Wow Mdrol and AM O.O? How big did you get lol? Any noticeable/preventable sides?Loving following this, and I can feel the excitement you have for this cycle! It's funny because I feel the same way, I'm about 2 weeks out from my MDROL/AM cycle!!! YIPPY have a blast man it wont last forever!
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Its the food... nutra has not shipped my order yet... so I am just about OUT of protein... almost out of BCAAs... When the order comes in I will do a 2 a day probably 3x a week, then a one all out strength day. That is what it looks like on paper right now anyway. Thoughts?I personally feel it does on cycle I go as heavy as possible for a 10 rep range end often the strength gains are do good I wind up hitting 12-20, volume goes up a ton too (like 1.5-2hours instead of 45min-1hr) and weights are increased every week and still wind up doing huge volume, but I do put on decent mass with every well planed out cycle (and hear of guys not gaining as much on strength routines, could also be lack of diet)..... The challenge is maintaining it after!
Matt... Do you think you might still attack the idea of 2 a days a couple weeks into the cycle? Im going to do so this next run, but it will require precise timing and tons of food to make it successful...
True, provided you have enough food I think it would work well.Yeah this past cycle being my first I did strength mainly with slightly higher reps just for supporting exercises and I was happy with my gains I'm maintaing them pretty well so far one week out. But I am deff going to try the larger volume next cycle it seems like it would be much better for mass gains.. then going to strength in pct would be good for maintaing the gains hopefully. Even off cycle studies have shown higher volumes to be better for mass gains compared to strength splits so I am sure on cycle that would be amplified.
FL3X I think your metabolism might be too fast to do a volume type routine lol. This progression of 5x5 on cycle to 5/3/1 sounds pretty legit to me. We shall see. With regards to SourD's post, you notice what type of muscle fibers you have more of? Fast twitch or slow twitch? I donno what I have but I know I do A LOT better on the higher rep range stuff. Slow/controlled > Explosive. Could be just the way I trained, but I notice that I lack the speed/power aspect of lifting.See that all makes sense to me but it has been so backwards for me.
I have always ALWAYS done higher volume type of routines while on cycle and the mass gains just didn't seem there. I mean I put on some weight, but my arm measurements stayed pretty much the same. I usually went for very lean gains but still it was never that satisfactory, so that is why I am using a 5x5 on my current cycle.
I think I might go 5/3/1 for pct.
I think thats why most ppl do high reps on cycle then switch to same weight but lower the reps.Well everyone is different so what may work for me may not work for you, especially depending on metabolism and muscle fiber type... If you have more of one or the other then its smart to train in the style which your body is predisposed to use...
I dont know that I would go from a 5x5 to 5/3/1 though... that's like droppin from low to LOW and I think that switching it up completely opposite to what you had it is what will shock the muscles into constantly trying to adapt and therefore maintaining the muscle which it has acquired to do so...
JMO.
Although, the same could be applied to lowered weight and same rep range. Though, this would have to be calculated because if you drop down to pre cycle weights... might not be such a good idea.