Hello everyone, long time lurker and reader here.
I started my first cycle 9 weeks ago after training natty for about 16 years. I have one week left of this “cycle” but I am currently very unsure about whether I want to cycle or simply stay committed to year round use.
The main reason for my indecisiveness is that there are numbers I wanted to achieve at the beginning of this cycle that I am currently nowhere near hitting, I’m a raw powerlifter and the best lifts I accomplished natty were a 250kg squat, a 260kg deadlift and a 160kg bench at a bodyweight just shy of 100kg.
I am currently sitting at 98kg with a much more favorable composition than natty (far less bodyfat and far more muscle) I wanted at least a 300kg squat and deadlift and ideally a 200kg bench.
In the last 9 weeks I have gone from squatting 180kg for 8 sets of 3 to a 230kg paused squat for 8 sets of 3, so quite the increase but obviously no where near 300kg for one.
Deadlift is sat at 250kg for 5 sets of 2, again 300kg is probably not on the cards right now.
Bench has increased the most dramatically, I can pause bench 150kg for 5 sets of 3 now, I can beat my natty pb but probably by around 10kg or 15kg obviously I am nowhere near 200kg.
Obviously if I come off cycle, these numbers are likely to go right down again, with my current living standards (a very physical job with long hours and graveyard shifts) I almost feel like the gear has been a bit of a waste of time if I come off now. If I want to take my lifting seriously and compete at a certain level it feels like year round usage might be the only way I can accomplish my immediate goals and beyond.
Does anybody have any advice, I would greatly appreciate hearing some!
Male, 30 years old, 5’9’’ and currently 98kg. BF% certainly no higher than 15%
using:
500mg test cyp per week (Mon/Thurs)
Tbol for first four weeks @ 50mg day
Dbol for two weeks since 17/12/2019 @ 50mg day
No side effects so far other than ball shrinkage, not even acne. Have not been taking an AI as have felt no need.