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   13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 20-Mar-2025 18:17:05 JST 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

   Lifting:

   I've been lifting faithfully for the last five weeks, and although I've added a lot of weight to my lifts, I'm hitting - not plateaus, but points where I'm struggling to get 5 reps on a 2.5kg increment. So I'm incrementing by 1kg, or doing 3 reps, or alternating sets at higher and lower weight. I'm not NOT making gainz. I'd just like more and faster.

   I might need to start tracking protein intake again. Or start snacking on raw tofu instead of biscuits.

   My body is obviously recomposing due to being on testosterone now, but my body impedance scanner reckons I'm losing muscle mass while my weight increases.

   This may be a hormonal anomaly (do I need to switch measuring sex already?) But I suppose macronutrient tracking wouldn't hurt.

   Music:

   The Halo Effect: March Of The Unheard - Full Album Stream
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qzhrF0cMH4

   Yes, it's very audibly Jesper Strömblad doing that thing he does on guitar, Stanne on unclean gothic metal philosophy, not much new ground is pushed.

   But there's vast pleasure to be had in masters of their craft making music that they so obviously find fun.

   I like the new album. It's elegant and pushes the right buttons.

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     Tom Wor (tomwor@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Mar-2025 19:22:22 JST Tom Wor

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     @HauntedOwlbear I'm myself recovering from flu and not back at pre-flu levels. Eating before lifting makes a huge difference for me. Have you looked into supplementing creatine monohydrate and magnesium for better performance and recovery? I'm into seasoned Tempeh recently. Regarding consumer scales: I don't trust those, wanted to look into Caliper body fat test. (https://www.muscleandstrength.com/tools/measure-bodyfat)

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     13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 20-Mar-2025 19:22:22 JST 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

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     • Tom Wor

     @tomwor I do intermittent fasting (a slightly half-arsed 16:8 schedule) and prefer to eat in the evening.

     However, yeah, you've reminded me that I WAS, in fact, supplementing last time I was very seriously powerlifting for performance.

     Recovery seems fine, but I did come up low on creatinine on my last blood test... a preworkout above and beyond coffee might also be a really good idea.

     Thank you, this was a really useful response. 🖤