Last night basketball was canceled due to an open house at the middle school we usually hoop at. I was pretty pissed bc I had really been looking forward to playing. Instead of whining about it to my wife or whoever, I looked at it as an opportunity to go to the gym I lift at and put some work in full go. It was the best workout on this run yet! Granted it was arms... which is always fun anyways
Unfortunately I had about the worst nights sleep I've had in a while and I'm a shit sleeper as it is. I pretty much realized that if it is after 7 pm, I should never under any circumstances drink my pre workout!
Which brings me to today... I arranged to meet a friend at one of the gyms I have a membership at (yes, I have multiple memberships, no i'm not rich either, long story, unimportant) anyways, I met up w my buddy to play some 1 on 1. Now up until today, I'd say I've pretty much felt super human on this SARM run, especially in regards to endurance. For some odd reason though, I felt human again today... very human...surprisingly human. I found myself having some trouble catching my breath today. Not only that, but really nauseated. I kept playing through it, but in my mind, I was thinking WTF is going on here? I decided to not try to figure out why on this particular day... all of the sudden... I was struggling. I don't know what the deal was with the endurance, but I can tell you that the nausea could be 1 of 2 things or both:
1. My preworkout is a very touchy thing. What I mean by that is, depending on the day and what you’re doing and the amount of this stuff you use there is a VERY VERY fine line between having an intense workout and feeling great or wanting to puke your guts out because of how strong it is. I'm actually relatively tolerant to stimulants. I currently take vyvanse at 70 mg (highest dosage) which is an amphetamine drug used to treat adhd. I’ve been on it for years, which basically tells me that if my preworkout is too much for me… it’s pretty fucking strong. If you're wondering what the pre-workout is, it's called Shatter Black Onyx by muscle tech. I should have stuck with the regular shatter which I highly recommend if you are looking for something that will give you a nice smooth non jittery feeling. If you do try it though, just be mindful that there isn’t any creatine in it. I just add 5 mg of creatine to my preworkout.
2. I forgot to take my Raloxifene yesterday at the time I usually take it which is around 12:30-1:00 PM. I realized it after my workout last night and took it at like 8:45 PM. Then of course I wanted to get back on schedule so I just took it at my normal time around 1 PM today.
I’m leaning towards this having something more to do with the pre-workout and the lack of sleep. In any event… it was kind of an unsettling feeling. If you have read any of my other entries, you would know that the lack of endurance had nothing to do with the SARMS. I know this because I was shocked at being out of breath for the first time in 3-4 weeks.
Tonight, I’m going to relax with family. It’s easy to get caught up in your own shit when you’re working so hard towards different goals especially goals that involve your appearance and fitness levels. I think it's important to tell the people we love how much we really do love and appreciate them. I’m aware that this is definitely not the forum to get mushy and start writing a bunch of sappy shit… so I’ll just leave you with this… Take time for your families.