Highpockets 1-Andro Rx log

[highpockets]

OK, I'm all set to test Prince's new 1-Andro Rx. I'll start with some preliminaries to let you all know a bit about me and where I'm at in the gym.

I'm 48 years old, 6'8", 246.5 lbs., 18% BF I've been lifting for years. I played college basketball at a small school in North Carolina, got drafted by the Denver Nuggets in '84, was waived right before the season and spent the rest of my professional career in Greece, France, Israel, Italy and Spain. I still run up and down every Sunday afternoon for 2 hours with some of the young bucks at our local high school.

During my playing days I lifted year round, but really got after it during the off-season with a personal trainer friend of mine. I was always depleted and skinny after a season ended and needed to build myself back up every summer. I take pride in the fact that I never missed a game due to injury for my first 7 seasons as a pro. I eventually had a slight tear to the hamstring my final year that kept me out for about 3 weeks. I retired from playing after 8 seasons in Europe. My body was such a wreck that I decided to take a year off and do absolutely nothing. I had 3 knee surgeries during my career and have no cartilidge remaining in my left knee. I also had a plastic plate inserted under my left eye from an elbow I received in college, so I was really ready for a long break.

After returning from a vacation in Florida one Spring, I asked my wife, jokingly, who the fat guy was on the beach with my kids? I had ballooned to 285 lbs and was ready to do something about it. I bought myself a squat rack, 300 lb olympic barbell set, dumbells from 20 to 50 lbs and got back into lifting. This was in 1995 and since then, I've been on again off again in the weight room. Weight has fluctuated anywhere from 250 lbs when working out to 275 lbs when I lost interest.

I found this website and forum in 2007 and it has been a godsend. About a year ago I started applying the principles of P/RR/S. 4 months ago I added the FD/FS principles and amazing things have started to happen. I'm getting cut and have definition where I never had definition before. At 48, I'm stronger now than at anytime previously.

I can't squat due to the bad knees, but I can do 'hacks'. I've never maxed with hacks, but I plan to for this log. I haven't maxed on the bench for awhile, but I will this week. Last week after doing a 5 x 5 set with 245 lbs I was feeling quite chipper, so I threw 275 on and pushed it twice. Feeling pumped, I went to 305 lbs and pushed it once, so I've got to believe my max is probably around 315, we'll see.

I've never maxed with deads either, but like I said above, for this log I'll be doing so.

I'll also set some goals in the near future for this log. One long term goal that I have is to still be able to bench 300 lbs. when I'm 50. It's a little tougher for us tall guys with long arms. We have further to push!

I've got legs tonight so I'll report back at the end of the week with some max information. I also plan on posting some 'before and after' photos!

Talk to you soon!

Highpockets

 

[IronAddict]

Very nice, I will be watching to see how it works for you. Good luck!

 

[workhard1]

Good luck man! I am also testing it- I will keep an eye on your log for sure!

 

[soxmuscle]

I'll watch.

 

[lucifuge]

Same here, interested in your progress.

 

[Perdido]

I'll be watching too. Just finished up a 1 T cycle and am on 2nd week of PCT. Interested in the results for next round.

 

[highpockets]

March 10th workout:

Preworkout body weight 245 lbs.

Did legs and have some preliminary info for the pre-test stats.

Hack squat: did 5 x 5 with 478 lbs. One rep of 568 lbs., finished with 1 rep max of 598 lbs.

Deadlift: Warmed up with 135 and 225. Did one rep with 305 and finished with one rep of 355 lbs. with two spotters. I'm sure I could have done 375, but this is the first time I've deadlifted this much weight and my main concern was technique, so I'm happy with this lift.

I push tonight so I'll report back tomorrow.

 

[Perdido]

Some Q's:

Are you planning on running a 6 week cycle?
What diet macro's are you maintaining?
What additional supplements & timing?
Any changes in libido or lethargic reactions?

Thanks.

 

[highpockets]

Some Q's:

Are you planning on running a 6 week cycle?

Yes, I will be running a six week cycle. I've been preparing with 2 weeks of Cycle Support.

What diet macro's are you maintaining?

Very close to 2500 calories/day with 264 g/protein. Macros; Fat 23%, Carbs 34%, Protein 43%.

What additional supplements & timing?

I will be maintaining the Cycle Support throughout the 6 week cycle. In addition I keep whey protein in my system 3 times a day, Creatine, cold water salmon oil 6 caps/day = (480mg EPA & 720mg DHA), Glucosamine 1500mg/Chondroitin 1200mg, Multi-Vitamin. I take the fish oil 3 times a day and the joint management and multi with breakfast.

Any changes in libido or lethargic reactions?

I have yet to begin the actual cycle. Prince just received them and mailed them out the next day, so I should be getting them by the end of the week or so. I'll keep everyone updated on my feelings throughout the cycle on this journal.

Thanks.

No problem!

 

[highpockets]

Boy I sure screwed up that last post with the quote and my answers. Sorry, I'll do better next time!

 

[Perdido]

Thanks for the info. Just trying to establish a baseline for comparison. Again thanks!

 

[sara]

Boy I sure screwed up that last post with the quote and my answers. Sorry, I'll do better next time!

jk..
Good luck!!

 

[highpockets]

Friday, March 13th:

Weight: 246.8 lbs.

Continuing on with my pre-test stats, I pushed last night 3/12. I had a hard time in the gym. Even though I've had some of my best workouts when arriving to the gym feeling spent, it was not to be yesterday. I just felt like I didn't have much umph!

Stretched.

Flat barbell bench: warmed up with the bar, then 135 x 10, 225 x 4, 275 x 2.
Pushed 295 once (easily), 305 once (struggled a little) and failed miserably with 315.

Dumbell Inclines: 4 sets of 75 x 5
Barbell Declines: 2 sets 245 x 5
Dips: 4 sets of body weight only x 10
CG barbell bench for tris: 3 sets 185 x 5 (I do these very slow and controlled)
Pushdowns: 3 sets 70 x 8
Weighted Bench Dips: 3 sets 45 lbs. x 8
Finished with an Ab workout.

I slept fairly well on Wednesday night and have no explanation for my tiredness in the gym yesterday, just one of those things I guess. I'm off tonight and it's a good thing because I stayed up last night until 1:30 am watching that crazy Syracuse vs UConn game go into 6 overtimes!

Saturday I'm scheduled to work 'back' and Sunday I play basketball so I'll report back on Monday, hopefully I'll have some pictures ready by then.

The 1-Andro Rx should arrive today!

 

[highpockets]

Posted the above and 10 minutes later the mail arrived. Nice packaging Prince! I like the yellow capsules!

So it starts; down the hatch!!!!

 

[highpockets]

Took the weekend off because I have deviated just a bit from my normal P/RR/S routine and want to get back to the very basics for this run of 1-Andro. I like to keep the muscles guessing and this is why I usually take time away from P/RR/S, but will start back tonight with my Chest/Deltoid workout in my Power week.

Along with my normal 500 calories below maintenance I still took my normal doses of whey protein, creatine, fish oil, multi vitamin, and Cycle Assist by Competitive Edge Labs.

The 1-Andro Rx was started last Friday at 300 mg/day. I'll continue this dosage for the first week and then up it to 600 mg/day.

I feel really good this morning, had a great night sleep last night with some wild dreams. I don't know if my overall feeling of well being is from my cardio workout yesterday or the fact that I left the weights alone for a full 3 days. Played basketball yesterday with my normal Sunday afternoon group for an hour-and-a-half and played well, had a good run. Note: this is the only cardio I am involved in for the entire week.

Since I just started the 1-Andro I don't expect to see or feel any results immediately, but I will try to report on my physical and mental feelings from the get go.

Picture coming later today if all goes well. I may need some help uploading. Holy crap, I feel like I'm old all of a sudden. I remember when I had to show my parents how they could tape the Price is Right on their VHS.

 

[highpockets]

March 16th workout:
Pre-workout weight 244.8 lbs.

Back on my P/RR/S schedule and on Monday's I work Chest/Deltoids. I'm on my power week.

Dumbbell Bench Press 3 x 6, 90 lbs. (Could have done 100 lbs., felt really good).
Incline Press 3 x 6, 185 lbs.
Weighted Dips 2 x 10, body weight. (I don't have a belt for weighted dips, so I'm going to have to figure something out here. I breezed through these with body weight)
Military Press 3 x 6, 135 lbs.
Upright Row 3 x 6, 95 lbs.
Dumbbell Lateral Raises 2 x 6, 25 lbs.
Abs

All in all the workout went very well. I felt strong. I may have been over training just a bit the last 2 weeks, so this may be the reason I felt so good sticking to the routine. Short and sweet!

During the day I consumed 2,738 calories (just a bit more than I wanted).
Carbs 47 grams
Protein 33 grams
Fat 21 grams

My carbs were up due to the raviolis I ate for lunch. In addition I did not eat enough protein per body weight, so I will be rectifying this also today. I've begun to create customized foods at Fitday so I will be able to more accurately report on my consumption.

Mood has been great with no irritability. Had a great night of sleep, 7-1/2 hours, and feel really good this morning.

I have legs tonight! Still on 300mgs/day of 1-Andro Rx along with all of my other supps mentioned previously.

 

[workhard1]

lookin great so far!
Any libido increase for you yet?

 

[highpockets]

March 17th Workout:

OK this was a big day for me! I haven't done squats in years due to some bad knees from playing basketball for so many years. Hack squats yes, but barbell squats no. Well my legs have been feeling pretty good as of late, I've been working them pretty hard. Yesterday at the gym I had a couple of lifting buddies spot me and watch to make sure my form was good as I went through warming up with the bar only. I wanted to try squats again, but I was really concerned on my form.

Well, I did it! Not the most impressive workout weight wise, but form was excellent and I'll work up to some heavier weight as I go. I cannot perform these ass to heels, but I can go down to a sitting position. I was as stoked as an old man can get! My legs were a little shaky after my workout, but this morning I feel good. Following is my log:

- Squats...3 x 6, 185 lbs.
- Leg press...3 x 6, 578 lbs.
- Single leg extension...2 x 6, 70 lbs.
- Sitting leg curl...3 x 6, 170 lbs.
- Stiff deadlift...3 x 6, 250 lbs.

My mood has been very good. No signs of edginess or anger. My body is a bit more defined than last week. My hunger has jumped up a bit and I've been having a difficult time consuming enough protein while keeping my fat and carbs down. I slept well again last night and woke up this morning feeling like my upper body grew overnight. Also woke up this morning with a stiffy so libido is good.

I can't wait to up my dosage to 600mg/day, but will do so until Friday when I'm supposed to.

I do have a photo to upload, although It's not that good. I'm going to try and take another picture today with better lighting and see how it looks. Today is my off day.

I consumed 2,971 calories yesterday. 37% Protein, 33% Carbs, 30% Fat.

 

[highpockets]

Sorry, made a mistake on previous post.

- Leg press...3 x 6, 478 lbs. (Not 578 lbs.)

 

[highpockets]

OK, here it goes. Remember I'm 48 and somewhat illiterate when it comes to taking and posting pictures on the web. Matter of fact, I've never done it before!

I took this myself with my daughter's digital camera and had a heck of a time trying to figure out the timer. Damn tough getting old!

Photo was taken yesterday morning after I got up. I'm not happy with my middle aged pouch and that;s why I'm cutting, but I have lost 30 lbs over the last 4 months. Don't laugh, at least not in front of me!

 

[highpockets]

March 18th Workout:

I found out that I have family obligations tonight so I switched my Thursday 'back' workout to last night and will take tonight off.

I felt really good going into the gym. I still feel really strong and had a good session.

Pre-workout body weight 246 lbs. right on the nose.

- Rack deadlift...3 x 6, 315 lbs.
- T-Bar row...3 x 6, 180 lbs.
- Weighted chin...3 x 6, body weight only
- CG seated row...3 x 6, 220 lbs.

My back was pretty fatigued after this workout as I did not have to wait on weights and zoomed through the workout in about 45 minutes. I could really feel it, but this morning I woke up feeling great. I had another awesome night of sleep.

I thought I might really be sore in the glutes from squatting, for the first time in a long time, on Tuesday night, but I have no soreness in the legs or glutes.

I'm still on 300mg/day of 1-Andro Rx and will up this dosage to 600mg/day tomorrow (Friday).

I consumed 1,998 calories yesterday.
Protein 46%
Carbs 35%
Fat 19%

On Friday, I superset Bis/Tris according to my P/RR/S routine so I'll report back on Saturday.

 

[sara]

March 18th Workout:

I found out that I have family obligations tonight so I switched my Thursday 'back' workout to last night and will take tonight off.

I felt really good going into the gym. I still feel really strong and had a good session.

Pre-workout body weight 246 lbs. right on the nose.

- Rack deadlift...3 x 6, 315 lbs.
- T-Bar row...3 x 6, 180 lbs.
- Weighted chin...3 x 6, body weight only
- CG seated row...3 x 6, 220 lbs.

My back was pretty fatigued after this workout as I did not have to wait on weights and zoomed through the workout in about 45 minutes. I could really feel it, but this morning I woke up feeling great. I had another awesome night of sleep.

I thought I might really be sore in the glutes from squatting, for the first time in a long time, on Tuesday night, but I have no soreness in the legs or glutes.

I'm still on 300mg/day of 1-Andro Rx and will up this dosage to 600mg/day tomorrow (Friday).

I consumed 1,998 calories yesterday.
Protein 46%
Carbs 35%
Fat 19%

On Friday, I superset Bis/Tris according to my P/RR/S routine so I'll report back on Saturday.

Nice job pocket!

 

[highpockets]

March 20th workout:

Weighed in at 245.8 pre-workout. Upped 1-Andro Rx dosage to 600mg/day Friday morning.

I've been waking up each morning with a feeling of fullness in my muscles. Not sore or anything, just feeling like I may be growing. I had my bi's and tri's workout Friday in my last day of P/RR/S power week.

- Barbell curl...3 x 6, 110 lbs with curl bar.
- Preacher curl...3 x 6, 170 lbs on Life Fitness preacher machine as our health club does not have a free standing preacher bench.
- Hammer curl...3 x 6, 50 lbs dumbbells
- CG bench press...3 x 6, 205 lbs
- Skull crush...3 x 6, 90 lbs
- Single arm dumbell extension...3 x 4, 55 lbs

Workout went well. I continue to feel strong, sleep well, with no feeling of anxiety at all. Continued with all supplements listed above as well as the 1-Andro Rx.

I begin my Rep Range week with P/RR/S next.

Consumed:

1,504 Calories
Fat 36.8g, 21%
Carbs 105g, 27%
Protein 199.5g, 52%

 

[highpockets]

March 21st (Saturday) Workout:

Pre-workout weight 245 lbs.

I usually take Saturdays off, but I was feeling good and didn't have a whole lot going on, so I thought I would go ahead and start my chest/shoulder work out in my rep range week of P/RR/S schedule.

I had my Bi/Tri workout on Friday evening, so this might not have been the smartest move, but what the hay! Add to the fact that I worked out the previous evening and my Saturday workout was at 9:00am only added to the chaos, however the workout did not go bad at all.

Chest

- Incline dumbell press...3 x 8, 70 lbs.
- Bench press...3 x 8, 225 lbs.
- Flye...3 x 12, 50 lbs.

Deltoids

- Single arm dumbell press...3 x 8, 50 lbs.
- Bent lateral...3 x 10, 35 lbs.
- Cable side lateral...3 x 12, 20 lbs.

I could definitely tell that I was a little spent from the previous evening, and although I did not struggle to get my reps in, the weights felt very heavy today. I won't be doing chest and shoulders the day after arms again!

Sunday I played hoops and ran up and down the floor for almost 2 hours. We had a good time and the games went well.

Today, Monday, I'm dragging big time. Almost feel like I have a touch of something and my legs are sore from playing ball yesterday. I'm scheduled to work legs next whether that be today or tomorrow. I'm debating on taking another day off. I know for sure that I'm not doing legs today, so if I do go to the gym I might swap my leg day with my back. We'll see how I feel later.

I'm still on 600mg/day of 1-Andro Rx. I haven't had any negative side effects that I'm aware of to date. From what I've researched on PH's it's usually the 3rd week of use that you start to see and feel the difference, so I'm looking forward to next week. I still feel really pumped when I wake up in the morning and some of my short sleeve shirts are beginning to feel a tad bit tighter, especially in the back/lats area. Could just be my mind, but I hope not!

Talk to everyone again tomorrow. Thanks for all of the support!

 

[highpockets]

Monday, March 23rd Workout:

Pre-workout body weight, 245.4 lbs.

As you can see in my previous post I decided to swap out my leg workout and perform back. I'm going to take today (Tuesday) off and hit my legs on Wednesday.

Even though I was a bit tired, once I got to the gym and warmed up I got stoked and ready to go. I also picked up some N.O. Explode over the weekend that I found on sale, so I took this 45 minutes prior to the gym.

Side note on N.O. Explode: I have never taken this supplement and maybe my body needs to get use to it and I will wait to pass total judgment until I have used it more. However, my initial reaction is, what the heck! I have been loyal to Superpump 250 because I have found it to be very good, even after one dose. But, like I said I will wait and see.

- CG weighted chin...3 x 8, body weight 245 lbs.
- WG T-Bar row...3 x 8, 170 lbs.
- Dumbell row...3 x 12, 90 lbs.
- Pullover...2 x 15, 60 lbs
- Stiff armed pulldowns...3 x 12, 70 lbs.
- Abs

Not a lot of people in the gym, so I worked through this pretty quickly and must admit, I was huffin' and puffin'. My back felt pumped and the workout went well.

Consumed:

1,600 calories
Protein 45%
Fat 32%
Carbs 23%

For the past few days my appetite has really decreased. I don't know if it's the 1-Andro Rx or not, but I thought I would note it anyway.

Talk to you again on Thursday after my Wednesday leg night!

 

[Perdido]

Only 1600 calories? Wow I'd be chewing on furniture only eating that much.

Good work man!

 

[highpockets]

Only 1600 calories? Wow I'd be chewing on furniture only eating that much.

Good work man!

Keep in mind that I'm 48 years old. It might be the old age thing kickin' in, I don't know. I remember when I was younger, man could I eat. Since I'm cutting though, it has been kind of nice getting satisfied on the amount that I'm eating. Looking to get to 230 lbs, but we'll see!

 

[Perdido]

I'm 50/245 and burning up 3000+ calories a day. I was up to 3600 when I was using 1 T.

I'll get back down to 230 -235 this summer. The heat makes me lose my appetite.

 

[highpockets]

This is what I get for my off day! 2:43AM and can't sleep a wink. I'm goin' nutso!

 

[highpockets]

I'm 50/245 and burning up 3000+ calories a day. I was up to 3600 when I was using 1 T.

I'll get back down to 230 -235 this summer. The heat makes me lose my appetite.

My maintenance is right around 2,800 to 3,000 also. It's strange that I can eat like crazy when I'm not training, but once I start pushing really hard, it seems like my appetite is suppressed. I notice on my off days I have an easier time consuming also. Yesterday (off day) I was hungry all day! It seems to me that when you are burning up more calories your appetite should increase. I guess I'm just backwards!