Everyone struggles for motivation at certain points and if you have been doing meadows routines for a while then maybe you need to switch it up to get some excitement and enjoyment back. After all there are so many different workouts that all ‘work’ so might as well find something you enjoy.
Never feel bad about having a moan either, part of mental health is being able to talk about this stuff even if things are all fine but you don’t feel it.
I’ve had the privilege of working with doctors for over 10 years. I have great respect for them all. Specialists, to your point, have a much different life than a primary care. The PCP’s day consists mostly of arguing with unhealthy people to make lifestyle/ medication changes they won’t make, being pressured to throughput 3 dozen visits a day, and then still having to answer frivolous litigations and inquiries when things go as you’d expect. I don’t blame them for being a little weary after 40 years of that, but it does require us to do a bit of our homework if we care more than the 99%.
@rugby_lifting i think you’re right. I don’t know what’s next for me, but it’s going to have to be a big swing to entertain me again. We’ll be wrapping this run up about the time I move, so it’s good timing.
Ok, back again.
My wife worked out with me yesterday, which I always enjoy. So I got a decent back workout in yesterday.
I’ve had two follow-up/ second opinion conversations that have made me feel a lot better. One with a doc I know through work and one just as an internal medicine follow-up that was scheduled. They are on the same page as me that a lot of this could be driven by the diuretic, they don’t really see a need for that, so maybe after I see the cardio in a couple weeks that can come out and things will be cool.
She also did bloods again and my blood counts were back in normal range, so it’s really only the renal numbers that are still worrying me (hence I don’t want to be on the diuretic). I’ve cleaned up my diet and cardio significantly, so I really think we will agree to drop that; only the one PCP has any idea why he prescribed it in the first place - everybody else is a little surprised.
She also did my testosterone and estradiol when she did these bloods. We weren’t really looking, but both were below the bottom of normal. That
Could explain some of my terrible motivation and whiny attitude (maybe even my inability to sleep and crackling joints!). Something maybe to keep an eye on as we fix the other stuff. I have all the health history of a steroid user with none of the strength; a little unfair.
Anyway, a lot of that helped set my mind at ease and I had a decent time with the chest/ shoulders pump day this morning.
That sounds better. It just seems like an unusual and risky step unless something really warranted it. And miserable. Those things are hours of no fun at all.
Yeah totally agree. I think he just has his go-to and that’s what happened here. Hopefully we discontinue in a couple weeks
Traveling a little next week so decided to get a head start and knocked out legs today. Didn’t end up doing the leg extensions or RDLs because my legs are still a little sore. Oh well
This sucks big time. Glad you are getting it looked at.
I guess it could also be the thousands of beers I drank in the army
Still lifting. Just throwing that in there.
Good to hear. Hope you are still smashing reactive pump!!!
I’m doing it. I don’t know if I’m smashing it
Alright, superheroes.
Had my cardiology follow-up today. EKG is still a little abnormal, but the same abnormal from before so we’re not getting worse; that’s what we wanted to see.
I told the cardiologist I think the BP medication I’m on is damaging my kidneys (besides making me tired), and he agreed. My BP is well-controlled (even a little low), so he moved me to a different molecule, at the lowest dose, and discontinued the diuretic altogether. We’ll monitor BP and recheck renal function in a couple weeks. I’m very happy about this.
I’ve gone back to eating “wrong” a little bit, and my cholesterol improved back to normal range; so he’s onboard with me managing that and exercise how I want too. All in all, a good day there.
After that, I was in a great mood, and knocked out a skin-splitting arm workout with my wife. These are usually the ones I’ll half-ass or skip, so that was fun.
House closings are all scheduled, supposedly, so we’ll be moving right between Halloween and Thanksgiving; that’s probably about as good a time as can be for the kids. I have to go a little earlier than the family, which, honestly, is great; I can just work and my wife can manage this side - that’s our sweet spot.
Good stuff today!
That is great!
Congrats!!!
Sounds good dude. Hope the house move goes really well and keep at it.
I’ve just finished week 6 now. Really enjoying it. My rear delts are getting blasted more than ever and my eating has been good too. Overall i’m at 103kg from my starting weight of around 100kg.
Thanks!
That’s awesome man! It’s a super fun way to train (when my brain is on). I was surprised how much the rear delt work make my whole shoulders grow when I was first starting into it - hopefully that’s the same for you. Good deal on the weight gain!
Great news!
Congrats TfP, that’s great!
Thanks all!
My man