Buckfever's "It's The Final Countdown" Journal

4/5/2024

Dumbbell Bench Press

70X10
80X12,8,7,7
70X15
I just did 10 reps for the warmup to sav some endurance. Thought it went okay.

4/6/2024

60 @ 32.5 minutes

2.5 minutes lower to down position
5 minutes reset attachment to gain forward position
7.5 add 12 half turns
10 add 12
12.5 add 12
15 add 12
17.5 add 12
17.5 add high heat
32.5 end

Short session due to time. Light tension because wanteing to preserve EQ for later.

4/7/2024

96 @ 60 minutes

2.5 minutes lower to down position
5 minutes reset attachment to gain forward position
7.5 add 12 half turns
10 add 12
12.5 add 12
15 add 12
17.5 add 12
17.5 add Total Man heat pad high
20 add 12
22.5 add 12
25 add 12
36 low heat
56 heat off
60 end

Good start to the week. Heat tolerance was high. Glans condition excellent at the end of the session

Had the opportunity for a hook up yesterday and declined because I was too tired. It concerns me. I’ve gotten stronger with the weight lifting but I need the cardio to bring up the stamina. Weather is good now, we’ll get going this week.

Weight: 187.8

4/7/2024

Pumping

5 minutes @ 4hg
2 minute relaxation
5 minutes @ 4 hg

The girl left early this morning so I’m free for a few days. Decided to do some prep work for the future pumping effort. There was some recent clinical research(https://onlinel ibrary.wiley.co … 1111/andr.12968 ) suggesting this was a good protocol. For me this produced no edema and no petechiae. I do not want darkening, that was not easy to reverse.

In the study it was once a day for 28 days. So when I finish up the extender campaign and go to maintenance I’ll try this protocol. I’ll take measurements of how much of the tube is packed and length at the end of the session. That’s the plan.

4/8/2024

108 @ 60 minutes

2.5 minutes lower to down position
5 minutes reset attachment to gain forward position
7.5 add 12 half turns
10 add 12
12.5 add 12
15 add 12
17.5 add 12
17.5 add Total Man heat pad high
20 add 12
22.5 add 12
25 add 12
17.5 add 12
34 low heat
53.5 heat off
60 end

Looks like we’re back on track, I just have to refrain from pushing it past what the tissues can handle. This campaign should have been done 6 weeks ago but I had to push it and I set myself back.

Weather is good this week we’ll put the running back in on Wednesday.

Weight: 187.2

Just need the weight to very slowly drift down.

4/10/2024

108 @ 37 minutes

2.5 minutes lower to down position
5 minutes reset attachment to gain forward position
7.5 add 12 half turns
10 add 12
12.5 add 12
15 add 12
17.5 add 12
17.5 add Total Man heat pad high
20 add 12
22.5 add 12
25 add 12
27.5 add 12
31.5 remove
37 end

Slippage so ended the session. Not sure what happened. Prepped the noose after, will see how it goes tomorrow.

Weight: 186.8
About 10 lbs to go.

Half day today should get plenty of workouts this week.

4/10/2024

60 @ 60 minutes

2.5 minutes lower to down position
5 minutes reset attachment to gain forward position
7.5 add 12 half turns
10 add 12
12.5 add 12
15 add 12
17.5 add 12
17.5 add high heat
32.5 low heat
45 remove heat pad
60 end session

Kept it light to get some duration after yesterdays short session. was going to end at 50 minutes but didn’t get the tension increase during the cool down so went the full 60 minutes. For sure lack of sleep affects the success of the session.

Weight: 187.2

4/11/2024

84 @ 50 minutes

2.5 minutes lower to down position
5 minutes reset attachment to gain forward position
7.5 add 12 half turns
10 add 12
12.5 add 12
15 add 12
17.5 add 12
17.5 add Total Man heat pad high
20 add 12
22.5 add 12
34 low heat
45 remove start manual stretching
50 end

Ran 8.9 miles yesterday and have noticed that the day after a longer run I tend to be dehydrated and so the head swell tends to not be as robust. Nonetheless I was able to take it to 84 half turns and decided to shorten the duration a bit to play it safe. Very low tension when removing the device and glans in excellent condition.

I have pretty much given up trying to get 4 workouts in a week. So I’m changing to 3 days a week, Alternating running and weights for the upper body. But I’ll go longer at least 90 minutes on the workouts. And I’ll add the walks after dinner now that the weather is better.

Weight: 186.8

We’ll see how the weight goes now that I put the running back in.

4/12/2024

96 @ 60 minutes

2.5 minutes lower to down position
5 minutes reset attachment to gain forward position
7.5 add 12 half turns
10 add 12
12.5 add 12
15 add 12
17.5 add 12
17.5 add Total Man heat pad high
20 add 12
22.5 add 12
25 add 12
36 low heat
56 heat off
60 end

This went okay, not great but we got the duration.

Yesterday Dumbbell Bench:
70X10
80X10
70X16,11,10
I thought that was pretty good given that I was dehydrated and the abs were cramping on some of the movements.

Didn’t think I’d work out yesterday but came into the office only to find that the staff scheduled a half day because they had schit. Well isn’t that special, the staff can take a half day no problem. The prisoners are running the prison. Well I did give them some guidelines about that. I told them I prefer one half day from time to time rather than several days that are a few hours shorter.

I’m reluctant to change the workouts now because the advantage of push/pull is that I can workout three days in a row and not affect recovery. Push, pull run works.

Weight: 187
We have to see lower numbers from here.

I have an appointment with my new doc on 6/26, we’ll see where the health markers are at.

4/13/2024

108 @ 40 minutes

2.5 minutes lower to down position
5 minutes reset attachment to gain forward position
7.5 add 12 half turns
10 add 12 half turns
12.5 add 12
15 add 12
17.5 add 12
17.5 add Total Man heat pad high
20 add 12
22.5 add 12
25 add 12
27.5 add 12
33.5 low heat
40 end

Press for time, went well.

Weight: 188

Worked out 3 days in a row, running tomorrow. Need to add the walking.

4/14/2024

96 @ 50 minutes

2.5 minutes lower to down position
5 minutes reset attachment to gain forward position
7.5 add 12 half turns
10 add 12
12.5 add 12
15 add 12
17.5 add 12
17.5 add Total Man heat pad high
20 add 12
22.5 add 12
25 add 12
34 low heat
45 slippage-remove begin manual stretching
50 end

Not good slippage at 45 minutes had to cut session short. Wondering if I screwed the pooch when I pushed the tension increases when I got 144 half turns.

Changed noose we’ll see if this helps. Feels like I’m pissing against the wind lately. Have to get in longer sessions.

Weight: 188
Stagnant on the weight. Everything is stagnant lately. Was supposed to walk after dinner yesterday but was too lazy.

I’ll get a run in this morning see if I can get things going.

4/15/2024

60 @ 60 minutes

2.5 minutes lower to down position
5 minutes reset attachment to gain forward position
7.5 add 12 half turns
10 add 12
12.5 add 12
15 add 12
17.5 add 12
17.5 add high heat
35 low heat
53.5 heat off
60 end

First session with the new noose. Noticed that this noose held the tip of the glans at the end of the cradle with no give. So kept it at 60 half turns to make sure we got the duration. Maybe my lack of progress was a noose integrity issue, we’ll see in the days to come.

Yesterday I ran 5.5 miles. Wanted to do more but I was not recovered from the 8.9 miler 4 days earlier. Seems I need 5-7 days to recover from that hilly course. The recovery is not the same at this age and I need to sort that out.

Weight: 187

4/16/2024

60 @ 60 minutes

2.5 minutes lower to down position
5 minutes reset attachment to gain forward position
7.5 add 12 half turns
10 add 12
12.5 add 12
15 add 12
17.5 add 12
17.5 add high heatile
35 low heat
53.5 heat off
60 end

Repeat of yesterday. A little redness developed on the glans yesterday. Will stay at 60 half turns for a while with the increased tension of the new noose.

Weight: 187.8

4/17/2024

60 @ 60 minutes

2.5 minutes lower to down position
5 minutes reset attachment to gain forward position
7.5 add 12 half turns
10 add 12
12.5 add 12
15 add 12
17.5 add 12
17.5 add high heat
35 low heat
53.5 heat off
60 end

Red dot formed on glans with the new noose. Will stay at 60 half turns till it heals, focus on getting in the duration. The new noose continues to hold the glans in a more forward position so this is a considerably higher tension with fewer half turns. Will have to move back up slowly once the healing occurs.

Weight is stable at 187.8 we need it to drift down, I only have 10 weeks now to get it off before my doctors visit. I just need to work out more flat out not active enough.

4/17/2024

Dumbbell Bench Press

70X10
80X12
70X18,11,8

This is crazy because I’ve been at this since 12/1/23, and I’m still getting stronger on all the movements, And what is not showing is how the joints are just handling the weights so much better. Just don’t get hurt.