matt_thatsme
New member
Apologize for the long post. Forgive me this first time... (Skip to the bold if long posts annoy you)
Background: I’m a fairly athletic guy and experienced lifter. I was a fat ass up through HS, but decided to stop being an embarrassment. 18 months of work and diet later, I dropped just under 100lbs. (268lbs to 171lbs). Fast forward 18 years and, for the most part, I’ve stayed in shape. I haven’t gone more than a month in the last 18 years without having some sort of regular “workout” program. With that said, I’ve only recently fallen in love with trying to move heavy ****. Unfortunately, I suck at it, but it is not for lack of effort. I lift 5-6 days per week and track macros.
Stats:
37 yrs old
6ft, 178lbs
Waist 33.5
Chest 41”
Arms 15”
Quad/thigh 26.5”
Neck 16”
Lifts:
Bench 220
DL 320
Squat 285
Concerns:
- I’m deployed and the food sucks here, but I have plenty of chicken, tuna and salmon packets. I also have plenty of quality protein powder.
- Being a former fat boy, it is challenging for me to see the scale go up. It ****s with my mind. It also results in me not eating enough sometimes. I’m not going to start a cycle until I’m confident this is in check.
- My hairline continues to betray me. It is going to go, but I want to do what I can to not expedite it.
- I don’t have a lot of excess fat, but I do have a lot of excess skin (my daily penance for being a lazy fat-body for 18 yrs) My stomach looks like the jowels of an albino bloodhound. I don’t want to compound the mess that is my torso with gyno.
As you can see, a fairly thin guy that is weak as ****. I’ve never used anything other than creatine mono, protein, BCAAs and multi-vitamins. I’m a newly registered member here, but I’ve lurked for a while and I’ve really enjoyed reading the threads. Between here, a few other sites and NCBI, I’ve spent countless hours reading articles, threads, blogs, etc. I’ve probably read more than a 100 threads on this forum alone and learned some valuable info, e.g. the importance of a legit PCT instead of an OTC, blood work, cycle support, SARMs, AI, etc. Seriously, there are some guys on here that have obviously accumulated decades of knowledge. Still, I feel like I’m just scratching the surface.
With all that said, I’m getting close to being ready to start my first cycle. I want to continue researching, but now I’d like to do some guided analysis with the help of the SMEs on here. Does anyone have a favorite thread? What are the must-reads for beginners?
I’ll continue researching and fine tuning my diet and workouts, but in the meantime I’d like to get some input on beginner cycles for easing into it. I’ve looked at SARMS cycle logs, DMZ cycles logs, Androvar+Mandro the Giant, etc. What are your recommendations?
Thanks for your patience and thanks in advance for your input.
Background: I’m a fairly athletic guy and experienced lifter. I was a fat ass up through HS, but decided to stop being an embarrassment. 18 months of work and diet later, I dropped just under 100lbs. (268lbs to 171lbs). Fast forward 18 years and, for the most part, I’ve stayed in shape. I haven’t gone more than a month in the last 18 years without having some sort of regular “workout” program. With that said, I’ve only recently fallen in love with trying to move heavy ****. Unfortunately, I suck at it, but it is not for lack of effort. I lift 5-6 days per week and track macros.
Stats:
37 yrs old
6ft, 178lbs
Waist 33.5
Chest 41”
Arms 15”
Quad/thigh 26.5”
Neck 16”
Lifts:
Bench 220
DL 320
Squat 285
Concerns:
- I’m deployed and the food sucks here, but I have plenty of chicken, tuna and salmon packets. I also have plenty of quality protein powder.
- Being a former fat boy, it is challenging for me to see the scale go up. It ****s with my mind. It also results in me not eating enough sometimes. I’m not going to start a cycle until I’m confident this is in check.
- My hairline continues to betray me. It is going to go, but I want to do what I can to not expedite it.
- I don’t have a lot of excess fat, but I do have a lot of excess skin (my daily penance for being a lazy fat-body for 18 yrs) My stomach looks like the jowels of an albino bloodhound. I don’t want to compound the mess that is my torso with gyno.
As you can see, a fairly thin guy that is weak as ****. I’ve never used anything other than creatine mono, protein, BCAAs and multi-vitamins. I’m a newly registered member here, but I’ve lurked for a while and I’ve really enjoyed reading the threads. Between here, a few other sites and NCBI, I’ve spent countless hours reading articles, threads, blogs, etc. I’ve probably read more than a 100 threads on this forum alone and learned some valuable info, e.g. the importance of a legit PCT instead of an OTC, blood work, cycle support, SARMs, AI, etc. Seriously, there are some guys on here that have obviously accumulated decades of knowledge. Still, I feel like I’m just scratching the surface.
With all that said, I’m getting close to being ready to start my first cycle. I want to continue researching, but now I’d like to do some guided analysis with the help of the SMEs on here. Does anyone have a favorite thread? What are the must-reads for beginners?
I’ll continue researching and fine tuning my diet and workouts, but in the meantime I’d like to get some input on beginner cycles for easing into it. I’ve looked at SARMS cycle logs, DMZ cycles logs, Androvar+Mandro the Giant, etc. What are your recommendations?
Thanks for your patience and thanks in advance for your input.
