Dirty gets back to basics - Topless photoshoot, pg228

Nice session. Hope you manage to hold of the illness! Whiskey to kill the bad germs!

Fingers crossed mate, but if I feel like this after the amount of drugs I've taken today then it doesn't bode well. Still got another 3.5hrs at work yet

Did the sensible thing today, so yet again, another week of incomplete training. Assuming I am well after the weekend I think I will be starting my course next weekend regardless cos at this rate my stuff will 'go off' LOL

Feeling a bit better now, tho, was RAF this morning. So I think the penicillin is kicking in finally. Just chilling at home, cat on lap and just trying to eat whatever I can. Not wincing so much when I swallow now either.

All the best for recovery buddy.

Cheers, mate. Still struggling today. Pain isn't quite as bad (goes from my neck right up into my ears) but now I feel ill too. I've got some whey and angel delight made up, not set but who cares, it'll taste good and won't hurt (and if it does it should still be worth it )

Not to be today. Still got a bit of this throat infection, but more annoyingly, with that having wiped out my immune function it's let a cold really wipe me out so decided not to tempt fait..... day off work too to rest up. I've got the wife's 40th on Thurs so need to be fit.

It will mean this week will only see 2 training sessions so I'll hash together a bit of legs and chest (with some bis) tomorrow if I am fit, then on Fri get back done and throw in some OHP and FP work to cover delts and tris, but just damage limitation sessions. Course will then start at the weekend I think, that should hopefully see my 12 weeker ending in time for my hols (I'll do the maths later ) and also before the summer heat picks up.

Other news:

Need a new washing machine, an annoyingly unexpected $300 spend that.

One of my cats likes bringing me gifts and toys. Saturday nights rain resulted in her gift of choice being..... worms, about half a dozen of the fcuking things LOL

Bummer man - best rest it up though rather than train once and miss 2+ sessions.

Don't envy you on the cat front, ours at home are old enough to be over it now, but we had everything from worms to mice to frogs to birds through the catflap in the kitchen, some alive, some not. Lovely!

Well, today was a wash out too. Just don't feel well enough especially as I have had to work today as we're low on staff ATM. Alos, no point risking being too ill for the wife's 40th on Thurs. If I feel good I might shimmy a make do session in tomorrow, if not then a lax full body show on Friday might set me up for next week.

Don't usually feel this ill off a cold (now the throat has eased a bit) but obviously the throat infection fcuked my immune system over and has really let this cold do it's work.

Any tips on washing machines welcome BTW

No tips on washing machines... sorry.
 
One of our old cats used to love brining stuff home..
mice, sparrows... duck..... squirrel!! lol

Full body deload type blast on Friday it is then. I'll just work up to something like a 60-70% single or so depending how easy it feels on FS, Bench, PP and DL and then just do a few light blasts on RDL, Curl, Floor press and a row probably.

Shouldn't take long. Do dome good stretching etc afterwards. See my physio mate on sat for a good MOT, start course on Sun and back to the gym on Mon.... That's the plan anyway

Sounds like a good plan assuming nothing gets in the way! Probably a nice way to set up the start of the course too.

How long's it been since you were 'on' last? I feel like i might have to try and pull 230 on saturday just to make sure i get it before you do LOL

LOL, I wouldn't even try it ATM, I'm not a million miles off (like yourself) but it's certainly not there right now.

It's been a year now since I was last on. I'm on hols in 16 weeks so I have my 12wks to run, then 2-3wkoff before 4wks of PCT. So not ideal, I would rather be able to train properly while going thru PCT TBH but I might manage to get in a couple of make-shift sessions to minimise any damage.... failing that I'll stock up and run it thru my hols and start PCT when I get back

Sounds like something similiar I had mate. Wasn't your average cold.

Wish I could give some useful insight re: washing machine, but my mechanical knowledge doesn't extend past the basics of 2 stroke motors unfortunately. The one in our flat is definately on it's way out, I just hope we can get out before it does!

Get well mate, bad luck lately..

Well I've just survived my weekly bball game, altho I did play like I had never touched a ball in my life. Didn't help that we had exactly 10 turn up so no chance to sub out for a breather.

Fingers crossed for the wife's big day tomorrow, weather forecast isn't exactly great, and now she's got this cold we think and caught a stomache bug from all the parents at her school bringing in sick kids.

I'm definately over the worst tho, a light session (full body on Fri) and back in motion on Monday I hope. Having the throat infection first just let this cold knock the shat out of me

(Good to see you again TB, how's that shoulder?)

"Dirtyvest givved me jermz."

LOL nice pic.... just had Zach's mates round today and it was snotty noses all round..... so I made sure I coughed over them all!

Right, 1st things first - I made the gym today. Went a little heavier than planned but was still an easyish session

FS - up to 120x2 IIRC
Bench - the same
PP - 80x2 or 3
DL - up to 180x2 or 3
RDL - 100 x 2x5
Inc DB - 45s 2x5
Floor P - 80 x 2x5
LPD - 97.5 x 2x5
Hammer row - 90 x 2x6
Curls - 45 x 2x6

Got a sweat on but nice to be moving again.

London yesterday with the Mrs was nioce. Bit much for $80 return for us both. Really nice meal ($70) I had Kangaroo amongst other things. Wander round Covent Gdn. Weather wasn't great but she came out with a new bag and accessories and a nice little CK watch so she's happy.

Alas today we bought our washing machine with money I now don't have. Hotpoint, was 440 now 340 so figured I couldn't go far wrong with that at that price. Also found somewhere that can laminate our downstairs (about 40sqm) in our $800 budget but I've got a couple of months to sort that out.

Expensive day all round then! Glad she enjoyed it, sure she appreciates her new goodies.

Women always appreciate a little money spent LOL... bloody Next sale today

Course will officially start tonight. Seen my mate and had my hamstring well worked, and my shoulder (fcuk that hurt) so as of this evening I will be running

Test enan: 750mg pw
Deca: IIRC 400mg pw (unless it's 250mg/ml I forget now)

Freezer is stocked up with HCG, arimidex will be run with it too.

Now then, I will get that 100kg PP dammit. I['ve got a couple of weeks til it will all properly kick in so that will help me get back up to speed after this last week or so's erratic training.

Fingers crossed I'll stay healthy and get some consistancy back

Some good vids

What are your best lifts? too many pages for me to go through the lot lol