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Old 06-21-2006, 07:51 AM
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Thanks fellas. Ill post up pics when im done.

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Old 06-21-2006, 05:01 PM
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Todays workout

10 minutes of HIIT running.

Todays food

cereal, banana, milk
2 hardboiled eggs
2 steak soft tacos, small mt dew
pb sandwich, yogurt, milk
spaghetti w/venison meat sauce, milk
16 oz strawberry milkshake
can tuna
2 scoop whey shake

3146 cals, 328g carbs, 255g protein, 70g fat

I cant shake these carb cravings. Not exactly clean bulking here and i have gained 13 lbs so far but no fat. I did check my bf% yesterday and it hasnt changed at all. Im pretty bloated. Must be water and a little muscle. The weight gain came in 2 days basically. Firts time was 10lbs overnight. Then came 10 more one day. Both right after having a few beers. 7 of this last 10 has fallen off. Gotta be estro-bloat. Im cutting out alcohol for the rest of the cycle.

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Old 06-22-2006, 07:25 PM
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6-22

Back, shoulders

Hanging lat stretches(widegrip)
45 seconds x 2 sets

bent over BB rows
Warmup sets
150x10
150x10

Upright rows
115x10x2 sets

BB shrugs
175x16
255x10x2

DB raise
45x8x2

Lat pulldown
130x10
130x8

Lat rows
130x10
130x9

BB Military press
125x8x2 sets

pullups
BWx7x2sets

Todays food
2cups oatmeal, 2pcs toast, orange juice, protein shake, milk
pwo shake
2 pb sandwiches, 2 cups milk, apple
2 cans tuna, 2 cups rice
3 cups venison chili, milk
Gainer shake
4115 calories, 364g protein, 500g carbs, 80g fat


Decided to clean it up a bit.
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Old 06-23-2006, 09:13 PM
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Cardio

Played hockey


Food
10am 2 cups oatmeal, 2pc toast, orange juice, whey shake w/milk
130 pm 2 egg salad sandwiches, milk
330 yogurt, milk
5 pm 2 cups rice, tuna, milk
8 pm 2 double cheeseburgers, lg strawberry shake
12am whey gainer shake

4305 calories, 294g protein, 561g carbs, 105g fat
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Old 06-23-2006, 10:10 PM
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Hey what's up mitch...let's just leave it at that.. lol

I don't know much about test, prohormones, etc. but I had a question:

You seem to be doing great with your diet, getting all your calories in and such but I thought test cycles required higher calorie diets...like in the 5000-6000 calorie area ?

I think I have my info mixed up lol

P.S. If I read correctly...you're bulking right? If I may ask, what's the purpose of any cardio whatsoever?
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Old 06-24-2006, 05:37 AM
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Hey what's up mitch...let's just leave it at that.. lol

I don't know much about test, prohormones, etc. but I had a question:

You seem to be doing great with your diet, getting all your calories in and such but I thought test cycles required higher calorie diets...like in the 5000-6000 calorie area ?

I think I have my info mixed up lol

P.S. If I read correctly...you're bulking right? If I may ask, what's the purpose of any cardio whatsoever?
Whats up danny. The test just kicked in so ive been upping my calories. youre right i need to be hitting 5000 more regularly but im still gaining weight. Cardio is essential when bulking. It rasies your protein turnover which allows for more growth cycles. It also helps keep cholesterol levels in check. I dont do a alot. probably a total of 90 mins a week.
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Old 06-24-2006, 11:53 AM
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What weight did you begin at? I may have missed it.

Any progress?

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Old 06-24-2006, 08:08 PM
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started at 180. at 197 now. But alot of its water. Id say 5lbs of muscle so far. Test kicked in a couple days ago, i can feel it. Did chest today and got huge pumps. I ate alot of food today too.

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Old 06-24-2006, 08:15 PM
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Todays training.

Chest

warmup sets
flat bench
225x9
225x7
225x5

closegrip bench
150x10x2 sets


Food
2 cups oatmeal, 2 pcs toast, OJ, whey shake, milk
2 dbl cheeseburgers, lg strawberry shake
half a 16" pizza
Great wall buffet- 2 plates of generals chicken, plate stirfry noodles and chicken
can tuna
lg choc shake

5650 calories, 300g protien, 664g carbs, 178g fat


Only had time for a short workout today. Sat on the lake all day in my boat and drank water and diet pop. No beer. Passed the test. hahaha. My wife said i couldnt do it but usually thats all the motivation i need; someone telling me i cant do something. Unless theyre trying to pull some reverse psychology. Lol.

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Old 06-25-2006, 02:00 AM
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started at 180. at 197 now. But alot of its water. Id say 5lbs of muscle so far. Test kicked in a couple days ago, i can feel it. Did chest today and got huge pumps. I ate alot of food today too.

Yep, sounds like alot of water but I would guess maybe a little more muscle than your giving yourself credit for.

Good Stuff.

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Old 06-26-2006, 08:39 PM
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Weighed in at 201lbs this morning. Ive decided to stop following a set workout schedule and just workout when I think the muscle is ready again. Im feeling like hitting a muscle 1x a week is a waste of good juice. Im ready again in 3 days sometimes 2. Im also not gonna do a set split. Just gonna do whatever muscles I feel the need. My back is growing way faster than my chest so Ill probably do chest a little more often and back a little less.

This workout I wanted to do some stuff i hadnt done in a couple weeks.

Incline DB press
warmups
85x10
85x8
85x7

CG flat bench
150x10x2 sets

Traditional deadlifts
warmups
205x5
255x3
300x5

straight bar curls(havent done these in ages)
85x10
85x8
85x6

shoulder started hurting, had to stop. Did something to it earlier today and i had kinda forgotten about it.

Food
huge bowl fruit loops, protein shake, milk, OJ
protein shake, banana
2 PB sandwiches, quart milk
dbl cheeseburger, chicken grill sandwich, strawberry shake
2/3 lb ground round burger
pwo shake

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Old 06-28-2006, 09:02 PM
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Food

2 cups oatmeal, 2 pcs toast, whey shake, milk
chicken breast, wheat bun, banana,
half of a medium pizza
chicken breast, brown rice, sweet corn, milk
32oz strawberry shake
gainer shake(2scoops whey, 4 tbsp natty Pb, 2 cups milk, banana,)

5584 calories, 351g protein, 750g carbs, 125g fat
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Old 06-29-2006, 06:34 PM
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6-29

lifts

Flat bench
warmups
205x10x4sets (went light, my shoulder is still bothering me)

Peck deck
135x10x2sets

Squats
warmups
405x10
404x9
405x9

BB lunges
155x 8per leg x 2 sets

BB shrugs
200x12
255x10
255x10

Food
9am gainer shake
11am - 4 eggs, hash browns, 2 pancakes, 4oz ham
2pm -6oz ground beef, wheat tortilla, milk
5pm tuna sandwich, yogurt, milk, banana
8pm- chicken breast, brown rice, milk
930pm strawberry shake from mcdonalds
11pm gainer shake

5233 calories, 435g protein, 557g carbs, 142g fat

This is the cleanest ive eaten in quite a few days. Weight is up to 204.
I think Im gonna workout probably on saturday then take the whole week off. My shoulder should heal good then. Ill probably end up extending the cycle a couple of weeks too.
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Old 07-07-2006, 06:02 PM
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Been gone all week on vacation. Managed to find a gym and work out one time. Weight is 215 now but just more water. My ankles are noticebly swollen. Its funny cause im almost as heavy as I was last summer but I can still fit in my 32 jeans whearas last summer i was in a 36. Also, something is wrong with my left shoulder. It really hurts to do any pressing movement. Im not really sure what to do. Ive considered just stopping the cycle and Ive also thought about taking a week or 2 off lifting and just extending the cycle 2 weeks.
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Old 07-10-2006, 09:21 AM
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07-08-2006

Chest

Flat bench
warmup sets
235x8
235x6
235x4.5

Incline Db press
85x10
85x9
85x8

CG bb press
155x10x3 sets

Weighted dips
BW+35 x 7
BW+35 x 6

Shoulder still hurts but its getting better. Weight is 211.
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Old 07-10-2006, 11:17 AM
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My wife said my calves looked like they were about to explode so I took some measurements. Calves have grown half an inch arms are a solid 17" now! Im growing all over.
Updated stats

Weight 215
Bi's 17"
forearm- almost 14"
Quads- 25.75
Calves 16.5"
Chest 46.5"
Waist 35"



Todays workout

Arms

Straight bar curl
warmups
100x8
105x7
105x7

DB curls
50x7
50x7

Preacher curls
95x8
95x7
95x7
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Old 07-16-2006, 09:57 PM
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7-13

Legs

Hack squats

warmups
175x15
275x8

Box squats
350x15x3 sets

Leg extensions
175x12x 2 sets

BB lunges
165x8x 2 sets
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