phluxx's Test C / Deca Cycle

[phluxx]

Thanks for the comments, guys. I have been sleeping constantly. I picked up some Vit C and have been taking it at 1000mgs a day. I've lost a few pounds, and I look like shit. I'm thinking it's probably because I'm not holding much water in my muscle right now, combined with the fact I haven't really trained since saturday.. so like 5 days. Probably have no muscle swelling and whatever, so I feel like I look like shit.

Something weird happened with the bottle of cyp he gave me, too, and I'm wondering what people think.. I took my shot, and got fucking sick the next day. I went to take my shot today and it was SOLID. The cyp was like a fucking jelly inside the vial. Completely solid. I heated it up under a hairdryer for a bit and it went liquid with like crystally shit in it. Should I just toss this and get a new vial, or is it fine to take so long as I heat it so it's completely liquid?

 

[leanbody]

I'm not an expert but I'd say Try cooking it,
Pre heat the oven at 275 for 2-2.5 hours, throw a pin in the top of the vial but make sure it doesn't touch the oil. Turn the oven off & throw your vials in, let them cook for about 2 hours.

Make sure all the crystals are back in solution before you inject with it.

 

[big12]

Hey phluxx, I'm sorry bro, I was posting about your cycle in the beginning, but I've lately forgotten to check up on your progress. I'll try to keep looking at your updates.

Sorry to hear about you getting sick bro. I've been battling a flu the past couple of days, which sucks because I'm about to start test prop/adrol next week. Good idea with the vitamin c. I also take Zinc and Echinacea when I get sick and just drink a lot of OJ and apple juice to get as much vit c as possible. Good luck the rest of the way bro.

 

[phluxx]

Yeah, no worries.

I think I'm starting to recover. I've gained a few pounds back. I'm feeling more like a brick house again, lol. A few more days I should feel strong again.

I went to the doctor and she put me on asprin + codene, and some inhaler. She's like.. now this is a steroidal inhaler, but don't let that confuse you with the steroids you see in the media. She really wanted to make that point, which I found hilarious because I was sitting there with no shirt on, shoulders covered in acne, and like 190 pounds on a 5'8 frame. She didn't even ask, haha. I went home and my old man goes, "great, you went to get some medicine and they put you on more juice"

lol..

I'm down to like 186 pounds-ish right now, and I feel sloppy. I'm going to extend my cycle by a week, so I can ride this out. I want to hit 195 at least.

I'm thinking of getting some protein powder instead of a gainer tomorrow, and watching my caloric intake and trying to cut down in the last 4 weeks or so of my cycle. Not starve myself cut down or anything, just try to let my metabolism burn some of the weight off while I try to put some lean mass on. Or should I just continue eating my fucking face off, and worry about the weight after PCT?

 

[Jordan89]

Haha your dad sounds like a legend.
Good to hear your getting better.. theres nothing worse than seing your muscles waste away when your sick after training so hard...

 

[phluxx]

My woman is ragging on me because of my bulkiness, so I've been trying to lean out a bit. I am staying at around 187, but my definition is improving all around. I am much happier at this weight, now. I want to hit 190 lean-ish before the end.

I started taking B6 and B12 and have noticed my skin is clearing. I'm going to jump back on NO-Shotgun this week. I won't be going back on gainer. I think I'm going to stick with just a whey isolate, and drop down to like 3000-3400 calories/day.

I'm probably going to stop my 5x5 program. When I got sick I kind of broke my focus and flow with it. I'm going to switch to a heavier 3x3, or maybe a slightly lighter 3 or 4 x 8. I noticed when I was doing sets of like 8-10 of 225 on bench I was feeling more of a soreness than when I was doing lower rep sets of heavier weight, so I think it's time to listen to my body and adapt a little.

 

[leanbody]

Hey Phlux - good deal - keep the diet clean and your bulk will be leaner. I'm sure your gf will get used to it - just go by her some jewelry and lavender bubblebath- then bang her hard so she can see what she gets out the cycle! LOL! Some things are better with bulk! hahahaha

 

[phluxx]

hahaahaha solid advice

 

[leanbody]

Hey bro - just got my wife the Lavender bubble bath today - that and a nice bottle of lube -ahhh ain't it romantic? Hahahaahaha (don't listen to me - I'm married - serving a life sentence!)

 

[phluxx]

thought I would post for anyone who is interested..

I got really sick towards the end of my cycle, and had a hard time rebounding. I lost a lot of weight, and was set back a couple of weeks, on top of being sick for a good 3 weeks (and unable to workout being so sick).

I am done my cycle now, and sitting around 184 pounds.

One thing I can definitely say is that I shouldn't have done deca. I noticed after I came off deca I lost a fuckload of water/bloating/puffiness. I just looked better. Deca was great for putting on mass and all, but it was a little more than I needed for my purposes, especially for a first cycle.

In the future I will be doing Test and EQ, I think (I'll post a new log with greater interest in spring). I'm hoping EQ will keep me leaner. I'm also going to go with an Aromatase inhibitor (AI) all cycle to keep the bloating down. My girlfriend just isn't cool with it, so I don't exactly want it to be ridiculously obvious like when I was on deca.

Another thought is diet. I was more or less dirty bulking all cycle. While it helped to put a lot of mass on me, it put a bit of fat on as well that I'm just having to cut now. In the future I will be bulking as cleanly as possible, so I can avoid "cutting" as much as possible.

Anyways, here is a picture of me right before leaving the gym next to my little brother.

 

[Kane_Red_Machine]

Good! and other 6 lbs and you get your goal!right?

 

[phluxx]

Yeah. After my next cycle I think I will easily hit my goal, especially from what I've learned from my first cycle. I'll be much more prepared my second time around. Hell, I'll probably pick up half the weight I want by the time I do my next cycle.

 

[Kane_Red_Machine]

after the time off, you want to make the same cycle?

 

[phluxx]

nah.. deca blew me up too much. My girl was getting mad because I was looking like a tank, haha. I want to stay a lot leaner next time, so I'm going to give EQ a shot and see how it goes.

 

[Kane_Red_Machine]

could be a good idea.

 

[leanbody]

Hey man - great update. U have any before/after pics? I assume in the pic u just posted you've lost the DECA bloat. I wonder if you ran less Deca and more test you would have had the same reaction? Sorry to hear about the sickness - that suks when u're on a cycle! Anyways lookin good - keep at it!