RThoads
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18 Oct 2015
Last Pin...
Week 9: Pin 1
100 mg Test Prop
100 mg NPP
@ Right Glute
Tamoxifen will be resumed at 20mg ED because I am noticing a small lump starting again. Then once the lump is controlled I will drop to 10 mg ED for a little while to carry me into my TRT cruise dosage without as much fear of sides from a potential change in my androgen/estrogen ratio (the blast is done but my E2 seems to still be a little high and this will help block gyno while giving me some time to let that E2 come back down).
peptides:
DISCONTINUED
I am stopping my peptides because I had just ordered some GH and will get bloodwork done for serum GH and IGF-1 levels; thus, since I want to test the results of the GH, I stopped the peptides so I will have a few weeks before my bloodwork without any other influence upon the values to be tested.
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8th Week Results:
ALL Kinds of Gainz!!!
Body weight up 10 lb
Squats up from a very difficult 5x315 to an easy 5x335 5RM and a 375 max PR.
Bench up from 1x5x245 (failed to get 5 reps on a second work set) to 3x5x265 and a 5RM of 5x285.
Deadlifts up from 5x365 to consistently getting 5x405 and a new max of 455!
Strict Standing Overhead Press up from 3x5x100 to a 5RM of 5x155!
I stopped consistently training pullups, Pendlay rows, and Weighted dips because of an issue with my right bicep tendon -- but I know they are all up from where they were even if I had to work through the current pain that limits those lifts.
Overall I am very happy with the results and experience of this cycle. It taught me a lot. It sucks that I was sick for the first half and then my bicep was injured for most or I know I would have made even better gains. I wish I would have tackled the gyno flare up and my gut instinct that my E2 was high sooner (mid-cycle bloods showed I was correct). I also learned that ED or EOD pins look fine on paper and when the cycle first started it was ok because hype had me excited--but that often of pinning soon got old and was a pain to schedule around; next cycle will be better scheduled in terms of my doc bloodworks etc and allow me to use long esters with two or three pins a week. Gains clearly came but there was no magic huge hyped burst or anything--it still was all about putting in dedicated hard work, progressive overload, and eating right. I hit all of my goals except a 5x225 Pendlay row -- so this 8 weeks was a great success!
I will try to get pics asap when my GF can take some of me and I have time to edit out any tats or other personal identity info etc.
Thank you to everyone that followed my log -- I appreciate all the support!
NOTE: stick around if you want to see how my cruise pans out. Moving forward I will continue this log while I cruise and then start a new log the next time I start a new cycle/blast. During cruise I have decided to train differently and use a P/P/L 3 on 1 off, or even try 6 on 1 off, with shorter workouts that focus upon just one area -- this change is not because of coming off cycle, but because I have been in low rep ranges for most of the year and just need to do something different.
Cruise dosages will start at:
100 mg Watson Test Cyp / week (50 mg Sun / 50 mg Weds)
1 mg Adex /week (split into halve or quarters and evenly spaced)
HCG will currently be discontinued (to prevent desensitization)
Last Pin...
Week 9: Pin 1
100 mg Test Prop
100 mg NPP
@ Right Glute
Tamoxifen will be resumed at 20mg ED because I am noticing a small lump starting again. Then once the lump is controlled I will drop to 10 mg ED for a little while to carry me into my TRT cruise dosage without as much fear of sides from a potential change in my androgen/estrogen ratio (the blast is done but my E2 seems to still be a little high and this will help block gyno while giving me some time to let that E2 come back down).
peptides:
DISCONTINUED
I am stopping my peptides because I had just ordered some GH and will get bloodwork done for serum GH and IGF-1 levels; thus, since I want to test the results of the GH, I stopped the peptides so I will have a few weeks before my bloodwork without any other influence upon the values to be tested.
-----------------------------------------------
8th Week Results:
ALL Kinds of Gainz!!!
Body weight up 10 lb
Squats up from a very difficult 5x315 to an easy 5x335 5RM and a 375 max PR.
Bench up from 1x5x245 (failed to get 5 reps on a second work set) to 3x5x265 and a 5RM of 5x285.
Deadlifts up from 5x365 to consistently getting 5x405 and a new max of 455!
Strict Standing Overhead Press up from 3x5x100 to a 5RM of 5x155!
I stopped consistently training pullups, Pendlay rows, and Weighted dips because of an issue with my right bicep tendon -- but I know they are all up from where they were even if I had to work through the current pain that limits those lifts.
Overall I am very happy with the results and experience of this cycle. It taught me a lot. It sucks that I was sick for the first half and then my bicep was injured for most or I know I would have made even better gains. I wish I would have tackled the gyno flare up and my gut instinct that my E2 was high sooner (mid-cycle bloods showed I was correct). I also learned that ED or EOD pins look fine on paper and when the cycle first started it was ok because hype had me excited--but that often of pinning soon got old and was a pain to schedule around; next cycle will be better scheduled in terms of my doc bloodworks etc and allow me to use long esters with two or three pins a week. Gains clearly came but there was no magic huge hyped burst or anything--it still was all about putting in dedicated hard work, progressive overload, and eating right. I hit all of my goals except a 5x225 Pendlay row -- so this 8 weeks was a great success!
I will try to get pics asap when my GF can take some of me and I have time to edit out any tats or other personal identity info etc.
Thank you to everyone that followed my log -- I appreciate all the support!
NOTE: stick around if you want to see how my cruise pans out. Moving forward I will continue this log while I cruise and then start a new log the next time I start a new cycle/blast. During cruise I have decided to train differently and use a P/P/L 3 on 1 off, or even try 6 on 1 off, with shorter workouts that focus upon just one area -- this change is not because of coming off cycle, but because I have been in low rep ranges for most of the year and just need to do something different.
Cruise dosages will start at:
100 mg Watson Test Cyp / week (50 mg Sun / 50 mg Weds)
1 mg Adex /week (split into halve or quarters and evenly spaced)
HCG will currently be discontinued (to prevent desensitization)
