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Started my famine today for my next run. Forgot to take my resting heart beat but for my last 3 runs its been 54-55 bpm. I also have a bit of a cold at the moment. Today was my first time lifting in 4 weeks. Strength was down but the weights felt light when I was squatting.

Once Im done with my famine, Ill be running the slow carb diet while cutting as I try to get back down to 190 lbs. I was ~216 Saturday morning before having my cheat days for both Saturday and Sunday. Waiting for Rob to get back to decide what my lifting routine will be. Ill probably opt for doing cardio rather than cutting calories as well. Im tempted to enter the TL transformation contest on bb-com.

I will be utilizing ebol, protein, and bcaas as well as EC and green tea extract 5 days a week. Some days I will switch a dose of caffeine with a pre-workout. My cheat day will be either Saturday or Sunday depending on what the dining hall is serving those days.

Also happy to say I have been off of my sleeping medication for 2 months now and have a consistent sleep pattern again for the first time in 2 years.
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Famine Workout 1

Squat- 95x5, 135x5, 185x5, 225x4, 225x4, 225x3
T-Bar Rows- 45x10, 90x4, 90x4, 90x4

Cable Rows- 140x5, 140x5, 140x4
Lat Pulldown- 140x5, 140x5, 140x4

Preacher Curl- 65x6
Standing EZ Bar Curl- 65x6
Standing DB Curl- 25x6

Took EC+GTE first thing in the morning
Mid afternoon I ate a bowl of mixed veggies with ranch dressing and 2 tbsp raspberry peanut butter
PWO I ate a bowl of mixed veggies with ranch dressing and some potato salad
Snack was 4 tbsp banana peanut butter
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i will be adding a second dose of just ephedrine to help curb hunger during my famine.

took 1 scoop focus xt, 20mg ephedrine hcl and gte with vitamin c first thing in the morning
took 20mg ephedrine around 1
dinner was 3 servings eggplant parm
snack was 2 tbsp banana peanut butter
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2nd workout coming tonight. got less than 7 hours sleep last night.

took EC+GTE and vitamin c first thing in the morning. ill take another dose around 12:15
lunch was 2-3 servings of kidney beans, a serving of egg/potato salad, and a bowl of mixed veggies with 2 tbsp ranch dressing
pwo was a few pieces of broccoli and carrots with fat free ranch dressing and a small amount of potato salad
snack later will be 4 tbsp banana peanut butter
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famine workout 2

bench- 95x3, 135x8, 120x8, 105x3 and 95x5, 95x5
db shoulder press- 20x8, 20x8, 20x3, 12.5x5

v-bar cable pushdowns- 50x12
ropes cable pushdowns- 65x10
cable kickbacks- 30x10, 30x8
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Looking forward to following your 4th run! Congrats...

What did you start at on your first BP run? Weight and maxes?

Just curious to see the progression through the runs and whatnot...

good luck on the run!
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JML2011 wrote:Looking forward to following your 4th run! Congrats...

What did you start at on your first BP run? Weight and maxes?

Just curious to see the progression through the runs and whatnot...

good luck on the run!
weight started at ~190 but i was much leaner than i am now. over the past year ive slowly let myself go due to some depression and a sleeping disorder. i also had an issue during my last run where i was losing strength for whatever reason and took a month off before starting here.
my first run my bench went up 15 lbs and my squat up 30. my second run my bench went up 10 lbs and stalled during my german loading phase, squat went up 30 lbs if i remember correctly. my squat also stalled but not as much. my lifts for this famine phase are pretty similar to my 3rd run so far.

my first run was definitely my best however, PRs every week and i gained 3 lbs of muscle in 3 weeks over the coarse of GLP1.
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took EC, gte and vitamin c first thing in the morning
lunch was a few bites of chick peas and kidney beans and the veggies out of some chicken stir fry
after lunch i took EC and gte
dinner was a 4 bean salad, a little bit of potato salad, and a bowl of mixed veggies with ~2 tbsp parm peppercorn dressing
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weighed in this morning at just under 214. i was still up at 218 or 219 wednesday morning so thats a pretty crazy drop. today is the last day of my famine as well.

took ec, gte and vitamin c first thing in the morning
took a second dose of ec, gte and vitamin c after my workout
lunch was 4 bean salad with some potato and egg salad and a few bites of waldorf salad
dinner was some over roasted potatoes and honey glazed carrots with a couple bites of black and kidney beans

random note: my arms look bigger than they have in a while, ive had a pump in the all week it seems. my biceps are swelling up almost without me flexing.
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famine workout 3

squat- 135x12, 135x12, 115x12, 95x12, 95x12
deadlift- 85x12, 85x12, 85x12, 85x5, 85x3

lat pulldown- 80x12, 80x12, 70x12, 70x12, 70x12
cable row- 80x12, 60x12, 60x12, 60x12, 60x12

preacher curl- 45x12, 45x12
standing ez bar curl- 45x9
standing db curl- 15x12
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first day of feast!

took ebol, 2 tsp peanut butter, and 6g 4:1:1 bcaas first thing in the morning
before breakfast i had 2 scoops whey, half a serving of almonds, and a scoop of super foods
breakfast was 8 eggs, 5 slices of bbq chicken pizza with no crust, a couple french fries, and mac n cheese
took 6g bcaas, ebol and 1 tsp peanut butter before lunch
lunch was 2 scoops whey, chocolate chip cookie, and a buffalo chicken wrap
took ebol before dinner with 2g fish oil
dinner was a naked burrito
snack was some french fries and 2 scoops trutein
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took ebol and 1 tsp peanut butter first thing in the morning
had 2 scoops whey and a scoop of super foods before breakfast
breakfast was 8 mini egg and cheese omelets and a few french fries
took ebol and ~1 tsp coconut oil before lunch
lunch was a buffalo chicken wrap, 2 scoops whey, and a cookie
took ebol and ~1tsp coconut oil before dinner
dinner was boneless honey bbq wings with ranch dressing
before bed im taking 2 scoops trutein
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took ebol, EC, gte, and 1 tsp coconut oil first thing in the morning
breakfast was some leftover wings and a scoop of whey with superfoods
took ebol, EC, gte and 2g fish oil before lunch
lunch was some chicken nuggets, spinach and broccoli with ranch, and 2 scoops whey
took ebol and coconut oil before dinner
dinner was some noodles with peanut sauce, over roasted turkey, buffalo wings, and some bbq chicken pizza
before bed was 2 scoops trutein

back on the slow carb diet tomorrow
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after force feeding myself the past 3 days im getting back on the slow carb diet and eating at maintenance. my appetite has been dead lately so im actually looking forward to eating less calories.

maintenance calories are around 2200, so ill aim for 1900 calories on off days.

took EC, gte, ebol, and some coconut oil before breakfast 30 calories
breakfast was 4 eggs, 1 scoop whey and 1 scoop super foods 400 calories
took EC, gte, ebol and 1 tsp coconut oil before lunch 30 calories
lunch was a bowl of greens, broccoli, and carrots with 2 tbsp ranch, most of a garlic chicken breast and 2 scoops whey 500 calories
early dinner was 2 servings solution 5 and half a serving of cocoa roasted almonds 441 calories
took ebol and 1 tsp coconut oil before my snack 30 calories
before bed is 2 scoops trutein and ~2 tbsp peanut butter 410 calories

calories for the day ~1840
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