First Cycle Log....input appreciated.

[Gibbster]

Thanks Rob!

Also dropping carbs today to Meal 1 and Post Workout only.
Going to see if I can knock some of this water retention back down.

[Semtex911]

Hey bro has your anxiety subsided at all since you stopped the t-bol?

[Gibbster]

It has definitely backed off. I feel a little better everyday.
Still having trouble going to sleep at night though without popping Melatonin.

[Gibbster]

Ok...another update.

Training was going well. Not really getting a lot of strength gains or size but my fat has been dropping consistently. I don't think I've been getting in enough calories to really afford size gains. Most days I've been hitting around 3100 cals.

Anyway......I hit a roadblock with an injury in my shoulder. I'm thinking it COULD be my rotator cuff as it hurts when doing an L-Fly type movement but I can still bench and curl.

Being that my excersizes are VERY limited right now, I'm going to work on my deadlifts (which have always been weak for me) and continue with Bench, Curls, and light work on shoulders and lats when possible. I'm able to do pretty light and high reps on my shoulders so I'll continue that.

Added in ECA today and will modify this to a cut for the time being. Prior to this problem, I've been having issues with the muscles inside my shoulders cramping during almost every workout so this could be a strain. I've booked a session with a Registered Massage Therapist tomorrow and see what comes of it.

If I can rehab this fairly quickly, I'll go back on bulk mode for the remainder of my cycle, if not I'll ride out the rest of it on a cut and work what I can with added cardio. I don't want to just drop it at 7 weeks in as that feels like it would be a major waste of money. I think a cut with ECA and Test will bring me out in pretty good condition. One of my goals was to lean up a little....if this has to be the case then I plan to lean out a LOT.


Not ideal for my first cycle but what can you do right?

[Gibbster]

Ok......back in the saddle!

I had a full week of full bore workouts this week. Today is Shoulders which makes me a little nervous so we'll see what happens.

I dropped 5 lbs due to not being able to do anything in the gym for over a week so I sit at 218 last I checked (2 days ago) which is only up 6 lbs in 8 weeks.
I also found out from a couple of different people who know, that the gear I'm using is underdosed on this batch. Being that I have an extra bottle, I've decided to finish up with an extra ml each week for the last 4 weeks. (which SHOULD be 750mg per week, no idea what it really is) At least I should be hitting a little more then 500 per week.

Bumping cals to past 4k for the last part of this as well. Will keep the cals high and manipulate carbs as I come off to try and maintain as much as I can without putting any fat back on.

I had probably my most hardcore workout in years last night. I was angry about my gear, angry about my injuries, and just wanting to FEEL like I was on cycle so I went balls to the wall. I'm going to try and duplicate that for every session from now on out.