Hi all, thought I'd keep a little journal of this as I found that reading other peoples really helped me with my research into var.
Little bit about me: Not going to pretend to be an expert or give a load of bs about how I have a decade of training under my belt lol but here goes. Have been training for around 3 years on and off but hard and consistently for around 3-6 months now (edited to add, had some time off for personal reasons). My diet has been spot on without any slip ups for 3 months. I know these are VERY short time periods in the grand scheme of things but bear with me. I also know that I have nowhere near reached my full natural potential BUT I'm an impatient f**ker (at least I'm honest!).
Stats: 30 y/o, 5'6, 140lbs, 21% bf (apparently) but I know that may not be accurate.
Diet: Have just changed this around (adding in a few healthy carbs as was previously on keto, just to help with my lifts while on this cycle, I want to get the most bang for my buck so to speak) Macros come in at Kcals: 1585 (Protein - 149g, Carbs - 98g, Fat - 67g). I don't eat any grains or refined sugar so carbs are all from sweet potato, a banana and dark green veggies.
Training: Mon: Legs, Tues: Chest and Tri's, Weds: Back and Bi's, Thurs: Shoulders and calves, Fri: Arms.
I also play rugby, so have a weekly training session on Wednesday for that and when it's in season, a match on a Sunday. Am adding in 2x20-30 min Hiit sessions to this schedule (mon and fri) to aid with the fat burn. I have a trainer 5 days a week who pushes me like hell, so no slacking ever occurs!.
Cycle: Planning to run Anavar for 7 weeks (week 7 to taper down). Weeks 1&2 5mg ED split into 2 doses. Weeks 3-6 (depending on sides) 10mg ED split into 2 doses. Week 7 will be back down to 5mg ED.
I am also trying out Raspberry ketones as a fat burner (a lot of hype about these, could be a crock of sh*t but thought I'd give them a whirl.) I don't tolerate caffeine very well and a lot of fat burners make me feel very edgy, but these seem ok so far.
Will be updating this as and when I can!
Little bit about me: Not going to pretend to be an expert or give a load of bs about how I have a decade of training under my belt lol but here goes. Have been training for around 3 years on and off but hard and consistently for around 3-6 months now (edited to add, had some time off for personal reasons). My diet has been spot on without any slip ups for 3 months. I know these are VERY short time periods in the grand scheme of things but bear with me. I also know that I have nowhere near reached my full natural potential BUT I'm an impatient f**ker (at least I'm honest!).
Stats: 30 y/o, 5'6, 140lbs, 21% bf (apparently) but I know that may not be accurate.
Diet: Have just changed this around (adding in a few healthy carbs as was previously on keto, just to help with my lifts while on this cycle, I want to get the most bang for my buck so to speak) Macros come in at Kcals: 1585 (Protein - 149g, Carbs - 98g, Fat - 67g). I don't eat any grains or refined sugar so carbs are all from sweet potato, a banana and dark green veggies.
Training: Mon: Legs, Tues: Chest and Tri's, Weds: Back and Bi's, Thurs: Shoulders and calves, Fri: Arms.
I also play rugby, so have a weekly training session on Wednesday for that and when it's in season, a match on a Sunday. Am adding in 2x20-30 min Hiit sessions to this schedule (mon and fri) to aid with the fat burn. I have a trainer 5 days a week who pushes me like hell, so no slacking ever occurs!.
Cycle: Planning to run Anavar for 7 weeks (week 7 to taper down). Weeks 1&2 5mg ED split into 2 doses. Weeks 3-6 (depending on sides) 10mg ED split into 2 doses. Week 7 will be back down to 5mg ED.
I am also trying out Raspberry ketones as a fat burner (a lot of hype about these, could be a crock of sh*t but thought I'd give them a whirl.) I don't tolerate caffeine very well and a lot of fat burners make me feel very edgy, but these seem ok so far.
Will be updating this as and when I can!
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