Floater's diary

I´m still good doing the GVT program for a few more cycles I think, but after that I need to start mixing things up to not make my workouts stale. Obviously flat bench instead of incline, but I´m also thinking lat prayers instead of lat pulldowns for a meso.

Gonna get another body comp scan towards the end of next week. I´m ovulating (based on bodily symptoms, the tests still don´t work...) so my fat has that cottage cheese look from fluif retention that I don´t love but the fat pad on my belly keeps shrinking slowly but steadily. Did some scar care on my stretch marks last night, and more of them are getting sturdier and losing that papery thinness so I´m every happy about that. TBH it´s probably time and weight loss that plays a bigger role in this than the scar care but it´s nice to compare the fresh ones to the ones I got in puberty. The fresh ones will never be as smooth as the puberty ones due to my collagen being of worse quality now that I´m middle-aged but that doesn´t mean there couldn´t be improvement.
 
Did 10x10 squats with 55kg today. Had to take 2min breaks instead of 1min between last sets. Overhead DB presses 6kg. Third day of GVT in a row.

Rest day tomorrow.
 
Rest day almost over. Tomorrow is bent over rows and DB chest flys. Got a migraine today. It resolved with a migraine spray, NSAIDs, and electrolytes.

On one hand, good thing I can recover this quickly from GVT, on the other, tells me I gotta reprogram soon.

Dysphoria was bad last night. Took a lot of photos of problem areas. It's not helpful.
 
Yesterday was bent over rows and db chest flys. Today is deadlifts and delts. I´m gonna go get a body comp reading and then have lunch in the city before I hit the gym. I paid for my new mattress,: emptied my savings account, but I do sleep better now that´s for sure. And sleep is invaluable.

Pro and con list of keeping going with GVT:

cons: stimulus is no longer as good as it used to -> maybe risking not getting as much growth
pros: I am under high stress currently, and I enjoy the familiarity of the program.

I guess I´ll see what the bodycomp machine says and use that in decision making as well.
 
The bodycomp machine said I've gained 600g of muscle and 1kg of fat in two weeks. It did note that my water mass is high, which makes sense as I should be in the ovulatory phase now. As always, the readings are approxximates and useful in long term. Gonna get a new reading in a week or so when I should be luteal.
 
Doc went well today and I treated myself with some yummy foods and hit the gym hard in the evening. Psychological factors defo play in to how hard I can go. Also, found really tasty rice at the Asian grocery close to my gym and will buy more of it when it runs out. I´ve been eating a lot of marinated eggs and rice with a side of baby carrots lately.
 
Rest day today. Going to take care of chores, time bills, go for walks. I noticed that my face is a bit puffier since I started using Minoxidil and this is a relatively common side effect but should subside as use continues. I hit the gym yesterday and had the best workout in a while. Feeling altogether happy and content.
 
Mm okay the Minox may not be for me, because I have gained a ton of fluid during these 2 weeks and it might legit strain my heart. Face looks swollen too
 
Yesterday I modified my GVT program a bit by doing my overhead presses with the Smith machine and behind the neck. I had heard that it can be bad for the shoulder joint but I read up about it and apparently unless there is pain or limitation of movement, it should be safe for as long as good form remains. I had a lot of fun doing it, no shoulder discomfort and I could feel my back really activate and teh new stimulus was refreshing. Going to keep doing it for a bit, carefully with the load of course.

I squatted 10x10 with only 50 kg but focused on squatting deep and got so sore that walking was really hard for a good 15 mins after I finished.

Water retention is real. Swimming would probably help flush it out of my system. But first I need to clean up the apartment and the chinnie cages.
 
Woke up with a sore throat, damn :/
 
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