Bulldogs First Cycle (Pinnacle)

On a caloric deficit of about 500 cals below maintenance. Still, with that I have gained about 12 pounds thus far, probably 8-10 of which is water. I seem to be at a muscle-bulding dose but not a strengthening dose.
 
Thanks for following bro. When you grow up playing sports, you end up pushing yourself through alot of pain and even injuries. You do it to achieve that ultimate goal and destination so pain is temporary and should be expected and embraced in any route to a great achievement.
 
Bulldog2103 said:
On a caloric deficit of about 500 cals below maintenance. Still, with that I have gained about 12 pounds thus far, probably 8-10 of which is water. I seem to be at a muscle-bulding dose but not a strengthening dose.
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Yeah, I was working at only a slight deficit of 250 cals for the first half of my cycle. I know my body, and after 6 weeks, I imagine I've shed a bit of fat to where this has probably become maintenance for me. So as of tomorrow I'm dropping another 250 or so. We'll see how this goes.
 
Fantastic leg workout today, even though I got minimal sleep last night. Squats: 495x7x4 sets. Barbell Calf Raises: 545x10x4 sets. Dumbbell squats: 75'sx15x3 sets. Legs felt great today, definitely felt stronger with more endurance. There is simply no way I could have done the dumbbell squats after the barbell squats pre-cycle. My legs would have been dead.

I'm also thinking that 545 will be a good possibility here in the next two weeks. That's the goal anyway, so we'll give it a go next sunday and see what's what. Looking at replacing the Durabolin with a leaning agent, Trenbolone. I am waiting to hear back from the guy at Pinn, if I don't soon enough I will try PEA's Tren.
 
Awesome squat numbers... you could probably hit 545 whenever you wanted. I don't think I could. At least on squats, my reps don't always translate to higher maxes. Just because I can do a given weight 5 times, for example, doesn't necessarily mean that I can do even 20 pounds heavier for even 1 rep. My strength has always been weird like that... not a lot of rep to max carryover on squats.

PEA is super fast. If you place an order tomorrow you could have it by Wednesday... which is probably when I'd start pinning my tren. Well, at least thats how fast they are for me... 2 days shipping and the guys response time is impeccable.

Either way I'm not waiting for you, I'm going in :)
 
Haha, I hear you. Get that shit and start pinning, as it should take about 3-4 days for it to kick in. I hear you on the squat rep to max conversion, doesn't quite work like the bench press. Still though, now that we're adding in tren, maybe 575-600 is going to be more realistic as an ending point for our squat max. I'm excited man, this should be fun!
 
Yeah man I'd love to hit a 6 plate squat (minimum) by years end... I think I'm fully capable of it too. My ultimate lifetime goal is a 7 plate squat (and 5 plate bench)... but baby steps, I suppose.

One thing I regret about this cycle is that it took me too long to figure out how to train my squats on juice. I have a good groove going right now, but I was too narrow-minded to change my routine when I began juicing few weeks ago... as soon as I changed it, my squat started shooting up again. That's a good 3-4 squat workouts that I just wasted. Oh well, I guess.
 
Following your log. Good stuff bud :) Gettin ready to start my first cycle soon. Helps to see how your first cycle is going to plan mine.
 
MN87 said:
Yeah man I'd love to hit a 6 plate squat (minimum) by years end... I think I'm fully capable of it too. My ultimate lifetime goal is a 7 plate squat (and 5 plate bench)... but baby steps, I suppose.

One thing I regret about this cycle is that it took me too long to figure out how to train my squats on juice. I have a good groove going right now, but I was too narrow-minded to change my routine when I began juicing few weeks ago... as soon as I changed it, my squat started shooting up again. That's a good 3-4 squat workouts that I just wasted. Oh well, I guess.
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It's all experimental and a learning process. But I completely agree, I will be lifting a minimum of 6 days per week from here on out, up from the 4 I typically do. The recovery is maybe the best part and it will enable me to lift two extra days with maximal effort. I will be altering my routine a touch to hit different angles with new exercises as I want to maximize every day of this cycle. I'm feeling good guys, this will be hard to come off of at cycle's end.
 
KobesBryant said:
Following your log. Good stuff bud :) Gettin ready to start my first cycle soon. Helps to see how your first cycle is going to plan mine.
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Good to have you in here Mamba, it will be even better when we land Dwight Howard.If you need any advice on your cycle, i'll be here to help. Go Lakers!
 
Bulldog2103 said:
Good to have you in here Mamba, it will be even better when we land Dwight Howard.If you need any advice on your cycle, i'll be here to help. Go Lakers!
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Haha. Good deal man.

Hey I was wondering, why are you in a caloric deficit right now. I feel like during cycle would be the most important time to be eatting extra calories to grow, not depriving ourselves of calories. What do you think?
 
KobesBryant said:
Haha. Good deal man.

Hey I was wondering, why are you in a caloric deficit right now. I feel like during cycle would be the most important time to be eatting extra calories to grow, not depriving ourselves of calories. What do you think?
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I can't speak for him, but I'd like to offer my own experience here. I chose to begin my first cycle as a test/var cutting cycle, and I'll tell you why. I always gain strength and size while bulking, easily. Hell, we all do. It's easy, you eat and you lift. But gaining strength while cutting is something I could never do naturally. So, I chose my first cycle to be a cutting cycle so I could gain strength even while cutting. This way, there is no 'downtime' in the calendar year for me... I'll always be gaining, whether I'm bulking naturally or cutting on gear.
 
I completely agree with MN. The miracle of juice for my bodytype is that i'll be able to add muscle mass and strength while cutting off the fat (caloric deficit). This is impossible to do naturally so that's why to maximize it's effects for me personally this is the best way to utilize it.

If you're a hardgainer then you will want to bulk and use it for pure size and mass. However, I can gain mass very easily, the hard part is gaining without the inclusion of fat in the equation. This enables us to keep our hard earned muscle while cutting any fat that came along the way while attaining it. It's the ultimate cheat code.
 
Just hit up another heavy chest workout just two days after the last one. No residual chest soreness so all was good. I did strictly dumbbells today as I will keep the barbell and dumbbell workouts separate of each other so I can hit it heavy more often and with maximal strength. Did 125 on a flat bench 12 reps for four sets. Then went to incline at 125 for 8 reps for 3 sets. Stayed at incline and did dumbbell chest flyes with 80 pounds for 4 sets at between 8-12 reps. I will bump this up for the next workout as it felt very light. I decided to do some extra tricep work as well and did the skullcrushers at 110 (max size curl bar) for 4 sets at 12 reps with a heavy focus on the negative and a 2 second pause at the bottom stretch position.

I wish our gym had heavier weights so I will put in a complaint as well as maybe try and concoct something to get the added resistance. So this is day 1 week 1 of the new routine and I believe it will maximize my gains while on this cycle. I will also be adding in sprints 3-4 times per week at night for some extra cardio as I hear that tren will significantly lower one's cardio performance.
 
Bulldog2103 said:
I completely agree with MN. The miracle of juice for my bodytype is that i'll be able to add muscle mass and strength while cutting off the fat (caloric deficit). This is impossible to do naturally so that's why to maximize it's effects for me personally this is the best way to utilize it.

If you're a hardgainer then you will want to bulk and use it for pure size and mass. However, I can gain mass very easily, the hard part is gaining without the inclusion of fat in the equation. This enables us to keep our hard earned muscle while cutting any fat that came along the way while attaining it. It's the ultimate cheat code.
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I feel you. My plan has been to get real cut before I start my cycle so I can eat well on cycle and not worry too much about gaining fat during and during post cycle therapy (pct). Will basically continue my current diet, which is high protein, high carbs, very low fat. At 6.8% bf at the moment, and that's with doing insulin pre/post workout which most people say makes them get fat quick lol. For me the key is staying away from fat and training hard and oftene lol :)
 
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