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Approved Log My 2024 Testosterone Equipoise cycle Log

you are looking incredible as usual
Thanks man, your guidance and education of nutrition has been paramount to my success, thank you again, education is key.
 
Thanks man, Whole Foods are amazing and belong in every diet along with water and proper supplements in my opinion.
EQ is phenomenal and I’ll definitely run it again down the road.
@man05 Mark I always like mixing foods and shakes/bars, it opens the field for high protein without the suffering :)
 
A+++ log. you are showing how it's done
 
you've made great strides during this log and it's only going to get better
 
bro food looking really good can we add some more red meat
Yup, here it is 3 minute steaks cooked about a minute total, taking a break from chicken tonight.
 

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Nice leg day today, changing my workout time though messes with me, I felt rushed , I like my time and my time only, no one else's.

Ate pretty good, took break from chicken today, think I'll do some thighs this week next with some fish. Tomorrow is normally a water fast but its my wife's birthday and she wants steak so , Ill eat steak for dinner and fast the rest of the day :) No lifting tomorrow, ride the bike or go walk with some plates in a plate carrier in the heat and humidity

Here are my weights and meals:

6/4/24
5 minutes warm up and Cardio 25 minutes after
Walking Lunged - weighted
3​
12​
80lbs(40each)
Front squat
3​
7,6,4
145​
Effn hard , these were difficult
Barbell Squat close feet
3​
8​
310​
Strong push, could definitely feel in my quads and hamstrings/ inner thigh.
Sumo Squat
4​
8​
230​
Going to about parralel, definitely can feel these
Barbell Good morning
5​
10​
145(3)/155(2)3 sets @145 and 2 sets@155
Barbell Calf Raise
4​
20​
250​
calves were tight after these

Meals:
6/4/24​
Protein
50​
40​
20​
70​
70​
65​
315​
Fat
18​
30​
8​
15​
30​
18​
119​
Carbs
65​
60​
24​
235​
150​
50​
584​
Myoplex and 300G oats with honey and 1/2 C walnuts14oz potato hashbrown with 6 eggs and ketchupmre barLarge recovery shakeHomemade 800 calorie shake( Peanur butter 2 bananas, 1cup oats ground up, 2 scoops protein powder half cup whole fat yogurt, 2 cups NF milkGRILLED MINUTE STEAK and sweet potato
Hope you guys have a. great night or morning, im off to bed soon , I need to rest, tired and my legs are blown.

Have a great one

mark
 
Yup, here it is 3 minute steaks cooked about a minute total, taking a break from chicken tonight.
@man05 cut that beautiful steak open next time bro we gotta see it RARE :)

Nice leg day today, changing my workout time though messes with me, I felt rushed , I like my time and my time only, no one else's.

Ate pretty good, took break from chicken today, think I'll do some thighs this week next with some fish. Tomorrow is normally a water fast but its my wife's birthday and she wants steak so , Ill eat steak for dinner and fast the rest of the day :) No lifting tomorrow, ride the bike or go walk with some plates in a plate carrier in the heat and humidity

Here are my weights and meals:

6/4/24
5 minutes warm up and Cardio 25 minutes after
Walking Lunged - weighted
3​
12​
80lbs(40each)
Front squat
3​
7,6,4
145​
Effn hard , these were difficult
Barbell Squat close feet
3​
8​
310​
Strong push, could definitely feel in my quads and hamstrings/ inner thigh.
Sumo Squat
4​
8​
230​
Going to about parralel, definitely can feel these
Barbell Good morning
5​
10​
145(3)/155(2)3 sets @145 and 2 sets@155
Barbell Calf Raise
4​
20​
250​
calves were tight after these

Meals:
6/4/24​
Protein
50​
40​
20​
70​
70​
65​
315​
Fat
18​
30​
8​
15​
30​
18​
119​
Carbs
65​
60​
24​
235​
150​
50​
584​
Myoplex and 300G oats with honey and 1/2 C walnuts14oz potato hashbrown with 6 eggs and ketchupmre barLarge recovery shakeHomemade 800 calorie shake( Peanur butter 2 bananas, 1cup oats ground up, 2 scoops protein powder half cup whole fat yogurt, 2 cups NF milkGRILLED MINUTE STEAK and sweet potato
Hope you guys have a. great night or morning, im off to bed soon , I need to rest, tired and my legs are blown.

Have a great one

mark
perfect day again i see you getting the protein/carbs in big time
you want to fast? lets see it

and happy birthday to the wife :)
 
30 minutes cardio, water all day long until dinner where I ate steak and chicken, rice and vegetables for dinner with my wife as the family went out to dinner.

Macros roughly:
70 protein
25 fat
80-90 carbs



Tomorrow is push and I feel agitated to lift for some reason.

Will post updates tomorrow, make it a great one.
 
30 minutes cardio, water all day long until dinner where I ate steak and chicken, rice and vegetables for dinner with my wife as the family went out to dinner.

Macros roughly:
70 protein
25 fat
80-90 carbs



Tomorrow is push and I feel agitated to lift for some reason.

Will post updates tomorrow, make it a great one.
@man05 great dinner bro :)

waiting for you to share the bloods etc from DM here
 
Here are my 7 weeks labs, partial results only at this point. HDL is low due to not fasting and I tried scrolling 10mg a few days before, creatinine is in normal range now, hematocrit looks good as well. Doctor said thyroid will improve once I’m off this cycle and only on trt dose.


Will post weights and meals later tonight
 
Alright guys, what a great session day, felt pretty good all around, I like how I have gotten stronger in tricep area and bicep, shoulder feel more stable on inch and other movements. I posted bloods early the partials that is. Overall diet and training feels really solid, I like that I don't feel plateaued in this cycle. I believe I felt plateaued or stuck in other cycles as I did not take adequate time off and I know after this cycle more time will yield more gains moving ahead.

Here are my meals and training for the day. I am curious on adding additional shoulder work in my routines, yeah or nay.

Meals



6/6/24​
Protein
65​
70​
20​
70​
65​
290​
Fat
58​
15​
8​
30​
18​
129​
Carbs
140​
235​
24​
150​
50​
599​
6 eggs with 16 oz hashbrown ,1 cup oatmeal, with walnuts and 1/2 tsp of wild honey, soaked in 1.5 cup of NF milkLarge recovery shakemre barHomemade 800 calorie shake( Peanur butter 2 bananas, 1cup oats ground up, 2 scoops protein powder half cup whole fat yogurt, 2 cups NF milkGRILLED MINUTE STEAK and brown rice



Weights:

6/6/24​
Bench Press Medium Grip
3​
20​
200​
These felt incredibly smooth, last few reps were slow
Incline bench medium grip
3​
15,18,14
160​
These were much harder after the 3 sets of 200
Flat bench high rep
1​
37​
155​
I love these
Dumbbell Upright row
3​
16​
80I love these as well, want to do some shoulder work soon, I need ideas.
One arm Barbell row
3​
20​
50​
These hit pretty good, I want to do 70lbs next time, isolates each latisimus.
Palms In bivep cable pull down
3​
25​
135​
last set I was moving slow
DIP
2​
24,21219 body weightI was pretty tight feeling
Cable Tricep pull down
3​
25​
55lbsFelt strong, killer pump
Chest supported ROW
3​
20​
100​
50/each didn’t need these but wanted the pump from this movement.

Tomorrow is hypertrophic legs, I will post those results later tomorrow.


Thanks for all the help and well wishes.


Mark
 
Here are my 7 weeks labs, partial results only at this point. HDL is low due to not fasting and I tried scrolling 10mg a few days before, creatinine is in normal range now, hematocrit looks good as well. Doctor said thyroid will improve once I’m off this cycle and only on trt dose.


Will post weights and meals later tonight
@man05 sorry bro I cant open that, can you post screen shots of it please :) can only open pics
 
Alright guys, what a great session day, felt pretty good all around, I like how I have gotten stronger in tricep area and bicep, shoulder feel more stable on inch and other movements. I posted bloods early the partials that is. Overall diet and training feels really solid, I like that I don't feel plateaued in this cycle. I believe I felt plateaued or stuck in other cycles as I did not take adequate time off and I know after this cycle more time will yield more gains moving ahead.

Here are my meals and training for the day. I am curious on adding additional shoulder work in my routines, yeah or nay.

Meals



6/6/24​
Protein
65​
70​
20​
70​
65​
290​
Fat
58​
15​
8​
30​
18​
129​
Carbs
140​
235​
24​
150​
50​
599​
6 eggs with 16 oz hashbrown ,1 cup oatmeal, with walnuts and 1/2 tsp of wild honey, soaked in 1.5 cup of NF milkLarge recovery shakemre barHomemade 800 calorie shake( Peanur butter 2 bananas, 1cup oats ground up, 2 scoops protein powder half cup whole fat yogurt, 2 cups NF milkGRILLED MINUTE STEAK and brown rice



Weights:

6/6/24​
Bench Press Medium Grip
3​
20​
200​
These felt incredibly smooth, last few reps were slow
Incline bench medium grip
3​
15,18,14
160​
These were much harder after the 3 sets of 200
Flat bench high rep
1​
37​
155​
I love these
Dumbbell Upright row
3​
16​
80I love these as well, want to do some shoulder work soon, I need ideas.
One arm Barbell row
3​
20​
50​
These hit pretty good, I want to do 70lbs next time, isolates each latisimus.
Palms In bivep cable pull down
3​
25​
135​
last set I was moving slow
DIP
2​
24,21219 body weightI was pretty tight feeling
Cable Tricep pull down
3​
25​
55lbsFelt strong, killer pump
Chest supported ROW
3​
20​
100​
50/each didn’t need these but wanted the pump from this movement.

Tomorrow is hypertrophic legs, I will post those results later tomorrow.


Thanks for all the help and well wishes.


Mark
@man05 the way you look you are solid bro real solid , i would NOT add more shoulder work, shoulder injuries are #1 issue for guys long term
keep shoulder work lower and steady
 
Here are some screen shots
 

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Here are some screen shots
@man05 high t3 and low t4 not normal but happens.
Could be a possible thyroid condition. One potential condition that fits this profile is Graves' disease, an autoimmune disorder that can cause the thyroid to produce an excess of T3 even if T4 levels are low. Another possibility is thyroid hormone resistance or thyroiditis, which can disrupt normal hormone levels. I would say you have thyroid hormone resistance if your case just reviewing your pics and your log.
what does this mean for you? nothing really, just stay on the same path and keep eating.
 
@man05 the way you look you are solid bro real solid , i would NOT add more shoulder work, shoulder injuries are #1 issue for guys long term
keep shoulder work lower and steady
Agreed.
 
I’ll run 1iu and see how that works and get a thyroid panel run again to see where I am at.
My thyroid was a little off prior to starting hgh with this cycle.
 
bro your hgh sound strong
you using from where?
I have run a kit from ug freak and currently running some zphg from DomesticSupply, it’s a little stronger.
 
i bet if you stop hgh for a while your thyroid would improve
its not meant to be ran forever
I’ve been running it for about 2 months now.
 
oh that's definitely some strong growth hormone I bet you get improvements
you'll notice better results though by lowering the dose anyway
 
the good news is your growth hormone is legit LOL
a lot of growth hormone out there is fake
 
it's normal for your thyroid to slow down and this situation once you come off it will speed back up
the thyroid is pretty resilient but don't abuse it
 
These results are from 2/24/2024, I had not take any high yet, have only been taking high for about 2 months.
 

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it's normal for your thyroid to slow down and this situation once you come off it will speed back up
the thyroid is pretty resilient but don't abuse it
I was under the assumption one needed to be in high for six months to see the noticeable changes but I feel as if after a few weeks I had what felt like more muscle fullness. I pinned 2iu months back and my igf1 was over 400 so I then realized I’m getting some quality hgh.
 
My dinner looks better though.
 

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Fun higher rep leg session today, pushed some high rep heavy weights and that was crazy, you can certainly burn out energy fast doing that.
Definitely looking forward to a weekend off, I worked my chest hard yesterday and today legs, so I know ill feel it tomorrow, WTF was I thinking a year ago trying to do a 6 day per week program, seriously. 4 days for me is about perfect, I do think at times about doing a few light sets on my Wednesday off for a body part nothing crazy though. Maybe I'll try 5 down the road who knows, for now this works so why mess with it.
Dropping HGH for a bit and ill have Thyroid tested to verify, I can always pick back up HGH and just do 1iu.

Heres todays sets and diet.

Meals:

6/6/24​
Protein
65​
70​
70​
60​
30​
295​
Fat
58​
30​
15​
8​
6​
117​
Carbs
140​
150​
235​
55​
8​
588​
6 eggs with 16 oz hashbrown ,1 cup oatmeal, with walnuts and 1/2 tsp of wild honey, soaked in 1.5 cup of NF milkHomemade 800 calorie shake( Peanur butter 2 bananas, 1cup oats ground up, 2 scoops protein powder half cup whole fat yogurt, 2 cups NF milkLarge recovery shakeGrilled Chicken and brown riceWhey shake to hit protein

Weights:
Weights

6/7/24​
Cardio for 25 minutes
Walking Lunges
3​
25​
BW​
Barbell Squat (narrow stance)
4​
18,32,25,25290,225,230Heavy high rep dropped down and those were easy then the 230's were a tad harder.
Barbell Split Squat
3​
17​
115​
nice movement but tough after the heavy squats, I was shaking.
Dumbbell stiff leg dealift
5​
25​
150​
Great movement, back flat, ass out, constant tension ofn the hamstroing, great fun when your legs start shaking.
Sumo squat dumbbell
5​
26​
70​
I got a cramp in my left buttocks doing the last 2 sets, great stretch
Barbell calf raise
5​
8,12,14,38,35,35
360,305,305,215,215​
215​
Started really heavy, then dropped and kept tryin to buiild reps, this one was rough.
gI can see more size in my legs now verus s definition, feeling pretty strong.

Thanks for all the help and responses this am on the HGH question, much appreciated.

Have a good weekend everyone

Mark
 
Your overthinking/overreacting this hgh thyroid thing. It’s as simple as adding in T3 meds at low doses if you’re concerned about it. No reason to stop the gh. 2iu is fine imo. Go 5 days on 2 days off on the hgh.
 
Fun higher rep leg session today, pushed some high rep heavy weights and that was crazy, you can certainly burn out energy fast doing that.
Definitely looking forward to a weekend off, I worked my chest hard yesterday and today legs, so I know ill feel it tomorrow, WTF was I thinking a year ago trying to do a 6 day per week program, seriously. 4 days for me is about perfect, I do think at times about doing a few light sets on my Wednesday off for a body part nothing crazy though. Maybe I'll try 5 down the road who knows, for now this works so why mess with it.
Dropping HGH for a bit and ill have Thyroid tested to verify, I can always pick back up HGH and just do 1iu.

Heres todays sets and diet.

Meals:

6/6/24​
Protein
65​
70​
70​
60​
30​
295​
Fat
58​
30​
15​
8​
6​
117​
Carbs
140​
150​
235​
55​
8​
588​
6 eggs with 16 oz hashbrown ,1 cup oatmeal, with walnuts and 1/2 tsp of wild honey, soaked in 1.5 cup of NF milkHomemade 800 calorie shake( Peanur butter 2 bananas, 1cup oats ground up, 2 scoops protein powder half cup whole fat yogurt, 2 cups NF milkLarge recovery shakeGrilled Chicken and brown riceWhey shake to hit protein

Weights:
Weights

6/7/24​
Cardio for 25 minutes
Walking Lunges
3​
25​
BW​
Barbell Squat (narrow stance)
4​
18,32,25,25290,225,230Heavy high rep dropped down and those were easy then the 230's were a tad harder.
Barbell Split Squat
3​
17​
115​
nice movement but tough after the heavy squats, I was shaking.
Dumbbell stiff leg dealift
5​
25​
150​
Great movement, back flat, ass out, constant tension ofn the hamstroing, great fun when your legs start shaking.
Sumo squat dumbbell
5​
26​
70​
I got a cramp in my left buttocks doing the last 2 sets, great stretch
Barbell calf raise
5​
8,12,14,38,35,35
360,305,305,215,215​
215​
Started really heavy, then dropped and kept tryin to buiild reps, this one was rough.
gI can see more size in my legs now verus s definition, feeling pretty strong.

Thanks for all the help and responses this am on the HGH question, much appreciated.

Have a good weekend everyone

Mark
@man05 smart move to drop hgh, cut it for a bit and see how the thyroid test, 2 weeks should be enough
meanwhile stay steady nice stiff dead today :)
 
Easy cardio today for 30 minutes, nice recovery day for legs, nice vascularity for an off day.
Didn't go crazy today on th carbs, will ramp back up tomorrow, my system seems to respond to a water fast mid week and a reduced volume of carbs on a rest day.

Meals

6/8/24​
Protein
60​
70​
60​
20​
30​
24​
10​
35​
309​
Fat
40​
30​
8​
8​
22​
8​
15​
5​
136​
Carbs
100​
150​
55​
24​
20​
18​
24​
8​
399​
500grams oatmeal with 2 cups milk, 1/2 cup walnuts, 1.4 cup sugr free dried cherries. 4 whole eggs scrambled with 4oz ground beef, 2 Tbsp shredded cheese melted on topHomemade 800 calorie shake( Peanur butter 2 bananas, 1cup oats ground up, 2 scoops protein powder half cup whole fat yogurt, 2 cups NF milkGrilled Chicken and brown ricemre barChickena dn brocolli bowl with some cheddar cheeseChickn pieces in orange glaze with bell peppersSemolina flour pizza slicewith goat cheesewhey isolate shake

I will update tomorrow after more cardio and some eating.

Thank you guy for all the input and help past few days, much appreciated.


Have a great weekend

mark
 
Excited to see your water fast mid week
seems like you've got things going in the right direction
 
I will reduce some of the dairy, nf milk in oats and a Tbsp of cheese here and there is mostly what I do for flavor. I actually slept in today and have only had a cup of coffee and haven’t gone to rest room, this is me 48 hours no work out all rest.
I am not ripped yet but thinking I am building a good foundation to get there. I am finding 90lb cable crunches are effective as are knee raises form the bar. Much more work to be done.
 

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great update man look how tight your physique is
you are doing great
 
when you do your final pictures of the log make sure you oil up a little bit
also get a little bit of a tan so we can see the cuts
I have 8 or so weeks left and once done I’ll definitely get some color to see how it turned out and this is just a little bulk cycle. I’m wondering the impact of increasing sets by one on my hypertrophic days or best I just leave it alone keep switching exercised every 4-5 weeks.
 
I have 8 or so weeks left and once done I’ll definitely get some color to see how it turned out and this is just a little bulk cycle. I’m wondering the impact of increasing sets by one on my hypertrophic days or best I just leave it alone keep switching exercised every 4-5 weeks.
@man05 you're on track now, you'll really be next level soon bro :)
 
Good day off today, still got some cardio on the bike for 30 minutes.
Dropped carbs a little today, will be back on track tomorrow with higher amount.

6/9/24Protein50502950655024318
Fat205201815186102
Carbs7040406080608358
300 grams oatmeal with 2 cups of sorgum bran cereal, walnuts and dried cherries with 6 scrambled eggs.Grilled chicken and sweet potatomre bar, whol avbocado and some sun chipsGrilled chicken thighs and white rice, marinated in low sodium soy, honey, sesame oil, garlic and ginger.grilled chciekn breast and vegtable saladGrilled chicken thighs and white rice, marinated in low sodium soy, honey, sesame oil, garlic and ginger.Whey shake

Push session tomorrow, continuing to increase weight weekly, I get a feeling this Thursday the hypertrophic sets are gonna tough.

Have a great night guys

Mark

Picture was my dinner, my wife made it, was excellent
 

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I am traveling for a summer vacation with my family in a week. I plan to carry on my diet, training and cycle. For ease of travel I was thinking of mixing enough of each compound into a single vial then simply draw up the total units to pin, would that be a a acceptable and accurate approach versus traveling with multiple vials? It’s looking like I may miss a heavy push session would the best course of action be to simply perform that set on a Tuesday lift Wednesday rest Thursday then maybe a combination set split between am and pm on Friday then. Take the entire weekend off to rest then carry on Monday as usual?

Thank you for your input and feed back.
I normally train m,t Wednesday off th,fr weekend off.
 
Just today as I woke up feeling bloated, I fast once per week with water and occasionally I reduce carbs just a little, ate more vegetables today. Currently lifting as heavy as I can on mild compounds, things are going well so far. For diet today I dropped an 800 calorie shake I normally have each day, that’s it so I lost about 130 carbs. I’ll surely make it up later tomorrow and I merge red to add the extra serving of white rice I had today so I guess the carbs were that low as they would be close to 400 or so
 
Just today as I woke up feeling bloated, I fast once per week with water and occasionally I reduce carbs just a little, ate more vegetables today. Currently lifting as heavy as I can on mild compounds, things are going well so far. For diet today I dropped an 800 calorie shake I normally have each day, that’s it so I lost about 130 carbs. I’ll surely make it up later tomorrow and I merge red to add the extra serving of white rice I had today so I guess the carbs were that low as they would be close to 400 or so
@man05 Increasing vegetables in diet is good........
 
Just today as I woke up feeling bloated, I fast once per week with water and occasionally I reduce carbs just a little, ate more vegetables today. Currently lifting as heavy as I can on mild compounds, things are going well so far. For diet today I dropped an 800 calorie shake I normally have each day, that’s it so I lost about 130 carbs. I’ll surely make it up later tomorrow and I merge red to add the extra serving of white rice I had today so I guess the carbs were that low as they would be close to 400 or so
@man05 if you're bloated thats digestion
up your digestive enzymes and probiotics, how much you take now?
also how much psyllium husk you doing?
 
Alternate psyllium husk every other day, about 25grams per serving.
If I switch with sweet potatoes to rice or brown rice the bloat goes away and eating more vegetables has also helped me. This is a late posting and I am tired, good chest session today, flat bench was tough, but the the higher reps after at 235 felt good, one day I will be doing 225lbs on my high reps, gotta have some goals.

Chat with you guys tomorrow, Im beat.


Have a good night


Mark

Weights:

6/10/24
25 minute cardio
Bench Press Medium Grip
3​
5,4,7255/255/235Felt pretty heavy today
Incline bench medium grip
3​
5,5,8215,215,200Heavy incline, I could feel it today
EZ bar over head tricep laying
3​
890Thse felt good, strong, may go to 100 and shoot for 6-8
Barbell bentover row
4​
9,8,6,4215,215,215,195Started using straps and that has really helped me tremendously, hand fatigue kicks in moving the bar slow
Chest supportd Row
4​
11,11,9,10170(85ea)I truly enjoy this movement
Hammer Curl
3​
16,14,14110 (55ea)These eave my arms totally worked feeling
Barebell upright row
3​
11105Thse are my only dedicated shoulder movement, still hits rhomboids but it’s a good movement
Meals:
6/10/24​
Protein
60​
55​
70​
50​
70​
305​
Fat
40​
5​
15​
2​
8​
70​
Carbs
100​
80​
235​
70​
40​
525​
500grams oatmeal with 2 cups milk, 1/2 cup walnuts, 1.4 cup sugr free dried cherries. 4 whole eggs scrambled with 4oz ground beef, 2 Tbsp shredded cheese melted on topGrilled chicken and 2 cup white riceLarge recovery shakeLean gorund beef and white riceWhey shake
 
Thanks man, one thing that messes with me and maybe it’s psychological is having to lift at different times. Normally I’m lifting by 11am past two weeks been working out between 3-5pm, legs I am not phased but chest I perceive as feeling not quite as strong.
Also as I go heavier on chest I’m still trying to slowly lower the bar all the way down to the nipple line, while I can do this fairly well it’s my weakest phase of the press but my push is stronger. What can I work on to improve my eccentric, keep hitting tri’s hard to develop more stability? I have noticed as my tris get stronger my bench feels better.

Thank you for your feedback.
 
Watch out for your shoulders and elbows. Doing entire upper body workout will take a toll on your body. I cant imagine doing push and pull in same workout. My body would break down.
Apart from bench and upright rows that’s the most shoulder I really do. Tri extensions I keep grip fairly close so my elbows are neutral to inward and not outward so I keep pressure off elbows. Hammer curls my arms are tucked in tight. Using straps for bent over rows has really helped me stay in better alignment overall. I have tried to schedule all my lifts in order so that I tire out the larger muscle groups first and sort of whittle them down in order of largest to smallest.
 
Thanks man, one thing that messes with me and maybe it’s psychological is having to lift at different times. Normally I’m lifting by 11am past two weeks been working out between 3-5pm, legs I am not phased but chest I perceive as feeling not quite as strong.
Also as I go heavier on chest I’m still trying to slowly lower the bar all the way down to the nipple line, while I can do this fairly well it’s my weakest phase of the press but my push is stronger. What can I work on to improve my eccentric, keep hitting tri’s hard to develop more stability? I have noticed as my tris get stronger my bench feels better.

Thank you for your feedback.
Hitting tris will help your bench more than anything. I love dips and close grip bench for tris.
 
Personally this is the schedule I thknk works best for all lifters. My wife and are both lifting at elite levels and are recovering nicely.

Legs
Chest/Tri’s
Back/Traps/Rear Delts
Delts/Tri’s

Each training day gets worked every 7-8 days. Lift 3 days per week on average. We train 2 on 2 off and sometimes take an extra day off because of my wifes rotating work schedule. We train for maximum recovery as we train hi intensity Dorian Yates style. We are both in our 50’s and by far the strongest people in the gym even stronger than the IFBB pros who train there. Every week people come up to us and ask how we can look so good and they are shocked when we tell them we are in our mid 50’s.
 
Hitting tris will help your bench more than anything. I love dips and close grip bench for tris.
Dips are fun but I have found a new appreciation for laying tricep extensions on a curl bar. I start at 90 degrees then lower arms back down and before I do a rep I pull arms back 10 or so degrees then from there I drive up all the way then I reset and lower arms back again another 10 degrees. I saw Cavaleri, Dr Mike, John Meadows all doing this and the result is better rom, less joint trauma and bigger triceps. John Meadows is a freak, those triceps are crazy big.
 
Dips are fun but I have found a new appreciation for laying tricep extensions on a curl bar. I start at 90 degrees then lower arms back down and before I do a rep I pull arms back 10 or so degrees then from there I drive up all the way then I reset and lower arms back again another 10 degrees. I saw Cavaleri, Dr Mike, John Meadows all doing this and the result is better rom, less joint trauma and bigger triceps. John Meadows is a freak, those triceps are crazy big.
Skull crushers basically. Yes those are good too.
 
Personally this is the schedule I thknk works best for all lifters. My wife and are both lifting at elite levels and are recovering nicely.

Legs
Chest/Tri’s
Back/Traps/Rear Delts
Delts/Tri’s

Each training day gets worked every 7-8 days. Lift 3 days per week on average. We train 2 on 2 off and sometimes take an extra day off because of my wifes rotating work schedule. We train for maximum recovery as we train hi intensity Dorian Yates style. We are both in our 50’s and by far the strongest people in the gym even stronger than the IFBB pros who train there. Every week people come up to us and ask how we can look so good and they are shocked when we tell them we are in our mid 50’s.
So legs once per day and your totally crushing it, that’s like Platt style corect?

It sounds really good but I’m Leary to change anything midway in this cycle. Would definitely entertain this during my cruise / recovery and consider building this into a future cycle. If I lifted max effort once per week on chest and legs I’d probably get even more growth.
I’m keeping this in my notes for future use, thank you so much.
 
So legs once per day and your totally crushing it, that’s like Platt style corect?

It sounds really good but I’m Leary to change anything midway in this cycle. Would definitely entertain this during my cruise / recovery and consider building this into a future cycle. If I lifted max effort once per week on chest and legs I’d probably get even more growth.
I’m keeping this in my notes for future use, thank you so much.
Yes everything trained once per week. If we have a couple days off after back day then we do 4 sets of bi’s on that day and then again 3 days later on Delt/Tri’s. We always pay attention to how the body feels so we don’t overdo it. Recovery is most critical.
 
Good leg session, however changing the time I lift seems to impact how I feel after for some reason, hopefully I can get my early lifting time back on track.

Weights:

6/11/24​
Walking Lunged - weighted
3​
13,13,1180lbs(40each)
Front squat
3​
7,6,4150
Barbell Squat close feet
3​
10,8,8320
Sumo Squat
4​
10,8,8,8235/(1)/255(3)Much deeper than with dumbbbell and way more weight
Barbell Good morning
6​
10150(3),160(3)Last two sets hit hard
Barbell Calf Raise
4​
20260Meals:

6/11/24​
Protein
62​
40​
35​
20​
25​
70​
60​
312​
Fat
55​
2​
5​
8​
5​
15​
24​
114​
Carbs
100​
70​
40​
24​
40​
235​
50​
559​
400grams oatmeal with 1cup of milk, 1/2 cup walnuts, 1/4 cup sugr free dried cherries. Myoplex shake on the goLean gorund beef and white riceGrilled chicken and sweet potatomre barWhey shake, rice cake with almond butter and small bananaLarge recovery shakeTbone steak and sweet potato

Cardio was 20 minutes, I will be doing 35-40 minutes fasted tomorrow morning on my day off on the water fast, never thought I would be looking forward to a water fast but I do every week now.

Have a great night or day.


Mark
 
I do those alot and they definitely help.
I’m liking trim extensions off the bench heavy then cable push downs on hypertrophics. I’m about to start pushing the weight heavier on these, trying to progress weekly.
 
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