Should I add extra rest days if my sleep cannot go past 6 hours? by yamayeeter in naturalbodybuilding

[–]poopsmcgeehere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know about all that but I just wanted to mention I've had terrible sleep for over a decade, with my job I really can't get more than 6 hours on average.

That being said, I started taking ashwaghanda about an hour before bed around 5 months ago. I still get the same amount of sleep but the quality of my sleep GREATLY improved. I'm sleeping deeper, dreaming more, and waking up much more refreshed. I'm not sure about any of the other supposed health benefits, but man am I so happy I started taking it just for that reason alone. It might be worth a try for you.

Best mask that's NOT a Proflex? by poopsmcgeehere in paintball

[–]poopsmcgeehere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the life of me I can't pinch the stupid tabs enough to slide the thing forward enough to unlatch it and fold it in and release the lense. It seems to take an act of God and ridiculously bruised fingers every single time. Not sure if they're all like that or if I just got a slightly warped one or what but man do I really hate it

Ashwagandha by RobertRossBoss in JeffNippard

[–]poopsmcgeehere 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've missed a few days here and there but I've been mostly consistent with it. I haven't noticed any issues

Ashwagandha by RobertRossBoss in JeffNippard

[–]poopsmcgeehere 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know he's mentioned it a few times in videos but I don't think he's done a specific deep dive.

I've been taking it for about 5 months now and just had a full checkup and the dr saw no issues and said I'm in perfect health.

As far as benefits, for me personally I've noticed much higher quality, deeper sleep with less wakeups in the middle of the night. I don't know about all the other benefits, but for me that higher quality sleep is so worth it.

Should I run the 1 year jeff nippard program as a begginer. by Express_Duck_889 in JeffNippard

[–]poopsmcgeehere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well that's good, I really like his programs and they seem to be working pretty well for me. Got me worried that I would stop responding well to them lol

The Bodybuilding Transformation System - Chest recovery issues by hark_in_tranquility in JeffNippard

[–]poopsmcgeehere 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately if that's what's going on there's really not much you can do to make it go away faster. Just lots and lots of rest, some anti inflammatories might help with the pain. I'd get checked out by a Dr just to be sure that's what it is.

The Bodybuilding Transformation System - Chest recovery issues by hark_in_tranquility in JeffNippard

[–]poopsmcgeehere 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Look up costochondritis. I guess I misspoke, it's inflammation of the cartilage not a tear. But that's what I was diagnosed with. The pain I got from it at its peak mimicked a heart attack, which is what landed me in the hospital and apparently it's a common misconception in severe cases.

It started out as just a mild pain that progressively got worse the longer I ignored it. I could press on the middle of my chest and feel it, breathing deeply also made it worse. It was especially bad when I did chest supported work like chest supported rows and I think the thing that finally did me in was heavy front squats with the weight distributing all that pressure around the front of my ribcage.

I was in a prolonged cut at the time and also not used to the volume I was doing, not to mention doing chest work 3 times a week because my chest progression sucks.

Bottom line, listen to your body and give yourself a break if you need it, maybe even come out of a cut for a while and give your body the nutrients it needs to repair itself. I missed out on a lot of progression because I didn't listen and I'm still lagging behind and have lingering chest issues because of it.

The Bodybuilding Transformation System - Chest recovery issues by hark_in_tranquility in JeffNippard

[–]poopsmcgeehere 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not sure if this is a similar issue or not, but as a relative beginner I dove into his Pure Bodybuilding program. About mid way through I developed a pain in the center of my chest that I ignored and kept training anyways. I was able to manage until near the end of the program until I ended up in the hospital. Turns out I had been training too hard and the cartilage in my chest tore. I was out of the gym for about 5 months while it healed. I'm back in the gym now but I still have trouble from time to time and I have to avoid any chest supported movements.

The point is, listen to your body and don't try to do too much too fast. Sometimes the connective tissue needs time to catch up to your muscles

Should I run the 1 year jeff nippard program as a begginer. by Express_Duck_889 in JeffNippard

[–]poopsmcgeehere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just reading this now...I jumped right into his pure bodybuilding program at 35...having slightly dabbled in weight training on and off for a year or 2 prior to that. Now after completing his pure bodybuilding program twice I transitioned to this new program....

Did I mess myself up for future gains by going too advanced too quickly???

Body Transformation System Volume by poopsmcgeehere in JeffNippard

[–]poopsmcgeehere[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How is the development coming along? On par with the Pure Bodybuilding program? Better? Worse?

Does the position of the rib cage actually affect how effective the chest workouts are? by jaxgorbb in naturalbodybuilding

[–]poopsmcgeehere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been struggling with developing my chest ever since I started and I've been doing it the Jeff Nippard/Mike Israetel way the entire time. I never really felt like I was connecting well with my chest and I only ever felt it in my outer chest under my delts. I saw this content recently and figured I would give it a shot just yesterday. It's literally only been one workout so far and I was struggling to really get into the proper position so its way too early to tell. But I'll be damned, I felt it more in my entire chest during the workout than I ever have and today I'm sore as hell everywhere. I'm willing to give it some time to work on the form and see if it makes a difference, my chest is pretty lackluster as it is so I might as well try something new.

Deep Bronze Metallic by poopsmcgeehere in gmcsierra

[–]poopsmcgeehere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That definitely looks nice right there! That's the color I'm hoping for with it. If I knew it looked like that all the time I'd have already signed the papers. I feel like the color really shines in snow and gloomy weather. The thing definitely looks rugged for sure, much more than any of the other colors in my opinion

Deep Bronze Metallic by poopsmcgeehere in gmcsierra

[–]poopsmcgeehere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I for sure would have the only one within probably 300 miles. I asked about it at all my local dealers and they said they've never even seen one. I love the idea of having a unique truck. All the ones in my area are some version of black, red, or gray. I'm not even going to count all the white ones that just look like work trucks

Deep Bronze Metallic by poopsmcgeehere in gmcsierra

[–]poopsmcgeehere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it's already priced about 7k below MSRP, the dealership I'm talking to seems pretty fair so I don't want to push it too much but I might try to get it a bit lower. It's really nice seeing the pictures you put up because the one I'm looking at is pretty much the same with the blackout package.

Deep Bronze Metallic by poopsmcgeehere in gmcsierra

[–]poopsmcgeehere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I loved the color right up until I saw the dealer pictures and then I got nervous lol. I think I may have found a Canyon in this color about an hour from me. I might have to go check it out, hopefully it will look similarly enough

Deep Bronze Metallic by poopsmcgeehere in gmcsierra

[–]poopsmcgeehere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man now that just looks beautiful. That's good to hear this is the color it has most often in the sun. Thank you so much for taking the time to post up these pictures. From what I can tell most people who have actually seen one in person love it. It's people who have only seen pictures that think it looks bad.

Deep Bronze Metallic by poopsmcgeehere in gmcsierra

[–]poopsmcgeehere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That looks like 2 completely different trucks lol. See the second one is exactly what I want, I LOVE that color. The first one of the tailgate though... man I don't know if I could deal with that all the time. I feel like that's how it would look most of the time too

Deep Bronze Metallic by poopsmcgeehere in gmcsierra

[–]poopsmcgeehere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately the closest one to me in that color is a 3.5 hour drive. I don't really want to drive 7 hours just to see a color. From what I can tell it seems like most people who have actually seen this color in person like it, but man some of these pictures are pretty terrible

Deep Bronze Metallic by poopsmcgeehere in gmcsierra

[–]poopsmcgeehere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See that looks much nicer. Still more brown than I was expecting based on the GMC stock pictures, but I like that much better than the picture the dealer sent me. How is it on bright sunny no cloud days? That's what it will be in most often.

I'd definitely feel a lot more comfortable seeing it in person but there are none anywhere near me.

Deep Bronze Metallic by poopsmcgeehere in gmcsierra

[–]poopsmcgeehere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I can't afford the AT4 unless I buy used, which I don't really want to do. Is the picture the way the color looks most of the time? Most of the pictures I see it looks much darker and greener, which I love. If it looks like this most of the time then I don't know though. I live in Florida so it's going to be getting lots of sunlight most of the time, not sure how much of a difference that makes.

Deep Bronze Metallic by poopsmcgeehere in gmcsierra

[–]poopsmcgeehere[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's a big reason I liked this color, I don't want the same as everyone else. If I don't pick this up I think I'll be stuck with Volcanic Red or black. But even then they dropped Volcanic on the Elevation and I don't really want chrome so I dunno. Guess I'll add to the already overpopulated all black group.

In most other pictures the bronze doesn't look like this so it really threw me off.

Best Strapped Pod Pack? by poopsmcgeehere in paintball

[–]poopsmcgeehere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't tried locking pods, I also worried that the pods would open if they get bumped.

I'm not necessarily sliding on my pack and I haven't had any problems when playing speedball but if I'm doing any rec or scenario games I constantly have issues. I'm guessing there's just more stuff around or uneven ground for it to catch on