ronnie2010
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Your a bucking beast with an F
First ever cycle!! I have crossed over to the dark side!!!
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chadster27705
TimberStud27583
First cycle test/deca
im 24yrs old. 6 3' and weighed 195. been doing my cycle for 3wks now. im now 203lbs. i have always been 200lb-ish i got in a car wreck and dislocated my elbow. its fully healed now and that was about 20-25wks ago. being that im on week 3 with this stack i have noticed some side effects: night sweats, sleep loss and HORNY as fu@!. im taking 1ml of test on Mon. am and 1ml of deca Thur. am. i read in a forum that if i cut back on the deca it will help with my loss of sleep, is that true?
im 24yrs old. 6 3' and weighed 195. been doing my cycle for 3wks now. im now 203lbs. i have always been 200lb-ish i got in a car wreck and dislocated my elbow. its fully healed now and that was about 20-25wks ago. being that im on week 3 with this stack i have noticed some side effects: night sweats, sleep loss and HORNY as fu@!. im taking 1ml of test on Mon. am and 1ml of deca Thur. am. i read in a forum that if i cut back on the deca it will help with my loss of sleep, is that true?
StumpMT
Yeah buddy!!!
So badass was asking about my sides a few posts back. Well, I'm about 9 or 10 weeks in now (I've kind of lost track lol) and I've only experienced very, very slight acne on my upper back and shoulder region. I did start to feel slight itchiness in my nipples about a week ago so I upped my Aromasin dosage from 12.5mg E3D to 12.5mg EOD and the itchiness went away and no sign of it since. So as far as sides go I'd say I'm doing excellent.
Also, I'm down do around 42-43g of carbs per meal. Down from 50-55g. I'm also doing cardio first thing in the morning 4 days per week at 30-35min per session keeping my HR in the 140s. So far after a week and a half I've noticed a very slight change in leanness and my lifts are still holding/going up in weight. So I'd say I'm on the right track as far as my contest diet goes. In 4 weeks I'm going to drop carbs again to around 33g/meal. I posted my contest diet earlier that I'm following....so far so good
Also, I'm down do around 42-43g of carbs per meal. Down from 50-55g. I'm also doing cardio first thing in the morning 4 days per week at 30-35min per session keeping my HR in the 140s. So far after a week and a half I've noticed a very slight change in leanness and my lifts are still holding/going up in weight. So I'd say I'm on the right track as far as my contest diet goes. In 4 weeks I'm going to drop carbs again to around 33g/meal. I posted my contest diet earlier that I'm following....so far so good
OmegaReign
New member
My package should be arriving shortly.......this thread has got me pumped out of my mind.
StumpMT
Yeah buddy!!!
Ok, so today was supposed to be an off day from lifting but after my morning cardio I felt rested and great. I said fuck it I feel like lifting some fucking weights! Boy I'm glad I did. Today was a great shoulder/triceps day...
Barbell military: 205x 8r, 225x5r, 225x5r drop to 135x8r
Barbell military: 225x5r, 225x5r, 225x5r drop to 135x12r
Cable upright rows: 160x12r, 165x12r, 170x12r
Barbell upright rows: 145x11r, 145x11r, 145x9r drop to 95x8r
Seated dumbbell laterals: 35x10r, 35x10r, 35x8r drop to 20x6r drop to 10x6r (I performed these super strict and squeezing at the top)
Side plate raises: 35x9r, 35x9r, 35x8r drop to 25x6r drop to 10x8r (Raising plates to the side has a completely different feel than side dumbbell raises)
Reverse pec deck (FST-7): 105x12r, 120x12r, 120x12r, 120x12r, 120x12r, 120x12r, 120x12r
Cable laterals (FST-7): 25x12r, 25x12r, 25x12r, 25x12r, 25x12r, 25x12r, 25x12r (It kept getting harder and harder to lift my water jug to my mouth as the sets went on. My side delts were get so pumped!)
Close-grip bench: 225x10r, 225x10r, 225x8r drop to 135x20r
Olympic bar skulls: 115x10r, 115x10r, 115x8r drop to 95x4r
Overhead dumbbell extensions: 110x8r, 110x8r, 110x6 drop to 70x8r
Overhead dumbbell extensions: 110x9r, 110x8r, 110x6r drop to 70x7r
Reverse grip pushdowns (FST-7): 75x12r, 75x12r, 75x12r, 75x12r, 60x12r, 60x12r, 60x12r (really strict no cheating and squeezing hard)
Reverse grip pushdowns (FST-7): 75x12r, 75x12r, 75x12r, 75x12r, 65x12r, 65x12r, 60x12r
Then three sets of 25 sit-ups super setted with 60s planks
Then three sets of 25 sit-ups where I sit at the end of a bench and raise my legs while sitting up. I had a 5lb dumbbell in between my feet
Like I said, today was a great day. Tomorrow will now be an off day then it'll be back destruction on Saturday after more morning cardio.
Barbell military: 205x 8r, 225x5r, 225x5r drop to 135x8r
Barbell military: 225x5r, 225x5r, 225x5r drop to 135x12r
Cable upright rows: 160x12r, 165x12r, 170x12r
Barbell upright rows: 145x11r, 145x11r, 145x9r drop to 95x8r
Seated dumbbell laterals: 35x10r, 35x10r, 35x8r drop to 20x6r drop to 10x6r (I performed these super strict and squeezing at the top)
Side plate raises: 35x9r, 35x9r, 35x8r drop to 25x6r drop to 10x8r (Raising plates to the side has a completely different feel than side dumbbell raises)
Reverse pec deck (FST-7): 105x12r, 120x12r, 120x12r, 120x12r, 120x12r, 120x12r, 120x12r
Cable laterals (FST-7): 25x12r, 25x12r, 25x12r, 25x12r, 25x12r, 25x12r, 25x12r (It kept getting harder and harder to lift my water jug to my mouth as the sets went on. My side delts were get so pumped!)
Close-grip bench: 225x10r, 225x10r, 225x8r drop to 135x20r
Olympic bar skulls: 115x10r, 115x10r, 115x8r drop to 95x4r
Overhead dumbbell extensions: 110x8r, 110x8r, 110x6 drop to 70x8r
Overhead dumbbell extensions: 110x9r, 110x8r, 110x6r drop to 70x7r
Reverse grip pushdowns (FST-7): 75x12r, 75x12r, 75x12r, 75x12r, 60x12r, 60x12r, 60x12r (really strict no cheating and squeezing hard)
Reverse grip pushdowns (FST-7): 75x12r, 75x12r, 75x12r, 75x12r, 65x12r, 65x12r, 60x12r
Then three sets of 25 sit-ups super setted with 60s planks
Then three sets of 25 sit-ups where I sit at the end of a bench and raise my legs while sitting up. I had a 5lb dumbbell in between my feet
Like I said, today was a great day. Tomorrow will now be an off day then it'll be back destruction on Saturday after more morning cardio.
StumpMT
Yeah buddy!!!
Back daaaaaaaay!!!
Rack deads (no straps, only chalk): 135x10r, 225x8r, 315x6r, 405x4r, 495x2r, 550x0r (I tried it but I didn't get it )
Rack deads (no straps, only chalk): 135x10r, 225x8r, 315x6r, 405x4r, 495x2r, 550x1r (I got it this time!!! That 550 was my bitch! )
T-bar rows: 180x10r, 180x12r, 180x12r drop to 90x8r
Barbell rows: 255x12r, 255x12r, 255x11r drop to 135x8r
High handle Nautilus: 90(each side)x12r, 135x12r, 135x12r
Wide-grip lat pulldowns: 210x12r, 210x12r, 210x9r drop to 150x8r
Seated cable rows: 210x12r, 180x12r, 180x12r (I'll explain later)
Seated cable rows: 210x12r, 210x12r, 210x12r (really squeezing)
Behind the back shrugs: 315x12r, 365x10r, 365x10r (I need to start doing shrugs...my traps suck!
)
Dumbbell rows: 150x12r, 150x12r, 150x8r
Dumbbell rows: 140x12r, 140x12r, 140x12r (Did these last in my workout as opposed to 2nd or 3rd exercise so my back was pretty blown)
Yeah buddy!!! I got that 550lbs! I'm very excited about that. Also, after i did it the guy that suggested the other gym, which I went to last time, said their barbells are 50lbs instead of 45lbs. So, when I thought I was trying 550lbs last time I was actually doing 555lbs. Would've been good to know before hand. Oh well I got it this time and that's all that matters.
Rack deads (no straps, only chalk): 135x10r, 225x8r, 315x6r, 405x4r, 495x2r, 550x0r (I tried it but I didn't get it )
Rack deads (no straps, only chalk): 135x10r, 225x8r, 315x6r, 405x4r, 495x2r, 550x1r (I got it this time!!! That 550 was my bitch!
)T-bar rows: 180x10r, 180x12r, 180x12r drop to 90x8r
Barbell rows: 255x12r, 255x12r, 255x11r drop to 135x8r
High handle Nautilus: 90(each side)x12r, 135x12r, 135x12r
Wide-grip lat pulldowns: 210x12r, 210x12r, 210x9r drop to 150x8r
Seated cable rows: 210x12r, 180x12r, 180x12r (I'll explain later)
Seated cable rows: 210x12r, 210x12r, 210x12r (really squeezing)
Behind the back shrugs: 315x12r, 365x10r, 365x10r (I need to start doing shrugs...my traps suck!
)Dumbbell rows: 150x12r, 150x12r, 150x8r
Dumbbell rows: 140x12r, 140x12r, 140x12r (Did these last in my workout as opposed to 2nd or 3rd exercise so my back was pretty blown)
Yeah buddy!!! I got that 550lbs! I'm very excited about that. Also, after i did it the guy that suggested the other gym, which I went to last time, said their barbells are 50lbs instead of 45lbs. So, when I thought I was trying 550lbs last time I was actually doing 555lbs. Would've been good to know before hand. Oh well I got it this time and that's all that matters.
StumpMT
Yeah buddy!!!
So, today I did things a little differently. I only did chest as opposed to chest/biceps. Then I went back for a second workout about 8hrs later for some shoulder/triceps focusing on higher reps. My chest workout was just a normal workout with a low rep first exercise then a couple 8-12 rep exercises followed by an FST-7 exercise.
CHEST WORKOUT
Decline barbell bench: 335x7r, 335x5r, 335x4r drop to 225x10r
Dumbbell flat bench: 135x8r, 135x7r, 135x6r (w/ negative), 135x6r drop to 85x8r drop to 60x8r
Incline barbell bench: 225x10r, 225x10r, 235x5r drop to 185x5r drop to 135x5r
Incline plate-loaded machine: 145x12r, 145x10r, 135x10r drop to 90x8r
Incline plate-loaded machine: 90x10r (w/ negative), 90x8r (w/ negative), 90x6r (w/ negative) (my chest was so blown after the first two exercises that 90 on this one felt like a shit load lol)
Cable crossover (FST-7): 60x12r, 60x12r, 60x12r, 50x12r, 50x12r, 50x12r, 50x12r
Pec dec (FST-7): 150x12r, 150x12r, 150x12r, 135x12r, 135x12r, 135x10r, 120x12r
I felt like changing things up so I did a bunch of drop sets to really blast and shock the muscle. I feel it's good to do that every so often.
SHOULDER/TRICEPS WORKOUT
Dumbbell military: 100x7r, 70x12r (slowly and squeezing), 70x8r (alternating one arm at a time)
Olympic skulls: 115x12r, 115x12r, 115x8r
Dumbbell laterals (giant sets): 15x25r-20x15r-25x12r-30x8r, 15x25r-20x15r-25x10r-35x5r (This means I did 15lbs for 25reps then immediately went up to 20lbs for 15reps then 25lbs for 12reps then 30lbs for 8reps. That's one giant set)
Dumbbell kick-backs: 30x12r, 30x12r, 30x12r
Dumbbell rear delt: 30x12r, 40x10r, 40x10r
Cross bench dips: 30r, 30r, 30r (just body weight)
I felt really good after that. I don't feel I did anything too crazy and that I'll be fully recovered for my usual shoulder/triceps workout on Wednesday.
CHEST WORKOUT
Decline barbell bench: 335x7r, 335x5r, 335x4r drop to 225x10r
Dumbbell flat bench: 135x8r, 135x7r, 135x6r (w/ negative), 135x6r drop to 85x8r drop to 60x8r
Incline barbell bench: 225x10r, 225x10r, 235x5r drop to 185x5r drop to 135x5r
Incline plate-loaded machine: 145x12r, 145x10r, 135x10r drop to 90x8r
Incline plate-loaded machine: 90x10r (w/ negative), 90x8r (w/ negative), 90x6r (w/ negative) (my chest was so blown after the first two exercises that 90 on this one felt like a shit load lol)
Cable crossover (FST-7): 60x12r, 60x12r, 60x12r, 50x12r, 50x12r, 50x12r, 50x12r
Pec dec (FST-7): 150x12r, 150x12r, 150x12r, 135x12r, 135x12r, 135x10r, 120x12r
I felt like changing things up so I did a bunch of drop sets to really blast and shock the muscle. I feel it's good to do that every so often.
SHOULDER/TRICEPS WORKOUT
Dumbbell military: 100x7r, 70x12r (slowly and squeezing), 70x8r (alternating one arm at a time)
Olympic skulls: 115x12r, 115x12r, 115x8r
Dumbbell laterals (giant sets): 15x25r-20x15r-25x12r-30x8r, 15x25r-20x15r-25x10r-35x5r (This means I did 15lbs for 25reps then immediately went up to 20lbs for 15reps then 25lbs for 12reps then 30lbs for 8reps. That's one giant set)
Dumbbell kick-backs: 30x12r, 30x12r, 30x12r
Dumbbell rear delt: 30x12r, 40x10r, 40x10r
Cross bench dips: 30r, 30r, 30r (just body weight)
I felt really good after that. I don't feel I did anything too crazy and that I'll be fully recovered for my usual shoulder/triceps workout on Wednesday.
badass8511
New member
So badass was asking about my sides a few posts back. Well, I'm about 9 or 10 weeks in now (I've kind of lost track lol) and I've only experienced very, very slight acne on my upper back and shoulder region. I did start to feel slight itchiness in my nipples about a week ago so I upped my Aromasin dosage from 12.5mg E3D to 12.5mg EOD and the itchiness went away and no sign of it since. So as far as sides go I'd say I'm doing excellent.
Also, I'm down do around 42-43g of carbs per meal. Down from 50-55g. I'm also doing cardio first thing in the morning 4 days per week at 30-35min per session keeping my HR in the 140s. So far after a week and a half I've noticed a very slight change in leanness and my lifts are still holding/going up in weight. So I'd say I'm on the right track as far as my contest diet goes. In 4 weeks I'm going to drop carbs again to around 33g/meal. I posted my contest diet earlier that I'm following....so far so good
Thanks Stump. Keep slinging steele Looking forward your post helps keep my eyes on the prize for my turn.
StumpMT
Yeah buddy!!!
Ok so I didn't have time to post this yesterday but it was leg day and here's what I did. Again, I started with hamstrings and so far I like that a lot.
Lying leg curls: 105x12r, 110x12r, 110x10r drop to 80x5r
Lying leg curls: 110x12r, 110x12r, 110x11r drop to 80x5r
Stiff legged deads (hex bar): 275x12r, 275x12r, 275x12r
Stiff legged deads: 295x12r, 295x12r, 205x12r
Standing leg curls: 85x12r, 85x11.5r, 85x8r drop to 55x7r
[BSeated one-legged leg curls: 85x12r, 85x10r, 85x8r drop to 55x6r][/B]
Squats: 315x12r, 315x12r, 315x12r (Right below my patella was hurting so I stayed at 315)
Squats: 315x12r, 315x12r, 315x12r
Hack squat: 315x12r, 405x12r, 405x12r
Hack squat: 400x12r, 420x12r, 420x12r
Leg extensions: 205x15r, 205x15r, 205x15r
Leg extensions: Ok so this time I started at 200lb and just kept going and lowering the weight until I reached 100reps...Holy shit!!!
Leg press calf raises: 400x20r, 400x20r, 400x18r
Standing calf raises: 240x20r, 240x20r, 240x20r
I leg day was pretty good. Still getting slight knee pain (only when squatting tho) any suggestions??
Lying leg curls: 105x12r, 110x12r, 110x10r drop to 80x5r
Lying leg curls: 110x12r, 110x12r, 110x11r drop to 80x5r
Stiff legged deads (hex bar): 275x12r, 275x12r, 275x12r
Stiff legged deads: 295x12r, 295x12r, 205x12r
Standing leg curls: 85x12r, 85x11.5r, 85x8r drop to 55x7r
[BSeated one-legged leg curls: 85x12r, 85x10r, 85x8r drop to 55x6r][/B]
Squats: 315x12r, 315x12r, 315x12r (Right below my patella was hurting so I stayed at 315)
Squats: 315x12r, 315x12r, 315x12r
Hack squat: 315x12r, 405x12r, 405x12r
Hack squat: 400x12r, 420x12r, 420x12r
Leg extensions: 205x15r, 205x15r, 205x15r
Leg extensions: Ok so this time I started at 200lb and just kept going and lowering the weight until I reached 100reps...Holy shit!!!
Leg press calf raises: 400x20r, 400x20r, 400x18r
Standing calf raises: 240x20r, 240x20r, 240x20r
I leg day was pretty good. Still getting slight knee pain (only when squatting tho) any suggestions??
StumpMT
Yeah buddy!!!
Well peeps......here it is.....shoulders/triceps.
Barbell military: 225x5r, 225x5r, 225x5r drop to 135x12r
Standing barbell military: 185x8r, 185x8r, 135x11r (slow), 135x11r (slow) (It was considerably harder doing military presses while standing up)
Barbell upright rows: 145x11r, 145x11r, 145x9r drop to 95x8r
Cable upright rows: 180x12r, 180x12r, 180x12r
Side plate raises: 35x9r, 35x9r, 35x8r drop to 25x6r drop to 10x8r (Raising plates to the side has a completely different feel than side dumbbell raises)
Side plate raises: 35x10r, 35x10r, 35x9r drop to 25x8r drop to 10x6r
Olympic bar skulls: 115x10r, 115x10r, 115x8r drop to 95x4r
Olympic bar skulls: 135x8r, 135x7r, 135x7r
Overhead dumbbell extensions: 110x9r, 110x8r, 110x6r drop to 70x7r
Weighted dips: 45x20r, 90x15r, 90x15r
Reverse pushdowns: 85x12r, 85x12r, 85x12r
As you can see this is pretty different than what I've been doing. I thought I would change it up. I didn't really like doing the standing military presses though. I felt really unstable. Any suggestions? Overall though it was a decent workout....not my best but definitely not my worst.
Barbell military: 225x5r, 225x5r, 225x5r drop to 135x12r
Standing barbell military: 185x8r, 185x8r, 135x11r (slow), 135x11r (slow) (It was considerably harder doing military presses while standing up)
Barbell upright rows: 145x11r, 145x11r, 145x9r drop to 95x8r
Cable upright rows: 180x12r, 180x12r, 180x12r
Side plate raises: 35x9r, 35x9r, 35x8r drop to 25x6r drop to 10x8r (Raising plates to the side has a completely different feel than side dumbbell raises)
Side plate raises: 35x10r, 35x10r, 35x9r drop to 25x8r drop to 10x6r
Olympic bar skulls: 115x10r, 115x10r, 115x8r drop to 95x4r
Olympic bar skulls: 135x8r, 135x7r, 135x7r
Overhead dumbbell extensions: 110x9r, 110x8r, 110x6r drop to 70x7r
Weighted dips: 45x20r, 90x15r, 90x15r
Reverse pushdowns: 85x12r, 85x12r, 85x12r
As you can see this is pretty different than what I've been doing. I thought I would change it up. I didn't really like doing the standing military presses though. I felt really unstable. Any suggestions? Overall though it was a decent workout....not my best but definitely not my worst.
Juicer2222
New member
you sound like your're growing like a freak! thats awesome! guys in the gym been commenting? everyone asking if ur juicing?
ha, i used to lift at an anytime (rarely any big dudes in there) and i remember just doing a creatine cycle when i was still natural and everyone there swore i was juicing. i just laughed and said u guys are fucking retarded. i had been going there for 2 years and just kept growing, and i looked around and everyone else who had been there just as long and they were staying the same size. thats how it is at most gyms. ppl dont know how to eat or lift. morons.
i go to golds gym now, and half the guys there are juicing, and someone came up to be and pointed out that i was the only person there seeing gains. That was kind of a cool compliment because I was among MANY others juicing, but I stuck out as the only one seeing noticeable gains. Just shows that most people dont know how to eat/lift right.
ha, i used to lift at an anytime (rarely any big dudes in there) and i remember just doing a creatine cycle when i was still natural and everyone there swore i was juicing. i just laughed and said u guys are fucking retarded. i had been going there for 2 years and just kept growing, and i looked around and everyone else who had been there just as long and they were staying the same size. thats how it is at most gyms. ppl dont know how to eat or lift. morons.
i go to golds gym now, and half the guys there are juicing, and someone came up to be and pointed out that i was the only person there seeing gains. That was kind of a cool compliment because I was among MANY others juicing, but I stuck out as the only one seeing noticeable gains. Just shows that most people dont know how to eat/lift right.
StumpMT
Yeah buddy!!!
lol Ironically no one has been asking if I've been juicing. There are a couple pretty big guys as the Anytime that I go to. I've discussed it with one guy that works there (who is also doing the show that I am and it also juicing). These guys lift around the time I usually go but if I'm busy and go at a different time I sometimes see casual lifters I've seen before and they've mentioned how much bigger I've gotten. It's a great feeling.
You're definitely right about most people not knowing how to eat/lift properly. I see guys in there day in and day out lifting and looking the exact same. I'd like to help but I feel to just let them figure it out on their own....you know. Like my roommate wonders why his lifts are declining when he only eats half of what I do and is training for a half marathon (13.1 mile running race in case you didn't know....a lot of people don't). When I was training for my half marathon last summer I was eating a lot because I would burn 1000-1500 calories per run.
You're definitely right about most people not knowing how to eat/lift properly. I see guys in there day in and day out lifting and looking the exact same. I'd like to help but I feel to just let them figure it out on their own....you know. Like my roommate wonders why his lifts are declining when he only eats half of what I do and is training for a half marathon (13.1 mile running race in case you didn't know....a lot of people don't). When I was training for my half marathon last summer I was eating a lot because I would burn 1000-1500 calories per run.
StumpMT
Yeah buddy!!!
Very good back day...
Rack deads (no straps, only chalk): 135x10r, 225x8r, 315x6r, 405x4r, 495x2r, 550x1r (I got it this time!!! That 550 was my bitch! )
Standard deadlifts (no straps, only chalk): 135x10r, 225x8r, 315x6r, 405x4r, 495x1r (personal best)
Dumbbell rows: 140x12r, 140x12r, 140x12r
Dumbbell rows (using a bench): 140x12r, 140x12r, 145x12r
Wide-grip lat pulldowns: 210x12r, 210x12r, 210x9r drop to 150x8r
Wide-grip pullups (body weight): 9r, 10r (w/ a band), 10r (w/ a band)
Seated cable rows: 210x12r, 210x12r, 210x12r (really squeezing)
Wide grip cable rows: 210x12r, 210x12r, 210x12r
Cable stiff-arm pulldowns: 60x12r, 60x12r, 65x12r
Behind the back shrugs: 315x12r, 365x10r, 365x10r (I need to start doing shrugs...my traps suck! )
Hex bar shrugs: 315x12r, 315x12r, 315x12r
So, today I decided to do standard deadlifts from the floor. I'm glad I did. All of the rack deads I've done have really improved my floor dead a lot. I used a bench for dumbbell rows this time and I really felt like I could get a better squeeze.
Today was definitely a great day. One of the trainers was talking to the owners of my gym and they didn't know I was competing in the show. She told me to talk to them about a sponsorship. That would be fucking awesome!! Anyways, gotta rest up for morning cardio then chest/biceps am and shoulders/triceps after work. Peace!
Rack deads (no straps, only chalk): 135x10r, 225x8r, 315x6r, 405x4r, 495x2r, 550x1r (I got it this time!!! That 550 was my bitch! )
Standard deadlifts (no straps, only chalk): 135x10r, 225x8r, 315x6r, 405x4r, 495x1r (personal best)
Dumbbell rows: 140x12r, 140x12r, 140x12r
Dumbbell rows (using a bench): 140x12r, 140x12r, 145x12r
Wide-grip lat pulldowns: 210x12r, 210x12r, 210x9r drop to 150x8r
Wide-grip pullups (body weight): 9r, 10r (w/ a band), 10r (w/ a band)
Seated cable rows: 210x12r, 210x12r, 210x12r (really squeezing)
Wide grip cable rows: 210x12r, 210x12r, 210x12r
Cable stiff-arm pulldowns: 60x12r, 60x12r, 65x12r
Behind the back shrugs: 315x12r, 365x10r, 365x10r (I need to start doing shrugs...my traps suck! )
Hex bar shrugs: 315x12r, 315x12r, 315x12r
So, today I decided to do standard deadlifts from the floor. I'm glad I did. All of the rack deads I've done have really improved my floor dead a lot. I used a bench for dumbbell rows this time and I really felt like I could get a better squeeze.
Today was definitely a great day. One of the trainers was talking to the owners of my gym and they didn't know I was competing in the show. She told me to talk to them about a sponsorship. That would be fucking awesome!! Anyways, gotta rest up for morning cardio then chest/biceps am and shoulders/triceps after work. Peace!
soldierboy
Old School
StumpMT,
I've been following your thread for a munite now. I enjoy the videos of you working out and just the casual conversation you have about your day. I've never done any juice before and been out of the gym for 10 years, started back now 5 weeks. Basically getting the body ready for the first cycle after being out for so long. I'm probably much older but my body has responded well after being out so long. (Muscle Memory) Basically been working on breathing, form, control and routines but when I get the nerve to stick myself I'll be loading up the frig with groceries and picking up my routine. You have been a inspiration to me and as I said I enjoy following your thread. Keep up the good work.
I already have some product(test and tren a) but after joining the site I learned from my readings that I need to figure out all these other suppliments that I have to take as a preventive measure which one day I'll start my own thread about this and see what kind of recommendations I get.
I've been following your thread for a munite now. I enjoy the videos of you working out and just the casual conversation you have about your day. I've never done any juice before and been out of the gym for 10 years, started back now 5 weeks. Basically getting the body ready for the first cycle after being out for so long. I'm probably much older but my body has responded well after being out so long. (Muscle Memory) Basically been working on breathing, form, control and routines but when I get the nerve to stick myself I'll be loading up the frig with groceries and picking up my routine. You have been a inspiration to me and as I said I enjoy following your thread. Keep up the good work.
I already have some product(test and tren a) but after joining the site I learned from my readings that I need to figure out all these other suppliments that I have to take as a preventive measure which one day I'll start my own thread about this and see what kind of recommendations I get.
StumpMT
Yeah buddy!!!
Again, sorry this post is a day late. Been really busy with school and getting my PA school application all together.
Dumbbell flat bench: 135x8r, 135x7r, 135x6r (w/ negative), 135x6r drop to 85x8r drop to 60x8r
Decline barbell bench: 315x8r, 315x8r, 315x8r, 315x8r
Incline plate-loaded machine: 90x10r (w/ negative), 90x8r (w/ negative), 90x6r (w/ negative) (my chest was so blown after the first two exercises that 90 on this one felt like a shit load lol)
Flat bench machine: 255x12r, 255x11r, 255x10r
Cable crossover (FST-7): 60x12r, 60x12r, 60x12r, 50x12r, 50x12r, 50x12r, 50x12r
Flat dumbbell flyes: 60x12r, 60x12r, 60x11r
Pec dec (FST-7): 150x12r, 150x12r, 150x12r, 135x12r, 135x12r, 135x10r, 120x12r
Low cable crossovers: 45x12r, 45x12r, 45x12r
Cable curls: 120x12r, 135x12r, 135x12r
Hammer curls: 50x12r, 50x11r, 50x11r
Cable front double bicep: 45x12r, 50x12r, 50x12r
The flat bench machine really helped me isolate my chest and I got a really, really good pump from it. I'm noticing myself getting leaner every few days. 11 weeks to go!!
Dumbbell flat bench: 135x8r, 135x7r, 135x6r (w/ negative), 135x6r drop to 85x8r drop to 60x8r
Decline barbell bench: 315x8r, 315x8r, 315x8r, 315x8r
Incline plate-loaded machine: 90x10r (w/ negative), 90x8r (w/ negative), 90x6r (w/ negative) (my chest was so blown after the first two exercises that 90 on this one felt like a shit load lol)
Flat bench machine: 255x12r, 255x11r, 255x10r
Cable crossover (FST-7): 60x12r, 60x12r, 60x12r, 50x12r, 50x12r, 50x12r, 50x12r
Flat dumbbell flyes: 60x12r, 60x12r, 60x11r
Pec dec (FST-7): 150x12r, 150x12r, 150x12r, 135x12r, 135x12r, 135x10r, 120x12r
Low cable crossovers: 45x12r, 45x12r, 45x12r
Cable curls: 120x12r, 135x12r, 135x12r
Hammer curls: 50x12r, 50x11r, 50x11r
Cable front double bicep: 45x12r, 50x12r, 50x12r
The flat bench machine really helped me isolate my chest and I got a really, really good pump from it. I'm noticing myself getting leaner every few days. 11 weeks to go!!
StumpMT
Yeah buddy!!!
Leg day yesterday. I thought it was really good.
PREVIOUS
Lying leg curls: 110x12r, 110x12r, 110x11r drop to 80x5r
Stiff legged deads: 295x12r, 295x12r, 295x12r
Seated one-legged leg curls: 85x12r, 85x10r, 85x8r drop to 55x6r
Squats: 315x12r, 315x12r, 315x12r
Hack squat: 400x12r, 420x12r, 420x12r
Leg extensions: Ok so this time I started at 200lb and just kept going and lowering the weight until I reached 100reps...Holy shit!!!
Standing calf raises: 240x20r, 240x20r, 240x20r
CURRENT
Front squat: 225x15r, 225x15r, 225x15r
Hack squat: 400x12r, 425x12r, 450x12r
Lying leg curls: 120x12r, 120x12r, 120x9r drop to 60x6r
Standing leg curls: 80x8r, 75x10r, 75x10r
Barbell lunges: 135x12r (each leg), 135x12r, 135x12r
As you can see I didn't go as heavy as I usually do on my squats. For some reason my right knee feels a little tender. Maybe it's joint pain from the testosterone because my muscles have been growing faster than my joints?? It's weird though because my other lifts have been going up in weight. Maybe my squat form is off. Anyways, I focused more on higher reps and did the front squats to really isolate the quads and try to get some good separation.
PREVIOUS
Lying leg curls: 110x12r, 110x12r, 110x11r drop to 80x5r
Stiff legged deads: 295x12r, 295x12r, 295x12r
Seated one-legged leg curls: 85x12r, 85x10r, 85x8r drop to 55x6r
Squats: 315x12r, 315x12r, 315x12r
Hack squat: 400x12r, 420x12r, 420x12r
Leg extensions: Ok so this time I started at 200lb and just kept going and lowering the weight until I reached 100reps...Holy shit!!!
Standing calf raises: 240x20r, 240x20r, 240x20r
CURRENT
Front squat: 225x15r, 225x15r, 225x15r
Hack squat: 400x12r, 425x12r, 450x12r
Lying leg curls: 120x12r, 120x12r, 120x9r drop to 60x6r
Standing leg curls: 80x8r, 75x10r, 75x10r
Barbell lunges: 135x12r (each leg), 135x12r, 135x12r
As you can see I didn't go as heavy as I usually do on my squats. For some reason my right knee feels a little tender. Maybe it's joint pain from the testosterone because my muscles have been growing faster than my joints?? It's weird though because my other lifts have been going up in weight. Maybe my squat form is off. Anyways, I focused more on higher reps and did the front squats to really isolate the quads and try to get some good separation.
ronnie2010
New member
Holy you still have 11 weeks to go!? Wow, I guess I forgot how long of a cycle you are doing. Keep up the good log Stump and the good work.
ronnie2010
New member
Ok ok...this makes much more sense now. LOL. Still 5 more weeks is good. Your making steady gains.
soldierboy
Old School
I'm sure you are aware of this and I do understand you want to use free weights for your training while on cycle but for squats I use the smith machine because of joint issues. I played football for 20 years and when i reached age 29 I notice I would have this very same problem however I have never done a cycles in my life.
Here is how I got rid of the problem of putting stress on my knees. I use the Smith machine placing a chair or bench in the middle and I would sit with my knees always at a 90* and focus on exploiding upward. Even when doing Lounges I would use the 90* rule on any excercise that involved my joints. This method protected my joints thereafter and I've never had an issue. I'm now 41 going on 42 and can't remember the last time I've had any issues.
The old going deep squats are not good for your knees ever, but I'm sure you know this already
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