Journey to the bottom of the food chain; Angus gains 0.33g of muscle!

[Ateam2023]

W6D6, 22/05/2025
Bodyweight at 81.05Kg OFFICIALLY HIT EIGHTY ONE KILO JRAM GUYS

Sleep wasn't the best last night; I kept tossing and turning for some time. Also, I've been using these nasal breathing strips and while they do allow me to breathe better, I feel that they're really messing with my throat/giving me a dry throat.

Breakfast (leftover apple pancakes from last time)

Even more delicious than the first batch, not sure why but I'm seeing a pattern here.

Pre

This bowl keeps getting bigger; probably end up eating two bowls by the time I'm 100kg, lol. 160g/10iu Humalog

Training
Legs B

Had a great workout today (for the most part)

Superset
Seated leg curls x3

Leg extensions x3

Leg press x2 (sets of 20)

Hack squat x2 (still adding weight, but maybe I'll actually stop and start doing 20s on these as well)

This is the first set. During my second set I set my foot a bit higher on the platform and I guess that caused way too much knee torque I could feel my knee cap going PLEASE STOP within the first inch of descending, so I stopped. Unfortunately, I was too late; my left knee is all inflamed now, but hopefully it'll calm down by my new leg session. I was able to do my Z2 cardio without issues, so hopefully it's not TOO bad.

Lying leg curl x3

Calf raises on the leg press x6

Abductor machine x3 (will be adding more sets next week)

30 minutes Z2

Ab mat crunches x2
Plank x1

Post

Went for sour cherries today, definitely a good choice. 8iu Humalog

Chicken meal'

Yum.

Off day tomorrow; not sure if I want shawerma drenched in pomegranate molasse or some smash burgers...

i'm loving your meal lineups that you post, what are your minimum macros you aim to hit "on average"? And those frikking pancakes look sooo damn good

 

[FuriousAngus]

ok whats the mix on that size of a bowl? is it more than 75 g of rice? i have a larger bowl also, i just got my Rice so im curious? Tia

Yes this is...

100g rice (pregrounded, I noticed if I don't pre grind my rice it doesn't grind well in liquid, unlike oats)
400ml skim milk
32g brown sugar
1 small packet splenda
5g organic maple syrup
110g banana
1/2 tsp salt (important for taste not just sodium)
1/4 tsp low fat coffee creamer (about 15 calories, less than half a gram of fat, adds richness)

Blend and cook on the stove, top with honey (or don't) and devour. Absolutely delicious!

 

[FuriousAngus]

i'm loving your meal lineups that you post, what are your minimum macros you aim to hit "on average"? And those frikking pancakes look sooo damn good

Thanks man, glad you're enjoying the food! I eat nearly the same things every single day (with some slight variation in sauces and fruit).

The pancakes were the bomb! I'll post the recipe the next time I make them.

My current macros are approx: 625-650g carbs, 250-260g protein, and under 20g of fat (I make sure to hit 3800 calories daily; total calories consumed is more accurate than exact macros which are approximations)

 

[Ateam2023]

Thanks man, glad you're enjoying the food! I eat nearly the same things every single day (with some slight variation in sauces and fruit).

The pancakes were the bomb! I'll post the recipe the next time I make them.

My current macros are approx: 625-650g carbs, 250-260g protein, and under 20g of fat (I make sure to hit 3800 calories daily; total calories consumed is more accurate than exact macros which are approximations)

that would be awesome about the pancake recipe, thanks brother,,

 

[FuriousAngus]

W6D7, 23/05/2025
Bodyweight at 81.40KAY JEEZ WHAT??

Woke up feeling unusually tired today; very lethargic.

Had a light breakfast, some eggs (the one thing I look forward to all week) and a protein bar

Had this amazing protein bar as well

Couldn't stay up much after, so I walked for 15 minutes and I had a nap.

Woke up a few hours later and decided on my usual x2 shawarma, safeeha (meat mix baked into dough) and fries. All drenched in pomegranate molasses, of course.

Walked for 30 minutes, watched some stuff then I took another nap. At this point my left knee seemed to be getting better every time I nap, lol.

Woke up again and had a couple light meals (with more walking in-between and did the numbers for this week.

Last meal has under 35g of carbs in it; basically just casein (protein cookie dough) and berries.

Week 6 summary
I seem to be an entire 1kg from last week, which I think is mostly water (I seem to be holding more water than usual) caused by doing Humalog x6 days a week instead of x4.

I even woke up looking very soft today; I wonder if this has anything to do with me switching from doing GH IM to SubQ again, my arms have been going numb when sleeping too, which hasn't happened for a while since I switched to IM a while back.

We're still going strong guys. Week 7 starts tomorrow!

 

[Ateam2023]

W6D7, 23/05/2025
Bodyweight at 81.40KAY JEEZ WHAT??

Woke up feeling unusually tired today; very lethargic.

Had a light breakfast, some eggs (the one thing I look forward to all week) and a protein bar

Had this amazing protein bar as well

Couldn't stay up much after, so I walked for 15 minutes and I had a nap.

Woke up a few hours later and decided on my usual x2 shawarma, safeeha (meat mix baked into dough) and fries. All drenched in pomegranate molasses, of course.

Walked for 30 minutes, watched some stuff then I took another nap. At this point my left knee seemed to be getting better every time I nap, lol.

Woke up again and had a couple light meals (with more walking in-between and did the numbers for this week.

Last meal has under 35g of carbs in it; basically just casein (protein cookie dough) and berries.

Week 6 summary
I seem to be an entire 1kg from last week, which I think is mostly water (I seem to be holding more water than usual) caused by doing Humalog x6 days a week instead of x4.

I even woke up looking very soft today; I wonder if this has anything to do with me switching from doing GH IM to SubQ again, my arms have been going numb when sleeping too, which hasn't happened for a while since I switched to IM a while back.

We're still going strong guys. Week 7 starts tomorrow!

i'm looking forward to "Pancake day" , lol i have my pen and paper ready for that recipe,, i usually have bisquick waffles as my cheat meal , I only use real maple syrup though, thats my jam

 

[FuriousAngus]

W7D2, 25/05/2025
Bodyweight at 80.45Kg

Quick catch up
Had a VERY stressful day yesterday, but still managed to get a great workout in. Also, cooked about 3kgs of chicken breast (about 12 meals).

Different flavors/spices, all vacuum sealed and ready to eat (this is the only way I can tolerate/enjoy pre-cooked chicken, I typically find left over chicken absolutely disgusting)

Today
I had a long day today; lots of driving, cooking, and training. Also, woke up looking much sharper today, probably because I dropped some extra fluid.

Doctor's appointment
I had to wake up early to catch my appointment (which was rescheduled from last week). Doctor was pretty cute. I had her check my hernia and she basically said the same thing my surgeon said; the hernia is so tiny most surgeons would not even operate on it, but she can put me in for (free) surgery if I want it done.

I'll be doing the surgery after this progress phase.

PANCAKES
Got home pretty late but I wasn't THAT hungry, so decided to make a double batch of my banana pancakes. WE'RE GOING OVER THE RECIPE BROS BRING YOUR PENS

Wet ingredients (all in a blender)
- 320g banana, I use frozen bananas because it's what I have on hand (or 3 very ripe mediums, if you don't care for precise measurements)
- 385ml liquid/yogurt mix (add about a 150g of your yogurt of choice and fill the rest up with 0% milk; I personally like regular 0% yogurt with sweetener plus 0% milk)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1-2 tsp cake batter extract (secret ingredient, optional), this stuff

- 15g organic maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp light coffee creamer (I like it because it makes 0% milk taste better, I doubt it makes that big of a difference, lol)

Dry ingredients (in a bowl)
- 240g white flour (tried oat flour, didn't like it)
- 6-7 tbsp (table spoons) equivalent of sugar; I do 6-7 tbsp granulated Splenda which is 1:1 with sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp brown butter seasoning, this stuff (optional)

- 4 tsp baking powder

Whisk very well/remove lumps and pour liquid into the bow/whisk some more and then let it rest for 5 minutes to get some leavening going.

Should look something like this

Also, not using cooking spray will actually give you a much better color on these (assuming you're using a non stick pan).

See this

VS this

This batter will give you 8 pancakes, and is around 680 calories per serving (half, without added syrup) and an easy 135g-145g of carbs (again, without syrup). Freeze the rest and pop them in the air fryer whenever you feel like it!

Enjoy.

Pre

Decided to change a few things; no blending the rice with the liquid, it results in coarser rice. Instead, I just pre-blend the rice like I used to. Also, I added the bananas in later just before serving and mashed hem into the bowl instead of blending them in initially.

I like it better this way. 10iu Humalog.

Training and NEW LIFE EXPERIENCES
Pull A

Guys, would you believe me if I told you I NEVER wore a tank top to the gym, ever? I'm not a shy guy (AT ALL), but don't comfortable showing skin or taking my shirt off, even in places where it's normal to do so. That said, I GOT ME SOME TANK TOPS FOR THE GYM AND I GOT ASKED WHAT I'M TAKING TWICE TODAY. Loving this stuff.

Cross body machine pulldowns x2

Single arm standing machine row x2

Strap pullovers x2

Single arm strap curls x3
EZ bar curls x3

SUPER
Reverse pec deck x6
Seated cable shrugs x6

Ab mat crunches x2

30 minutes Z2 on the recumbent bike

Post

The usual, 8iu Humalog

Chicken tiem and snacks

BUT WAIT! WE GOT SOME NEW TOYS

These are going to be amazing for my next pull session, LET'S GO!

 

[FuriousAngus]

W7D3, 26/05/2025
Bodyweight at 80.95Kg

Light update
Not much to write about today; left knee was "alright", but it I definitely had to pull back a bit during training.

Sodium intake
I did the math and I'm apparently taking in around 6-7gs of sodium a day; I personally feel fine but I'm wondering if I should pull back on this.

Rest of my last pancake batch

These 100% taste MUCH better the next day, dunno why

Pre

I'm really enjoying the bananas mashed into the CoR after it's done cooking; the texture is more variable and it really cools it down within seconds

10iu Humalog

Training
Legs A

Superset
Seated leg curls x3

Leg extensions x3


Leg press x3

lying leg curls x3

No hack squats today

SUPER
Calf raises on the leg press x6
Abductor machine x3

30 minutes Z2 (watched OP 1130)

Ab mat crunches x2

Post

8iu Humalog

Had the usual chicken sammiches; new batch is delicious.

 

[The Answ3r]

W7D3, 26/05/2025
Bodyweight at 80.95Kg

Light update
Not much to write about today; left knee was "alright", but it I definitely had to pull back a bit during training.

Sodium intake
I did the math and I'm apparently taking in around 6-7gs of sodium a day; I personally feel fine but I'm wondering if I should pull back on this.

Rest of my last pancake batch

These 100% taste MUCH better the next day, dunno why

Pre

I'm really enjoying the bananas mashed into the CoR after it's done cooking; the texture is more variable and it really cools it down within seconds

10iu Humalog

Training
Legs A

Superset
Seated leg curls x3

Leg extensions x3


Leg press x3

lying leg curls x3

No hack squats today

SUPER
Calf raises on the leg press x6
Abductor machine x3

30 minutes Z2 (watched OP 1130)

Ab mat crunches x2

Post

8iu Humalog

Had the usual chicken sammiches; new batch is delicious.

Any chance you can get your hands on BPC-157 and TB-500?

A couple of months ago I messed up my knee and lower back, and after a short 6-week run, my back was completely fine and the knee improved a lot.
You can run mini cycles like 6 weeks on, then take a 2-week break.

Besides joint and soft tissue healing, they also promote:
- improved collagen production
- better gut health (especially BPC)
- reduced inflammation
- faster recovery overall

Definitely worth considering if the knee keeps acting up.

 

[FuriousAngus]

Any chance you can get your hands on BPC-157 and TB-500?

A couple of months ago I messed up my knee and lower back, and after a short 6-week run, my back was completely fine and the knee improved a lot.
You can run mini cycles like 6 weeks on, then take a 2-week break.

Besides joint and soft tissue healing, they also promote:
- improved collagen production
- better gut health (especially BPC)
- reduced inflammation
- faster recovery overall

Definitely worth considering if the knee keeps acting up.

Good recommendation. I actually ran out of BPC-157 last week (tried TB-500 before and I hated it; body was very hot during sleep, fever like symptoms, etc.), but my new order should be here in a couple of weeks.

BPC is one of my favorite compounds.

 

[FuriousAngus]

W7D4, 27/05/2025
Bodyweight at 81.45Kg

My places has been TAKEN OVER BY DRAIN FLIES, FUCK THOSE LITTLE FUCKERS. I cannot eat a single meal without feeling like I'm fighting for my life because these guys are not scared to attack your food WHILE you're eating it.

That aside, I had a good 8 hours of sleep last night, and I woke up craving a thick bowl of corn flakes.

I really do enjoy these; they're delicious and they digest very well, but I can't have a lot of them due to the insane iron content

New package landed, more Ivabradine

I should be good for the next 3/3.5 years. Turkish pharma has been treating me VERY generously lately (always putting in extra packs).

Pre
CoR. I have been using white sugar lately (ran out of brown sugar) and man it doesn't taste the same. I'll be buying more brown sugar later.

After mashing

10iu Humalog

Training
Push B

I. Feel. T H I C K. I'm 100% certain I have made some very visible gains at this point.

Machine incline chest press x2
Machine flat chest press x2
Pec deck x2

Tricep pushdowns w/ viking strap x3
Overhead tricep pushdowns w/ viking strap x3

Single arm machine press x6
Machine laterals x6

30 minutes Z2

Ab mat crunches x2

Post

The usual, 8iu Humalog

Chicken's sammiches (couldn't take photo due to flies).

 

[FuriousAngus]

W7D5, 28/05/2025
Bodyweight at 81.5Kg

Retatrutide GI issue
I was a bit extra gassy before going to bed last night but I didn't think much of it; woke up in the middle of the night with gas that could make anyone pass out and I had those sulphur burps I used to get on Tirz whenever I upped the dose too; this made me pretty anxious because the burps usually came before extreme diarrhea that would usually last hours.

Oh, I also weighed 83 KILO GRAHMS..

Went back to bed, woke up later with said extreme diarrhea; took pepto ultra and within an hour the burps went away and so did the diarrhea, which made me pretty happy because last time I had this on Tirz it lasted 3 days.

I think this was triggered by going to bed shortly after having my last meal. Anyways, I bought some digestive enzymes to help prevent this from happening again.

Breakfast
Had overnight oats and a date bar, haven't had these in a while

Delicious

Pre
CoR

10iu Humalog

Training
Pull B
Had a blast today; new grips were absolutely great and they definitely helped me get through my workout pain free despite not using my versa grips.

Cross body machine pulldowns x2

Single arm standing machine row x1 (test)

Seated cable row x2

Strap pullover x2

Single arm strap curls x3
EZ bar curls x3

SUPER
Reverse pec deck x6
Seated cable shrugs x6

Ab mat crunches x2

30 minutes Z2 on the recumbent bike

Post
Oats, but this time I mixed in some PB powder; I like it

8iu Humalog. Also, these digestive enzymes HELP A LOT! I feel so much lighter after meals when I take them, and they help with gas too.

Chicken' sammiches, but no pics cause' flies.

These flies are driving me INSANE.

New gym, temporarily relocating
I'll be staying at my parents for 2 months starting next week (halfway through week 8). Gym there is SO MUCH better and I'll have more opportunities to take better videos!

 

[FuriousAngus]

W7D5, 29/05/2025
Bodyweight at 81.70Kg

Had about 4 hours of sleep today; wasn't feeling great. This fly problem is stressing me out way more than it should (I can no longer cook without being attacked by these little devils).

I tried burning some incense a bit before and during eating and that seems to be helping some.

Breakfast

Cereal. Is it strange that I don't enjoy the overly sugary cereals as much as basic corn flakes?

Pre
Used brown sugar today, pretty DELICIOUS

10u Humalog

Training
Legs B

Had a GREAT leg session today; I haven't been pushing myself very hard lately (on leg days) due to my knee issues and just generally being somewhat of a cry baby, so I was pretty determined to end that today.

Leg press x3 (sets of 20)

I did a few sets ATG on the hack squat to warm up for leg presses; it worked pretty well. I'll probably be doing this every session

Leg extension x3

Seated leg curl x3

Lying leg curl x3

SUPER
Seated calf raises x6
Abductor machine x6

30 minutes Z2

Ab mat crunches x2

Post

I'm loving PB2 in these; gives it some more richness and depth. 8iu Humalog

Sammiches (quickly put together and eaten before the flies swarm me)

 

[AlexDavis43]

Better get that fly situation under control before your next lady friend visits

it's gross

call an exterminator if need be

 

[FuriousAngus]

Better get that fly situation under control before your next lady friend visits

it's gross

call an exterminator if need be

Tell me about it, this happened overnight and it's only slightly starting to get better now... I'm temporarly moving for a couple of month in 3-4 days and I've been deep cleaning the drains every night now, hopefully they'll be gone by the time I'm back.

Apparently a lot of people have been dealing with these guys recently; never had flies since I moved into this place 7 years ago.

So gross.

 

[FuriousAngus]

W8D01, 01/06/2025
Bodyweight at 81.50Kg

Quick rundown of Friday

Current condition (photo taken upon waking, completely fasted). Holding a bit of water (I weighed 82.25Kg here)

I honestly can't tell if I'm getting softer/fatter, but I do know that I went from low 70s to 82Kg+ in just 8 weeks, and a significant portion of this added weight is most definitely water. I probably did gain a very minimal amount of body fat, but I'm happy with where I'm at at the moment.

This week's numbers

Calories will stay relatively the same (I will slightly up my protein, performance was better when I had it higher) until I reach a plateau.

Plan going forward
- Up my protein back to starting levels
- The initial plan was to increase the dose by 125mg, but this is such a hassle to measure on a 3CC barrel so I'll be staying at 750mg/wk for another 8 weeks
- I will NOT be doing a mini-cut as planned. Instead, I'll keep pushing for another 8 weeks and then follow that with a 4-week mini-cut
- Digestive enzymes with Pre/Post and last meal of the day; it's getting harder to maintain an appetite and I could definitely use better digestion (Reta has been getting more and more effective, probably because I'm gaining weight)

Some eats from Friday
Breakfast (been missing eggs since last week)

My addiction

Had some oatmeal and decided to end the day with a low-carb bowl of protein cookie dough mixed into fat free pudding

Did I say I love cherries? I think you guys know by now.

Today
Woke up a bit late but I was feeling relatively alright. Sleep wasn't the best, but I had a nice bowl of overnight oats

Flies seem to have calmed down a bit; I was able to enjoy this meal without a single fly trying to snatch my food away.

Pre
I've been adding a saffron extract mixture to this (12 calories, 3g carbs); so delicious

10iu Humalog. Also, these little fans I bought seem to be working alright to repel the flies

Training
Push A
Decided to lower the weights some and aim for 12-16 reps, felt pretty good

Machine incline chest press x2
Machine flat chest press x2
Pec deck x2

Tricep pushdowns w/ viking strap x3
Overhead tricep pushdowns w/ viking strap x3

Single arm machine press x6
Machine laterals x6

30 minutes Z2

Leg raises x2 (these seem to hit just fine if I stretch my abs prior/after)
Ab mat crunches x2

Post

8iu Humalog, BUT WITH CHERRIES THIS TIME. I liked it.

Followed by chicken sammiches.

Have you guys seen this before/after of Derek? It's ISNANE

I may not have the genetics or the willingness/desire/work ethic to get that big, but I definitely want to have an insane before/after comparison like this in 2-3 years.

Update on relocating
I'll be moving on Tuesday/Wednesday, so I may not update for a few days (or I might, lol).

 

[Eddie.]

Brother, you fill up nicely! Keep doing what you’re doing because it definitely works. Also, your food pics are sick haha

 

[FuriousAngus]

Brother, you fill up nicely! Keep doing what you’re doing because it definitely works. Also, your food pics are sick haha

Thanks Eddie! I try my best, glad you've been enjoying the log

I'll probably have more variety at my parent's, but hopefully not any more body fat, haha

 

[FuriousAngus]

W8D02, 01/06/2025
Bodyweight at 81.95Kg

Went to bed pretty late last night so I couldn't get enough sleep, but I need to wake up pretty early on Tuesday/Wednesday so this is alright. I'd like to point out that I've been struggling with a few things the past few days...

- Digestion has taken a massive hit; it's probably due to Retatrutide/weight gain combo trying to contain the situation. Digestive enzymes seem to help some with this
- My RHR has increased substantially, almost exactly as the digestion issue came into play. This is also probably because of Retatrutide, but it's possible that I'm simply too exhausted/stressed out, etc. Upon waking up and before going to bed I'd be sitting in the upper 70s/low 80s, which is fine, but my RHR would stay elevated in the mid 90s post training for a good 5-6 hours, which wasn't the case before. I have also been taking Ivabradine on an empty stomach the past few days (which is the wrong way to do it), so maybe this will fix itself over the next several days. We'll see.

If this doesn't resolve I'll first go down to 2mg/wk, and if that doesn't fix it I'll be switching back to Tirz.

Breakfast

I know it looks kinda weird with those funky looking circles, but I swear those are just bananas underneath, haha. Started doing decaf coffee in my protein, to alleviate any possible causes of the increased RHR.

Pre

Been adding saffron to these; YUM!

Training
Pull A

Had a BLAST today; I was FINALLY able to do hammer curls again, after having dropped them months ago due to tennis elbow (I still can't do them normally, but doing them with a strap attached directly to my forearm instead of wrists takes away all the discomfort immediately)

Cross body machine pulldowns x2

Cable seated row, neutral grip bar x2
Strap pullovers x2

Cable curls w/ strap (not shown in this clip, I was just trying them with a handle here; didn't like) x3

Dumbbell curls x3
Hammer curls w/ strap x3

Reverse pec deck x6
Seated cable shrugs x6

Leg raises x2
Ab mat crunches x2

30 minutes Z2

Post
I couldn't bring myself to eat much, so I decided to go with cereal as opposed to a thick bowl of oatmeal

Sammiches

I also switched from NOW's super enzymes to Digest Ultimate; the latter seems overall better and it actually has lactase in it, which I could probably use since I do consume a lot of whey and milk

This is really helping with gas as well.

 

[FuriousAngus]

5/06/2025
Small update, no bodyweight check

Been spending much needed time with my family. I feel so much better now (emotionally/mentally) as I've been extremely stressed out recently.

Unfortunately, my right shoulder decided to just break itself for absolutely no reason yesterday; I could no longer lift my right arm above chest level , as if my shoulder froze on its own (I could, but with a lot of pain).

It's MUCH better today, but this is just bizarre. NOTHING could have triggered this.

Diet's been whatever I wanted to eat/share with the family (it's the holiday season here, MAJOR holiday coming up in just 1 day so diet will be in "didn't log it so it didn't happen" mode for 2-3 days)

Anyways! PHYSIK update

Didn't magically deflate after not taking insulin 2 two days, phew

Some eats from today (didn't really capture the nicer stuff as I was busy stuffing my face)

Always start healthy

Stuffed dates

Tea shop with my sister

I don't know what this is but it's basically some sort of cake crumbs mixed in with heavy cream, cheese and honey. It's SO. FREAKIN. GOOD! And not TOO sweet.

Za'tar w/ labneh

If my shoulder is alright I'll be doing legs tomorrow.