TheGuapoChapo
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Hey everyone,
First time user. Was making progress natty but did a cut, lost a lot of strength, which was my goal. Then Covid hit as I was regaining strength, and i lost gym access. My lower body strength evaporated, kept some of my upper because of pushups and pull ups.
Got back to a decent level: 265 bench, 305 squat, 385 deadlift (I have t Rex arms) and decided to give a cycle a go as I wanted to really push the envelope. I'm 36, and the idea of being kinda ok did not sit well with me. Saw the clock ticking.
I weigh about 200-210ish, for some reason I'm pretty "big" but it doesn't always translate to strength. About 14 percent bodyfat.
Anyway, I got access to pharma grade susta 250, started a twice a week cycle. Got nolva on hand for pct.
Week 3 my strength shot way up. Got a triple on squat at 335 and I'd failed 315 just before cycle. Then, beginning of week 4, boom, 300 bench.
Eating a lot of protein (250 g a day) doing a carb cycle because I'm naturally fat so I dont want to push the envelope and end up chubby. Took a lot of work to get to the BF I'm at. I take 2 high carb refried days a week, otherwise keep them minimal and use fat instead. My body stays relatively lean like that. Sleeping 7-9 hours. Occasionally 5 due to work but that's rare.
Anyway, its week 5 and gains just kinda flatlined. Recovery seems to have taken a hit too, more sore and fatigued then when I was just blasting 2 a days at the beginning. Same exact weights I did last week, deadlift even fell a little. So I've done research and I've heard 3 opposing views on how to keep progress:
1. Kick up the calories. It wont store as fat dont worry about it.
2. Raise dosage. Move to either every 3 days or 750 mg a week of the susta.
3. Add another compound. I have access to var and deca...but hesitant to pull the trigger on deca because I want to save **** like that for probably my 3rd cycle. (I only plan on 3 or 4)
4. Chill. Best gains on long Esther's come in later, the plateau will break.
5. Best cycles are short. End it and re-up next time.
Thoughts?
First time user. Was making progress natty but did a cut, lost a lot of strength, which was my goal. Then Covid hit as I was regaining strength, and i lost gym access. My lower body strength evaporated, kept some of my upper because of pushups and pull ups.
Got back to a decent level: 265 bench, 305 squat, 385 deadlift (I have t Rex arms) and decided to give a cycle a go as I wanted to really push the envelope. I'm 36, and the idea of being kinda ok did not sit well with me. Saw the clock ticking.
I weigh about 200-210ish, for some reason I'm pretty "big" but it doesn't always translate to strength. About 14 percent bodyfat.
Anyway, I got access to pharma grade susta 250, started a twice a week cycle. Got nolva on hand for pct.
Week 3 my strength shot way up. Got a triple on squat at 335 and I'd failed 315 just before cycle. Then, beginning of week 4, boom, 300 bench.
Eating a lot of protein (250 g a day) doing a carb cycle because I'm naturally fat so I dont want to push the envelope and end up chubby. Took a lot of work to get to the BF I'm at. I take 2 high carb refried days a week, otherwise keep them minimal and use fat instead. My body stays relatively lean like that. Sleeping 7-9 hours. Occasionally 5 due to work but that's rare.
Anyway, its week 5 and gains just kinda flatlined. Recovery seems to have taken a hit too, more sore and fatigued then when I was just blasting 2 a days at the beginning. Same exact weights I did last week, deadlift even fell a little. So I've done research and I've heard 3 opposing views on how to keep progress:
1. Kick up the calories. It wont store as fat dont worry about it.
2. Raise dosage. Move to either every 3 days or 750 mg a week of the susta.
3. Add another compound. I have access to var and deca...but hesitant to pull the trigger on deca because I want to save **** like that for probably my 3rd cycle. (I only plan on 3 or 4)
4. Chill. Best gains on long Esther's come in later, the plateau will break.
5. Best cycles are short. End it and re-up next time.
Thoughts?