Past my Prime? Journal

[crawfBigG]

Not a bad way of judging when u need to start ur mini diet w the calipers.

I like it!

I just use the mirror. I'm overly critical of myself so it works for me.

Thanks. I just started this theory of mine, lol, this year. It's going pretty good so far.

 

[crawfBigG]

Weigh-in: 212.6. 24 min. fasted cardio this morning, step mill intervals. Chest and a little cardio last night.

Chest Dips - 5 sets

Cable Flyes - 4 sets

Incline Bench Smith - 95 x 12, 135 x 10, 185 x 10, 205 x 10 225 x 9.5, wife helped me get the last one to make 10

Flat Flyes DB - 3 sets

20 min. cardio treadmill

I spread my split out a little so I can do some extra cardio for a bit. Made it 5 days with an arm day by itself, which will be tonight barring any unforeseen interruptions.

 

[aton]

That's pretty neat to be able to say that u work for John Parrillo. I love reading any articles he puts out.


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[aton]

I have only recently realized how freakin' critical recovery is. I have worked out for a long time but I never really got into it like I am now. I still am not into it as much as I would like to be or should be to look how I would like to look. It's like I know what to do, its just very hard to stick to the plan and do what you need to do day after day, week after week, but that is what you have to do to get there. No shortcuts and slacking.

Ur never too old to improve ur health and ur still at an age that u could make some gains. Granted it's much harder but well earned.

I'm still able to make some gains and I'm 43.


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[crawfBigG]

That's pretty neat to be able to say that u work for John Parrillo. I love reading any articles he puts out.


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The stuff I learned in the couple years I worked with him is priceless.

 

[crawfBigG]

Ur never too old to improve ur health and ur still at an age that u could make some gains. Granted it's much harder but well earned.

I'm still able to make some gains and I'm 43.


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I have made some progress but I have a long way to go, I'll keep chipping away at it. I love it so I know I won't quit. We are almost the same age, I'm 44.


Weigh-in: 211.8. No cardio this morning, I got up to go do it and I just felt like shit, run down and tired, so I laid back down. Last night got the arms workout in tho....

Superset Rope Pressdowns and Rope Hammer Curls - 4 sets

Superset Dumbbell LTEs and DB Curls - 4 sets

Superset Close Grip Bench and Cable 21s - 4 sets

20 min. cardio post

 

[crawfBigG]

Damn, where have I been, not on here....so...Friday and this morning I did 24 min. fasted cardio. Friday night I did legs, yesterday I did shoulders and some post cardio. Weigh-in: 211. Still just rolling with the Ostarine and LGD, 2-4 iu GH, some HCG, a little Aromasin. So far things have been going pretty good without gear, the next two weeks will be the real test as everything will begin to totally clear the system. Probably get some bloodwork done soon.

Friday-Legs

Front Squats - bar x 10, 95 x 10, 135 x 8, 175 x 8, 205 x 6, 225 x 5, 245 x 4, 265 x 3 (PR for me, was 2 reps)

SLDLs - bar x 12, 135 x 10, 185 x 8, 225 x 8, 245 x 8, 265 x 8

Seated Calf - 3 sets - 40, 30, 25

Giant Set - 3 sets of each - Leg Extensions, Leg Curls, Leg Press Calf

Sunday-Shoulders

Superset Side Laterals and Bent Laterals - 4 sets of 12 on each

Seated DB Presses - 25s x 10, 40s x 10, 55s x 10, 70s x 10, 80s x 10

Superset Cable Side Laterals with Face Pulls - 3 sets of each

Superset Standing Smith Front Presses with Standing Smith Behind the Neck Presses - 3 sets of each after one warm up set

20 min. Cardio post

 

[aton]

After wk 2-3 u will lose some weight. Most should b water retention. If u have a scale that measures bf through ur feet w ele continuity u will literally b able to watch the water % drop.

This imo is about the only possible use for this feature on these scales as they r completely in accurate otherwise.
Oh yah doing this u have to make sure u drink the same amount of water everyday. It's worked for me.

Why pct other than aroma? Ur test may drop hard. I only c hcg in there that will keep it elevated.
ostarine will suppress ur test and I believe using directly after a roid cycle is even a little more useless because ur receptors r saturated still w the gear in their parking spots not allowing the ostarine to influence those
Receptors.


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[aton]

That was supposed to b why no other pct other than aroma?


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[aton]

To give ostarine and lgd the best shot possible I would have waited 3-6 wks b4 throwing them
In.

Hope it still does what u want it to. Let us know how it works for u.


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[aton]

Also I notice u do a lot of fasted cardio. U may b already do this but it's a
Good idea to take in carbs and protein w in 30-45 min after ur work out is done. If u eat b4 ur workout it's not as important. 1-2 hrs later is ok


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[aton]

Doing the above will help relieve the catabolic process. And can actually help saturate ur muscle cells.
Inevitably there will b a short break down of muscle cells for energy. But u can shorten this process.


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[crawfBigG]

That was supposed to b why no other pct other than aroma?


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Basically yeah, I tried a normal pct for a month about 8 months ago and it sucked, so I thought I would try it this time with some SARMs. Just a bro experiment.

 

[crawfBigG]

To give ostarine and lgd the best shot possible I would have waited 3-6 wks b4 throwing them
In.

Hope it still does what u want it to. Let us know how it works for u.


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I agree but I just wanted to try this and see how it goes. I don't usually stay totally off more than a month.

 

[crawfBigG]

Also I notice u do a lot of fasted cardio. U may b already do this but it's a
Good idea to take in carbs and protein w in 30-45 min after ur work out is done. If u eat b4 ur workout it's not as important. 1-2 hrs later is ok


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Yep I try to get something in me pretty quickly after the cardio.

 

[crawfBigG]

My HRT clinic I used to work with would have us twice a year take a month off of test and do clomid, hcg, and adex during the month off, then go back on trt. So I try to take a couple months a year off now too even though I'm not with them anymore. I was just hoping for a better month off doing it this way.

 

[crawfBigG]

I was thinking more about some of the stuff you put down here yesterday. So do you think SARMs affect the receptors the same as gear somewhat? I was hoping with it being such a diiferent compound that this would allow my receptors a break from real gear to get refreshed somewhat, but with the SARMs in the mix I wouldn't get all weak and crappy feeling like I usually did with the HRT clinic one month pct. I usually only felt really crappy in week 3 and 4. Anyway just throwing out my thoughts as I am not sure I totally understood some of your points yesterday. I'm going to see my doc today, got some questions for her and I want to schedule some bloodwork. I'll be back......

 

[aton]

Using SRAMs as far as I can tell will suppress ur natty test level. Using it to recover from a cycle will not work. It can aid in the androgenic stimulation and influence growth but ur best bet is to use the standard pct. clomid, nolva, and aroma. U might try the ostarine w the pct but remember it dose suppress.

It dose use the androgenic receptor as roids do but it manipulates it's stimulation in a different way.

 

[crawfBigG]

Yes I have read at a dose above 25mg a day or so it is suppressive. I am not really worried about the suppression. I do trt when not cycling but I also like to take a month or two a year totally off and this is it. I'll prob jump on 150-200 test cyp every week after this month is over. I want to see the bloodwork results and get some of the answers to some questions I have from my doc, so depending on how that goes I may stay off longer. It depends on some of the answers I get. I was going to see if she would work with me and monitor my trt and bloods so I can totally get away from the clinic, which I already am, but I like to have a professional helping me to keep an eye on things. If she says she can do it, I imagine they are going to want to get a baseline test done.

 

[crawfBigG]

Weigh-in: 208. So yesterday was an interesting but good day. Went to see the doc, bp looked great..112/72, pulse 62. She is going to give my bloods a look and may start administering my trt! I am pretty psyched about this. I love Medlab stuff but it's hard to pass up a fresh pharm grade vial of test cyp every couple months, legally.... So she's looking over quite a few things with yesterday's draw, but I have to go back in 1.5 weeks and give more blood for a testosterone test. They took a few tubes of blood for the first round of tests. They only take blood for testosterone check in the morning, so I had to schedule that. Funny thing is it will be exactly 4 weeks off on the day of the draw! Really so far I feel just fine, the SARMs seem to be keeping my strength in check and my energy hasn't been great but not terrible either. Anyway last night we did some back and cardio.....

Close Grip Pulldowns - 5 sets

Meadows Rows - 4 sets

One Arm DB Rows - 4 sets

Nautilus Pullover - 3 sets

20 min. cardio post

 

[spinyvegeta]

Mmmmmmmmmmm
Pharm Grade!

 

[crawfBigG]

Mmmmmmmmmmm
Pharm Grade!

Weigh-in: 206.2. Crazy day so far, along with last night. I got t-boned by a car last night and I have spent all morning trying to get the repair, rental, etc, etc, all set up. I did still make it to the gym last night, did some chest.

Chest Dips - 5 sets

Flat DB Press - 4 sets

Smith Guillotine Press - 4 sets

Flat Cable Flyes - 3 sets

20 min. Cardio post

 

[crawfBigG]

Weigh-in: 207.2. Much better day on Friday. Did 24 min. fasted cardio in the morning. Arms and more cardio that night. Prob go in today and do some legs.

Superset Camber Bar Cable Pressdowns and Camber Bar Cable Curls - 4 sets

Superset Smith Dick's Press and Barbell Curls - 4 sets

Superset DB LTEs and DB Curls - 3 sets

20 min. Cardio post

 

[aton]

How's the ostarine and lg treating u?
U able to keep the motivation and energy going?


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[crawfBigG]

How's the ostarine and lg treating u?
U able to keep the motivation and energy going?
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So far yes, I am pleased with how it's gone to this point.


Getting behind again... weigh-in: 208.4. Did 24 min. fasted cardio this morning. Legs on Saturday afternoon. I should be steroid free at this point and set a rep PR in this workout so I was pretty happy about it, the SARMs have to be doing something for me...

Hanging Leg Raises - 3 sets

Squats - bar x 15, 135 x 12, 185 x 8, 225 x 6, 275 x 6, 315 x 13 (rep PR for me, prev was 12 reps, I may have had one more but I racked it)

DB SLDLs - 40s x 10, 60s x 10, 80s x 10, 100s x 10

Leg Press - 4 sets

Superset Leg Press Calves and Seated Leg Curls - 4 sets

 

[aton]

Good to hear. Would have guessed u would have been scraping by to hold on to ur strength and size.

Keep up the hard work!


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[crawfBigG]

Good to hear. Would have guessed u would have been scraping by to hold on to ur strength and size.

Keep up the hard work!


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I am surprised, it has went quite well imo...


Well damn, let's get this log caught up again. Weigh-in: 206.2. Tomorrow they draw blood for my T test and it will be 4 weeks since I've had any real gears, I'm pinning something when I get home, lol. I really haven't felt too bad, my sex drive has dipped some, lost a little weight, but workouts have been going well. Got in 2 since last update, shoulders and back. So Tuesday and this morning 24 min. fasted cardio. Tuesday night was shoulders and last night was back.

Shoulders

Superset Rear Delt Flyes and Band Face Pulls - 4 sets

Smith Behind the Neck Press - 95 x 10, 115 x 10, 135 x 10, 155 x 10, 165 x 10, 185 x 10

Steering Wheels - 3 sets

IYTs - 2 sets

Serrano DB Presses - 2 sets

Shoulder Box - 2 sets

20 min. cardio post


Back

Assisted Pull Ups - 4 sets

Deadlifts - 135 x 10, 185 x 8, 225 x 6, 275 x 5, 315 x 8, 340 x 8, 365 x 8

Seated One Arm Cable Rows - 4 sets

Superset Rvs. Grip Pulldowns and Straight Bar Lat Pressdowns - 4 sets

 

[crawfBigG]

Weigh-in: 205.2. Nice cheat meal yesterday, 1/2 large pizza, cheese fries, then to the movies and had a bag of Swedish Fish. Well still haven't pinned anything. I went to give my blood for the test test and was told my doc wants to do all the tests over as I wasn't fasted for the first round of bloods. A few things were out of the normal range, nothing real bad, but I think she just wants to get a really nice clean and clear baseline for me considering I'm asking her about doing my hrt. She also said drink lots of water and NO supplements, meaning no SARMs, so the rest of this journey will be beyond natty, lolz... oh well I see it as a challenge. Did 24 min. fasted cardio Friday morning and trained that night, will go today for some arms.

Cable Crossovers - 5 sets

Decline Bench - 115 x 12, 135 x 10, 145 x 10, 175 x 8, 200 x 8

Superset Slight Incline DB Press and Flyes - 4 sets

Chest Dips - 4 sets

20 min. Cardio post

 

[aton]

Good luck brother. Hopefully u don't get to the point of losing ur motivation.

 

[crawfBigG]

Good luck brother. Hopefully u don't get to the point of losing ur motivation.

thanks, me too...


Weigh-in: 205.2. 24 min. fasted cardio last two mornings. Legs tonight, did some Arms on Sunday. Got my test results back taken at exactly 4 weeks off gear:

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[tr]
[td]Component[/td]
[td]Standard Range[/td]
[td]Your Value[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Testosterone Lvl [/td]
[td]249 - 836 ng/dL[/td]
[td]458[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]


I was pretty happy with that value, shit I didn't even pct, last year with a pct it came back right around 350!

Sunday - Arms

Superset Cable Curls and Rvs. Cable Pressdowns - 4 sets

Superset Preacher Curls and DB OH Extensions - 3 sets

Superset Lying Cable Curls and Kettlebell Ext. off Floor - 3 sets

Superset DB Hammer Curls and One Arm Rope Pressdowns - 2 sets

20 min. Cardio post