first cycle begins!

lifter121

New member
Just ordered all my stuff.

Test E at 400mg/wk for 12 weeks
Pct will be clomid for 3 weeks 50/50/50
AI is on hand

My goals are to gain 10 pounds of muscle while dropping to 8 percent body fat. I'm currently 5 8, 194, at 9% bf. I feel these goals will be fairly easy to attain. I will post before pictures soon, and will log my cycle as I go.
 
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Sounds good. Good luck, and don't forget to eat like crazy. You can build muscle better while on steroids. You can lose fat later when you Don't have anabolics helping you build muscle.

You Can try to stay lean while running test however, you'd be better off utilizing the benefits of your gear. I mean your spending all the money to get big. Eat every single extra gram of protein it makes all the difference. Bulking doesn't have to be 100% clean its all about giving your body the calories it needs to pack on muscle with the help of test.

Seeing that you are at 9%, looks like you don't have trouble putting fat on so don't worry about that on cycle. You are probably gonna lean out anyways even while bulking. I look pretty damn lean and I ran test dbol and ate 4000-6000 cals a day, ice cream meat fast food and you can see my 6 pack lol
 
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Awesome! Thanks for the advice. I plan on eating and eating and eating. My maintenance calories right now is from 3100 to 3300, so I figured if I bumped my calories up to 4000 for a little bit to see how I react, then 4500 after I put on 4 to 5 pounds, then 5000 as I get to about 205lbs. But like you said, eat anything and everything that will help you grow.

I have a pretty tough time putting on any fat, I could eat shit food all day everyday and not put on fat, but I won't feel good while I'm working out. I do a lot of cardio, so I figure I'll just be sticking with my normal cardio, or possibly backing it down a little. I want to gain muscle, and I know cardio in excess is a muscle killer.

My routine will be:

Day 1) Chest and back

Day 2) Legs and shoulders

Day 3) Core and arms

Day 4) Rest streching and a hike

Repeat

I am very excited to start, everything should be here by the end of the week.
I am using Pinnacle, and by what everyone is saying about them, it will be great gear! Since this is my first cycle, and log, if there is anything I should be adding let me know! I will be getting before pictures up the day my stuff comes in, and probably do weekly or bi weekly pictures.
 
If you are getting pharm human grade 400 should be plenty I am using that and really enjoying the cycle. From what I heard on UG you better up it to 500-600 as most of the time it is not as strong as it should be...... Nail the diet and easy you will hit your goals man!!
 
Can you type up your workouts? I'm just curious because chest/back in one day is quite a feat.

I would not only agree here but say that a change up would do you well maybe instead of that do

chest/tris/abs
back /bis/abs

shoulders/abs
Legs/abs
then hit cardio the other 3 days.....

Then you get more abs and better rest for all muscle parts.
 
I would not only agree here but say that a change up would do you well maybe instead of that do

chest/tris/abs
back /bis/abs

shoulders/abs
Legs/abs
then hit cardio the other 3 days.....

Then you get more abs and better rest for all muscle parts.

So you think abs everyday I'm in the gym? So basically run gym 4 days and cardio 3 days a week? when I do cardio it's 6 to 8 miles of running at a 7 minute mile or faster pace. My cardio isn't just to burn fat, I need good cardio for what I do for a living.
 
My routine is as follows

Run 3 miles to the gym

Chest and Back

Chest:
2 warm up sets flat BB bench
3x8 flat BB bench
3x8 incline BB bench
2x10 incline DB bench
2 2 minute standard push ups, as many as I can do

Back:
6x12 pull ups: 2 wide grip, 2 narrow grip, 2 reverse grip, 1st sets have 45lbs added
3x8 bent over rows
3 sets of Dead lifts, these hurt my knee so it is lighter weight for now, trying to work up slowly as to not injure myself
3 sets of BB shrugs until failure
3x8 back flies

Run 3 miles home

Legs and Shoulders
Run 3 miles to the gym

Legs:
Warm up- stretch out, 2 sets of light squats
5x5 squats
3x8 hack squat
2 sets of burn out leg press
3x8 leg extension
3x8 leg curl
5 sets of calf raises until failure, my calves are pathetically small 15", thanks genes haha, and they don't gain mass but are strong

Shoulders:
warm up- arm circles with 5lb weights, lateral raises, front raises
5x5 BB military press
3x8 DB front raises
3x8 DB lateral raises
2x10 DB shoulder press

3 mile run (more like a paraplegic attempting to run)

Arms and Core:
3 mile run to the gym

Arms:
Warm up- stretching, 2 light sets of bicep curls, 2 sets of light tricep extensions
3x8 curl bar bicep curls, really slow going down
3x8 skull crushers
2x 21's DB biceps
2x Dips until failure
2x burn out bicep curls
2x burn out behind the head DB tricep extensions

Core:
2x P90X ab ripper workout
2x Weighted 45 degree decline sit ups
2x Weighted leg raises

3 mile run home

Rest day:
Stretch a lot, hike a 7 mile mountain trail by my house to stay loosened up.

My runs are all pretty fast, 7 minute miles or less, I am comfortable at 7 minute miles the whole way. I can run a mile under 5 minutes.
 
Test e 400mg is a good 1st cycle. Post more info, post the weight you lift too.

That way we can see progress better.

Good luck bro. and keep doing deads!
 
Test e 400mg is a good 1st cycle. Post more info, post the weight you lift too.

That way we can see progress better.

Good luck bro. and keep doing deads!

Ok! I'll start posting weight during my first week. Ya I have had an ACL replacement in my right knee and it doesn't hurt when I do anything else, it just hurts when I do deads. It feels like my meniscus is being strained. I know my form is good, and as I said it doesn't hurt to run, squat, hike, sprint, etc. Just deads.

How does my routine look to you? Any changes you recommend?
 
If you are getting pharm human grade 400 should be plenty I am using that and really enjoying the cycle. From what I heard on UG you better up it to 500-600 as most of the time it is not as strong as it should be...... Nail the diet and easy you will hit your goals man!!

RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRant!!!! WRONG on this one!!!!!!!!

DO NOT!!!!! BY ANY MEANS!!!!!!

DO NOT!!!!!

Listen to folks that don't know about Pinnacle!!!!!
Pinnacle is STRONGER than ANY fucking pharm grade gear I have taken!!!!! That is just wrong!!!!

Take 400mg per week 1st cycle and you will be in good shape.

Not 2 cents, STRAIT FACTS
 
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRant!!!! WRONG on this one!!!!!!!!

DO NOT!!!!! BY ANY MEANS!!!!!!

DO NOT!!!!!

Listen to folks that don't know about Pinnacle!!!!!
Pinnacle is STRONGER than ANY fucking pharm grade gear I have taken!!!!! That is just wrong!!!!

Take 400mg per week 1st cycle and you will be in good shape.

Not 2 cents, STRAIT FACTS

Well my statement was UG in general not a specific lab. I am sure there are others besides Pinnacle that is strong and probably overdoosed. But in general that is not the case. That is all I was saying.
 
I don't really know what to say about this cycle as I don't have much advice to give to someone so active... I don't know how to properly critique it. I don't think I've ever ran 6 miles in one day. This will be an interesting log to follow.
 
I don't really know what to say about this cycle as I don't have much advice to give to someone so active... I don't know how to properly critique it. I don't think I've ever ran 6 miles in one day. This will be an interesting log to follow.

I do a lot of cardio lol. What about my lifting routine? Any changes to that? Appreciate the advice.
 
My routine is as follows

Run 3 miles to the gym

Chest and Back

Chest:
2 warm up sets flat BB bench
3x8 flat BB bench
3x8 incline BB bench
2x10 incline DB bench
2 2 minute standard push ups, as many as I can do

Back:
6x12 pull ups: 2 wide grip, 2 narrow grip, 2 reverse grip, 1st sets have 45lbs added
3x8 bent over rows
3 sets of Dead lifts, these hurt my knee so it is lighter weight for now, trying to work up slowly as to not injure myself
3 sets of BB shrugs until failure
3x8 back flies

Run 3 miles home

Legs and Shoulders
Run 3 miles to the gym

Legs:
Warm up- stretch out, 2 sets of light squats
5x5 squats
3x8 hack squat
2 sets of burn out leg press
3x8 leg extension
3x8 leg curl
5 sets of calf raises until failure, my calves are pathetically small 15", thanks genes haha, and they don't gain mass but are strong

Shoulders:
warm up- arm circles with 5lb weights, lateral raises, front raises
5x5 BB military press
3x8 DB front raises
3x8 DB lateral raises
2x10 DB shoulder press

3 mile run (more like a paraplegic attempting to run)

Arms and Core:
3 mile run to the gym

Arms:
Warm up- stretching, 2 light sets of bicep curls, 2 sets of light tricep extensions
3x8 curl bar bicep curls, really slow going down
3x8 skull crushers
2x 21's DB biceps
2x Dips until failure
2x burn out bicep curls
2x burn out behind the head DB tricep extensions

Core:
2x P90X ab ripper workout
2x Weighted 45 degree decline sit ups
2x Weighted leg raises

3 mile run home

Rest day:
Stretch a lot, hike a 7 mile mountain trail by my house to stay loosened up.

My runs are all pretty fast, 7 minute miles or less, I am comfortable at 7 minute miles the whole way. I can run a mile under 5 minutes.

you are the man! :bowdown:
 
you are the man! :bowdown:

Thanks! I work very hard, I like getting in better and better shape. My goals aren't to get as big as I possibly can, and I'm not knocking anyone whose goal is that because some of the guys on here are very impressive. My goal is to be strong, lean, athletic, fast, agile etc. I want to be able to out run, out jump, out lift, and just all around out do anyone else at anything. I know there are always going to be someone who is stronger, faster, more agile than me, but I want to be an overall better athlete than anyone.
 
Still waiting on my gear, so I'll start posting my workouts now leading up to when I get it.

Ok tonight was Legs, my workout partner tweaked his shoulder crashing on his dirt bike so we skipped shoulders today, I will be doing them tomorrow morning by myself.

3 mile run to the gym

Legs:
2 warm up sets squat
135x10
185x10
Squats
5x5 of 315
Machine hack squat
3x12 5 45 plates each side, as low as I could possibly go
Leg press
3x drop sets 8 plates each side, 8 plates 6 reps, 7 plates 8 reps, 6 plates 10 reps etc. to 1 plate on each side
Leg extensions
3x12 180lbs
Calf raises
3x60 reps of 4 45lb plates on the hack squat machine

3 mile run home, again more like a jello legged trot after the leg workout haha.
 
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