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Evening all.
I'm honoured to be logging for @Infinity Labs . Appreciate the sponsorship.
I will be running the following PEDs from @Infinity Labs :
Separately, I am also running Retatrutide at 3.3mg per week (pinned AM Tue/Fri/Sun) – supplied by @ZenithHealth .
I have Aromasin and Nolvadex on hand, however, I plan on starting without an AI given my low body fat should reduce aromatisation. I will get bloods tested in week 4 for early indication of estrogen levels and then again in week 8-10.
I also plan to incorporate MOTS-c, SS-31 and DSIP when I can.
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Context:
Currently sitting at ~70kg at 6% body fat (confirmed by DEXA several days ago).
I have recently finished an aggressive 4-5 month cut in which the goal was to reach ~6% body fat from a starting point of ~10% (confirmed by DEXA).
During this cut, my workout regime consisted of 6 gym sessions per week (PM workouts) and 6 AM fasted cardio sessions (typically consisting of 5-20km low intensity runs @ 5:30 min/km and 130-140 average HR). Baseline step target of 18,000 per day for duration of cut – I typically hit ~20,000 per day with an average TDEE of ~3,400.
I tapered calories over course of diet, beginning at ~2,300 calories and ending at ~1,400 calories (protein remained constant at 240gm per day).
Current Goal:
After achieving my target body fat, I would like to pivot out of hardcore 'cutting' and into a more sustainable diet with more maintainable training intensity.
The ultimate goal is to maintain 7-8% body fat year-round and position myself for some lean gains without rebounding in body fat. I would also like to maintain and improve my cardiovascular fitness with the adequate calories needed to fuel my workout regime.
I am very happy with my current physique, and I think my low body fat positions me well to build some lean muscle. Note, I would not consider this a ‘lean bulk’, more a maintenance style log while hopefully benefiting from some lean gains, increased strength, increased cardio fitness, continued improvements in body composition and general health. After being depleted both mentally and physically from months of dieting, I am looking forward to adequately fuelling my body for further improvement.
In the new year, I will reconsider whether I want to push for more aggressive muscle growth.
Approach to PEDs:
The overall idea with this cycle is:
3. GH doing its thing in background
Approach to Diet:
I am very good with my diet and typically eat the same food everyday as I am a creature of habit. Also shoutout to @ZenithHealth for his reta which has helped me curb the post 'cut' cravings.
To ensure sustainability around remaining at 7-8% body fat year round, I thought it would be smart to build in a slight 'insurance buffer' into the diet plan to allow for approx. 1 night per week for a social dinner or drinks with friends. Given this, I have set my daily diet at ~100-150 calories below TDEE (7-day average TDEE of ~2,750 calories assuming less intensive workout regime which I will outline below).
Daily Nutrition Plan:
With the PED protocol, I should hopefully be able to build some lean muscle mass as the Test / Mast provides plenty of anabolic stimulus while the GH enhances recovery and nutrient partitioning. This should hopefully create an ideal anabolic state rebounding off an aggressive diet and low body fat platform.
I track my calories daily, as well as morning fasted weight, and resting & active calories (TDEE). I then review my 7-day average every Tuesday morning and use this to make adjustments to the following week if necessary.
Supplements:
Approach to Training:
Weights: 4x per week (train PM after work)
Approach to Monitoring:
Once again – would like to give a big shoutout to @Infinity Labs for providing me the opportunity to log their products. I look forward to the results!
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Photos below taken following my DEXA scan last week
Also excerpt from latest DEXA results.
I'm honoured to be logging for @Infinity Labs . Appreciate the sponsorship.
I will be running the following PEDs from @Infinity Labs :
- Testosterone Enanthate: 450mg per week (pinned Mon/Thu)
- Masteron Enanthate: 300mg per week (pinned Mon/Thu)
- GH: 5iu ED (3iu pre-bed / 2iu pre AM fasted cardio)
Separately, I am also running Retatrutide at 3.3mg per week (pinned AM Tue/Fri/Sun) – supplied by @ZenithHealth .
I have Aromasin and Nolvadex on hand, however, I plan on starting without an AI given my low body fat should reduce aromatisation. I will get bloods tested in week 4 for early indication of estrogen levels and then again in week 8-10.
I also plan to incorporate MOTS-c, SS-31 and DSIP when I can.
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Context:
Currently sitting at ~70kg at 6% body fat (confirmed by DEXA several days ago).
I have recently finished an aggressive 4-5 month cut in which the goal was to reach ~6% body fat from a starting point of ~10% (confirmed by DEXA).
During this cut, my workout regime consisted of 6 gym sessions per week (PM workouts) and 6 AM fasted cardio sessions (typically consisting of 5-20km low intensity runs @ 5:30 min/km and 130-140 average HR). Baseline step target of 18,000 per day for duration of cut – I typically hit ~20,000 per day with an average TDEE of ~3,400.
I tapered calories over course of diet, beginning at ~2,300 calories and ending at ~1,400 calories (protein remained constant at 240gm per day).
Current Goal:
After achieving my target body fat, I would like to pivot out of hardcore 'cutting' and into a more sustainable diet with more maintainable training intensity.
The ultimate goal is to maintain 7-8% body fat year-round and position myself for some lean gains without rebounding in body fat. I would also like to maintain and improve my cardiovascular fitness with the adequate calories needed to fuel my workout regime.
I am very happy with my current physique, and I think my low body fat positions me well to build some lean muscle. Note, I would not consider this a ‘lean bulk’, more a maintenance style log while hopefully benefiting from some lean gains, increased strength, increased cardio fitness, continued improvements in body composition and general health. After being depleted both mentally and physically from months of dieting, I am looking forward to adequately fuelling my body for further improvement.
In the new year, I will reconsider whether I want to push for more aggressive muscle growth.
Approach to PEDs:
The overall idea with this cycle is:
- Performance in the gym
- -450mg test is enough androgen to push strength, pumps, and recovery.
- 300mg mast adds some polish to low body fat.
- Sense of wellbeing (tanked during final month of dieting)
- Test is doing the heavy lifting on mood.
- Mast at 300mg should provide the ‘feel good / on’ feeling, but not high enough to dry me out and make joints cranky.
- At this ratio, I am not starting with an AI and will hopefully let my body pick the E2 it wants / feels best (this will be confirmed by bloods).
- 5iu ED to help with recovery from training, keep fullness, support maintenance of low body fat, provide general sense of wellbeing and help with sleep (sleep has historically been poor)
- With a low body fat, I should hopefully have great insulin sensitivity and respond well to GH (first time using)
Approach to Diet:
I am very good with my diet and typically eat the same food everyday as I am a creature of habit. Also shoutout to @ZenithHealth for his reta which has helped me curb the post 'cut' cravings.
To ensure sustainability around remaining at 7-8% body fat year round, I thought it would be smart to build in a slight 'insurance buffer' into the diet plan to allow for approx. 1 night per week for a social dinner or drinks with friends. Given this, I have set my daily diet at ~100-150 calories below TDEE (7-day average TDEE of ~2,750 calories assuming less intensive workout regime which I will outline below).
Daily Nutrition Plan:
- Monday-Saturday: 2,650 calories (260g protein, 280g carbs, 55g fat)
- Sunday: 2,325 calories (260g protein, 220g carbs, 45g fat)
- Saturday Social Buffer: +600-800 calories
With the PED protocol, I should hopefully be able to build some lean muscle mass as the Test / Mast provides plenty of anabolic stimulus while the GH enhances recovery and nutrient partitioning. This should hopefully create an ideal anabolic state rebounding off an aggressive diet and low body fat platform.
I track my calories daily, as well as morning fasted weight, and resting & active calories (TDEE). I then review my 7-day average every Tuesday morning and use this to make adjustments to the following week if necessary.
Supplements:
- 5g creatine monohydrate
- Lots of black coffee..
- Magnesium (helps with digestion on reta)
- Kidney & liver support
Approach to Training:
Weights: 4x per week (train PM after work)
- Monday: Legs
- Tuesday: Chest / Triceps
- Thursday: Back / Bis
- Friday: Shoulder / Abs
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
- I usually walk the dog for ~60 minutes on Monday, Tuesday, Friday mornings.
- Good example being today where I woke up feeling great. Ran 20km in morning and trained arms in afternoon.
Approach to Monitoring:
- Bloodwork: ~ week 4 and week 8-10
- Weekly blood glucose on Friday morning
- Daily macro & energy expenditure
- Sleep quality
- Weekly photos
Once again – would like to give a big shoutout to @Infinity Labs for providing me the opportunity to log their products. I look forward to the results!
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Photos below taken following my DEXA scan last week
Also excerpt from latest DEXA results.
especially with the GH.
damn shredded.
