TestMonkey
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First log so go easy on me.
So I have a fairly large powerlifting meet coming up in 17 weeks, and I thought I'd log my prep for funsies. The meet is DOTS based (scoring formula based on total, bw, gender meant to be able to compare strength across weightclasses), so my plan is to not come in bloated, watery and fat, but keep bf somewhat in check and minimise bloat and water retention.
Currently sitting at 106.4 kg / 235 lbs @ ~13-14% bf this morning, down from 110 / 242 ish last meet (~7 weeks ago). Looking to cut a bit more, maybe down to 104-5 / 229-231 ish in 4 weeks, after that slowly gain into the meet, aiming to be around 108 / 238 come weigh-ins.
Current best SBD (in comp):
Squat 330 kg / 727 lbs
Bench 200 kg / 441 lbs
Deadlift 330 kg / 727 lbs
All done in the -110 kg / 242 lbs weightclass, giving me a DOTS of 500+.
Got a lil sloppy on the food last prep (which didn't even go well), eating everything in sight basically and getting too fat, definitely messed with my insulin sensitivity which is partly why I'm cutting atm. Fasting BG got up to 6.0 mmol/L / 108 mg/dL so that was pretty bad, currently it's down to 4.8-5.0 mmol/L / 86-90 mg/dL. Still not where I'd want it to be but getting there slowly. Steps are currently at 12-14k / day to help regulate BG, cardio at ~20 min every day @110-120bpm.
Diet consists of 6 meals / day, currently eating (on a training day, on restday carb sources are reduced or removed):
2x 100g oatmeal/70g whey/100g fruit (banana/berries/apple/mango etc.),
2x 225g chicken/100(m3)-75g (m4) rice/200g various vegetables (green beans, broccoli, carrots, peas, peppers, spinach, etc.) ,
1x 175g beef/300g potato/200g high protein yogurt/200g vegetables
1x 500g high protein yogurt/150g fruit meal pre bed.
6L / 1.6 gallons of water a day, with 10g of creatine, other supps include magnesium bisglycinate, Fish oil, vitamin D, vitamin C.
All savoury meals salted with LO-salt/Potassium salt/reduced sodium salt for BP.
Off plan meal around 1-2x per week on average but with sema its easy to keep it to 1 at max. Consistently sleeping around 8-8.5h every night.
BP measurements currently ~112-117/62-68, doesn't get hugely impacted by AAS.
Training currently is looking like:
D1 Squat + lowerbody hypertrophy
D2 Medium Bench + upperbody hypertrophy
D3 Light SQ/Heavy DL/Light Bench + lowerbody hypertrophy
D4 Heavy bench + upperbody hypertrophy
Mostly training variations of the comp lifts, so paused naked knee squats, long paused benches, stiffbar deadlifts etc. training in relatively higher rep ranges on those variations (3-8 reps) and going to transition to more comp specific training and lower reps as the meet approaches. Hypertrophy part is just bodybuilding style, 5-20ish reps, controlled, close to or to failure with good form and trying to slowly increase the weights used.
Now the fun stuff, currently running as an offseason "cruise" @3.5mg/kg bw (not TRT) at 17w out:
125 mg Sustanon (homebrew)
50 mg Primobolan E (QSC)
210 mg NPP (QSC)
4 IU HGH (SSA)
.5 mg Sema (SSA)
5 mg Cialis PWO (4x/w, Opti)
All daily shots, GH before bed, Sema 2x pw.
First time running an enhanced cruise, mostly because after last meet I had some nagging injuries (pec and quad), that I really wanted to resolve, hence the primo and NPP for their mostly anabolic properties and academic literature saying they do help collagen synthesis.
Did it help? Yeah maybe a bit, but most likely the GH did most of the heavy lifting. Strength wise I do feel slightly stronger than when I come back down to true trt (125mg/w), duhh but its not very significant. First time running NPP this high, did notice a bit of anxiety when I was pinning it EOD but now with ED it has gone away or atleast is far less.
Last prep AAS peaked at;
350 Test E
140 Primo E
140 Tren A
50 Anadrol
Did bloods at peak dosage, and considering diet (shit) it wasn't horrendous; notable were HDL crushed (0.4 mmol/L / 16 mg/dl, expected on tren + oral) and LDL on the line (2.5 mmol/L / 97 mg/dl), ALT/AST slightly elevated. Will probably do bloods again somewhere at the end of meetprep, but definitely keeping body comp and diet more in check this time. I did learn that I cant tolerate tren above 105 mg/w because of sleep and anxiety, and at that dose I notice barely any strength from it, so no tren this prep. Orals work great for strength but obviously are harsh as well, love my dbol but since I need my weight to be in check it's not really on the table, and adrol/var give me acid reflux after a few weeks (and bad cholesterol).
I've been playing with the idea of pulsing my orals 2 weeks on / 4 weeks off, so as to get the strength boost and then give my body a break and resensitize, as I noticed if I go from oral to oral I don't get much more out of it, which makes sense. Also tried DHB-cyp @ 210mg/w last prep for 5 weeks (QSC), liked it but the pip was pretty much unbearable so discontinued. Noticed a bit of strength but nothing like what some say they experience. So no DHB-cyp either, just relatively "mild" compounds this prep (minus maybe the ment and orals).
Planned cycle starting at 15 weeks out:
15-10 weeks out:
490 mg Test E (QSC)
175 mg Primobolan E (QSC)
4 IU GH (SSA)
(so 70 mg TE, 25 mg ME daily shots w insulin pin)
I'll probably throw in some MENT (ace) during this time to see if it's any good for strength, since its such a short ester I think I'll be able to determine if it's worth it in a week or 2 for strength gains. Dosage yet to be determined, somewhere between 5-25mg /day? May also try some Tbol the training block after to see how that fares for strength.
Going for Test / Primo early in prep because I'm not too concerned with maximal strength output just yet, plus it makes me feel great and is mild on my bloodwork. Running at ~1:3 T/P ratio as to keep my E2 slightly above reference range, so my joints keep feeling good and cholesterol stays good.
10-1 weeks out:
490 mg Test E (QSC)
175 mg Primobolan E (QSC)
245 mg Masteron E (QSC)
4 IU HGH (SSA)
And likely some orals sprinkled in, likely 50-100 anadrol or 50 var 90-60min PWO on heavy days 2-4 weeks out, maybe some TNE / TrNE / inj. Mtren / inj. DHT?
Adding in Masteron E because it's dry and helps with maximal strength and strength output for peaking.
1 week out:
Keep injectables same.
50 mg of Anavar (SSA) or Tbol?
Drop GH ~4-5 days out to minimise water retention
Day of weigh-ins: add 100 Anadrol (SSA)
Meetday: 100 Anadrol pre Squats, 50 before bench and 50 before deads. (no injectable PWO because I don't feel like taking vials on a plane)
All of this is still subject to change, but this is currently the plan. I'll probably do weekly updates on training/peds/weight etc. or more often if I have anything interesting to say.
So I have a fairly large powerlifting meet coming up in 17 weeks, and I thought I'd log my prep for funsies. The meet is DOTS based (scoring formula based on total, bw, gender meant to be able to compare strength across weightclasses), so my plan is to not come in bloated, watery and fat, but keep bf somewhat in check and minimise bloat and water retention.
Currently sitting at 106.4 kg / 235 lbs @ ~13-14% bf this morning, down from 110 / 242 ish last meet (~7 weeks ago). Looking to cut a bit more, maybe down to 104-5 / 229-231 ish in 4 weeks, after that slowly gain into the meet, aiming to be around 108 / 238 come weigh-ins.
Current best SBD (in comp):
Squat 330 kg / 727 lbs
Bench 200 kg / 441 lbs
Deadlift 330 kg / 727 lbs
All done in the -110 kg / 242 lbs weightclass, giving me a DOTS of 500+.
Got a lil sloppy on the food last prep (which didn't even go well), eating everything in sight basically and getting too fat, definitely messed with my insulin sensitivity which is partly why I'm cutting atm. Fasting BG got up to 6.0 mmol/L / 108 mg/dL so that was pretty bad, currently it's down to 4.8-5.0 mmol/L / 86-90 mg/dL. Still not where I'd want it to be but getting there slowly. Steps are currently at 12-14k / day to help regulate BG, cardio at ~20 min every day @110-120bpm.
Diet consists of 6 meals / day, currently eating (on a training day, on restday carb sources are reduced or removed):
2x 100g oatmeal/70g whey/100g fruit (banana/berries/apple/mango etc.),
2x 225g chicken/100(m3)-75g (m4) rice/200g various vegetables (green beans, broccoli, carrots, peas, peppers, spinach, etc.) ,
1x 175g beef/300g potato/200g high protein yogurt/200g vegetables
1x 500g high protein yogurt/150g fruit meal pre bed.
6L / 1.6 gallons of water a day, with 10g of creatine, other supps include magnesium bisglycinate, Fish oil, vitamin D, vitamin C.
All savoury meals salted with LO-salt/Potassium salt/reduced sodium salt for BP.
Off plan meal around 1-2x per week on average but with sema its easy to keep it to 1 at max. Consistently sleeping around 8-8.5h every night.
BP measurements currently ~112-117/62-68, doesn't get hugely impacted by AAS.
Training currently is looking like:
D1 Squat + lowerbody hypertrophy
D2 Medium Bench + upperbody hypertrophy
D3 Light SQ/Heavy DL/Light Bench + lowerbody hypertrophy
D4 Heavy bench + upperbody hypertrophy
Mostly training variations of the comp lifts, so paused naked knee squats, long paused benches, stiffbar deadlifts etc. training in relatively higher rep ranges on those variations (3-8 reps) and going to transition to more comp specific training and lower reps as the meet approaches. Hypertrophy part is just bodybuilding style, 5-20ish reps, controlled, close to or to failure with good form and trying to slowly increase the weights used.
Now the fun stuff, currently running as an offseason "cruise" @3.5mg/kg bw (not TRT) at 17w out:
125 mg Sustanon (homebrew)
50 mg Primobolan E (QSC)
210 mg NPP (QSC)
4 IU HGH (SSA)
.5 mg Sema (SSA)
5 mg Cialis PWO (4x/w, Opti)
All daily shots, GH before bed, Sema 2x pw.
First time running an enhanced cruise, mostly because after last meet I had some nagging injuries (pec and quad), that I really wanted to resolve, hence the primo and NPP for their mostly anabolic properties and academic literature saying they do help collagen synthesis.
Did it help? Yeah maybe a bit, but most likely the GH did most of the heavy lifting. Strength wise I do feel slightly stronger than when I come back down to true trt (125mg/w), duhh but its not very significant. First time running NPP this high, did notice a bit of anxiety when I was pinning it EOD but now with ED it has gone away or atleast is far less.
Last prep AAS peaked at;
350 Test E
140 Primo E
140 Tren A
50 Anadrol
Did bloods at peak dosage, and considering diet (shit) it wasn't horrendous; notable were HDL crushed (0.4 mmol/L / 16 mg/dl, expected on tren + oral) and LDL on the line (2.5 mmol/L / 97 mg/dl), ALT/AST slightly elevated. Will probably do bloods again somewhere at the end of meetprep, but definitely keeping body comp and diet more in check this time. I did learn that I cant tolerate tren above 105 mg/w because of sleep and anxiety, and at that dose I notice barely any strength from it, so no tren this prep. Orals work great for strength but obviously are harsh as well, love my dbol but since I need my weight to be in check it's not really on the table, and adrol/var give me acid reflux after a few weeks (and bad cholesterol).
I've been playing with the idea of pulsing my orals 2 weeks on / 4 weeks off, so as to get the strength boost and then give my body a break and resensitize, as I noticed if I go from oral to oral I don't get much more out of it, which makes sense. Also tried DHB-cyp @ 210mg/w last prep for 5 weeks (QSC), liked it but the pip was pretty much unbearable so discontinued. Noticed a bit of strength but nothing like what some say they experience. So no DHB-cyp either, just relatively "mild" compounds this prep (minus maybe the ment and orals).
Planned cycle starting at 15 weeks out:
15-10 weeks out:
490 mg Test E (QSC)
175 mg Primobolan E (QSC)
4 IU GH (SSA)
(so 70 mg TE, 25 mg ME daily shots w insulin pin)
I'll probably throw in some MENT (ace) during this time to see if it's any good for strength, since its such a short ester I think I'll be able to determine if it's worth it in a week or 2 for strength gains. Dosage yet to be determined, somewhere between 5-25mg /day? May also try some Tbol the training block after to see how that fares for strength.
Going for Test / Primo early in prep because I'm not too concerned with maximal strength output just yet, plus it makes me feel great and is mild on my bloodwork. Running at ~1:3 T/P ratio as to keep my E2 slightly above reference range, so my joints keep feeling good and cholesterol stays good.
10-1 weeks out:
490 mg Test E (QSC)
175 mg Primobolan E (QSC)
245 mg Masteron E (QSC)
4 IU HGH (SSA)
And likely some orals sprinkled in, likely 50-100 anadrol or 50 var 90-60min PWO on heavy days 2-4 weeks out, maybe some TNE / TrNE / inj. Mtren / inj. DHT?
Adding in Masteron E because it's dry and helps with maximal strength and strength output for peaking.
1 week out:
Keep injectables same.
50 mg of Anavar (SSA) or Tbol?
Drop GH ~4-5 days out to minimise water retention
Day of weigh-ins: add 100 Anadrol (SSA)
Meetday: 100 Anadrol pre Squats, 50 before bench and 50 before deads. (no injectable PWO because I don't feel like taking vials on a plane)
All of this is still subject to change, but this is currently the plan. I'll probably do weekly updates on training/peds/weight etc. or more often if I have anything interesting to say.
