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Tweaked my knee and have had a vomiting bug for the past few days. The thought of eating 3000 calories anytime soon fills me with dread haha. I guess that's my reward for hitting 2 plates on the squat.

Going to focus on hitting 1 pull up, even my negatives are shocking.

I work from home, which helps with being able to pack in food.

OHP is my favourite move but as you say its brutal. I had to move safety bars up for the first time the other day.

Can someone just tell me what supplements to take, going onto bulk/myprotein or equivalent is giving me a headache with the amount of variety.

Currently taking;
Creatine
Whey protein

But I'm sure there is a few I'm missing. I'm particularly concerned about recovery , especially with the amount of squats I'm doing.

Bit of a light bulb moment this, have started tracking as was curious and I was nowhere near eating enough.

Daily goal of 3300 calories with a 30/35/35 macro ratio. 270 grams of protein! Just trying to ease in but I actually do feel better!

Plykea are having an online offcut sale on 6th December, specifically for desk tops. Think I might try and snag one for the office.

I'm currently paying 180 per rad, materials included. This includes moving it to where ever I want within reason. Another local plumbing firm charges £70+vat per hour with materials on top.

I think you could find someone that would do a deal on 6? The hard part is draining the system and then filling up/bleeding and testing for leaks haha.

I had a really shitty gym session yesterday, the cherry on top was forgetting a 1.25kg plate on my squat, I wonder if the the bar being off balance was why I struggled so much (excuses). Overhead press is getting very hard, first time I've moved the safety bars right up! Deadlift with 2 plates is no joke, which brings me on to my next point.

I've come to realise I'm not eating enough to be able to shift all this weight and recover in time. Something in my brain makes tracking impossible, I can hardly keep track of anything else in life. My new tactic is to record one day then replicate, so something like: breakfast (Skyr, Avo, toast, cottage cheese), lunch (eggs!), dinner (chicken/salmon/steak, lots of veg), desert/snacks (peanut butter, nuts)

repeat that x7

I usually have my creatine and clear whey daily.

I have just ordered a pair of these to try: https://startfitness.co.uk/products/adidas-the-total-weightlifting-shoes-white?variant=43442456690896

I would go shoeless but my gym floor is really cold... so I end up with blocks of ice for feet.

Ordered, thank you!

Was having 2 radiators fitted yesterday but when fitting one under a window it turns out there is about 1 inch of crumbly plaster which just fell straight out. Wondering what the best solution is, can I fill it with something and redrill? Or should I put the radiator on another wall and call it a day. I don't think I can cope with having the wall re plastered any time soon.

I wonder how hard it will be to find an unmodified example, I guess I should just stay clear of any with lots of owners and aim for one with the common issues ironed out. Off to eBay I go!

Audi had my car for 2 months during the part shortages timeframe and I know how you feel. It's been almost a year now and I've forgotten about it and enjoy the car.

Bought a pair of Loakes in store, ended up not being right for my outfit. Receipt says extended returns due to Christmas, make my partner feel really uncomfortable whilst returning for me as supposedly the receipt is wrong.

Ah well, that's them blacklisted for me, as I'm petty.

Any recommendations for black derby boots in G width? Currently looking at Grenson Desmonds

This is impressive. My heart rate has increased just reading the numbers. I was doing 100kg deadlift the other day and the guy behind me was casually smashing out 200kg, it made me think about when do I stop or will I be that guy.

What is everyone's goal atm? My goal is to do 1 strict pull up. Doesn't sound like a lot but at 102KG it takes a lot to pull me up.

My long term goal is just to feel strong but I can't see myself continuing 5x5 beyond 120KG squat. Not sure what the alternative is though.

Project thread? Is the R53 as unreliable as most make out? I think it's a good option for a small fun car that's not an MX5

I just paid a premium for AA to replace my dead battery at home. Finding the right sized battery, potentially having to clean it all out and end up with cables being too short/long made my brain go foggy but now the regret is sinking in. I guess I just needed to say it out loud to move on.

But pretty good service if you ever need it.

That is a good point, I probably have a good base.

If I find a good supplier, I think they would offer product training, I'd also most likely rent a machine which should also come with training.

I always find it fascinating how businesses selling mediocre coffee thrive but maybe the majority of people just don't care about quality. Totally different experience in Australia, everyone gives a shit.

Has anyone done any form of official training with a coffee shop/roaster ? I know some run workshops. I'm interested in the business side as well as being a hands on barista. Basically I'm thinking about doing a mobile set up at some point as there is a big gap down here in wild Wiltshire and looking for some workshops to do over official certification and interested if anyone has done something similar.

Really I'm just looking for an excuse to convert an old land rover.

Yellow Bourbon

Thank you, on the list!

I usually order coffee from Dark Arts, Origin or Full Court. Anywhere else I should try?

Yup reasonable and should cover copper and inhibitor etc. it's always worth getting multiple done as the main time drain is... draining the system then testing.

If you don't have a drain down valve get the plumber to fit one!

Oh also doing Stronglifts, currently on 87.5 for squats. It's tough as each workout I'm doing around 48 squats if you include the warmup. I had a knee niggle which I continued working through, it ended up clearing by itself and I attribute that to getting consistent with squat form.

I don't think you mentioned what you do to warm up? I loop band + leg swings etc to hit the glutes and related, I also grab a 5kg plate for some deep squat active stretching, I think this is key to avoiding injury. Rather than not squatting, I would drop the weight on the app and work on form whilst completing the reps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFs6E3Ti1jg&t=601s

Update on the bench press, looked at my form and turns out it was off and fixing a few things (slightly narrower grip, retracting scapula) has made it feel all so easier, thanks all.

This should be standard in the UK! Save me adding some cheap ones to the windows.

Has anyone retrofitted an induction hob with built in extractor, good experience? For whatever reason the kitchen has a steal beam above the hob so probably the reason there is no extractor.

I guess I'll just lose a few drawers.