[quote] Brook wrote:
Absolutely no soreness? I would be training with a higher intensity then… ;)[/quote]
Trust me, it is shocking. I train with an animalistic intensity. People have always thought I was crazy, but now its to a whole new level as well. I feel a slight, slight indication sometimes, but I am appalled at the recovery. Yesterday I worked out so intense, I thought I was gonna puke or pass out well before my workout was over.
All I know is this shit is working, and I love it!!
Haha… sounds like your really enjoying your cycle!
Nah - i was saying that you SHOULD increase your intensity. Just because your friends think you train hard means shit - it is all relative.
IMO you should be feeling some stresses from lifting hard, heavy (i know you are strong) and regular, AAS or not.
Some mild DOMS is always a great indicator of the potential to adapt.
[quote] Brook wrote:
Nah - i was saying that you SHOULD increase your intensity. Just because your friends think you train hard means shit - it is all relative.
IMO you should be feeling some stresses from lifting hard, heavy (i know you are strong) and regular, AAS or not.
Some mild DOMS is always a great indicator of the potential to adapt.[/quote]
Haha trust me man…being strong has nothing to do with my intensity. I lift intensely to be big AND strong. My motivation alone brings an uncanny intensity to the gym that I have always had…drug induced or not. I guess I should rephrase what I said. I do not get DOMS nowhere like I used to, or as often…when I do, it is slight, so I hardly pay it any attention. However, it has been proven you do not need to experience DOMS to grow, but when you do experience it, you know you are going balls out. I TRY to get sore every day I am in the gym to know I am growing.
Day 19: bwt 190.4
I am starting to break out a little on my back. I am prone on my back, so I was prepared and bought some acne wash and have been administering it since the start of the cycle. I might have to get something stronger if it gets worse.
I have been kind of toying with the arimidex dosages. I dunno if it is good to do, but I take less during the week, .25mg ED, and up the dose to 0.5 mg on pin days. That would be a total of 2.25 mg/week.
Toying with the dosage to find what is right for you is one thing. However this dosage should end up being consistantly the same daily or EOD.
I guess I am just terrified of gyno. My method is pretty consistent, but I think I am just going to opt for .25 mg ED for the time being. I am really surprised at my weight gain and my lack of bloat. I am still pretty damn lean to be bulking and on test…of course it has only been 21 days, but the amount of weight I have gained I would figure I would look more bloated, not still seeing striations.
T is not the worst for bloat - and of course everyone is different.
The AI will reduce it significantly of course, but the myth that you cant cut or even look lean and ripped on T is bollocks.
If the argument is you cannot look AS lean on T as you can on non-aromatising androgens - then that is a different matter entirely.
I guess I am used to seeing the idiots who never keep their diet in check, and don’t even know what an AI is, thus they bloat up ridiculously.
I bloated up ridiculously even on .5mg of what was supposedly arimidex. Possibly underdosed or fake though since it was liquid.
0.5mg of Anastrazole with a decent sized aromatisable cycle is not likely enough to remove all bloat.
In fact, I find Anas is not capable of removing bloat - just reducing it.
Letro is really the better AI in that regard - HOWEVER, unless competing or modeling, then that degree of dryness is not necessary.
IBED - you are right, diet will play a large factor in that too - carbs and sodium being the main culprits (simply adding potassium allows one to draw water back from under the skin into the muscle - and is a part opf pre-show water manipulation for some ‘traditional’ bodybuilders)
Maybe I am just paranoid, but when I got out of the shower last night, and still, my nipples sort of burned. However, I did shave around them without any shaving cream. I am just terrified of gyno and want to take every precaution, so I upped my dose of Adex to 1 mg.
My nipples are not puffy but tight, no lumps, but still have that sort of “burning” sensation from razor burn. Am I being too paranoid, or is this sometimes a symptom’feeling of an onset of gyno? I bet it is just razor burn, but like I said I don’t wanna take any damn chances.
Why don’t you scrape an un-lubricated razor over the tip of your penis and question if the pain is a symptom of it shrinking?
(I am going to make such a cool Dad one day…)
Haha fuck you…I can’t help I am a paranoid son bitch. See, I usually shave like this is the thing. Just been a while and my skin ain’t used to it I don’t guess. I need to quit being a lil worrisome bitch I guess!
Got a question…as usual. The reason I front loaded is to get my blood levels elevated from the getgo. However, when I was talking to someone the other day, he told me that I would just now start to feel the results of the test, since it usually took 3-4 weeks to kick in, frontloaded or not. Is there any truth to that? If this is so, good lord. I have already hit the 20 lb mark, and it is only day 24. However, I have noticed I been gaining weight faster the last week or so.
Not true when frontloaded mate. As you suspected this is one of the main points of actually front loading in the first place.
IME most do gain the weight early on and then maintain that till the end (where strength will increase in many cases)… This is one reason why i like frequent but shorter cycles (4-6wks), maintaining the gain with a low dose 2-3weeks.
But that’s just me 
Day 27: bwt @ 197.8, body fat @ 10%
I am really happy with how lean I am staying. I am starting to really look jacked. Many people are asking how I am getting so big, yet staying lean. Diet, diet, diet. Oh, and the AAS don’t hurt either
I have a graph of my weight progression…hopefully it’ll keep rising at the rate it has been!
Care to share your diet? I don’t bloat too badly when on AAS, but any bloat I get goes right to my face. While amusing, it sucks. Sounds like you’re making some solid progress, congrats.
Do you want straight specifics, or macros? Hell, I’ll post both.
I am really, really, meticulous through the week to hit my targeted macros. I am so close each day to the same numbers, it ain’t funny. I haven’t really bumped them up yet, but with the weight I am gaining, it is probably the best thing to do so.
My diet mainly consists of (through the week)
Whole Milk in the mornings
Oatmeal
Whey Protein
Chicken, or other lean meats
Sardines
Whole Wheat Bread
Simple carbs PWO
Natural Peanut Butter
Almonds
Green Veggies
Casein Protein before bed every night
Fish Oil
Cheese
This is pretty much my diet every day, even the weekends. However, on the weekends, I make sure to eat a big meal each day that has a shit ton of carbs. Sometimes, I eat several. It is funny, I find on the weekends, I sometimes UNDEReat if I am not careful. My key to no bloat, is little to no sodium during the week, AKA no fast food.
My nipples are in fact puffy, and my girl friend pointed it out. Also, I constantly feel an aching in my left nipple. I have been using a dosge of 1 mg a day for my Adex. I also have liquid Exemestane. What should I do???
A gram a day? Wow… in that case i would worry! lol
By ‘have’ do you mean you are using it or you have it in your possession - as the latter doesnt do much for gyno IME.
There is no reason you cannot go over 1mg a day of anas and if it is a research chem then you likely wouldnt be when dosing over 1ml.
Thanks for posting the diet info, I always like to see what is working for other people. I’d suggest using nolva for a few days. Something along the lines of 40mg/day for 3-4 days or whenever the issue resolves itself. IME three days usually clears it up pretty quickly.