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LOG: Dienedione + The One: first rodeo since 2019

Awesome work! Iron back on you, doing that beltless.

Pro tip: pull a few singles at 200-220/441-485 next week with the deadlift bar. THEN in 2 weeks go for the 620. You will have greater peak strength after that deload.

You need time to recover from this effort maximally, AND if you practice light with the deadlift bar you will get a bit more out of it the next week from skill acquisition.
I usually do 4-5x2x70-75% of my 1RM as deload before max test but not yet.

I think I’ll just pull 620 next week and after that I’ll be 9 days in Spain. There I’ll do only one deload session, rest and eat well and after that trip I’ll test my real 1RM.
 
I usually do 4-5x2x70-75% of my 1RM as deload before max test but not yet.

I think I’ll just pull 620 next week and after that I’ll be 9 days in Spain. There I’ll do only one deload session, rest and eat well and after that trip I’ll test my real 1RM.
Yeah I mean if you think you have it next week just go for it; you should have a pretty good idea by 500 if it’s going to be there or not. Most people cannot pull circa-maximally every week, but there are outliers - plus you’re not squatting heavy, so that speeds up recovery.
 
Got sick a few weeks ago and after that I travelled to Lanzarote. Haven’t done anything special in the gym except today I lifted 370lbs at close grip bench press. Morning weight was 191lbs.


Now I’m again on just 175mg/week of test but I may add 10-15mg of ibutamoren before bed next week because it bloats me a bit and I really want to get 375lbs at close grip bench soon…
 
Got sick a few weeks ago and after that I travelled to Lanzarote. Haven’t done anything special in the gym except today I lifted 370lbs at close grip bench press. Morning weight was 191lbs.


Now I’m again on just 175mg/week of test but I may add 10-15mg of ibutamoren before bed next week because it bloats me a bit and I really want to get 375lbs at close grip bench soon…
Nice work on 370! 167.5 is the exact weight I just took at competition on the 1st, nearly 30kg heavier BW. So I feel yours is really solid accomplishment at your weight.

Did you cut the blast when you got sick? Sounds like you only were on for 6 weeks. Were you doing test/eq/mast again?
 
Nice work on 370! 167.5 is the exact weight I just took at competition on the 1st, nearly 30kg heavier BW. So I feel yours is really solid accomplishment at your weight.

Did you cut the blast when you got sick? Sounds like you only were on for 6 weeks. Were you doing test/eq/mast again?
I actually went nuts and did the following. Gonna save EQ for later as availability here is poor and I have shitloads of tren but very little EQ.

Test 350mg/week
Mast 210mg/week
M-Sten 10mg/day
Tren A 30mg EOD

It worked well and fast. I’m lean now!
 
I actually went nuts and did the following. Gonna save EQ for later as availability here is poor and I have shitloads of tren but very little EQ.

Test 350mg/week
Mast 210mg/week
M-Sten 10mg/day
Tren A 30mg EOD

It worked well and fast. I’m lean now!
That’s a good little strength cycle, and good reasonable doses to get the benefits but keep any sides low. Man if you don’t compete in Powerlifting you should. Your numbers would be really good at the weight class you could compete at.
 
Got sick a few weeks ago and after that I travelled to Lanzarote. Haven’t done anything special in the gym except today I lifted 370lbs at close grip bench press. Morning weight was 191lbs.


Now I’m again on just 175mg/week of test but I may add 10-15mg of ibutamoren before bed next week because it bloats me a bit and I really want to get 375lbs at close grip bench soon…
That's awesome, 370 @198 is my all time best. Right now I'm only hovering around 325-330:(
 
That’s a good little strength cycle, and good reasonable doses to get the benefits but keep any sides low. Man if you don’t compete in Powerlifting you should. Your numbers would be really good at the weight class you could compete at.
I competed in 2013-2018 and I may do a comeback at some point.
 
That’s a good little strength cycle, and good reasonable doses to get the benefits but keep any sides low. Man if you don’t compete in Powerlifting you should. Your numbers would be really good at the weight class you could compete at.
Yeah, he’d have to pause his bench, but if he can get used to a wider grip then the shorter stroke should help make up any poundage he might lose.

Especially if he competes on a deadlift bar, should be able to bring home a 1,000lb Push-Pull total @90kg/198lb class.

If he can Frontsquat 405, 500 squat should be very realistic. That could be a 1,500 total if it doesn’t take too much away from his bench or pull. And that’s not even assuming he gets any stronger!
 
Yeah, he’d have to pause his bench, but if he can get used to a wider grip then the shorter stroke should help make up any poundage he might lose.

Especially if he competes on a deadlift bar, should be able to bring home a 1,000lb Push-Pull total @90kg/198lb class.

If he can Frontsquat 405, 500 squat should be very realistic. That could be a 1,500 total if it doesn’t take too much away from his bench or pull. And that’s not even assuming he gets any stronger!
I think I will do push-pull meet some point, not full powerlifting meet because squatting hurts my arms too much. I want to bench 400lbs without pause and pull at least 640lbs in the gym before it though.

Today I tried back squats for fun though, did 4 sets of 6 @ 375lbs. If my arms can handle it, I’ll try sets with 400lbs next week.

My front squat PR is 415lbs.
 
I think I will do push-pull meet some point, not full powerlifting meet because squatting hurts my arms too much. I want to bench 400lbs without pause and pull at least 640lbs in the gym before it though.

Today I tried back squats for fun though, did 4 sets of 6 @ 375lbs. If my arms can handle it, I’ll try sets with 400lbs next week.

My front squat PR is 415lbs.
I can appreciate having strength goals that will make you feel “ready” to compete, but you need to understand there is always someone stronger. So whether you win or take last is mainly just about who shows up.

A buddy I train with squat 661/300, benched 418 paused and pulled 644 (missed 680) at 198 this last meet for 1,723 or so, well over 500 DOTS, and took Best Lifter. He wasn’t even taking anything; he’s only done one test cycle a year ago and his wife was 3 weeks out at the meet from having their firstborn.

And my point is “that guy” can show up in any given weightclass at any meet - or not. So if you hear about a comp you wanna prep for, just go for it! Hopefully it won’t be your last anyway.

Also, if arms hurt from squatting, either move the bar up the back some or ideally just widen the grip if you have room. Wearing wrist wraps also will help alleviate stress at the elbow and bicep from a low bar, and a grip you can play with if as well is the Falcon grip (pinky and thumb go under the bar).
 
I can appreciate having strength goals that will make you feel “ready” to compete, but you need to understand there is always someone stronger. So whether you win or take last is mainly just about who shows up.

A buddy I train with squat 661/300, benched 418 paused and pulled 644 (missed 680) at 198 this last meet for 1,723 or so, well over 500 DOTS, and took Best Lifter. He wasn’t even taking anything; he’s only done one test cycle a year ago and his wife was 3 weeks out at the meet from having their firstborn.

And my point is “that guy” can show up in any given weightclass at any meet - or not. So if you hear about a comp you wanna prep for, just go for it! Hopefully it won’t be your last anyway.

Also, if arms hurt from squatting, either move the bar up the back some or ideally just widen the grip if you have room. Wearing wrist wraps also will help alleviate stress at the elbow and bicep from a low bar, and a grip you can play with if as well is the Falcon grip (pinky and thumb go under the bar).
Yeah I know. Here in Finland 1000lbs push-pull total is not competitive at 198 or even 181lbs weight class. But I feel that I want to break those barriers before doing a meet even though I know that I wouldn’t place even with those numbers.

Back in the days I was very nervous about competing and I feel that I need to get stronger to feel more sure about it.

I’m 100% sure that I have +400lbs bench and +660lbs pull coming up at some point of my life if I don’t get injured. I still could grow 12-13lbs of muscle and still fit to 198lbs weight class without playing with water weight or without being too lean.

Morning weight today 188.9lbs.
 
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Basic work from last few days. Some vids also. Back posing in the end of upper body vid.

Friday deadlifts:
  • sumo deadlift 1x550lbs (personal best)
  • paused deadlifts 3 sets of 5 @ 440lbs
  • long ass pause with 465lbs

And yesterday upper body:
  • paused close grip bench 1x330lbs, 1x345lbs and 11x245lbs (personal best!
  • weighted pull ups 7x100lbs (personal best)
  • standing overhead press 5x180lbs and 3x200lbs

And those vids:



 
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Yeah I know. Here in Finland 1000lbs push-pull total is not competitive at 198 or even 181lbs weight class. But I feel that I want to break those barriers before doing a meet even though I know that I wouldn’t place even with those numbers.
I can appreciate your anxiety, but this is simply wrong - by a very wide margin, actually.

Out of every sanctioned meet in the entire world reported in 2025 to Open Powerlifting (which includes Finland), if you filter Raw Push Pull results for the 90kg/198lb class from any fed, age class, gender you’ll see that there were a total of 385 meet results. Of them, a 1,000lb result is good enough for top 12 in the world last year:

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Even if you figure there are gym meets etc that aren’t reported, a 1,000lb push-pull at sub 200 is a decidedly solid showing at a local level.
 
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I can appreciate your anxiety, but this is simply wrong - by a very wide margin, actually.

Out of every sanctioned meet in the entire world reported in 2025 to Open Powerlifting (which includes Finland), if you filter Raw Push Pull results for the 90kg/198lb class from any fed, age class, gender you’ll see that there were a total of 385 meet results. Of them, a 1,000lb result is good enough for top 12 in the world last year:

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Even if you figure there are gym meets etc that aren’t reported, a 1,000lb push-pull at sub 200 is a decidedly solid showing at a local level.
Wow, I wouldn’t have guessed. Push-pull lifters are quite rare though, most guys do full powerlifting meets or either bench or dealift.

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In Finland 4 guys did it in full meet last year, one in IPF -182lbs weight class. I thought more would’ve done it!
 
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Wow, I wouldn’t have guessed. Push-pull lifters are quite rare though, most guys do full powerlifting meets or either bench or dealift.

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In Finland 4 guys did it in full meet last year, one in IPF -182lbs weight class. I thought more would’ve done it!
Yes, push-pull tends to be particularly inexperienced or very experienced powerlifters (in the sense of number of comps they’ve done, not strength) - guys getting their feet wet with competition OR longtime competitors whose knees aren’t good for max squats anymore. But even if you figure all the full meet lifters doing 1,000+ between their bench & dead, you can see it’s a perfectly solid result anywhere in the grand scheme of powerlifting.
 
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13 month difference.

Bench + 60lbs
Deadlift +70lbs
Body weight -10lbs

Still small but getting better every day.
 
And video.

Paused close grip bench press 1x350lbs
Weighted pull-ups, 5x110lbs (PR)
Deadlift without belt, easy 560lbs
Paused deadlift without belt, 5x465lbs (PR)

 
Managed to get some injectable trestolone. Any thoughts about it?
Run it with barely any testosterone, like 100mg. Doing that and using it with primo, eq, or an AI you can take a lot. Otherwise it can be harder to control gyno. Have an AI and Tamoxifen or Ralox on hand, and use P5P daily. It doesn’t raise prolactin nearly as bad as Tren or Nandrolone, but it will to some extent.

True minimal replacement test, a cc each of EQ and Mast, and as much Trest as you seem to tolerate & want. Start with 5mg per day and ramp up weekly based on feel. You’ll probably need an AI initially but not as much or all once the EQ and Mast build up. At least if you’re like me. I have gotten up to 35/day, but feel 25-30 was probably my sweetspot. And I got great effect adding just 4-7mg/day at the last month of my last blast, which was a bigger stack. It’s potent.

You need to pin it every day with a little slinpin. You can make an argument for 2x/day - Trest Ace a very rapid compound with an exceptionally short half-life, more like an oral. You’ll feel it come on, increase heartrate & body temp, etc.

Great compound for adding muscle and strength. Need to be on your game to prevent gyno.
 
Run it with barely any testosterone, like 100mg. Doing that and using it with primo, eq, or an AI you can take a lot. Otherwise it can be harder to control gyno. Have an AI and Tamoxifen or Ralox on hand, and use P5P daily. It doesn’t raise prolactin nearly as bad as Tren or Nandrolone, but it will to some extent.

True minimal replacement test, a cc each of EQ and Mast, and as much Trest as you seem to tolerate & want. Start with 5mg per day and ramp up weekly based on feel. You’ll probably need an AI initially but not as much or all once the EQ and Mast build up. At least if you’re like me. I have gotten up to 35/day, but feel 25-30 was probably my sweetspot. And I got great effect adding just 4-7mg/day at the last month of my last blast, which was a bigger stack. It’s potent.

You need to pin it every day with a little slinpin. You can make an argument for 2x/day - Trest Ace a very rapid compound with an exceptionally short half-life, more like an oral. You’ll feel it come on, increase heartrate & body temp, etc.

Great compound for adding muscle and strength. Need to be on your game to prevent gyno.
Yeah, I’d run it with low dose test and enough mast.

I have tamoxifen, arimidex, Inhibit-P and pramipexole.

I also had gynos removed so risk of gyno should be minimal. I haven’t used an AI in over a year.

I have used oral and TD trest in the past.

Some pulls from yesterday. Bodyweight is low now, fluctuating between 182 and 186 lbs in the morning!

Sumo 1x565lbs

Paused 5x485lbs and 1x510lbs with LOOONG pause.

All done without belt.

660lbs will be mine next year.


 
Nothing special lately. 4x125 and 3x135 lbs weighted pull-ups, that’s it.

Yesterday me and my wife decided to break up after 10+ years together. Better days will come.
 
Nothing special lately. 4x125 and 3x135 lbs weighted pull-ups, that’s it.

Yesterday me and my wife decided to break up after 10+ years together. Better days will come.
Very sorry to hear that. I did worry when you talked about bringing up an open relationship, then more recently when you mentioned using Tren to cut. They call it divorce in a bottle for a reason, after all. I broke up with a girlfriend of 4 years on a cycle of Trendione/Tvar 10 years ago now (been with my wife ever since). It was definitely the right move in my case, but my point is Tren has a way of removing patience for anything.

Wishing you peace & clarity to find the best path forward.
 
Very sorry to hear that. I did worry when you talked about bringing up an open relationship, then more recently when you mentioned using Tren to cut. They call it divorce in a bottle for a reason, after all. I broke up with a girlfriend of 4 years on a cycle of Trendione/Tvar 10 years ago now (been with my wife ever since). It was definitely the right move in my case, but my point is Tren has a way of removing patience for anything.

Wishing you peace & clarity to find the best path forward.
We indeed opened our relationship and found many wonderful persons to our lives it’s not the reason for this.

I still love my wife but years turned romantic love into something else. Spark just faded.

No reason to be sad, everything happens for a reason and there is no drama in this 🙂
 
Well, sorry to hear about the split, but seems that you have found peace with it. So wishing you both the best as you move forward.
 
Everything is going well.

Bodyweight is down to skinny 183lbs.

Strength is still OK - pulled 3x550lbs beltless few days ago, took 350lbs at close grip bench, 5x260lbs at incline press and 14x55lbs at weighted pull ups.

Gonna up my juice in 1-3 weeks. Still cruising on TRT dose of test only.

My body seems to work so well now that I think I’ll start with very low doses. Probably 300 EQ and 300 test (gonna up test if needed). Maybe dienedione as kickstart also.

When I pull 660lbs and bench 405 at some point, I think it’ll be enough for me and just TRT after that. Wanna stay healthy.
 
Everything is going well.

Bodyweight is down to skinny 183lbs.

Strength is still OK - pulled 3x550lbs beltless few days ago, took 350lbs at close grip bench, 5x260lbs at incline press and 14x55lbs at weighted pull ups.

Gonna up my juice in 1-3 weeks. Still cruising on TRT dose of test only.

My body seems to work so well now that I think I’ll start with very low doses. Probably 300 EQ and 300 test (gonna up test if needed). Maybe dienedione as kickstart also.

When I pull 660lbs and bench 405 at some point, I think it’ll be enough for me and just TRT after that. Wanna stay healthy.
Although I do not believe this way is ideal for any kind of longterm progression, if you have targeted obvious number goals the fastest way to achieve them is to just keep taking progressively more food & gear until you hit them. This could be done in 3-5 months if you push hard enough and can avoid injury.

I had benched 180kg/396 in full competition in ‘23, then came off & downsized 10kg over the following 6 weeks. But in my heart I really wanted to still bench 405lbs. So I flipped the switch & gained 12kg bodyweight to hit 405 just 5.5 weeks later.
 
I tried 5000lbs Deadlift challenge.

11x485lbs @ 183lbs, beltless. It took 47 seconds. Puked afterwards.

 
Is the challenge for time? If it is, you want to choose a weight you can handle pulling nonstop. 385x13, 425x12, 455x11, or 500x10 would be fastest depending upon strength. You could break 25 seconds with those touch n go.

Every once in a while they do this in strongman, deadlift poundage in a minute, and strategy is really important. So it’s something the wife & I have discussed at length lol.
 
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