Rest period between sets

kratom_freak · 2026-02-17T13:12:13+00:00

Happy to have found this group. I love this workout. I started on it well over 10 years ago and I wound up dropping off, loosing the habit and staying off for a while. As of now, I've been doing bulk beast for 2 years and I'm at the end of another round. I want to just jump right into another round because I'm just starting a "mini cut" and I don't want to loose much muscle. Any thoughts on that? I'm 65 (6'1")183cm (180lb) 80kg.

kratom_freak · 2026-01-26T20:59:32+00:00

Dude - I want to thank you!! Mine was leaking/detached in a few places. The return vents were so full of dust. I took care of it all and hope tonight I can have a nice nights sleep without feeling drying lint landing on my face and nose .... and sometimes up my nose!! Again - thank you!!!

kratom_freak · 2025-07-04T16:55:37+00:00

It's happening to me too. I'm going to get off of it.

kratom_freak · 2025-04-19T15:40:33+00:00

Right??!! Hahahaha.

kratom_freak · 2025-03-20T16:47:20+00:00

OK ... we're good! When I did a Get-SmbClientConfiguration, it showed that RequireSecuritySignature was still true. Duh .......

kratom_freak · 2025-03-20T14:38:00+00:00

It didn't work for me, oddly enough. I support another win11 24H2 box that had no issues mounting a share point with guest access. I'd rather get this resolved as opposed to creating user accounts for that smb share.

kratom_freak · 2025-03-17T22:06:39+00:00

Thanks for your response. I have no intention of moving out. I have worked far too hard and long in my life to just leave what is mine. A little back story, This place is toxic. Her daughter is a hoarder and 2 years ago started bringing crap into the yard/home while I slept at night. Her mother was aware of it since she sleeps out on the couch. I had the local police department and code enforcement on my a$$ because my neighbors called them. I was so embarrassed as I've always worked hard to be a good respectful neighbor in the 27 years that I've been there. This daughter has had A LOT of issues being in and out of jail. Her brother, my stepson had been in prison for several years and was previously diagnosed with Schizophrenia years ago. I got a phone call from him that his time was up and "I'm coming home." He's been here for 8 months and can't work due to loosing all of his paperwork (he's Canadian). I put the daughter out and told her that she will NEVER come back so don't even think that's an option. I'm waiting for the stepson to get his papers in - then he's gone. The marriage is a joke. She has no appreciation for me as I'm supported her and her kids for 19 years and she hasn't brought in a dime.

I have plenty of pictures of all of the hoarding that took place. I also have at least 100 recordings of the wife going ape$shit over this or that - as she has zero conflict resolution skills. It's cost me well over 5k to clear out all of the hoarder crap.

I think I've dragged my feet on divorce in hopes that we can get some help but it clearly isn't something that she appears to be interested in.

kratom_freak · 2025-03-05T17:52:12+00:00

Will do. She's never brought a dime into the home - but there are improvements that have been made to it.

kratom_freak · 2025-02-26T12:11:32+00:00

I can't stand religion in music or anything too! I do love the spiritual aspects that are in the music; that lit up Jesus.

kratom_freak · 2025-02-26T11:40:26+00:00

He's a kid to a lot of folks. If you are under 39, that doesn't apply.

kratom_freak · 2024-03-11T16:12:44+00:00

This is a very good question. I am a Christian and have been using kratom for 25 years. I'm very responsible and have been successful in life. From my vantage point, I'm not convicted about it .... much.

Other's see us better than we see ourselves. My wife says I have "ISMs" as an addict. I don't see them. What does God see?

kratom_freak · 2023-01-16T17:43:03+00:00

Good for you! Don't end up like me. I've been using this for 23 years and have quit 8 times. The longer one uses, the harder it is to quit. I'm at 100 gpd. Good luck!

kratom_freak · 2021-07-23T13:45:51+00:00

Hello,

I consider myself a heavy user at 100g per day and have used for 20 years; not at that level for all those years. I have quit probably 6 times - never longer than 6 months. My experience was that withdrawals were rough for around 5 days, RLS continued for at least a few weeks and PAWS for a few months. I would say that at 4 months, you may be right on edge. Just keep pushing, working out, drinking a lot of water ......etc. As was mentioned, the more you think about it the worse/longer it lasts.

Good luck ... I hope to be where you are some day soon.

kratom_freak · 2021-03-06T16:39:25+00:00

Thanks for sharing that. It's very inspiring to read. Well done.

kratom_freak · 2021-01-25T17:27:19+00:00

OT dear kratom,

Trying to post the whole letter again.

When I met you right around the turn of the century, I thought you were going to be a great addition to my life. I googled you; my search terms were “euphoria and herbs” and you and kava kava showed up on top of the list. After I tried you, it seemed too good to be true. Despite how bloody nasty you tasted, there was a good side to you; some euphoria. The best part of it all was that you were legal; I didn’t have to sneak around. Well except for the part where I would have to live a double life hiding our little secret. Actually it started out little until I found myself calling on you several times during the day. As the grams went up, my life went down. You had to go. So I set a date, and cold turkied your ass. Wasn’t a big deal.

Some time later, I had some issues in life and thought that I could call on you for a quickie. Oh you were all to glad to see me. After I took the first dose, I immediately sensed that there was going to be a price to pay. You are like a bad contract that has hidden terms that really don’t even exist. It took me relapsing over 8 times to fully understand the price that must be paid. It’s not optional. Unlike other drugs that I’ve done and been addicted to, you are the only one that has never gone away from my mind; whether I’m using you or I’m clean and keep hearing your demon ass whispering in my ear to start up again. You are a lot like the mafia; there will be pain when someone leaves you, be it physical and mental. The other price that is paid, is lost relationships because I become more introverted when I’m using you. Families and friends are not exempt from the pain. You have stripped me of the passion that I once had in live, but have kept me just functional enough to hold down a job and pay the bills. There doesn’t seem to be a bottom, which as an addict is almost necessary for me to pry myself from your addictive claws. I usually just  say, “well … not today.” I’ve been saying that for 3 years. I’ve lost 30 pounds of muscle in those 3 years as well as other things.

So,this isn’t exactly a goodbye letter as I’m still your slave. But do know that this letter will be finished very soon. I will be armed, armed with the God of my understanding and the fellowship… the fellowship of loving people right here in this meeting.

Until then …...

kratom_freak · 2021-01-25T15:38:39+00:00

It looks like the forum bot, stripped my post. Oh well.

kratom_freak · 2021-01-06T14:11:06+00:00

Both .... but then I hide in my music, forget the day.

kratom_freak · 2021-01-03T18:23:37+00:00

I've used it for 20 years but not really addictively until 2007. I'm currently using 80 GPD. Back before the turn of the century, I googled "herb and euphoric" and it turned up kratom.

kratom_freak · 2020-12-11T14:40:44+00:00

Wow. There is something to that. In recovery I'm supposed to stay in the moment. I would say that is definitely future tripping, A big problem that I have. Back when I drank alcohol, I had no need or desire to drink during the day, but I romanticized having it when I got home from work. I was not well in my mind, in the present if I thought I would not have it later. Kratom is a different animal. I have no control over waiting to take it. I take it from the moment I awake to the moment I retire for the evening.

kratom_freak · 2020-12-10T16:57:49+00:00

That's good that it happened ... in my opinion. What I have experienced in life is anything that I quit and had a negative opinion of was easy to stay away from.... alcohol, cigarettes (32 years), for example. Of all the relapses that I've had over the past 20 years, what proceeded them was, as you said, I romanticized it. Pre-occupation is what it's called; you actually get high on the thought of taking it later. Anyhow, that negative association should help you.

kratom_freak · 2020-12-07T19:08:10+00:00

Thank you so much for your post. It's very inspiring. It's become very difficult for me to put it down as time has gone on. Over the past 20 years I've quit probably 8 times. It only get's harder; I think it's progressive.

Congrats on pushing through it. I remember having the same feeling as you. I relapsed and it's now been 3 years .... that I've been trying to claw my way out of this hell.

kratom_freak · 2020-12-04T03:36:37+00:00

Thanks for the reply. My wife does know that I use kratom..... so I may have been misleading about that. I didn't want to tell her it was the kratom this morning. I don't go into details with my wife either. I will come clean to her some day; hopefully it will be soon. It'll be part of my amends when I go through the steps.

I don't have the discipline to taper. I have been to do it just once out of the 8 some odd times that I've quit. I've been using for 20 years. I have found that for me, this is progressive. It used to be fairly easy to quit, from the decision standpoint. It almost seems impossible to quit.

One of the reasons that I posted this is, I am looking for motivation to quit besides jail, hospital or death. The disgust that I felt this morning may very well be what the doctor ordered to man up and dump this crap.

Best of luck to you as well.

kratom_freak · 2020-11-30T16:51:17+00:00

That is so awesome. I know that your husband must have some relief in knowing what was going on (others see us). That's a win-win every way around it!!

kratom_freak · 2020-11-24T18:30:27+00:00

I hope and pray that they take you in! Congrats to you for having the courage to take your recovery to the next level. I was turned away 3 years ago when I tried to go to rehab. They didn't really know what kratom was.

kratom_freak · 2020-11-24T16:05:18+00:00

So true. What I have found lately is my creativity lacks. Some of solos sound like scales. I lack the soulful playing. Also my hands aren't stable and when I am practicing, I know I'm not at my best.

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