My First Cycle of TEST-E.

[PistolaPump]

very cool Onkshot.

I focus on the floor, beam and uneven bars as well. I have also been recommended Winny by several other gymnast friends for building lean mass but was under the impression if you're going to do something you should start with just test specifically test-e. As I'm sure you're aware gymnastics has become a young athletes sport for quite some time now. Its a bit concerning to see 21 and 22 year olds taking cycles, its even more frustrating trying to keep up with them when being natty. Stay tuned for my calorie/meal in takes. I am tracking everything i eat today.

Thanks again.

 

[PistolaPump]

Hey guys - Yesterday I kept track of all of my meals and documented my calorie intake. It was actually a little higher than I expected but was a good exercise I thought. Fell free to call me out on anything that may seem off as I used online to find a lot of calories per food item. Here's what I had.

4:45am
Pre-work out snack
Banana mixed with a cup of berries (black berries, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries) 175cals
No-Xplode: (1 scoop) 25cals
TOTAL: 200CALS

5:30-7: train

730/745 Breakfast:
6eggs (2 full 4 whites) 196cals
3 slices of regular uncured sugar free bacon 125cals
1 Avocado 322cals
Juice (1 full yam, 3 stalks of celery, 3 carrots, 2 apples, TBSP fresh ginger) 415cals
Total breakfast = 1058calories

10:00 Snack:
12oz glass of Whole Milk 225cals
Large Ambrosia apple I dipped in Almond butter (about 2 TBSP worth) 282
Total snack: 507

Strength Training 12-1

1:30 Lunch:
8oz piece of blackened salmon 320cals
One full baked sweet potato nothing added 112cals
Two cups of mixed veggies (hard to estimate. I make these at the beginning of every week and add them to protein. Mixture of squash, onion, egg plant, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and brussel sprouts cooked in olive oil with fresh garlic and salt and pepper for taste) 200cals - this one is a complete guess.
Total lunch: 632cals

4:00 Snack
Protein Shake
12oz of whole milk (225cals)
2 scoops of muscle milk (320cals)
10 raw unsalted almonds (69cals)
Total snack: 614cals

preworkout, No-Xplode (1scoop) 25cals
6-730 Plyometric and flexibility training:

8/8:15Dinner
Two small tri tip steaks grilled and seasoned with salt, pepper and garlic (about 4oz each) 360cals
Mixed Salad=cup of lettuce, half a cup of black olives, half of a bell pepper, little purple onion, quarter cucumber. 60cals
Salad Dressing=half of a mashed avocado mixed with a tbsp. of olive oil and a tbsp red wine vinegar. 300cals
Full Yam backed with olive oil and sprinkled with cajan seasoning. 268cals
Total Dinner= 988

Total cals in the day: 3999

So there it is. My diet is generally very similar each day. Maybe different proteins for lunch and dinner but I almost always have a shake around 4 breakfast is almost always the same as is my 10:00 snack and veggies with lunch. Yesterday just so happened to be a day I train 3 times. I do that twice a week. 4 days a week I train twice a day but the sessions are a little longer. I would imagine if eating exactly like this while on a test only cycle I would gain quite a bit of weight. And just to be clear I could really care less about my weight. If I gain 20lb and end up at 180 but can move 180 much more efficiently than I can 160 now I am fine with that. My biggest goal is just to gain strength so I can be a better athlete. Lastly, when it comes to drinking I usually just drink water throughout the day unless I'm having a shake, or whole milk. Usually consume about 6 to 8 16oz bottles of water a day.

Hope this helps a little. Let me know what you guys think.

 

[siq]

Lastly, Test E shouldn't be run less than 12 weeks, it only really starts getting good until 6 weeks

Agreed.

 

[tury694]

Hey guys - Yesterday I kept track of all of my meals and documented my calorie intake. It was actually a little higher than I expected but was a good exercise I thought. Fell free to call me out on anything that may seem off as I used online to find a lot of calories per food item. Here's what I had.

4:45am
Pre-work out snack
Banana mixed with a cup of berries (black berries, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries) 175cals
No-Xplode: (1 scoop) 25cals
TOTAL: 200CALS

5:30-7: train

730/745 Breakfast:
6eggs (2 full 4 whites) 196cals
3 slices of regular uncured sugar free bacon 125cals
1 Avocado 322cals
Juice (1 full yam, 3 stalks of celery, 3 carrots, 2 apples, TBSP fresh ginger) 415cals
Total breakfast = 1058calories

10:00 Snack:
12oz glass of Whole Milk 225cals
Large Ambrosia apple I dipped in Almond butter (about 2 TBSP worth) 282
Total snack: 507

Strength Training 12-1

1:30 Lunch:
8oz piece of blackened salmon 320cals
One full baked sweet potato nothing added 112cals
Two cups of mixed veggies (hard to estimate. I make these at the beginning of every week and add them to protein. Mixture of squash, onion, egg plant, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and brussel sprouts cooked in olive oil with fresh garlic and salt and pepper for taste) 200cals - this one is a complete guess.
Total lunch: 632cals

4:00 Snack
Protein Shake
12oz of whole milk (225cals)
2 scoops of muscle milk (320cals)
10 raw unsalted almonds (69cals)
Total snack: 614cals

preworkout, No-Xplode (1scoop) 25cals
6-730 Plyometric and flexibility training:

8/8:15Dinner
Two small tri tip steaks grilled and seasoned with salt, pepper and garlic (about 4oz each) 360cals
Mixed Salad=cup of lettuce, half a cup of black olives, half of a bell pepper, little purple onion, quarter cucumber. 60cals
Salad Dressing=half of a mashed avocado mixed with a tbsp. of olive oil and a tbsp red wine vinegar. 300cals
Full Yam backed with olive oil and sprinkled with cajan seasoning. 268cals
Total Dinner= 988

Total cals in the day: 3999

So there it is. My diet is generally very similar each day. Maybe different proteins for lunch and dinner but I almost always have a shake around 4 breakfast is almost always the same as is my 10:00 snack and veggies with lunch. Yesterday just so happened to be a day I train 3 times. I do that twice a week. 4 days a week I train twice a day but the sessions are a little longer. I would imagine if eating exactly like this while on a test only cycle I would gain quite a bit of weight. And just to be clear I could really care less about my weight. If I gain 20lb and end up at 180 but can move 180 much more efficiently than I can 160 now I am fine with that. My biggest goal is just to gain strength so I can be a better athlete. Lastly, when it comes to drinking I usually just drink water throughout the day unless I'm having a shake, or whole milk. Usually consume about 6 to 8 16oz bottles of water a day.

Hope this helps a little. Let me know what you guys think.

Why are you training 3 times a day? Too much dude. Even if you take in more calories your body cannot recover from that much training. Maybe someone else can chime in on this issue, but I am sure that you are over training.

 

[weights=life]

alright so you found that out, now try adding 500 cals somewhere in there almonds at your first snack and maybe some mozzarella string cheeses at a meal or another snack. do that for a little while and see if you don't gain wait naturally

 

[tury694]

alright so you found that out, now try adding 500 cals somewhere in there almonds at your first snack and maybe some mozzarella string cheeses at a meal or another snack. do that for a little while and see if you don't gain wait naturally

I think his work load is causing problems. Too much training IMO. The diet seems solid for someone his weight and height but more calories will help. I cringed when I saw that he trains for 3 and a half hours a day.

 

[Onk]

I don't like your macro timing. You have one "snack" where all you have is a glass of milk and an apple dipped in almond butter.
Not only does this not sound healthy, it isn't a balanced meal and has no decent amount of protein in it.

Your post workout meals also don't have quick absorbing carbs and proteins, again not aiding your recovery.

 

[PistolaPump]

Tury694
Read above. I'm am preparing for a gymnastics competition at the beginning of March. Generally when preparing for a comp training bumps up significantly for about 2 and a half three months then starts to drop off about two weeks before the competition so the body can recover. This much volume is pretty common at least in my sport.

 

[PistolaPump]

Thx guys I will try adding an additional 500cals in throughout the day which shouldn't be to difficult. I'll monitor that for a couple weeks and send you back some results.

Question for onkshotkillet. I was always under the impression sweet potatos and yams were quick absorbing carbs? I also agree my morning "snack" needs more carbs and protein so I will switch that up.

 

[3J]

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[tury694]

Tury694
Read above. I'm am preparing for a gymnastics competition at the beginning of March. Generally when preparing for a comp training bumps up significantly for about 2 and a half three months then starts to drop off about two weeks before the competition so the body can recover. This much volume is pretty common at least in my sport.

Alright dude just sounds brutal but if you can handle it more power to you. Best of luck and up the calorie count.