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33yo male - 200lb 6ft tall Lifting 8 years. Clean diet, track every calorie and carb cycle. Cycle History: 2 cycles Test only, 500mg/wk and 600mg/wk Goal for 3rd cycle: Looking to lean bulk and adding some quality muscle, while keeping the water retention at minimum Thoughts on this as a 3rd...

If we are talking simple snacks and not prepped or cooked: Rice Cakes Fruit: Apple/Banana Avocado Veggies: Sweet Peas, Baby Carrots (w/PB or Hummus), Mushrooms, Peppers Nuts: Pumpkin Seeds, Raw Almonds, No Salt Peanuts Greek Yogurt Granola Those are just some you can pickup at the store...

Maybe it's just me, but that doesnt seem like a good long term solution. You want to keep your fats high when possible. going that low will affect your emotions, sex drive and overall terrible feeling. Someone please feel free to correct me if i'm out of line here.

I thought regardless of High/Med/Low Carb days, your calories and protein should remain the same? It's just the fats and carbs that switch places vs high and low(High Carb = Low Fats and vice versa). Only time i believe you should change the total cals is if you are not working out that day...

2nd Update. I had 2 Blood tests over the past week, 1 where they took 6 vials of blood for every test in the book and they found nothing out of the ordinary. ive seen 2 doctors and also had an ultrasound on my legs. nothing was found by either of the 3. for the most weird reason, ive done tests...

Just an update. i only pinned my delt. went into the doc last night and they gave me a piss test and said it isnt diabetes, that looked fine. got a blood test taken and will get the results soon. could have been something in that dose as they are not swollen anymore and my buddy used the same...

Hey guys, 29yo 6' 205lb. First Cycle. 250mg test e twice a week and Arimidex .25mg daily. I just did my first pin and Arimidex last sunday and mon-wed my legs are completely swollen at the end of the day from about 4" above my knee down to my calves. its hard to even walk and it seems to be...

Lol no bro, i was agreeing with you that Op's tolerance is prob f'ed and then was recommending what OP do. Call off the dogs lol.

every other week try switching your routine up where you do incline barbell and dumbell or bench and dumbell bench or split them up like incline dumbell and then barbell bench. regardless go hard as hell.

these are the things everyone wants but most like myself forget. i tend to forget about doing isolated abs during the week or "the squats will take care of them" mentality. Agreed you need to work til they hurt. no bs.

exactly, but dont be fooled by the pump. to get big you have to lift heavy ass weight. the pump can just be a fluff workout, like doing minimal weight for high reps. i try to avoid the smith all together as barball or dumbell will force more muscle use to balance the weights. the only thing i...

good to hear you are going to the good stuff. personally i put back day and leg day on a level of their own as they are my favorite and the most taxing. with that said, i never mix the two and provide at least 3-4 days between them. on of the hardest parts is planning out your week or weeks to...

bison is cash. mark dugdale cooks a huge pot of it grounded up for each weekend. very high in protein.

I prefer nights, but a lot of times its then hard going to sleep or getting good sleep. it all depends on where you can fit it in as a lot of us dont have the luxury of choosing when we have tight deadlines with jobs, family, kids...etc As long as you go H.A.M. and get yourself in the gym...

what this guy said. You only want to run 1 compound to start, otherwise if your body has a bad reaction, how do you know which is the problem? read the stickies and you'll have an idea for your questions as well as a solid beginners cycle.