My Beastrol/Helladrol Log is in here!

[ho_steppa]

It was a mental battle today squatting - last week I failed a rep and dropped the bar, so I had feelings of fear and doubt eating away at me, getting in the way of my concentration. I was so close to decreasing the weight after my first working set, but I kept at it. Didn't really get my confidence back until after the 3rd set, the hump. The 4th set I went down a bit further, felt the burn in my quads. The 5th set was a struggle, but I knew I wasn't going to fail this time.

Ran out of time in the gym again so I couldn't do nearly as much as I'd like to have done. Less is more I guess. I tried the Power Shrug for the first time today, gonna stick with those for a bit, and see how my traps respond. I like how it also works my calves.

My weight is up another couple pounds, right around 191 the last few days. Abs are still slightly visible and vascularity has also increased. The increase in muscle size is pretty obvious (to me at least!), but I know I'm gaining fat, too. I'm trying not to stress about it too much, though. My inzer belt was super tight today, it left red marks all around my waist, gonna have to drop it down a notch -_-

Day 19 - Legs

Squat
135x8
185x5
225x3
275x1
*working sets*
305x5x5x5x5x5

Power Shrugs
225x10
315x8
365x6x6x6 - could have done more reps, but bar kept slipping out of my hands

Standing calf raises

Diet

1 - oats/egg whites//Orange juice
2 - chili/chicken/tilapia
3 - chili/chicken
4 - oats/chicken
5 - banana/whey (Pre workout)
6 - Real Gains/whey/banana (Post workout)
7 - top sirloin/whole grain bread/ pastry (no more of these damn things!)- eating now

~3400 calories
~340g protein
~330g carbs
~80g fat

 

[ho_steppa]

Did Chest again today, and felt great. 2 days ago I did 240 for 5x5 and I was contemplating 245 or 250 for today. I went with 250 and killed it. The last rep on sets 4 and 5 were a bit of a struggle, but still managed with no help and maintaining good form. So if 250 is 85% of my 1 rep max, I'm right around 295, which means benching 3 plates might be attainable. wishful thinking...

I remember last year when I was doing a similar chest program, the highest I got was 120kg (264 pounds). I was doing 4x4, not 5x5 and even then I was bouncing the bar big time, butt off the bench, and I needed assistance on each set. I felt like a beast, but now all I can do is think back and lol =)

Day 20 - Chest and Delts

Flat Bench
95x8
130x5
170x3
210x1
*working sets*
250x5x5x5x5x5

Machine Flies
FST-7

Bent over Rear Delt DB Raise
20x10
30x10
40x10x10x10

DB Front Raises
30x10
40x10
50x10x10x10

Side Delt Raises - Machine

30 min. incline treadmill - Ave HR: 120

Diet
EXACT same thing as yesterday minus the nighttime pastry!

1 - oats/egg whites//Orange juice
2 - chili/chicken/tilapia
3 - chili/chicken
4 - oats/chicken
5 - banana/whey (Pre workout)
6 - Real Gains/whey/banana (Post workout)
7 - top sirloin/whole grain bread- eating now

~3200 calories
~350g protein
~300g carbs
~70g fat

 

[CoBra666]

keep up the good work. 3 plates IS attainable. maybe this cycle, depending on what your pct is you might see some minor gains even during that. if not you can keep your gains if done right. and then, well, whats one more cycle in a couple months time. but u will get there bro

 

[ho_steppa]

thanks dude, I appreciate the kind words of encouragement. I'm in the thick of it now!! and I'm just trying to stay dedicated and motivated to keep eating clean, training hard, and getting enough rest.

I was hesitant to go to the gym tonight, only because I knew I was strapped for time and could only spend an hour in the gym. I went anyways, and again, felt rushed and couldn't do as much as I'd like to have. Tuesdays and Thursday are getting tough like that.

Tomorrow I start week 4 of the cycle, which means it is the last week of Beast at 30mg, and I increase Helladrol to 100mg.
Oh yea, stocked up on some supplements and food items that were running low:

(2) 10 pound boxes of oats
(2) 10 pound bags of Optimum whey
(1) Xtend - watermelon
(1) Universal BCAA - grape

Day 21 - Back (no time for Biceps!)

Bent over Rows - Back parallel to floor
95x8
135x5
185x3
205x1
*working sets*
225x5x5x5x5x5 - up another 10 pounds from Day 17

Weighted Pullups
Bodyweight x5
+25x5
+25x5
+25x5
+25x5
Bodyweight x10

Power Shrugs
225x10
315x10
365x10x10
365x10x10 - switched to regular shrugs, was feeling the power shrugs in my calves too much, not sure if doing those correctly...

That's it! - took me about an hour

Diet
EXACT same thing as yesterday!

1 - oats/egg whites//Orange juice
2 - chili/chicken/tilapia
3 - chili/chicken
4 - oats/chicken
5 - banana/whey (Pre workout)
6 - Real Gains/whey/banana (Post workout)
7 - top sirloin/whole grain bread- eating now

~3200 calories
~350g protein
~300g carbs
~70g fat

*I think I'm gonna add a syntyha/oats shake somewhere in between Meals 1~4 to up the calories a bit.

 

[ho_steppa]

*I started 100mg of Helladrol added with 30mg of Beastrol today. This is how I spaced it out:

11:00am - 10mg Beast & 25mg Helladrol
5:00pm - 2 n2guard, 1 liver, 2 HCGenerate
9:30pm - 20mg Beast & 75mg Helladrol (45 min preworkout)
1:30am - 3 n2guard, 1 liver, 3 HCGenerate

also taking 3 caps of n2slin, 12 caps of gear, 2 multi vitamins, and 6 fishoil caps each day.

I felt a little strain on my shoulder/delt area on my way to the gym, and was a bit nervous it would effect my chest session. It didn't, but I feel it might be a sign I'm straining my body too much - today was the third time this week going heavy on bench, and the 7th day in a row I've trained. Or it could be nothing at all. Volume wise, I'm not doing much, and I'm taking 3-5 minute breaks between each set on my main lifts, so my HR always comes down to the 90-100 range before I go into the next set.

Also, during the daytime, sometimes my arms feel extra heavy and uncomfortable and even now, a good 4 hours since I lifted, I feel like this extra weight on my shoulders pushing down on me, it's a weird feeling, hard to explain. maybe I just need some rest!

Stopped by Costco for an emergency chicken run and bought a tub of premade curry as well. It's not the healthiest choice of food, but at least it's not a hot dog and a slice of pizza. Actually I'm not sure it's really that much better since I know some curry can be ridiculously loaded with oils and butter. So I have that for the next couple of days, mixed with extra chicken of course.

Universal grape BCAA is delicious! I've tried and enjoyed orange and lemon-lime, but grape is hands down my favorite.

Day 22 - Chest and Biceps

Flat Bench
95x8
135x5
175x3
215x1
*working sets*
255x5x5x5x5x5

Machine Flies
FST-7 - I have been increasing the weight on these, too. But I am not recording them nor am I concerned with 'how much' I can lift here since it is a pulley based machine.

Barbell Curl
95x8
115x5
135x4x4 - this was awesome! I never curled plates before!! I was rocking a bit, but was still able to control the downward motion, instead of just letting gravity pull it down.

Dumbbell Hammer Curls
30x10
40x10
50x10
55x8x8 - the next weight up is a 70 pound dumbbell. wtf?! retarded gym!

light ab work - half assed it


Diet

1 - oats/egg whites/Orange juice
2 - chili/chicken/tilapia
3 - Costco chicken curry & rice/chicken - *hard to count macros in curry and rice*
4 - syntha & oats shake
5 - oats/chicken
6 - banana/whey (Pre workout)
7 - Real Gains/whey/banana (Post workout)
8 - top sirloin/whole grain bread

~3800 calories
~390g protein
~360g carbs
~90g fat

 

[Acesopro]

Isn't Xtend just BCAA's? Why'd you buy that and the Universal BCAAs? Good job on keeping protein high too. Mine was around 250g during cycle and I really wish I had it at your level.

 

[ho_steppa]

lol, yea they are both BCAA products, and I guess variety of flavors is why I bought 2 different kinds. I was a big fan of Intrabolic for a while, then got tired of the taste. Last year I bought Xtend apple flavor and Universal Orange and Lemon-lime, this year it's Xtend Watermelon and Universal grape =)

btw, Ace, I just saw and skimmed through your Beast thread. Man, you ate a ton of carbs! lol! I would blow up (in a fat way) if I ate that many, you must have a high metabolism. your pics look good, too. It's good to hear you kept most of your gains.

When I was researching my cycle, I disregarded any threads/logs that combined Beast with an injectible (no offense, I just knew I wouldn't be going that route). I wonder how much of a difference the Test-e made in your gains, it sounded like you were in alot of discomfort the first few pins.

 

[Acesopro]

Ya dude if flavor is a big deal for you with BCAAs then choose what you like but I prefer to save as much money as I can so I buy the Cheap Supplements brand BCAAs. Just the powder, nothing else added.

I did eat a lot of carbs and I plan on adjusting it where I'll be getting the bulk of my carbs all around my workout. Keep them to maybe 300g and bump protein way the hell up since steroids take advantage of excess protein apparently?

I can understand you not wanting to pay attention to logs with a test base but I know now that I can never run another oral without a test base of some sort. Use the oral to jump start your cycle while your test is working.

 

[ho_steppa]

This pain in my shoulder kept coming and going all day, so I changed my mind like 6 times about going to the gym today. When it hurts, it's like a sharp pain and then it goes away. I might need an off day tomorrow to let me body rest.

Day 23 - Shoulders and Triceps

Standing Military Press
95x5
115x3
135x1
*working sets*
165x5
170x5x5x5x5 - the 1st rep on these were more of a push press, to help get the weight up. From there, I brought the weight down slowly to beneath my nose, but above my mouth, and exploded up, with no help from my legs.

Standing Upright Rows
95x6 - rested for a bit because my wrists were hurting
95x10
115x8
135x8x8x8

Weighted Dips
Bodyweight x10
+45 x10
+70 x8x8x8

Various cable extensions
half-assed, my arms were smoked at this point!

Diet

1 - oats/egg whites/Orange juice
2 - chili/chicken/tilapia
3 - Costco chicken curry & rice/chicken - *hard to count macros in curry and rice*
4 - syntha & oats shake
5 - oats/chicken
6 - banana (pre workout)
7 - Gainer shake - Real Gains/whey/banana/strawberries/Almond Butter (Post workout)
8 - top sirloin/cheat meal - fatty pork in spicy sauce/rice/fried dumplings

~4200 calories
~370g protein
~400g carbs
~120g fat

 

[CoBra666]

if ur wrists and shoulders are sore would a supp like krill oil help u. it does wonders for my joints. or are either of these from pre-existing injuries?