I am starting an offseason log to document my progress and receive/share ideas.
Stats
Height: 6’1"
Stage weight 2022: 188lbs
Stage weight 2023: 202lbs
Current weight June 2023: 245lbs
Age: 35
Division: Classic
Years competing: 2
Background: former strongman, competed for 5 years. Still love the sport but my joints and ligaments did not. 2 ACL surgeries, 1 bicep surgery, L4/5 bulged disc, and ruptured adductor were enough for me to call it quits… for now
Goals: Win the overall at a high level state show, go all in on the offseason this year and see what this body can do under the right conditions.
Current training model:
6×/wk push-pull-legs prioritizing upper body
Current diet model:
High-medium-low days
240p 1100c 0f added on high days
300p 600c 40f added on medium days
300p 360c 80f added on low days
2 high, 4 medium, 1 low a week
Current cardio
60 min fasted LISS in morning 7x/wk
12 min HIIT 3x/wk
Lifestyle
10000 steps/day average
6 meals/day
7.5 hours of sleep
all non-negotiable for the next 49 weeks
PED model:
test c 325mg/day
primobolan 100mg/day
hgh 10iu low 15iu medium 20 iu high
lantus 0iu low 25iu medium 50iu high
humalog 0iu low 0-10iu between meals on medium and high days depending on BG reading 2 hours post prandial 10-20iu preworkout
humlin R 15-25iu preworkout when timing with humalog is not the best option
t4 100mcg/day
anastrozole 1mg/day
*3 weeks into this model
I will be posting training updates, weekly check in picks, and any changes as this long offseason progresses.
The 60 min LISS is daily routine walk dogs with my wife in the morning.
The intervals are what i would consider minimal thresholds for sport specific conditioning. A good working set will take 20-60 seconds. I want my heart, lungs, and anaerobic threshold to be able to keep workload high as bw and strength progresses
I also believe that moving as a
I progress in bw will allow for more runway in the offseason. Last year i neglected this and was getting back pumps and generally feeling bad earlier than i liked.
I am trying to post pictures but am having difficulty navigating how. When i try to upload i get a message saying only new users can embed media.
Thank you, i priortized learning how to train back more like a bodybuilder than strength athlete last year.
My cap is 231
A strange occurrence between 2022 and 2023 was that i grew an inch. I was at 6’ last year where the cap was 220 but measured in well over this year… i believe this is from less heavy low bar squatting and strongman yoke training allowiny mt spine to decompress… or Growth can make you taller…
I was surprised to see how light your dosing was for AAS. I was also surprised to see how heavy your dosing of HGH and insulin were.
Are you keeping your anabolics light to help your body recover during off season? If so, do you think HGH and insulin are more or less damaging than higher dose anabolics? Admittedly, I’m underinformed on HGH and insulin use.
GH was something i responded very well too. Started off the dose low and continued to creep it up with food increases.
Insulin is mostly in to help manage BG and only goes up when readings dictate.
Test and primo are my favorite. I have tried everything out there and have settled on these 2 being the ones that offer me the most in terms of risk/reward.
I know high test is not trendy, i have tried other ways but always perform and feel the best when tesosterone is the back bone especially after i began using GH.
When blood work or other health concerns dictate or progress halts and rhere is no reason to continue, yes.
For now my body is willing to accept food and training and produce results while health markers are within my compass of acceptance, so i will keep enjoying the ride
wow. I’m jealous some guys can handle these doses without much downside. That’s about how much Test I used to cycle per week. Do you have a lot of side effects from such a heavy PED use? I love HGH but also can’t handle anything over a replacement dose without feeling like total shit.
Trestolone, dianabol, and andadrol give me gyno and high blood pressure just by looking at them
Tren messes with my appetite and makes me too hot all the time to be worth it im any circumstamce but contest prep or perhaps the tail end of comp prep for a show or meet.
Masteron, Nandolone and EQ i have pushed high and are ok for me. Just like primo better.
HGH and i got along from day 1. Felt younget and stronger almost immediately after my first week at 3iu a day. I have slowly pushed it up from there. If i go to fast my hands will hurt and i will get pretty watery.
my bad bro.
wow. I’m jealous some guys can handle these doses without much downside. That’s about how much Test I used to cycle per week. Do you have a lot of side effects from such a heavy PED use? I love HGH but also can’t handle anything over a replacement dose without feeling like total shit.