6 week h drol cycle log (1st cycle)

bigdavid

bigdavid

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Hey everyone, Going to use this to log my 6 week h drol cycle. I will be starting on october 24th. starting one week prior to that I will be preloading hawthorn berry and milk thistle. I will run the cycle 50/75/75/75/75/75 and use MT and HB during the cycle and pct. So far for pct I have nolva 20/20/10/10 and activate xtreme 4 caps per day and I may add DAA as well. I am going to start by logging my whole week of lifts the week prior to the cycle so everyone can see where I am at pre cycle. I hope to gain 10 lbs and have some consistent strength gains. I use a bulk version of "xtend" throughout my workouts. Basically I buy the bulk products such as bcaa, glutamine, b6, and citrulline malate and just use a food scale to dose them every workout. I usually use a pre workout but will probably get rid of that for during the cycle. Might use it for the first week of the cycle just because I do not think the h drol will kick in that fast. Today I am going to do a chest workout so I shall post back with that workout in a few hours. Suggestions and comments are appreciated through this cycle I want to make it a successful one.
 
Good luck man, I'm following! I loved Hdrol. All your supps look good, and I would definitely suggest adding the DAA post cycle for some instant recovery, will help you keep as much as possible.
 
FL3X MAGNUM said:
Good luck man, I'm following! I loved Hdrol. All your supps look good, and I would definitely suggest adding the DAA post cycle for some instant recovery, will help you keep as much as possible.
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Thanks man I am excited to start. I will deff add the daa to pct I dont see any reason not to Ive had it waiting in my drawer for a few months hah.
 
some more stats for everyone... I am 9% bf and slightly over 200 lbs. I do not max my weights but I can tell you all my heaviest workout sets..

My best working sets on squats was 265 6, 265 8, 275 8
On bench so far best working sets have been 225 6, 6, 6
I am very arm oriented and have been able to curl 135 5 times..but my last workout I stuck to 115 6, 5, 5
my last shoulder workout did db shoulder press 85s 9, 90s 7, 90s 6
I hope to improve upon all of these numbers this cycle
 
Just got back from my chest workout solid overall. My triceps were still killing me from my shoulder, tris, and bis workout that I had three days ago so that slightly hurt my bench..

Flat bb bench:
135 8
185 2
205 2
225 8, 6, 4 (the last set sucked because my left tricep literally cramped, i also had slight help on the last rep of each set)

Incline db bench:
50s 8
75s 3
90s 9, 6, 6 (slight help on last reps, no help needed getting weight up)

Decline bb bench:
135 8
185 8
195 8
205 7 (help on last rep)

2 sets cable flies angled down 12 reps each set
2 sets cable flies angled up 12 reps each set

3 sets weighted sit ups 15 reps each set w/ 35 lb weight
 
Back workout today was pretty good.

Pullups
bw 8
bw + 35 lbs 6, 6, 5

Chin-up grip pulldowns
140 3
180 3
210 10
220 8, 10

narrow grip cable rows
100 5
150 10
160 10, 9

Db shrugs
75s 5
95s 10, 10, 8

Solid numbers for me overall felt good throughout the workout. I have been focusing on my bulking diet trying to get it down before I start my first dose in 7 days.
 
Today is an off day. Measured my arms cold for pre values. Left arm is 16 in. flexed right arm 15.5 in. flexed. How are they .5 in off but they are the same strength? I always workout symmetrically they don't look that much different but a tape measurer doesn't lie.
 
bigdavid said:
Today is an off day. Measured my arms cold for pre values. Left arm is 16 in. flexed right arm 15.5 in. flexed. How are they .5 in off but they are the same strength? I always workout symmetrically they don't look that much different but a tape measurer doesn't lie.
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.5" circumference isn't a noticeable difference, don't sweat it, just keep pushing. Best thing to do is not measure again til PCT so it doesn't ruin your focus.
 
FL3X MAGNUM said:
.5" circumference isn't a noticeable difference, don't sweat it, just keep pushing. Best thing to do is not measure again til PCT so it doesn't ruin your focus.
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Yeah you are right I wouldn't have known had I not measured. I will actually be starting my first day of h drol tomorrow. It works out this way better for my pct. Tomorrow is shoulders/bis/tris. I am sure I won't feel anything but gota love a good placebo effect haha
 
Subbd bro! Looks good so far...Hdrol was my first PH and i loved it..Might do another one this upcoming spring but idk i have Epi waiting on me...ooohhh yeaaaa lol
 
halfhuman said:
Its a very good possibility that will happen...Anabeta didnt break ur PRs? Or u did but wanting to break those? haaaaaa[/QUOTE

On bench I haven't gone up much because my chest development was always above the rest of my body so I gave that a rest. But for the rest of my body I had PRs! Had PRs on squats especially. But I've been off of anabeta for about 45 days and I'm deff ready for a diff kind of "boost".
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Day 1 (weighed in at 203 earlier so I will make that my base weight) (50 mg)
I am DEAD. Shoulder and arm workout earlier.

DB shoulder press
55s 5
80s 3
90s 7, 6, 4

Front db lateral raises
35's 10, 10

Side db lateral raises
20s 11, 10

Reverse db raises
20s 10, 10

Reverse machine flies (the one where your arms are out wide)
75 12
105 12

Skull crushers (ez curl bar)
105 8, 8, 8

BB curls
45 5
85 3
115 6, 5, 4.5(lol)

V bar tricep pushdowns
150 10
160 10, 10

DB hammer curls
50s 10, 10, 10

Reverse one hand cable pushdowns
50 10, 10, 10

Preacher curls (wide grip)
75 10
85 8, 6

DB kickbacks
20s 10, 10, 10

Rope curls (up and out)
90 10
100 10, 10

My elbows really started to hurt half way through. I take 4 g fish oil per day anyone see a benefit to taking a higher dose?
 
Day 2 (leg day) I will weigh myself every 3 days or so I don't see a point to doing it every day (50 mg)

Squats (parallel)
135 8
185 3
225 3
275 2
285 6
275 6, 8 (These last three sets are actually my best 3 sets of squats together. I hit 315 4 times once but that was a single set so I would deff call these three sets together a "triplicate PR". Happy about that but they were pretty hard.)

Legs press
360 8
450 8
500 7

Hamstring curls
170 7
170 7
150 12

Back extension
bw 8
bw + 35 lbs 12, 12, 10

Seated calve raises
25 x 8
70 x 8
115 x 8
140 x 6, 6, 6

Standing calve raises superset with shin curls (not sure what they are actually called)
1. 140 x 12
2. 20 x 12
1. 150 x 11
2. 20 x 12
1. 150 x 11
2. 20 x 10
1. 150 x 10
2. 20 x 10


I was mentally exhausted going into this workout so I was actually surprised with the result.
 
Also was good to hear today a friend of mine said I looked bigger than 3 weeks ago (pretty much when I started my bulking diet). I guess I am doing something right! And my shoulders feel huge today.. good stuff.
 
FL3X MAGNUM said:
Keep it up bro!
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Trying man, wana get to those three plates! lol. Why do I hear a lot of people saying h drol does not "kick in" till week 3? You are putting an exogenous hormone into your body which should immediately start to increase protein synthesis, increase glycogen storage, etc. Shouldn't effects be felt within the first week?
 
bigdavid said:
Trying man, wana get to those three plates! lol. Why do I hear a lot of people saying h drol does not "kick in" till week 3? You are putting an exogenous hormone into your body which should immediately start to increase protein synthesis, increase glycogen storage, etc. Shouldn't effects be felt within the first week?
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Certainly there will be effects that are "felt" within the first week, but it seems the case is people don't notice the weight increases until after week 2. Could be the long half life? I wish I could divulge further into this, but all I can say is the rumors are true...
 
FL3X MAGNUM said:
Certainly there will be effects that are "felt" within the first week, but it seems the case is people don't notice the weight increases until after week 2. Could be the long half life? I wish I could divulge further into this, but all I can say is the rumors are true...
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Interesting. Regardless I increased 3 lbs in two weeks before I even started this cycle so I am sure I will see weight gain during the first few weeks just because of my new fondness for food ;). Though I am sure during the 3rd and 4th week these gains might be increased even more (that would be nice) since that is what people have reported.
 
bigdavid said:
halfhuman said:
Its a very good possibility that will happen...Anabeta didnt break ur PRs? Or u did but wanting to break those? haaaaaa[/QUOTE

On bench I haven't gone up much because my chest development was always above the rest of my body so I gave that a rest. But for the rest of my body I had PRs! Had PRs on squats especially. But I've been off of anabeta for about 45 days and I'm deff ready for a diff kind of "boost".
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Gotcha...Yea chest is usually the most developed in most cases. But good to hear u set PRs on the rest....
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Hdrol does start to work but its not at its full potential till around week 2 or 3...It is working though through weeks 1 and 2..
 
Day 3 (50 mg) weight 205 (wooo movin' on up)


Today is a rest day. Chest tomorrow will post after the workout. My body is deff getting used to my bulking diet. I have noticed more hunger when I wait any more than 3 hours to eat another meal.
 
Day 4 (50 mg)


BB flat bench:
135 8
185 3
205 3
225 8, 7.5
235 4

Incline db press
55s 8
70s 3
80s 3
95s 8, 7, 4

Decline bb press
135 8
195 7, 8
205 5

2 sets cable flies angled down 12 reps
2 sets cable flies angled up 12 reps

3 sets straight leg raises 20 reps each

Felt pretty good I was surprised with the slight increases I had this week. I feel like something is kicking in I am not sure if I should attribute it to my bulking diet for the past few weeks or the h drol. Time will tell.

Tomorrow is day 5 (50 mg) and a rest day. I will post back Monday on day 6 with my back workout and updated weight.
 
Day 6 (50 mg) (weight: 206 lbs)

Back day

Pullups:
bw 8
bw + 35 lbs 7, 7, 7

Chin up drip pulldowns:
140 5
180 5
220 10
230 8, 8

Narrow grip cable rows:

100 8
150 3
170 10, 10
180 10

DB shrugs
75s 8
100s 9, 9, 8 (I had a really hard time keeping my grip on these otherwise could have done more reps)

Did some calves as well (prob going to start doing calves twice a week this is a weak area of mine)

Seated calve raises
45 15
90 12, 10, 10, 10

Standing calve raises super setted with shin curls
1. 140 x 10
2. 20 x 10
(Did this super set for a total of 4 sets)

Felt pretty drained today I barely got any sleep last night. I am up a few lbs since I started but I do not really "feel" the h drol yet. I feel a little more pumped but that is all. Tomorrow I will increase to 75 mg so hopefully I will start to get the strength gains next week.
 
Get some straps for ur shrugs and lat pull downs...I haven't get them but im in the process of getting a pair. Helps with them hard to hold weights....
 
halfhuman said:
Get some straps for ur shrugs and lat pull downs...I haven't get them but im in the process of getting a pair. Helps with them hard to hold weights....
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Yeah prob a good idea I have a lot of trouble holding on with shrugs. Should deff invest.
 
Day 7 started my 75 mg dosage (yesterday) - Rest day

Day 8 - Shoulders and arms (weight: 208 wtfff) (75 mg)

Shoulders

DB shoulder press
60s 8
75s 5
90s 8, 8, 6

DB front shoulder raises
35s 12, 12

DB side shoulder raises
20s 12
25s 10

DB reverse shoulder raises
25s 10 10

Reverse machine flies
105 15
120 12

Skull crushers
65 8
105 8
115 8, 7

DB curls
35s 10
40s 10
45s 10

One hand tricep pushdowns
60 10, 10, 10

Hammer DB curls
50s 10
55s 10, 8

One hand reverse grip tricep pushdowns
50 10
55 10, 10

Concentration curls
30s 10
35s 9, 8

Rope tricep pushdowns
90 10
100 10, 10

Reverse EZ curl bar curls
40 10
50 12, 12

I could barely move my arms after this workout I was so pumped. H-drol is deff kicking in no doubt about it. Crazy how its only day 8 and my scale says I've already gained 5 lbs.. I'm sure some is glycogen but I have never felt this big before in my life.
 
Lmao @ "208 wtf" good to see you're gaining bud.
 
bigdavid said:
Yeah prob a good idea I have a lot of trouble holding on with shrugs. Should deff invest.
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Yea i always have that problem as well with the grip. It gets me mad that i do a certain weight and because of the grip it limits me...I def need to get a pair myself..Maybe this weekend for sure
 
bigdavid said:
Trying man, wana get to those three plates! lol. Why do I hear a lot of people saying h drol does not "kick in" till week 3? You are putting an exogenous hormone into your body which should immediately start to increase protein synthesis, increase glycogen storage, etc. Shouldn't effects be felt within the first week?
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For me I saw strength and weight gains in week one and two, but in week three they went up much more. I'm at the end of week 4, and currently up 16 lbs.
 
Chevyz28 said:
For me I saw strength and weight gains in week one and two, but in week three they went up much more. I'm at the end of week 4, and currently up 16 lbs.
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That's great hopefully my results will be similar in terms of weight gain. Mind if I ask what your weekly workout split looks like?
 
Day 9 (75 mg)

Leg Day


Squats
135 8
185 5
225 3
275 2
295 7
305 6, 3 (my last set got screwed because some person near me said something funny which destroyed my concentration...ass. lol)

Leg press
270 10
360 8
450 8
540 5

Hamstring curls
70 8
150 10
170 8, 8

Back extensions
bw 10
bw + 35 lbs 10, 10, 10

Sitting calve raises
90 12
100 10, 9, 8

Standing calve raises superset with shin curls
1. 140 10
2. 20 10
1. 150 10
2. 20 10
(repeated the last super set for two more sets for a total of 3 at 150 lbs/20lbs)

Felt strong overall besides the set on squats that got destroyed. I didn't realize I would be able to increase so fast on everything this is only week 2. My goals for squatting was 315 for each of the 3 sets at least 6 times at the end of the cycle. Based on this progress that will be easily met.
 
Day 11 (75 mg)

Chest day

BB bench
135 8
185 3
205 3
235 8
245 4, 4

BB incline bench
135 8
185 8, 8, 9

BB decline bench
135 8
185 8
205 8, 6

2 sets cable flies angled down 12 reps each
2 sets cable flies angles up 12 reps each

2 sets of planks 1 minute each

Overall felt strong even though my diet has been kinda ****ty lately.
 
Good talk going on in here.
Keep up the good work.
 
FL3X MAGNUM said:
Good talk going on in here.
Keep up the good work.
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Thanks man. It looks like next week will be the time I break most of my PRs based on the past two weeks of progress. Any suggestions for helping with lethargy Ive been feeling the past few days? I heard DHEA can help but is that going to hinder gains since it increases estrogen?
 
Nice to see someone pushing such good weight and only now on their first cycle. And its hdrol, vs sd.

Good work.
 
MDiocre said:
Nice to see someone pushing such good weight and only now on their first cycle. And its hdrol, vs sd.

Good work.
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Thanks man appreciate it. I decided on hdrol over SD because I hear the gains on SD are harder to maintain plus it is a lot more harsh on the body. I'm all about long term gains and I've read a lot of success maintaining after h drol. Plus it's my first I don't want to **** myself over.
 
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