**Marcus's HIT Dungeon**

[clarky.]

That's what is weird - lady pin was 5 days ago and up higher - I'm wondering if something coulda crystallized(the TNE I had had a crystal in it(small but haven't used that in over a wk - wk and a hlf(but it was the same leg)

I'm lost - I'm just going to keep an eye on it - and if it goes outside the ring I drew I'll go get it looked at - I just don't see how it could happen of even manifest to an infection after 5 days w/zero pip or anything...

After my w/o I didn't feel it till after I had laid back to relax... Weird!

It is weird mate But it could be the crystal you never know but aye mate you know tge score go get it checked if it does not get better.

[NACH3]

It is weird mate But it could be the crystal you never know but aye mate you know tge score go get it checked if it does not get better.

Yip... I'm thinking(hoping) I just re-tweaked it(as its in the same spot as it was)!

Just gonna keep a close eye on it! If needed I'll go get it checked(but my primary is catching on - last time she asked if I was on test lol - it was an appointment getting a referral to an Endo - it was a lil while back)

[kelkel]

Skipped chest today (trying to heal) and trained arms. Went well. Not doing chest allowed me to hit tri's a bit harder as the pec-delt inflammation thing wasn't aggravated which allowed me to push harder. So they felt nice. Veins were decent in arms today so I snapped a pic to share. Here's a leg one too from a couple days ago but it's a bit grainy and obscures definition. For ridicule:

[Igifuno]

Yep... I still hate you.

Looking more solid all the time kel. I believe you have Benjamin Button syndrome.

[Hazard]

Lookin great as usual kel! I'd take next week off too and then start back up with very light work for chest.

[marcus300]

Freak of nature Kel

[Bio-Active]

Incline pressed heavy

Decline press

Db flys

Peck deck superset incline machine press

Cable crossovers

30 minutes low intensity cardio and done

[Hazard]

@Nach

Banged out sets of 8 @ 335 on slight incline. Something just didnt feel right. Lowering the bar just felt weird. Didnt wanna go heavier. Next week maybe..... You win this round ;-)

[Sfla80]

That's just not right kel....damn lol.

Back from shoulders

Warm ups

Db press 3 warms, 2 feels (one was going to be working but got 10 reps went higher) 1 working at 90#s!! Ask for spot was turned down once again. So I said screw it and went for it. Struggled getting them in the air but once I got it up, I nailed 8 reps. Felt great. Dropped to 75s got 3 more reps.

One arm db laterals 1 feel 2 working 1 drop

Ez bar upright rows super set into ez bar under grip front raise. 2 working

Reverse hammer press 2 working

Face pulls 3 sets, still feel like I'm not doing it right...

Bent over db laterals 2 working.

Wanted to get some shrugs in but everything was taken and db area was way to busy. Might get them in tomorrow on back or just skip it.

Felt good today though

[NACH3]

Kel, your vascularity is wicked awesome! That's incredible to do that yr round... And yr in and yr out! Great stuff!

[kelkel]

Banged out sets of 8 @ 335 on slight incline. Something just didnt feel right. Lowering the bar just felt weird. Didnt wanna go heavier. Next week maybe..... You win this round ;-)

Good job listening to your body.

[almostgone]

Skipped chest today (trying to heal) and trained arms. Went well. Not doing chest allowed me to hit tri's a bit harder as the pec-delt inflammation thing wasn't aggravated which allowed me to push harder. So they felt nice. Veins were decent in arms today so I snapped a pic to share. Here's a leg one too from a couple days ago but it's a bit grainy and obscures definition. For ridicule:

Dang, just.....dang!!


Edit: Kel, I showed the wife the pics you posed up and asked her how old she thought you are. She guessed you were in your 30s.
Instead of covering up my arms, I'm going to try to use your pics as a motivator.

[almostgone]

Drinking a shake and then going to work arms. After seeing Kel's pic, I feel the need to put on a long sleeve shirt to cover up my "pipe cleaner" arms.

[itsmybody]

Kel, your vascularity is wicked awesome! That's incredible to do that yr round... And yr in and yr out! Great stuff!

Agreed. He seriously is not human. His posts only reinforce that will to keep growing. Kel is a d*mn machine!

[Bodacious]

Damn Kel... Its a machine, its a monster, its a beast, noooo its Kel!!!

Great job man.

Besides that I think you also do great on here helping people out all the time. I know for first hand you have helped me out a ton and thank you for that.

[Igifuno]

He is not human.. He is like piece of iron

[GirlyGymRat]

I had to stop in and see what all the fuss is........That's a tall drink of water.

What motivates Kelkel?

[kelkel]

Appreciate all the positive reinforcement guys and girls. I post pics now and then for several reasons. It helps motivate me (selfish) and hopefully it helps motivate all my friends on this thread as well. Most important point if I can throw it out there, is that age doesn't matter. Progress can be made at any age. Yes, you have to adapt your training as you get older, improvise and get a little smarter as well. But it's not a bad thing which is not always easy with stubborn body builders.

All that said, if you make it a lifestyle, something positive and not a chore, you'll reap great rewards that will pay you back for a lifetime. Just don't rush things like so many young guys do. For me, and I've said this many, many times here, reducing the frequency of training, increasing the intensity (HIT) and increasing rest periods has done wonders for maintaining quality muscle as I've aged.

Kel


ps: Anyone know how to post a windows media player video here? I have one I can put up but it won't allow me to?


ps#2: My dog just came in while I was typing this and pooped on her pee pad. Brings you right back to reality....

[NACH3]

I have a low grade fever - it's gotta be an infection... I'm looking for antibiotics but I'm allergic to sulfalamides.

Fever is just under 100... What if the infection is actually in the muscle??

I've been thinking... W/out my spleen my immune system is always working overtime - white Ts are most likely elevated to the point if I went to hospital they'd admit me... when they run bloods they won't be looking for anything right... Only thing is it's right near an inj site(I noticed a bruise - which is weird considering I took at least 45s a ml if not longer - but I did bury it pretty hard - went back in notes and it's noted.

[NACH3]

Good job listening to your body.

Agreed! now I need to learn to do this more myself(especially since I want to do this for the long haul - as long as physically possible!!!

& the Only competition is w/ourselves!!! Let's be better by the day and push past the limits we did the last w/o! (Unless injured) :/

And yes, you sure are motivating, Kel!

[NACH3]

He is not human.. He is like piece of iron

Dolph Lungren juiced his a$$ for that role... Played the part great lol(he's tall and stringy in all his other movies - not near the muscle development/maturity he had in that movie)

I must break you!

[almostgone]

Appreciate all the positive reinforcement guys and girls. I post pics now and then for several reasons. It helps motivate me (selfish) and hopefully it helps motivate all my friends on this thread as well. Most important point if I can throw it out there, is that age doesn't matter. Progress can be made at any age. Yes, you have to adapt your training as you get older, improvise and get a little smarter as well. But it's not a bad thing which is not always easy with stubborn body builders.

All that said, if you make it a lifestyle, something positive and not a chore, you'll reap great rewards that will pay you back for a lifetime. Just don't rush things like so many young guys do. For me, and I've said this many, many times here, reducing the frequency of training, increasing the intensity (HIT) and increasing rest periods as I've aged has done wonders for maintaining quality muscle as I've aged.

Kel


ps: Anyone know how to post a windows media player video here? I have one I can put up but it won't allow me to?


ps#2: My dog just came in while I was typing this and pooped on her pee pad. Brings you right back to reality....

LOL, can't help but see the intelligence in the little rascals eyes. Excellent!

[almostgone]

Appreciate all the positive reinforcement guys and girls. I post pics now and then for several reasons. It helps motivate me (selfish) and hopefully it helps motivate all my friends on this thread as well. Most important point if I can throw it out there, is that age doesn't matter. Progress can be made at any age. Yes, you have to adapt your training as you get older, improvise and get a little smarter as well. But it's not a bad thing which is not always easy with stubborn body builders.

All that said, if you make it a lifestyle, something positive and not a chore, you'll reap great rewards that will pay you back for a lifetime. Just don't rush things like so many young guys do. For me, and I've said this many, many times here, reducing the frequency of training, increasing the intensity (HIT) and increasing rest periods as I've aged has done wonders for maintaining quality muscle as I've aged.

Kel


ps: Anyone know how to post a windows media player video here? I have one I can put up but it won't allow me to?


ps#2: My dog just came in while I was typing this and pooped on her pee pad. Brings you right back to reality....

Underlined above is one of my prime motivators.

[Igifuno]

Chest:

Incline DB 2 warm up sets, 75 x 10 and went right for the 120's. 120 x 6, 120 x 6, drop to 75 (I know it's a big drop but it was pretty on the money as I could only push 6. Probably could have grabbed the 80-85's)

Decline hammer strength 115 each side x 12, 160 each side x 6, 160 x 6, drop to 115 x 6, drop to 90 to failure.

Flat bench flys: 45's x 10, 55's x 6, 55's x 6. After each set, repped out DB presses with weight parallel to my torso (same position as fly movement).

Seated cable flys to failure.

20 mins cardio.

Ate great today. Big breakfast, 1030 meal, lunch, 330 meal, pwo meal, big ass dinner, then a shake a little bit ago.

Ready for legs tomorrow.

[marcus300]

Ive got polycythaemia and my haematocrit level is at the range were I could have a stroke. He's done an emergency referral and should be having a venesection. My creatinine and liver values are just out of range but suspects I may be dehydrated and my lifestyle could be to blame. My test levels are off the chart and he wanted me to stop my TRT for 4 weeks but hopefully I persuaded him not to but I am not to sure, I have to have my test levels done one week before my next injection. He had to examine me so when I took off my coat he's face changed. he also wouldn't give me my results he said don't worry about them they are very high and your RBC is at a very dangerous level of concern.

If it was that bad he would of told me to go to the hospital or I hope so.

Don't drink or smoke and workout lol last cycle was 500mgs and my bloods are fuked. Amazing !!

[Igifuno]

Ive got polycythaemia and my haematocrit level is at the range were I could have a stroke. He's done an emergency referral and should be having a venesection. My creatinine and liver values are just out of range but suspects I may be dehydrated and my lifestyle could be to blame. My test levels are off the chart and he wanted me to stop my TRT for 4 weeks but hopefully I persuaded him not to but I am not to sure, I have to have my test levels done one week before my next injection. He had to examine me so when I took off my coat he's face changed. he also wouldn't give me my results he said don't worry about them they are very high and your RBC is at a very dangerous level of concern. If it was that bad he would of told me to go to the hospital or I hope so. Don't drink or smoke and workout lol last cycle was 500mgs and my bloods are fuked. Amazing !! Polycythaemia can be diagnosed by carrying out a blood test to check the number of red blood cells in your blood (red blood cell count) and the amount of space the red blood cells take up in the blood (haematocrit level).

Keep us posted please. Doesn't sound good, and you may have to listen to your doc on this one. Last thing anyone needs is a stroke. Hope they figure it out quickly. We need you healthy, big man.

[almostgone]

Ive got polycythaemia and my haematocrit level is at the range were I could have a stroke. He's done an emergency referral and should be having a venesection. My creatinine and liver values are just out of range but suspects I may be dehydrated and my lifestyle could be to blame. My test levels are off the chart and he wanted me to stop my TRT for 4 weeks but hopefully I persuaded him not to but I am not to sure, I have to have my test levels done one week before my next injection. He had to examine me so when I took off my coat he's face changed. he also wouldn't give me my results he said don't worry about them they are very high and your RBC is at a very dangerous level of concern.

If it was that bad he would of told me to go to the hospital or I hope so.

Don't drink or smoke and workout lol last cycle was 500mgs and my bloods are fuked. Amazing !!


Polycythaemia can be diagnosed by carrying out a blood test to check the number of red blood cells in your blood (red blood cell count) and the amount of space the red blood cells take up in the blood (haematocrit level).

This is what I struggle with, Marcus and also the clotting disorder (Factor V Leiden). The only way I've had any success managing my hematocrit/packed cell volume is donating @ every chance and self bleeding. Of course. I have a CBC pulled before self bleeding because although I can tell when my hematocrit is high, it isn't a good indicator of hematocrit value.
My hematocrit was in the 52%-53% range before any TRT and after I hadn't cycled in years. My highest hematocrit value to date has been 58%. My Dr. knows I keep a close check on my hematocrit and is wiling to write me a script for a therapeutic draw when it is necessary. I try not to ask her too often and I suspect she knows I am self managing my hematocrit issues.
I have been able to manage it but it does require vigilance. If I can help you out with questions, just give me a yell. Not sure if I'll have an answer, but I have been dealing with this for quite some time.
Did he specify polycythemia or polycythemia vera? Also, does Mrs. Marcus ever make mention of you snoring a lot or that you sound like you are struggling to breathe while.you are asleep?

[clarky.]

Ive got polycythaemia and my haematocrit level is at the range were I could have a stroke. He's done an emergency referral and should be having a venesection. My creatinine and liver values are just out of range but suspects I may be dehydrated and my lifestyle could be to blame. My test levels are off the chart and he wanted me to stop my TRT for 4 weeks but hopefully I persuaded him not to but I am not to sure, I have to have my test levels done one week before my next injection. He had to examine me so when I took off my coat he's face changed. he also wouldn't give me my results he said don't worry about them they are very high and your RBC is at a very dangerous level of concern.

If it was that bad he would of told me to go to the hospital or I hope so.

Don't drink or smoke and workout lol last cycle was 500mgs and my bloods are fuked. Amazing !!


Polycythaemia can be diagnosed by carrying out a blood test to check the number of red blood cells in your blood (red blood cell count) and the amount of space the red blood cells take up in the blood (haematocrit level).

Maybe listen to the doc big man but i hope you get this fixed quick

[almostgone]

Although my arms are nicely sore, I feel like my arms looked better prior to lifting this evening.

Seated d'bell curl-2 w/u, Work-9+,drop,4+,drop,5+
Incline alt. d'bell curl-2 w/u, Work-5+,drop,3+,drop,4+-3+
Preacher curls-5+,drop,2+,drop,3+ - 6 cheat reps w/ slow neg. Slight increase in weight.
WG cable EZ curl-3+,drop,9+
Close grip Smythe-2 w/u, Work-8-3,drop,5
Triceps press down w/ horseshoe handle-1 w/u, Work-3,drop,5,drop
D'bell skulls-Work-5,drop,4,drop,3+
Pinwheels- 12 reps(failure)
Biceps stretch off of a high bar- long 45 count.

49 minutes.

[clarky.]

Bi's are fried this morning

[marcus300]

This is what I struggle with, Marcus and also the clotting disorder (Factor V Leiden). The only way I've had any success managing my hematocrit/packed cell volume is donating @ every chance and self bleeding. Of course. I have a CBC pulled before self bleeding because although I can tell when my hematocrit is high, it isn't a good indicator of hematocrit value.
My hematocrit was in the 52%-53% range before any TRT and after I hadn't cycled in years. My highest hematocrit value to date has been 58%. My Dr. knows I keep a close check on my hematocrit and is wiling to write me a script for a therapeutic draw when it is necessary. I try not to ask her too often and I suspect she knows I am self managing my hematocrit issues.
I have been able to manage it but it does require vigilance. If I can help you out with questions, just give me a yell. Not sure if I'll have an answer, but I have been dealing with this for quite some time.
Did he specify polycythemia or polycythemia vera? Also, does Mrs. Marcus ever make mention of you snoring a lot or that you sound like you are struggling to breathe while.you are asleep?

Yes I snore like a bear, there's loads wrong mate with my bloods to be honest

I'm going to try and self bleed tonight, nit sure what I am doing with this one but willing to give it s go

[almostgone]

Yes I snore like a bear, there's loads wrong mate with my bloods to be honest

I'm going to try and self bleed tonight, nit sure what I am doing with this one but willing to give it s go

The snoring is sometimes an indication of obstructed breathing which can lower your O2 levels, which tells your body to crank out more red blood cells. Some people with sleep apnea get positive results from a CPAP device. Generally, they will do a sleep study to determine this.

[Hazard]

Yes I snore like a bear, there's loads wrong mate with my bloods to be honest

I'm going to try and self bleed tonight, nit sure what I am doing with this one but willing to give it s go

The snoring is sometimes an indication of obstructed breathing which can lower your O2 levels, which tells your body to crank out more red blood cells. Some people with sleep apnea get positive results from a CPAP device. Generally, they will do a sleep study to determine this.

Yep.... My father has sleep apnea..... My grand father has it also. I was fine with sleeping until I put weight on.... Now I snore terribly.

Maybe take a low dose of aspirin in the mean time and get rid of some blood. Keep us posted on your progress mate!

[NACH3]

Well guys/gals I'm gonna head to the Drs office(hope I can walk in early enough and show em so I can get some antibiotics) I've been taking Tylenol since no antibiotics have been on hand... My fever is gone now... But I suspect it's just b/c of the acetaminophen....

Should I just say it just popped up sorta like staff?!?! I've not been in this situation b4... I think just the antibiotics will hopefully take care of this!

Wil keep you all posted!

[Hazard]

Just took my BP..... Wanted to check while we're on the health topic.

136/88 pulse 73

Thought it was going to be worse..... Still gotta try to lower it.

[Hazard]

Well guys/gals I'm gonna head to the Drs office(hope I can walk in early enough and show em so I can get some antibiotics) I've been taking Tylenol since no antibiotics have been on hand... My fever is gone now... But I suspect it's just b/c of the acetaminophen....

Should I just say it just popped up sorta like staff?!?! I've not been in this situation b4... I think just the antibiotics will hopefully take care of this!

Wil keep you all posted!

If you have a visible rash you should explain to him what happened. They should want to know exactly what it is so they know what to prescribe. What works on a standard infection won't work on something antibiotic resistant like mrsa.

[Sfla80]

Nach how about tell them it was b12?

[Hazard]

Nach how about tell them it was b12?

^^^^ this

[NACH3]

^^^^ this

Thx guys - hats the ticket...

Haz the only reason I said staff - was b/c I've had mrsa and am a carrier - but also allergic to sulfalamides to which bactrum is usually prescribed(or ciro(?) it starts w/a C is very powerful) & am allergic - Clendomyiacin or vancomyiacin works great!

The rash has reduced very much so over night, still there but much lighter(visibly) - no temp ATM either

Haz - what did you mean by telling them what happened - tell em I pinned lol
Well b12 I'll say

[Igifuno]

Good luck NACH.. What a pain.