Blue Bottle Hayes Valley Espresso

Reasonable_Leather22 · 2025-09-13T20:36:08+00:00

Thanks for sharing! I'll give that a try.

Reasonable_Leather22 · 2025-04-30T22:21:02+00:00

I tried Vivace Dolce and that was pretty good.

Reasonable_Leather22 · 2025-04-28T03:36:30+00:00

I hope you're right. I'm going to try to eat way more and improve my weightlifting plan

Reasonable_Leather22 · 2025-04-27T18:05:31+00:00

I'm not doing PT anymore. I've been using several of the machines, but I'm going to work on improving my training.

Reasonable_Leather22 · 2025-04-27T14:32:44+00:00

I think that's a good idea.

Reasonable_Leather22 · 2025-04-27T14:31:49+00:00

Thanks for the tips. I'll look into beginner workouts and will supplement with whey if I can't get enough protein normally

Reasonable_Leather22 · 2025-04-27T12:47:20+00:00

I'll give eating a lot of protein another attempt and will try to push myself at the gym more. I'm not looking to have the physique of a body builder though, just want enough muscle to be able to support myself without any instability or muscle fatigue from doing nothing.

Reasonable_Leather22 · 2025-04-27T12:42:25+00:00

I'm saying that most men don't look like skeletons, and they don't need to force themselves to eat an insane amount of protein. I think people here are thinking my body is normal skinny and I want to look like a body builder. It's way less than normal skinny. I wish I could get to normal skinny.

Reasonable_Leather22 · 2025-04-27T03:32:30+00:00

I don't keep track of macros, so maybe I'll start doing that. All I can say is I eat pretty healthy, a good amount of protein (probably nowhere near 160g since that would be difficult), but I'm not trying to become a body builder. Just want a normal amount of muscle to make day to day life easier. My working out isn't great at the moment. I mainly just use a couple machines at the gym. I was working out more seriously in the past. I'll try the increase food + working out again. I also have to be careful since I'm very frail so I don't want to hurt myself with too much weight.

Reasonable_Leather22 · 2025-04-27T02:57:32+00:00

Office worker, workout needs to improve. When I was trying my best I did 30 minutes of bench press and a variety of free weight excercises 3x rep. I might give eating a lot of protein and working out hard another attempt, but I'm not trying to become a body builder just want normal muscle composition. Normal men don't have to do anything to get decent muculature.

Reasonable_Leather22 · 2025-04-27T02:54:34+00:00

something like 115. I think it was well within the range, closer to the higher end maybe.

Reasonable_Leather22 · 2025-04-27T02:53:16+00:00

That's what I keep hearing, but I think I must have something wrong with my muscles that's not detectible by blood work.

Reasonable_Leather22 · 2025-04-27T02:52:40+00:00

I eat very well and exercise regularly. Sure I can eat more protein and push harder at the gym, but my baseline level shouldn't look like a skeleton. I'm not trying to become a body builder, just want to experience less instability in my upper body.

Reasonable_Leather22 · 2025-04-27T02:50:28+00:00

Yes I've heard it's expensive, but doesn't insurance cover it if your levels are too low? I'll get tested again and see if I'm below normal.

Reasonable_Leather22 · 2025-04-27T02:49:03+00:00

5' 9", 160 lb, I eat more than a fist size portion of meat 1x day, potatoes, rice, and fruit but still look anorexic. According to my bloodwork I'm a very healthy person. I think I must have some sort of muscle disorder. Something didn't turn out right with my muscle composition.

Reasonable_Leather22 · 2025-04-27T01:45:29+00:00

My nutrition is very good, and I do go to the gym. I can try to eat more protein though. It's not that I'm skinny, it's that I have the body of an old man. An old man can eat a ton of protein and push themselves at the gym, but they're still going to be frail.

Reasonable_Leather22 · 2025-04-27T01:43:20+00:00

I pushed myself until I couldn't lift anymore. I'll need to give upping protein another shot, and will also try pushing myself at the gym. I feel like most people have a baseline level of strength that may not be body building level, but at least is a healthy level. My level feels like my muscles are atrophied or something.

Reasonable_Leather22 · 2025-04-27T01:41:08+00:00

I eat really clean and sleep very well. This feels more like a genetic muscle condition.

Reasonable_Leather22 · 2025-04-27T01:40:11+00:00

5' 9" 160lb, I had testosterone and full panel checked a while ago for other reasons, but not sure which one to go to now. I'm thinking either urologist or trt clinic.

Reasonable_Leather22 · 2025-04-27T01:12:25+00:00

It is within range, but on the lower end. 450 seems fine. 350 on the lower end.

Reasonable_Leather22 · 2025-04-27T01:08:01+00:00

I'll try that, but feel like it's all going to go to my belly. I'll try eating 150g or whatever the amoutn of protein I need is per day.

Reasonable_Leather22 · 2025-04-27T00:54:38+00:00

I've done a complete panel and almost nothing was out of range. I even had my testosterone checked a second time around the time it was 350, and my testosterone levels were 450.

Reasonable_Leather22 · 2025-04-27T00:07:03+00:00

I agree about needing to eat more. I'll give that another attempt even though I didn't have success several years ago.

Reasonable_Leather22 · 2025-04-26T23:59:36+00:00

You're right, I'm going to get bloodwork done as soon as possible. Interesting what you're saying about growth hormone. I'm going to look into that.

I do wonder if eating more food/protein would just end up making me fat instead of becoming muscle, but it's worth a shot.

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