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A Lifter's Iron Log...

5-28-2020

Bodyweight this morning 187.6lbs

3 mile walk with 20lbs pack - containing my dipping belt and weight for chins - because the chinup bar station is placed exactly halfway to the beach lol.

I'm listening to Barbara Streisand singing Somewhere as I type this - pure win.

Chinups BW + 19lbs x6 reps - 90% of the 7th. BW x6. I usually do a hold for a few seconds at the top of the last rep I do, then lower to about 90 degrees and hold for a few seconds more. All reps strict form, full range, with plam/wrist area touching the upper chest - which I find beneficial as it requires the rear delt to step in to get that rom.

Pullups BW x3

At home for the rest of the workout:

One Arm Kettlebell Press 53lbs x13 right arm, 12 left, limited rest followed by 8 and 7 reps right arm, 7-5 reps left arm with the 35lbs Kb.

One Legged KB Deadlift 88lbs x18 right leg, 17 left

Kettlebell pushups with feet elevated BW x17

One Arm Kettlebell Shrug 18 reps right and left

The testosterone is in full effect. Very strong pumps, strength feels very good, recovery speed is excellent and appetite is VERY strong. I'm not trying to bulk but I have slightly increased my oatmeal with breakfast and probably added 1/2 cup to 1 cup extra of my high-protein, grass fed beef home made chili.

TEST IS BEST.
 
I should add that my lower pec line is shaping up quite abit - literally in just the past 8 days since my first test shot. I knew the delts, triceps and traps would start popping, but this really surprised me. I've always had a solid chest but for the last several years it's been a little flat.

Amazing how higher test level seems to activate muscle shape more. I haven't been ignoring chest work - doing pushups and weighted dips, but I hop on test and in one week, more like within 5-6 days I could see the shape and outline of my chest changing.

Body chemistry truly is a HUGE part of bodybuilding. I don't care how awesome your knowledge of diet is, or how hard you train, if your test levels are low - your muscles will NOT look as good. This is clear proof.
 
5-29-2020

Bodyweight 187.2lbs this morning

Took 5 grams of Creatine Monohydrate this evening.

Been holding off on the creatine since I put on 7-10lbs of water on in about 7-10 days.

Plus having started the test last week I've put on a little over 3lbs with a mild increase in caloric intake.

My guess is that between the test and creatine I will probably weigh 195lbs by the end of next week - mostly from water retention in the muscles.
 
5-30-2020

Bodyweight 187.2lbs

5 grams Creatine Monohydrate after breakfast with cranberry juice.

Figured I'd layout my current diet:

BREAKFAST

4 whole pasture raised eggs cooked in small pat of grassfed butter and sprinkled with Mexican cheese blend

Half cup of oatmeal with organic honey drizzled on it and sprinkled with raisins

A little over 1 cup of raw milk

4-6 ounces of pure cranberry juice

I take the following supplements directly after breakfast:

Ostarine 25mg
Cardarine 10mg
MSM+Glucosamine
Quality Multivitamin/mineral
DHEA 50mg
Potassium Citrate 99mg
Milk thistle 300mg

MID-MORNING
25 grams whey protein by Bodytech - rich chocolate, my favorite tasting whey

LUNCH

2 slices Dave's Killer Bread - whole wheat with oatmeal and other stuff - no flax seeds, liberally covered with Adam's creamy peanut butter

1 packet of Pink Salmon in EVOO oil
1 Jazz apple
1 Chobani Greek Yogurt (mixed berry and strawberry being my favs)

MID-AFTERNOON

1 cup lowfat cottage cheese - with peach or pineapple bits added in

POST-WORKOUT

25 grams whey protein. I don't add carbs because I tend to have my dinner within 1-1.5 hours after this which is well within the post-workout anabolic window

Epsom Salt bath soak for 20 minutes

DINNER

Large bowl of homemade chili consisting of grass fed beef, beans, Masa Harina, brown and wild rice, spinach, and mexican cheese

1 large glass of raw milk

Depending on how I feel within a couple of hours after dinner I'll have another protein shake if I feel the need for more protein.

No idea total caloric intake and don't care. I know the exact portions I use so I bulk or cut by manipulating portion sizes and keeping an eye on my bodyweight each morning - factoring in any weight gain from water retention which I am experiencing atm due to the recent addition of testosterone and creatine monohydrate.

My protein intake is 200-225 grams per day depending on if I have that last protein shake or not. My chili and milk is an easy 40-50 grams protein.

I use a fair amount of sea salt on my eggs in the morning and chili in the evening - otherwise I don't add salt to anything else. Pepper as desired.

Supplements after dinner:

Vitamin C 1000mg
Vitamin D3
Vitamin E
Krill Oil
Collagen
Tart Cherry capsule
Potassium Citrate 99mg
Milk Thistle 300mg

I don't take the multivitamin after dinner because it has A LOT of the B-vitamins in it, which do amp my energy levels.

THE Supplement

Testoviron Depot (test enanthate) 250mg once a week split into 3 doses with insulin needle into delts or pecs. Also like the side glutes for single 1cc shots - not sure if it's the ventro area, but I like to do it seated and the part of the glute that pops out the most when seated is where I pin - basically the upper/outer quadrant of the glute. No issues seated as the muscle is bulging out but not actually flexed. Only use 1" pins here.

Will try the lats as well sometime. Probably 1/3 cc shots with the insulin pin. I've done 1cc in the delts before with a 1" needle which didn't bother me much, so 1/3 cc shot with a slin pin would probably be barely noticeable.

So that's my typical diet and supplement protocol. Fat intake is pretty high overall but there's a lot of high quality fats in there, and the sources of saturated fat come from power packed foods - it works for me. If I was cutting down the first things I would probably do would be to remove the small pat of butter in the morning, then cut my peanut butter intake at lunch in half, and finally reduce my overall chili portion size at night - in that order.

If I was bulking I would just add more carbs. I am Italian/Irish/German and I can pack in the carbs BIG time.
 
5-30-2020

50 minute brisk walk

Kettlebell Goblet squat 35lbs x35 reps

Red Band Row to neck x35 reps - focusing on contracting the rear delt

One-arm Red Band row 1x20 each side focusing on rear delt. Got a great pump in the side and rear delts.

Weighted Neck Extension 25lbs x20
Manual Side neck extensions 1x25
Manual Side Neck static press 1x60sec
Weighted Neck Flexion 20lbs x22 reps with 3 slower reps and a static hold on the 24th/25th rep

Solid pump in the neck and under jaw area.

Leg Raises 1x20
 
5-31-2020

Bodyweight 186.2lbs. I was pretty surprised about this considering the large bowl of mac n' cheese with 3 Hebrew National hot dogs chopped in it I had the night before.

Brisk walk today for 70 minutes.

Cardarine is RIDICULOUS in a good way. Anything less than basically full on sprinting or moderate sprinting uphill it is very difficult to get my breathing past moderate.

I would say that the full on effects of it took about 10-12 days for me, though it was noticeable within one week. Now it's just super obvious. If I had a serious full day hike planned with thousands of feet of elevation change or a multiday hike I would start taking Cardarine 10 days prior to it. The stuff is amazing because you don't feel anything, yet, after being on it for awhile you're like, I just don't get tired anymore, or it's actually hard for me to get out of breath.

I was in good cardio shape before using this, but this is on another level. I can see why people love the stuff now.

In my previous post I listed my typical diet throughout the week, but there are a few exceptions.

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night I eat whatever I want for dinner. The diet is the same throughout the day, but the dinner meal. This keeps me sane and introduces variety in my diet. I actually love my daily diet, and have no problem eating the same thing every day, but I believe these 3 meals on the weekend help with that. Also, I'm pretty sure it raises my metabolism abit through increased caloric intake, which then drops down starting Monday.

I usually drink 1-2 5 hour energy drinks a day, or 1 5 hour and 1 cup of coffee. Since going on the testosterone my energy levels are so much better I'm going to drop down to one 5 hour energy or cup of coffee each day, for a daily total of 150-200mg caffeine per day. I don't need anymore than that.

I do feel like a hot rod on PED's and I want to put the best fuel in my body about 90-95% of the time.

Other than PED's, caffeine is the only other stimulant/enhancer I take.
 
6-1-2020

Bodyweight 188.4lbs

3 mile brisk walk to beach and back

Weighted dips BW + 21.5lbs x13
Kettlebell Row 70lbs x13-14
Bodyweight Dips x6-7
Kettlebell Row 53lbs x20
One Arm Kettlebell Shrug 70x25

BIG pump. Delts almost cramping on front lat spread after workout.
 
6-2-2020

Bodyweight 189.6lbs

Hill Sprints x8 - around 50 yds in length, incline probably 35-40 degrees.

I upped my Ostarine does yesterday morning from 25mg to 50mg and immediately that day my scalp started itching and felt like I was developing acne/cysts on my head. Not cool. Went back down to 25mg this morning and only mild scalp itch today. I suspect it will be completely gone by tomorrow or the next day.

Had to up the dose to see what would happen. Now I know. 25mg per day and no more for me.

Nothing in my diet, sleep, supplementation or life changed that could have caused that. As far as side effects go I'd call that extremely mild.

My opinion of Ostarine is that it does work - in a subtle way. As many have said, it's anabolic effect seems to be primarily about being able to retain and even build some muscle in a caloric deficit, as I was getting stronger and leaner when I first started using it. It causes me to be a little fuller and more vascular and I feel good on it.

It's a good compound but I would only use it while cutting in the future for its muscle retaining properties.
 
6-3-2020

Bodyweight 188.6lbs

Incline Kettlebell Pushups BW x17
Red Band Upright Row 1x20+
One-arm Red Band Row/rear lateral 1x20
Dumbell Curl 35lbs x7
Dumbell Stiff-arm Pullover 35lbs x21

Stupidly good pump, especially in the deltoids and triceps.
 
6-3-2020

Since this is my log and my goal is to be transparent with it, my gear usage will be laid down in detail.

Right now I would say I am in an experimental phase.

The compounds that I have used in the past were:

1. Sustanon
2. Test Enanthate
3. Dianabol
4. Anavar
5. Liquidex
6. Nolvadex
7. HCG
8. Clomid
9. 1-AD
10. M1-T
11. Some prohormone that converted to Deca (hence my interest in Deca, because I remember having INSANE protein synthesis on that PH - like I could literally drink protein shakes all day on the stuff and not fart, which is my gauge for how much protein synthesis is going on in my body on any given day.

I have on hand:

Testoviron Depot (GREAT stuff)
Deca Durabolin
Dianabol
Turinabol
RAD-140
LGD-4033
S23
Ostarine
YK-11
Cardarine
Liquidex
Nolvadex

This is a decent stash - for a period of time. The goal is to run my generous TRT dose of Test at 250mg per week, and then cycle between the various sarms and anabolics - one at a time, so that I know what they do and how I respond to them.

I am dropping the Ostarine for 3-4 weeks and hopping on 20mg Turinabol per day to see how I respond to it, at which point if I like the stuff I will use it in the future.

Generally I plan to cruise on the test, and blast with either a higher dose of test (most I have run is 750mg Sustanon per week with NO AI - bloat and slightly elevated blood pressure but my diet back then was garbage), or run short low to moderate dose orals, or sarms, or other injectables.

Ideally blasts being trt test with one other compound or just higher test.

I want to know exactly how I respond to every compound. I also will probably acquire some Anadrol, EQ and Tren at some point. Will definitely get some Cabaser for the Deca just in case. Goal would be to run that initially at 250mg test + 250mg deca and take it from there.
 
6-3-2020

I thought I might share some thoughts that came to mind today after my short session with the weights.

I understand now why people say that one should hold off as long as possible before jumping on PEDS. Like I think I "really" understand it now.

Just on Testosterone alone, bringing me to high normal (probably a fair amount above at 250mg per week) the difference in training is huge from natural.

The mind muscle connection is WAY more present. The feeling of the muscle stretching and contracting, the ability to push a set harder, to zone in more and focus. The amazing pumps. The speed of recovery and tolerance to exercise volume, intensity, and frequency.

The difference is night and day. No, PEDS aren't a magic pill, but over the past 27 years of training off and on, natural training cannot compare to enhanced training.

The experience gained from solid, consistent natural training is invaluable. If you can make gains there, and know how to train, eat, supplement, and rest - then you can take it onto a whole new level with steroids.

This is nothing new to many of the old timers on this board, but at 40 years old, finally having an excellent and consistent diet, with cardio, not just weights, I can really understand the difference now.
 
6-4-2020

Bodyweight 190.2lbs

3.5 mile walk to and along beach. 5 short 10-40 yd hill sprints on the way back up the trail.

Either the Turinabol is already working in me or the testosterone is fully kicked in - not sure, but had some serious spring in my legs today vs even Tuesday.
 
6-5-2020

Bodyweight 188.6lbs

Well, I thought with the creatine I would possibly hit 195lbs this week, but what's happening is I am recomping. Strength is going up. Proportions are shifting. Arms, shoulders, back look bigger. Waste doesn't appear to be growing.

That Turinabol definitely hit me almost immediately. The second day on it my hunger for protein has gone through the roof. I've eaten 180 grams so far with about 75 more to go, and will probably bump the protein to 275-300 grams per day at this rate.

250mg of test per week increased my daily protein intake up from about 150 grams per day up to about 225 grams. The addition of 20mg Turinabol bumped it up to a minimum of 275-300 grams.

Nary a fart to be seen today and hungry for protein every hour on the hour. I don't think I've ever felt this ravenous for protein before.

I've been a chubby but big 248lbs before, so I know I have quite abit of myonuclei built up = muscle memory, but I've never eaten clean like this before. In the past I would eat whatever I wanted so long as I got plenty of protein, which meant I ate a ton of saturated fat, little healthy fat, and a ton of carbs, especially simple carbs. Now that I also eat healthy fats and 90% of my carbs are complex - it feels like I could eat clean complex carbs and protein almost nonstop. I feel like a machine metabolically speaking - very cool.

Weighted Chinups BW + 22lbs x6 ( completed 7th rep with just a smidge of form break at top)

One Arm Kettlebell Press 35lbs x5x6, 5 (only rest each arms as long as it takes to press with the other arm)

One Legged Kettlebell Deadlift 123lbs x13 each leg. I could do more weight but the balance portion feels like I could go snap city if I got sloppy with technique. Gonna aim for building up to 25+ reps per leg.

Lying leg raises 1x30 - great abdominal contraction up to about rep 20, then the contraction seemed to disappear - probably from the muscles being pumped out and then others coming in to assist - like the hip flexors.

Very pleased with the workout today. Strength and bodyweight climbing.
 
6-5-2020

Forgot to add that I did 6 bodyweight chinups after the weighted set, after about 1-1.5 minutes rest.

I'm a fast twitch guy. One hard set to failure is about all I can pump out for most exercises/bodyparts. I do like to then do a backoff set by dropping the weight about 40-50% for same or more reps as the main work set.

If I do something like 5x5 with 3-5 minutes rest between sets I'm gtg, but if I push a set to failure - that's it, that muscle is pretty well cooked.
 
Thanks Tazz!

6-6-2020

Bodyweight 187.8lbs

Going for a 2-3 hour light day hike today at my favorite park - it's 1500 acres in size.

Took my morning supps as usual along with 20mg Cardarine.

Now that I know my Turinabol is good, I've switched to 10mg Dbol every day - so I should see and feel the effects of it within 3-7 days. Basically I want to make sure it's legit before I stock up abit. Once I'm certain it's gtg, I stop the orals and finish out my bottle of Ostarine.

I know my test is pharma and legit, but I read conflicting reports online about my orals - though I suspect they are gtg coming from a sponsored site here and the fact that I am certain I could tell the Turinabol was working - not only from the increased hunger for protein, but pumps in my shoulders were happening from things as simple as sweeping, which doesn't happen to me on 250mg of test alone. Some might say you can't tell an oral is working within 24 hours but I can lol. Same with test. Frontloaded 500mg Test E and felt it by day 5 big time.

Injections sites I plan to rotate are: shoulders 1/2cc (1cc if I was doing quite abit of total mgs per week), pecs 1/2 cc upper pec closer to sternum, 1-1.5cc upper/outer ass, 1-1.5cc ventroglute, and 1/2 cc subq abdomen. That would allow for up to 9cc per week - not that I plan to go that high. With my genetics I don't think I'd need more than 5-6 cc a week of gear max to reach my goal of 200-210lbs and 10% at 5'8.5". I'm not even sure it would take more than 3-4cc.

I don't plan on going over 750mg test per week, 500 deca, 500-750eq, 200-300 tren. I will try tren at some point, but not until I've tried deca, eq, and all the orals first. Then I would try tren starting at a very conservative dose - and that I'm thinking over 2 years from now.

Going to run my sarms as well.

Most likely I'll be running something like:

Cruise - 250mg test(I know that's very generous) + sarm
Blast 500-750mg test + deca/eq/tren + oral
Blast 250mg test + sarm + oral
Blast 500-750mg test + sarm

It could be whatever, but I want to run all the compounds solely with test one at a time, so I know what they do to my body and how I respond, then going from 2 compounds to 3 compounds - one combo at a time to again see what happens.

Basically figure out what my body likes best so that in the long run I can stick to test as base and 1-2 compounds on blasts/cuts.
 
Bodyweight 188lbs

Pretty sure I could feel the effects of the Dianabol yesterday in a couple of ways.

On the trail I felt almost lazy, or sluggish abit. Not bad, not depressed - but not bounding with energy. Kind of a calm and relaxed feeling. It's been so long since I ran Dianabol that I can't remember all the effects that it had on me.

I noticed quite abit of fullness in the muscles last night after dinner - had a large pasta with raw milk. High carb meals fill everyone out, but the fullness was more than usual.

Might bump the dose to 20mg every day just to make double sure the breakfast of champions is on point, then drop it.

I suspect I will really like the Turinabol. Seems to be WAY more anabolic than advertised. I was absolutely ravenous for protein within 24 hours of taking it - not even Dbol produces that effect on me. Hmm?

Body is definitely recomping. I don't think I can gain much if any weight atm with my diet despite having increased calories probably by 250-400 per day in the form of additional protein. This is good because I am not as lean as I want to be before I consider steadily building up. Need to buy some decent bodyfat calipers.

If I had to be honest with my bodyfat percentage, I would guess it's around 15-18%. It's hard to say because I hold alot of my fat around the lower abs and lower back/ass. I have obvious veins in my forearms and biceps showing, can see light ribcage in the vacuum pose, and slight Christmas tree in the lowerback with slight flex. A cross body flex with the arms, like doing a bro hammer curls reveals mild striations in the front/side deltoids, and from the rear can see very mild striations in the triceps.

So ya, been slowly but steadily losing fat and gaining muscles - scale weight not moving much, strength increasing significantly every week. Things are progressing well!
 
6-8-2020

Bodyweight 190.2lbs

Day 3 on 10mg Dbol. I'm certain it's the real deal now. Holding water in the muscles and under the skin. Bloat isn't too bad - I attribute that to the low dose and my clean diet. Definite feeling of fullness in the muscles throughout the day. Not so much a mild pump feeling as just full. Hard to describe it better than that.

Also noticed a mild depressive effect - very mild, not something that bothers me, but I notice it. I just ate my homemade chili about 30 minutes ago and my muscles feel very full.

Gotta give Domestic Supply props for my quality gear.

I'm gonna run the Dianabol for the rest of the week at 15mg and then drop it.

3 mile walk to beach today.

Weighted Dips BW + 25lbs x12, BW only x 7, 5

One Arm Kettlebell Row 53lbs x8, 8, 13

One Arm Kettlebell Shrug 70lbs x 12, 12, 12

Very solid workout.
 
6-10-2020

Bodyweight 191lbs

Stopped the Dianabol today. It seems to act as a mild depressant on me which I've decided I don't like. I don't remember this happening with the British Dispensary Anabols I used to take - BUT that was at least 14 years ago and perhaps my body isn't cool with Dbol anymore.

On a positive note, I like Turinabol! Definitely have noticed improved sprinting power and dense pumps. The pumps are better than Dianabol imho - being a firmer, tighter pump, though not as volumized.

3 mile walk to beach - 100 meter near sprint on sand, several short 10-15 yard moderate sprints on sand

Dumbell Curl 35lbs x8
Overhead Dumbell Extension 35lbs x25+ , 20
Red Band Row to chest for rear delts 1x30+
One Arm Red Band Rear Lateral 1x25+
Red Band Upright Row 1x25+
One Arm Red Band Upright Row 1x20

Until the gyms open, my workouts are probably going to be:

Monday
Weighted Dip
Kettlebell Row
KB Shrug
Weighted Neck Extension
Crunches

Wednesday
Incline Kettlebell Pushups
Dumbell Pullover
Dumbell Curl
DB Overhead Ext
Horizontal Band Row
One Arm Band Rear Lateral
Weighted Neck Flexion

Friday
Weighted Chinups
One Arm Kettlebell Press
One Legged Kettlebell Deadlift
Isometric Side Neck Resistance
Lying Leg Raises
 
6-12-2020

Bodyweight 191.8lbs

Weighted Chinups BW +25lbs x6; BW x6, Closegrip Pullup BW x4, Closegrip Chinup BW x4-5

One Arm Kettlebell Press 53lbs x6x5; 35lbs x20

Weighted Neck Flexion 25lbs x20 + 5 assisted reps with slower negatives (I'm gonna work on just building this weight up to 50 or more reps for now)

Felt really strong today.
 
6-15-2020

Bodyweight 193.4lbs

Weighted Dips BW +29lbs x12; BW only x6
One Arm KB Row 70lbs x13; 53lbs x19
Weighted Neck Flexion 25lbs x32

Nice pump. Felt strong despite being quite tired from battling a tooth infection requiring a root canal next week.

I cut out the shrugs because I just didn't have the energy.
 
My bodyweight is going steadily up - I have increased my carb intake abit.

Muscles feel full alot of the time with just the testosterone at 250mg per week.
 
6-17-2020

Bodyweight 192.4lbs

Kettlebell Pushup w/feet elevated BW +19
Stiff-arm DB Pullover 35lbs x30+
Dumbell Overhead Ext. 35lbs x20
Dumbell Curl 35lbs x 9R, 7L
Red Band High Row x45
One Arm High Row x30
 
6-19-2020

Bodyweight 191.4lbs

Weighted Chinups BW +31.5lbs x6
Closegrip Chinups BW x6,5

One Arm KB Press 53lbs x4x8
One Arm KB Shrug 70lbs x32, 53lbs x18-19

Lying Neck Flexion 25lbs x24 +4 force reps with slow negatives.

Neck is now 17" while pumped in relaxed posture. Starting to have that wrestler/runningback neck look. LOVE IT.
 
Stevesmi - I workout at home and do my chinups at a local playground with monkey bars. At home I have a 4x4 steel post anchored to my wall that I can attach my dipping bar to, 3 kettlebells 35lbs, 53lbs, 70lbs, a 35lbs dumbell, a dipping belt, and about 95lbs of olympic plates.

I do hill sprints once a week now. My thighs were getting stiff doing them twice a week. A lot more explosive power now on them. The only thing I feel like I'm really missing is the Barbell Stiff-legged Deadlift on a block for overall back/glute/ham thickness/power. I have very good leg genetics, so literally the sprints alone keep them decent. Right now my thighs are 23.5" measured midway up from the knee unflexed/unpumped, and my calves are roughly 16".

Chinups have become one of my favorite exercises. I started off doing 2 reps with bodyweight only, barely touching my chin with the bar. Now I don't count the reps unless the backs of my hands touch top of sternum - which I noticed really brings the rear delts into play at the last 5% of the movement.

Even when my gym is open full time, my workout would use the basics:

Weighted Dips
Weighted Chinups
Standing Press
Chest Press of some kind
Row
Barbell Stiff-legged Deadlift on block
Squat of some type/leg press/lunges
Calf Raise
Read delt exercises
curl
tricep extension

That's about it. 1-3 sets each unless doing more volume like 5x5, 4x8, 6x6 or something. I usually prefer my main working set to go to failure, then 1-2 sets after with less weight to failure depending on my energy and how thoroughly cooked the muscle feels.

thanks for the kind words.
 
6-22-2020

Bodyweight 193.6lbs

Weighted Dips BW +44lbs x9; BW +29lbs x7; BW x8
One Arm KB Row 70lbs x5,5,5,5,13

Was a long day and tired so that was it. Felt strong though.
 
6-27-2020

Joined a gym within a couple of miles of me. One of the few open where I live.

Took an Inbody scan.

Bodyweight 197.7lbs (t-shirt, undies and jeans on)
Bodyfat % 12.5lbs

I'm not buying me being 12.5% bodyfat. My eye is too trained to buy that. That said, I don't like mentioning my bodyfat often just based on what I see in the mirror - though I am my own worst critic.

I would bet that my actual bodyfat is around 14-15% bodyfat. It's hard to say because I have minor striations in the delts when flexing them, as well as the lower triceps - but I hold most of my fat in the lower abs, love handles and ass.

I'm also holding some water subcutaneously from the testosterone.

I was pleased with getting a better idea of what my eye was telling me - because the lighting in my bathroom absolutely sucks. So I'm gonna go with 15% as what my bodyfat likely is.

My goal is 210lbs, 10-12% bodyfat at 5'8.5" tall. Something I can maintain without being too obsessive about my diet. I eat REALLY well, but I eat a couple cheat meals a week on average to keep me sane.

I might be willing to go as high as 225lbs in bodyweight IF I don't look the way I want to by 210lbs.
 
6-29-2020

Bodyweight 195.2lbs

12 hour day at work today - no excuses.

Barbell Neck Press 95x6x6
Powerlift style Bench 135x1, 155x1, 185x1
Bodybuilding Bench Press 155x8-10

Hammer Incline Press 90x14
Dumbell Bench 40's x13-14

I haven't benched in I don't know how long. Probably could have maxed 205lbs.

I don't like bench powerlifting style - sucks for chest development. I don't like the Hammer machine that much.

I love weighted dips and the Barbell Neck Press (Vince Gironda)

Unfortunately my new gym has everything I need EXCEPT some decent angled dipping bars. So I'm going to do my dips at home on chest day, then drive to the gym and do the Barbell Neck Presses.

Heavy on the dips, absolutely NO EGO on the Barbell Neck Press, and build it up 10lbs a week until it starts to feel heavy, then drop it to 2.5lbs to 1.25lbs per week. I really love the stretch I get in the pecs and the contraction, even with a wide grip - but these will snap city the shoulders if you get sloppy with them.

Great pump in the shoulders, good pump in the chest, great pump in the triceps.
 
6-30-2020

Bodyweight 194.6lbs

Barbell Sitfflegged Deadlift on block 185x17
Weighted Chinup BW X35lbs x4; BW x6
Closegrip Cable Row 100x17+; 70x17-18
Stiffarm Cable Pressdown 2 sets of 10. Forgot the weight. Tried to do a set of DB Pullovers but my left lower ab felt really tense/tight. I used a dumbell between the legs on my chinups, and did sorta knee ups as I did my reps. Think my lower ab was complaining with the stretch from the DB Pullover.

Good pump.
 
7-2-2020

Bodyweight 195.2lbs

Precor Machine Laterals 40lbs x3x10
One Arm Cable High Row (for rear delt) 35lbs x12, 40lbs x20, 40 or 45lbs x25 - I kinda lost track. I really don't care how much weight I use for rear delts, just so long as I feel them being thoroughly worked. So so on these. I like pulling a band better.

Dips BW x13 - performed these upright and very controlled to focus on the triceps
Seated Machine Preacher Curl 40lbs x2x8-10
Precor Dip Machine 150x13, 100x17 - this machine is money for me. Fire in the triceps on both sets. Not alot of exercises produce that feeling in them.

My gym is zoned off, so I couldn't do any dumbell presses, and the machines bother my shoulders. All I had was machines but I was happy with the workout. Got a great pump in the delts, pecs, triceps and biceps.
 
7-3-2020

Bodyweight 196.6lbs

45 Degree Leg Press 3 plates x30
Nautilus Leg Extension (plate loading) 25lbs x20
Precor Lying Leg Curl 50lbs x15-20

Hobbled around after the leg curls for awhile. My legs don't need much to get stupid pumped and cramped up. 1-2 sets of 1-2 exercises for quads and hams is all I need. They grow stupid fast.
 
7-6-2020

Bodyweight 199lbs.

Barbell Neck Press 135x5x6 I feel sufficiently comfortable with this now to increase the weight and drop it to one main work set to failure, with a lighter backoff set.

Pushups Close x10, normal x10, wide x10 15-20 seconds rest between each set.

The pushups weren't really necessary. I'm fast twitch - don't need alot of volume.

I'm basically on a bodybuilder split now:

Monday - Chest
Tuesday - Back
Wednesday - Calves
Thursday - Shoulders/Arms
Friday - Legs

Overall volume is pretty low. 1-3 exercises per bodypart, for 1-3 sets each. Usually only one main set to failure, with the backoff set being significantly lighter.

I might say my lifting is sorta Dorian style, with less exercises.

I pretty sure I gained a little over 2lbs just in the legs from Friday's workout. Not even joking. First time they've been trained with weights since Covid started.
 
7-7-2020

Bodyweight 198.6lbs

DB Stifflegged Deadlift 75's x25-27 reps. Grip started to fail.

Chinups BW x2,2,3,4,4
Dumbell Row 60lbs x8 - was just feeling these out. Felt pretty good and light

Closegrip Cable Row 120lbs x18-20; 85lbs x18
DB Pullover 45lbs x25

Solid workout. Feeling out the weights.
 
7-9-2020

Bodyweight 199.2lbs

Standing Dumbell press 55's x11-12; 40's x6-7
Precor Lateral Raise 50lbs x8-9, 40lbs x?, 30lbs x?

Seated Alt. DB Curl 25lbs x6
Seated Dip Machine 160lbs x13-14; 100lbs x17-18
Dips BW x5-6

Excellent pump.
 
7-10-2020

Bodyweight 198.2lbs

45 Degree Leg Press 4 plates x25
Nautilus Leg Extension 50lbs x12 + couple partials; 25lbs x8-10 + couple of partials
Nautilus Leg Curl 35lbs x8+; 25lbs x8-10
Calf Raise on stairs BW +45lbs x 30 reps over 4 sets
 
7-13-2020

Bodyweight 202.2lbs

Closegrip Bench 165x12-13; 155x8+ lost track
Barbell Neck Press 145x12; 135x8+

Didn't like the feel of the Closegrip on my right shoulder. grip width is just inside shoulder width. Have no idea why it felt funky, but it did - so I'll just stick with the Barbell Neck Press.
 
7-14-2020

Bodyweight 201.2lbs

Gym was packed and chinup station taken, so I did some cable pulldowns instead

Cable Pulldown 140x11-12; 100x10-12
Inverted V-grip Cable Row 140x12 +2-3 cheat reps; 100x12+

Dumbell Pullover 55x23
MTS High Row 50x10+; 40x10+; 30x10+ (use this mostly for the rear delt)

12 minutes on the treadmill, with a fast jog of 9mph at 3.0 incline for 30 seconds - just to get the heart pumpin abit.
 
7-16-2020

Shoulder Press Machine 180lbs x17; 120lbs x1-12
Precor Later Raise Machine 55lbs x10-12; 40lbs x8-10; 30lbs x8-10

Seated Alt. DB Curl 25's x9-10
Precor Seated Dip 170lbs x24
Dips BW x6,4

One Arm DB Shrug 85lbs x3x10-12

Bentover DB Laterals 8's x10; 12's x8-10; 8's x7-8

First time I have ever felt a serious contraction from bentover dumbell laterals. My rear delts are developing well, which I attribute to the high rows on machine with focus on the rear delt contraction.

The seated dip machine acts sort of like a pre-exhaust for the bodyweight only dips. The difference between the two is the machine produces fire and a superior pump in my triceps, which then causes the dips to produce a very strong contraction in the triceps - much stronger than on typical sets of dips only.
 
7-17-2020

Bodyweight 201lbs

45 degree Leg Press 450lbs x21
Nautilus Leg Extension 55lbs x12-13 with a couple of partials; 35lbs x8-10

Nautilus Leg Curl 45lbs x12-13; 25lbs x10-12

Calf Raises on step with DB - BW +55lbs for 35-40 reps total over 4 sets
 
7-20-2020

Bodyweight 203.2lbs

Hammer MTS Chest Press 140lbs x13-14; 100lbs x10-12; 60lbs x10-12
Nautilus Chest Fly 50lbs x12; 35lbs x15+

Maybe 30 seconds rest between sets.
 
7-21-2020

Bodyweight 203.4lbs

Seated V-grip Cable Row 100lbs x14-15; 12; 10
Closegrip Cable Pulldown 100lbs x12-14; 10-12; 8-10
DB Pullover 60lbs x21
Hammer MTS High Row 80lbs x20+; 14; 10-12
DB Stifflegged Deadlift 90's x9, 6 (my grip gave out, lots left in the back and hams)

I realized as I was warming up on the cable rows that I didn't need to use as much weight as last time - I'm learning to really feel the muscle working, focusing on stretching, contracting and constant tension on the muscle. Playing around with rep cadence/feel.

Got some very good contractions in the lats on the rows.
 
7-23-2020

Bodyweight 204.2lbs

Hammer MTS Shoulder Press 200x13; 160x9; 120x8 20-30 sec rests between sets

Nautilus Machine Laterals 65x12+; 50x10+; 35x8-10

Standing Alt. DB Curl 25's x9+
Dips - BWx9 slowish reps
Precor Seated Dip 180x20
Lying DB Ext. 20's x8-10
Standing Cable Pressdown 30x10+; 25x10; 20x8+ Perform these very strict, with elbows high. I don't do these like a heavy pushdown

Bentover DB laterals 12's x8+; 10's x8+
 
7-24-2020

Bodyweight 202.6lbs

Deadlift 155x1, 245x1, 315x1, 365x1 all raw, double overhand up to 315. No chalk and grip was tough on 315. 365 felt easy with mixed grip. I think I will incorporate heavy deads first thing on leg day. I need at least ONE big, basic, heavy exercise in my routine.

DB Lunges BW + 15's for 4 half court lengths. Quads were cramping at the completion of each lunge by the third stretch.

Nautilus Leg Curl 45x12+; 25x10+

DB Calf Raise on stair step - BW +60lbs for a little under 40 reps over 4 sets
 
7-27-2020

Bodyweight 203lbs

Barbell Bench Press 165x13; 145x12; 135x8-10

Hammer MTS Decline Press 100x10-12; 80x8-10

Some fast jogging around indoor track with a couple moderate sprints.

Shoulder dislocates and rotator cuff work.

I am going to be doing this shoulder/rotator cuff preventative after every workout.

The technique on the bench could have been a little better as far as grip position and pec activation. Will stick with 165 next time and do the reps RIGHT.

As a side note, went full on cycle about 4 weeks ago. Pretty moderate - but I am seeing excellent results.

Test enanthate 250mg ew
Tren enanthate 200mg ew


I will describe exactly what I have noticed with using tren - this is my first time using tren, and per the advice of some pro's I went with tren enanthate rather than acetate - and I am glad I did.

The first 1.5 weeks on tren I definitely noticed my fuse was a little shorter than normal. I'm a pretty laid back guy, so it was noticeable, but within two weeks I began to mellow out and get used to the massive androgens.

Almost immediately I began craving carbohydrates. Probably increased my carb intake per day by 200-300 just based on cravings.

When I eat a carbohydrate rich meal I literally turn into a blast furnace. Multiple people I know that have come in close contact with me after having eaten a carbish meal have noticed how hot I am. It doesn't bother me, but I am putting out some btu's for sure.

Sleep might be a little less than perfect, but not bad. I wake up more than normal and I do seem to sweat at night -but it's not horrendous. It's also hot and my room is south facing and is always hot in the summer so that makes it hard to tell as I always sweat at night in the summer here.

Cardio has gone down, but not terribly. I am taking 10mg Cardarine ed.

Sexual sides - less frequent random boners and definitely do not seem to be at maximum salute - even with .25mcg Cabergoline 3x a week. I wouldn't say I have tren dick, but I would say that I don't this effect of tren.

Physically I look good. I must be recomping because I've gained about 15lbs in the past 4 weeks with a significant caloric increase, but my pants and belt hole still fit just about the same. Shoulders and arms much tighter in my shirts.

Overall I like tren. I will probably use it again, but the moderate sexual reduction sucks abit.

I've got about 5-6 weeks left on it.

Started running 30mg Anavar today. 10mg after breakfast, 20mg pre-workout. It's legit product.

I've only used Anavar once before from a UG no longer in business, and I cannot speak as to the quality of the product I used back then, but I know I have 100 10mg tabs and took 80-100mg a day for 10-14 days - and that was 10+ years ago and I still to this day remember how my body looked on it - nothing else has had the same effect, not even the tren so far.

After this first week I might pyramid up to 40mg for a week, 50mg a week, and then run 60mg for 3 week, for a 7 week cycle.

Maybe I won't go above 40mg per day. Have to wait and see. Only thing I know for sure is my gear is legit so I might not need as much as before to get similar results.

I was on 250-500mg test e on that first use of anavar, so I should be able to get superior results now with test+tren+anavar.
 
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