Buddha's Cycle Blog

[buddhabuilder]

Remember when they told you, "Don't go in the water for 15 minutes after you eat."? I think it was because you might get cramps or puke or something. Well I filed the, "Don't train without taking days off, it's hard on your immune system.", advice in the same drawer as that old chestnut and forgot about it. Unfortunately the latter one here has been proven true. I don't know how many days in a row I ran before coming down with a miserable little summer cold. I was feeling like shit Friday, so took the day off and came straight home after work and crashed. I'm feeling much better now, thank you.

Ah yes, Venom transdermal Test. Did my first application 2 weeks into my Test e cycle with a suspension kicker and my libido took off. I feel nineteen again. And it's all consuming, physical, mental, spiritual (read Tantra), the works. And it is really nice. Reduced fatigue in my forearms to boot, so I am giving Venom gear another enthusiastic thumbs (and another body part) up; Way Up!

Gained another 3 pounds, thats 5 pound in just over 2 weeks. And my weights are moving up gradually and consistently. Add to this more overall fullness and greater definition, and I'd say it is a recipe for being one badass MoFo on my fiftieth birthday at the end of May.

So, now's time to chill, and maybe take my son down to the pool. Just waiting a little while since he just had a snack.

 

[notjake11]

Hmm ... didnt someone give you some advice about not overdoing it in the gym to avoid overtraining?

Get some rest and recovery and when you get back in the gym remember that the body needs recovery time. Especially for those of us not in our twenties anymore.

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[buddhabuilder]

Hmm ... didnt someone give you some advice about not overdoing it in the gym to avoid overtraining?

Get some rest and recovery and when you get back in the gym remember that the body needs recovery time. Especially for those of us not in our twenties anymore.

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Oh, yea..You did mention that...hmmmm; Good advice as usual NJ, I will definitely remember it now.

I'm thinking 3 on 1 off, or at least 2 days off every week, or something like that.

Thanx for checking in.

 

[notjake11]

3/1 or 4/1 or something similar. People tend to forget that even though a bodypart split gives muscle groups a chamce to rest and recover, they are n ot giving their central nervous system a break. Your cns is stressed every time you exercise and it needs a day a week or so to recharge. As I jole with my clients - even god needed one day a week of rest.

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[buddhabuilder]

I don't know about you guys, but when I started seriously studying AAS and thinking about my first cycle, my wife had reservations. No doubt, from media stories of "roid rage" and the like. Well, just before this cycle I showed her a before/after picture of the rock on juice. She managed to stammer out, "You mean...you can....." and that was the end of it. The other day she saw me doing a deltoid injection, and all she said was, "Now that takes dedication."

Since my Venom transdermal Test kicked in last week, I've been baggin' her ever time she lays down. At this rate she'll probably buy me the gear for my next cycle. And all this cardio is definitely adding to my cut. It's a win win situation.

Anyway, back to the pain. It's a good kind of, muscular stretching ache kinda pain, but pain none the less. I really have to push myself through it at the gym, but I striving to make every workout count. I was concerned with some nipple irritation, and even bumped up my AI to every day, but I'm thinking it is actually my nipples getting stretched out as there are no signs of any lumps, and that area appears to be getting tighter.

It's the middle of my fourth week and my weights keep moving up.

Flat Bench 315
Squat 315
DL 315
Scull Crushers 125
EZ Curls 115
Pendlay Rows 225

Just to name a few. I forgot to weigh myself today, so I'll post again tomorrow.

"The mighty sword of the Lotus Sutra must be wielded by one courageous in faith. Then one will be as strong as a demon armed with an iron staff."

 

[psizzle_8]

Lol glad to see Venom is treating you well

Keep killin it!

 

[Labtec70]

Hi Buddha

Great to read of your continued progress on this cycle.

Are the rest days now enabling you to hit the weights with more intensity? That's what I found after I'd been overtraining 6/7 days a week. I immediately recognised the symptoms of overtraining and switching it up to 5/7 days of weights. It really made a difference to my overall recovery, attitude in the gym, and my well-being outside of it.

All the best, and keep us all posted.

Craig

 

[notjake11]

Sounds luke the pain may be what is often called pumps. Try suoplementing with some taurine and it should help.

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[bonacris]

Great to have a wife/gf who doesn't buy into the media bullshit of roid rage and is open minded about it.. my gf helps me pin and while she doesn't like it she does it and supports me 100%. Not to mention she loves the changes she sees

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[buddhabuilder]

Thanx for checking in guys. I'm just getting started psizzle. And yes labtec, my weights are definitely moving up since being strict about 2 days off a week, and in the past 2 days, 3 muscle heads from my weekend gym stopped me to talk about how much fuller I look. Thanx for watching NJ. You know, I always heard of taurine for back pumps but since I have never had such extreme, painful pumps like this I didn't make the connection. I hate GNC, but am gonna have to give in for just this 1 thing today. My only question is, will I limit my growth if I don't get the pumps? I could just dial back my intensity for a week or 2 if this is just part of my cycle coming on.

Anyway, on with the show. Weighed in at 244lbs. today. That is up 5 pounds since last week, and 10 pounds since starting my cycle 4 weeks ago. Still frisky in the bedroom although I may supplement with the big V because after the 2nd or 3rd time I am running out of gas before the finish line. Hey, I'm gonna be 50 years old in 2 weeks!

I spoke to a trusted friend about my painful pumps yesterday, and he recommended dialing back a little, and focusing on the compound motions. So I did Pendlay Rows and Chins, followed by rear delt and decline curls for my isolations. I could just feel the pumps coming on in my forearms when I finished this, so I just moved to lower back and some ab work.

Legs tomorrow followed by a day off. I'm thinking a shoulders day with a light chest/tris on the end on Wednesday followed by another legs day on Thursday. This will set me up for Chest/Front and Center Deltoid/Tris on Saturday after another day off.

It's just getting good.