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Alright, so I popped one superdrol last night and today will be three (just had my second). And now for the bad news.
I went to the gym today planning on hitting quads, hams, chest, and tris. All pretty hard. I was up to two exercises each, and 5 working sets per exercise. I was hoping strength would be good. So I started with leg extensions (I have a bad right knee, and when I jump right into squats in need around 47 warm-up sets).
I warmed up, knee felt okay. Then I loaded on the weight (270 -- one plate less than the whole stack). I felt good, I got 12, 10, and 8 reps. Which was nice. Except then I started getting a weird ache in my neck and left shoulder. Like I strained something. I am sure its a nerve, but not a "pinched nerve". It sort of feels like sciatica -- but can you get that there?
It progressively worsened. I have full ROM with my neck, but it is like a string of discomfort/pain down the left side of my neck, across my left trap and through my left shoulder. Its fucking weird. I still feel it now, hours later.
Needless to say, I cut back volume a ton, and stayed light. I also did leg presses instead of squats. The workout went something like this.
Extensions 270 x 12, 10, 8.
Leg Curls 170 x 6, 6, 5.
Leg Press 4 plates per side (this is very light) x 12, 8, 8, 6 (also my knee started acting up).
Incline Bench 185 x 12, 20; 225 x 15
One arm tri-pressdown (reverse) 45 x 10, 10, 10, 8, 8
That's it, and I still hurt. I ain't happy. Tomorrow is a rest day, and I better be good to go by Monday. Aside from this, I also gelt generally achy, which is odd, since I didn't lift on Th and Fri.
Oh, I took my stats (morning):
Weight: 222
Waist: 41"
Left arm: 17 1/4"
Right arm: 17 3/8"
Left calf: 16 1/4"
Left calf: 16 3/4"
Stomach: 28 mm
Leg: 18 mm
Chest: 16 mm
BF%: 18.6%
LBM: 180.7
FM: 41.3
I went to the gym today planning on hitting quads, hams, chest, and tris. All pretty hard. I was up to two exercises each, and 5 working sets per exercise. I was hoping strength would be good. So I started with leg extensions (I have a bad right knee, and when I jump right into squats in need around 47 warm-up sets).
I warmed up, knee felt okay. Then I loaded on the weight (270 -- one plate less than the whole stack). I felt good, I got 12, 10, and 8 reps. Which was nice. Except then I started getting a weird ache in my neck and left shoulder. Like I strained something. I am sure its a nerve, but not a "pinched nerve". It sort of feels like sciatica -- but can you get that there?
It progressively worsened. I have full ROM with my neck, but it is like a string of discomfort/pain down the left side of my neck, across my left trap and through my left shoulder. Its fucking weird. I still feel it now, hours later.
Needless to say, I cut back volume a ton, and stayed light. I also did leg presses instead of squats. The workout went something like this.
Extensions 270 x 12, 10, 8.
Leg Curls 170 x 6, 6, 5.
Leg Press 4 plates per side (this is very light) x 12, 8, 8, 6 (also my knee started acting up).
Incline Bench 185 x 12, 20; 225 x 15
One arm tri-pressdown (reverse) 45 x 10, 10, 10, 8, 8
That's it, and I still hurt. I ain't happy. Tomorrow is a rest day, and I better be good to go by Monday. Aside from this, I also gelt generally achy, which is odd, since I didn't lift on Th and Fri.
Oh, I took my stats (morning):
Weight: 222
Waist: 41"
Left arm: 17 1/4"
Right arm: 17 3/8"
Left calf: 16 1/4"
Left calf: 16 3/4"
Stomach: 28 mm
Leg: 18 mm
Chest: 16 mm
BF%: 18.6%
LBM: 180.7
FM: 41.3
Twin Peak said:
So from doing leg extentions you got a pain in your neck? That is fuckin' weird man.
Have you noticed any rapid water retention from the superdrol yet? There's been times when i've bulked (au naturel, no PH) and all the water i've retained has caused my left hand to go numb down the left-hand side, including my pinky and ring finger. I had it it for ages and thought i'd genuinely damaged the nerves or fibres in my hand. After dropping the calories for a few weeks and doing a bit dieting, eventually the feeling came back. Never had it since, so i'm not sure if it was because i was doing lots of heavying squatting and SLDL's on leg day and also deadlifts on back day.
Anyway, point being that if the superdrol (or any excess carbs you've had over the weekend) is causing rapid water rention, it may be pushing on a nerve somewhere causing your pain. If it's not gone by monday or tuesday, you may wanna get it checked out.
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TCD said:
There shouldn't be any from the SuperDrol (in theory anyway), but it still remains to be seen in actual application.
It's like a science lab in here! 
Morning TP
Day 3: Upping the does to 40; weight is up 1.5 pounds, which is the extra food.
Awesome workout today. Yep, you read that right. I felt (mostly) fine (see below). I was not particularly strong, but today the volume gets tough and the workouts long, and I had a ton of stamina and could have kept on going. Today was back, bis, hams, calves, and traps. Today was my 6 set day (six sets per exercise), and while this should have killed me, it felt great. Keep in mind most sets are 1-3 reps shy of failure. So here was the workout:
Pulldowns
220 x 8, 6
200 x 8, 6
180 x 7, 6
Leg Curls (in between the pulldowns)
150 x 9, 9, 7, 6, 6, 6
Barbell Rows (was kind of weak here)
225 x 6
205 x 8,8
185 x 8, 8, 6
Calves (between rows)
4 plates plates per side x 12, 12, 12, 12, 10, 12
Barbell Curl (pretty weak)
125 x 6, 5
115 x 6
105 x 8,7
95 x 8
Plate loaded shrugs (between curls)
2 plates and a quarter per side x 12, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10
Hammer Curls
60 x 6
55 x 7
50 x 7, 8, 8, 8
And there you have it. This does not include warm up sets, obviously. Now, the not so good news. I still don't feel "right." My shoulders (both) are a tad achy and crackling, especially when picking up the weights for a new set. Is it possible that the SD is drying me out too much? Something to ponder I spose.
Subjective Comments: Nothing to report. At 30 for 2 days, hunger is normal, no lethargy, no bloating, no pimples, no nada. Improved endurance may or may not be related. I get these sort of workouts from time to time.
Interesting History: I found my presurgery log. It goes from March 1, 2003 through the injury (early August). Om 3/1/03, my stats are remarkably similar to what they are now (what I posted above). Weight was within a few pounds, so was BF%, so was waist measurement. Then at my peak, just prior to the injury I was about the same weight I am now, waist was 2 1/2 inches smaller and I was at 14% BF. Roughly a 10 pound swing in LBM and fat. Interesting.
Awesome workout today. Yep, you read that right. I felt (mostly) fine (see below). I was not particularly strong, but today the volume gets tough and the workouts long, and I had a ton of stamina and could have kept on going. Today was back, bis, hams, calves, and traps. Today was my 6 set day (six sets per exercise), and while this should have killed me, it felt great. Keep in mind most sets are 1-3 reps shy of failure. So here was the workout:
Pulldowns
220 x 8, 6
200 x 8, 6
180 x 7, 6
Leg Curls (in between the pulldowns)
150 x 9, 9, 7, 6, 6, 6
Barbell Rows (was kind of weak here)
225 x 6
205 x 8,8
185 x 8, 8, 6
Calves (between rows)
4 plates plates per side x 12, 12, 12, 12, 10, 12
Barbell Curl (pretty weak)
125 x 6, 5
115 x 6
105 x 8,7
95 x 8
Plate loaded shrugs (between curls)
2 plates and a quarter per side x 12, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10
Hammer Curls
60 x 6
55 x 7
50 x 7, 8, 8, 8
And there you have it. This does not include warm up sets, obviously. Now, the not so good news. I still don't feel "right." My shoulders (both) are a tad achy and crackling, especially when picking up the weights for a new set. Is it possible that the SD is drying me out too much? Something to ponder I spose.
Subjective Comments: Nothing to report. At 30 for 2 days, hunger is normal, no lethargy, no bloating, no pimples, no nada. Improved endurance may or may not be related. I get these sort of workouts from time to time.
Interesting History: I found my presurgery log. It goes from March 1, 2003 through the injury (early August). Om 3/1/03, my stats are remarkably similar to what they are now (what I posted above). Weight was within a few pounds, so was BF%, so was waist measurement. Then at my peak, just prior to the injury I was about the same weight I am now, waist was 2 1/2 inches smaller and I was at 14% BF. Roughly a 10 pound swing in LBM and fat. Interesting.
Morning TP 
TP,
Is this the most "out-of-shape" you have been? Reason I ask is that I had similar issues with numbness down my left side on both occassions that I came back after being on a long lay off. It was particularly disturbing, but stopped recurring once I got down to an acceptable BF%/weight.
Is this the most "out-of-shape" you have been? Reason I ask is that I had similar issues with numbness down my left side on both occassions that I came back after being on a long lay off. It was particularly disturbing, but stopped recurring once I got down to an acceptable BF%/weight.
Morning Velvet.
Day 4:
Another spectacular workout today. Not only was endurance terrific, but strength was through the roof. Granted, some of this may be muscle memory but not this quickly. Check it out.
Leg Extensions:
270 x 12, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10
which was done along with three sets of low pulley crossovers, then three sets of high pulley crossovers.
Crossovers:
5 plates per x 12, 10, 10, 10, 10, 12
At this point I felt good, had a great pump iin the quads and chest, and my knee felt stable. On to the heavy movements, which is where things shined. Last week on my best days I squated 315 x 8 and incline benched 245 x 12. Both of these were very strong and my best probably since pre-surgery, so any increase at all would have been welcome. I alternated between the two exercises, and felt strong as hell. Shoulders felt good.
Squats
315 x 10, 8, 6
275 x 10, 7, 5
Knee felt good, these are to (almost) parallel, and I was quite pleased.
Incline Bench
245 x 14, 11, 10, 7
225 x 8, 6
This is easily the strongest I have been since pre-surgery. I can't tell you how pumped I was. My chest and shoulders felt like they were going to explode, so much so that holding the bar for my last set of squats was killer. This also led to piss-poor performance on my shoulder presses. My shoulders were just exhausted.
Machine shoulder press (last week I did three plates per side for 9 reps)
3 plates per x 5
2 p + 1/4 x 8, 6
2pp x 8, 8, 7
Also, I should note that I was dredding this workout. I woke up with a headache, popped two advil (headache is now gone) slammed my Vendetta (which also helps with stamina) and my coffee, and hit the gym. I am not looking forward to the seven reps the rest of the week, but the quality of the last two workouts was great.
Subjective Notes: Still nothing to report. Hunger has stabilized. My weight remains constant, so this is definitely a "dry" hormone, to the extent it has any effect. Sleep has been unaffected, and there really is nothing I can say that I notice.
Day 4:
Another spectacular workout today. Not only was endurance terrific, but strength was through the roof. Granted, some of this may be muscle memory but not this quickly. Check it out.
Leg Extensions:
270 x 12, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10
which was done along with three sets of low pulley crossovers, then three sets of high pulley crossovers.
Crossovers:
5 plates per x 12, 10, 10, 10, 10, 12
At this point I felt good, had a great pump iin the quads and chest, and my knee felt stable. On to the heavy movements, which is where things shined. Last week on my best days I squated 315 x 8 and incline benched 245 x 12. Both of these were very strong and my best probably since pre-surgery, so any increase at all would have been welcome. I alternated between the two exercises, and felt strong as hell. Shoulders felt good.
Squats
315 x 10, 8, 6
275 x 10, 7, 5
Knee felt good, these are to (almost) parallel, and I was quite pleased.
Incline Bench
245 x 14, 11, 10, 7
225 x 8, 6
This is easily the strongest I have been since pre-surgery. I can't tell you how pumped I was. My chest and shoulders felt like they were going to explode, so much so that holding the bar for my last set of squats was killer. This also led to piss-poor performance on my shoulder presses. My shoulders were just exhausted.
Machine shoulder press (last week I did three plates per side for 9 reps)
3 plates per x 5
2 p + 1/4 x 8, 6
2pp x 8, 8, 7
Also, I should note that I was dredding this workout. I woke up with a headache, popped two advil (headache is now gone) slammed my Vendetta (which also helps with stamina) and my coffee, and hit the gym. I am not looking forward to the seven reps the rest of the week, but the quality of the last two workouts was great.
Subjective Notes: Still nothing to report. Hunger has stabilized. My weight remains constant, so this is definitely a "dry" hormone, to the extent it has any effect. Sleep has been unaffected, and there really is nothing I can say that I notice.
Dale Mabry said:
Its the fattest I have been in some time, yes (probably a year and a half) but not the least muscular.
And its wasn't numbness, it was a nerve, and its pretty much gone now.
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Twin Peak said:
Steve, there is no way that your strength and endurance increases could be coincidence or placebo, given that you achieved them during one of your 6-set Volume Phase work-outs. Especially on the Squat/Incline Bench day. It seems like the SuperDrol is kicking in quickly.
Dr. D said that it increased endurance greatly, but not strength, but his diet was piss-poor, whereas I am eating enough to feed a small country.
Still, I'd like to see another workout or two before I am sold.
Still, I'd like to see another workout or two before I am sold.
