The Gladiator's Road to 225: Test/Tren/EQ

[the.gladiator1987]

Week 1 Day 3
Day 3
Weight: 205.2

Back (no deads)

Pull-ups: 10, 6, 6, 7
Bb rows: 135x8 2 sets, 155x6 2 sets
Lat pulldown: 105x12, 120x8, 135x8, 150x8, 90x10
T bar rows: 135x7 3 sets
Calves: 3 sets to failure


I'm switching my back workouts every other workout in doing deads and the other days I'm doing bb rows and pull-ups. This is because I want to get my deadlift strength up but also want my pull-ups to go up.

Diet yesterday was sausage and potatoes with broccoli, protein shake, chicken and rice. Worked graveyard so my meals were all screwed up. Today so far is protein shake, gonna have some chicken Alfredo after this, and at work I'll have 2 meals of beef and rice with veggies and milk. I think I've lost a little weight because of water weight from the dbol but it could be because of my shitty diet last week too.

By the way the gear I have is absolutely painless. It really helps to warm up the syringe under the sink with hot water.

 

[the.gladiator1987]

Week 1 Day 4
Day 4

Football / Thanksgiving

Hey guys, hope you all had a good thanksgiving. I woke up early to play a tackle football game, 11 vs. 11 with no pads. We ended up winning 10-6, I got 3 TD's, a pick 6, and one **** where I literally broke about 7 tackles and still scored LOL it was great to be out there. Makes me wish I focused more on football in HS and college. I strained my left hammy a little but it should clear up in a few days. My condition was OK but it is definitely something I am going to work on. I am also going to look into joining a flag football league and maybe a basketball league as well. I have always enjoyed being an athlete, and its the main reason I lift. It is not to be huge, but to be big and strong and athletic at the same time.

My diet today was a protein shake, some gas station food after the game, then lots of traditional Thanksgiving food. I didnt weigh myself today but I am hitting shoulders and Triceps today after work and will weight myself. My max on standing BTN BB Military press was 225x7 back in the day, and I am looking to get back to that level on his cycle.

 

[gearhead]

bro looking good...keep us updated

 

[Nordic F]

i love seeing how you play ball still man. I do as well. full contact with pads. nothing better! looking good man. gains are coming and you're looking solid!

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you considered cardarine to get the conditioning back? Im a huge guy and have used it to get my conditioning up. Works great! happened pretty fast and i was running circles around guys my size and never out of breath

 

[wykedengel]

*Pulls up a chair* subbed and ready to follow.

 

[the.gladiator1987]

Week 1 Day 6
Day 6

Shoulders

BTN standing bb military press: 135x6, 155x6, 185x6, 205x4, 135x6
Machine shoulder press, db military, db front raises, reverse pec dec

No cardio since I worked out late and had to leave for work the next morning at 4am. 2nd injection for week 1 went smooth.

Thanks for keeping up gearhead and wykedengel. Nordic, that's awesome man! Do you play in a league? I was thinking about cardarine but I wanted to get my conditioning better on my own first. I want to add cardarine once I really need the conditioning like when I join a football or basketball league.

 

[rhynoplanet]

First of all, nice log. Be careful doing behind the neck military press. There is a lot of strain on the shoulder joint at the bottom position in that lift. Much better to do them in front.


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[the.gladiator1987]

First of all, nice log. Be careful doing behind the neck military press. There is a lot of strain on the shoulder joint at the bottom position in that lift. Much better to do them in front.


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Thanks for following man. I used to alternate these with push presses and I liked that a lot. I dont feel any pain when doing BTN presses, or even when I do deep weighted dips, but then again that doesnt mean I wont injure myself all of a sudden if I am not careful. I think I will never go below 6 reps on BTN military presses anymore because 205x4 did feel a little too heavy for my shoulders.

 

[the.gladiator1987]

Week 2 Day 1
Day 8

Weight: 208.6 (bball shorts, AM after breakfast)

My second week starts today. I'm happy with my starting strength and my goals for strength this cycle are as follows:

BW: 225
Bench: 365x5
Deadlift: 455x5
Squat: 405x5
Military: 225x5

Other goals: touch my toes, increase vertical 3 inches, increase calf size, increase back width, improve conditioning. Lots of goals but I know it can be done.

Haven't worked out yet or injected myself but I will before work tonight. I have to skip legs since my left leg is still a little hurt from the football game on thanksgiving. Feels like a strain in my hamstring and hurts to put a lot of pressure on my heel. I could probably go and do light legs so when I go to the gym I'll see how I feel and do legs or do chest/tris.

I feel pretty lean for my weight, I'll be posting pics every month. Same picture, same time, same poses. I'm gonna do calves, front double bicep, back double bicep, quads, and abs. I'll start today since I didn't do the same pics last week. I just want to see a monthly progression.

Stay tuned!

 

[the.gladiator1987]

Ok week 2 pictures





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[the.gladiator1987]

 

[Zinga]

Looking good dude, I'm watching this thread with interest

 

[the.gladiator1987]

Looking good dude, I'm watching this thread with interest

Thanks for following man. Ive learned a lot from other logs so I like to help others as well. Hopefully I get the results I'm looking for!

Just finished legs and am about to inject. Went up to 315x6 squats and did some leg extensions, leg curls and calves. 315x6 was heavy on squats and although I didn't feel any pain, once I went to lying leg curls I felt the strain in my hamstring. So that may be why. I'm glad I did legs though to get blood in there and to not miss a workout. I know a lot of my old strength was due to consistency. I was always hitting it heavy and consistent. I believe I'll be repping 405 by the end of the cycle.

 

[rhynoplanet]

Looking thick. Keep up the good work.


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[Jas101]

Looking good .

 

[the.gladiator1987]

Thanks rhyno and jas.

Week 2 Day 3
Day 10

Did chest and tris today. Was a little weaker than last week but I think it's because I worked out this morning without getting any meals in besides my protein shake before I left. I don't think the shake even digested until after my workout lol. Crazy how carbs can change your workout drastically.

I'm moving on December 14th so now I'll have that on my plate, along with school, work, kids and the gym. I think I'm gonna add cardarine when I start the tren because I hear so many good things on it. What's the minimum length to run it? 8 weeks?

 

[gearhead]

bro chest day looks good....with tren i would go with max 10 weeks...

 

[the.gladiator1987]

Week 1 Day 6
Day 13

Back

Did some pullups, and couple variations of lat pulldowns. Only got a 45 min workout in today because of work but focused on intensity and squeezing rather than banging out the weight like usual. I am feeling it kick in because I am getting flush in my face more and my pumps are becoming sick. I'm just finishing week 2 (technically week 3 since the very first week I did 1 injection).

I cannot stress enough how painless my gear is! I have been heating it up under hot sink water for 1.5-2 minutes every injection and it seems to be working. I am also mixing the test and EQ so that is probably helping as well. I am moving on December 14th (9 days) and once I move into my new house I will be a lot more organized as far as my workouts and diet. I know I can be eating better and working out longer than I am but I let life get in the way like always. That will be changing in about a week! Hopefully the appetite increase kicks in soon.

 

[the.gladiator1987]

Week 2 Day 7
Day 14

Shoulders

Did some shoulders yesterday and my BTN military press went up one rep from 205x4 to 205x5. Did about 4 other exercises, db military, lying incline db side raises, plate raises, reverse pec dec and some triceps. Definitely feeling fuller and more pumped.

Today is the start of week 3. Not sure if I can work out or not but my morning weight was 205.6. So I need to start eating more. I should be at about 210 right now. I'm starting the aromasin today and once I move to my new house next week I'll have the whole fridge to myself

 

[the.gladiator1987]

Week 3 Day 3
Day 17

Back

Did pull-ups, lat pulldowns, cable rows, hammer strength pulldowns, and calves. Definitely getting more size and pumps. Since these are long esters I am waiting patiently to see the real effects. But I def feel like Im on something so I feel like my stuff is g2g. 11 pull-ups was a new PR. The reason I didn't do rows or deadlifts is because my lower back was feeling strained, right in the muscle. It actually feels OK now so I don't think its anything to worry about.

On a side note, tomorrow I have an interview for a higher position at my hotel. I would be going from a Lead/MOD to the Director of Front Office. I am hoping I get it since I am going to school for Hospitality now and would love to gain experience and get the extra pay. If I don't get it, I am still a union member so either way I am still gaining experience and able to pay bills and save up. But this position would pay a lot more and take more responsibility. The only problem is I don't have experience doing scheduling and handing out discipline, but hopefully they see my potential rather than my past experience. Ill keep you all updated.