Flip's Spring "Recomp". Var/EQ/Primo

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Hey guys I've lurked for some time here.
Going to be starting a log for my spring "recomp". By this its basically a full cut followed by a lean bulk so I should end up around the same weight or slightly lighter but a much better composition.

27 years old
Weight: 200 last I checked but fluctuates considerably due to carb cycle. Will get official weigh in tomorrow.
Height: 5 foot 11
BF: When I was lean it was 7% at 194lbs but I broke my leg and lost some ground. I'd say I am floating somewhere between 10 and 12%. Will get hydro done in a week or two.
Pics up tomorrow.

16 weeks.

125mg Test U 1-16 (trt, doc is cool with my pinning low dose once a week :D)
100mg EOD Prop 1-4.
Aromasin as needed. Will take bloods week 2 to dial in AI. I know my AI dose for 125 trt.

350mg EQ 1-16. Any higher and I get pretty bad BP without too much of an increase in endurance which is my purpose for EQ use. Endurance in cycling and MMA.

600mg Primo 1-16.

Fat burners for first part: ECA and clen. 5 day clen 9 day ECA schedule.
20mg GW 4-12
40mg Var 8-16 OR 10-16. We shall see.

TUDCA, cycle assist, UDCA, nicotinic acid, fish oil, probiotics, multivitamin, BCAAs, creatine 6 on/6 off schedule, protein are supplements.

BLOODS TAKEN WEEK 2 AND WEEK 12 to see how my body is handling things.


Diet
The two stages will vary based on mirror and progress.
It is basically broken into two stages: primer and lean bulk.

The primer stage I am nearly eliminating all carbs. Only carbohydrates I will get are from vegetables excluding potatoes. So bell peppers and carrots are higher in carbs but I will eat mostly cruciferous veggies and dark leafy greens.
~Refeeds will occur @ 350g of carbs for two days to revitalize and rev my metabolism. These will be mostly from sweet potato and oats.
Fats will be mostly coconut oil, nuts, olive oil, nut butters, chia seeds, flax seed, avocado, etc.
Protein will come in the form of BCAAs between meals and upon rising. Chicken, turkey, ground beef, whey, greek yogurt, eggs and egg whites.
Kcals will be 500 below maintenance.
****bananas and dextrose will be consumed on leg days post workout.

This is meant to get my body fat as low as possible. I expect substantial weight loss from water. 10 pounds in a few weeks is not unexpected. Prop does not put much if any water on me. A lot of this will be gained back in refeeds and the lean bulk switch.

The lean bulk stage
Same proteins and fats but leaner cuts
Carbs
will be cycled. None, low, med, high based on training that day.
Low -> 150
Med -> 350
High -> 500-600
Carbs mostly come from oats, potatoes, and brown rice.
Kcal will cycle up based on fat gain. Maintenance after easing back from 500 deficit. Then slowly add 100-200kcal each week aiming to raise LBM equivalently to kcal increase.

Minimum expectation to be around 200lbs 8%. So a loss of 4% body (8lbs fat) and 8 lbs lean tissue gain.
I dont mind being lighter and leaner or slightly heavier and same BF.

Training
Training changes with primer and lean bulk.
I will post up each days training, I don't want to type it all out for both stages lol

Also, I will post up macros each day I log.



First weigh in, pin, and log post tomorrow. Questions? Input?
EDIT: It seems my username is different on here than other places, ignore Flip's it should be Kcal
s lol
 
Damn.
Should be a fun ride!

I didn't notice much from GW except for more vascularity once I bumped to 30mg. Could have been underdosed though, it was RC.

How long ago was your leg break?
 
I am excited :)

I have used olympus labs GW and another peptide companys before and found 20-30 to be where I saw effects on endurance but I never saw this effect on body comp or vascularity really :/ bummed me out. Im not sure if I can mention sources but its not "labs" aren't from "pharma.com" if that makes sense lol

I broke my leg about 6-7 months ago, then had a hernia 2 weeks after the cast was off. Surgery repaired that and was lifting again after 2 months. So I've been back in the gym for about 2 months with about 4-5 months off due to broken leg and hernia. :(
 
I am excited :)

I have used olympus labs GW and another peptide companys before and found 20-30 to be where I saw effects on endurance but I never saw this effect on body comp or vascularity really :/ bummed me out. Im not sure if I can mention sources but its not "labs" aren't from "pharma.com" if that makes sense lol

I broke my leg about 6-7 months ago, then had a hernia 2 weeks after the cast was off. Surgery repaired that and was lifting again after 2 months. So I've been back in the gym for about 2 months with about 4-5 months off due to broken leg and hernia. :(


Damn brother.... is your break all.calcified over?
 
Yes. I have not had it re-xrayed, however it was a pretty small fracture. Did not break all the way through the bone. My squat has still not fully recovered mostly due to me refraining from pushing it too far. I have broken the same ankle once before around the same spot so I believe the soft tissue is compromised for probably the rest of my life. I take precautions and do extra mobility/strengthening exercises for it however. Thats part of the reason why the EQ is in there, for the tendon/ligament repair. Same with the var and primo
 
Day 1
Weight: 196
Macros: 2969kcal/260pro/188carb (50 fiber)/133 fat/2.7g sodium 5.3g potassium
Workout: Quads/Chest/Calves/Abs
I'm not going to write out full workouts but Ill note anything significant.
Pin: Test U 125mg, Primo 150mg, EQ 350mg (I pin undec esters 1x a week)

Day 2
Weight: 195.6
Macros: 3001kcal/265pro/177carb (59fiber)/137fat/2.7g sodium 7.5g potassium
Workout: Fasted cardio (45min cycling, BCAAs and clen PRE) plus Bis/Tris/Forearms/Abs
Pin: Test prop 100mg, Primo 150mg
***added creatine.

Will take pics soon. As soon as I quit being lazy lol. I also want a camera person and my gf has been busy lately. But may do timed pic if necessary

EDIT: I added some carbs back in from oatmeal, I will be adding metformin in soon and will need the extra carbs when I take it with the high carb meal. Will keep it under 180. Leg days may boost to almost 250g.
 
Day 3
Weight: 194 (-2lbs from start)
Macros: 3003kcal/321pro/122carb(45g fiber)/139fat/2g sodium/5.2g potassium Easy day today so decreased carbs and increased protein. Not an off day so kept kcal the same.
Workout: Abs/Calves/LISS cardio (30m elliptical) with a HIIT style finish(10min rowing tabata).
No pin

Vascularity has risen, I think it may be due to increased BP from the clen. Veins are popping more and I have some new ones showing their faces. BP was high yesterday, 150/80. Drinking more water and once I drop clen I will monitor BP. If it stays high I will get some BP meds although I'm avoiding it. Hoping the extra cardio, water, and potassium will bring it down naturally.
 
Day 4
Weight: 192.4 (-3.8lbs)
Macros: 3068/323pro/150carb(70g fiber)/130fat/2g sodium/7g potassium
Workout: Rest day. Supposed to be back/bis/abs/shoulders, might still be able to fit it in but not looking so good so far.
Pin: 100 prop 150 primo

A lot of water weight gone. Used to be only top 2 abs show now I can almost make out all 8. Obliques really coming through now too. Vascularity still up. Will check BP tomorrow
 
Day 4
Weight: 192.4 (-3.8lbs)
Macros: 3068/323pro/150carb(70g fiber)/130fat/2g sodium/7g potassium
Workout: Rest day. Supposed to be back/bis/abs/shoulders, might still be able to fit it in but not looking so good so far.
Pin: 100 prop 150 primo

A lot of water weight gone. Used to be only top 2 abs show now I can almost make out all 8. Obliques really coming through now too. Vascularity still up. Will check BP tomorrow

Pics?
Odd that 4 days would make that much of a change
 
When I say all 8 visible I mean literally just visible lol not ripped. Ill snap some post workout pics today.

Also, I used to never workout abs since my hernia but I got cleared by my surgeon to start training it with weight directly again so I'm sure glycogen stores are increasing making them pop a little more
 
I know a previously under stimulated muscle when given a metabolic stresser such as weight training will increase the uptake of glucose into the muscle tissue and glycogenesis with a subsequent following of 3g water molecules to every 1g glycogen molecules giving it literally a fuller look. Because it is more full.

But maybe in practice it does not work this way, Id imagine 150-200 carbs isn't low enough to deplete glycogen stores but I may be mistaken again. Its been awhile since Ive studied physiology, muscle development, and carbohydrate metabolism.

Some shitty pics will go up later of morning, unpumped lol. Just need to get off work to upload and edit out some stuff
 
your abs (core in general) are by far the most worked group of muscles in your body. I cant imagine they were sedentary long enough to be depleted of water or sugar
 
Sorry for the poor quality. Took these this morning when I woke up. Ill have my GF take them next time, she left early for work so I had to use a timer and the angles were bad.
 

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Day 5
Didnt weigh
3350/225pro/500carb/50fat
No workout.

Day 6
Weight: 196. Carb refeed
Kcal rotation. Each refeed I drop kcal to next level.
Levels are maintenance, -250, -500, -500, new maintenance. Will probably repeat twice before lean bulk.

2766/276pro/96carb(41 fibers)/142fat/1.5g sodium/5g potassium
 
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