First cycle log

Switching it up to 3 days on 1 off for recovery.

11/2/18 Legs


Leg press
  • 160x12 / 200x12 / 240x12
Lying leg curl
  • 80x12 / 110x12 / 140x6
Leg ext
  • 125x12 / 125x12 / 125x12
Seated calf ext
  • 80x12 / 100x12 / 140x12
Abductors
  • 130x12 / 160x12 / 190x12
Adductors
  • 130x12 / 160x12 / 190x12

11/1/18 Arms & Shoulders


Arnold curls
  • 30x12 / 30x12 / 30x12
Lying dumbbell ext
  • 30x12 / 30x12 / 30x12
Smith seated shoulder press
  • 95x12 / 95x12 / 95x12
Concentration curls
  • 30x12 / 30x10 / 27.5x10
Seated dumbbell ext
  • 30x12 / 30x12 / 30x12
Seated lateral raise
  • 20x12 / 20x12 / 20x12


10/31/18 Chest & Back


Dumbbell press
  • 70x12 / 80x10 / 90x8
Dumbbell row
  • 105x12 / 115x10 / 120x8
Chest press machine
  • 180x12 / 230x10 / 280x8
Lat pull down machine
  • 180x12 / 270x12 / 320x10

10/29/18 Legs


Squats
  • 275x5 / 295x5 / 315x4 / 335x1
SLDL
  • 225x8 / 315x5 / 315x5
Leg ext drop set
  • 150x10 / 125x10 / 100x10
Leg curl drop set
  • 145x10 / 115x10 / 85x10

10/28/18 Arms & Shoulders


Arnold press
  • 45x12 / 55x10 / 65x8
Curls
  • 45x12 / 55x10 / 65x7
Skull crushers
  • 100x12 / 110x10 / 120x7
Lateral raises
  • 30x12 / 35x10 / 40x8
Bent over concentration curls
  • 30x12 / 35x10 / 40x8
Rope pull down
  • 160x12 / 180x10 / 200x8
Front raises
  • 30x12 / 35x10 / 40x8
Hercules curls
  • 35x7 / 25x12 / 30x10
Lying dumbbell ext
  • 30x12 / 35x10 / 40x8
Leg lifts ss Cable crunches
  • 12ss200x15 / 12ss200x15 / 12ss200x15
 
Thanks man, It’s been a lot of hard work. With my diet, I do mini cuts when my body fat gets a little too high but overall it’s all been bulk. I’ll have a little bit of weight to cut off when I come off.

When finishing a cycle or blast, is it best to finish out working on strength or pump/size?
I mean thats really personal preference, goal dependent. If youve put on more strength than expected maybe switch gears to hypertrophy training. Not sure how many weeks you have left. If its just 2-3 I would keep on trucking the way you are. When you come off maintenance and recovery are the game. Personally Id rather plan a cycle depending on goals. Hypertrophy only , strength/size, cut/maintain, recomp, etc. There will often be overlap but trying to cut, bulk, and powerlift is going to be next to impossible outside a 15 year old newbie gains or trt recomp (either of which take year(s) not months). Have a goal for the duration 8 weeks, 10, 12 weeks, 13, 15 weeks or whatever. This will change the compounds you take, pct, calorie intake, training style etc. For a first cycle I think youre doing really good, dont get too excited and try to do too many different things all at once. Steroids arent magic.
 
I mean thats really personal preference, goal dependent. If youve put on more strength than expected maybe switch gears to hypertrophy training. Not sure how many weeks you have left. If its just 2-3 I would keep on trucking the way you are. When you come off maintenance and recovery are the game. Personally Id rather plan a cycle depending on goals. Hypertrophy only , strength/size, cut/maintain, recomp, etc. There will often be overlap but trying to cut, bulk, and powerlift is going to be next to impossible outside a 15 year old newbie gains or trt recomp (either of which take year(s) not months). Have a goal for the duration 8 weeks, 10, 12 weeks, 13, 15 weeks or whatever. This will change the compounds you take, pct, calorie intake, training style etc. For a first cycle I think youre doing really good, dont get too excited and try to do too many different things all at once. Steroids arent magic.

For this cycle I wanted a bulk but finish at similar body fat that I started. Today is the start of week 11, going to cruise at 150-200 after week 12. I do want to try Mast some time, but for now my cycles will probably be Test and Var.

Steroids definitely aren’t magic. But properly eating, sleeping, lifting and taking steroids is definitely magic. When I eat mostly lean meat, I packed it on quick and if my diet slipped, so did my LBM. Learned a lot this cycle for the next.


11/5/18 Arms & Shoulders


Dumbbell curls
  • 40x12 / 50x10 / 60x8
Rope pull down
  • 160x12 / 180x10 / 200x7
Arnold press
  • 50x12 / 55x10 / 60x8
21s
  • 55x21 / 55x21 / 55x21
Lying dumbbell ext
  • 30x12 / 35x10 / 40x8
Lateral raises
  • 30x8 / 35x8 / 40x8


11/4/18 Chest & Back


Dips
  • 12 / 12 / 12
Pull ups
  • 12 / 12 / 12
Incline bench press
  • 185x6 / 185x8 / 185x7
Lat pull down
  • 150x12 / 180x8 / 150x10
Dumbbell press
  • 75x12 / 85x10 / 95x8
Cable row
  • 165x12 / 195x10 / 225x8
Decline cable fly
  • 30x12 / 30x12 / 30x7
T bar row
  • 195x8 / 220x8 / 245x8
 
Hit some bumps in the road over the last week or so. Took some time off to travel, came back sick and have missed quite a few workouts. Monday was my last injection at 250mg/2xWk, finishing out week 12. skipped yesterday’s and am going down to 100mg Monday and Friday for a bit.

11/12/18 Chest & Back


Bench press
  • 135x12 / 205x8 / 225x6
Bent over row
  • 135x12 / 205x8 / 225x6
Dumbbell incline press
  • 70x12 / 80x10 / 90x6
Lat pull down close hammer grip
  • 180x12 / 210x8 / 240x6
Dumbbell fly
  • 30x12 / 35x10 / 40x6
Cable row
  • 180x12 / 210x10 / 240x6
Side plate crunch SS lying leg lift
  • 45x12ss12 / 45x12ss12

11/6/18 Legs


Cycle
  • lvl 10 5 min
Deadlift
  • 225x12 / 275x10 / 315x8
Barbell calf raise
  • 225x20 / 275x15 / 315x12
Leg ext
  • 138x12 / 173x10 / 206x8
Leg curls
  • 167x12 / 230x10 / 246x8
 
11/20/18 Legs

Cycle
• lvl 10 x 5 min
Clean jerk
  • 95x8 / 115x4 / 135x2 / 185x1
Single leg press
  • 150x8 / 200x8 / 250x8
Leg ext
  • 206x8 / 173x10 / 138x12
Leg curls
  • 205x8 / 175x10 / 145x12
Barbell calf raises
  • 225x12 / 225x12 / 225x20

11/19/18 Arms & Shoulders


Hammer curls
  • 40x12 / 50x10 / 60x8
Dumbbell skullcrushers
  • 80x12 / 90x10 / 100x8
Seated military press
  • 65x12 / 95x10 / 115x3
21s
  • 45x21 / 45x21 / 45x21
Rope pull down
  • 140x12 / 160x10 / 180x8
Lateral raises
  • 25x12 / 30x10 / 35x8
Bent over concentration curl
  • 30x10 / 30x10 / 30x10
Lying tricep ext
  • 30x10 / 30x10 / 30x10
Front raises
  • 30x10 / 30x10 / 30x10
 
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