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Cellar Yeti

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  1. I heard from strength shop UK the other day. They have an American based warehouse now so I am going to get a belt from there in a dew days.
  2. Still on the mend. I just order two more 45lb plates for my home gym. Up to 371lbs in bars/iron now. I also ordered some pro wrist wraps along with some misc. supplements. Got get my belt from strength shop and some chains but I still have a few weeks left to rest. Feeling pretty darn good with the dietary fat intake. I hit 3000 Kcal today with 50% being fat. Sunday treat was a Stevia soda and 80% dark chocolate dipped in sunflower butter.
  3. Man, I made this forever ago. I just kinda take creatine mono now. Idk, I don't feel anything from it anymore but it's cheap and I figure as a Vegan, what the hell.
  4. So something is definitely changing in my body. Despite being off weightlifting I am actually getting leaner and my muscles are getting fuller, all despite the fact I am over eating? I suspect my body is carb intolerant and/or insulin resistant so with me ditching grains and starches the insulin blunting free test is starting to rebound. Another thing I think is happening with my new increased fat intake is that my cholesterol is going up making more available to my healing endocrine system to make hormones with which could be making me leaner. I also suspect this because of my sore knees, my body may be rebalancing estrogen and testosterone. I have been getting stomach cramps but I suspect this is from my guts healing from the inflammation and rebalancing to my new macros and lack of wheat. The fatigue is setting in a lot later too, 3 or 4 vs noon. All of this leads me to believe my body is on the mend and making changes for the better. I will just have to wait and see and have all my panels redone in mid January. There is a lot going on with all the dietary and lifestyle changes I have made and it's a lot to keep track of.
  5. I have Crohn's disease and a bunch of food allergies. I don't eat ANY grains or quasi grains and no starches like potatoes and no corn. Sugar or vegetable oils and I limit soy to special occasions. Most of my calories come from fat. Coconut milk, coconut oil, olives, olive oil, tahini, flaxseed meal, avocados, walnuts, macadamia nuts, cashews, almonds, hemp seeds, sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds. And various nut butters of those latter ones. The rest of my calories come from split peas and other legumes and then the last is protein powder. My diet is this to give you an idea. Pea/rice protein 300g or 400g dry peas/beans depending on if it is a lifting day or not with carrots, garlic, onion, flaxseed, olive oil, Nutritional yeast and a half, whole or no avocado depending if it is a weightlifting day or if I feel I've I need more calories. Pea/rice protein with half my hemp seeds and 1/4 to 1\2 a cup coconut milk and a serving of nuts and seeds and some nut butter. About 1/2 lb of veggies sautéed in coconut oil with garlic, and the rest of my hemp seeds.
  6. the My blood work shows that DAA does absolutely nothing for me. Not sure if Mikes supplement is working. I am just starting to gain ground. Six nights of sleep and my body is starting to get the upper hand, the first five sucked but last night was the turning point. I've been slamming way more calories than I need resting to give my body the energy to work on my endocrine system and hormones. A lot of healthy dietary fat, the perfect fuel for hormones. I am eating nearly 45% of my calories from whole fat coconut milk/oil, avocados, pistachios, walnuts, macadamia, almonds, cashews, tahini , sunflower seed butter, flaxseed, and olive oil. And it's really starting to make a sizeable dent as I woke up feeling amazing. Another few weeks and I should be able to do some wind sprints and basic calisthenics to prime my body to get back to lifting.
  7. With my current health issues I have gone back to being a super strict Vegan for spiritual reasons; where as before when i was caught up in my own shit I would cheat occasionally because Meh, fuck it. It has really ground me for good. My soul feels alive again. So I guess in shot. Absolutely.
  8. People just don't realize how a few tweaks in their diet and lifestyle can help get them in shape for good.. Helk I helped mom lose 70lbs and she can barely walk. Haha.
  9. An update. So basically what ended up happening is my Crohn's attacked my endocrine system. Coupled with an allergy/sensitivity to all grains that finally became acute and my exercise schedule (Which is heavily dependent on my endocrine system being able to function to repair me after workouts) I managed to inadvertently cause a crap ton of inflammation which sent my Crohn's into a shit storm which by some manner managed to fry my endocrine system, tank my testosterone and raised my cortisol. I became suspicious when I noticed my liver enzymes were elevated which can be caused by inflammation and a disrupted endocrine system. Also my thyroid hormone was lowered as is evident by my new rested blood work which shows a marked increase. Another sign my efforts working out were not healing was my high creatine kinesis level. My low free testosterone was another sign my endocrine system was on the fritz too but was more of a byproduct of this but also swung back around to bite me in the ass. We just didn't know why everything was so screwed up, the fatigue sent us chasing our tails. It was one giant feedback loop with the primary cause being Crohn's . I had to really play detective and look at all my blood work and do a lot of research and harassing my awesome 1/2 Western 1/2 natural path doctor. Resting for a few weeks or so and then easing back into training starting with body weight only then with a drastically changed ha grain free high fat diet and truncated high intensity low volume routine. Looking at swapping my jogs with Sprints and shaving my routines down to 30-45 min 3x a week focusing primarily on my bread and butter compounds. Keep with reverse pyramid in but also going to try a tighter cluster that Martin of lean gains likes at 4/5/6. I am also taking Mike Mahler aggressive strength testosterone booster but since I am fighting up hill I cannot tell if it is working yet. I will know when I get my blood re tested in mid January. He is a great, well educated and very helpful dude. Well see how my levels look in February. For starting reference my free test is 40. 6 my bioavailable is 90.6 and my total is 357. I have lost a lot of muscle but I am determined not to go down without a fight. I am a Goddamn viking and I refuse to lay down and take it. I have redoubled my efforts and become a very strict grain free Vegan in the last couple weeks too. See you in a few weeks.
  10. Well i guess an update is in order. For the past couple months I have been experiencing really troubling signs in regards to my hormones. At first with my consistant training i could gor for 6-7 weeks of training before hitting my upper limit and needing a week off. It has since gotten to the point where i am taking 8 days of rest every 3-4 weeks. And in that time span i am just destroyed. I didn't understand how i could go from fine to fucked in just a few months but apparently it can happen like a light switch. My sleep was becoming more and more disrupted until finally i wasn't sleeping more than a few hrs a night. I finally took two solid weeks of rest and nothing resolved itself so i quit weightliftng and went to a doctor. My blood work showed i have low testostrrone free and total, very high cortisol and very high IGF-1. After getting my lab results sent to an endocrinologis i recieved a call back and based on my medical history and those results they think i may have a tumor on my pituitary gland. Albeit, and luckily most likely benign. So i have an appointment at UCSD on Dec. 16 and an MRI to diagnose my issue. Even if not a tumor they are certain there is one. I am so depressed. My Crohn's has been flaring so hard because of all this i can barely take care of my mother. I am going into debt insanely fast with the car rentals , hotels and life shit. I don't have any friends and no one to lean on. I have to appear strong for mom because she struggles herself. I feel so damn segretaed and isolated. All my hard work is being washed away. But i am trying to stay positive and looking for the light at the end. But it's really hard when everything you've done crumples around you and you have no one to lean on at all. I guess i am thankful i am still kicking and mom is healthy. And for you guys. You're all the support i have. Kyle, out.
  11. Things are very bad. I am working on pulling my shit together. Thanks for your concern. Hope you are well.
  12. I am taking an early week off lifting. Not sleeping well at night and barely dreaming, feeling a bit icky.
  13. I plan on buying a belt in the next month or so if i can get my hands on more weights and was wondering if any Vegans were looking for a belt? As the belt comes from the UK shipping is going to be a bit hefty and i thought it might be an idea to pool an order to cut down on shipping. Anyone?
  14. 10-25-13 1hr 20min EZ Deadlifts 246 x 4 > 251 226 x 7 > 231 206 x 10 > 211 Weighted Chinups 111 x 4+ > 113.5 85.5 x 8 > 88 67.5 x 11 > 70 47.5 x 16 > 50 EZ rows 171 x 8 > 176 156 x 15 > 161 Bicep EZ curls 111 x 10 > 116 101 x 14 > 106 + Close Grip EZ Curls 96 x 13 > Hold EZ Shrugs 256 x 10 > 261 241 x 15 > 246
  15. 10-23-13 1hr 20min DB Chest Press 191 x 3 > Hold 176 x 7 > Hold 158.5 x 10 > Hold Weighted Dips 111 x 4+ > 113.5 90.5 x 7+ > 93 Triceps Dips 77.5 x 11 > 80 50 x 15 > 52.5 DB Chest Flyes 68 x 7 > 70.5 60.5 x 12 > 63 EZ Bar Tricep Raises 86 x 10 > Hold 76 x 15 > Hold Triceps Kickbacks 30.5 x 15 > 33 Decline Pushups 12.5 x 15 > 15 Was so happy to add 1 solid rep to 191 lb chest presses. It felt really good.
  16. 10/21/13 1hr 10min Ez Hack Squats 221 x 4 > 226 196 x 8 > 201 176 x 10 > 181 161 x 15 > 166 EZ Shoulder Press 106 x 7 > 111 96 x 10 > 101 86 x 15 > 91 Db Lunges 131 x 13 ea leg > 136 Ez Calf Raises 241 x 15 x 15 > 246 Ez Upright Rows 101 x 10 > 106 91 x 13 > Hold DB Side Raises 63 x 10 > Hold Ez Posterior Delt Raises 81 x 10 > 86 71 x 15 > 76 DB Bent Over Flyes 28 x 13 > Hold
  17. I really enjoy running. It's very relaxing for me and i don't really see it as part of my regime but a luxury. I have noticed that i run best when fasted but when i run fed i have more oomph and can go longer but feel bogged down. As a solution i have started adding 1 tbsp of honey to my pre run protein shakes. Best of both worlds and i have nergy up to wazzoo.
  18. 10-18-13 1hr 10min EZ Deadlifts 241 x 4 > 246 221 x 7 > 226 201 x 10 > 206 Weighted Chinups 111 x 3 > Hold 85.5 x 7 > Hold 67.5 x 9 > Hold 47.5 x 14 > Hold EZ rows 171 x 7 > Hold 156 x 10 > Hold 141 x 14 > Hold Bicep EZ curls 121 x 10 > Hold 111 x 15 > Hold + Close Grip EZ Curls 91 x 14 > 96 EZ Shrugs 251 x 10 > 256 236 x 15 > 241 I am super sore. Woohoo.
  19. Yeah man. For sure. 10-16-13 1hr 15min DB Chest Press 191 x 2+ > Hold 176 x 7 > Hold 158.5 x 9 > Hold Weighted Dips +108.5 x 5 > 111 88 x 8 > 90.5 Triceps Dips 75 x 11 > 77.5 47.5 x 16 > 50 DB Chest Flyes 68 x 7 > Hold 63 x 10 > Hold EZ Bar Tricep Raises 86 x 10 > Hold 76 x 15 > Hold Decline Pushups 10 x 15 > 12.5
  20. I added some new exercises yesterday and crap am i sore. Resting today. I try and take a long walk every day, even on days i lift. So i don't totally vege when i rest.
  21. Last two days were rest. 10/14/13 1hr 5min Ez Hack Squats 216 x 5 > 221 191 x 8 > 196 171 x 10 > 176 156 x 15 > 161 EZ Shoulder Press 101 x 7 > 106 91 x 10 > 96 81 x 14 > 86 Db Lunges 126 x 13 ea leg > 131 Ez Calf Raises 236 x 15 x 15 > 241 Ez Upright Rows 96 x 10 > 101 86 x 13 > 91 DB Side Raises 63 x 10 > Hold Ez Posterior Delt Raises 76 x 10 > 81 66 x 15 > 71 DB Bent Over Flyes 25.5 x 15 > 28
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