^ they are not fun, kinda feels like your lower back is filled with too much air. Mine are manageable with a high water intake and a little extra rest in between sets. One of my partners has tweaked a nerve in his back prior to this and I am wondering if the pressure form the pump is aggravating it again.
10/15
Good lift today and sleep was excellent last night. I am periodizing for my meet and will be running 3 more weeks of the accumulation phase with a westside inspired conjugate system, then I will do 2 weeks intensification (this is where the fun should start), and then a week of the transformation prior to the meet.
ME (heavy 3-5) back squat:
-went free squat today, it felt like forever since I had done this, all the sets moved well
225X5 275X5 315X5 345X5 375X4 315X5X5X5, I was getting in really good position on my setup in all the sets but the final. I felt like I wasted a lot of energy after I unracked trying to find a good foot position. I like dropping down to 90% of my top set for the day and doing a few more sets to work on technique while keeping the weight relatively heavier. On the last set I gave the first 3 reps a nice pause at the bottom, really fried my trunk.
-Stiff leg deadlifts
135X20 225X12 275X8 295X6 225X15, I blew all of these reps up and the hamstring had no tightness at all. The back pump became un-berable after the 3rd set and I had to take a 5 minute break.
Repeated effort leg press
180X20X25X30X35, I was straight up running out of breath and thought my heart and lungs were gonna explode.
Walking lunges
55X12X12X12X12, These also blew my heart up.
Mobility work and stretching,
This is one I was able to dig up pre cycle. When I get off the Dbol and get a camera I will post some progress pictures. I should get some bench vids up next session.
10/16
Phenomenal sleep last night, beyond sound, being forced to wash the pillow case daily by my wife. She is also not happy about the amount of sweat during sex either. Three types of situations bring on the intense sweating; 1) feeling any type of emotion, 2) engaging in any type of physical activity, 3) during digestion.
My resting heart rate is about 10-15 BPM’s higher than normal now, I can see why tren is not for the faint of heart (punny). I would also think this is what causes some of the body composition changes as I would imagine my body burns more fat while my HR is in this elevated state.
Did extra work today, lots of mobility and posterior chain stuff. Nothing really worth logging except that the hamstring appears to be a non issue any longer. I feel like I am about to be coming out of the cage the next couple weeks, big things are in the making.
10/17
I am usually a calm person, today I was unusually calm. I felt like there was nothing that could stress me out at all today, felt totally in control of everyone and everything. Odd on tren.
I was feeling all amped for my heavy bench session today, I had a great warm up and was ready to kill it… Then I got under the bar and was mis-grooving everything. The weights all felt light but nothing technical felt good, the handoff, descent, pause, press, and rack all felt off.
135X10 185X5 225X5 255X5 275X5 305X4 275X3X3X3
I was only supposed to go to a heavy 3-5 so I stopped there, it is a PR for that particular weight and reps but it felt light and I know I had more in me. I am gonna go in on an extra work day and just drill technique with some light weight tomorrow and see if I can’t figure out what I am doing wrong.
Assistance has been going really well, I had a nice PR a farmers walks today two 105 LB dumbbells carried for 60 yards. All BW exercises are going up with my weight which is a new thing for me. I do not wanna leave the gym, I have to be told I have had enough. I feel like the town drunk on a bender in there.
1 of the people doing the cycle with me keeps missing shots and is totally disrespecting the drug. He says he feels no side effects but today I noticed his eyes were baggy and he is being very pessimistic about working out and life in general. I have no sympathy, we all did our research and know what tren can do if you abuse and misuse it. Just hope he does not make the rest of us end up looking bad.
10/19
Last couple nights the sweating has been intense, sheets and clothes are completely soaked. Sleep has also been compromised the last couple nights, I am able to fall asleep but wake easily and several times through the night.
These side affects are certainly worth what I experienced in training today. It felt like the shackles had come off, I never experienced this on my first cycle. I felt very focused on my goal and technique, and broke some personal records today.
DE squat 12" box
205+chains 12 sets of 2: Everything was fast and I kept getting faster even into the later sets.
Anderson Squats 2" below parallel
225X5 275X5 315X3 355X5 365X2 385X1 PR
Was very happy with the PR here today, the Anderson’s are an indicator lift for my squat, whenever they go up big things are about to happen.
Tons of SLDL’s, paused leg press, walking lunges, and back EX for assistance
Week synopsis:
Tren
Positive: Strength is coming up, good influence on mood, and incredible recovery.
Negative: Extreme sweating, cardio has started to diminish, lighter sleep.
Dbol:
Positive: Mood, appetite, and work capacity
Negative: Water retention
Test:
Positive: Libido up
Negative: None
My body is handling these compounds well for the time being, I am pleased but feel a little foolish for being so intimidated by tren in the first place. It may be too early to tell but I believe I may be one of the luck ones when it comes to the side effects of this wonderful compound. I cannot wait to see what the rest of the time on this one has in store.
I would try lowering the test dose slightly till you feel the sides of the tren decrease. If this does not work then take the test back to original dose and lower the tren to get a comfortable dose.
SB
My bad I just read that you said the sides are worth the gains. Never mind.
SB
[quote]Singhbuilder wrote:
My bad I just read that you said the sides are worth the gains. Never mind.
SB[/quote]
Haha, sorry if my writing was a little confusing, I wrote that up a bit tired last night.
I really feel great all day. Not like on test, a different kind of great. It is difficult to explain but I feel very focused, aggressive, and calm at the same time.
I was reading through your log and am thinking of tapering my dose up as well and bring it to 60MG/day this week to see if the tren gods won’t let me get away with it.
10/21
As the cycle continues I am getting leaner and gaining weight. This week I will be upping my dose to 65CC/day of tren, cross your fingers.
10/22 ME Dead
First time posting a video hope it goes through.
Attempts go
405X3 435X3 Sumo
455X1 470X1 475X1 conventional
This is my first time going heavy since the hamstring injury and I gotta say I am pretty happy. Sorry for not putting the camera far enough back to see the weights. I did not realize till the last set and moved it back and you still can’t see all the plates. I will do better documenting in the future.
10/24/2012
Alas I have developed a small lump just below the right nipple, I discovered it upon waking. It is a little sensitive, I just threw down 2.5 MG letro and 30 MG tamoxifen and 0.25MG Adex. Gonna be taking these amounts and maybe increasing the nolva until the lump melts away.
Contemplating dropping the Dbol a week early as I think that the aromatization from them is what is causing the lump to come.
10/25
Lump is just about gone after one day, makes me wonder if I was just being paranoid. It gave me great peace of mind having the needed in case this happens.
Training has been going well, in the accumulation phase it is all about hitting heavy 5’s or 3’s on ME days. Everything is going up bodyweight is steady just north of 210.
I have recently found out that the research chem site I used underdoses at least some of there products. To say the least I am not surprised. from the test that were done on the products most are off by ~25% so I will be upping everything accordingly. This made a difference in my sleep last night. I only woke up once to use the bathroom and slept like a rock the rest of the night.
10/25
Bench video:
275X3
305X2 (Was suppose to be a triple but my normal spotter was not there and I did not really trust the rookie spotter)
315X1 felt good wanted to go higher but was advised not to
band work (add ~100 at the top)
185X3
225X2
245X1
10/28
not feeling as great as I was the last couple weeks, possibly from tanking my E from the gyno scare. Definitely was holding on to some bloat I dropped down to 205 from 212 after kicking the Dbol. I about 250 MG’s of it left and am gonna keep those for around my meet.
Last few training sessions have been great, I doubled and paused 315 after speed work yesterday for bench and am moving my deadlift back to where it was post injury pulled 455 for a double and then 485 for a single today. Squat has been moving up, I have not really tested it yet but will this week and post some videos.
After kicking the Dbol I have noticed a decrease in appetite, it is a weird feeling like a feel hungry but cannot eat. The last couple days I have had to shove peanut butter down my throat to hit my numbers. Also the “gyno” is gone, I still do not know if I was being paranoid or if my mammary gland was being affected.
I had another bout with anxiety this morning, it is not an emotion I am familiar with and has been quite distressing both times it has occurred. It feels as though I am running late, forgetting something, and pissed off at the same time. I have just been taking deep breaths when I feel it coming and putting in my mind that it is just the tren making me feel this way. Sleep has been hit or miss but has not really been affecting me that much.
Currently things look like this:
Dbol: 0/wk
Tren: ~500/wk
Test: ~250/wk
Synopsis:
Dbol
Positive- Increase bloat, strength, appetite, and mood.
Negative- Possible gyno scare from too much aromatization.
Tren:
Positive- Strength, mood, and body composition
Negative- Appetite loss, sleep disturbance, swear, and possible anxiety.
Test
Positive- providing base levels
Negative- N/A
10/29
Appetite has been non existent all day. First to last bite on every meal is a god damn war. I did not think coming off the Dbol would make such a huge difference on this particular side effects.
I was worried this might happen and stacked my deck with some IGF-1, if this persists I will most likely have to start playing that card soon. I am a peptide virgin and was planning on saving it for PCT, but I suppose I can always buy more if I want.
An update on the others
Messy diet training partner:
- This guy blew up, went from 218 to 230 and looks leaner to me.
- Should total ~1500
- Also started getting a gyno scare
Carb cycler:
- Weight stayed steady at ~208, noticeably leaner and fuller.
- A notoriously bad bencher has made great progress.
- Will total 12-1300
- Gyno scare as well and was suffering bouts of anxiety in the beginning, this side effect has leveled off.
The results from my messing eating partner has got me wondering if I should slam this IGF-1 and buy a couple pizzas.
10/30/2012
Squats:
325X5 365X5 390X2 video 225+chiansX2 245+chainsX2 265+chainsX2 275+chainsX2 (forgot to tape this one.)
felt really shitty going in today, just tired and had a long day at work. I started coaching again and that has zapped a bit of my energy. Regardless, all the work sets did not feel to awful bad. I video taped the last ones more for me to watch than to post but figured since I went through the trouble recording I would put it up.
11/4
The last five days have been incredible with the addition of IGF, my appetite is back up and last night I had some of the best sleep I have had since I started this cycle.
I had a great deadlift workout yesterday, I worked up to 460X2 and then added 100 pounds of chains and did 225X3 265X3 315X3 365X3 and 405X1.
On thursday I decided to up the dose to 75 MG a day and see if I can handle it. It is to early to tell but as of now the side effects have not increased. I have been feeling much warmer and agressive but since it is cold in my part of the world right now I find this to be a positive side effect, the aggression is a good kind more like a mean confidence.
11/18
Over the last coule weeks I have kept the tren at ~650Mg/week and test around 250. Last week I started to back off my volume and dropped a lot of the assistance work to start getting fresh for my meet. I like lifting hard especially on cycle and did not back off prior to my last meet and believed that affected my total.
My squat has gotten back to where it was pre injury as well as my deadlift, I cannot figure out what is wrong with my bench to save my life all my other ME movements have gone up and upper body assistance is something I enjoy training but I can not seem to find a groove with it.
I decided to drop the tren on Friday and front loaded a gram of test and will be running 750/week the next 2 weeks with 40MG Dbol up until the meet and will take my last pin Nov 30th and last oral Dec 1st.
I hate for the tren ride to end but will also enjoy not sweating and really enjoy how I feel on test.
Last day of weight cut for my meet tomorrow been off the tren for 2.5 weeks now and have upped my test to just under a gram. Cutting weight is never fun I am excited to hit the buffet tonight after early weigh ins.