so I'm on contest prep, and decided to run a short but hard dnp cycle at around 9 and a half weeks out. i was already very lean at this point. quite far ahead of where i needed to be at that time anyways. and the intention was to gauge how long it would take me to refill after cessation and possibly use it before the show to get the benefit from the super-compensation. along with not having to cut my cal's anywhere near as much, and possibly re-comping most of the way into the show.
i had already run dnp before, but that was powder, and from a different supplier. the batch i bought to run just before the show was a couple hundred grams of raw crystal, so i definitely needed to give it a test run, to see if it was legit atleast.
previously with the powder i wasn't too bad at 400mg for 11 days, so i figured that as the crystal is less potent id give 500 a shot(irresponsible i know), and given it takes time to build up in your system, and some people front-load then titrate down, i decided to start with 800 day1, 600 day2, then 500 thereafter(measured myself). i then later found out that my scales were off and the dosages were closer to 1.5x what id measured them as
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i should also mention that id been running t3 at 12.5mcg ed beforehand, so decided to continue it through my cycle.(i ran no t3 on my first run of dnp).
was fine on the first day, a little hot and sweaty but workout was as normal, nothing else amiss. second day was sweating all day and bad sweats at night, but workout was still fine. third day till about day 5 would wake up with an extremely dry painful throat and a half hour long coughing fit, despite drinking close to 3 gallons a day with alot of electrolytes and anti o's. crazy night sweats and disturbed sleep, but with the addition of a single cap of eca split into 3 throughout the day, lethargy wasnt that bad and workouts were only slightly below par.
now heres my issue: at roughly day 5 i noticed i was starting to look extremely lean, albeit slightly smaller and depleted. aside from my lower back and glutes, i looked like i was nearly stage ready(although i was suspicious i was just very dry even though i should be holding water). the scales measured a 2kilo drop in weight(89kilos), but i was wary of the result, because id also dropped dbol a couple of days before starting, and couldnt tell whether id dropped water from the dbol, or was holding water from the dnp
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either way from around day 4 my diet had started to slip. i was trying to run an extremely low fat diet <20g per day. and ended up ad-hoccing it as i was going along. i didn't think i needed to count carbs in my cals from alot of the more advanced stuff id read. and figured higher carbs= more pyruvate, more energy/supply to the brain/nerves, and healthier thyroid. so i ended up eating as many carbs as i could without excessive heat. unfortunately over the rest of the cycle, my sources got worse(more sugary/gluten filled shit) like cereal/0%fat yoghurt and occasionally sweets. but the majority were good.
at around day 6 i slowly gained water and deflated, workouts became pathetic, and had uncontrollable hunger pangs, which resulted in quite a few 150g shit food carb meals. and a couple of times i thought i was going to die lol.(i know I'm an idiot and irresponsible, you don't need to comment telling me that. I've learnt my lesson and will plan ahead next time.)
nonetheless I'm pretty certain my cal's were still below my pre dnp diet. most days i managed <10g fat and never went over 25g.
now here's the thing. i stayed the same weight since i gained that water day 6, (91kilos). after the cycle i waited 4-5 days of mild recarbing, and hadnt even begun to refill. hunger was uncontrollable aswell, so i decided a reefed would be ok. went a bit overboard. decided i needed a fat re-feed on top of carbs, and ended up getting in about 2.5k cals in the space of about 2.5 hours pwo, then another 3k or so of shitty food(mostly chinese takaway) later. on top of the other 1.5k for the day.
now whats bizzare is, i thought i was already holding alot of water, seeing as i was 91k still but had dropped to 89k mid cycle. but after that meal i ballooned up to 94k..... and currently 9 days post dnp have only dropped back to 91. I've filled out again but wtf?!?
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so in summary: i was 91k while taking dbol pre cycle. and now 9 days post cycle with no dbol am still 91. all while eating under cals on a super low fat/high carb diet, at what ended up being around 700mg a day.(forgot to mention that around day 6 i noticed the weight difference and dropped it to what was actually 500mg).
so wtf happened? is there still a chance i could drop water? it doesn't seem likely. it looks as though i somehow gained fat during the latter half, maybe just after my cycle. the ballooning of water weight from the cheat meal tells me i probably wasn't holding much water before that and was likely fat.
any thoughts or insight? permenantly high blood sugar done me in somehow?
following that i dont think i can bring myself to use it again pre comp, although i now feel like im behind and could use the boost lol. 2 weeks completely wasted :/
i had already run dnp before, but that was powder, and from a different supplier. the batch i bought to run just before the show was a couple hundred grams of raw crystal, so i definitely needed to give it a test run, to see if it was legit atleast.
previously with the powder i wasn't too bad at 400mg for 11 days, so i figured that as the crystal is less potent id give 500 a shot(irresponsible i know), and given it takes time to build up in your system, and some people front-load then titrate down, i decided to start with 800 day1, 600 day2, then 500 thereafter(measured myself). i then later found out that my scales were off and the dosages were closer to 1.5x what id measured them as
.i should also mention that id been running t3 at 12.5mcg ed beforehand, so decided to continue it through my cycle.(i ran no t3 on my first run of dnp).
was fine on the first day, a little hot and sweaty but workout was as normal, nothing else amiss. second day was sweating all day and bad sweats at night, but workout was still fine. third day till about day 5 would wake up with an extremely dry painful throat and a half hour long coughing fit, despite drinking close to 3 gallons a day with alot of electrolytes and anti o's. crazy night sweats and disturbed sleep, but with the addition of a single cap of eca split into 3 throughout the day, lethargy wasnt that bad and workouts were only slightly below par.
now heres my issue: at roughly day 5 i noticed i was starting to look extremely lean, albeit slightly smaller and depleted. aside from my lower back and glutes, i looked like i was nearly stage ready(although i was suspicious i was just very dry even though i should be holding water). the scales measured a 2kilo drop in weight(89kilos), but i was wary of the result, because id also dropped dbol a couple of days before starting, and couldnt tell whether id dropped water from the dbol, or was holding water from the dnp
.either way from around day 4 my diet had started to slip. i was trying to run an extremely low fat diet <20g per day. and ended up ad-hoccing it as i was going along. i didn't think i needed to count carbs in my cals from alot of the more advanced stuff id read. and figured higher carbs= more pyruvate, more energy/supply to the brain/nerves, and healthier thyroid. so i ended up eating as many carbs as i could without excessive heat. unfortunately over the rest of the cycle, my sources got worse(more sugary/gluten filled shit) like cereal/0%fat yoghurt and occasionally sweets. but the majority were good.
at around day 6 i slowly gained water and deflated, workouts became pathetic, and had uncontrollable hunger pangs, which resulted in quite a few 150g shit food carb meals. and a couple of times i thought i was going to die lol.(i know I'm an idiot and irresponsible, you don't need to comment telling me that. I've learnt my lesson and will plan ahead next time.)
nonetheless I'm pretty certain my cal's were still below my pre dnp diet. most days i managed <10g fat and never went over 25g.
now here's the thing. i stayed the same weight since i gained that water day 6, (91kilos). after the cycle i waited 4-5 days of mild recarbing, and hadnt even begun to refill. hunger was uncontrollable aswell, so i decided a reefed would be ok. went a bit overboard. decided i needed a fat re-feed on top of carbs, and ended up getting in about 2.5k cals in the space of about 2.5 hours pwo, then another 3k or so of shitty food(mostly chinese takaway) later. on top of the other 1.5k for the day.
now whats bizzare is, i thought i was already holding alot of water, seeing as i was 91k still but had dropped to 89k mid cycle. but after that meal i ballooned up to 94k..... and currently 9 days post dnp have only dropped back to 91. I've filled out again but wtf?!?
.so in summary: i was 91k while taking dbol pre cycle. and now 9 days post cycle with no dbol am still 91. all while eating under cals on a super low fat/high carb diet, at what ended up being around 700mg a day.(forgot to mention that around day 6 i noticed the weight difference and dropped it to what was actually 500mg).
so wtf happened? is there still a chance i could drop water? it doesn't seem likely. it looks as though i somehow gained fat during the latter half, maybe just after my cycle. the ballooning of water weight from the cheat meal tells me i probably wasn't holding much water before that and was likely fat.
any thoughts or insight? permenantly high blood sugar done me in somehow?
following that i dont think i can bring myself to use it again pre comp, although i now feel like im behind and could use the boost lol. 2 weeks completely wasted :/
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. i guess i thought the water retention would more straightforward :/.
