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Hey dont wanna be too long winded here Im mostly writing this for myself to keep myself accountable, I'm just finishing a 4 month cut since my last growing phase I got too fat back then so I decided to lean down, now I'm sitting at around 10% bf looking to put on some real size, I'm only 20 years old so I think this is a very good time to grow. To start I'm only going to use 200 Test 200 eq which is what ive found to be good for my aromatase genetics. I will only be bumping these up by 100-100 once progress stalls, overall I plan this cycle to be around or even a bit over 6 months long.

Some pics:

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Currently on:
150 mg test E split twice weekly (not optimal I know but its more convenient and I just cant be bothered when Im cruising.
(did use a bit of anavar and clen for a month but not currently just maintaining)

Rough outline of the cycle (likely to change)

first 2 months: 200 test + 200 eq

month 3-4: 300 test + 300 eq

month 4 onwards add in a 3rd anabolic perhaps a 19nor

last 4 weeks: anadrol blast to end the cycle

also have about 300 ius of gh which I know isnt a lot but Im taking suggestions on how to best use it. I was thinking 6 ius a day last 2 months

diet so far: Low fat high protein carb cycling, some days almost zero carbs

training: upper rest lower repeat high intensity (looking to change this up)

Plans for the offseason:

Eat pretty much the same whole foods every day in varying quantities all tracked through cronometer hitting all micronutrient goals.

example macros:
180 g protein
400 carbs
40 g fats

titrated up and on rest days carbs are kept as low as possible

training split Im looking to try:

Upper lower rest push pull legs rest (5 days a week)
focusing on bringing up legs and improving overall mass on my upperbody

No orals during the offseason!!!!!!!!!

daily fasted cardio whenever possible

10 min walk after every meal whenever possible

Thank you for following along I will post more soon
Would appreciate feedback
 
example training week:

all 1-2 RIR, 2 sets per exercise not counting warmup sets

Day 1 — Upper

Machine OHP
Chest-supported row machine
Machine lateral raise
Neutral-grip lat pulldown
Incline Hammer Strength press
Preacher curl machine
Machine chest fly
Seated cable triceps extension
Machine rear-delt fly
Abs

Day 2 — Lower

Belt squat
Seated leg curl
Leg extension
Machine RDL
Hip abduction machine
Calf raise machine
Abs

-----------REST----------------

Day 3 — Push

Machine OHP
Machine lateral raise
Incline Hammer Strength press
Machine chest fly
Machine chest press
Seated cable triceps extension
Machine rear-delt fly
Abs

Day 4 — Pull

Chest-supported row machine
Machine lateral raise
Neutral-grip lat pulldown
Low-to-high row machine
Preacher curl machine
Machine rear-delt fly
Dumbbell Hammer Curl
Abs

Day 5 — Legs

Belt squat
Seated leg curl
Leg extension
Machine RDL
Hip abduction machine
Calf raise machine
Abs

-----------REST----------------
 
Hey bro,good to see another young guy documenting everything properly. I got you brother and understand you since I'm 21 💪
The structure of the log is solid and I like that you already have the diet,training and progression mapped out instead of just focusing on the compounds.

One thing I’d definitely keep an eye on is how you handle the long cycle and especially the idea of adding a 19nor later, high risk high rweard so make your choice, the Test + EQ is already doing the job but i'll let you choose your path.

Keep the updates coming bro,interested to see how the grow phase goes 🦍🔥
 
Davy Tenebrae said:
Hey bro,good to see another young guy documenting everything properly. I got you brother and understand you since I'm 21 💪
The structure of the log is solid and I like that you already have the diet,training and progression mapped out instead of just focusing on the compounds.

One thing I’d definitely keep an eye on is how you handle the long cycle and especially the idea of adding a 19nor later, high risk high rweard so make your choice, the Test + EQ is already doing the job but i'll let you choose your path.

Keep the updates coming bro,interested to see how the grow phase goes 🦍🔥
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Thanksk a lot bro, yeah you did kind of inspire me actually with your log, it does help to keep me accountable even if not a lot a people read this.

yes I am aware of the risks of 19nors... eager to experiment tho, starting the test and eq injections on september 1st just symbolically signaling a new phase lol

Any suggestions regarding my training? thats where I am a little bit unsure
 
Promised myself I will be completely honest with everything starting this cycle so:
Today I overate a little bit today more than my rebound requires but it was all whole foods; veggie mix rotisserie chicken air fryer sweet potato fries etc so I dont feel bad. Just gotta stick to my plan starting tomorrow

Also pinned 1 ml test e 1 ml eq in my ass as a frontload to the cycle, new spli will be implemented tomorrow and will also be going the doctor for my drivers license procedure and gonna ask for bloodwork while im there, they only do basic shit here like creatinine liver enzymes and total cholesterol but thats something, if I want to I can just go to a private lab
 
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Hit a nice push workout 2 days ago with my friend, feeling good wish the eq kicked in faster haha,

blood pressure doing very well stable 120 over 56 with 60 pulse rested

gonna be my first week in uni so Im hoping I can eat my food there, I heard theres a microwave and fridge so it should be fine now I just have to meal prep for the next few years

200 test 200 eq for 6 weeks started on august 30
will incease dose in early october
 
TrenReplacementTherapy said:
Hey dont wanna be too long winded here Im mostly writing this for myself to keep myself accountable, I'm just finishing a 4 month cut since my last growing phase I got too fat back then so I decided to lean down, now I'm sitting at around 10% bf looking to put on some real size, I'm only 20 years old so I think this is a very good time to grow. To start I'm only going to use 200 Test 200 eq which is what ive found to be good for my aromatase genetics. I will only be bumping these up by 100-100 once progress stalls, overall I plan this cycle to be around or even a bit over 6 months long.

Some pics:

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Currently on:
150 mg test E split twice weekly (not optimal I know but its more convenient and I just cant be bothered when Im cruising.
(did use a bit of anavar and clen for a month but not currently just maintaining)

Rough outline of the cycle (likely to change)

first 2 months: 200 test + 200 eq

month 3-4: 300 test + 300 eq

month 4 onwards add in a 3rd anabolic perhaps a 19nor

last 4 weeks: anadrol blast to end the cycle

also have about 300 ius of gh which I know isnt a lot but Im taking suggestions on how to best use it. I was thinking 6 ius a day last 2 months

diet so far: Low fat high protein carb cycling, some days almost zero carbs

training: upper rest lower repeat high intensity (looking to change this up)

Plans for the offseason:

Eat pretty much the same whole foods every day in varying quantities all tracked through cronometer hitting all micronutrient goals.

example macros:
180 g protein
400 carbs
40 g fats

titrated up and on rest days carbs are kept as low as possible

training split Im looking to try:

Upper lower rest push pull legs rest (5 days a week)
focusing on bringing up legs and improving overall mass on my upperbody

No orals during the offseason!!!!!!!!!

daily fasted cardio whenever possible

10 min walk after every meal whenever possible

Thank you for following along I will post more soon
Would appreciate feedback
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Hi TRT!!

Brother, if I were coaching this offseason, I wouldn’t touch the doses in October just because October arrived. That’s the first thing I’d change in your thinking. A calendar is not a reason to increase anything. Performance, bodyweight trend, condition, recovery and bloodwork are.

On the training, your exercise selection is actually fine. The issue is distribution. You want to bring your legs up, yet your upper body gets three exposures while legs get two almost identical sessions. I’d make those leg days complementary: one biased toward quads and one toward hamstrings/posterior chain, and track a few key lifts brutally consistently. If reps or load are still climbing with good execution, the program is working. Don’t change it because it feels boring.

Same with food. Don’t make rest days almost zero-carb simply because you aren’t training that day. Rest days are when you recover from training. Keep protein stable, keep dietary fat at a sensible baseline, and manipulate carbs according to performance and the rate of weight gain. Your current 40 g fat is the part of those example macros I’d reconsider first.

And forget the small overeating episode. Chicken, vegetables and sweet potatoes didn’t ruin an offseason. The bigger danger is the bodybuilding mentality of compensating the following day and creating a binge/restriction cycle. Just return to baseline.

Your BP readings are excellent. Keep collecting them. But before contemplating a 19-nor, Anadrol, more EQ or anything else, get proper private bloodwork. CBC/hematocrit, ApoB or at least full lipids, liver/kidney markers, fasting glucose/HbA1c, E2 and the hormonal basics. Basic total cholesterol isn’t enough for a six-month enhanced offseason.

Most importantly, you’re 20 years old and already lean enough to grow. Your biggest opportunity right now isn’t discovering how much chemistry you can tolerate. It’s discovering how much tissue you can build from the least intervention while everything else is perfectly executed.

Make the drugs earn the right to be increased. If bodyweight is moving slowly, waist is controlled and the logbook is progressing, do absolutely nothing.

That patience will probably build you more muscle than the third compound!!

Shark
 
Donvitosharkone said:
Hi TRT!!

Brother, if I were coaching this offseason, I wouldn’t touch the doses in October just because October arrived. That’s the first thing I’d change in your thinking. A calendar is not a reason to increase anything. Performance, bodyweight trend, condition, recovery and bloodwork are.

On the training, your exercise selection is actually fine. The issue is distribution. You want to bring your legs up, yet your upper body gets three exposures while legs get two almost identical sessions. I’d make those leg days complementary: one biased toward quads and one toward hamstrings/posterior chain, and track a few key lifts brutally consistently. If reps or load are still climbing with good execution, the program is working. Don’t change it because it feels boring.

Same with food. Don’t make rest days almost zero-carb simply because you aren’t training that day. Rest days are when you recover from training. Keep protein stable, keep dietary fat at a sensible baseline, and manipulate carbs according to performance and the rate of weight gain. Your current 40 g fat is the part of those example macros I’d reconsider first.

And forget the small overeating episode. Chicken, vegetables and sweet potatoes didn’t ruin an offseason. The bigger danger is the bodybuilding mentality of compensating the following day and creating a binge/restriction cycle. Just return to baseline.

Your BP readings are excellent. Keep collecting them. But before contemplating a 19-nor, Anadrol, more EQ or anything else, get proper private bloodwork. CBC/hematocrit, ApoB or at least full lipids, liver/kidney markers, fasting glucose/HbA1c, E2 and the hormonal basics. Basic total cholesterol isn’t enough for a six-month enhanced offseason.

Most importantly, you’re 20 years old and already lean enough to grow. Your biggest opportunity right now isn’t discovering how much chemistry you can tolerate. It’s discovering how much tissue you can build from the least intervention while everything else is perfectly executed.

Make the drugs earn the right to be increased. If bodyweight is moving slowly, waist is controlled and the logbook is progressing, do absolutely nothing.

That patience will probably build you more muscle than the third compound!!

Shark
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First of all thanks a lot for the feedback, Coach!

I see your point about not increasing doages more than necessary but it just seems more efficient for me that if the food increases which it surely will then the drugs should follow closely because increasing food alone has just put more fat on me in the past, it is possible tho that I increased it too much back then...

Im really happy you found my training to be optimal, yes I am trying to focus more on legs but please understand this is already a step up in volume compared to my previous once a week frequency with legs, and yes, yesterday when I did legs I did implement a more posterior focused workout with rdl, seated leg curls.

What I said about rest days and carbohydrates on those days were exclusive to the end of my cutting, on this offseason diet I am consuming about 200-250 carbs on rest days so its my fault if I didnt make that distinction clear

The dietary fat restriction is mostly towards saturated fat but also too all fat in general to a lesser degree due to my history with hypercholesterolemia and bad lipids other than triglycerides

Yeah haha I shouldnt be stressing about a bit more veggies and chicken 😅

Yes I do plan on getting bloodwork soon I have been delaying it a little bit to be honest, I did get an extensive urine panel on my cruise because I noticed some bubbles in my urine which I got really scared about and thought that it could be a kidney issue (albuminuria) but this was not the case and my urine results were very healthy

Creatinine has always been 1.2-1.3 in american units even when I was natural I think thats just from high protein and training hard but might be a bit too high for my light bodyweight

But again thanks a lot for your advice I should let the food do most of the work as it is the most anabolic substance there is lol

Will update the log soon
 
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