Snake's First Cycle

[Solid Snake]

Day 33

Got a pretty good workout in this morning. I did legs and bis since i probably wont get an arm day in this week. tomorrow ill do shoulders and tris and then take sunday off. Weighed in at 248 this morning which means im probably 250+ by the end of the day. I figured id probably drop a few pounds after stopping dbol but Im holding pretty well. Got some quick pumps today so I assume the test is kicking in.

Squat
225x5 - warm up
315x5
365x3
405x3
455x1
475x fail - 455 was pretty easy today and i think I could have got 465 but decided to make a bigger jump in weight. I also got rushed into finishing because a guy was waiting for the squat rack.

Single leg curl
125x8
125x8
125x8 - thats the most i can fit on the machine.

Seated calf raise
225x12
250x12
270x12
270x10 - this machine will only hold 6 plates so Ive maxed this out as well. Ill probably start doing some standing calf raises.

Extensions
250x8
250x8
250x8 - maxed out. Will have to move to single leg extensions.

BB curl
100x10
110x10
110x10

DB concentration curl
40x8
45x8
50x8

Hammer curl
55x8
60x8
65x8
superset w/
Standing ez bar curl
75x10
75x10
75x10

 

[DaHurt]

Good job on the squats man...500 by the end of the cycle??

 

[Solid Snake]

Good job on the squats man...500 by the end of the cycle??

I dont think it will be a problem. I may have to move my legs workouts to the evenings or weekends. being awake for an hour and trying to squat 400+ pounds blows...im stiff and sore and dont really loosen up very well until about half way through my workout. I think if i would have gone in tonight instead of this morning i probably could have got 475.

 

[DaHurt]

Good point...I couldn't imagine squatting that early. Mid-day is perfect for me.

 

[Solid Snake]

Day 34

Today was a hell of a day. Strength hasn't fell at all since coming off the dbol. I'm still getting really good pumps too.

DB shoulder press
95x5
100x5
105x5
110x5
115x fail - I got up to my shoulders but couldnt press it up.

Barbell shrugs
315x10
365x10
405x10
455x6 - I was having to deadlift this weight before doing shrugs because someone was using the squat rack. So when I was done with shrugs I decided to throw on 500 pounds and see if I could deadlift it. Much to my surprise I got it 3 times.

Side lateral raise
35x10
40x10

Front raise
60x10
65x10

Reverse fly
35x10
45x10

Arnold press
75x8
75x8
ss w/
Seated DB shrugs
75x10
75x10

Lying incline shrug
60x12
70x10
80x10

Upright row
135x6x3 sets

Tricep push downs (lat pull machine)
100x10
120x10
140x10

Close grip bench
225x5
245x5
275x5
315x2

 

[Solid Snake]

Day 36

I took yesterday off and Im waiting till tonight to lift. Im doing chest and Im going to mix it up again today and probably rock out 3-4 sets of 8 on bench and/or incline. I also got an update on my weight yesterday. sitting at 252. This was taken on my gfs home scale, ill check on my gyms scale tonight to see how the two compare.

 

[Solid Snake]

Day 37

Well I can definitely say the test is working. I've been off of dbol for a week now and I'm still getting insane pumps. Tonight made me remember the difference between 5 reps and 8 reps...I was worn out after doing my first two working sets of bench.

Bench
135x15
225x5
295x8
315x8
325x8 - PR for that number of reps
225x10
135x10

BB incline
185x8
205x8
225x8 - I was disappointed in this because I can usually do more without gear...I was pretty worn out after bench though.

DB flies
50x8
60x8
70x8

Dips
BWx20
BWx20
BWx15

I also did some abs afterwards. My weight on my gyms scale was 251 so I think my gf's scale is pretty accurate

 

[jadakiss]

Great log keep it up, I feel the dbol was givin u problems. Happy u came off of it.

 

[Solid Snake]

Day 38

I wasnt really feeling it this morning. I was pretty sore from last night and Im really sore right now. I also didnt sleep well. I started taking 5mg of melatonin before bed. it puts me in a deep sleep for a few hours but i still wake up off and on around 3am. Ive got basketball tonight and will be taking tomorrow off.

BB Row
225x8
245x8
265x8

Chins
BWx10
BWx10
BWx9

Low row
240x8
260x8
260x8

Lat Pull
240x8
260x8
260x6

DB row
110x10
120x8

DB Curls
40x8
45x8
50x8

DB concentration curl
40x8
45x8
50x8

 

[Solid Snake]

Day 40

No gym yesterday but Im doing legs tonight. I decided that im going to start IGF des today. i meant to start last week but I just never got around to mixing it with the acid. Ill be doing 100mcg a day. not sure if im just going to workout days or just 20 days straight. also snapped some pictures last night. i feel i look a little bloated in them because i took them after eating. the lighting isnt great either but it was the best I could do on my own. Current weight is around 250

 

[OmegaReign]

looking solid bro.... keep us updated on how that igf works out for ya.

 

[DaHurt]

Looking good brother. Traps don't look bad man! Don't be too hard on yourself!

 

[Solid Snake]

looking solid bro.... keep us updated on how that igf works out for ya.

Thanks man. Ive used DES once before. its obviously not one of those things that add a lot of size but I felt it kept me leaner and fuller.

Looking good brother. Traps don't look bad man! Don't be too hard on yourself!

Thanks. I suppose all of those shrugs are starting to pay off.

 

[DaHurt]

Yeah man it just takes a while when you have broad clavicles/traps. They'll stand up.

 

[Solid Snake]

Day 40

I tore my legs up tonight. I pinned 100mcg of DES sub q prior to working out and I could definitely feel the pumps from it. My legs felt so tight after just doing warm up sets of squat. I think I'm starting to drop a little weight. I only weighed 248 tonight but I'm still eating all the time...I think I'm getting enough cals to maintain around 245-250 so I need to kick it up to keep growing...getting up to 260 by the end would be awesome.

Squat
225x5
315x5
365x10
385x8
405x6
455x2

Single leg curl
115x10
120x10
120x10

Seated calf raises
180x10
225x10
250x10
270x10
270x10
250x10
225x10
180x10

Leg extensions
250x8
250x6 - the cable in the machine snapped after my sixth rep...it was embarrassing/awesome...it was loud and I got a lot of weird looks.

Hack squat
180x8
270x8
360x8

 

[Solid Snake]

Day 44

I took the entire weekend off which i havent done since starting. I just wanted to update my lifts from friday. I havent checked my weight since Friday so no updates there. Ill try to get an update on that tonight when I go in.

DB Shoulder Press
95x8
100x8
105x6

Arnold Press
70x8
75x8
80x8

Upright rows
135x8
145x8
155x8

Side lateral raise
40x8
40x8

Front raise
65x8
70x8

Reverse fly
35x12
40x10

BB Shrug
315x10
365x10
405x10

 

[Solid Snake]

Day 44

Had a pretty good chest workout tonight. The gym was crazy packed tonight and I about just left because I hate having to deal with so many people...especially the guy who won't give up the adjustable bench because he's using it to place his dumbells in between sets of lateral shoulder raises...fucking clown. anyway, weight was 253 at the end of my workout so I'm pretty excited about that.

Bench
315x9
325x7
335x5

BB incline
225x8
245x7
265x5

Dips
Bwx20x3 sets

Machine flies
160x8
170x8
180x8

Overhead dumbell extensions
115x8x3 sets

tri pushdowns
190x10x3 sets

Pumps were and have been insane. I pinned the des again preworkout and it just makes me blow up.

 

[Masterwong71]

Day 44

Had a pretty good chest workout tonight. The gym was crazy packed tonight and I about just left because I hate having to deal with so many people...especially the guy who won't give up the adjustable bench because he's using it to place his dumbells in between sets of lateral shoulder raises...fucking clown. anyway, weight was 253 at the end of my workout so I'm pretty excited about that.

Bench
315x9
325x7
335x5

BB incline
225x8
245x7
265x5

Dips
Bwx20x3 sets

Machine flies
160x8
170x8
180x8

Overhead dumbell extensions
115x8x3 sets

tri pushdowns
190x10x3 sets

Pumps were and have been insane. I pinned the des again preworkout and it just makes me blow up.

Just starting to follow this thread, but I read through it all. Keep pushing man, you have good weight your lifting, so keep focused on the end goal and keep those clean calories coming.

Can't wait to see where you end up at.

 

[Solid Snake]

Day 45

Decided to mix it up today and do deadlift instead of bent over rows. i havent done many working sets of deadlift for a while so I wasnt sure how it was going to go. I think im going to switch it with bent over rows every other week just so i do it consistantly.

Deadlift
225x5 - warm up
315x5 - warm up
405x5
435x5
455x5
500x1 - Was hoping to get a few more but the first 3 sets took more out of me than i thought.

Chins
bwx8x3 sets

close grip low row
260x8x 3 sets

Lat pull
200x8x2 sets - i did this slow and controlled with a lot of focus on the negative.

Concentration curl
45x8x3 sets

Hammer curl
60x8
65x8
70x8

bb curl
100x8x2 sets

 

[darkside06]

You're a beast bro....keep up the good work. Will be following.