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Approved Log Testosterone, Masteron HGH Cycle Log

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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 :
  • 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)
@Infinity Labs has kindly shipped these products, and I should receive Tue/Wed. I will share photos of the goods upon arrival and will start pinning on Thursday evening.

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.

-----------

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:
  1. Performance in the gym
  • -450mg test is enough androgen to push strength, pumps, and recovery.
  • 300mg mast adds some polish to low body fat.
  1. 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).
3. GH doing its thing in background
  • 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 above diet, I should be at close to maintenance calories (give or take ~200) which should support 7-8% body fat without fighting metabolism. A controlled maintenance with flexibility.

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
I do not use any protein shakes as I like to eat my calories.


Approach to Training:

Weights: 4x per week (train PM after work)
  • Monday: Legs
  • Tuesday: Chest / Triceps
  • Thursday: Back / Bis
  • Friday: Shoulder / Abs
Cardio: 3x per week (~45-60 min AM fasted, HR ~140bpm - typically consists of 5-15km low intensity running)
  • Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Daily Baseline Steps: 10,000
  • I usually walk the dog for ~60 minutes on Monday, Tuesday, Friday mornings.
Sunday: Optional rest day, low intensity cardio or weights (dependent on weekly calories / recovery / energy).
  • 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!

---------

Photos below taken following my DEXA scan last week

Also excerpt from latest DEXA results.
 

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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.
That BF level is not gonna be easy to maintain. I think your going to be leaving a lot on the table as far as performance/gains go.
 
Looking insane my brother but that cut looked absolutely brutal. The idea of eating 1400 calories is scary o_Oo_Oo_O

Completely agree with what the boys above had said regarding maintaining that low BF%. Going to somewhere around 10-12% would make life a lot easier.

Following though my man, best of luck!
 
Cool log man, be interesting to watch your progress :) especially with the GH.

I've also been thinking about what to do after cutting, been in a huge deficit for ten weeks now.
 
Evening all.

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)
@Infinity Labs has kindly shipped these products, and I should receive Tue/Wed. I will share photos of the goods upon arrival and will start pinning on Thursday evening.

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.

-----------

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:
  1. Performance in the gym
  • -450mg test is enough androgen to push strength, pumps, and recovery.
  • 300mg mast adds some polish to low body fat.
  1. 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).
3. GH doing its thing in background
  • 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 above diet, I should be at close to maintenance calories (give or take ~200) which should support 7-8% body fat without fighting metabolism. A controlled maintenance with flexibility.

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
I do not use any protein shakes as I like to eat my calories.


Approach to Training:

Weights: 4x per week (train PM after work)
  • Monday: Legs
  • Tuesday: Chest / Triceps
  • Thursday: Back / Bis
  • Friday: Shoulder / Abs
Cardio: 3x per week (~45-60 min AM fasted, HR ~140bpm - typically consists of 5-15km low intensity running)
  • Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Daily Baseline Steps: 10,000
  • I usually walk the dog for ~60 minutes on Monday, Tuesday, Friday mornings.
Sunday: Optional rest day, low intensity cardio or weights (dependent on weekly calories / recovery / energy).
  • 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!

---------

Photos below taken following my DEXA scan last week

Also excerpt from latest DEXA results.
Awesome work brother can tell you are very meticulous which will put you in good stead of achieving some amazing results.
Looking unreal too, thanks for sharing your pictures.
Can I ask how tall and your age?
 
That BF level is not gonna be easy to maintain. I think your going to be leaving a lot on the table as far as performance/gains go.
Agreed - will definitely not be easy to maintain. Pivoting into a more maintainable diet and workout regime and where my calories will eventually sit long term will be dictated partly by performance and how I am feeling. If I need to lift calories as performance lagging, I will make adjustment as I track this weekly, including my mood etc.

So this is sort of a test that I will iterate in coming weeks dependent on how data and “feelings” show.
 
Looking insane my brother but that cut looked absolutely brutal. The idea of eating 1400 calories is scary o_Oo_Oo_O

Completely agree with what the boys above had said regarding maintaining that low BF%. Going to somewhere around 10-12% would make life a lot easier.

Following though my man, best of luck!
It was rough! Energy was through the floor.

After a few days now of 2650 calories I feel like a new man I can tell you that!

I’ll see how I progress with stated strategy and iterate if required! I don’t mind sacrificing “some” gains to optimise for leanness. But again - we will see how I “feel” and react to increased calories and PED strategy.
 
Evening all.

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)
@Infinity Labs has kindly shipped these products, and I should receive Tue/Wed. I will share photos of the goods upon arrival and will start pinning on Thursday evening.

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.

-----------

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:
  1. Performance in the gym
  • -450mg test is enough androgen to push strength, pumps, and recovery.
  • 300mg mast adds some polish to low body fat.
  1. 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).
3. GH doing its thing in background
  • 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 above diet, I should be at close to maintenance calories (give or take ~200) which should support 7-8% body fat without fighting metabolism. A controlled maintenance with flexibility.

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
I do not use any protein shakes as I like to eat my calories.


Approach to Training:

Weights: 4x per week (train PM after work)
  • Monday: Legs
  • Tuesday: Chest / Triceps
  • Thursday: Back / Bis
  • Friday: Shoulder / Abs
Cardio: 3x per week (~45-60 min AM fasted, HR ~140bpm - typically consists of 5-15km low intensity running)
  • Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Daily Baseline Steps: 10,000
  • I usually walk the dog for ~60 minutes on Monday, Tuesday, Friday mornings.
Sunday: Optional rest day, low intensity cardio or weights (dependent on weekly calories / recovery / energy).
  • 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!

---------

Photos below taken following my DEXA scan last week

Also excerpt from latest DEXA results.
Them legs 🦵 damn shredded.
Congratulations on getting a log started , really great first log. Also congrats on your sponsorship with @Infinity Labs

How much was the dexa? And where did you go to get it done , im interested for myself. Thanks
 
Awesome work brother can tell you are very meticulous which will put you in good stead of achieving some amazing results.
Looking unreal too, thanks for sharing your pictures.
Can I ask how tall and your age?

Thanks mate! Yes - I am definitely meticulous with diet and training. Diet is the name of the game as we know. And given I eat the same thing everyday as well as track daily TDEE and other metrics, I find it quite easy to iterate weekly dependent on target goal.

I am 5ft 10. 35 years old.
 
Them legs 🦵 damn shredded.
Congratulations on getting a log started , really great first log. Also congrats on your sponsorship with @Infinity Labs

How much was the dexa? And where did you go to get it done , im interested for myself. Thanks
Thanks bro.

I will DM you re: Dexa as it changes by state dependent on where you live.
 
Evening all.

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)
@Infinity Labs has kindly shipped these products, and I should receive Tue/Wed. I will share photos of the goods upon arrival and will start pinning on Thursday evening.

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.

-----------

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:
  1. Performance in the gym
  • -450mg test is enough androgen to push strength, pumps, and recovery.
  • 300mg mast adds some polish to low body fat.
  1. 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).
3. GH doing its thing in background
  • 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 above diet, I should be at close to maintenance calories (give or take ~200) which should support 7-8% body fat without fighting metabolism. A controlled maintenance with flexibility.

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
I do not use any protein shakes as I like to eat my calories.


Approach to Training:

Weights: 4x per week (train PM after work)
  • Monday: Legs
  • Tuesday: Chest / Triceps
  • Thursday: Back / Bis
  • Friday: Shoulder / Abs
Cardio: 3x per week (~45-60 min AM fasted, HR ~140bpm - typically consists of 5-15km low intensity running)
  • Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Daily Baseline Steps: 10,000
  • I usually walk the dog for ~60 minutes on Monday, Tuesday, Friday mornings.
Sunday: Optional rest day, low intensity cardio or weights (dependent on weekly calories / recovery / energy).
  • 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!

---------

Photos below taken following my DEXA scan last week

Also excerpt from latest DEXA results.
Looking crazy shredded brother, i respect you commitment to getting that lean im sure i never came easy lol.
Your all over this bro and im very keen to see how this goes for your staying super lean. Good to see your still a little flexible with the games plan but you know what you want.
Following along for sure legend🔥🙏
 
Evening all.

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)
@Infinity Labs has kindly shipped these products, and I should receive Tue/Wed. I will share photos of the goods upon arrival and will start pinning on Thursday evening.

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.

-----------

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:
  1. Performance in the gym
  • -450mg test is enough androgen to push strength, pumps, and recovery.
  • 300mg mast adds some polish to low body fat.
  1. 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).
3. GH doing its thing in background
  • 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 above diet, I should be at close to maintenance calories (give or take ~200) which should support 7-8% body fat without fighting metabolism. A controlled maintenance with flexibility.

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
I do not use any protein shakes as I like to eat my calories.


Approach to Training:

Weights: 4x per week (train PM after work)
  • Monday: Legs
  • Tuesday: Chest / Triceps
  • Thursday: Back / Bis
  • Friday: Shoulder / Abs
Cardio: 3x per week (~45-60 min AM fasted, HR ~140bpm - typically consists of 5-15km low intensity running)
  • Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Daily Baseline Steps: 10,000
  • I usually walk the dog for ~60 minutes on Monday, Tuesday, Friday mornings.
Sunday: Optional rest day, low intensity cardio or weights (dependent on weekly calories / recovery / energy).
  • 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!

---------

Photos below taken following my DEXA scan last week

Also excerpt from latest DEXA results.
Good start to your log brother, will be following
 
Evening all.

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)
@Infinity Labs has kindly shipped these products, and I should receive Tue/Wed. I will share photos of the goods upon arrival and will start pinning on Thursday evening.

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.

-----------

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:
  1. Performance in the gym
  • -450mg test is enough androgen to push strength, pumps, and recovery.
  • 300mg mast adds some polish to low body fat.
  1. 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).
3. GH doing its thing in background
  • 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 above diet, I should be at close to maintenance calories (give or take ~200) which should support 7-8% body fat without fighting metabolism. A controlled maintenance with flexibility.

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
I do not use any protein shakes as I like to eat my calories.


Approach to Training:

Weights: 4x per week (train PM after work)
  • Monday: Legs
  • Tuesday: Chest / Triceps
  • Thursday: Back / Bis
  • Friday: Shoulder / Abs
Cardio: 3x per week (~45-60 min AM fasted, HR ~140bpm - typically consists of 5-15km low intensity running)
  • Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Daily Baseline Steps: 10,000
  • I usually walk the dog for ~60 minutes on Monday, Tuesday, Friday mornings.
Sunday: Optional rest day, low intensity cardio or weights (dependent on weekly calories / recovery / energy).
  • 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!

---------

Photos below taken following my DEXA scan last week

Also excerpt from latest DEXA results.
welcome to the EVO family :D @aussiejimmyj love this log!
You look super lean and shredded in the pics with amazing hard abs and your body fat is crazy low right now. :D

Your test mast GH setup is perfect for holding that 7% and slowly adding lean size!
I would start moving up food to gain size, you're lean enough fo rit.

supplements
what digestive supps you use?
digestive enzymes?
multis?
probiotics?
psyllium husk?

are you listening to our podcast? if not, you should:
https://www.evolutionary.org/podcasts/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/evolutionary-bodybuilding-radio/id1798623410
https://open.spotify.com/show/53q1RFTgG4h6TQHsJ4xY6Z
 
welcome to the EVO family :D @aussiejimmyj love this log!
You look super lean and shredded in the pics with amazing hard abs and your body fat is crazy low right now. :D

Your test mast GH setup is perfect for holding that 7% and slowly adding lean size!
I would start moving up food to gain size, you're lean enough fo rit.

supplements
what digestive supps you use?
digestive enzymes?
multis?
probiotics?
psyllium husk?

are you listening to our podcast? if not, you should:
https://www.evolutionary.org/podcasts/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/evolutionary-bodybuilding-radio/id1798623410
https://open.spotify.com/show/53q1RFTgG4h6TQHsJ4xY6Z
I recommend animal pak, multivitamin and it has digestive enzymes in it!
 
welcome to the EVO family :D @aussiejimmyj love this log!
You look super lean and shredded in the pics with amazing hard abs and your body fat is crazy low right now. :D

Your test mast GH setup is perfect for holding that 7% and slowly adding lean size!
I would start moving up food to gain size, you're lean enough fo rit.

supplements
what digestive supps you use?
digestive enzymes?
multis?
probiotics?
psyllium husk?

are you listening to our podcast? if not, you should:
https://www.evolutionary.org/podcasts/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/evolutionary-bodybuilding-radio/id1798623410
https://open.spotify.com/show/53q1RFTgG4h6TQHsJ4xY6Z
Thanks @LevButlerov - much appreciated.

Very excited for the Test, Mast & GH to take effect!

On your supplement question:
- Medibolic: Liver Support (https://medibolic.co.nz/products/liver-support)
- Medibolic: Heart & Kidney Support (https://medibolic.co.nz/products/heart-support-supplement)
- Taurine
- Astragalus Root
- Magnesium

That is my current supplement list.

I do not take psyllium husk as I find I easily hit my daily fibre needs via food.

Would you recommend anything else? Open to suggestions on digestive enzymes, probiotics, etc.
 
Thanks @LevButlerov - much appreciated.

Very excited for the Test, Mast & GH to take effect!

On your supplement question:
- Medibolic: Liver Support (https://medibolic.co.nz/products/liver-support)
- Medibolic: Heart & Kidney Support (https://medibolic.co.nz/products/heart-support-supplement)
- Taurine
- Astragalus Root
- Magnesium

That is my current supplement list.

I do not take psyllium husk as I find I easily hit my daily fibre needs via food.

Would you recommend anything else? Open to suggestions on digestive enzymes, probiotics, etc.
Good stack, but i'd like you to start adding probiotics and digestive enzymes with each meal can you do that? @aussiejimmyj and add psyllium husk 1 tbps/ed
 
UPDATE:

Grabbed Injectable L-Carnitine 400mg/ml from Odin.

Protocol:
- 600mg 3-4x per week pre AM fasted cardio with GH (different sites).
- Subq (2x 0.75ml pins for 600mg)

After research, it appears that the absorption difference between subq and IM is minimal.

IM pros:
- People seem to prefer IM given you are injecting ~1-1.5ml of liquid which can leave lumps on some people via subq
- IM also gives you faster peak levels.

Subq pros:
- I find this more convenient and my body tolerates subq injections well
- Subq gives you slightly slower absorption which works well for longer cardio sessions (60-90 minutes)
- Slower absorption aligns well with my GH. I pin at 5am and do my fasted AM cardio at 7am. Pinning both at 5am provides enough time for L-C to kick in alongside GH peak levels

Final thoughts
If I experience any negative impact of injecting subq, then I will switch to IM (I personally find IM shots a hassle).
 
Evening all.

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)
@Infinity Labs has kindly shipped these products, and I should receive Tue/Wed. I will share photos of the goods upon arrival and will start pinning on Thursday evening.

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.

-----------

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:
  1. Performance in the gym
  • -450mg test is enough androgen to push strength, pumps, and recovery.
  • 300mg mast adds some polish to low body fat.
  1. 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).
3. GH doing its thing in background
  • 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 above diet, I should be at close to maintenance calories (give or take ~200) which should support 7-8% body fat without fighting metabolism. A controlled maintenance with flexibility.

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
I do not use any protein shakes as I like to eat my calories.


Approach to Training:

Weights: 4x per week (train PM after work)
  • Monday: Legs
  • Tuesday: Chest / Triceps
  • Thursday: Back / Bis
  • Friday: Shoulder / Abs
Cardio: 3x per week (~45-60 min AM fasted, HR ~140bpm - typically consists of 5-15km low intensity running)
  • Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Daily Baseline Steps: 10,000
  • I usually walk the dog for ~60 minutes on Monday, Tuesday, Friday mornings.
Sunday: Optional rest day, low intensity cardio or weights (dependent on weekly calories / recovery / energy).
  • 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!

---------

Photos below taken following my DEXA scan last week

Also excerpt from latest DEXA results.
@aussiejimmyj cardio is on point. keep up the grind with walking the dog. that is great for both of you!
 
Evening all.

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)
@Infinity Labs has kindly shipped these products, and I should receive Tue/Wed. I will share photos of the goods upon arrival and will start pinning on Thursday evening.

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.

-----------

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:
  1. Performance in the gym
  • -450mg test is enough androgen to push strength, pumps, and recovery.
  • 300mg mast adds some polish to low body fat.
  1. 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).
3. GH doing its thing in background
  • 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 above diet, I should be at close to maintenance calories (give or take ~200) which should support 7-8% body fat without fighting metabolism. A controlled maintenance with flexibility.

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
I do not use any protein shakes as I like to eat my calories.


Approach to Training:

Weights: 4x per week (train PM after work)
  • Monday: Legs
  • Tuesday: Chest / Triceps
  • Thursday: Back / Bis
  • Friday: Shoulder / Abs
Cardio: 3x per week (~45-60 min AM fasted, HR ~140bpm - typically consists of 5-15km low intensity running)
  • Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Daily Baseline Steps: 10,000
  • I usually walk the dog for ~60 minutes on Monday, Tuesday, Friday mornings.
Sunday: Optional rest day, low intensity cardio or weights (dependent on weekly calories / recovery / energy).
  • 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!

---------

Photos below taken following my DEXA scan last week

Also excerpt from latest DEXA results.
bros i like that you not taking protein shakes. real food always best. i try to tell dudes i work with plumbing that but they always drinking redbull, monster and protein powder @aussiejimmyj
 
Evening all.

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)
@Infinity Labs has kindly shipped these products, and I should receive Tue/Wed. I will share photos of the goods upon arrival and will start pinning on Thursday evening.

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.

-----------

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:
  1. Performance in the gym
  • -450mg test is enough androgen to push strength, pumps, and recovery.
  • 300mg mast adds some polish to low body fat.
  1. 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).
3. GH doing its thing in background
  • 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 above diet, I should be at close to maintenance calories (give or take ~200) which should support 7-8% body fat without fighting metabolism. A controlled maintenance with flexibility.

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
I do not use any protein shakes as I like to eat my calories.


Approach to Training:

Weights: 4x per week (train PM after work)
  • Monday: Legs
  • Tuesday: Chest / Triceps
  • Thursday: Back / Bis
  • Friday: Shoulder / Abs
Cardio: 3x per week (~45-60 min AM fasted, HR ~140bpm - typically consists of 5-15km low intensity running)
  • Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Daily Baseline Steps: 10,000
  • I usually walk the dog for ~60 minutes on Monday, Tuesday, Friday mornings.
Sunday: Optional rest day, low intensity cardio or weights (dependent on weekly calories / recovery / energy).
  • 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!

---------

Photos below taken following my DEXA scan last week

Also excerpt from latest DEXA results.
wow your body fat got lower. you are super ripped ! @aussiejimmyj awesome job posting the dexa scan and seeing how lean you are
 
Evening all.

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)
@Infinity Labs has kindly shipped these products, and I should receive Tue/Wed. I will share photos of the goods upon arrival and will start pinning on Thursday evening.

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.

-----------

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:
  1. Performance in the gym
  • -450mg test is enough androgen to push strength, pumps, and recovery.
  • 300mg mast adds some polish to low body fat.
  1. 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).
3. GH doing its thing in background
  • 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 above diet, I should be at close to maintenance calories (give or take ~200) which should support 7-8% body fat without fighting metabolism. A controlled maintenance with flexibility.

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
I do not use any protein shakes as I like to eat my calories.


Approach to Training:

Weights: 4x per week (train PM after work)
  • Monday: Legs
  • Tuesday: Chest / Triceps
  • Thursday: Back / Bis
  • Friday: Shoulder / Abs
Cardio: 3x per week (~45-60 min AM fasted, HR ~140bpm - typically consists of 5-15km low intensity running)
  • Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Daily Baseline Steps: 10,000
  • I usually walk the dog for ~60 minutes on Monday, Tuesday, Friday mornings.
Sunday: Optional rest day, low intensity cardio or weights (dependent on weekly calories / recovery / energy).
  • 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!

---------

Photos below taken following my DEXA scan last week

Also excerpt from latest DEXA results.
@aussiejimmyj nice job man. the baseline steps being 10K is solid. i wonder how many steps i get everyday myself
 
wow your body fat got lower. you are super ripped ! @aussiejimmyj awesome job posting the dexa scan and seeing how lean you are
Thanks bro. Yeah DEXA was very interesting. In my results last week from 8% to 6%, in this period the fat loss came primarily via legs (-47% fat), subcutaneous fat (-67%) and visceral fat (-76%).
 

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@aussiejimmyj nice job man. the baseline steps being 10K is solid. i wonder how many steps i get everyday myself
Thanks bro. I find 10k minimum is a good baseline as this roughly equates to ~3-400 calories.

I usually hit ~12,000. Get yourself a Garmin watch or something and tracking becomes very easy.
 
bros i like that you not taking protein shakes. real food always best. i try to tell dudes i work with plumbing that but they always drinking redbull, monster and protein powder @aussiejimmyj
Agreed. Especially when dieting I find. Every bit of calorie you can consume does wonders versus what you drink.
 
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Thanks bro. Yeah DEXA was very interesting. In my results last week from 8% to 6%, in this period the fat loss came primarily via legs (-47% fat), subcutaneous fat (-67%) and visceral fat (-76%).
how much is a dexa where you are at? And where did you get it performed at? I must have missed if you mentioned it above so I apologize. Was it something where you got it done at your gym or did you have to go to a clinic? @aussiejimmyj
 
how much is a dexa where you are at? And where did you get it performed at? I must have missed if you mentioned it above so I apologize. Was it something where you got it done at your gym or did you have to go to a clinic? @aussiejimmyj
They are expensive in my state as you need referral. ~$250-300. In other states in AU, you do not need a referral and they typically cost ~$100.

It was performed at a radiology clinic. Typically, gyms will not be equipped with DEXAs as they are primarily for bone mineral density conditions and are very expensive.

Gyms will typically have the INBODY machines which are notoriously inaccurate. They can still be used effectively to track 'trends' in body composition - but for exact metrics they are very inaccurate. Body fat % from DEXAs will typically be 3-5% higher than results you get from INBODY machines (3-5% being the actual body fat figure that is higher - not % difference / margin of error)
 
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They are expensive in my state as you need referral. ~$250-300. In other states in AU, you do not need a referral and they typically cost ~$100.

It was performed at a radiology clinic. Typically, gyms will not be equipped with DEXAs as they are primarily for bone mineral density conditions and are very expensive.

Gyms will typically have the INBODY machines which are notoriously inaccurate. They can still be used effectively to track 'trends' in body composition - but for exact metrics they are very inaccurate. Body fat % from DEXAs will typically be 3-5% higher than results you get from INBODY machines.
As an example, I got an INBODY scan the same day I recorded the first DEXA scan in early September. INBODY had me at 4.5% body fat. DEXA at 8.4% body fat. ha. quite a way off when you are talking about small changes in body fat loss to go from 8% to 6% via DEXA for example.

But still - the INBODY can be an effective tool if you have higher levels of body fat to track the overall 'trend' of progress.
 
Evening all.

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)
@Infinity Labs has kindly shipped these products, and I should receive Tue/Wed. I will share photos of the goods upon arrival and will start pinning on Thursday evening.

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.

-----------

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:
  1. Performance in the gym
  • -450mg test is enough androgen to push strength, pumps, and recovery.
  • 300mg mast adds some polish to low body fat.
  1. 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).
3. GH doing its thing in background
  • 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 above diet, I should be at close to maintenance calories (give or take ~200) which should support 7-8% body fat without fighting metabolism. A controlled maintenance with flexibility.

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
I do not use any protein shakes as I like to eat my calories.


Approach to Training:

Weights: 4x per week (train PM after work)
  • Monday: Legs
  • Tuesday: Chest / Triceps
  • Thursday: Back / Bis
  • Friday: Shoulder / Abs
Cardio: 3x per week (~45-60 min AM fasted, HR ~140bpm - typically consists of 5-15km low intensity running)
  • Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Daily Baseline Steps: 10,000
  • I usually walk the dog for ~60 minutes on Monday, Tuesday, Friday mornings.
Sunday: Optional rest day, low intensity cardio or weights (dependent on weekly calories / recovery / energy).
  • 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!

---------

Photos below taken following my DEXA scan last week

Also excerpt from latest DEXA results.
@aussiejimmyj nice start to the log man. We are glad to have you here!!! You have a very lean physique as it is. Let’s see how far you can take it
 
They are expensive in my state as you need referral. ~$250-300. In other states in AU, you do not need a referral and they typically cost ~$100.

It was performed at a radiology clinic. Typically, gyms will not be equipped with DEXAs as they are primarily for bone mineral density conditions and are very expensive.

Gyms will typically have the INBODY machines which are notoriously inaccurate. They can still be used effectively to track 'trends' in body composition - but for exact metrics they are very inaccurate. Body fat % from DEXAs will typically be 3-5% higher than results you get from INBODY machines (3-5% being the actual body fat figure that is higher - not % difference / margin of error)
wow awesome info!@
 
Incredibly lean, congratulations for putting in the hard work and getting the results.

Mind providing a daily example of what you’re eating.
Sure bro.

Final few weeks of diet (ate primarily same food each day):
Target: 1,400 calories (200g protein, 60g carbs, 40g fats)

AM fasted cardio with first meal at lunch

Lunch: 61g protein, 7g carbs, 6g fats
- 1x Carb balance wrap
- 3x Woolworths tinned shredded chicken breast

Pre-workout: 18g protein, 5g carbs, 1g fats
- 1 cruskit
- 1x Woolworths tinned shredded chicken breast

Workout

Dinner: 105g protein, 14g carbs, 12g fats
- 2x Carb balance wraps
- 5x Woolworths shredded chicken breast

Post-dinner snack / pre-bed snack: 43g protein, 16g carbs, 3g fat
- 2x Paul's protein chocolate yoghurt
- 1x Muscle nation choc honeycomb snack bar (cut up and put in yoghurt)

Daily calories: 1,391 (228g protein, 42g carbs, 23g fats)

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Will provide an updated view of my typical day of current diet in a few days.

But it is largely the above menu of items with brown rice replacing some of the wraps. I eat ~7-10 Woolworths tinned shredded chicken breast each day which forms the bulk of my protein intake. Find them incredibly convenient and surprisingly tasty. Each tin has great macros as well (87 calories; 19g protein, 1g carb, 1g fat)

I also leverage frozen vegies & try eat my carbs earlier in day. But I will post a proper breakdown of updated diet, foods, and last few days training when I provide report on pinning on Thursday.

Just reconstituted @Infinity Labs HGH - can't wait to hit 3iu pre-bed tonight.
 
Sure bro.

Final few weeks of diet (ate primarily same food each day):
Target: 1,400 calories (200g protein, 60g carbs, 40g fats)

AM fasted cardio with first meal at lunch

Lunch: 61g protein, 7g carbs, 6g fats
- 1x Carb balance wrap
- 3x Woolworths tinned shredded chicken breast

Pre-workout: 18g protein, 5g carbs, 1g fats
- 1 cruskit
- 1x Woolworths tinned shredded chicken breast

Workout

Dinner: 105g protein, 14g carbs, 12g fats
- 2x Carb balance wraps
- 5x Woolworths shredded chicken breast

Post-dinner snack / pre-bed snack: 43g protein, 16g carbs, 3g fat
- 2x Paul's protein chocolate yoghurt
- 1x Muscle nation choc honeycomb snack bar (cut up and put in yoghurt)

Daily calories: 1,391 (228g protein, 42g carbs, 23g fats)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Will provide an updated view of my typical day of current diet in a few days.

But it is largely the above menu of items with brown rice replacing some of the wraps. I eat ~7-10 Woolworths tinned shredded chicken breast each day which forms the bulk of my protein intake. Find them incredibly convenient and surprisingly tasty. Each tin has great macros as well (87 calories; 19g protein, 1g carb, 1g fat)

I also leverage frozen vegies & try eat my carbs earlier in day. But I will post a proper breakdown of updated diet, foods, and last few days training when I provide report on pinning on Thursday.

Just reconstituted @Infinity Labs HGH - can't wait to hit 3iu pre-bed tonight.
Good layout and the protein is sky high which is why you stayed tight on low calories.
but are you sure you want to stay that low for long?
 
Good layout and the protein is sky high which is why you stayed tight on low calories.
but are you sure you want to stay that low for long?
Hey Lev.

I was running that diet in the final weeks of my cut. So only stayed that low for several weeks. I tapered down to that level from a starting point of ~2300 over several months. Was just providing a summary in response to Peshay.

My diet is now ~2,650 calories (see first post where I lay it out). I will provide an update on this diet later this week after I pin Infinity's products on Thursday! Will provide update as to diet, training, PEDs, etc.

Hope that helps!
 
Hey Lev.

I was running that diet in the final weeks of my cut. So only stayed that low for several weeks. I tapered down to that level from a starting point of ~2300 over several months. Was just providing a summary in response to Peshay.

My diet is now ~2,650 calories (see first post where I lay it out). I will provide an update on this diet later this week after I pin Infinity's products on Thursday! Will provide update as to diet, training, PEDs, etc.

Hope that helps!
Good update :D
2650 now is a good jump from that final cut phase. Keep the protein high and i would up carbs as well imo!


@BeMe @HarleyGuy @vanlife_gymbum @s.gentz
@Allupfromhere @Pigsy @Dreamer @Freki @R.AP
@waggat @Yuri @rizzlekdizzle @Grumpy
 
Hey Lev.

I was running that diet in the final weeks of my cut. So only stayed that low for several weeks. I tapered down to that level from a starting point of ~2300 over several months. Was just providing a summary in response to Peshay.

My diet is now ~2,650 calories (see first post where I lay it out). I will provide an update on this diet later this week after I pin Infinity's products on Thursday! Will provide update as to diet, training, PEDs, etc.

Hope that helps!
Looking forward to that update, Will be following along for sure
 
Sure bro.

Final few weeks of diet (ate primarily same food each day):
Target: 1,400 calories (200g protein, 60g carbs, 40g fats)

AM fasted cardio with first meal at lunch

Lunch: 61g protein, 7g carbs, 6g fats
- 1x Carb balance wrap
- 3x Woolworths tinned shredded chicken breast

Pre-workout: 18g protein, 5g carbs, 1g fats
- 1 cruskit
- 1x Woolworths tinned shredded chicken breast

Workout

Dinner: 105g protein, 14g carbs, 12g fats
- 2x Carb balance wraps
- 5x Woolworths shredded chicken breast

Post-dinner snack / pre-bed snack: 43g protein, 16g carbs, 3g fat
- 2x Paul's protein chocolate yoghurt
- 1x Muscle nation choc honeycomb snack bar (cut up and put in yoghurt)

Daily calories: 1,391 (228g protein, 42g carbs, 23g fats)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Will provide an updated view of my typical day of current diet in a few days.

But it is largely the above menu of items with brown rice replacing some of the wraps. I eat ~7-10 Woolworths tinned shredded chicken breast each day which forms the bulk of my protein intake. Find them incredibly convenient and surprisingly tasty. Each tin has great macros as well (87 calories; 19g protein, 1g carb, 1g fat)

I also leverage frozen vegies & try eat my carbs earlier in day. But I will post a proper breakdown of updated diet, foods, and last few days training when I provide report on pinning on Thursday.

Just reconstituted @Infinity Labs HGH - can't wait to hit 3iu pre-bed tonight.
You're crushing it bro. I love the macros it's aggressive and you'll have that Ryan Reynolds on juice look with those abs. Protein is nice and high compared to carbs and fat but how long did you plan on running a 8:2:1 ratio of protein:carbs:fats you might burn out pretty fast after the initial results peak. Keep an eye on your fatigue levels and lethargy and let us know if it dips.

The GH will help a lot as well in that deficit.
 
Thanks bro. I find 10k minimum is a good baseline as this roughly equates to ~3-400 calories.

I usually hit ~12,000. Get yourself a Garmin watch or something and tracking becomes very easy.
yeah i like to walk around my yard in circles especially on days i miss my wife
 
Agreed. Especially when dieting I find. Every bit of calorie you can consume does wonders versus what you drink.
bros most BBC's can't handle dairy so whey tough on me
 
Evening all.

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)
@Infinity Labs has kindly shipped these products, and I should receive Tue/Wed. I will share photos of the goods upon arrival and will start pinning on Thursday evening.

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:
  1. Performance in the gym
  • -450mg test is enough androgen to push strength, pumps, and recovery.
  • 300mg mast adds some polish to low body fat.
  1. 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).
3. GH doing its thing in background
  • 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 above diet, I should be at close to maintenance calories (give or take ~200) which should support 7-8% body fat without fighting metabolism. A controlled maintenance with flexibility.

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
I do not use any protein shakes as I like to eat my calories.


Approach to Training:

Weights: 4x per week (train PM after work)
  • Monday: Legs
  • Tuesday: Chest / Triceps
  • Thursday: Back / Bis
  • Friday: Shoulder / Abs
Cardio: 3x per week (~45-60 min AM fasted, HR ~140bpm - typically consists of 5-15km low intensity running)
  • Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Daily Baseline Steps: 10,000
  • I usually walk the dog for ~60 minutes on Monday, Tuesday, Friday mornings.
Sunday: Optional rest day, low intensity cardio or weights (dependent on weekly calories / recovery / energy).
  • 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
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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!

---------

Photos below taken following my DEXA scan last week

Also excerpt from latest DEXA results.
@aussiejimmyj looking absolutely shredded bro!
 
Evening all.

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)
@Infinity Labs has kindly shipped these products, and I should receive Tue/Wed. I will share photos of the goods upon arrival and will start pinning on Thursday evening.

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.

-----------

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:
  1. Performance in the gym
  • -450mg test is enough androgen to push strength, pumps, and recovery.
  • 300mg mast adds some polish to low body fat.
  1. 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).
3. GH doing its thing in background
  • 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 above diet, I should be at close to maintenance calories (give or take ~200) which should support 7-8% body fat without fighting metabolism. A controlled maintenance with flexibility.

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
I do not use any protein shakes as I like to eat my calories.


Approach to Training:

Weights: 4x per week (train PM after work)
  • Monday: Legs
  • Tuesday: Chest / Triceps
  • Thursday: Back / Bis
  • Friday: Shoulder / Abs
Cardio: 3x per week (~45-60 min AM fasted, HR ~140bpm - typically consists of 5-15km low intensity running)
  • Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Daily Baseline Steps: 10,000
  • I usually walk the dog for ~60 minutes on Monday, Tuesday, Friday mornings.
Sunday: Optional rest day, low intensity cardio or weights (dependent on weekly calories / recovery / energy).
  • 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!

---------

Photos below taken following my DEXA scan last week

Also excerpt from latest DEXA results.
Mate congratulations on the log and awesome effort here with the detail.

Nice to see someone using GH fasted before AM cardio - if you're not already you might like to start administering your AM dose Intramuscularly for the faster uptake and more acute increase in lipolysis!

I agree on getting protein from whole foods.

Plan is switched on and well thought out. What is your average rate of BW gain per week bro?

Would love to see a complete breakdown on what your meals look like too if you haven't already!

Awesome stuff though keep it up

@LevButlerov
 
Sure bro.

Final few weeks of diet (ate primarily same food each day):
Target: 1,400 calories (200g protein, 60g carbs, 40g fats)

AM fasted cardio with first meal at lunch

Lunch: 61g protein, 7g carbs, 6g fats
- 1x Carb balance wrap
- 3x Woolworths tinned shredded chicken breast

Pre-workout: 18g protein, 5g carbs, 1g fats
- 1 cruskit
- 1x Woolworths tinned shredded chicken breast

Workout

Dinner: 105g protein, 14g carbs, 12g fats
- 2x Carb balance wraps
- 5x Woolworths shredded chicken breast

Post-dinner snack / pre-bed snack: 43g protein, 16g carbs, 3g fat
- 2x Paul's protein chocolate yoghurt
- 1x Muscle nation choc honeycomb snack bar (cut up and put in yoghurt)

Daily calories: 1,391 (228g protein, 42g carbs, 23g fats)

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Will provide an updated view of my typical day of current diet in a few days.

But it is largely the above menu of items with brown rice replacing some of the wraps. I eat ~7-10 Woolworths tinned shredded chicken breast each day which forms the bulk of my protein intake. Find them incredibly convenient and surprisingly tasty. Each tin has great macros as well (87 calories; 19g protein, 1g carb, 1g fat)

I also leverage frozen vegies & try eat my carbs earlier in day. But I will post a proper breakdown of updated diet, foods, and last few days training when I provide report on pinning on Thursday.

Just reconstituted @Infinity Labs HGH - can't wait to hit 3iu pre-bed tonight.
@aussiejimmyj good updates........
 
Hey Lev.

I was running that diet in the final weeks of my cut. So only stayed that low for several weeks. I tapered down to that level from a starting point of ~2300 over several months. Was just providing a summary in response to Peshay.

My diet is now ~2,650 calories (see first post where I lay it out). I will provide an update on this diet later this week after I pin Infinity's products on Thursday! Will provide update as to diet, training, PEDs, etc.

Hope that helps!
any updates? @aussiejimmyj
 
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