I’m approaching the end of the 7th week of my FIRST cycle (10 wks total + PCT)
250mg Test E E3D (500mg/wk)
For the first 4 weeks I also ran Dbol at 30mg/day.
First 5 weeks went great. Gained 19 lbs all my lifts went up…and now nothing. After the dbol I dropped about 4 lbs (assuming water weight) and then quickly gained it back. Since then most of my lifts have maintained, but some have actually gone down. My bench went down slightly, and just about every bicep related exercise has gone down.
My diet hasn’t changed since I started and I’m getting plenty of sleep…but I’m not experiencing many of the “for sure” sides. My balls havn’t begun to shrink (or if they have, I certainly can’t tell) I don’t feel pumped/full of energy prior to or during a workout, and while I’m a little hornier than usual…it’s not a huge change.
I recently became friends with someone at my new gym who is an ex-juicer, ex-competing power-lifter and he thinks I may be over-training. I asked, “Isn’t it pretty hard to over-train while on gear?”
Some of my friends definitely don’t think it’s over-training…so I will provide my training split to you guys and hopefully if something is off you’ll be able to see it. Maybe I was just expecting too much?
At this point I am not doing any cardio (unless you consider abs cardio)
5-day split- looks like this:
Monday: Chest & Back
Flat BB Bench- 4 sets; 4-6 rep range
Decline BB Bench- 4 sets; 5-6 rep range
Incline DB bench- 4 sets; 8-12 reps
Flyes or Crossovers- 3 sets; -8-12 reps
Close grip lat pulldown- 4 sets- 8-12 reps
Bent over BB rows- 4 sets; 8-12 reps
Cable rows/DB rows- 4 sets- 10-12 reps
Tuesday: Legs/abs (yeah not the best…)
Squats- 4 sets; 6-10 reps
Leg extension- 3 sets; 12 reps
Leg curl- 3 sets; 12 reps
Calf machine- 4-5 sets; 12-15 reps
Wed: Shoulders/Traps
Standing/Seated Military press 4 sets; 8 reps
One arm side/delt raises- 4 sets; 10-12 reps
Bent over rear delt flyes- 3 sets; 12 reps
Seated rear delt flyes on machine- 3 sets; 12-15 reps
Front Raises DB/BB 4 sets- 10 reps
Upright rows- 3 sets- 10-12 reps
Barbell shrugs- 3 sets- 10 reps
Thurs: Bis/Tris
Weighted Pull-ups 4 sets; 8-12 reps
Preacher curls- 4 sets; 5-12 reps
Standing DB curls/Hammer curls- 4 sets- 10-12 reps
Reverse BB curls- 3-4 sets; 12 reps
Close Grip Bench 3 sets; 6-10 reps
Weighted Dips 4 sets; 8-12 reps
Tri pulldown 4 sets; 10-15 reps
Reverse tri pulldown 4 sets; 10-15 reps
Friday: Legs/abs
Deadlifts- 3-4 sets; 4-6 reps
Leg extension/BB lunges; 4 sets; 10-12 reps
Standing calf machine 4 sets; 12 reps
Repeat
I’ve only recently been doing deadlifts because I just could not do them while I was on dbol due to the back pumps. In fact, if I could get 4 sets of squats in, that was a miracle. I would typically use that leg day as just an ab day/walk at an incline on the treadmill/off-day. Yes, I realize there is no “off-day” at this point, but my ‘leg’ days are relatively light work- regardless of rep range.
Sorry if that’s way too much info…I really appreciate any & all constructive input.