u/BubbishBoi — reddlx

Bought a temushit pec deck (couldn't wait another year for ATX to decide if they're going to actually release in the US)

This exact model is sold by the usual purveyors of temushit, gmwd, syedee, signature fitness etc, and I got it for 190 bucks after some Google coupon clipping

Assembly was very simple, it arrived just 2 days after ordering and while it doesn't have carriage rollers or even linear bearings and guide rods, it feel fairly smooth

But boy, this thing is wobbly AF. I can't imagine putting any kind of real weight onto this so the sooner ATX releases their model the better

It's.. not great, but unless ATX actually releases anything here it will have to do for a while. I am half tempted to Frankenstein it with 11g thicker steel but that would end up more expensive than the ATX which eventually is getting released, just 2 more weeks.. right?

u/BubbishBoi — 5 hours ago

▲ 0 r/Deadlifts

Belt squat machine deadlifts, felt load is about 400lbs

These are my absolute favorite deadlift variation and everyone should try doing them if they have access to a lever belt squat machine

u/BubbishBoi — 8 hours ago

▲ 5 r/Cholesterol

2 weeks after my first repatha shot, dropped rosuvastatin

I was running rosuvastatin at 2.5mg a day, sometimes EOD, but haven't taken that for a week to get a better idea of how the reptha alone is working

To get an idea of how to dose repatha Ill wait one more week and retest, then retest again at 4 weeks to see if I need to do bi monthly shots, or can get by with one every 3-4 weeks

Not a bad result honestly, given that my pre drug high wasn't great

u/BubbishBoi — 3 days ago

▲ 2 r/GarageGym

High end plate loaded pec decks? Anything beyond the elitefts $5k model?

I need a plate loaded pec deck and am unable to find anything that isnt temushit being sold at 250 to 800+ , I'd pay extra for something that isnt wobbly and has a good cable ratio but at this point it looks like I might have to build my own as there's nothing

The elitefts one is awesome but 5k with tax and shipping so that's a nope

I dont want a heavy selectorized machine given that this will be inside my house and likely using a voltra for most of the resistance

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u/BubbishBoi — 7 days ago

▲ 140 r/homegym+1 crossposts

Garage gym reassembled (mostly) after powder coat refresher

I had 3 of my mix and match machines resprayed in Bengal Silver powder coat by Tiger and they worked out pretty well

Its not an exact match with the hammer strength platinum but it's close enough for me. The space feels so much better now

u/BubbishBoi — 11 days ago

▲ 4 r/repatha

Just started on repatha, using very low dose rosuvastatin but my lpa is very high. Testing every 2 weeks

I'm using own your labs to run tests every couple of weeks as I dial in my protocol, since they're so cheap (Lipid testing is only ten bucks there)

I have my first blood test in a week, repatha supposedly works very quickly and my numbers are already pretty close to in range, apart from the LPa

Ideally I can get away with one shot a month and 2.5mg Rosu EoD but we'll see if that's feasible. LDL and ApoB are currently just over 100 each so with the LPa factor I'd like those both dropped to under 70

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u/BubbishBoi — 13 days ago

▲ 7 r/Cholesterol

The first results were from tests my former, useless, cardiologist ordered so it didn't include apoB

He had told me because I had a CAC of zero that I didn't need a statin, a nice enough guy but completely worthless as a doctor and I'm glad that I found a replacement

The numbers aren't enough to make the Peter attia crowd happy, but they're enough for me as my LDL was up to 200+ at one point and this has cut that almost in half

u/BubbishBoi — 21 days ago

▲ 2 r/Welding

I'm sanding and clearcoating this and it would certainly look nicer with flat seams

u/BubbishBoi — 22 days ago