I Need2BuildMuscle With Transaderm
- 10-10-2011, 06:34 AM
Originally Posted by holmes215 
Nice numbers on the DB's bro. Adding in the AI is a good move, and that will reflect in drying out some. You should notice that in your appearanceRecoverbro Elite"This is what we've been working on"
- 10-11-2011, 08:32 PM
Day 9
Bi's tri's and forearms
Felt good to finally do bi's and tri's by themselves for once. I did reach a new record for myself on the EZ Bar with standing curls and that was 8 reps at 115 lbs. Still have not noticed mass increase in the arms but wouldn't expect that in a week. Kept it at 4 pumps again today and not sure if I will go back to 5 or not.
Day 10
Legs (Sorta) and traps
I am noticing that my cardio capacity has gone down a bit due to higher BP and heart rate. Pre-cycle I was able to do a 6:30 minute mile on the treadmill whereas now I struggle to stay at a 7 minute pace for over 3 minutes straight. I couldn't do traditional legs because I have a real bad know in my hip/glute, so I could not squat. I did however do 6 sets at 10 reps of leg extensions and 4 sets of hamstring curls along with some bodyweight squats to stretch. Traps I did about 12 sets of shrugs in various forms, I need to get my mid summer traps back as they have shrunk over the past month or so. Either way besides deminished cardio output the Transaderm seems to be doing a good job, especially with increasing hunger. -
- 10-11-2011, 08:58 PM
yeah, the increased appetite is for real....
WELL DONE IS BETTER THAN WELL SAID - 10-11-2011, 09:23 PM
Very nice bro! That appetite increase can be a good or bad thing I guess depending on your goal. Luckily for me when I start up Transaderm in a couple weeks I will officially be starting my lean bulking season.
Recoverbro Elite"This is what we've been working on"
- 10-11-2011, 09:50 PM
Yea I was looking initially to recomp, I may turn it into a lean bulk then recomp the rest of the fall and winter so I can keep my strength gains
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- 10-12-2011, 09:29 AM
I would just bulk to feb-mar. I'm actually going to be bulking for the next year and a half. I'm tired of going back and forth. Originally Posted by holmes215 - 10-12-2011, 09:35 AM
I'm with you on this one.... I wanna just be big already. After my transaderm log it's strength and size gains all the way lol. Originally Posted by TheDarkHalf RecoverBro ELITE - 10-12-2011, 07:40 PM
Day 11
Back
Behind the neck pulldowns triset with side planks and six inches
5x10
Cable Rows triset with hanging leg raises and 1 arm 1 leg planks
4x10
Machine pull up grip rows triset with good mornings and stationary leg raises
4x10
lat pulldowns
2x15
Overall a good day today as I was able to put up some very good numbers and maintain the strength through my workout. I also had good energy and was able to do so HIIT cardio at the end to keep my cardiovascular system in shape. I had a slight headache at the end of HIIT but nothing bad. Im hoping to do chest tomorrow and set some new PR's on 12 rep sets. I think I am going to run 4 day splits now and train my arms seperately so I can really hit em hard while they arent exhausted from other exercises. After my workout today I went to 5 pumps of Transaderm, so we will see how training goes tomorrow - 10-15-2011, 03:13 PM
Day 12
Chest and Shoulders
DB Bench Press triset with decline crunches and weighted crunch machine
4x12 last set PR 100'sx11
Incline DB Bench Press triset with planks and crunches
4x12 every set with 75's. Last set could only finish 10 with 2 forced reps
BB decline bench press
3x15
Shoulder shocker
3 sets using 35's and 10's
Day 13 Bi's Tri's forearms and shrugs
Biceps routine
seated EZ bar curl 4x12
seated preacher curl 4x12
standing curl 4x10
Triceps
rope pushdown 16, 14, 8, 6 reps
straight bar pushdown 16, 14, 8, 6
triceps extension machine 4x12
Shrugs
Jump shrugs 3x12
behind back shrugs 3x15
regular shrugs 3x10
forearm curl 3x15
Still having some some high blood pressure issues even with taking COQ10. Estrogen has fallen, but still some retention of water. My weight now is at 189 which is up 3 lbs from the start. Some may be water retention and some may be fat, with mostly muscle gain. My biggest issue is just the pectoral area where fat/water is beginning to show around the nipples again. My set maxes are up, and I have gained size so it is working in terms of strength though. - 10-15-2011, 04:01 PM
I used to be that way. Last year went from 170 to 200 in 5 months. Problem is getting big quick means getting fat even quicker. I spent 5 months after my bulk cutting to get to where I am now in my Avi. I hate bodyfat with a passion, so I will only lean bulk now. 9-10% bodyfat is as high as I will ever be again and no more big cuts for me. Originally Posted by mattrag 
Recoverbro Elite"This is what we've been working on"
- 10-15-2011, 05:08 PM
Yea I hate body fat too that's why I TRY to stay clean and eat about 200-300 above maintenance even on a bulk but occasionally I slip with the beer and such
- 10-16-2011, 11:22 PM
mmm beer Originally Posted by holmes215 - 10-17-2011, 06:40 AM
Originally Posted by holmes215
I understand completely bro Recoverbro Elite"This is what we've been working on"
- 10-17-2011, 10:19 AM
It's not too bad now either, but when I was in college I never would have been able to run a good log or a serious cycle because every Friday and Saturday I used to knock back about 20 beers per night. Now I may drink 1 or 2 a few times a week.
- 10-17-2011, 11:26 AM
Same here. I used to crush it on a friday night...drink a half a fifth and then go to a keg and drink 10-20 and black out.... Originally Posted by holmes215
the good ole days....lol - 10-17-2011, 01:48 PM
Haha those the good days. I miss when my weekends were a blur, but I am a fan of waking up now and not feeling like hell every Saturday and Sunday
- 10-17-2011, 04:24 PM
Day 13 Off day.
Day 14
Back
Lat Pulldowns
4x10
On 4th set when at failure, drop set. I continued to drop 20 lbs each set and do 4 total drop sets
Bent over row
50lbsx18 reps by 4 sets.
Only had low weights at the gym I was at today because I was out of town so had to make due with 50 lbs.
Ab wheel 4x10 reps with 2 sec hold at full extension
6 inches: 4 sets at 45 seconds
Lat row with straight bar
4x10 with drop sets same as lat pulldowns,
I have always done dropsets but I usually only do my last set as a dropset, but I saw this on AM's articles as a training style and wanted to try it, especially since I had limited equipment. Now that it is the next day I feel somewhat sore too, which is good.
Day 15
Chest and shoulders (2-3 min rest between sets)
DB Bench Press triset with hanging leg raise and calf raises
4x12 regular
4 dropsets starting with 100 LB DB's and drop to 80 for 2nd set, 75 for 3rd and 70 for 4th
Incline DB Press triset with calf raises and reverse crunches
Same method as DB press but highest set with 75's.
standing rows triset with forearm curl and pushups
4x12 with 95 as highest weight
Pec fly machine
130lbsx10
170x10
190x8 downset with 150 and 100
Did 5 minutes of sprints on the exercise bike, and a 10 minute warmup preWO. I had some shoulder weakness in my capsule from sleeping on it several nights in a row. This could be seen as my right shoulder was much weaker on incline benches. I noticed the same issue from dry joints during an H-drol cycle a year ago, so I will up my fish oils to 5 gms a day from 3. BP issues seem to be getting along better unless I consume any caffeine where I almost get a panic attack. This is odd considering I am a heavy caffeine user usually and have normally low BP (108/72) precycle. - 10-18-2011, 08:28 AM
Nice workout bud
Recoverbro Elite"This is what we've been working on"
- 10-18-2011, 06:14 PM
Thanks, I like varying my workouts alot so I don't get bored and so my muscles adapt.
Day 16
Arms and traps
Still have a pinched nerve in my glute/hip so can't do legs yet which sucks.
EZ bar seated curl
4x10 last set at 90 lbs
Skull crushers
4x10 last set at 80 lbs
wide grip shrugs
5x10 with downsets after 5th set
BB wide grip curl
3x12 with downsets at end
bar pushdown
16 reps, 14, 8, 6
rope extension
4x10
Im looking for a new arms routine soon as mine is getting bland though. My shrugs were also shortened today because my wrist strap ripped in half, so I just went lighter and did more reps. Either way tomorrow is back day and more cardio so should be a better day - 10-19-2011, 07:51 PM
Day 17
Notcing some mass increase in my pecs and my shoulders. I have also noticed hardening in my abdominal area even though theres slightly more fat/water there.
Back Day coupled with side ab exercise (forget the name) and squat jumps
Pull ups at body weight, which was 190 today
21, 15, 15, 12, 12
Close grip pull down triset with side planks and jumping side lunges
4xfailure with 2 more sets as downsets after initial 4
Behind head pull down with 1 arm 1 leg planks
160x10 for 4 sets and downset on last set
Cable row couples with Light Deadlifts
4xfailure with downset on last set
Deadlifts were very light due to my back/leg/hip issue, but did em more as a cardio exercise. Things going well for my BP now and an increase in mass can be seen in the mirror. I can say joint pain in the elbows and popping in the shoulders is becoming a hassle now even with increased fish oil consumption. - 10-20-2011, 11:59 AM
Looks like you are getting some good physique changes from the Transaderm.
For the joints, get some cissus if you can. Works great! If anything glucosamine or MSM will also helpRecoverbro Elite"This is what we've been working on"
- 10-20-2011, 01:36 PM
how many g's of fish oil ED??
- 10-20-2011, 01:45 PM
Yea I have some glucosamine here I'm gonna start using. I haven't had real good experience with cissus it never works well but I'm using joint force too. I am using 4-5 gms of fish oil daily
- 10-20-2011, 07:16 PM
N2BM has two joint products that I know of. Forged Joint Repair and Skeletal Balm. I haven't used either. I actually am using Core Flex right now. I'm sure all are viable options. Originally Posted by holmes215 - 10-20-2011, 08:14 PM
Yea I'm using mainly what's around now because I'm a bit short on the cash with this whole not finding a job after graduating thing I have going
- 10-23-2011, 09:02 AM
You might want to give L arginine a try to see if it helps out with your blood pressure.
- 10-23-2011, 04:38 PM
I can inderstand that. I am short on being able to spend any more on supplements myself right now Originally Posted by holmes215 Recoverbro Elite"This is what we've been working on"
- 10-23-2011, 05:29 PM
Day 18
Chest
Same overall workouts as before but with my DB bench press I did 7 reps at 110's on the DB's and did downsets from there on. Still noticed a bit of my joints giving out, but im hoping that if I go a little heavier with benches I'll get used to them again..
Day 19
Bi's and forearms
Really worked to get a stretch and a pump in my bi's today. On my last heavy set of curls I got 85 up 8 times with no shoulder involvement. Eitherway I am starting to notice more lean gains with limited fat/water retention. I still am having a slight headache with support supps. but not too bad, and am liking the way this cycle is moving along. My current weight was 189, down a lb from before and around 10.5% BF.
Day 20
Off day. - 10-23-2011, 07:29 PM
Taurine is the answer for BP and any other sides you might feel with this. It lowers BP dramatically. You just have to build up a tolerance for 4-5 grams a day. Initially it will give you the runs at that level. Cheap too!
Vanadium is the answer for cheat days, as long as you don't use it more than a couple days a week as it is somewhat liver toxic, but it will totally stuff those nutrients into muscle cells rather than fat cells. - 10-23-2011, 08:24 PM
I have some raiding I'll have to dose higher because I've been running about a gm every other day but I'll dose higher from now on. I also have na-rala for cheat days, I don't really want vanadium if it's toxic.
