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Also, this was my second with the 150mg deca. I feel like I have noticed some bloating in stomach. Would it be ok to just stop taking it? I was taking it for the left shoulder joint but if it’s causing me to bloat then it’s not worth it lol.
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@BrightFuture I would stop the tbol 6 weeks in bro no need to go to 7 weeks
you're better off with primobolan than trenbolone for your goals
Yeah I have read a lot about primo. Definitely one I am interested in. Thoughts on stopping the deca? I definitely am noticing bloat in my stomach. Was looking a lot flatter til I started that. Just for the shoulder issue.
I wouldn’t worry about the bloating. It’s only temporary. Stay on the deca.
Will do. Thinking it could also be from too many carbs that’s finally catching up to me. Definitely cutting that out.
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@BrightFuture I dont think you need to stop deca bro, but primo will be the next play in the game
the bloat is from the carbs bro 100%
Alright nice! Yeah I am still focused and motivated so I will get that stomach under control. Assuming the primo for second cycle? Thinking something like test/primo/anavar later in the year.
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So today was leg day and cardio. Did 30 minutes cardio before and after. Today was definitely a modified leg day. I did my 9th injection Monday and it was the first time in my right leg and it was extremely sore. Plan to go back to gym Saturday morning and get a full leg workout in. Details below:
Machine leg extension: 120x20 120x17 105x15 105x13 105x13
Leg press: 260x15 280x20 315x16
Calf raise 215x15 215x15 215x15
Wanted to do a lot more than this. I was feeling great but the leg muscle felt tight. Virgin muscle I guess. Left thigh and glutes barely feel anything anymore. Tomorrow is arm day and plan to do the 30 minutes of cardio before and after. Will go to gym Saturday morning and get a proper leg day in.
Also, I have fasted all day. Only thing I have had is some blackberries, water and a protein shake. Plan to eat my chicken, rice and veggies for dinner. And of course, after Friday, no more rice and will use the rolled oats for my carbs but only in the morning after my workout.
Machine leg extension: 120x20 120x17 105x15 105x13 105x13
Leg press: 260x15 280x20 315x16
Calf raise 215x15 215x15 215x15
Wanted to do a lot more than this. I was feeling great but the leg muscle felt tight. Virgin muscle I guess. Left thigh and glutes barely feel anything anymore. Tomorrow is arm day and plan to do the 30 minutes of cardio before and after. Will go to gym Saturday morning and get a proper leg day in.
Also, I have fasted all day. Only thing I have had is some blackberries, water and a protein shake. Plan to eat my chicken, rice and veggies for dinner. And of course, after Friday, no more rice and will use the rolled oats for my carbs but only in the morning after my workout.
And for when I do a proper leg workout on Saturday, the below is what is planned. Plus 30 minutes of cardio before and after.
Hammer strength squat: 5 sets 8-12 reps
Romanian deadlift: 5 sets 10-12 reps
Machine leg press: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Seated leg curl: 5 Sets 12-20 reps
Leg extension: 5 sets 12-20 reps
Calf raise: 5 sets 15-20 reps
For arm day tomorrow:
Lying ez bar tricep extension: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Tricep dips: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Cable tricep pushdown: 5 sets 15-20 reps
Cable bicep curls: 5 sets 15 reps
Dumbbell hammer curls: 5 sets 15-20 reps
Preacher curls: 5 sets 12-15 reps
EZ Bar reverse curls: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Plus 30 minutes cardio before and after. Eliptical most likely but may do stair stepper if leg isn’t too tight.
Hammer strength squat: 5 sets 8-12 reps
Romanian deadlift: 5 sets 10-12 reps
Machine leg press: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Seated leg curl: 5 Sets 12-20 reps
Leg extension: 5 sets 12-20 reps
Calf raise: 5 sets 15-20 reps
For arm day tomorrow:
Lying ez bar tricep extension: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Tricep dips: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Cable tricep pushdown: 5 sets 15-20 reps
Cable bicep curls: 5 sets 15 reps
Dumbbell hammer curls: 5 sets 15-20 reps
Preacher curls: 5 sets 12-15 reps
EZ Bar reverse curls: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Plus 30 minutes cardio before and after. Eliptical most likely but may do stair stepper if leg isn’t too tight.
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bro you got a good leg workout going
I like that arm day some good exercises
nice updates I like that you're doing cardio before and after
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Nice job.
Deca definitely bloats!
No way I didn't know you compete in the Midwest! That's awesome that is where I live is in the midwest and where I will be competing when I get to that point in my journey.@BrightFuture I compete on and off in the midwest and have client training.
I re-checked your shape. Well if you dedicate yourself like you are today and stay steady with your logging, 2 years maybe 3 and you can step on stage top 3 to top 5 placing.
training is good i like your level but i want to see MORE cardio and wanting to go to the gym is rock solid
A year is too early but 2 years I think you can do it, EVO family has your back and we support you
we all hit rock bottom at some point, heck I was addicted to Meth smoking that nasty shit broclean and sober for many years thanks to the EVO family here.
You doing great bro
Gotta change sites!
Log going good....keep the updates coming........
Alright yesterday was arm day and of course cardio before and after. Did quite a few things different to up the intensity and damn felt like my arms were going to fall off by the end! Great workout.
EZ Bar tricep extension: 60x15 60x15 60x15 60x15 60x15
Tricep dip: 140x15 160x15 160x15 180x12 180x11
Tricep pushdown: 80x20 90x20 100x16 100x12 70x25
Cable bicep curl: 80x15 70x15 60x15 70x13 80x12(last 2 sets no rest time just pushed as hard as I could and went slow felt like my biceps were going to explode!)
Dumbbell hammer curl: 25x15 25x15 20x12 20x12 20x12(last 2 sets rest about 15 seconds then then go super slow I could see me veins popping up)
Preacher Curl: 60x10 80x10 40x15 45x12 45x10 (last 2 reps 15 second rest then super slow reps)
EZ Bar Reverse Curl: 30x15 30x15 30x15 30x15
My favorite arm day I have had. On the reverse curls that was my first time doing those. I supersetted them with regular curls. I didn’t count the regular curls just kept going until I couldn’t stand it anymore. Attached some pictures as well. These are immediately post workout and no flexing. Not the greatest pictures not sure you can really see too much.
Bloating seems to be going away so that’s good.
EZ Bar tricep extension: 60x15 60x15 60x15 60x15 60x15
Tricep dip: 140x15 160x15 160x15 180x12 180x11
Tricep pushdown: 80x20 90x20 100x16 100x12 70x25
Cable bicep curl: 80x15 70x15 60x15 70x13 80x12(last 2 sets no rest time just pushed as hard as I could and went slow felt like my biceps were going to explode!)
Dumbbell hammer curl: 25x15 25x15 20x12 20x12 20x12(last 2 sets rest about 15 seconds then then go super slow I could see me veins popping up)
Preacher Curl: 60x10 80x10 40x15 45x12 45x10 (last 2 reps 15 second rest then super slow reps)
EZ Bar Reverse Curl: 30x15 30x15 30x15 30x15
My favorite arm day I have had. On the reverse curls that was my first time doing those. I supersetted them with regular curls. I didn’t count the regular curls just kept going until I couldn’t stand it anymore. Attached some pictures as well. These are immediately post workout and no flexing. Not the greatest pictures not sure you can really see too much.
Bloating seems to be going away so that’s good.
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Also, we had people coming by this morning to do some things to our house but they showed up 4 hours late so wasn’t able to go the gym. Plan to go tomorrow for cardio and legs.
Also, it’s been 5 weeks now. Got one more week of the tbol 9 weeks of the test and deca. Maybe my expectations are a little unclear but should I have added more muscle at this point? I got a long way to go and definitely have made big progress, especially on the strength and overall work capacity front. Finding I am capable of doing far more every week that I thought. So plan to keep up this intensity like I have this week. My ability to push harder has dramatically improved. Just not entirely sure what I should be expecting body composition wise at this point. Granted all the carbs probably wasn’t helping but those are gone now.
Water fasting is a great tool we should all take advantage of.
@BrightFuture you're looking good and the meals are clean
more super sets push it
more CARDIO push it
muscle takes time and muscle memory is real, I would give it more time until your next cycle bro
Tomorrow is chest day! Plan is below:
Hammer incline chest press: 5 sets 15, 12, 10, 8, 6
Dumbbell bench press: 5 sets 20, 20, 10, 8, 6
Dumbbell Incline fly: 5 sets 15, 15, 15, 15, 15
Machine fly: 5 sets 15, 15 , 15, 15, 15 reps
Dip machine: 4 sets 15, 12, 10, 8, 6
Tricep pushdown: 4 sets 15-20 reps
30 minutes cardio before and after.
Hammer incline chest press: 5 sets 15, 12, 10, 8, 6
Dumbbell bench press: 5 sets 20, 20, 10, 8, 6
Dumbbell Incline fly: 5 sets 15, 15, 15, 15, 15
Machine fly: 5 sets 15, 15 , 15, 15, 15 reps
Dip machine: 4 sets 15, 12, 10, 8, 6
Tricep pushdown: 4 sets 15-20 reps
30 minutes cardio before and after.
Today was chest day. For the first time I hit 100 pounds per hand on the incline hammer chest press. Felt incredible! Although I did try to barbell bench again. Gave up after the 3rd set and switched to dumbbell bench because it was irritating my left shoulder.
Incline hammer chest press: 45x15 70x12 80x10 90x8 100x6
Barbell bench: 135x8 145x5 155x3
Dumbbell bench: 50x10 60x10 70x7
Dumbbell incline fly: 15x15 15x15 15x15 15x15
Machine fly: 85x12 100x12 100x12 100x12
I really want to be able to barbell bench and it’s driving me crazy that I can’t. I should have known better after the first set. I can get to about 6-7 reps and left shoulder just doesn’t like it. I need to just quit worrying about barbell bench and stick with the hammer strength and dumbbells. Bright side is I did make it to 100 pounds per hand. Also I think this was the first time I hit 10 reps with 80 pounds. It was also the first time I did 90 pounds. So lots of progress happening!
Incline hammer chest press: 45x15 70x12 80x10 90x8 100x6
Barbell bench: 135x8 145x5 155x3
Dumbbell bench: 50x10 60x10 70x7
Dumbbell incline fly: 15x15 15x15 15x15 15x15
Machine fly: 85x12 100x12 100x12 100x12
I really want to be able to barbell bench and it’s driving me crazy that I can’t. I should have known better after the first set. I can get to about 6-7 reps and left shoulder just doesn’t like it. I need to just quit worrying about barbell bench and stick with the hammer strength and dumbbells. Bright side is I did make it to 100 pounds per hand. Also I think this was the first time I hit 10 reps with 80 pounds. It was also the first time I did 90 pounds. So lots of progress happening!
Also did 30 minutes cardio before and after.
bro red meat is where you want to go
proud of you on that cardio
be careful on those shoulders doing 100 pounds each
Food looks good
Yeah I am glad she enjoys cooking!
It’s just with barbell bench for some reason. Everything else is fine. It doesn’t hurt it just doesn’t feel right.
Today was back day and got a good workout in. 30 minutes cardio before and after. Mix between stair stepper and eliptical.
Barbell Row: 155x12 175x10 185x8 195x7
Hammer strength lat pulldown: 70x15 80x12 90x10 100x12 110x8 (weight is per side)
Cable seated row: 135x15 135x12 155x10 155x10 155x10
Cable V Bar Pulldown: 120x12 120x12 120x10 120x12 135x8
Straight arm pulldown: 100x15 100x15 100x15 100x12 100x12
Barbell row has been my favorite back exercise. I gotta say the hammer strength lat pulldown may become my new favorite back exercise. I wish I had been doing it this whole time. Much better than the cable wide grip version. Not sure what the difference is but I definitely feel it much better in my last. Also the weight for these is for each side just like the other hammer strength exercises.
Also did some quick bicep pump work at end before I did cardio.
Barbell Row: 155x12 175x10 185x8 195x7
Hammer strength lat pulldown: 70x15 80x12 90x10 100x12 110x8 (weight is per side)
Cable seated row: 135x15 135x12 155x10 155x10 155x10
Cable V Bar Pulldown: 120x12 120x12 120x10 120x12 135x8
Straight arm pulldown: 100x15 100x15 100x15 100x12 100x12
Barbell row has been my favorite back exercise. I gotta say the hammer strength lat pulldown may become my new favorite back exercise. I wish I had been doing it this whole time. Much better than the cable wide grip version. Not sure what the difference is but I definitely feel it much better in my last. Also the weight for these is for each side just like the other hammer strength exercises.
Also did some quick bicep pump work at end before I did cardio.
I started off weighing 225 and I am down to 221 so lost 4 pounds.
Definitely be careful on the shoulders. I started back at the gym late last year after 4yrs off and first thing I hurt was my shoulder. I didn't flat bench from December until early April. For me it was rotator cuff...I have done a lot of band in the door exercises day after day, strengthening my shoulder, flat bench will come.
Yeah I am hoping eventually I can do barbell bench without discomfort. I definitely plan to layoff of that for the rest of this cycle before I do some real damage.
Stay away from flat barbell benching unless you have to for a powerlifting comp. I never flat bench. I only did it for a couple years while powerlifting and that is enough for my shoulder. Do Hammer Strength instead.
Tomorrow is shoulder day..also known as my favorite day. Crazy because shoulders prior to this cycle was what I hated working the most. Big goal for tomorrow. I have felt stronger on the hammer strength overhead press than I have on the hammer incline chest press. This week I hit 100 pounds per hand on the incline so I should be able to do that or more on the overhead press. So looking forward to that! Plan is below:
Hammer overhead press: 5 sets 15,12,10,8,6
Dumbbell lateral raise: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Hammer strength shrug: 5 sets 15 reps
Machine reverse fly: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Facepulls: 5 sets 15-20 reps
30 minutes cardio before and after.
Hammer overhead press: 5 sets 15,12,10,8,6
Dumbbell lateral raise: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Hammer strength shrug: 5 sets 15 reps
Machine reverse fly: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Facepulls: 5 sets 15-20 reps
30 minutes cardio before and after.
Yeah no powerlifting for me. I would eventually like to do a bodybuilding competition but that’s probably 2-3 years out.
Awesome job meal prepping
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@BrightFuture you can step on stage soon enough, just stay consistent bro keep going
meal share it too
Alright guys so I need some help. I woke up Wednesday morning and my left glute was pretty swollen. So I just did cardio because it hurt to put pressure on it. Same for Thursday. This morning I went to gym with the intention of working out and not just doing cardio but could barely doing anything because I could not put any pressure on it.
It is definitely my fault because I had my wife do both the test and the deca in the same spot. I did this because the left glute and left thigh seem to give me significantly less problems than elsewhere. I definitely won’t inject into the same spot twice again.
With that being said, what needle/syringe brand do you all prefer? Granted I know this time is worse than usual because what I did was dumb. They never hurt going in, I barely even feel it.
Hoping I can get back in the gym tomorrow. Did my test injection yesterday in left thigh and no issues.
It is definitely my fault because I had my wife do both the test and the deca in the same spot. I did this because the left glute and left thigh seem to give me significantly less problems than elsewhere. I definitely won’t inject into the same spot twice again.
With that being said, what needle/syringe brand do you all prefer? Granted I know this time is worse than usual because what I did was dumb. They never hurt going in, I barely even feel it.
Hoping I can get back in the gym tomorrow. Did my test injection yesterday in left thigh and no issues.
Yeah that’s what I want to do. This first time time around has been a huge learning experience. Especially when it comes to injections.
Nice job hitting the cardio before and after. That is hard work man.
Good work.........
Well swelling has gone down a lot finally. Won’t do something stupid like that again lol. I had a hard time even getting comfortable at home. Bright side is my shoulders are starting to look really beefy and somewhat vascular. Will get some pictures up later.
@BrightFuture you should use a different injection needle possibly
and clean better and aspirate
you have some pics of the swelling? sorry missed your post
Feels dramatically better today. I have felt terrible mentally the last few days not being able to go to the gym. Will not let that happen again! Will get some good pictures up later today.
Your back workout looks as good as any as far as the exercises you picked. When you get stronger don’t be afraid to do deadlifts once every two weeks.
Thank you! Yeah I have been thinking about deadlifts quite a bit and if that is something I need to incorporate.
Tomorrow is chest day!
Hammer incline chest press: 5 sets 15,12,10,8,6
Chest Press: 5 sets 15,12,10,8,6
Incline fly: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Machine Fly: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Machine dips: 4 sets 12-15 reps
Tricep pushdowns: 4 sets 12-15 reps
That’s the plan for tomorrow. No more injection mishaps and no more missed days. Doing test and deca tomorrow. Plan is to draw the test, switch the needle then draw the deca then switch the needle and inject in right ventricular glute. Meal prep is also done.
Hammer incline chest press: 5 sets 15,12,10,8,6
Chest Press: 5 sets 15,12,10,8,6
Incline fly: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Machine Fly: 5 sets 12-15 reps
Machine dips: 4 sets 12-15 reps
Tricep pushdowns: 4 sets 12-15 reps
That’s the plan for tomorrow. No more injection mishaps and no more missed days. Doing test and deca tomorrow. Plan is to draw the test, switch the needle then draw the deca then switch the needle and inject in right ventricular glute. Meal prep is also done.
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@BrightFuture your back and shoulders are growing big time HUGE improvement bro
you're night and day impressiveanother perfect day you doing it right
and no injection issues always good
make sure you always switch needles and aspirate if you got blood in there dont inject
bro why not tren ?
want to see some tren logs
want to see some tren logs
chest day seems exciting
let us know how it goes
let us know how it goes
great job my man you are doing incredible
we want to see you continue the good work
we want to see you continue the good work
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Hell yea bro. You are making progress for sure. Starting to get done size and cuts. Keep hammering the food bro. Take that protein to 300grams my friend
Great to see progress man. This is what keeps us going!
Progress is coming. Nice job
Alright so feeling much better now. Woke up yesterday and felt off almost like I had a cold or something. I think it’s probably related to my testosterone levels being saturated now. Woke up today and felt the same but went to gym anyway. Did chest/back and starting tomorrow routine is back to normal.
Hammer incline chest press: 45x20 70x12 80x10 90x 8 100x6(2 more reps than last week!)
Hammer strength lat pulldown: 90x12 100x12
105x12 110x9
Hammer chest press: 45x12 70x8 70x8 70x8
Cable row: 150x10 150x10 150x10
Machine fly: 100x12 100x12 100x12
Straight Arm pulldown: 100x15 100x15 100x15 100x15
After going to gym I definitely feel better. Think my body is trying to adjust to the test levels now. No big deal just can’t let it stop me! Tomorrow is shoulder day which is also still my favorite day!
Hammer incline chest press: 45x20 70x12 80x10 90x 8 100x6(2 more reps than last week!)
Hammer strength lat pulldown: 90x12 100x12
105x12 110x9
Hammer chest press: 45x12 70x8 70x8 70x8
Cable row: 150x10 150x10 150x10
Machine fly: 100x12 100x12 100x12
Straight Arm pulldown: 100x15 100x15 100x15 100x15
After going to gym I definitely feel better. Think my body is trying to adjust to the test levels now. No big deal just can’t let it stop me! Tomorrow is shoulder day which is also still my favorite day!
Yeah I try to eat a lot of protein!
Also forgot to add that I got more N2Guard on the way! Today I had my 13th injection. Did both the testosterone and deca in the same syringe but different needles. Also did it in my right ventricular glute. Didn’t feel a thing.
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