Hi UK-M.
I kept a couple of training logs here a few years ago and always found it to be a useful way to help keep myself accountable and to share/exchange ideas and knowledge with others.
The last few years have been a bit rocky for me, but I've been back to consistent training since the end of July 2021 and have regained a lot of the muscle I lost in my time away from training. I was completely off weight-training and cold turkey from any PEDs for almost a year due to a prison sentence. I made a more detailed post about the prison sentence and my life since being released here.
I'm 30 now, so I'm not the spring chicken I was when I originally started PEDs at 23. Back then, I used to use a plethora of drugs with no real regard for my health. I'm older and wiser now, so I'm going to try to keep things more sensible this time. I will be avoiding harsher compounds like Tren, Superdrol and Anadrol and keeping my dosages low to moderate for the compounds I do choose to use.
Physique Goals
The goal with the physique is simply to make small improvements while maintaining my fitness/health to the best of my ability. I've never fancied competing. A few people have said I'd have some potential in Men's Physique or Classic but I have no real interest in posing on stage in trunks as it stands. Never say never. But I mainly do this because I enjoy training and I like trying to optimise my routine, diet and supplement protocol to achieve the best results. I appreciate the 'classic' looking bodybuilders, Bob Paris, Francis Benfatto and so on, but I don't really have a ‘goal physique’. I just want to get better in general.
I prefer to maintain a leaner look, so any size I gain will be done slowly. I'll be in a very small surplus during cycle and trying to make lean gains. The scale won't move up as fast as a regular all out bulk but it'll prevent me from having to do any cutting/dieting/tidying up and allow for more consistent progress.
Personal Goals
I'm still in the process of rebuilding my life after the prison sentence. I've already made good progress. I'm back working again with a job at a good firm, I have a new partner, we're due to move in together in less than two weeks, I'm avoiding recreational drugs/alcohol and I'm doing a little bit of training/diet planning/preparation on the side as an extra source of income. My main goals in this department are to stay on the straight and narrow, maintain good relationships with friends/family/partner, work up the ladder in work and take on a few more coaching clients to occupy my downtime in the evening and help me put together some savings.
Health Goals
I'm on the brink of receiving a diagnosis for a health condition which me and my Doctor suspect is an inflammatory bowel disease called Ulcerative Colitis. It's essentially an autoimmune disease which causes a lot of inflammation in the bowel/digestive tract. For the most part it's been manageable but it can flare up occasionally which can result in me shitting blood upwards of 15 times a day. As you can imagine, it's not optimal for any kind of progress with exercise/weight gain, but I'm doing what I can. The hope is to be prescribed with medication which will counteract the inflammation or suppress the immune system which will bring the condition into 'remission' and rid me of the side effects. It's been a bit frightening in all fairness because I've always been in good health and this popped up relatively out of the blue. Apparently stress can be a factor in its onset and it originally popped up while I was in prison - could be a complete coincidence however. I'll document the journey back back to good health in here and outline any flareups I suffer/treatment I receive.
The goal is to get the side effects under control so I can feel 100% (or close) again - it can be quite draining. I'll be making a conscious effort throughout to do regular cardio, keep nutrition somewhat 'clean', minimise the amount of harmful things going into my body and adding supplements where necessary to improve health markers.
I am currently waiting to see a GI Specialist who will be able to arrange the necessary tests for me to get a proper diagnosis. Once I have that, I can be prescribed the medication needed to get the condition in to remission, which means I will finally be free of symptoms. I could be waiting upwards of 6 months before I see a Specialist due to backlogs in the NHS, it's very draining mentally as my symptoms are flaring up and I am stuck in limbo.
Pictures
Some before and afters/recent pictures below.
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I have some more recent pictures and videos on my Instagram page which is @mancmuscle.
Online Coaching
I am an online coach and currently work with just shy of 100 clients including around 30 members from UK-M. If you are interested in becoming a client, check out the information here. I include all of the services outlined below for all online coaching clients. I can help with training, nutrition, PEDs, supplementation and improving health markers. Feel free to drop me a message on here or reply to this thread if you have any questions and I'll be happy to help fill in the contact form on the website if you're interested in finding out more.
I kept a couple of training logs here a few years ago and always found it to be a useful way to help keep myself accountable and to share/exchange ideas and knowledge with others.
The last few years have been a bit rocky for me, but I've been back to consistent training since the end of July 2021 and have regained a lot of the muscle I lost in my time away from training. I was completely off weight-training and cold turkey from any PEDs for almost a year due to a prison sentence. I made a more detailed post about the prison sentence and my life since being released here.
I'm 30 now, so I'm not the spring chicken I was when I originally started PEDs at 23. Back then, I used to use a plethora of drugs with no real regard for my health. I'm older and wiser now, so I'm going to try to keep things more sensible this time. I will be avoiding harsher compounds like Tren, Superdrol and Anadrol and keeping my dosages low to moderate for the compounds I do choose to use.
Physique Goals
The goal with the physique is simply to make small improvements while maintaining my fitness/health to the best of my ability. I've never fancied competing. A few people have said I'd have some potential in Men's Physique or Classic but I have no real interest in posing on stage in trunks as it stands. Never say never. But I mainly do this because I enjoy training and I like trying to optimise my routine, diet and supplement protocol to achieve the best results. I appreciate the 'classic' looking bodybuilders, Bob Paris, Francis Benfatto and so on, but I don't really have a ‘goal physique’. I just want to get better in general.
I prefer to maintain a leaner look, so any size I gain will be done slowly. I'll be in a very small surplus during cycle and trying to make lean gains. The scale won't move up as fast as a regular all out bulk but it'll prevent me from having to do any cutting/dieting/tidying up and allow for more consistent progress.
Personal Goals
I'm still in the process of rebuilding my life after the prison sentence. I've already made good progress. I'm back working again with a job at a good firm, I have a new partner, we're due to move in together in less than two weeks, I'm avoiding recreational drugs/alcohol and I'm doing a little bit of training/diet planning/preparation on the side as an extra source of income. My main goals in this department are to stay on the straight and narrow, maintain good relationships with friends/family/partner, work up the ladder in work and take on a few more coaching clients to occupy my downtime in the evening and help me put together some savings.
Health Goals
I'm on the brink of receiving a diagnosis for a health condition which me and my Doctor suspect is an inflammatory bowel disease called Ulcerative Colitis. It's essentially an autoimmune disease which causes a lot of inflammation in the bowel/digestive tract. For the most part it's been manageable but it can flare up occasionally which can result in me shitting blood upwards of 15 times a day. As you can imagine, it's not optimal for any kind of progress with exercise/weight gain, but I'm doing what I can. The hope is to be prescribed with medication which will counteract the inflammation or suppress the immune system which will bring the condition into 'remission' and rid me of the side effects. It's been a bit frightening in all fairness because I've always been in good health and this popped up relatively out of the blue. Apparently stress can be a factor in its onset and it originally popped up while I was in prison - could be a complete coincidence however. I'll document the journey back back to good health in here and outline any flareups I suffer/treatment I receive.
The goal is to get the side effects under control so I can feel 100% (or close) again - it can be quite draining. I'll be making a conscious effort throughout to do regular cardio, keep nutrition somewhat 'clean', minimise the amount of harmful things going into my body and adding supplements where necessary to improve health markers.
I am currently waiting to see a GI Specialist who will be able to arrange the necessary tests for me to get a proper diagnosis. Once I have that, I can be prescribed the medication needed to get the condition in to remission, which means I will finally be free of symptoms. I could be waiting upwards of 6 months before I see a Specialist due to backlogs in the NHS, it's very draining mentally as my symptoms are flaring up and I am stuck in limbo.
Pictures
Some before and afters/recent pictures below.
I have some more recent pictures and videos on my Instagram page which is @mancmuscle.
Online Coaching
I am an online coach and currently work with just shy of 100 clients including around 30 members from UK-M. If you are interested in becoming a client, check out the information here. I include all of the services outlined below for all online coaching clients. I can help with training, nutrition, PEDs, supplementation and improving health markers. Feel free to drop me a message on here or reply to this thread if you have any questions and I'll be happy to help fill in the contact form on the website if you're interested in finding out more.
