First cycle – Second iteration. Destination : roadmap vascularity for the summer
Two weeks ago, I ended the first iteration of my first PED cycle using testosterone cypionate for 12 weeks + anavar 40 mgs for 8 weeks.
For context about the journey from a 135 lbs road cyclist to a 160-165 lbs natural weight lifter to now, a 180 lbs beginner in the enhanced world, please see my first log: https://www.evolutionary.org/forums...o-fitness-my-first-ever-ped-cycle-log.103142/
The goal of this first iteration was to understand my responsiveness to testosterone so I took it slow. One compound, low dose. Same strict diet and training regimen as I've been doing for almost 7 years now. And it’s a very good thing I did take it slow! Everything went through the roof on an average of only 160 mg per week. And this is where I had to take a step back to look into making an adjustment before jumping on the second iteration. The best thing is I saw results with such a low dose. No need to push the needle further as i want to stay athletic to enjoy my favorite sports during the summer.
Thanks to the evo fam and @LevButlerov @stevesmi in the final stretch, I was able to make sense out of all this. I really was surprised by how little dose I had to take in order to see results.... and possible future side-effects had I not followed my blood closely.
First cycle :
- On average 160 mg of test cyp per week. Injections every 3 days. See above. For 12 weeks.
- 40 mg of anavar on training days for 8 weeks.
- Push, pull, legs, arms, rest, rest, repeat.
- Completely quit alcohol on day 1.
- Complete withdrawal of my antidepressants. This was a b1tch for the last three weeks and definitely slowed down my progress a lot. But it's for the best.
My morning weight went from 164 lbs to 180 lbs.
Outtake of the cycle:
Essentially there is no need to go on 300 mg + on a first cycle if you didn’t even get a blood sample with such a saturation beforehand. i think that the 6 years of rigid training and food monitoring were the key to being able to build this amount of muscles with an easy 160 mg cruise cycle and truly access how my body reacts. Keeping simple compounds at lower dose is a great way to avoid randomness in the results at the start and be able to adjust on the fly, as the blood is only being interfered with one or few compounds.
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Time for the second iteration.
12 weeks to destination : roadmap vascularity for the summer
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Goal :
From 180 lbs, how much can I keep while going back to having a road map of veins? I excel with cutting. I’ve always been very vascular and enjoy the structure of a cut. I will really enjoy this if I can stay injury free.
PEDs
Since I know I aromatize like crazy, there is no need for me to push testosterone for no reason. I'll be going for:
- 140 mg of test cyp a week.
- Up to 300 mg of masteron to fill the anabolic load.
- Last 6 weeks:
- anavar (40mg a day)
- winstrol (40 mg a day).
- And if I really want to mess up my sleep, clen (25-50 mcg a day). There might be zero need for this....
My goal is a 170 lbs athletic dry look for the summer and for mountain biking. Let's see how it goes.
Because my estrogen went nuts on 160 mg average, I take 5 mg of aromasin per week on my reduced 140 mg testosterone dose in an effort to get back to a better level. I will get blood work done in 4 weeks once the masteron will have reached full saturation to see where everything is. This will give me a great baseline to compare to when i will get my blood done every four weeks until the cycle ends. After that, i'll go back to TRT and will have great pre and post blood work analysis to build up my second cycle this winter. This winter cycle will really be all-in with an effort to grow my legs.
Source:
Our good source at @Nordic Fusion helped with providing the goods for what I consider being the second experiment of this endeavor. Thanks Titan for the amazing supply and service once again.
Diet:
This is the sample. I will add what is missing to the last meal to complete my calories. My goal is to get to 225 protein and an average of 2,400 calories for now. I will also add horse meat every three days for a nice treat.
Supplements
- TUDCA : 250 mg twice a day;
- Magnesium : 250 mg a day;
- Multi-vitamins;
- Vitamin B3
- Fish oil twice a day.
Training split
Shoulders/Chest/Arms
Legs and abs + Glutes
Back
Rest + Abs
Repeat
I hurt my ankle three weeks ago, I wasn’t really able to do my daily cardio since. But my goal would be to pull the calorie deficit from the cardio at the beginning with my usual 90 minutes’ walk + 20 minutes of skipping with the jump rope. I will decrease my calories only when I’ll hit a plateau.
I'm also looking to invest in a training app such as RP. Seems very legit. @BeMe do you like this app so far?
Pictures at the start of the first iteration and beginning of the second
See post below.
MODS : can we change my profile picture, please ?!

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