Getting Back at It

[Virgil]

Working the gym back into the routine after a layoff the past few years. Three months in on 6 on / 1 off. Looking to work on nutrition and try a first cycle. Trying to learn from the discussions in the forums and keep the discipline up through the coming years. Appreciate all the knowledge, hope to learn and grow, and open to suggestions for improvement!

Current regimen:
Breakfast - 12 oz milk w/ 2 scoops protein
Lunch - varies
Dinner - 12 oz milk w/ 2 scoops protein
Just over 1.5 g protein per kg at 6'1 195

Routine, 12 rep sets working towards definition
R - Chest / F -Back / Sa - Legs
Su - Chest / M - Back / T - Legs
w - Off

Next up:
Looking to add 16 wks EQ 300 mg E3D + ETH 150 mg E3D
Arimidex as necessary
Reviewing forums to get a sense of how to develop relationships

 

[Kinetic]

Besides lunch, are you getting any protein from food during the day? If not, it sounds like you're a good candidate for going catabolic, no matter what you decide to cycle.

If you're looking to bulk, I'd reevaluate your diet and try a simple text-only cycle for your first.

 

[Virgil]

Somewhat limited by work for consistent nutrition throughout the day outside of breakfast/dinner, would be able to add in bars between meals most days though which could definitely help.

Had given some thought to ETH 300 E3D for 12 weeks and have been slowly trying to research how the different cycles work, definitely not set to do one over another at this point.

Thanks for the input!

 

[gr8whitetrukker]

virgil?

 

[Kinetic]

Besides lunch, are you getting any protein from food during the day? If not, it sounds like you're a good candidate for going catabolic, no matter what you decide to cycle.

If you're looking to bulk, I'd reevaluate your diet and try a simple text-only cycle for your first.

Stupid auto-correct... *test-only.

Personally, I wouldn't throw EQ in the mix for your first cycle. See you you react to test alone to start out, then worry about adding other compounds further down the line.

Also, meal prep. It's a game changer. Protein bars and shakes serve a purpose, but you're going to miss out on a lot of important nutrients if your goal is to build muscle. It takes me about one hour on the weekend to prep meals for my entire work week, and I work 60+ hours minimum most weeks.

 

[Virgil]

Work hours play a big role in meals for me, have little knowledge/experience on weekly meal prep hence the protein shakes, mostly as a way to hit the min 1.5 g protein/kg a day. Outside of the above I do eat fresh fruits and vitamin supplementation which should satisfy most requirements. Also trying to balance caloric intake to allow for growth while minimizing fat accumulation.

Appreciate the role nutrition plays, definitely an area of concern I need to focus on to maximize the work that's put in at the gym.

(Also, was always more of a Nature Boy man myself!)

 

[grey]

Welcome...

 

[Virgil]

Welcome...

Thanks grey, glad to be here