First cycle. PEP's test e.

[baseballstud123]

progress pics??

 

[testbebest]

progress pics??

Like I said in my last post, I'll do some progress pics at the end of week 4

 

[testbebest]

1/17/14
Strength gains have really begun to kick in. Today was the first time at the gym I was able to work out similarly to when I did a 4 week m-drol cycle. It was shoulder/traps day. My workout went as follows (not showing warm-up sets):


Seated dumbell military press: 65x12, 65x10, 60x10, 60x10

Rear delt row: 25x12, 25x12, 25x10, 25x10

Seated shrugs: 225x15, 275x12, 295x12 (PR), 295x10

Front raises w/45lb plate: 45x15, 45x12, 45x10, 45x10 (Never tried this before, never thought I could do it)

45 minutes treadmill, walking speed on incline


The veins in my shoulders have been visible before, but during front raises today it was the first time I have ever seen them really pop out. Pretty motivating to see! I feel like my fat loss has been slowing down a tiny bit. I didn't want to cut my calories any further so instead I went looking for other options. I decided to take the advice of Elliott Hulse, from Strengthcamp and do about an hour of fasted walking as soon as I wake up in the morning. I also decided I would get an audible.com account like he recommended and listen to motivating audio books during this time. It really gets your head in the right place for the day. Anyways I've been able to get the walking done a couple times this week and I hope it will help me to cut those last few pounds of fat before I bulk. I'd REALLY like to be in single digit body fat before I begin bulking on this cycle. I'll post some progress pics on Sunday as well as my before and after measurements thus far in the cycle. Again, any questions/comments, just hit me up!

 

[irishchamp]

Subscribed! I'm two weeks into my first cycle using peps test e as well. Looking forward to your results as you're a couple weeks ahead of me. Hard to wait a month for it to kick in!
Good luck brother!

 

[testbebest]

1/19/14
End of week 4 update. Just going to do a quick stats and progress picture update for those who are interested. I'll post what I measured at the beginning, followed by what I've measured at week 4, and have the difference in parentheses.

Weight 191.2lbs-->190.8lbs (-0.4lbs)

Bodyfat 11.7%-->10% (-1.7%)

Waist 35.5"-->34.5" (-1")

Arms 15.25" (no change)

Chest 42"-->41.5" (-0.5")

Quads 25"-->24.5" (-0.5")

Forearm 12.25" (no change)

Calf 15" (no change)

Neck 17" (no change)

Progress pics imgur: the simple image sharer

Considering the minimal weight loss combined with the substantial body fat loss it seems like I am doing a bit of a re-comp, which is fine with me. I will continue doing so for another 2 weeks, then the bulk begins!!! Cheers!

 

[liftstuff27]

Looking good man. Keep it up. i'm deff going to keep checking in on this!!

 

[testbebest]

Okay decided to start my bulk this week even though I had planned to keep cutting. I really started to feel the effects of the test so I really didn't want to waste any more time cutting since I'm not preparing for a show or anything. Getting some mild acne/oily skin. Up 8lbs since switching to a calorie surplus lol. I know it is mostly water but it is nice to see on the scale regardless. Strength is great, put up a 275lb bench press today which went up pretty fast. Could have done a bit more but I wanted to get a good workout in. My appetite is insane, I planned to start the bulk at 3000 calories and slowly increase it but I am eating 3500/day without even trying right now. I look way more full, especially my pump while working out. I got my hands on some anavar which has been tested to be real. I may decide to run it the last 7 weeks of the cycle haven't decided yet. I know it is recommended to stick to a single substance your first cycle but it is staring me in the face every day. We will see, we will see.

 

[testbebest]

2/4/14

Beginning of week 7 update. Bulk has continued to go well. Still eating between 3000-3500 calories a day clean, including 300g's of protein. I'm super hungry all of the time, I often find myself eating extra peanut butter/banana sandwiches, and have not added any significant fat since beginning the bulk. Currently sitting at 196lbs at 9.5% bf. If my math is correct this means in my first six weeks I gained about 8.5lbs lean mass while cutting about 3.5lbs of fat. I know some of the weight gained is water but any addition in weight while losing fat is certainly welcome. Strength continues to grow. Today was leg day, I'll include only the squat portion of the workout here:

135x12

225x10

275x8

315x5

325x4

This isn't nearly the strongest I have ever been, but it is certainly the strongest I have been while weighing under 200lbs. I decided to run anavar weeks 9-15 at 50mg/day. I'm not sure when I'll be able to run another cycle after this one so I am taking the opportunity to run a secondary compound, even if it is against the general consensus. Any questions/comments, again, just hit me up!