Thread: 1 Year Progress Update: Newbie, Test Only (+ Anadrol at the end)
Hey everyone, long-time lurker, first real progress post. I'm a year in and honestly buzzing, so bear with me.
Stats:
Test only (cypionate), 250mg/week when on
Last 28 days: added Anadrol 50mg per day
Up exactly 10kg from where I started
Body fat slightly lower than day one can't say for sure as I had different methods of testing in the gyms I was in
The honest bit: My son was born and everything stopped. I came off the test completely and didn't train for six months. Sleepless nights, nappies, zero energy for anything else. I wasnt worried I'd lose everything as I had only just started and was still progressing fast as a newb and genuinely excited about all the new movements was still pretty fresh , but I kept more than I expected.
Getting back into the gym was harder than I thought. The first few weeks were humbling: lighter weights, no stamina, and I felt out of place in a new gym with slightly different machines and weights felt different had to find a lot of adaptations and get comfy.
But I kept turning up, the best workouts were always when I had to drag myself there and arguing with myself beforehand about writing the day off
But got back on the test, and strength started coming back faster than I expected. Muscle memory is real.
That 10kg isn't a bulk I chased. It's what stuck through a pretty chaotic year, and now I get to build on it.
The Anadrol month has been a ride. Strength jumped every session, the pumps were stupid, and I felt like a tank. I'll be honest, I held some water, and felt tired some afternoons, so I kept a close eye on how I felt. And I think 28 days for me with a new and powerful not to mention liver toxic compound was the perfect amount of time as I had some strange nights in the last days where I was waking up terrified so I'm thinking it was a big shift in my blood pressure or something so glad I got the results I wanted and I'm not rushing into anything else for a while Bloods and check-ups are on my list, because I'd rather be smart than lucky.
Biggest lessons from year one:
Life comes first. These things in life are a big commitment so sometimes you have to wait before you go hard again
Consistency beats intensity, even when "consistency" means showing up half-asleep
This community has been great for a newbie who asks a hundred dumb questions
Photos below(both post pump in order on way home from gym and I was actually proud of the first one at the time
): day one on the left, this weeks on the right. I'm not where I want to be, but Its a step in the right direction but happier as those six months took alot of bouncing back, and. Dad life, a year of growth, and I'm only just getting started. Yehaa
Thanks for all the help, Excited for year two.
Hey everyone, long-time lurker, first real progress post. I'm a year in and honestly buzzing, so bear with me.
Stats:
Test only (cypionate), 250mg/week when on
Last 28 days: added Anadrol 50mg per day
Up exactly 10kg from where I started
Body fat slightly lower than day one can't say for sure as I had different methods of testing in the gyms I was in
The honest bit: My son was born and everything stopped. I came off the test completely and didn't train for six months. Sleepless nights, nappies, zero energy for anything else. I wasnt worried I'd lose everything as I had only just started and was still progressing fast as a newb and genuinely excited about all the new movements was still pretty fresh , but I kept more than I expected.
Getting back into the gym was harder than I thought. The first few weeks were humbling: lighter weights, no stamina, and I felt out of place in a new gym with slightly different machines and weights felt different had to find a lot of adaptations and get comfy.
But I kept turning up, the best workouts were always when I had to drag myself there and arguing with myself beforehand about writing the day off
But got back on the test, and strength started coming back faster than I expected. Muscle memory is real.
That 10kg isn't a bulk I chased. It's what stuck through a pretty chaotic year, and now I get to build on it.
The Anadrol month has been a ride. Strength jumped every session, the pumps were stupid, and I felt like a tank. I'll be honest, I held some water, and felt tired some afternoons, so I kept a close eye on how I felt. And I think 28 days for me with a new and powerful not to mention liver toxic compound was the perfect amount of time as I had some strange nights in the last days where I was waking up terrified so I'm thinking it was a big shift in my blood pressure or something so glad I got the results I wanted and I'm not rushing into anything else for a while Bloods and check-ups are on my list, because I'd rather be smart than lucky.
Biggest lessons from year one:
Life comes first. These things in life are a big commitment so sometimes you have to wait before you go hard again
Consistency beats intensity, even when "consistency" means showing up half-asleep
This community has been great for a newbie who asks a hundred dumb questions
Photos below(both post pump in order on way home from gym and I was actually proud of the first one at the time
): day one on the left, this weeks on the right. I'm not where I want to be, but Its a step in the right direction but happier as those six months took alot of bouncing back, and. Dad life, a year of growth, and I'm only just getting started. YehaaThanks for all the help, Excited for year two.
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