Steve 'Mobster' Gardener keeps it nice n gritty training log

I'm off out to the pharmacy counter at Asda in a mo to see what they suggest. Re the stool thing - never understood that. Unless I've a specific illness which they test for it'll be what it is. I've 'been' 3x today already. I was passing wind for England this morning and thought 'am I better?'.

Stool tests are to test to see what else is there, like salmanella, listeria, etc.

By the way if you have Salmanella you should be quarentined to home not wandering around Asdas infecting every one. Paint a red cross on your door you infested being!

Now I have to go back and buy some red paint

Brought some lucozade and some electrolytes replacement sachets as per recommendation.

Imodium. Stops the "running-ist river". Farts are just a part of a mans charm If more women appreciated them there would be happier marriages all over the world

Immodium hasn't worked.

Avoid Immodium if you are trying to get better, it should only be used as a temporary measure when you can't get near a crapper (i.e. while on planes, trains and automobiles). The immodium will stop the squits but it will also keep the shit (and associated nastiness) in. What you want to do is just crap it all out. I made this mistake once and was ill for about a week, a couple of days after I stopped taking the immodium it cleared up.

I ran out of it yesterday morning. I was advised to get the sachets - they are frigging disgusting (blackcurrant my arse) and also picked up some glucose drinks.

The lads are all doing event work this afternoon and I sneakily had a quick go at my CoC 3 which was crushed no probs. So although I have lost loads of water weight, can't drink a protein drink etc (haven't been to the little room since 9 though so that's good) I can still close a 3

Sunday
Right ho the gross stuff first. I had a 'crap morning' (ahem) yesterday, a good daytime/afternoon and then a fucking awful evening. God knows what time I eventually went to sleep but I was no sooner off the toilet, wiped then I'd need to go back. I looked on the NHS direct line and google and one symptom I had was cramping legs and to a lesser degree (although easy to confuse with back problems) lower back pain. On the NHS site it said 'go to A&E'. This morning I did some more looking up and according to one doc it's 'at least a week to 2 weeks' before said problem (pebble dashing / spraying of bog) is considered 'chronic'. Whoopee I bleeding well hope not as the idea of even a few more days doesn't exactly appeal to me.

That said in spite of the unadulterated rehydration sachets tasting of not very much adding them to a blackcurrant tea with sweetener is much better and I'm caning my way through. Other than a visit or two to the small room early on I've had no further problems this morning. I'll keep a note of food etc for the next few days in my logs to see if anything makes it better or worse. Because of the above I started training a little late and a little light to ease back into it. I know my bodyweight is way down (try 13lbs). One thing recommended is staying of dairy products which I did for 2 days and not using Immodium etc (not for 3 days so far) as any problems stay where they cause more issues rather than get flushed out.

Food etc pre workout
7.45am
Rehydration drink as above
Tea (milk, sugar and 5g creatine)
Bowl of home made muesli, milk and sugar.

1000
Coffee (2 teaspoons coffee instant coffee and 3 sugars)

1030-1200 workout (time approx as it inc getting Sunday paper, tidying up gym etc)
inc still sports drink (blackcurrant lucozade)


Post workout
Protein shake (first one in days if I manage it) with only 2 heaped scoops (usually 3) equal to about 60g protein (usually 80+)

Training
Seated press with medium (8 inch) log (50-kilos empty)
x 8 reps
plus 10-kilos (60) x 6 reps
plus 20-kilos (70) x 4 reps
plus 30-kilos (80) x 0 reps (will add 2.5 to 70 next time)
way down on barbell and have to make sure not to pound log into face ha ha. Also more triceps than usual but a nice change for a while (6 weeks??)

DB Curls - traditional rather than hammer style of last few weeks
10-kilos* @ x 8 reps
20-kilos* @ x 8 reps
25-kilos* @ x 6 reps
Both lighter and a little less volume than previously as is a break in session

TPD
30-kilos (super easy) x 8 reps
50-kilos x 8 reps
70-kilos x 8 reps
Both lighter and a little less volume than previously as is a break in session


I'll have a lightish lunch later than usual (normally 2pm)

Maybe steer clear of milk with your stomach upset. Hopefully it's not food poisoning, but if it is the sooner you get to the docs the better.

Actual milk I literally only have with my breakfast tea and cereal. Milk products from say ice cream and protein drinks is different. I've had no ice cream for days (had some xmas day) and today is the first day in days with a protein drink. I'm seeing how I get on. I will deffo see a doc if it's still iffy tomorrow.

Touch wood thus far other than this morning nowt. That's not to say it doesn't feel a little off but I haven't legged it to the khazi either.

2.30-3.00pm
lunch
2 'posh' Aberdeen Angus burgers (42.8g protein total) grilled on George Foreman
portion of rice n veg (inc fibrous veg)

Steve Gardener wrote:
grilled on George Foreman

hahaha thats awesome - do alot of peeps use the George Foreman in England? ours just broke, we need to get another one

Within our community (of Iron) yep - loads.

Question being - have said burgers stayed "in situ" or is Steve typing on his laptop from the bog as we speak

One visit thus far and while not as I'd like better than before. Hopefully things will stay the same later. I don't want 5 visits an hour at midnight.

5pm
Same drink as before/rehydration
6pm
Second shake as before (60g).