Test only cycle log

[graciekiller]

monday update.
weight - 171lbs. Im kinda suprised my weight has gone down! I feel bigger, I AM stronger and mirror wise seems as though I maybe leaning out a lil. Anyways, it was a pleasant surpise to see 171. I thought for sure I would have been in the 180's. My diet has been on key and consistent. 3 protein shakes a day, lots of fruits for energy, and protein from boiled eggs, chicken and tuna. I sometimes add in a slice of whole grain bread for carbs and a scoop of brown rice. I notice that with my high amount of activity, carbs are very important.

Today is actually a rest day for me as I feel super beat up from last week.

 

[zedhed]

That fruit is giving you a lot of carbs bro - sugars.

 

[graciekiller]

That fruit is giving you a lot of carbs bro - sugars.

is that a good or bad thing?

Whenever I get a sugar craving I either run to the fridge or my cooler and grab some cut fruits to snack on. Also, my protein shake and a fruit before practice, and Im good to go.

With the amount of training I am doing, Im pretty sure I could get away with more, but I rather not. I wanna be just a tad under my caloric needs.

Even with my new gear, pinning the test E still hurts. I wonder if I cut the dosages down and go EOD would help? RIght now Im E3D.

 

[graciekiller]

Right now I am using TGC test E 250mg. Do you think if I did .5cc (125mg) EOD, it would help with the pain? Is that even a good idea?

 

[zedhed]

Bro IDK why that is hurting you. Ive done that so many times with no pain at all. Are you heating it up first under hot tap water and deep massaging after? Dont force the juice in, let your take it as it will too bro.
If it continues to be painful you might try putting just a pinch of Deca with it if you have any. I know that when I (rarely) find something that hurts me, if I do that its like magic. Nomopain!
Let me know bro.

If you can get away with the fruits then go for it bro. Like I said before you seem to know pretty dam good how to get your bod to respond to diet. But for most of us the fruits/sugars/carbs would not work too well.

 

[graciekiller]

thanks for always chipping it with advice. I did what you just said right now and we shall see in the next few days. I don't wanna sound like a cry baby, but I figure I should just note the pain in the log. Like I said in previous post, if alls I was doing was lifting, then the pain is really no concern. I am fine with walking with a limp, I am fine with the pain and it is what it is. The only problem I have with it is my jiu jitsu training. Sometimes I loose range of motion because of the pain and when someone applies direct pressure to the spot, it is almost like death, lol. What I notice has been helping is popping some ibuprofen before practice and it "numbs" the pain. Only down side to that, is that with the ibuprofen in me, I feel pretty weak during practice and sluggish. Its like a double edge sword. Hopefully soon my body will take to the test and all should be good.

Ive been getting more comments from friends and family about looking bigger and my cousins/family/friends are asking what Im taking, haha. Also I feel so much stronger now and my lifts are steadily increasing in weight. Next week is high volume/explosive weight training.

 

[zedhed]

Bro you should not be getting any pain from the size of the injections that you are doing.
Describe for me exactly how you do your injections. Prep and everything.
It is possible that you having a reaction to the gear, and that does happen sometimes. Do you have any allergies that you know of?

 

[graciekiller]

sorry for the long wait on update. weight is now about 178-180....which is alot higher than expected and/or that I want to be. I was suppose to make 159lbs by oct 21st, but I am not sure how I am going to accomplish that?

I changed up my lifting program to incorporate less sets and more reps. I am also now doing more low intensity cardio on the days that I train jiu jitsu. The high intensity cardio and plyometrics are now done on the days that I lift. I have been pretty clean on my diet, but I guess I might have to drop a lil more calories and tighten up the foods. This is going to be hard because I need calories for fuel....we shall see what happens.

Another thing that I have noticed is that during my training, and I am getting super pumped and getting that "swole" look and feeling. Im sure that would be awesome for your normal body builder, but for me, its a little annoying....actually really annoying. I am having a hard time sparring because my forearms get super tight as well as my other body parts when I am grappling. Would this be because of the test? Or maybe once I start doing more high rep training, the pumps should not be much of a problem? Any info would be helpful.

Back to the weight subject. I dont feel as I am bloated or having alot of water retention. I drink ALOT of water during the day and I appear to be getting more cuts and looking leaner. Maybe I should lay off the weights and keep to sparring, cardio and plyometrics? Good idea? Bad idea?

 

[zedhed]

NO do not lay off the weights bro. Go to higher reps like you said.
Also get some Taurine that will help the pumps.
Continue with your cardio and cut back your cals as you need to. Your Cals are directly gonna effect your weight and muscle mass. So with higher reps, a little bit more cardio and slightly less cals your will not gain and even loose some mass but will continue to gain some strength.
Keep posting bro and good luck.

 

[graciekiller]

I upped my cardio a bit more. on the low intensity days, I am doing 45mins of brisk walking on the treadmill increasing incline by 2.5% every 5 minutes. Pretty good sweat and workout, but not too hard on the body. I gotta be careful and not over train, so that is why I go a little longer on the low intensity stuff. Ive also brought my carbs down on the less intense days in hopes of cutting calories.

After talking to my coaches, i might just end up doing 160-169. That way my cut will only have to be about 6-8lbs and I can keep most of my muscle, strength and energy for the tourney. I think if I cut too much, I would be too weak and all the training I am doing would be for nothing.

Mirror wise I am starting to notice a difference. I mean there has to be a difference, Im up 5-7lbs but yet look leaner. Im stronger and there is a bit more fire in me. For entertainment purposes, I am now curling the 60lb dumbells with decent form (still using a tiny bit of body movement to help with explosive movement while curling) 5 reps 4 sets. Prior to this cycle, I was having a tough time curling 45lbs for 5 reps. My low rep strength was very low before this, but my stamina strength was good (if that makes sense).

The only body part that I have not been able to focus alot on is my legs. Usually from all the cardio, training and sparring, my legs are dead on a daily basis and heavy lifting is almost impossible to do without fear of injury.