There is always room for improvement! 💪🏼

Eh, I always thought it was an open secret that PEDs (among more illicit drugs) are the norm in Hollywood. I'm not aware of all the PEDs out there these days but to my knowledge, they don't necessarily serve as caloric replacements. You still have to eat to gain the mass.
 
Yes. But PEDs speed up recovery time, which allows mass and performance gains to come faster when sufficient nutrition is supplied. When I was younger I was tempted to get my hands on Dianabol because a couple guys at the fitness center I trained at had access. But I rationalized that I would get addicted to the nonstop gains and end up regretting it because it would ultimately be unsustainable.
 
David Mary said:
Yes. But PEDs speed up recovery time, which allows mass and performance gains to come faster when sufficient nutrition is supplied. When I was younger I was tempted to get my hands on Dianabol because a couple guys at the fitness center I trained at had access. But I rationalized that I would get addicted to the nonstop gains and end up regretting it because it would ultimately be unsustainable.
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I think you had good foresight.

This doesn't fall in the same category but I tried taking creatine supplements for a little while to get a little more oomph out of my workouts. I didn't care for how it made me feel during sessions so I stopped taking it. Hard to describe but it didn't feel natural to me so no more of that.
 
Actually, I love creatine. But I take it a very specific way. In my coffee. That being said, it has been a while since I've taken it regularly. But it is one of those supplements that, when I have kept it up regularly, really made a noticeable difference for not only my energy levels, but my overall alertness too. Anecdotally, I believe creatine has helped me when playing chess, for example.

I theorized that the diuretic nature of coffee and the osmotic effect of creatine would balance nicely when taken together, and the most significant trial period of this hypothesis for me was during the time just before my Covid layoff and subsequent dive into knife making as a living. I was riding about 3 miles each way on the bike to work, with hills both ways, and also doing significant kettlebell work at home at least a few times a week. I also sometimes brought my small kettlebell to work, where each break I would do some kind of movements with them outside. Anything from kettlebell juggling, to weighted pistols.

The kicker, at this time, I was consuming two coffees per 3 pm to 11 pm shift, both to be finished before 6 pm, after which I would drink the same volume of water until the end of the shift. Both coffees contained creatine and L-glutamine, as well as coconut oil. I felt great. In the two years or so I was following this format, I cannot remember a single day of illness, and I never felt physically tired. Would have been my mid to late thirties.

But PĂ druig PĂ druig if you didn't like how it made you feel, my guess is you took it with cold beverages? I tried it initially with cold or not hot liquids, but hated the "brick in the stomach" feeling it gave me. Once I tried it with hot liquids, I never looked back. In fact to this day I very much dislike drinking anything that is cold, with the occasional exception of a beer if I'm visiting my brother.
 
PĂ druig said:
That's very insightful. Yes, I took it with cold water pre-workout. It made me feel feverish and I had an overall unsettled feeling. It threw my equilibrium off in terms of my set cadence but it did allow me to push through in some cases where I otherwise might have had failure. I'm not sure if that makes sense.
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I take creatine, but never took it before working out.

I actually prefer working out fasted, when I wake up. Then I take a whey protein shake with creatine and dextrose after my workout.
 
bluemax_1 said:
I take creatine, but never took it before working out.

I actually prefer working out fasted, when I wake up. Then I take a whey protein shake with creatine and dextrose after my workout.
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It has been quite a long time since I've taken it so it's possible that it wasn't pure creatine, I don't recall the brand. I do know it was intended as a pre-workout solution that I would mix with cold water.
 
To clarify, I'm not offended by actors taking PEDs since they aren't competing in sports where that would be cheating. I just think that they are full of shit when they describe their diet and training as they try to explain away obvious drug induced transformations. I'm not aware of any major mainstream actors that are open about it.

Here's a funny video of Wahlberg claiming he can do 40 pullups.
 
Richard338 said:
To clarify, I'm not offended by actors taking PEDs since they aren't competing in sports where that would be cheating. I just think that they are full of shit when they describe their diet and training as they try to explain away obvious drug induced transformations. I'm not aware of any major mainstream actors that are open about it.

Here's a funny video of Wahlberg claiming he can do 40 pullups.
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"Zero, zero, zero.... STILL ZERO!"
 
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What program have you got? I’ve probably tried it.
At first it was not to be scrawny. I married a child and have to keep up. I grew up on boats doing my own maint. You need to worm into small spots.

*Gym membership, P90-X, T-25, 21 day fix, (you’ll wear out your carpet), Rodney Yee, biking, jogging. Blah, blah, blah!

*Same for nutrition. South Beach Diet, Atkins (never thought I’d groan eating bacon) Supplements never made any difference in my case. I did avoid the cabbage soup diet.

*I gave up keeping track of progress. I was getting bogged down in paperwork and never reviewed it anyway.

What works for me is, alternate days, yoga, aerobics, dumbbells. Sunday off.
Don’t eat much flour, salt or sugar. Eat as little processed factory food as reasonably possible.
A.M.,Fruit shake w/ spinach or avocado or yogurt w/ nuts & hard boiled egg.
Lunch, anything goes. Big meal of the day.
Dinner, something light (mostly veg.)
 
Richard338 said:
To clarify, I'm not offended by actors taking PEDs since they aren't competing in sports where that would be cheating. I just think that they are full of shit when they describe their diet and training as they try to explain away obvious drug induced transformations. I'm not aware of any major mainstream actors that are open about it.

Here's a funny video of Wahlberg claiming he can do 40 pullups.
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So, at the Wahlberg house, your hair has to clear the bar?

I was going to say,
Christian Bale, Mark W. and others have amazed me putting on loads of weight to play a movie roll…but then it occurred to me, make up probably accounts for some, and their salary makes up for the rest. I’m not amazed anymore.
 
Blues said:
Matt Gregory after a hard workout session wrapping traditional Japanese inspired customs...


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I always make that face.





Always.
 
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