Good going bro......
That’s definitely the idea!I think that you will transform yourself like you wouldn't believe
I was thinking of doing more of a lean bulk later in the winter. Something test/EQ/anadrol. Might even be open to some lower dose tren. Then cutting in the spring. A little early to decide now but just throwing that out there.I think you should do a cutter on your next cycle
That's what I'm talkin about broToday was chest day. Unfortunately my left shoulder was not cooperating on bench press so I think moving forward I will just roll with the dumbbell bench and the hammer strength. Seems like this is what most of the guys in my gym do anyway. Left shoulder didn’t hurt but it felt odd.
Barbell bench: 135x5 145x5 155x2 135x5
Hammer incline strength chest press: 45x15 70x12 80x10
Machine fly: 85x15 100x15 115x12 115x12
Did some light tricep pump work at end. Super frustrated with my ability to consistently barbell bench. I went light on volume today just to be safe but shoulder feels completely fine. So as mentioned before, no more barbell bench and I will just focus on the dumbbell bench and hammer strength variations.
Also today was my 7th test E injection and my first deca. So far not a single negative side effect. Blood pressure is perfect, no gyno or ball issues either.
@BrightFuture shoulders dont overdo that because injuries slow it down manToday was shoulder day.
Hammer strength shoulder press: 45x20 80x10 85x8 90x6 95x4
Barbell behind back shrug: 225x15 225x15 225x15 225x15
Dumbbell lateral raise: 20x15 12.5 x15 12.5x15 12.5x15
Machine reverse fly: 70x15 85x15 85x10 85x10
Cable rope facepull: 100x15 100x15 100x15 100x15
Shoulder day has definitely become my favorite day. One of the bigger guys in the gym came over today and gave me some pointers on the lateral raises. He said no reason to do 20 pounds on those. He demonstrated how he does them so my last 3 sets I did them that way. Felt great and got an added pump out of it.
The 95 pounds on the shoulder press was a first. This is 95 pounds per hand. It took a few tries just to get them started out of the negative position but I was determined to hit 95 pounds so I did! Incredible feeling! A couple months ago I didn’t think I would be pushing that much weight anytime soon if ever. This has all been so great for me. This is about more than just looking better it’s also about just becoming a stronger and better person overall. My wife commented again last night about how much happier I have been.
Yeah I am always careful.@BrightFuture shoulders dont overdo that because injuries slow it down man
@BrightFuture get an infrared lamp ive been putting it on shoulders nice warm upYeah I am always careful.
Awesome job with the prepToday was chest day. Unfortunately my left shoulder was not cooperating on bench press so I think moving forward I will just roll with the dumbbell bench and the hammer strength. Seems like this is what most of the guys in my gym do anyway. Left shoulder didn’t hurt but it felt odd.
Barbell bench: 135x5 145x5 155x2 135x5
Hammer incline strength chest press: 45x15 70x12 80x10
Machine fly: 85x15 100x15 115x12 115x12
Did some light tricep pump work at end. Super frustrated with my ability to consistently barbell bench. I went light on volume today just to be safe but shoulder feels completely fine. So as mentioned before, no more barbell bench and I will just focus on the dumbbell bench and hammer strength variations.
Also today was my 7th test E injection and my first deca. So far not a single negative side effect. Blood pressure is perfect, no gyno or ball issues either.
@BrightFuture great training, i dont think you should do flyes with lighter weight if you bigger chest right but I would hold at the top and slow to the bottom, holding on bottom not neededBeen a good alcohol free weekend. Feeling motivated. Really wanted a beer but opted to stay alcohol free. The craving for a beer has now passed!
Tomorrow is chest and triceps. Planning to do the following:
Hammer incline chest press: 15, 12, 10, 8,6
Dumbbell Bench press: 12, 8, 4, burnout set
Dumbbell incline fly: 4 sets of 15 reps
Machine Fly: 4 sets of 15 reps
Tricep dips: 4 sets 12-15 reps
Cross body cable tricep extensions: 4 sets 12-15 reps
Cable tricep pushdown: 1xamrap
For the dumbbell incline flyes, these should be done with a lighter weight? Ideally you would want to be able to hold at the bottom of the set for that extra stretch?
Cross body tricep extensions. I see a lot of guys in the gym doing these. It’s done with one arm so want to give it a go! Planning on finishing off with 1 set of cable pushdowns but extremely slow reps until I can’t go anymore.
Thank you all again for the support! It means a lot!
clean meals DIET CITYMeal prep attached. Also, how many of you stay on test year round?
Ok so I will push for heavier weight on the dumbbell fly and focus on getting a good contraction at the top and slow on the way down. Will have to mess around with the weights a bit and figure what’s a good starting point here.@BrightFuture great training, i dont think you should do flyes with lighter weight if you bigger chest right but I would hold at the top and slow to the bottom, holding on bottom not needed
pump up more bro
clean meals DIET CITY
Ehh maybe. I like the way it tastes and this is the first time I have wanted a beer since I started doing this. Gotta stay disciplined so I ignored that want and today I am super happy I did. I know a critical piece of all this is discipline. Motivation is as high as it’s ever been and ready to keep focused and get as much gains as possible. Don’t need beer ruining that!get some raw kombucha, that will solve the beer craving
just FYI but beer tastes nasty, you are just addicted to it
Look up JM presses tooBeen a good alcohol free weekend. Feeling motivated. Really wanted a beer but opted to stay alcohol free. The craving for a beer has now passed!
Tomorrow is chest and triceps. Planning to do the following:
Hammer incline chest press: 15, 12, 10, 8,6
Dumbbell Bench press: 12, 8, 4, burnout set
Dumbbell incline fly: 4 sets of 15 reps
Machine Fly: 4 sets of 15 reps
Tricep dips: 4 sets 12-15 reps
Cross body cable tricep extensions: 4 sets 12-15 reps
Cable tricep pushdown: 1xamrap
For the dumbbell incline flyes, these should be done with a lighter weight? Ideally you would want to be able to hold at the bottom of the set for that extra stretch?
Cross body tricep extensions. I see a lot of guys in the gym doing these. It’s done with one arm so want to give it a go! Planning on finishing off with 1 set of cable pushdowns but extremely slow reps until I can’t go anymore.
Thank you all again for the support! It means a lot!
Looks good bro. Grind the workouts out. Punish muscle until you know it's broken downBeen a good alcohol free weekend. Feeling motivated. Really wanted a beer but opted to stay alcohol free. The craving for a beer has now passed!
Tomorrow is chest and triceps. Planning to do the following:
Hammer incline chest press: 15, 12, 10, 8,6
Dumbbell Bench press: 12, 8, 4, burnout set
Dumbbell incline fly: 4 sets of 15 reps
Machine Fly: 4 sets of 15 reps
Tricep dips: 4 sets 12-15 reps
Cross body cable tricep extensions: 4 sets 12-15 reps
Cable tricep pushdown: 1xamrap
For the dumbbell incline flyes, these should be done with a lighter weight? Ideally you would want to be able to hold at the bottom of the set for that extra stretch?
Cross body tricep extensions. I see a lot of guys in the gym doing these. It’s done with one arm so want to give it a go! Planning on finishing off with 1 set of cable pushdowns but extremely slow reps until I can’t go anymore.
Thank you all again for the support! It means a lot!
@BrightFuture I did a few shows back in the day, I think it takes about 2-3 years to step on stage broFor those of you who compete on stage, how long did it take before you were able to do that? This is something I seriously want to try. I know I gotta long way to go but I want this to be a lifestyle and I want to work hard to get there.
I know my diet is good now but I know I would definitely need to change some things along the way.
nice day but i dont see the cardio in a few days whts up? where is it?So it’s been a great day! Tomorrow will be back and biceps. I can’t shake the feeling that I am not doing enough in the gym. At the end of my workouts I feel like I should have done more than I did. I am recovering and eating well. The test/tbol are working great. Also added in the deca and proviron and today was second dose of deca and 9th of test. Below is my plan for tomorrow. I am feeling super motivated and almost want to go the gym right now.
Barbell row: 5 sets 8-15 reps
Cable seated row: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Cable v bar pulldown: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Cable lat pulldown wide grip: 5 sets 10-12 reps
Plate loaded machine low row: 5 sets 10-12 reps
Cable curls: 4 sets 12-15 reps
Hammer curls: 4 sets 12-15 reps
Feeling great and feeling much stronger. Recovery has been great and shoulder is feeling good as long as I avoid barbell bench. So I want to kick this up a notch. Will do the same for the rest of the week and hopefully here on out. I almost want to go back to the gym right now lol.
Alright well I will see how I am progressing along.@BrightFuture I did a few shows back in the day, I think it takes about 2-3 years to step on stage bro
nice day but i dont see the cardio in a few days whts up? where is it?
Yeah I think I need to add more in some more volume. My work capacity has increased dramatically since starting this cycle.Looks good bro. Grind the workouts out. Punish muscle until you know it's broken down
@BrightFuture if you have a cough issueAlright well I will see how I am progressing along.
Been doing cardio just haven’t posted. Always forget too. I actually went on a 1 mile run yesterday but it was crazy hot outside. I will admit I haven’t been doing enough cardio since I had that bad cough but that’s gone no excuses there. I will step the cardio back up.
Awesome to see you withheld from the alcoholBeen a good alcohol free weekend. Feeling motivated. Really wanted a beer but opted to stay alcohol free. The craving for a beer has now passed!
Tomorrow is chest and triceps. Planning to do the following:
Hammer incline chest press: 15, 12, 10, 8,6
Dumbbell Bench press: 12, 8, 4, burnout set
Dumbbell incline fly: 4 sets of 15 reps
Machine Fly: 4 sets of 15 reps
Tricep dips: 4 sets 12-15 reps
Cross body cable tricep extensions: 4 sets 12-15 reps
Cable tricep pushdown: 1xamrap
For the dumbbell incline flyes, these should be done with a lighter weight? Ideally you would want to be able to hold at the bottom of the set for that extra stretch?
Cross body tricep extensions. I see a lot of guys in the gym doing these. It’s done with one arm so want to give it a go! Planning on finishing off with 1 set of cable pushdowns but extremely slow reps until I can’t go anymore.
Thank you all again for the support! It means a lot!
Cough is gone. Think I just had a bad cold. All I take is protein powder and N2Guard.@BrightFuture if you have a cough issue
you need to add NAC ed with some elderberry
havent see you share supplement intake, share it please
@BrightFuture n2guard is the perfect move but I would add some NAC 500mgs ed to the mix.Cough is gone. Think I just had a bad cold. All I take is protein powder and N2Guard.
Yeah it feels amazing.When you're on a roll...
@BrightFuture you look like you made great progress broAlright so today was back day and I definitely upped the intensity to the point I had nothing left to give. Still got my cardio in. It felt great! Tried a few different things. Today I started off with dumbbell rows and worked up to 70 pounds but these felt kinda easy. So I stopped after 3 sets and went to the barbell rows. The squat rack area where I do them at felt like a sauna for some reason but didn’t let that stop me. I also did wide grip lat pull downs with the hammer strength machine and these were much better than the cable.
Dumbbell row: 50x12 60x12 70x12 (one hand)
Barbell row: 155x12 175x8 195x6
Cable seated row: 135x15 150x12 165x10 180x6 180x7
Hammer strength lat pulldown: 45x12 90x12 100x10 100x8 100x7 (weight was for each side)
V Bar pulldown: 120x12 120x10 120x8 120x10 120x10 (had to switch to a different cable machine. About half way through each rep is suddenly felt much heavier almost like something was catching the cable)
At the end I did a super set of straight arm pulldowns and ez bar curls. I did several sets and the reps were just as many as I could handle. Not sure how many sets I actually did but think it was like 5 or 6 and no less than 20 reps for the straight arm pull downs and no less than 12 reps for the ez bar curls. Got a good pump.
Was talking to one of the bigger guys in the gym this morning. Told me I have made some good progress but need to up the cardio. He does 30 minutes cardio to start and 30 minutes end. Thinking I will try to do that moving forward. I know everyone on here talks about cardio a lot and it’s definitely an area I am lacking so plan to kick that up a lot.
and how much cardio bro?Tomorrow is shoulder day. Plan is below:
Hammer strength shoulder press: 5 sets 8-15 reps
Dumbbell lateral raise: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Dumbbell shoulder shrug: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Dumbbell front raise: 5 sets 10-15 reps
Machine reverse fly: 5 sets to failure but atleast 10 reps on each set
Cable rope facepull: 5 sets 15 reps
And of course cardio!
Going for an hour of cardio tomorrow. 30 minutes before and after.@BrightFuture you look like you made great progress broan dyou do need to do cardio BEFORE and after training
30min before and 30min after you have to up the cardio for sure
and how much cardio bro?
@BrightFuture plan on this every day when you trainGoing for an hour of cardio tomorrow. 30 minutes before and after.
That's a good workout. Destroy the muscle bro until it gives outSo it’s been a great day! Tomorrow will be back and biceps. I can’t shake the feeling that I am not doing enough in the gym. At the end of my workouts I feel like I should have done more than I did. I am recovering and eating well. The test/tbol are working great. Also added in the deca and proviron and today was second dose of deca and 9th of test. Below is my plan for tomorrow. I am feeling super motivated and almost want to go the gym right now.
Barbell row: 5 sets 8-15 reps
Cable seated row: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Cable v bar pulldown: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Cable lat pulldown wide grip: 5 sets 10-12 reps
Plate loaded machine low row: 5 sets 10-12 reps
Cable curls: 4 sets 12-15 reps
Hammer curls: 4 sets 12-15 reps
Feeling great and feeling much stronger. Recovery has been great and shoulder is feeling good as long as I avoid barbell bench. So I want to kick this up a notch. Will do the same for the rest of the week and hopefully here on out. I almost want to go back to the gym right now lol.
Yeah it’s going to be tough tomorrow but looking forward to the challenge. More worried about that 30 minutes of cardio at the end lol. But my motivation is high!very nice workouts
that leg day is no joke
Today was shoulder day and it was a good one. Also started with 30 minutes of cardio and finished with 30 minutes of cardio. On the hammer strength overhead press I hit 90 pounds per hand for 7 reps which is 1 more rep than last week. Then I hit 95 pounds per hand for 7 reps which is 3 more than the 4 I did last week. That is my personal best. I almost wanted to try 100 pounds but decided to do that next week.
Hammer strength overhead press: 45x15 70x12 80x9(was going for 10 don’t know what happened) 90x7 95x7
Dumbbell lateral raise: 15x12 15x12 10x12 10x12 10x12
Hammer strength shrug: 90x15 90x15 90x15 90x15 90x15
Machine reverse fly: 85x12 85x12 85x12 85x12 55x15
Cable rope facepull: 100x15 100x15 100x15 100x15 100x15
So I started doing 5 sets for each exercise. I dropped the lateral raises down to 10 pounds. Seems to be the sweet spot, it allows me to get a nice deep breath and hold for about 2 seconds at the top then come down slowly with solid form.
One thing of note is I feel stronger on the overhead press then I do on the incline chest press which seems I feel the reverse should be true. I also seemed to feel stronger on these as the sets progressed. Trying for 100 pounds next week.
I also bought some fish oil and rolled oats. Will cut the rice out completely after Friday and double up the veggies. I will use the rolled oats for my carbs.
@BrightFuture fish oil and rolled oats i like that you needed itTomorrow is leg day. Planning on keeping the intensity high. 30 minutes cardio before and after.
Hammer strength squat: 5 sets 8-12 reps
Romanian deadlift: 5 sets 10-12 reps
Machine leg press: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Seated leg curl: 5 Sets 12-20 reps
Leg extension: 5 sets 12-20 reps
Calf raise: 5 sets 15-20 reps
Should be a good one. Goal is to keep the intensity up and keep getting better every week. Leg day is still my least favorite day but still pumped and excited for it!
dont worry the cardio will be your keyYeah it’s going to be tough tomorrow but looking forward to the challenge. More worried about that 30 minutes of cardio at the end lol. But my motivation is high!
Yeah the first time I did the left one it was incredibly painful but that doesn’t happen anymore. The right one was the first time this week and it’s not as bad the left one was but damn it’s sore.I don't even pin quads. I know it is nice to easily be able to see what you are doing but I always got sore too. I stick to other spots now.
And for when I do a proper leg workout on Saturday, the below is what is planned. Plus 30 minutes of cardio before and after.
Hammer strength squat: 5 sets 8-12 reps
Romanian deadlift: 5 sets 10-12 reps
Machine leg press: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Seated leg curl: 5 Sets 12-20 reps
Leg extension: 5 sets 12-20 reps
Calf raise: 5 sets 15-20 reps
@BrightFuture love the cardio you keep it up bro more cardio the better for youFor arm day tomorrow:
Lying ez bar tricep extension: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Tricep dips: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Cable tricep pushdown: 5 sets 15-20 reps
Cable bicep curls: 5 sets 15 reps
Dumbbell hammer curls: 5 sets 15-20 reps
Preacher curls: 5 sets 12-15 reps
EZ Bar reverse curls: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Plus 30 minutes cardio before and after. Eliptical most likely but may do stair stepper in leg soreness is feeling too tight.
Yeah 30 minutes before and after.Cardio is important you doing it ?
@BrightFuture you're slowly growing and dont worry it will take time to really pack it on, a lot of years it took me and my clientsAlright yesterday was arm day and of course cardio before and after. Did quite a few things different to up the intensity and damn felt like my arms were going to fall off by the end! Great workout.
EZ Bar tricep extension: 60x15 60x15 60x15 60x15 60x15
Tricep dip: 140x15 160x15 160x15 180x12 180x11
Tricep pushdown: 80x20 90x20 100x16 100x12 70x25
Cable bicep curl: 80x15 70x15 60x15 70x13 80x12(last 2 sets no rest time just pushed as hard as I could and went slow felt like my biceps were going to explode!)
Dumbbell hammer curl: 25x15 25x15 20x12 20x12 20x12(last 2 sets rest about 15 seconds then then go super slow I could see me veins popping up)
Preacher Curl: 60x10 80x10 40x15 45x12 45x10 (last 2 reps 15 second rest then super slow reps)
EZ Bar Reverse Curl: 30x15 30x15 30x15 30x15
My favorite arm day I have had. On the reverse curls that was my first time doing those. I supersetted them with regular curls. I didn’t count the regular curls just kept going until I couldn’t stand it anymore. Attached some pictures as well. These are immediately post workout and no flexing. Not the greatest pictures not sure you can really see too much.
Bloating seems to be going away so that’s good.
you are actually making great progress, you just cant see it because you in the mirror daily, you added a LOT more massAlso, we had people coming by this morning to do some things to our house but they showed up 4 hours late so wasn’t able to go the gym. Plan to go tomorrow for cardio and legs.
Also, it’s been 5 weeks now. Got one more week of the tbol and 9 weeks of the test and deca. Maybe my expectations are just a little unclear but should I have added more muscle at this point? I got a long way to go and definitely have made big progress, especially on the strength and overall work capacity front. Finding I am capable of doing far more every week that I thought. So plan to keep up this intensity like I have this week. My ability to push harder has dramatically improved. Just not entirely sure what I should be expecting body composition wise at this point. Granted all the carbs probably wasn’t helping but those are gone now.
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