primetime74
Member
Wow, thats awesome 5lbs in 10 day! Killer back workout!
berraco47's Pmag log!!!!!
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drudixon
Member
:biggthumpup:Alright everybody,
Getting ready to run Pmag as my very first PH starting on Monday! I'm going to run it at 50/50/75/75/75 for a five week cycle depending on whether I have sides or not. If all goes well I stay this course but who knows! Currently I'm preloading my hawthorn berries for the BP and I have torem on the way in case something crazy happens! A little about me. Well I'm a college student right now and I'm 26 years old (started a little late :biggthumpupI've been lifting on and off since I was about 13 or so and played highschool football. Anyways over the last year and a half I've been working out consistently, started with a cut and now I'm bulking. I'm stronger than I've ever been so this should be a nice ride.
Current stats:
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 189
BF% according to calipers: 16% (yeah I'm a fat ass)
I'll be updating on my lifts and I'll also try and update on my core lifts which are as follows:
Bench 225 x 10
Barbell Row 225 x 10
Squat 275 x 8
Deadlift 335 x 5
Occassionally I lift heavy and go for sets of 5, but I might stay away from that for a little while because I'm battling some pretty bad tendonitis and/or bursitis in my knees and especially my elbow.
PCT
I'm going to keep it simple and OTC, I have cycle assist and plan on taking it on cycle along with Fish oil and joint supps. I'll continue that on PCT as well and throw in PCT assist and possibly some Inhibit e. I also have Reduce XT for cortisol and Torem is on the way in case **** hits the fan lol.
Tomorrow starts week 4 for me. Enjoying so far, a few sides, nothing big and up 14 lbs. GL buddy.
mw1
Sponsor
Good to hear! Congrats
berraco47
Member
^^^^^^^ Wow 14lbs is awesome! What are you running it like?
Thanks mw1 I was about to ask you about the taurine!! Are you a mind reader or something? LOL hahahahaha.
Yeah I guess I'll get on that ASAP (4g a day)
Going to work out..... I just finished my Calculus exam :wtf:
Tome to hit some weights!
update soon!
Thanks mw1 I was about to ask you about the taurine!! Are you a mind reader or something? LOL hahahahaha.
Yeah I guess I'll get on that ASAP (4g a day)
Going to work out..... I just finished my Calculus exam :wtf:
Tome to hit some weights!
update soon!
berraco47
Member
Week 2 Day 4
Went to the gym late today because I had a test at night, and then went out to the bar. I like to go out and dance but I don't drink or smoke so I look at it as being extra cardio! Hhahahahaha
Well today my workout partner skipped out so I was solo, and it kinda through me off my rhythm. I actually somewhat injured my shoulder doing presses so I will have to take it easy and see what it feels like.
I was planning on doing chest and shoulders, but I think that's a bad idea because my joints are pretty weak so I might have to mess around with my wo plan some more.
As far as Pmag goes, I've noticed I've been a little bit more aggressive, but I'm aware of it so I try not to get confrontational. I've definetly getting alpha at the gym though when someone gets close to my weights LOL. :lmao:
I'm also having some mucus in my throat and nose and according to 17amethyls log on Pmag that may be due to higher BP. Lifts have been good just starting to get back pumps so tomorrow I'll start with 4g Taurine because 2 didn't do much. Today's workout was solid and I definetly felt a good pump and I had increased strength.
Chest
Flat Bench
245x10, 245x10, 265x4 :wtf: 225x10 ( I was pretty surprised I still hit 225x10 at this point!)
Incline Bench (my chest was dead by now for some reason)
185x8 (3sets) (hurt my shoulder)
Flys
4 sets
Lateral raise machine
60x10, 60x10, 80x10
Rear delt w/ DB's
20 x10 (4 sets)
Lateral raise DB
22.75lb x10 (3 sets)
Face pulls
3 sets of 10
I probably should have gone home after I got hurt but.......:dead::lmao: I don't roll like that:lmao: But I'll be paying for it tomorrow
Anybody have any suggestions on a good split. I still want to train chest twice a week and legs, I also need to bring up my arms.
Alright Laters!
Went to the gym late today because I had a test at night, and then went out to the bar. I like to go out and dance but I don't drink or smoke so I look at it as being extra cardio! Hhahahahaha
Well today my workout partner skipped out so I was solo, and it kinda through me off my rhythm. I actually somewhat injured my shoulder doing presses so I will have to take it easy and see what it feels like.
I was planning on doing chest and shoulders, but I think that's a bad idea because my joints are pretty weak so I might have to mess around with my wo plan some more.
As far as Pmag goes, I've noticed I've been a little bit more aggressive, but I'm aware of it so I try not to get confrontational. I've definetly getting alpha at the gym though when someone gets close to my weights LOL. :lmao:
I'm also having some mucus in my throat and nose and according to 17amethyls log on Pmag that may be due to higher BP. Lifts have been good just starting to get back pumps so tomorrow I'll start with 4g Taurine because 2 didn't do much. Today's workout was solid and I definetly felt a good pump and I had increased strength.
Chest
Flat Bench
245x10, 245x10, 265x4 :wtf: 225x10 ( I was pretty surprised I still hit 225x10 at this point!)
Incline Bench (my chest was dead by now for some reason)
185x8 (3sets) (hurt my shoulder)
Flys
4 sets
Lateral raise machine
60x10, 60x10, 80x10
Rear delt w/ DB's
20 x10 (4 sets)
Lateral raise DB
22.75lb x10 (3 sets)
Face pulls
3 sets of 10
I probably should have gone home after I got hurt but.......:dead::lmao: I don't roll like that:lmao: But I'll be paying for it tomorrow
Anybody have any suggestions on a good split. I still want to train chest twice a week and legs, I also need to bring up my arms.
Alright Laters!
drudixon
Member
I was tard and thought that PMs mild, I won't need Taurine. I have it on order now. Deads and squats really activate the backpumps, not unmanageable, but definitely enough to notice. I can't fathom how the pumps would be on something harsher. Ouch I imagine. The biggest side has been sleep difficulty. I've always been an amazing sleeper, but the PM has lowered the quality and duration of sleep I'm able to get.
I've been taking:
5:30am glass OJ, 2 Halotest 25 2 life support, 5grams Creatine Mono
6:00am cheerios ( for cholestorol lowering benefits ) and 1200mg fish oil.
eat relatively clean, but not perfect. Around 3100 calories a day.
walk for 30 minutes at lunch.
4pm 1 halotest, 2 life support
Dinner take 1200mg fish oil.
Gaspari Super Pumps 250 (1/2 scoop, or none if I've had a lot of salt that day, cramps can be super harsh with caffeine)
Workout
2 scoops ON Gold Standard in 12oz skim milk. GNC Sport multi.
Sleep. 7-8hours.
So Halotest 50/75/75/75/75
Nolva 20/20/10/10 + Reversitol
PR'ed on weighted dips yesterday, 90lbs x 5 reps. Not as low as I wanted to go, but not bad either.
You'll enjoy it man! GL.
berraco47
Member
Hey bro I was having some sleep problems early on too, but have you ever tried Melatonin. It's really cheap and you can get it at Walmart and it's great. It's a natural substance so non addictive.
bpclipper10
Active member
Berraco47...thanks for the reps bro.
Things look great man. That chest workout I saw with 315 was outstanding! im quite jealous. but your back workouts are intense too...good ****. and i feel you with the snow, we got hammered here to and lost gym time as well. everythings sounds like its going great and i'll be following throughout as i said. appreciate you keeping up on me and its good to see a fellow college guy with similar body type killing it too! keep doing work man. good luck rest of the way through.
-bpclipper10
berraco47
Member
Awesome to have you aboard bro! Dude your superdrol kept me alive during summer break at my moms! LOL.
bpclipper10
Active member
Glad to help, but keep up the good work. I'm running a natural test cycle soon, its no PH but I'm confident in the stack I'm gonna run. Jealous of ur being 'on' still man, but gotta run. Keep doing work and I'm seeing this through to the end. Later bro
berraco47
Member
Week 2 Day 6 & 7
Took Saturday off and then did a little chest and biceps Sunday. I had to nurse it so as not to reinjure myself but it was a pretty decent workout being that I was at a hotel gym. My gf came into town to visit me this weekend for my birthday!
Libido is GREAT!!!! FYI! LOL!!
Well hope everyone enjoyed Superbowl Sunday! Today starts the real fun..... 75mg and leg day training.
Took Saturday off and then did a little chest and biceps Sunday. I had to nurse it so as not to reinjure myself but it was a pretty decent workout being that I was at a hotel gym. My gf came into town to visit me this weekend for my birthday!
Libido is GREAT!!!! FYI! LOL!!
Well hope everyone enjoyed Superbowl Sunday! Today starts the real fun..... 75mg and leg day training.
hardgainer183
New member
I am on day 16 of Pmag and feeling really lethargic. I did 50mg week 1 and started 75mg on week 2. I have no motivation to lift or do anything. My libido is through the roof and I am not having any other side effects besides being dead tired all the time. Are you having this problem at all?
bashman
Well-known member
Whats you carb intake like? Was you heavy on stims before cycle?
hardgainer183
New member
My carb intake should be ok. I eat a ton of pasta and ww bread. I was at the tail end of my usual 6 weeks on/one off of white flood at 2 scoops. I didn't feel anywhere near this bad on my first cycle of Hdrol. I got pumped up for my workout today and had a really good one (probably my first while on the cycle). I really wish I could use some stims!!!
berraco47
Member
^^^^^^ I was a little lethargic at first and then today I upped the dosage to 75mg and felt lethargic again, but I also didn't sleep long last night. So I try to get a good night's sleep and I take melatonin if I can't get to bed. My only other sides have been backpumps which I'm taking taurine for. Today I took 4g of it and it seemed to help with my leg day but the pumps were still there so I may have to increase it again.
berraco47
Member
Week 3 Day 1
Dosage 75mg
That's right week 3!!!!!! I'm pumped about this week and I really hope to bring on some crazy gains this week....
Today was legs..... funny thing is that I didn't have the best workout, but I think my form was off and I was feeling pretty ****ty because I only slept 5 hours today. Tomorrow's workout should be alot better. Strength was normal but again I attribute that to being tired more than anything.
Squats
Warmup
275x10
275x8
295x4 :wtf:
275x8
Iso one leg hamstring curls
70x10 (4 sets!! Felt really strong here!)
Leg extensions
worked up to 150x10
Superset
Calf raises w/ leg press (20 reps plus 3 sets)
PS- I also forgot to add that I'm up another pound to 195 so that's 6 pounds in 14 days.
Dosage 75mg
That's right week 3!!!!!! I'm pumped about this week and I really hope to bring on some crazy gains this week....
Today was legs..... funny thing is that I didn't have the best workout, but I think my form was off and I was feeling pretty ****ty because I only slept 5 hours today. Tomorrow's workout should be alot better. Strength was normal but again I attribute that to being tired more than anything.
Squats
Warmup
275x10
275x8
295x4 :wtf:
275x8
Iso one leg hamstring curls
70x10 (4 sets!! Felt really strong here!)
Leg extensions
worked up to 150x10
Superset
Calf raises w/ leg press (20 reps plus 3 sets)
PS- I also forgot to add that I'm up another pound to 195 so that's 6 pounds in 14 days.
bashman
Well-known member
Maybe try upping your water intake? I assume your on support supps?
OP: Good to see it kicking in
berraco47
Member
Week 3 Day 2
Alright everybody so far so good. I'm starting to feel a little more agitated and aggresive, but in a good way. I'm also aware of this so I know not to get out of control. Actually my gf has said that I seem to be in a better mood so that's good! Today was my second day on 75mg of Pmag. Sides have been in check and I didn't have the back pumps today after upping my dosage of Taurine to 5g per day. Today I did a back and triceps workout (Really need to get that Cissus ouch!). Nothing crazy but I felt good and was definitely stronger even though I'm feeling lethargic at times. I also noticed that I was REALLY thirsty today so I brought my water bottle to the gym and was drinking that all throughout.
Workout
Back
One arm DB rows
105x10, 105x10, 110x10, 110x8
Wide arm pulldowns
130x10, 140x10, 140x10, 150x10 (PR)
Tbar rows
3 plates x 15, 3 plates and 35x10, 4 plates x 8
Barbell Rows
205x10, 205x10, 225x10, 225x9
Reverse Grip pulldowns (3 sets)
Triceps Reps around 15-20
Machine Dips
Pushdowns
Machine skull crushers ( IDK the name :buttkick: )
and various others
Alright everybody so far so good. I'm starting to feel a little more agitated and aggresive, but in a good way. I'm also aware of this so I know not to get out of control. Actually my gf has said that I seem to be in a better mood so that's good! Today was my second day on 75mg of Pmag. Sides have been in check and I didn't have the back pumps today after upping my dosage of Taurine to 5g per day. Today I did a back and triceps workout (Really need to get that Cissus ouch!). Nothing crazy but I felt good and was definitely stronger even though I'm feeling lethargic at times. I also noticed that I was REALLY thirsty today so I brought my water bottle to the gym and was drinking that all throughout.
Workout
Back
One arm DB rows
105x10, 105x10, 110x10, 110x8
Wide arm pulldowns
130x10, 140x10, 140x10, 150x10 (PR)
Tbar rows
3 plates x 15, 3 plates and 35x10, 4 plates x 8
Barbell Rows
205x10, 205x10, 225x10, 225x9
Reverse Grip pulldowns (3 sets)
Triceps Reps around 15-20
Machine Dips
Pushdowns
Machine skull crushers ( IDK the name :buttkick: )
and various others
oli
Active member
i always made it a point to take a quick nap after my workouts, but then again, i don't have a job & was only enrolled in 2 classes. it might be different, ( was on Halovar ) but i figured Halo got my intensity up way more than usual in the gym that maybe my mind & body needed that hour or so of shut-eye
berraco47
Member
Week 2 Day 3
Pretty decent workout today. I was feeling pretty lethargic close to my workout time, but I had a cup of some green tea and felt pretty good after that. Workout today was solid. No extreme strength gains but had decent strength all throughout. What I have noticed is that the weight feels pretty easy and light at times, but when I'm done............I'M DONE. Hahahahaha
Workout
Chest
Flat bench
245x10, 245x9, 245x8, 245x8
Incline bench
185x12, 205x8, 205x8, 205x7
Incline Flys (focusing on the squeeze)
35x10 (3 sets)
Machine flys
100 x 10 (3 sets)
I did another type of cable fly movement, but I don't know the name of it. It's where you start from the bottom with an underhand grip and squeeze the chest up and to the middle. Anybody know the name?
Pretty decent workout today. I was feeling pretty lethargic close to my workout time, but I had a cup of some green tea and felt pretty good after that. Workout today was solid. No extreme strength gains but had decent strength all throughout. What I have noticed is that the weight feels pretty easy and light at times, but when I'm done............I'M DONE. Hahahahaha
Workout
Chest
Flat bench
245x10, 245x9, 245x8, 245x8
Incline bench
185x12, 205x8, 205x8, 205x7
Incline Flys (focusing on the squeeze)
35x10 (3 sets)
Machine flys
100 x 10 (3 sets)
I did another type of cable fly movement, but I don't know the name of it. It's where you start from the bottom with an underhand grip and squeeze the chest up and to the middle. Anybody know the name?
berraco47
Member
Week 2 Day 4
Today was a good workout did shoulders and traps as well as some forearm work. Well everything has been going well so far. Not seeing to many gains in size or strength this week but I feel a nice and steady strength gain on all of my exercises. I'm going to try and increase my calories a little and then see if that helps me.
Shoulders
DB shoulder flys
20lbs x10 (3 sets supersetted with)
DB lateral raise
25x10, 30x10, 35x10
Rear Delt machine
30lbs x25, 40x30, 40x30
superset w/ Upright rows 95x10, 115x10, 115x10, 135x6 (PR)
Face pulls
80x10 (3 sets)
DB shrugs
95x12, 100x10, 100x10
Forearm work
but pretty excited about these
Behind the back wrist curls
30lbs x10 (PR) had a great pump going on in my forearms!!!!:djparty:
Today was a good workout did shoulders and traps as well as some forearm work. Well everything has been going well so far. Not seeing to many gains in size or strength this week but I feel a nice and steady strength gain on all of my exercises. I'm going to try and increase my calories a little and then see if that helps me.
Shoulders
DB shoulder flys
20lbs x10 (3 sets supersetted with)
DB lateral raise
25x10, 30x10, 35x10
Rear Delt machine
30lbs x25, 40x30, 40x30
superset w/ Upright rows 95x10, 115x10, 115x10, 135x6 (PR)
Face pulls
80x10 (3 sets)
DB shrugs
95x12, 100x10, 100x10
Forearm work
but pretty excited about these
Behind the back wrist curls
30lbs x10 (PR) had a great pump going on in my forearms!!!!:djparty:
berraco47
Member
Week 2 Day 5 & 6
Taking today and tomorrow off. Went to the gym today and did some cardio and abs. Crazy thing though is that my weight is really fluctuating alot. I went and got a weight and I was down to 192 from 196 a few days ago
:aargh::wtf:
Oh well I guess it's time to start upping the cals!!!!
Taking today and tomorrow off. Went to the gym today and did some cardio and abs. Crazy thing though is that my weight is really fluctuating alot. I went and got a weight and I was down to 192 from 196 a few days ago
:aargh::wtf:
Oh well I guess it's time to start upping the cals!!!!
hardgainer183
New member
I weighed in today down 5 lbs from my start. I don't know what is up. I have had a lot of stress lately and have been working longer hours. My diet has still been pretty good and around 3500 calories. I am on day 22 with week 1 at 50mg, weeks 2 & 3 at 75mg. My workouts are good and I am getting a good pump, but the strength gains are not there. I feel like I look leaner but I have been doing more ab work than usual, so that may be why.
berraco47
Member
Week 3 Day 7
Alright everybody so had a good lift today. I decided to go heavy today on chest as opposed to 8-10 rep range. I definitely need to up the cals this week because my strength is not where it should be yet but I'm dropping bf and gaining muscle mass so I guess it's okay. Problem is I don't want to gain to much fat, but I guess that shouldn't be too much of an issue while on so this week I'm going to eat like a monster!!! Here are the lifts.
Chest
Flat bench
265x5, 265x5, 275x5, 295x2 (wtf....) drop set 225x10
Incline bench
205x8, 225x5, 225x5, 225x5, drop set 195x6 (pretty impressed with my strength here after hitting the flat bench!!!!)
Machine flys focusing on squeeze
100 x10 all 3 sets
Biceps
cross body hammer curls (hit myself in the mouth doing these! So be careful LOL)
35x10 (4 sets)
barbell curls
55x10 with negatives on all reps and all sets with 30 sec rest in between (killer move here! Was really pumped)
DB curls
30x10 ( 3 sets)
DB Spider curls
20x10, 22.5x 10, 22.5x10
There you have it folks that was it.
Alright everybody so had a good lift today. I decided to go heavy today on chest as opposed to 8-10 rep range. I definitely need to up the cals this week because my strength is not where it should be yet but I'm dropping bf and gaining muscle mass so I guess it's okay. Problem is I don't want to gain to much fat, but I guess that shouldn't be too much of an issue while on so this week I'm going to eat like a monster!!! Here are the lifts.
Chest
Flat bench
265x5, 265x5, 275x5, 295x2 (wtf....) drop set 225x10
Incline bench
205x8, 225x5, 225x5, 225x5, drop set 195x6 (pretty impressed with my strength here after hitting the flat bench!!!!)
Machine flys focusing on squeeze
100 x10 all 3 sets
Biceps
cross body hammer curls (hit myself in the mouth doing these! So be careful LOL)
35x10 (4 sets)
barbell curls
55x10 with negatives on all reps and all sets with 30 sec rest in between (killer move here! Was really pumped)
DB curls
30x10 ( 3 sets)
DB Spider curls
20x10, 22.5x 10, 22.5x10
There you have it folks that was it.
berraco47
Member
WEEK 4 DAY 1 & 2
Well today was not really a great day. It just started off crappy but anyway I had a leg day today and the squat racks were taken so my lifting partner and I just decided to hit the leg press machine. I haven't done leg presses in a while and usually just squat so it took us a while to get used to it and see how much weight we could push. To my surprise I was getting pretty up there so I decided to try for 850lbs did three reps and then................on the way down for the fourth (pop!) I feel my rib pop. Yeah so I don't know if it's broken yet or if it just got bent but it didn't feel too good. It's pretty sore right now, but I'm not bleeding (still alive! LOL) so I think I should be fine but I'm definetly upset by this. I really hope I won't have to take alot of time off but we'll see. I finished the workout but was feeling pretty nervous about my rib. Luckily it was the floating rib I think.....which is cartilage so I don't think it cracked but we'll see tomorrow.
:sigh1::aargh:
Leg press
warm up and then did 5 sets working up
490x10, 580x10, 670x10, 760x10 ,850x4
One legged hamstring curls
90x10 (2 sets) ribs were hurting
Leg extension
130x10 (3 sets)
Calves
110x10, 120x 10, 130 x10, 100x15
Well today was not really a great day. It just started off crappy but anyway I had a leg day today and the squat racks were taken so my lifting partner and I just decided to hit the leg press machine. I haven't done leg presses in a while and usually just squat so it took us a while to get used to it and see how much weight we could push. To my surprise I was getting pretty up there so I decided to try for 850lbs did three reps and then................on the way down for the fourth (pop!) I feel my rib pop. Yeah so I don't know if it's broken yet or if it just got bent but it didn't feel too good. It's pretty sore right now, but I'm not bleeding (still alive! LOL) so I think I should be fine but I'm definetly upset by this. I really hope I won't have to take alot of time off but we'll see. I finished the workout but was feeling pretty nervous about my rib. Luckily it was the floating rib I think.....which is cartilage so I don't think it cracked but we'll see tomorrow.
:sigh1::aargh:Leg press
warm up and then did 5 sets working up
490x10, 580x10, 670x10, 760x10 ,850x4
One legged hamstring curls
90x10 (2 sets) ribs were hurting
Leg extension
130x10 (3 sets)
Calves
110x10, 120x 10, 130 x10, 100x15
berraco47
Member
Day 3 &4
Well I've been trying to get workouts done with my ribs hurt. If I don't have a broken rib than it must be a pretty good bruise because it's still hurting. Either way I'll go to the doctor on Monday to get it checked out. In the mean time I had a pretty good shoulder and tris workout, and then I did a good chest workout.
Highlights:
Shoulders and Tris- Actually had a decent workout in which my tricep tendon didn't act up. I think I finally found the exercises that don't aggravate my elbow while still being effective.
Chest: Great workout except for the incline bench which put a lot of stress on my ribs.
Flat bench
245x9, 245x9, 255x7, 255x8 (PR)
Incline-
Sucked.......
185x10 and then pain......
Cable flys (awesome)
70x10 felt really strong on this one
My ribs didn't hurt all that much except when I stretch out my abdomen, so it was bothering alot on incline bench. Today it's really sore..... I'm going to go in and see if I can do any back workouts today but if not I'll just take it easy and do cardio and whatever I can get done on back. Maybe do forearms and calves.
Well I've been trying to get workouts done with my ribs hurt. If I don't have a broken rib than it must be a pretty good bruise because it's still hurting. Either way I'll go to the doctor on Monday to get it checked out. In the mean time I had a pretty good shoulder and tris workout, and then I did a good chest workout.
Highlights:
Shoulders and Tris- Actually had a decent workout in which my tricep tendon didn't act up. I think I finally found the exercises that don't aggravate my elbow while still being effective.
Chest: Great workout except for the incline bench which put a lot of stress on my ribs.
Flat bench
245x9, 245x9, 255x7, 255x8 (PR)
Incline-
Sucked.......
185x10 and then pain......
Cable flys (awesome)
70x10 felt really strong on this one
My ribs didn't hurt all that much except when I stretch out my abdomen, so it was bothering alot on incline bench. Today it's really sore..... I'm going to go in and see if I can do any back workouts today but if not I'll just take it easy and do cardio and whatever I can get done on back. Maybe do forearms and calves.
berraco47
Member
Week 5 Day 1
Well for everyone that has been reading this log I'm still fighting this issue with my ribs, haven't gone to the doctor yet but I think that I will this week. I'm still continuing to workout but haven't done legs yet. That's tomorrow.... today I actually had a good workout
Chest and biceps
Flat bench
225x12, 265x5, 270x5, 285x5 (PR)
Incline bench- these give me slight problems when I stretch out my rib cage but I was able to do well today
185x10, 185x10, 185x10, 205x7
Biceps
crossbody db curls
35x10, 30x10 (3 sets)
Machine curls
70x10 (4 sets)
Hammer curls
35x10, 30x10 (3 sets)
E-Z bar curls
60x10 (4 sets)
Well so far I haven't gotten as big as I wanted too off of Pmag but we'll have to wait and see what happens at the end. This is my first run at a PH so I wanted to test the waters. I will do a full write up on it and then comment on the PCT as well
Well for everyone that has been reading this log I'm still fighting this issue with my ribs, haven't gone to the doctor yet but I think that I will this week. I'm still continuing to workout but haven't done legs yet. That's tomorrow.... today I actually had a good workout
Chest and biceps
Flat bench
225x12, 265x5, 270x5, 285x5 (PR)
Incline bench- these give me slight problems when I stretch out my rib cage but I was able to do well today
185x10, 185x10, 185x10, 205x7
Biceps
crossbody db curls
35x10, 30x10 (3 sets)
Machine curls
70x10 (4 sets)
Hammer curls
35x10, 30x10 (3 sets)
E-Z bar curls
60x10 (4 sets)
Well so far I haven't gotten as big as I wanted too off of Pmag but we'll have to wait and see what happens at the end. This is my first run at a PH so I wanted to test the waters. I will do a full write up on it and then comment on the PCT as well
bashman
Well-known member
^^ Def go to the doctor, I made the mistake of self medicating myself and all it did was prolong my time out of the gym.
I have a pain in the side of my arm, which I thought was a injured bicep. After a month I decided to see a experienced sports physiotherapist and turns out I have torn my shoulder - luckily not needing any surgery.
I have a pain in the side of my arm, which I thought was a injured bicep. After a month I decided to see a experienced sports physiotherapist and turns out I have torn my shoulder - luckily not needing any surgery.
berraco47
Member
^^^^^ Thanks bashman. Actually went in today and they told me to take off from lifting until I see the dr. I have an appt on Thursday, I'll continue lifting being mindful not to hurt anything but actually I'm really concerned about my bp. It was really high today at 150/80 so not good.....
berraco47
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Week 5 Day 3
Alright well I went in today and did cardio and forearms. Nothing major. This is definetly going to be a recomp cycle of sorts....LOL. Going to see what the doctor says about my ribs tomorrow. Hopefully it's not that serious. Anybody know of any anti-inflammatories that can be taken on cycle?
Alright well I went in today and did cardio and forearms. Nothing major. This is definetly going to be a recomp cycle of sorts....LOL. Going to see what the doctor says about my ribs tomorrow. Hopefully it's not that serious. Anybody know of any anti-inflammatories that can be taken on cycle?
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arty:berraco47
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Week 6 Day 2
Killer workout today. I did shoulders and triceps and I don't know if it's my shirt or what but I felt big and looked big. People are telling me I've gotten bigger but I don't believe them. Hahaahaha. Felt really good in the gym and I felt intense! Weight is up too. I weighed in today at 198lbs. Hopefully it stays this way and I'm able to maintain it. Right now I'm glad I decided to try six weeks but we'll see what happens....
Killer workout today. I did shoulders and triceps and I don't know if it's my shirt or what but I felt big and looked big. People are telling me I've gotten bigger but I don't believe them. Hahaahaha. Felt really good in the gym and I felt intense! Weight is up too. I weighed in today at 198lbs. Hopefully it stays this way and I'm able to maintain it. Right now I'm glad I decided to try six weeks but we'll see what happens....
berraco47
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Okay well sorry I haven't updated in a little while but I'll do a final write up on my cycle of Pmag and let ya'll know what I think. I'll do it sometime this week, but the results are in!!!!!
I went from 189lbs-199lbs so 10lb increase in 6 weeks!
I also lost some bf from 16%-14.6% according to calipers.
So pretty happy with the results and the cycle. I start PCT tomorrow so I hope to hold onto and keep adding size.
Thanks to everyone for following along and I'll update on my PCT frequently. Wait for the write up later this week....
I went from 189lbs-199lbs so 10lb increase in 6 weeks!
I also lost some bf from 16%-14.6% according to calipers.
So pretty happy with the results and the cycle. I start PCT tomorrow so I hope to hold onto and keep adding size.
Thanks to everyone for following along and I'll update on my PCT frequently. Wait for the write up later this week....
rochabp
Well-known member
im late but awesome gains brother
i think i know what my next cycle is going to be :thumbsup:
mw1
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I'm not sure which bottles you have but PCT Assist is either 6 or 8 caps a day
mw1
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I probably meant 4 caps 2 x a day . Our first couple batches were 8 caps a day , however we changed caps sizes and got it down to 6
berraco47
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Pmag Review
Pmag cycle review
Okay well as promised this is what I thought about my Pmag cycle. I started off with 50mg for two weeks and felt fine. Early on I had slight lethargy and problems sleeping, but I used green tea sparingly for the lethargy and also used melatonin to get to sleep. If you've never heard of melatonin, it's great and works like a charm and you can find it OTC for cheap. No real bad sides on the cycle except that I did get back pumps for a little. Took care of that with about 5g of Taurine per day and then I didn't have pumps again throughout the cycle even without the Taurine. They sort of just went away. One side effect that did have me concerned was my blood pressure. As some of you know I got injured half way through the cycle...when I went in to the Dr. my bp was 150. So that was pretty high and it had me worried. Needless to say it's very important to have Hawthorn Berries on hand. They're cheap and very effective. I started taking those and my bp went down to 130 on my next visit. Libido was good on cycle and never felt shut down at first I just didn't have sex on my mind, but towards the end of the cycle it's all I could think about. LOL
Okay now for the good stuff. I was originally going to run this cycle for 5 weeks. Within the first three weeks i had gained 5lbs but then I kept going up and down in weight. At the end of the fifth week I decided to go one more week to a six week cycle and I'm glad that I did. I ended up gaining 5 more lbs by the end of the sixth week and drop some more bf. I was really amazed at how quickly Pmag can cause changes in your body. I probably could've had more dramatic results on this cycle but I played it safe on my diet because I didn't know what to expect, and my appetite wasn't that high.
Strength gains were pretty mild....peaking around the 2-3 week and then tapering down or maintaining during the rest of the cycle. My biggest accomplishment was bench pressing 315lbs! Other than that I didn't lift heavy as often as I wanted to because of injuries so I had to keep it safe.
Final thoughts: Obviously this is a great beginners cycle, but make sure you do your research and are prepared to deal with sides if they occur. Also you need to be really dedicated to your diet and training if you want any results. I know I could've done better with the diet aspect. (live and learn)
I'm pretty satisfied with this cycle even though I didn't get the explosive gains I thought I would. Put on lean mass and even dropped bf even though I was on a bulk type diet. I'm sure that if I would've sucked it up and eaten more I could've gotten bigger but I've been bulking since August and am getting tired of eating......... LOL. People in the gym have been noticing I've gotten bigger even though I don't really notice it at times. I'm excited to see my girl soon though because she hasn't seen me since I started the cycle so let's see what she thinks. LOL.
Thanks to every body for reading about my experience and I hope that this may help anyone out who is interested in this cycle. Right now I'm already thinking about the next cycle after PCT.......... I start grad school in Aug and I have a bottle of mdrol...........hmmmmmmm............ Not sure if I'm ready yet, but I might not get another chance to try it for a few years so we'll see. I might pulse it as well...
Pmag cycle review
Okay well as promised this is what I thought about my Pmag cycle. I started off with 50mg for two weeks and felt fine. Early on I had slight lethargy and problems sleeping, but I used green tea sparingly for the lethargy and also used melatonin to get to sleep. If you've never heard of melatonin, it's great and works like a charm and you can find it OTC for cheap. No real bad sides on the cycle except that I did get back pumps for a little. Took care of that with about 5g of Taurine per day and then I didn't have pumps again throughout the cycle even without the Taurine. They sort of just went away. One side effect that did have me concerned was my blood pressure. As some of you know I got injured half way through the cycle...when I went in to the Dr. my bp was 150. So that was pretty high and it had me worried. Needless to say it's very important to have Hawthorn Berries on hand. They're cheap and very effective. I started taking those and my bp went down to 130 on my next visit. Libido was good on cycle and never felt shut down at first I just didn't have sex on my mind, but towards the end of the cycle it's all I could think about. LOL
Okay now for the good stuff. I was originally going to run this cycle for 5 weeks. Within the first three weeks i had gained 5lbs but then I kept going up and down in weight. At the end of the fifth week I decided to go one more week to a six week cycle and I'm glad that I did. I ended up gaining 5 more lbs by the end of the sixth week and drop some more bf. I was really amazed at how quickly Pmag can cause changes in your body. I probably could've had more dramatic results on this cycle but I played it safe on my diet because I didn't know what to expect, and my appetite wasn't that high.
Strength gains were pretty mild....peaking around the 2-3 week and then tapering down or maintaining during the rest of the cycle. My biggest accomplishment was bench pressing 315lbs! Other than that I didn't lift heavy as often as I wanted to because of injuries so I had to keep it safe.
Final thoughts: Obviously this is a great beginners cycle, but make sure you do your research and are prepared to deal with sides if they occur. Also you need to be really dedicated to your diet and training if you want any results. I know I could've done better with the diet aspect. (live and learn)
I'm pretty satisfied with this cycle even though I didn't get the explosive gains I thought I would. Put on lean mass and even dropped bf even though I was on a bulk type diet. I'm sure that if I would've sucked it up and eaten more I could've gotten bigger but I've been bulking since August and am getting tired of eating......... LOL. People in the gym have been noticing I've gotten bigger even though I don't really notice it at times. I'm excited to see my girl soon though because she hasn't seen me since I started the cycle so let's see what she thinks. LOL.
Thanks to every body for reading about my experience and I hope that this may help anyone out who is interested in this cycle. Right now I'm already thinking about the next cycle after PCT.......... I start grad school in Aug and I have a bottle of mdrol...........hmmmmmmm............ Not sure if I'm ready yet, but I might not get another chance to try it for a few years so we'll see. I might pulse it as well...