Great log, some funny lines in there. Do you find keto is working for you? I've never done it but heard good things. You gonna keep a before and after pic? those are always fun.
Day 10 prop, Day 7 tren
Weight: 209.7
Calories consumed: 1716
Calories expelled ~5%: 2940
Calorie Deficit: 1224
Pinned right quad.Emotional sides have tapered down, seemed to be an out burst or just a bad day. I took stane this morning and do not plan to take it tonight. Switching from night to morning might make the day better. I want to try and avoid doubling the dose.
Not sure I can explain the weight increase. Still doing keto, I did have a few more carbs than I should have yesterday adding in some milk to my bedtime caisine shake to get more calories in. I wasn't crazy hungry yesterday for some reason. Getting home from work I tested my ketones and it was in the red/moderate level but wasn't dark red so maybe I went a little overboard after that. Tonight I will stay away from the milk because this morning ketones were pink/light. Looks like the high intensity quick workouts in the morning really drain the glycose stores so hitting ketosis should be cake now if I keep my diet straight. I wouldn't be surprised if it was dark red when I get home tonight. If I would have went running last night I'm sure the carbs would have been fine but I knew I had legs today and after yesterdays new style of working out I wanted to make sure my legs were fresh for this morning. Looking back, I should have went running anyway since cardio and diet is going to make or break me this cycle. The workouts themselves are damn cardio workouts.
So, today was deadly, legs day. Couldn't breath barely at all (not sure this is the tren or me being a fat ass). I looked pretty bad all around especially with less than 30 seconds between sets and between different lifts. It's insane. I like it though, I think.
Today:
Squats
Front Squats
Good Mornings
Leg Extensions
Leg Curls
Leg Press (Double/Single Leg)
Calf Raises
Abs
All of this was done in roughly 50 minutes, went to Gold's gym today it was definitely a lot hotter. I think the tren kicked in for the heart rate because I wanted to pass out at the end and could barely catch my breath. Legs were jell-o.
Happy Tuesday everyone.
Hohohoho. Good mornings AND squats, I bet you'll be feeling that tomorrow morning! Your buddy definitely knows his routines, if that doesn't make you a man - nothing will! The weight gain could be water retention caused by the need for glycogen stores in your muscles, I wouldn't worry about it. Just make sure you're taking measurements with a tape so you have an idea if you're gaining or losing. It really helps not only give you a picture of how you're doing, but helps with confidence issues when that scale either doesn't move, or moves in the wrong direction!
Looking great so far man, keep it going!
Yep, front squats really help with balance too as you're constantly trying to keep the weight up on top and you don't have the luxury of having your neck/shoulders keep it there. Reverse bench is pretty good, but I save that for when I hit a plateau personally as that (for me) means my triceps haven't caught up to my chest, so I need to build them up some more. Us taller guys have to worry about that crap. 500 calories is easy, just eat some cashews/peanuts/walnuts/almonds.Thanks for the motivation Halfwit much appreciated as always.
I'm actually not concerned with the weight at all but it should be somewhat of an indicator. I am taping and snapping photos though so I will keep that on hand to judge results.
I haven't done good mornings since high school so my back is definitely going to be hurting tomorrow. Also the front squats where the bar is on my chest/shoulders was new to me. Never seen it before, it was tough but I think it helped keep my back straight more than normal. He definitely has a good routine down. Yesterday first up was those reverse bench press which I read about here, liked those a lot too. Glad I went in with the noob attitude with him. I don't give him shit and I'm to winded to give him shit anyway at this point and he's kicking my ass harder than I could do on my own. Going to try and get 500 more calories in today somewhere. Think my deficit might be to high.
Back/bis tomorrow.
Yep, front squats really help with balance too as you're constantly trying to keep the weight up on top and you don't have the luxury of having your neck/shoulders keep it there. Reverse bench is pretty good, but I save that for when I hit a plateau personally as that (for me) means my triceps haven't caught up to my chest, so I need to build them up some more. Us taller guys have to worry about that crap. 500 calories is easy, just eat some cashews/peanuts/walnuts/almonds.
Looking forward to more updates!
I'm not questioning your trainer, but yeah - good mornings followed by deads the next day is a bit harsh. Why shrugs on back/bis day? The reason why you're petering out is probably both an anaerobic response (lack of oxygen) and your muscles aren't likely efficiently shuttling glycogen in large enough quantities to keep the energy going. This should improve over the course of the next couple weeks. I too have a similar problem as I'm gassed pretty heavily due to tren even after something like seated rows and need to take an extended break between sets to regain my stamina. I'm sure a lot of it has to do with intensity in both our cases, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
D'oh! This is one of the first things I normally suggest too, it's not a HUGE deal - just something you're going to have to wait a good couple months after this cycle to evaluate once your body goes back to its natural state.I know I'm an idiot for not getting blood work before my cycle. The more I research E2 and testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) levels and such, I think I had either low test or high E2 before all of this started. I think I might do a blood test in another 2 or 3 weeks mid cycle to see where I'm at. Of course if my test is shut down then I guess it won't help....suggestions there would be appreciated. I definitely don't remember waking up with morning wood since high school, now I do (most days). So something had to have been up before this and I wasn't aware. Also I've always been a hair more emotional I think than most. Shit to think about I guess.
Give the T3 a few days before you start to notice anything. The warm flush doesn't ALWAYS happen, but you WILL notice more sweating (buwhahaha) and your hunger should increase a bit. Keep an eye on those electrolytes though, I know I mentioned it before, but as you begin to sweat even more, you'll be experiencing more cramps if you don't keep up on them.Props to RUI and Pinnacle....ordered my T3 and some more pins from RUI and the two vials of tren I left off my order when I originally ordered and they arrived in impressive time. Have to love companies like this. I'm going to do 50mcg of the T3 right after dinner here then I'm going to TRY and run tonight.
I'll report back if anything weird happens with the T3 but I'm sure it will be fine. Hope I lose 5lbs by morning. lol
Day 13 prop, Day 10 tren
Day 1 T3
Weight: 213.0
Calories consumed: 1930
Calories expelled ~5%: 3406
Calorie Deficit: -1476
Weight is about the same as yesterday but still up about 10 pounds in a week. Of course it can't be 10 pounds of muscle and I'm bloated but all of the muscle I do have is definitely hard as a rock which feels nice. Upped my stane to twice a day, hope their aren't major consequences.
Pinned left delt, a little pip but pretty much the normal. Received my 18 gauge needles from RUI yesterday and drawing from the vial is so much nicer now, definitely something I will continue with in the future.
Workout was a mix match today. My buddy Matt seems confused about tren, he's all natty so he doesn't understand much about AAS regardless. Today he wanted to concentrate on stamina because I lose my breath and the gym. I tried to explain why (he's the only one I have told I'm running a cycle) but I don't think he understands. So today was a lot of arms, abs, and some shoulders even though we did them yesterday. Everything we did was 1-2 sets 30 reps a set. When the workout was complete we went into the sauna and I did push-ups and crunchies in the sauna. What do you get when you put tren, push-ups, and a fat ass in a sauna? Someone who can't breathe and wants to punch their buddy. That's what you get.
Took T3 last night at 50mcg and didn't get the hot flash it seems everyone gets. This morning I took it again at 80mcg and still didn't get it. Maybe I'm somehow really retarded and I'm taking orals wrong?
I did cardio last night which was nice. First time since Sunday, I've been to beat up. Only went 1.61 miles according to my run tracker but it's better than nothing.
Happy Friday everyone, two well deserved days off from the gym coming up.
Looking good man. I'd start the taurine at 3mg x 2 and think about bumping up that Aromatase inhibitor (AI) a hair to see if it helps with the acne. I'm surprised you're not seeing anything at 100mcg of T3 yet. The prop/tren will most certainly keep the muscles safe with your diet as T3 is only slightlly catabolic, and you're on some seriously anabolic substances. Good luck with the prami, try to take it with food - that helps with me.Day 14 prop, Day 11 tren
Day 2 T3
Weight: 211.6
Calories consumed: 1620
Calories expelled ~5%: 3168
Calorie Deficit: -1548
Weight is going down a little and I think I know what the problem has been. I started back up on creatine mono which does bloat me and of course holds water as it's intended. I did research years ago on creatine before I started taking it and did a bunch more last night because I apparently needed a refresher. I believe the mass amount of water weight is due to over dosing the creatine. I was probably close to 8-10g a day where I need to be at ~3g. I'm cutting that back today so we will see if that helps. I'm also trying to increase my water consumption which is already pretty impressive. That should help as well. I'm tired of seeing this gut in the mirror so I want to try and fix it up so I can see the results of the cycle diet for motivation.
Haven't pinned yet today but will after I shower, will pin right quad.
No workout today, carb loading today still but trying to keep it mild because I had some pizza earlier in the week. Didn't really hit major ketosis this week but was close even with the pizza. The workouts are tough as hell which is helping significantly.
T3 doses are at 50mcg in the morning and 50mcg at night. People said to ramp up but with no sides to speak of I decided to just run with it. I sure hope this tren/prop will keep my muscle mass. Definitely nervous about it but would love to lose the BF.
Switched back to prami last night. I read some threads that had me paranoid about MP's caber so I switched. Prami has been a major no go for me. I tried it just once before and I was crazy sick and pussed out after the first day. This time I'm going to try and stick with it longer and work through it if I can. Last night I took .25mcg and wasn't nauseous at all. Strange but I'll take it. Hopefully that goes well going forward.
Going to run to the store today and grab Taurine which I hope helps the annoying lower back pain I am dealing with. It's just enough to be annoying but won't prohibit workouts at this point but who knows if it will get worse. Going to try and stop it ahead of time.
No gym today but I might try and go for a run tonight, tren is a killer so it probably won't be longer than 1.5-2 miles but anything can help at this point.
Only sides I am really experiencing is tren killing my ability to breath during cardio/lifting and acne (which is REALLY annoying).
Happy Saturday everybody.
Looking good man. I'd start the taurine at 3mg x 2 and think about bumping up that Aromatase inhibitor (AI) a hair to see if it helps with the acne. I'm surprised you're not seeing anything at 100mcg of T3 yet. The prop/tren will most certainly keep the muscles safe with your diet as T3 is only slightlly catabolic, and you're on some seriously anabolic substances. Good luck with the prami, try to take it with food - that helps with me.