Ruckin's first cycle log: test cyp only [IV gear]

[ruckin]

500mg test cyp....never ran it that concentrated but could you no cut it 50% with oil and just pin a double portion? Possible it may be crystallizing within the muscle? Other experienced guys may correct me on this theory

I think you're misunderstanding. My gear is 300 mg/ml and I'm on 500 mg per week, so 1.67 ml per week. The gear isn't 500 mg/ml. Is that what you meant?

And the thought that it can crash in the muscle is a myth. The temperature inside the body is gonna be a lot higher than room temperature (97-99 degrees F compared to ~70) so it isn't very realistic for it to crash once injected.

I think I'm just being a little bitch with this pip, it's probably normal pip for someone who's never injected steroid before, as docd said. I really appreciate the help though brother.

 

[ruckin]

On a positive note, I'm starting to notice some small increases in muscle size, particularly in my delts. Also my appetite has noticably increased, which is a scary thought for my food bill lol. I'm probably gonna be putting down 6000+ cals per day in no time without even trying. And this is coming from a guy who easily ate his way up to 255-260 a few months ago before ever starting gear. This is gonna be so fun

Looking forward to getting to the gym tomorrow to do lots of cleans n skwats. Tonight I'm just staying in and reading "unbroken". Great book. I saw the movie and was blown away by it so I got the book and I'm really enjoying it so far.

By the way here's ruckin's song of the day:

 

[Docd187123]

This early into your cycle your size gains are more than likely coming from increasing glycogen stores. That's part of the quick weight gain in the beginning along with water retention. Wait until around wks 4-6 when the real magic begins lol

 

[fightingfires]

think you're misunderstanding. My gear is 300 mg/ml and I'm on 500 mg per week, so 1.67 ml per week. The gear isn't 500 mg/ml. Is that what you meant?

Your right man....I had it mixed up. my apologies

 

[ruckin]

Your right man....I had it mixed up. my apologies

No need for apologies brother, I appreciate you trying to help!

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So I had a solid workout today. Took longer than I expected but I still hit all my goal numbers.

power clean: 210x3x5
Bench: 210x12,12,13
Squat: 260x12x3
Dumbbell rows: 95x12x3
Paused incline bench: 165x12,11
Chins: 246x8x1
Power Shrugs: 375x12x3
Weighted planks: 70x30 sec x2
curls: 65x12x3 supersetted with side raises: 40sx12x3

I was super happy with the power cleans today. My first couple sets were a little shakey, but my explosiveness and form seemed to improve as the sets went on. Bench was good, the goal was 12x3 and I got that extra rep. I'm pretty excited to get a 10 rep set of chin ups eventually. It's gonna be hard if I'm putting on a lot of weight but I think I can do it. Only 2 reps away!

The pip was WAAAAAAAAY better today, thank God. I've spent the last couple days going out of my way to put minimal pressure on the glute and I've been applying my heating pad to it a lot, all of which seems to have helped a lot.

 

[ruckin]

Solid day today. I had to work on Memorial Day today which was kind of a bummer, but oh well it's no big deal.

Did my third pin this morning, 500 mg in my left glute. That was 12 hours ago and it isn't very sore so I'm happy about that. I'm laying in bed with my heating pad on the muscle right now. I warmed the oil after I had already drawn it into the syringe this time, and I think that helped a little. Took a shower while the barrel was warming in my heating pad and pinned when I got out.

Today was my conditioning workout. I did the same type of workout as last week, where I run through the 50x50 yard grid. I did 4 sets of 2 laps followed by 1 set of 1 lap to finish, 60 seconds between sets. I was gasping so hard for air when that last lap ended and my legs were on fire! It was an awesome workout and I dedicated it to beforehand to all of the brave soldiers who gave their lives so that I could have the freedom to go running in the first place.

Here's my poverty drawing of how I run through this grid, in case my explanation last week was confusing. I start at the purple dot (pt. 1), then run to 2, then 3, then 4, back to the start, and that's 1 lap:



Came home, showered and ate dinner, and cracked open a cold beer to drink in honor of the 1.3 million brave souls who have paid the ultimate price since America declared independence in 1776.



I hope everyone had a good Memorial day and let's not forget what today is about: honoring and remembering the lives lost defending our freedom, not getting drunk and barbecues, like most of my peers seem to think. Not that there's anything wrong with celebrating our freedom by drinking and having a good time, but a lot of folks forget what today is supposed to be about. And please no one start talking shit if you're an anti-military scumbag, just keep it to yourself and don't bring that here please.

/rant.

Looking forward to doing some cleans, presses, squats and rack pulls tomorrow!

 

[ruckin]

I did some grocery shopping this morning before lifting. Hopefully I can make this last a couple weeks:



My workout today was alright... Well I should say it was very good until I felt something weird in my right lower back on my last set of squats. I wouldn't call it pain, more like irritation. I don't know how it happened, but I decided to play it safe and not do my rack pulls afterwards, or planks. I just wanna leave my lower back alone for a few days. I'm praying it's nothing major.

Power cleans: 210x3x5
Press: 125x11x3
Squat: 265x12x3
Rack pulls: ---
Paused Incline bench: 165x12x2
Chins: 247x5,5,5,7
Weighted planks: --
curls: 65x12x3 superset with,
side raises: 40sx12x3

Power cleans went great again, I'll be upping the weight to 215 next time. So close to 225! Presses were good, I decided to go for 11 reps on those sets instead of 12 since I added weight and it's harder to progress on that lift. I'll go for 3 sets of 12 with that weight next time. Squats were good except for the lower back problem. I'm pretty excited to reach 275 for 3 sets of 12, and lastly the chin ups went better than usual since my back wasn't fatigued from the rack pulls, but hey I'm not complaining there.

Edit: I forgot to mention, the pip in my glute is pretty minimal today. It didn't interfere at all with my training. Hopefully it'll be completely gone by thursday.

 

[HuckingFuge]

I did some grocery shopping this morning before lifting. Hopefully I can make this last a couple weeks:

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My workout today was alright... Well I should say it was very good until I felt something weird in my right lower back on my last set of squats. I wouldn't call it pain, more like irritation. I don't know how it happened, but I decided to play it safe and not do my rack pulls afterwards, or planks. I just wanna leave my lower back alone for a few days. I'm praying it's nothing major.

Power cleans: 210x3x5
Press: 125x11x3
Squat: 265x12x3
Rack pulls: ---
Paused Incline bench: 165x12x2
Chins: 247x5,5,5,7
Weighted planks: --
curls: 65x12x3 superset with,
side raises: 40sx12x3

Power cleans went great again, I'll be upping the weight to 215 next time. So close to 225! Presses were good, I decided to go for 11 reps on those sets instead of 12 since I added weight and it's harder to progress on that lift. I'll go for 3 sets of 12 with that weight next time. Squats were good except for the lower back problem. I'm pretty excited to reach 275 for 3 sets of 12, and lastly the chin ups went better than usual since my back wasn't fatigued from the rack pulls, but hey I'm not complaining there.

Edit: I forgot to mention, the pip in my glute is pretty minimal today. It didn't interfere at all with my training. Hopefully it'll be completely gone by thursday.

looks like 1 day of protein and a couple weeks worth of carbs. WTF! what has the world come to today? everyone is eating like skinny girls.

 

[ruckin]

looks like 1 day of protein and a couple weeks worth of carbs. WTF! what has the world come to today? everyone is eating like skinny girls.

I'll put pics up at the end of my cycle and ask if you still think I eat like a skinny girl

 

[ruckin]

I'll sum up today's workout in 1 sentence: I should've never gone to the gym tonight.

So I started off with cleans like usual, and I was just getting ZERO power. I didn't come close to meeting my goal of 215 for 5 triples. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that I worked all day beforehand at a somewhat physical job. I usually don't lift after work, so that could be a reason why.

Bench was alright, I hit my goal numbers but I was hoping deep down I'd get an extra rep or two. Squats were alright too, I got the same numbers as last time, nothing extra.

Now for the bad part. I was doing incline benching after rows and at the end of my first (and consequently only) set, when I went to rack the bar, I went OVER the rack on my left side. So the bar proceeds to fall to the ground behind the bench while my hand is still grabbing it. I let go as soon as I realized what was happening and the bar slams to the floor. I guess my arms were just a little too long for the rack, it was such a freak accident... So anyway, I was able to release the bar before it completely destroyed my shoulder, thank God, but I definitely have some kind of minor tear or strain or something. I obviously stopped the workout at that point. I'm desperately praying it's nothing serious.

So here's the workout:

power clean: 215x3,2,0,0 (I stopped wasting my time, just wasn't happening tonight)
Bench: 215x12x3
Squat: 265x12x3
Dumbbell rows: 95x12,12,13
Paused incline: 165x12x1 (set where my shoulder almost took a dirt nap)
Chins: -
Power Shrugs: -
Weighted planks: -

It was terrifying for that one secong that the bar was falling, one of the scarriest things that have happened to me in a while. I think I'm gonna switch over to dumbell incline presses from now on once my shoulder is better, just to be safer.

 

[HuckingFuge]

speedy recovery.

 

[Seven]

Fuck man that sucks. Glad you are ok. I'm sure its just a strain. If its still bothering you in a couple days you should go get it looked at, I'm sure you know that.

This hasn't been the best start to a first cycle. Hang in there, you'll be ok.

 

[ruckin]

Fuck man that sucks. Glad you are ok. I'm sure its just a strain. If its still bothering you in a couple days you should go get it looked at, I'm sure you know that.

This hasn't been the best start to a first cycle. Hang in there, you'll be ok.

Yeah I really never like going to doctors if I don't have to, but if it isn't getting noticeably better by Monday I might have to. And aside from this, I'd say the cycle's been pretty good so far, considering I don't really "feel" the test yet. I've already made good improvements to all my lifts and it's only day 20 today. I can't expect to have an amazing workout every time I step into a gym.

Thanks for the well wishes guys. It's pretty sore this morning which I expected, but my shoulder's range of motion doesn't seem to be limited, so I guess that's a good sign.

 

[ruckin]

Update: so it's been 2 days now since my gym accident, and I'm amazed at how quickly my shoulder is healing. God is good. I could have never expected this rate of recovery. It's not at 100% yet but I'm thinking only a few more days.

So under normal circumstances I would have lifted today, but my gym has awful Sunday hours and I worked all day so there was no chance to make it. I don't think it would have been a good idea anyway with my shoulder. I might've been able to squat but that would've been it, and I'm not even sure if I'd be able to do squats anyway.

So anyway my forth pin will be tomorrow morning, I'm looking forward to it. Tomorrow is my conditioning day and then on Tuesday I'll be back in the gym testing the waters with my shoulder.

 

[weighted chinup]

Update: so it's been 2 days now since my gym accident, and I'm amazed at how quickly my shoulder is healing. God is good. I could have never expected this rate of recovery. It's not at 100% yet but I'm thinking only a few more days.

So under normal circumstances I would have lifted today, but my gym has awful Sunday hours and I worked all day so there was no chance to make it. I don't think it would have been a good idea anyway with my shoulder. I might've been able to squat but that would've been it, and I'm not even sure if I'd be able to do squats anyway.

So anyway my forth pin will be tomorrow morning, I'm looking forward to it. Tomorrow is my conditioning day and then on Tuesday I'll be back in the gym testing the waters with my shoulder.

I've had freak accidents like that occur before. Usually it was just bruising / pain, nothing has exploded so far thankfully. I'm sure its the same case for you, if not it will most likely come back very quickly. I had a similar thing happen to me a little while ago except it was on front squat and it was my forearms / wrists that got effected from having to drop down the bar due to lightheaded-ness after deracking the bar. It bounced back very quick though, within 3 days I was front squatting again, although my wrists were in agony. A few days after that, zero issues.

You should be fine, either way you will know for certain on your next training session.

 

[ruckin]

Great conditioning workout tonight. I did the same thing I've been doing for conditioning and I was able to do 5 sets tonight. 60 seconds between sets. I wasn't expexting my fitness to be improving like this, only doing it once per week. If this keeps up I'll have to consider pushing back the next block of my training where I plan to increase my conditioning frequency. Might delay that a couple weeks to squeeze out more time to focus just on lifting

Anyway I did my forth pin this morning. Instead of doing it in the bathroom like I had been doing so far, I did the injection laying on my bed to keep the pin more upright and to try keeping everything more steady. It seemed to have gone well, but my pip seems to be just a little worse than it was last week. I'll have to wait til the morning to get a better idea of that though.

My shoulder is noticably improved again today! I'm excited to get back in the gym tomorrow. Idk if I'll be able to go all out like I normally would, but at the very least I'll be able to move it around more and get some more blood flowing through that area. My minimum goal is to at least be able to squat normally. If so I'll go for 270x12x3. If things go well I'll be able to press and deadlift too.

 

[ruckin]

So I made it back into the gym again today. It could have gone a little better but definitely could have been a lot worse also.

I tried to my normal workout. Cleans didn't feel good with the shoulder so none of them. Squats were painful for my shoulder too so I couldn't do them either. Presses were pain free from the chest all the way up to about 70% of the full ROM at first. I kept doing them with just the bar to the point right before where it would start to hurt, and I was doing this a lot throughout the time I was in the weight room.

By the time I had left, I made it to the point where I was barely able to do full ROM presses PAIN FREE in my shoulder! It was awesome. My shoulder got that much better throughout the course of my workout. Just from keeping it moving with the empty bar.

Aside from that , I eventually learned that chin ups and rows were the only movements I was able to do without bothering my shoulder at all. So I just repeated my previous workout, minus all the stuff that my shoulder didn't like.

Dumbbell rows: 95x12,12,15
Chins: 249x7x1
Dumbell Curls: 35sx15, 40sx10, 35sx12
Side raises: 40sx12x3

I was surprised that the side raises didn't hurt at all. This obviously isn't the workout I would have liked to have had in an ideal situation, but I'm happy and thankful to the Lord that my shoulder has healed enough already for me to have been able to do something.

As for my pip, idk what I did wrong, but it was BAD today. As bad as it's been since the first few days of my cycle 3 weeks ago. I'm gonna be doing whatever I can to help it be minimal so I can squat and clean properly on Thursday. Ugh I'm so close to that 275x12x3 squat workout! That'll be a really exciting milestone for me.

 

[Docd187123]

How's your grip on squats? If your shoulder doesn't like squats try widening out your grip some which usually will help ease tension off the shoulder.

 

[ruckin]

I tried everything man. I was so desperate to be able to squat today lol. My normal grip is maybe a little narrow I'd say, I usually have my pinkies on the ring. I know some bars have different ring locations but I'm sure you get the idea. So next I tried a wider grip and that was more uncomfortable, so then I tried a narrower grip but it still bothered my shoulder. Just wasn't meant to be today :/

 

[Docd187123]

Does your gym have a SSB or cambered bar to do squats with?

*edit Trust me I know the feeling. I'm dealing with shoulder mobility issues now which is messing with my squat form and completely fukking up my bench. It sucks but remaining healthy proves to be a better choice in the long run