Test E/EQ Spring Cycle

[nickd84]

Are you testing your Liver values while on this cycle to see how the Accutane is effecting you? Im sure they will be elevated somehow from the gear but youre not on any orals so..?

 

[TheMilkMan]

Are you testing your Liver values while on this cycle to see how the Accutane is effecting you? Im sure they will be elevated somehow from the gear but youre not on any orals so..?

Yeah, no orals this cycle...

I'll be getting blood work done in mid-March to see what's going on with the liver values... hopefully they'll check out

 

[TheMilkMan]

Day 26

60mg Suspension... left bicep

Day A6: Chest, Shoulders, Triceps

Flat Bench 225/10, 275/5, 295/4, 315/2, 325/1 (needed help on the lockout), 225/5RP
Incline DB Fly 65's/11, 70's/7, 55's/10

Smith Machine Shoulder Press 165/10, 185/8, 205/6, 115/7RP
One Arm Rear Cable Fly 80/12, 90/10, 90/10

One Arm Rope Pushdowns 70/12, 70/12, 70/10, 70/10 (all to failure)

*felt a little bit drained today, didn't take in enough calories, feel like I could be coming down with something

 

[TheMilkMan]

Day 27

Day B6: Back, Biceps, Forearms, Abs

Pull Ups bw/12, bw/9, bw/8
Sumo Deadlifts 315/5, 405/5, 455/5
Supinated Grip Pull Downs 200/12, 200/10, 200/9, 130/7RP

EZ Bar Curls 85/15, 105/10, 115/5
Lying One Arm Cable Curls 60/12, 70/10, 70/10

Various Forearm Work
superset w/
Various Ab Work

 

[ManOfMuscle]

I notice you start your pull ups doing the maximum number of reps. Have you ever tried doing warm up sets then doing your work set at the end? This seems to work much better for me.

 

[leanbody]

Hey man - lookin good - you notice any difference in your stats? R u trying to gain now - or just get crazy ass lean and cut? Doing any cardio? still got the clean up cardio gig? LOL

Have a good weekend, dude!

 

[TheMilkMan]

I notice you start your pull ups doing the maximum number of reps. Have you ever tried doing warm up sets then doing your work set at the end? This seems to work much better for me.

I've done that with a bunch of other lifts like Bench, Shoulder Press, Lat Pull Down, etc... but never thought to do it for Pull Ups.

I think I'm going to give it a go next time I do Pull Ups.

 

[TheMilkMan]

Hey man - lookin good - you notice any difference in your stats? R u trying to gain now - or just get crazy ass lean and cut? Doing any cardio? still got the clean up cardio gig? LOL

Have a good weekend, dude!

The reps and weight have been going up big time in all my lifts. I really like the Test/EQ stack as of right now.

I'm doing a lean bulk again. I would like to get to 240-245 and maintain that weight, while dropping the bf into single digits. I think it's very do-able being as I'm already 240lbs w/ 12% bf.

A 3% drop in bodyfat would be around 7lbs of fat and if I maintained 240lbs, that would be about 15lbs of muscle. I think this is attainable and would consist of a 1lb gain of muscle and 1/2 loss of body fat weekly. We'll see what happens.

I've been trying to get motivated enough to do cardio, but I haven't been doing much. The clean up cardio has been the only thing I've been doing, but has been ok because I'm getting paid to do it, which makes it a whole hell of a lot easier.

 

[ManOfMuscle]

I've done that with a bunch of other lifts like Bench, Shoulder Press, Lat Pull Down, etc... but never thought to do it for Pull Ups.

I think I'm going to give it a go next time I do Pull Ups.

The question then becomes are pull ups really different from all those other lifts?

 

[TheMilkMan]

The question then becomes are pull ups really different from all those other lifts?

The answer is as simple as NO. For some reason most people don't consider them on the same playing field as weighted exercises, meanwhile they prove more beneficial than most other exercises.

 

[mikea]

Why do you do sumo deads on a back day? I always do them on leg day, but intrested on what are your ideas behind it?

 

[TheMilkMan]

Day 28 and 29

NO TRAINING

200iu's HCG... belly fat (Day 28 (2/6))

375mg Enanthate, 300mg EQ... right glute (Day 29 (2/7))

*feel like I'm getting a little bit of a bug... plan on biting it in the ass and fighting through it

 

[TheMilkMan]

Why do you do sumo deads on a back day? I always do them on leg day, but intrested on what are your ideas behind it?

I find they are about 80% back and 20% legs, therefore they are a compound movement I do on back day. That's really it.

 

[TheMilkMan]

Day 30

One month into the cycle...

Results thus far:
*~9lb increase in body weight
*1-2% reduction in body fat
*Went from struggling to get 295 for 2 on Flat Bench Day 5 to 315 for 2 on Falt Bench Day 26.
*Have felt like my muscles are full constantly and pumps have been very good.

Room for Improvement:
*Need to tighten the diet up a little bit. By no means has it been sloppy, but I'd like to bump the carbs down a little bit and ramp up the protein slightly.
*Cardio. I have been doing the "Clean Up Cardio" 3x a week (Fri/Sat/Sun), but I need to be doing some more traditional cardio as well. Going to shoot for 30 minutes 3x a week.

Day C6: Legs, Abs

Leg Press 5plates/12, 6plates/10, 7plates/20 (failure)
Sumo Squats 225/10, 255/8, 275/5
Leg Extensions 170/8-4-3RP
Seated Leg Curls 120/7-4-2RP

Nautilus Calf Press 200/15 (DC Style)
45 Degree Calf Press 180/8 (DC Style)

Hanging Leg Raises 2 x 10 (super slow and controlled)
Decline Bench Crunches 2 x 15

*had a great workout today although I felt slightly under the weather this morning

 

[mikea]

I find they are about 80% back and 20% legs, therefore they are a compound movement I do on back day. That's really it.

For sumos no no, your not doing them rigth

It is really cool to see a guy at your young age that has a really good head on hes shoulders concerning all this, im shure you will go far mate!!!

 

[TheMilkMan]

For sumos no no, your not doing them rigth

It is really cool to see a guy at your young age that has a really good head on hes shoulders concerning all this, im shure you will go far mate!!!

I'm almost positive that my form for Sumo's is perfect. I find that they do incorporate your quads and hammy's much more than traditional deadlifts, but that they are still an exercise that should be done on back day. I would assume that my body structure (6'3"+ and 78 inch wingspan) may allow me to target my back more so than my legs while doing Sumo's.

Thanks for the compliment.

 

[TheMilkMan]

Day 31

250iu's HCG... belly fat
*going to start up the Clen again tomorrow

Day A7: Chest, Shoulders, Tris

Incline DB Press 85's/5, 100's/5, 100's/16, 75's/6RP
Cable Cross Overs 100/12, 100/12, 110/10
Extreme Chest Stretch 75 Seconds

DB Shoulder Press 70's/10, 75's/10, 85's/6
Leaning One Arm Side Raises 35/10, 35/10, 35/10
Extreme Shoulder Stretch 60 Seconds

Rope Push Downs 150/12, 150/12, 150/10
CGBP 185/10, 225/7, 275/3
Extreme Triceps Stretch 60 Seconds

*had a really good training session, felt good the hole time and put up some good weight today
*been training with my roommate for the last month (he's all natural and lost ~50lbs in the last year) and it's been nice to have someone who is looking to push themselves hard all the time... he's looking to do a body re-composition and thus far it's been working

 

[leanbody]

Nice workout bro - glad to see the stats - excellent improvment! Keep it going...

 

[TheMilkMan]

Day 32

375mg Enanthate, 300mg EQ... right quad

*NO TRAINING

 

[TheMilkMan]

Nice workout bro - glad to see the stats - excellent improvment! Keep it going...

Thanks man. I love this new split that I've been doing. It's been yielding some awesome results for me.