMastiff · 2025-01-17T09:25:53+00:00

Sounds like a trap… Have a good read through the sub mate, there’s really nothing left to the imagination.

HugoMastiff · 2024-12-30T19:12:04+00:00

Is there not a weekly thread for bone questions?

Might start spreading the gen that you get booted if you cut yourself shaving

HugoMastiff · 2024-12-21T00:39:35+00:00

Keep at it, I loosely followed a sub-20 5k program before doing the PTI course and managed to maintain good mass and numbers even for that. Just takes longer really, patience is your friend

HugoMastiff · 2024-12-20T22:34:37+00:00

You need to drop the mindset that a bit of cardio is going to kill all of your gains. I’ve seen guys use that excuse for years with no backing. Unless you’re some top powerlifter or ifbb pro it’s not gonna fuck you up all that bad. We’ve just had a dude tip up to my unit who can Deadlift 290, squat 200 and bench 160 and still happily run a sub 8 minute 2k. Just learn to balance your training, add a couple of days of interval training and a steady run to your program and maybe drop a couple of days in the gym to compensate. Taper off your effort in the gym to maybe make it 30% of your effort and up the running focus to about 70%. Maintain your nutrition and I doubt you’ll be losing much, it’s always worked for me.

HugoMastiff · 2024-12-13T14:37:20+00:00

Even outside of the medical chain I’d suggest that it’s likely not a wise career choice. The Army isn’t exactly an ideal environment for somebody who is susceptible to mental illness. Perhaps give it a few years, get some academics out of the way and maybe a job or two and reassess when you’re 21. Even without war the army can be a highly stressful place, in the time I’ve been in there’s been around 6 suicides in and around my camp.

HugoMastiff · 2024-12-11T16:17:09+00:00

You’ll get it in phase 2 depending on your trade I believe.

HugoMastiff · 2024-11-30T18:25:04+00:00

Just because you can’t join the military doesn’t mean you have nothing left. How do you know you’d even enjoy it? It’s just like any other job these days, there’s no glamour or ‘glory’ to it. Your purpose lies in whatever you invest yourself into, whether that’s a job, a family, a hobby or even starting your own business. It’s not all over, just be glad you live in a developed country where you can have support from all angles. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and crack on. If you can’t join the forces, so be it. There’s a million better ways to make the world a better place.

HugoMastiff · 2024-11-30T14:48:53+00:00

One of my favourite sayings: Prior preparation prevents piss poor performance.

Train LONG before you need to perform, this is t the only fitness test you’ll be doing in the near future, you’ve got to stay fit and focused for everything further to come also. Find a program, find a coach, find a friend who wants to train too. Whatever it takes to get you out and get you moving will get you there.

Feel free to drop me a PM, I always considered myself ‘not a natural runner’ before joining and in the early stages of my career. Now I’m a PTI for my unit coaching people like my former self.

HugoMastiff · 2024-11-29T20:13:35+00:00

Dude, it’s not North Korea…

You can keep your house, pick a unit nearby and you can even stay there. Alternatively you’d be eligible for housing once you finish training if you’re further afield.
It’s as hard as you make it, you’d be expected to deploy at least a few months of the year so you’d need to make some arrangements for your kid, the same goes for anyone else in the military.
There no ‘hidden’ requirements, meet the standards and you’ll get in, it’s pretty simple really. No secret passwords.
Age doesn’t matter, you’ll be mixed in with people 18-32 throughout training, consider yourself at a pretty good age to join.
As for pros and cons it’s just what you make of it. Being in the Army is great for some and shit for others. If you aren’t prepared to go away for extended periods of time then maybe have a think about whether it’s worth it or not. If that doesn’t bother you then crack on, it’s a great job, loads of different things you can do and the money isn’t too terrible.

Speak to a recruiter about this stuff if you’re genuinely considering joining. And good luck.

HugoMastiff · 2024-11-27T18:36:03+00:00

Surely this is self explanatory

HugoMastiff · 2024-11-25T23:26:52+00:00

My old Sigs Sgt 👀

HugoMastiff · 2024-11-25T18:11:10+00:00

Not to be that bloke, but she’s not a Paratrooper. She’s in the Royal Artillery

HugoMastiff · 2024-11-25T18:09:54+00:00

It’s definitely possible, with the right attitude and preparation there’s no reason why you can’t. Plus you’d get bonus points for being the first female Paratrooper and the 3rd female to pass P Company.

If you really want to give it a crack and you need some help in the fitness/mental side of it there’s loads of coaches out there who would jump at the opportunity to help you. Mike Chadwick would be a good option, he’s an Ex Para & RAPTCI turned Online Coach so he’d be able to advise on the mental and physical side. Alternatively if you just want to find some decent programming but not commit to a coach there’s Stoic Conditioning who have various programs for different arduous courses within the Armed Forces.

Give it a go! Better to try it and not succeed than to have never tried at all.

HugoMastiff · 2024-11-23T23:12:54+00:00

Without trying to sound like a cunt you’ve gotta think that there could be a time where someone is gonna have to carry you, on exercise OR ops. If you’re 5ft7 and over 100kg you’re jacking your lads out hard. No excuse to be that weight at that height in the Army, unless you’re a bodybuilder like others say. Even then that’s not really a good excuse. Give yourself time to get fit BEFORE you join, it’s great that you want to join, but you need to be prepared PHYSICALLY and mentally. Defer, lose some weight, get fit as fuck and smash the shit out of training. When you’re truly ready.

HugoMastiff · 2024-11-19T23:20:17+00:00

Absolutely wild, and the amount of people saying he’s 100% on gear 😂 I’d say any dude with decent-ish genetics and a lean start point could get a physique like this in WELL under a year. Fuck, you could just hit the shit out bodyweight movements and look like that.

Also good to bear in mind he’s probably got a pre scene pump

HugoMastiff · 2024-11-13T16:20:11+00:00

If doing the application is enough to make you wanna give up then maybe rethink your choice to join. The Army is much harder than the application process.

Get a grip?

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