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Approved Log Echos Bulk log

@Echos so you made no diet changes? and small what changes did you make?
and the injury you should start BPC for it with fish oil, whats your omega 3 fish oi lintake?

on HGH 4IU too much thats the issue, 2 IU is the most

TRT you posted pics of the TRT gear? I dont see it
I do take fish oil daily for several years. The shoulder has bothered me for some time (5-6 months) but I’ve just powered thru it. Maybe I’ve just placed too much accumulated stress there. So a beak from incline presses may do the trick.

only change to diet will be replacing one low carb day with a medium carb day. And push my high carb day to the day after my low day instead of the day before.
 
4iu hgh is way too much. I tried going up to 3.5 iu and water retention was bad. 2iu long term use is best.
Yeah. I wanted to try to maximize any growth during the bulk phase by increasing the HGH. Seen other coaches recommend 12-15IUs. That’s way too much for me….and I don’t have that kinda bank to throw at HGH. I’ve heard Derek from MPMD cover an article that showed anything over 6IUs doesn’t really significantly increase IGF-1 that much. But I’d really like to see if I can titrate up to 4.
 
Yeah. I wanted to try to maximize any growth during the bulk phase by increasing the HGH. Seen other coaches recommend 12-15IUs. That’s way too much for me….and I don’t have that kinda bank to throw at HGH. I’ve heard Derek from MPMD cover an article that showed anything over 6IUs doesn’t really significantly increase IGF-1 that much. But I’d really like to see if I can titrate up to 4.
Ok just remember these hormones work synergistically. 1+1=3
 
I do take fish oil daily for several years. The shoulder has bothered me for some time (5-6 months) but I’ve just powered thru it. Maybe I’ve just placed too much accumulated stress there. So a beak from incline presses may do the trick.

only change to diet will be replacing one low carb day with a medium carb day. And push my high carb day to the day after my low day instead of the day before.
@Echos how much you taking with fish oil? you need 30 grams of fish oil per day 20-30
the change in diet? would be good to see it what you plan to do
 
make sure you are updating as much as you can man it's very crucial
 
monstro things your shoulder might have some major issues going on
what did your doctor say was wrong with it
 
shoulder injuries don't go away usually
even if you rest them they will definitely be a problem going forward
 
if your shoulder has a tear or a rotator cuff issue
then I can guarantee you it will only get worse if you continue to pound that it
 
if your shoulder keeps flaring up what will end up happening is you'll get inflammation go down your arm
once that happens it can cause major issues with your nerves
 
Bros if the fish oil isn't helping
then that probably means you got a major tear going on
 
Week 1 check in

Okay, so I’m at the end of week 1. Everything for the most part as been going well. Been on target with food, with workout and with supplements.

Some asked about my diet. I have that listed out in the OP so if you’re interested just look at the initial post and you’ll find it. I think I’m going to make a few small changes.

In the past I would have 2 full leg days per week. As I’ve gotten older I just cannot recovery from a full leg day and be ready to go for the next one. So, for some time I’ve just done 1 full leg day per week. One of my “goals” for this bulk is my hams. So I’m thinking I might try to add a partial leg day on one of the 2 days off (that I use for cardio). So putting in some leg curls, straight leg deadlift, Jackson squat….maybe add in some more abs on that day and then with the rest of the time do some cardio at the gym. I’ve not solidified that workout but I’m gonna add it in on week 2.
Second, I’m gonna move around my low, med, hi carb days. Right now, I have 2 low, 1 hi and the rest medium. I’m gonna swap out one low for a med and put the hi day right after my low day. Currently it is: L,M,M,L,M,M,H. That is Sun-Sat. So I’m gonna switch it to: L,M,M,M,M,M,H. So Sat will be hi and Sun low and the rest medium.

I was 231 on Sunday, today I’m 233.

Small change to workout. I’ve had a slight right shoulder thing that bothers me sometimes. This past week instead of doing incline press I did flat bench press and my shoulder felt great! So I’m gonna swap that out for this cycle. Then as mentioned about, I’ll have 6 workout days instead of 5 and 1 cardio/active rest day instead of 2.

Last, thing. I gonna change up my HGH dosing a bit. In the past when I tried to do 4 IUs (2AM and 2PM) I got really bad carpel tunnel. I think I’m very prone to it as my hand go numb when I’m in be reading in bed…..and that was before I ever touched PEDs or HGH. So I switched and since have always done my HGH in AM before workout. It was just easier that way. I tried switching it to 2PM because I think the conventional wisdom is that for bulking it works better in the PM. So I did this and my CT got worse after 2 days. So, I’m gonna try to do 2 IUs after workout and then add in 1 in the PM for a few weeks and then build up and see if I can get to 2 in the PM. If I cannot then maybe try to do it all after workout.

Oh, one more thing. I’ve been on my TRT for about 2 months now. I always feel I push pretty good but since I was trying to have some recovery, I haven’t been “balls to the wall” intensity. Ive tried to step that up but been a bit short and towards the end of the workout I feel gassed. Today, i had good intensity all the way to the end. It was great. Love being back on a real cycle again!
so you getting carpal tunnel at 4ius then? What type of HGH you using? I tend to start to see carpel sides at 4ius as well. I can tolerate it though
 
Week 2 update:

So, first let me address a few things from the comments:

the shoulder issue only was bothersome on a few movements, incline press and shoulder press (sometimes). Otherwise it didn’t bother me. Don’t know why it didn’t occur to me to change the movement to a flat bench sooner. I’ve had incline press as my main heavy chest movement for at least a year. Wanted to focus on my upper chest. Need to switch it up more….lesson learned. I’ll give that some time and see where it is in a few months.

The carpel tunnel/HGH; I’m using grey tops from Napsgear. I forget the seller/brand. none of it is labeled. White box, grey top, clear unmarked vials. I’ve heard folks on YouTube talk about running HGH and getting CT after 6-8 IUs and then l hear the post a few years later that they are running 12 IUs no problem. Wonder if there is something else they are doing or it is just a matter of slow increase in tolerance. I’d like to get up to 6IUs at some point.

Okay, here is the bad news: On Sunday I started getting a headache and some muscle soreness. Thought it was just the training etc. Worked out Monday and Tuesday per normal. I live in Middle TN and we’ve had quite a bit of snow this week and it makes the roads unsafe. Most businesses were closed Mon and Tues. My ass was still driving to the gym to get it done right. feeling bad, in the snow…up hill both ways…LOL. Anyway, Wednesday comes and I’ve got some significant nasal drainage and a low grade fever, Thursday felt just awful so I went to my PCP and I’ve got the Flu. Ugh. Well, that explains it. I’m on some meds to help, gonna take the rest of the week off and hopefully feel better next week. the problem is that it always take a week to get back to 100%, so next week will be like slowly ramping things up again. I guess better to have this early in the cycle than right in the middle. so I’ll take next week to get re acclimated to the gym and then the following week will be hopefully full tilt again.
 
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