Blowing the F up with THE ONE

[pfafkl13]

I’ve decided to run The One as my first ever PH cycle and I’ll be dosing at 3 caps per day in the morning which is pretty much the standard. For the next month or so I’ll be taking them around 6:30am and working out around 6:45am. I plan on running either until the bottle is empty or 5 weeks, whichever comes first.

Goal: To gain 15+ lbs and shed a little bit of fat.

Routine: German Volume Training
Day 1: Chest.
10x10 Flat Bench 4-0-2 tempo. 3x10 Inclined DB bench 3-0-2. 3x10 Chest Fly machine

Day 2: Back
10x10 Pulldowns 4-0-2. 4x10 Deadlift 3-0-2. 2x10 DB row 3-0-2

Day 3: Legs & Abs
10x10 Squat 4-0-2. 3x10 Leg extensions 3-0-2. 3x10 Leg curl

Day 4: Off

Day 5: Arms & Shoulders
10x6 Parallel Dips 5-0-1. 10x6 Incline Hammer Curl 5-0-1. Lat raises (various)

*Depending on how I feel I may do arms on day 4 and take day 5 off. Please critique if you want.


Supporting supplements:
ATW – WPI 25lbs
Orange Triad multi vitamin: 4-5 pills split evenly throughout the day.
Fish Oil: 6g per day (should this be increased?)
Creatine/dextrose/taurine mix (essentially Phospagen HP – EAS)
Purple Wraath: 2 scoops with the above mix for pre/intra workout
** at the end of this week I’ll also have Super Enzymes – NOW; to help with digestion with all the extra food I hope to eat.

PCT:
Drive – starting 7 days before the end of my cycle.
IGF-2
2nd Gear

Beginning weight is 180.5 lbs

[pfafkl13]

Today is day two so I’ll give a little bit of an update.

Weight was up to 182lbs at 7am which is 1.5lbs higher than yesterday morning. This could be attributed to a few things at this point so I’ll have to see if these gains keep steady.

Yesterday hunger was up slightly and I didn’t feel full for a prolonged period of time like I normally do. My face seemed to be slightly more oily than normal yesterday but today it seems to be back to normal.

Mood is great. I’m typically a pretty upbeat person for most of the day but the last two days I’ve been in a good mood the entire day. That’s definitely a plus.

Aggression: I’m typically not very aggressive and haven’t noticed any changes in this area.

Hair: I’m going to be watching this closely since I have MPB. So far I haven’t noticed any extra tingling or itchyness on my scalp.

Energy: Hasn’t really seemed to change. I haven’t been experiencing the “stim” effect that others have reported.

Endurance: The workouts have been going great and my stamina seems to be up when I lift.

No sides at all so far.

[Rosie Chee]

I’ve decided to run The One as my first ever PH cycle and I’ll be dosing at 3 caps per day in the morning which is pretty much the standard. For the next month or so I’ll be taking them around 6:30am and working out around 6:45am. I plan on running either until the bottle is empty or 5 weeks, whichever comes first.

Goal: To gain 15+ lbs and shed a little bit of fat.

Awesome. Look forward to this. Are you entering the Appnut Challenge (Step Up To The Plate And Take The APPNUT Challenge: Will You Be The ONE?)?

Routine: German Volume Training
Day 1: Chest.
10x10 Flat Bench 4-0-2 tempo. 3x10 Inclined DB bench 3-0-2. 3x10 Chest Fly machine

Day 2: Back
10x10 Pulldowns 4-0-2. 4x10 Deadlift 3-0-2. 2x10 DB row 3-0-2

I would suggest doing Deadlifts first and Pulldowns second.

Day 3: Legs & Abs
10x10 Squat 4-0-2. 3x10 Leg extensions 3-0-2. 3x10 Leg curl

Day 4: Off

Day 5: Arms & Shoulders
10x6 Parallel Dips 5-0-1. 10x6 Incline Hammer Curl 5-0-1. Lat raises (various)

I would recommend doing something other than Lateral Raises for your shoulders; a compound exercise, like military press; and doing that exercise first, before Dips.

*Depending on how I feel I may do arms on day 4 and take day 5 off. Please critique if you want.


Supporting supplements:
ATW – WPI 25lbs
Orange Triad multi vitamin: 4-5 pills split evenly throughout the day.
Fish Oil: 6g per day (should this be increased?)
Creatine/dextrose/taurine mix (essentially Phospagen HP – EAS)
Purple Wraath: 2 scoops with the above mix for pre/intra workout
** at the end of this week I’ll also have Super Enzymes – NOW; to help with digestion with all the extra food I hope to eat.

PCT:
Drive – starting 7 days before the end of my cycle.
IGF-2
2nd Gear

Beginning weight is 180.5 lbs

Other than that, looks ok. Good luck.

[pfafkl13]

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll definately take that into account.

Today is day 3.

I had to wake up twice in the middle of the night to let the dog out so I slept in a bit instead of going to the gym early. When I finally went this evening, I blew through a leg and arm workout. Recovery time between sets was amazing. According to GVT protocol, rest periods should be 90 seconds; well today I was able to catch my breath and feel ready to go in about half that. This was by far the best workout but that could be contributed to lifting later in the day.

Weight is unknown b/c I forgot to step on the scale at the gym.

I'm loving the GVT routine. I'm definately feeling a good deal of sorness even from my workout on Tuesday... Tomorrow I'm going to take the day off from the gym unless I go and just do abs. Saturday will be Chest day #2 and I can't wait.

[Rosie Chee]

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll definately take that into account.

No worries.

...Tomorrow I'm going to take the day off from the gym unless I go and just do abs. Saturday will be Chest day #2 and I can't wait.

You don't have to go to the gym to do abs; you can a variety of exercises at home (i.e. crunches, reverse curls, deadbugs, planks, etc.)

[pfafkl13]

I'm still feeling really sore so recovery isn't quite what I expected. Tuesday I did my chest workout and it still hurts. Food has been decent and protein has been high so I guess it's just from switching up my routine. I was hopeing that while I'm "on" my recovery would be ultra fast. As of right now, Saturday's workout may not happen... So much for the 5 day routine that is outlined...

Again I didn't have a chance to jump on the same scale today so weight is unknown.

Hunger does not to seem up at all which is disappointing. I was really hoping for more of an appetite to assist with the goal of weight gain...

Rosie: Shouldn't I be feeling any different by now? It's day 4.

[Rosie Chee]

I'm still feeling really sore so recovery isn't quite what I expected. Tuesday I did my chest workout and it still hurts. Food has been decent and protein has been high so I guess it's just from switching up my routine. I was hopeing that while I'm "on" my recovery would be ultra fast. As of right now, Saturday's workout may not happen... So much for the 5 day routine that is outlined...

Again I didn't have a chance to jump on the same scale today so weight is unknown.

Hunger does not to seem up at all which is disappointing. I was really hoping for more of an appetite to assist with the goal of weight gain...

Rosie: Shouldn't I be feeling any different by now? It's day 4.

If your training programme is something NEW for you, then it will probably take you a week or so to 'get into' it; therefore DOMS could be there for that first week.

As for planning things; don't get too distressed if you DON'T get in every session (4 days is still enough). Just do what you can.

Don't worry about daily scale weight changes; once a week will be adequate if that's all you can do.

The hunger factor was something that differed between individuals.

As for whether or not you should be "feeling different": This may take a bit longer than only 4 days (and, like hunger, really depends on the individual). Only you really know your body, and whether anything outside of the 'norm' for you is happening. It's still early days yet.

Perhaps noting on the following (every 3-4 days) might help you to see where you are feeling different or effects are being noticed:
* Diet - general overview re total calories, water intake, etc. (and noting hunger here)
* Training - specifics re time/exercises/sets/reps/recovery/weight, etc. (to see changes)
* Body composition and Look
* Muscle Hardness
* Vascularity
* Strength
* Speed
* Co-ordination
* Quality of Training
* Mood/Aggression
* Libido
* Joints
* Overall Sense of Feeling (to include mention of any shut-down or sides)

[JKBB44]

Good luck with the rest of your cycle. Looking forward to seeing some serious progress. Also interested to see how you like GVT, I'm looking for a new training style when i start bulking in a few weeks.

[pfafkl13]

From different things that I've seen, GVT is one of the best routines that you can have while using a hormonal product. So far I love it. Although the DOMS hurt like a bit*h, it's nice to get that feeling again for more than a day or tow; it really feels like you're doing some good work and making progress. Another thing that I like about it is the low weight which is a nice relief for the joints.

[pfafkl13]

Today was chest day #2 and the first day of week #2 on the ONE. Last week I got 10 reps on the bench for 7 sets. Set 8 was 8, set 9 was 8, and set 10 was 7. This week i got 10 x 10 with the same weight so strength/endurance has gone up.

I jumped on a different scale today and it said 183 which is +1lb from last week wed but that could be off. I think that I'm leaning out a bit this week . Both Saturday and Sunday I went mountain biking for about 1.5hrs each so that was major cardio. Hopefully I'll be able to pack on some lbs this week until I go riding again next weekend.

Inclined DB pres was also up 5lbs for 2 more reps each of the 3 sets.

Food intake could and should be higher...

ZERO SIDES so far and libido is frequently higher than normal.

[Delta Force]

Today was chest day #2 and the first day of week #2 on the ONE. Last week I got 10 reps on the bench for 7 sets. Set 8 was 8, set 9 was 8, and set 10 was 7. This week i got 10 x 10 with the same weight so strength/endurance has gone up.

I jumped on a different scale today and it said 183 which is +1lb from last week wed but that could be off. I think that I'm leaning out a bit this week . Both Saturday and Sunday I went mountain biking for about 1.5hrs each so that was major cardio. Hopefully I'll be able to pack on some lbs this week until I go riding again next weekend.

Inclined DB pres was also up 5lbs for 2 more reps each of the 3 sets.

Food intake could and should be higher...

ZERO SIDES so far and libido is frequently higher than normal.

subbed... from the sounds of this THE ONE has kicked in for ya, when did you first feel that it had started kicking in?

regarding your weight and scale it goes without saying but you should always use the same scale and weigh yourself at the same time, I check my weight first thing in the mornings, pick up a scale they're pretty inexpensive now days!

if one of your goals is to put on more size and weight you need to bump your calories intake, keep a bag of almonds to chew on or some beef jerky with you all day to snack on. good luck on your cycle

[pfafkl13]

[QUOTE=Delta Force;1995885]subbed... from the sounds of this THE ONE has kicked in for ya, when did you first feel that it had started kicking in?/QUOTE]

I'm not really sure if it has kicked in yet... yesterday I thought I was leaning out a bit but today I'm not so sure. Then again, the boys have been sitting kinda high off and on for the last week so that would indicate that it is doing something. Hopefully I'll see some good results by week 3-4. If not, then I guess this compound doesn't really work for me.

DOMS from chest workout #2 isn't as bad as last week so that's good. Tonight will be back day and I'll be starting out with 10 x 10 deadlifts but I'll have to estimate the weight to use b/c last time I only did 3 sets but that was after 10 sets of pulldowns.

Preworkout is going to consits of my creatine mixture but the Purple Wraath will be missing unfortuneately (forgot to put it in a bag). I'll also be able to hop on the same scale that I did the first two days but it will be in the evening compared to in the morning the first couple of days.

Postworkout will consist of a small amount of carbs and about 20g of protein. This will be followed by steak, veggies, and brown rice about 45 minutes later.

[MrBigPR]

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[WhatsaRoid?]

Jeez your lucky Guejsn hardly posts in any of my logs haha

I'm subbed as well and I wish you the best

[AZMIDLYF]

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[Delta Force]

I just got my package from the memorial day sale and in it I received THE ONE, I must say I was expecting a bigger bottle... I was like... damn this is such a small bottle

[pfafkl13]

I had the chance to weigh in yesterday afternoon and the scales tipped in at 185. This is the biggest I've ever been.

Yesterday was back so I started with deads for 10x10 followed by pulldowns 3x10 and then a different pulldown machine 2x8. The weight I selected for the deads was too light and while it was somewhat difficult to get 10 reps on all 10 sets, it wasn't that bad. It's hard to properly assess the weight necessary for GVT because typiclally the first 5 sets are fairly easy; then it starts to get real hard real fast. Next time I deadlift I'll probably up the weight by 20lbs.

Even though the deads were a little on the easy side I made up for it with the pulldowns. I had no business getting 10 reps on the last two sets of the first pulldown machine but was able to dig deep. My 2 second pulling movement turned into about 6-8 seconds for the last two reps.

While the workouts are difficult and I can tell that my muscles are totally spent by the end, I find myself wanting to do more as soon as I walk out... Another thing that I have to be careful of is keeping my rest periods at a consistant 90 seconds. Before The ONE I may have needed the entire 90 or even slightly more to feel good enough for the next set. But now, I feel like I only need about 30-45 seconds. Recovery between sets is definately sick!

For the first time all week I finally brought a respectable amount of food for an afternoon snack at work. Let the weight gain continue!

Visually I don't think I look any more vascular or leaner/fatter but the scales indicate that there is change going on...

Tomorrow will be legs but I may throw in arms and shoulders inbetween my sets. Afterall, my recovery is getting pretty insane.

[JKBB44]

any lethargy going on or other sides to report?

[pfafkl13]

any lethargy going on or other sides going on?

Two sides
Once in a while my nuts will sting for a little bit (maybe 10-20 seconds).
Very mild lower back pain when I'm low on water but its easily fixed after drinking about 12 oz. This typically happens after I eat dinner when I'm doing homework and I forget to drink for about 2 hours. I woke up once about a week ago with a mild back pump but that's been fixed with drinking a small amount of water (4-6 oz) before I go to bed.

No acne, hairloss, aggression, or mood swings. Mild boost in libido and overall sense of well being.

* Looking in the mirror on a consistant basis to see if I've magically grown

[Rosie Chee]

I had the chance to weigh in yesterday afternoon and the scales tipped in at 185. This is the biggest I've ever been.

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While the workouts are difficult and I can tell that my muscles are totally spent by the end, I find myself wanting to do more as soon as I walk out... Another thing that I have to be careful of is keeping my rest periods at a consistant 90 seconds. Before The ONE I may have needed the entire 90 or even slightly more to feel good enough for the next set. But now, I feel like I only need about 30-45 seconds. Recovery between sets is definately sick!

Congratulations!

Very positive results so far

Just remember to KEEP eating and drinking lots of water.