Approved Log My Competition Log 2025 - ChasetheCase

[ChasetheCase]

Keep it clean and focus on carbohydrate intake around training. Karbolyn powder is a gut-friendly way to boost calorie intake for workouts. Currently, I consume 115g of natural confectionery snakes post-training.

Oh thanks, I've never heard of that before, did some quick research that looks really good, but expensive. Will have a look around and see if I can find a more generic replacement.

What's the rationale behind the snakes?

 

[Dunstone]

Oh thanks, I've never heard of that before, did some quick research that looks really good, but expensive. Will have a look around and see if I can find a more generic replacement.

What's the rationale behind the snakes?

Just 100g fast acting carbs post training with a protien shake, replace glycogen and slight insulin spike, they will be slow reduced over coming weeks and will end up being a banana or apple.

Karbolyn is expensive but essentially is a highly branched cyclic dextran powder HBCD and used as an intro workout shake great for sustained pump during training.

 

[ChasetheCase]

@Dunstone I've obvisoulsy got a lot to still to learn about nutrition.

 

[ChasetheCase]

The end of the surprise birthday weekend in the city. It was a nice surprise, but it had me frantically worried about hitting my protein targets. After going out for Korean bbq and realising how quickly our meal added up to almost $300 and seeing the few strips of meat which was served between the four of us, I was planning to double up my protein shake when I got home.

To then realise we were away for the night, quick hunt for a convenience store, 3x protein shakes and 2L of milk.

Next morning I found out we weren't checking out and would be staying longer, no protein, no vitamins, no supplements... but my wife did bring my gear and syringes. Back out for more protein shakes and another 2L of milk.

For those without kids the following is a typical life compromise. I made sure at least for lunch I could get a proper protein source in, we go the pub, and my 5yr didn't want anything in the kids menu and only wanted a $50 steak. In fairness the choice was chicken nuggets or plain spaghetti. So I agreed to share it with her, and she ended up eating 90% of it. So I weighed up between a McD quarter pounder or another protein shake, yep liquid lunch top up.

I feel ungrateful, but I also feel I work so hard in the gym, trying to eat well all week, then not eating properly for the weekend makes me feel that the whole last week's worth of training is wasted.

Rant over. Sunday night was good my 7yr old made me some protein balls.

 

[SpoonT]

The end of the surprise birthday weekend in the city. It was a nice surprise, but it had me frantically worried about hitting my protein targets. After going out for Korean bbq and realising how quickly our meal added up to almost $300 and seeing the few strips of meat which was served between the four of us, I was planning to double up my protein shake when I got home.

To then realise we were away for the night, quick hunt for a convenience store, 3x protein shakes and 2L of milk.

Next morning I found out we weren't checking out and would be staying longer, no protein, no vitamins, no supplements... but my wife did bring my gear and syringes. Back out for more protein shakes and another 2L of milk.

For those without kids the following is a typical life compromise. I made sure at least for lunch I could get a proper protein source in, we go the pub, and my 5yr didn't want anything in the kids menu and only wanted a $50 steak. In fairness the choice was chicken nuggets or plain spaghetti. So I agreed to share it with her, and she ended up eating 90% of it. So I weighed up between a McD quarter pounder or another protein shake, yep liquid lunch top up.

I feel ungrateful, but I also feel I work so hard in the gym, trying to eat well all week, then not eating properly for the weekend makes me feel that the whole last week's worth of training is wasted.

Rant over. Sunday night was good my 7yr old made me some protein balls.

Totally get that man. Like, we know they get it, but we put so much effort and it becomes such an important thing. Throwing out the schedule and routine can be a nightmare.

 

[ChasetheCase]

Well I’m starting to feel like some of the people I see outside the needle exchange. Syringes next to my bed and now weighing in mg.

Have to say these Aliexpress $5 scales are excellent.

 

[darkHORSE]

The end of the surprise birthday weekend in the city. It was a nice surprise, but it had me frantically worried about hitting my protein targets. After going out for Korean bbq and realising how quickly our meal added up to almost $300 and seeing the few strips of meat which was served between the four of us, I was planning to double up my protein shake when I got home.

To then realise we were away for the night, quick hunt for a convenience store, 3x protein shakes and 2L of milk.

Next morning I found out we weren't checking out and would be staying longer, no protein, no vitamins, no supplements... but my wife did bring my gear and syringes. Back out for more protein shakes and another 2L of milk.

For those without kids the following is a typical life compromise. I made sure at least for lunch I could get a proper protein source in, we go the pub, and my 5yr didn't want anything in the kids menu and only wanted a $50 steak. In fairness the choice was chicken nuggets or plain spaghetti. So I agreed to share it with her, and she ended up eating 90% of it. So I weighed up between a McD quarter pounder or another protein shake, yep liquid lunch top up.

I feel ungrateful, but I also feel I work so hard in the gym, trying to eat well all week, then not eating properly for the weekend makes me feel that the whole last week's worth of training is wasted.

Rant over. Sunday night was good my 7yr old made me some protein balls.

You’re not ungrateful, you're just dialled in and when you’re serious about your progress, weekends like that do your head in. Missing your meals feels like undoing your grind, even if it’s just mental. One weekend won't wreck your week unless you let it spiral.

 

[ChasetheCase]

@SpoonT and @darkHORSE

Yeah exactly that, it's not about being obsessive or ungrateful, just feels like when you're putting in the work day in, day out, and juggling life/kids/work, the routine is half the battle. Then something as simple as missing a few meals just throws you mentally.

Definitely not spiralling, just needed to vent to people who get it. Back on track today, hitting my macros, cardio session was solid, and even managed to sneak in a 20 minute walk with a protein shake in hand like some weirdo after walking back from dropping the kids off.

Appreciate the support, really helps heaps knowing I'm not the only one who feels like this sometimes.

 

[huxy]

I was in the comp last year and even then had a few setbacks so I get how frustrating it is. You're \doing much better than me

 

[ChasetheCase]

Appreciate that thank you @huxy, good to hear you stuck with it despite the setbacks. Always helpful hearing from someone who's been there. I've just checked out your log bloody good effort. I'd be pleased with that.

 

[ChasetheCase]

Well I thought today would be the day to test out my shoulder. Good news it was feeling good, tiny tiny niggle, but I'm confident now if I take my progression slowly it'll align nicely with the recovery time. Hope to be at 90% of max the time my shoulder is fixed, guessing it's another 3-4 weeks away.

Slowly slowly did it, with light weights. Squat was fine, was very tempted to go higher, but luckily I don't have much of an ego these days. Deadlift burnt my lower back, I could really tell I haven't been working on my lower back muscles.

Went to burn out the quads on the leg extension and the pivot came loose. Amazingly they didn't have any allen keys so couldn't fix it. Actually they had a complete total of zero tools. Now I know why it takes so long for equipment to be fixed, guess it's a health and safety / liability reason that they get someone in to fix the machines.


Squat (Barbell)
20kg x 10 reps
40kg x 10 reps
60kg x 10 reps
80kg x 10 reps

Deadlift (Barbell)
60kg x 5 reps
80kg x 5 reps
100kg x 5 reps
120kg x 5 reps

Lying Leg Curl (Machine)
60kg x 15 reps
67kg x 10 reps
74kg x 5 reps
*60kg x 6 reps
*46kg x 10 reps
*46kg x 8 reps

Bicep Curl (Barbell)
20kg x 20 reps
20kg x 20 reps
20kg x 20 reps
20kg x 15 reps
20kg x 10 reps

Rear Delt Reverse Fly (Machine)
54lbs x 6 reps
47lbs x 12 reps
47lbs x 12 reps

Onwards and upwards now, looking forward to getting past this point. Now to go and eat my chicken pasta.

 

[Skays]

Good to hear the shoulder held up. Just take it easy and don't rush your recovery, not worth it.

Depending on the gym you'll probably be waiting two weeks before someone comes to tighten a bolt. That's usually the wait times at my gym.

 

[ChasetheCase]

@Skays yeah this has typically been my issue in the past, raring to get going, and set myself back again. I've learn that often the slowly slowly approach has better outcomes.

Yeah same, shocking, especially as I go to one of the brands premium gyms, they've had a leg curl machine with a worn bush which is so annoying when using, I've reported it twice, and six months later still not fixed.

 

[ChasetheCase]

Another small step forward. I dared increase my squat by another 20kg seemed all good, my shoulder a little achy. But I think it’s more to do with the fact that I haven’t squatted for so long rather than my shoulder injury. Still scared to push it though.

Leg extension machine still bust. Some moron who works there thought it was fine to just push the pivot in and remove the sign. Half way in my set it came flying out again. Kept pushing it back and just continued. Reported again.

I think the squatting tired my abs out quite a bit as found the crunches much harder than normal.

And currently smashing down another chicken pasta weighing up the pros and cons of going UGL for my TRT.

Starting to lean towards the UGL route now after researching sentencing. In NSW and under 50ml it does to local court. Most likely to get $2k fine and worst case some community service for possession. Interestingly I’ve discovered it’s far safer to just buy UGL rather than make your own for personal use. As possession is not indictable.


Afternoon workout
Friday, Jun 27, 2025 at 12:29pm

Squat (Barbell)
Set 1: 20 kg x 10 [Warm-up]
Set 2: 60 kg x 10 [Warm-up]
Set 3: 80 kg x 10
Set 4: 100 kg x 10

Leg Extension (Machine)
Set 1: 82 kg x 15
Set 2: 89 kg x 15
Set 3: 96 kg x 12
Set 4: 103 kg x 10

Lying Leg Curl (Machine)
Set 1: 60 kg x 15
Set 2: 67 kg x 12
Set 3: 74 kg x 6
Set 4: 60 kg x 6
Set 5: 46 kg x 5
Set 6: 46 kg x 4

Bicep Curl (Barbell)
Set 1: 22.5 kg x 20
Set 2: 22.5 kg x 17
Set 3: 22.5 kg x 14
Set 4: 22.5 kg x 13
Set 5: 22.5 kg x 10

Rear Delt Reverse Fly (Machine)
Set 1: 47 lbs x 12
Set 2: 47 lbs x 12
Set 3: 47 lbs x 12

Decline Crunch (Weighted)
Set 1: 40 kg x 20
Set 2: 40 kg x 18
Set 3: 40 kg x 9

 

[huxy]

Thanks bro, it’s good to see you pushing through it all.

I reckon UGL route is best man. Safer and easier than brewing your own. Just piece of mind I reckon.

 

[crackers]

Cycle Stack:
10 weeks - 300mg Test E and 200mg Deca (Supplied by @ozsteroids)
Change of plan due to AC tear and having to train around injury now just 200mg a week Test E. Deca can wait till next time.
Telmisartan 40mg a day
Then back to TRT levels for next blood test

Makes sense, no point pushing the Deca while you’re dealing with the AC tear, better to let the body heal up and keep it simple. 200mg Test E will hold you steady and Telmisartan’s a solid call too.

 

[darkHORSE]

@SpoonT and @darkHORSE

Yeah exactly that, it's not about being obsessive or ungrateful, just feels like when you're putting in the work day in, day out, and juggling life/kids/work, the routine is half the battle. Then something as simple as missing a few meals just throws you mentally.

Definitely not spiralling, just needed to vent to people who get it. Back on track today, hitting my macros, cardio session was solid, and even managed to sneak in a 20 minute walk with a protein shake in hand like some weirdo after walking back from dropping the kids off.

Appreciate the support, really helps heaps knowing I'm not the only one who feels like this sometimes.

That’s the reality of balancing life and still trying to make gains . Key thing is you didn’t let it spiral. You caught it, reset, and handled it. Hitting your macros, cardio is an awesome bounce back. That’s what keeps momentum rolling.

 

[darkHORSE]

Thanks bro, it’s good to see you pushing through it all.

I reckon UGL route is best man. Safer and easier than brewing your own. Just piece of mind I reckon.

Agree with you @huxy

 

[ChasetheCase]

Well life has just got in the way this week and I've done nothing. This is shockingly my worst week in training in a very long time. Had to pick our car up from the garage after an insurance repair, then we had flooding from our box gutter overflowing, then the storms and we had mud flowing into our pool, and today we have the landscapers in to dig up half the garden to fit a PVC pipe they never connected to the storm drain which caused all the issues.

Tried injecting into my leg on wednesday, VL, and it still feels dead, decided not to risk the other side and back to delts this morning. Guessing it'll be ok after a few more injections the muscle will get used to it.

Anyway enough negativitiy, I've been eating well, have been to BJJ twice this week, have started rolling again, shoulder is feeling nearly there and confident with it, no loss of range.

My weight is hoving around 86kg on average, guess I've put a 0.5kg of fat on, not surprisingly as havn't been training as hard with shoulder and now a week off. Easily corrected starting from next week.

Have a good weekend all!

 

[Dunstone]

Well life has just got in the way this week and I've done nothing. This is shockingly my worst week in training in a very long time. Had to pick our car up from the garage after an insurance repair, then we had flooding from our box gutter overflowing, then the storms and we had mud flowing into our pool, and today we have the landscapers in to dig up half the garden to fit a PVC pipe they never connected to the storm drain which caused all the issues.

Tried injecting into my leg on wednesday, VL, and it still feels dead, decided not to risk the other side and back to delts this morning. Guessing it'll be ok after a few more injections the muscle will get used to it.

Anyway enough negativitiy, I've been eating well, have been to BJJ twice this week, have started rolling again, shoulder is feeling nearly there and confident with it, no loss of range.

My weight is hoving around 86kg on average, guess I've put a 0.5kg of fat on, not surprisingly as havn't been training as hard with shoulder and now a week off. Easily corrected starting from next week.

Have a good weekend all!

There will be ups and downs, with both good weeks and challenging ones. However, what's most important is maintaining consistency over time. As you've mentioned, it's always possible to make corrections and improvements in the following week.