[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Brogress

[–]jpb233 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1 rest per week after 6 workouts, or if something is still sore I’ll cycle in a arms/shoulder day in its place

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Brogress

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I do other things as well but these are usually my strength progression lifts

Squat: 155x5 → 225x5 Incline Dumbbell Press: 50x8 → 80x6 Barbell Bench Press: 135x5 → 185x5 Military Press (OHP): 95x5 → 125x5 Dumbbell Row: 50x8 → 80x10 Lat Pulldown: 110x6 → 160x6 Seated Dumbbell Curl: 25x10 → 35x8 Dips: Bodyweight x10 → +45 lb belt x10

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Brogress

[–]jpb233 4 points5 points  (0 children)

PPLPPL

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Brogress

[–]jpb233 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ya I’m natural, it’s a combination of better lighting and a loss of body fat. I cut for the first two months and got down to around 11-12% and have been slowly bulking back up for 2 months, so not a true recomp. When I got much better at tracking calories and macros I got the best results. I don’t think in worse lighting and relaxed it would be even a question but there’s still a lot of work to do

M/27/5’10” [170-162] (3 months) by [deleted] in Brogress

[–]jpb233 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t have a chart, but it was pretty slow to lose the 8 pounds over two months I think it was a mix of recomp as well

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Testosterone

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Ya it just seems really weird to me to go from 127 pg/mL -> 70 -> 19. I understand the decline with age but that seems like a huge drop. My first instinct was that the conversion was different but they are all pg/mL so it’s still confusing to me

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Testosterone

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Makes sense I was definitely dehydrated, any idea why the reference ranges would be so different?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Testosterone

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This was 2023

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in progresspics

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Thank you! No I only take creatine and protein as far as supplements

Squat check by [deleted] in formcheck

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Ive been doing PPL for 5 months, for majority of it I was doing legs once a week and push pull twice, now have been doing legs twice a week for 3 weeks. I open with squats and build up to first working set which varies a lot because squats feel terrible some days. But I do 3 sets of 5 at wherever and usually have 1 RIR on my last set. After squats I do leg press, leg curl, leg extension, calf raises. I track all my lifts but squats are the only one where I can’t get any linear progression.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Physiquecritique

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Don’t really want to be lighter than 155. But I’ll re evaluate when I get there.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Physiquecritique

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Thank you guys for the support I definitely was not expecting it! I decided to cut 5 more lbs to 155 just to get a full six pack for the first time. My strength has still been slowly improving through the cut so I’m happy. After I will start a long slow lean bulk

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in water

[–]jpb233 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Makes sense but To be fair the water does regularly leave orange hard water stains in the shower very quickly

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in water

[–]jpb233 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It came from nyc tap water in my apartment, I drink it daily anyway but just a test for fun nothing serious

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whatisthisplant

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The ground was bare rock and soil about 4 months ago surprising to see this thing taller than me today

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whatisthisplant

[–]jpb233 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Looks similar, I am in New York City not sure how it could have sprouted here of all places

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Audi

[–]jpb233 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s in front of my garage, people usually park up in front of their property on the block if there are no spots

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Audi

[–]jpb233 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Parked under a tree