I lied and I hit the gym yesterday and today for some reason (I WILL be breaking until next monday though, so thats not too bad). The good news is I tested bench press today, and pressed 310! I went for 320 but did not quite have it in me.
I have no doubt my deadlift has gone up to, but I'm not going to be testing it for a while.
End of cycle review
General log cliffnotes
My original goals: increase powerlifting total by 105lbs, gain 8 pounds, and lean out. Very hard goals to reach, but I feel I pretty much nailed it. I went up 10 pounds, leaned out, and increased my strength a huge amount. I did not hit my target powerlifting total, because my squat suffered technical issues, and I had to reset my form...even without the squat, I went up 75 pounds in DL/bench !!!! My target was to go up 105 including the squat.
I started off the first half of the cycle eating really clean, and was really leaning out fast. Eventually I realized I needed to make some weight gains too, so I added in some carbs and cheat meals and the weight came fast. I didn't go crazy, but managed to get 10 pounds on in the last half of the cycle. I also stopped doing cardio by the end of the second half, mostly due to being lazy (or possibly feeling too much lethargy.
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before
after ( was bloated today, and even still you can see I leaned out)
STATS:
---------before---------after-----change
bench:--260----------- 310----- + 50
squat:---360----------- NA ------ +0
deadlift: -375---------- 400------- +25
weight: 196lbs-------- 206-------
+10 lbs
height: 5'7 ------------ NA----------- 0
right arm: 15.75" ----- 15.875 ----- +0.125
left arm: 15.75" ------- 16 ------- +0.25
waist at naval: 39" --- 37.75------ -1.25"
right calf: 15.25"------- 15.5"------ +0.25"
SIDES:
lethargy: I consistently experienced a high level of lethargy. It really wore on me, and I almost stopped the cycle early. It interfered with my work life, and made going to the gym difficult.
gyno: I had itchy nips a few times, and one instance early on of a sensitive left nipple (that I now think may have just been bruised from the gym).
hair loss: nothing
prostate: I had some discomfort; Enough to make me go out and buy some hawthorn.
skin issues: very minimal. I'm sensitive to acne, and I only experienced a very slight amount. The random/occasional one on my back.
blood pressure: I saw a decent increase, be careful, take some hawthorn before the cycle, and during.
Libido: my libido was strange. I feel like my sexual desire went down, and yet I was having random and raging (excuse me..heh) erections. I wonder if this was the sustain alpha keeping the little man going. Everything was 100% working order the entire time, so all in all this was great..
REVIEW:
An amazing cycle, I am very pleased with the results. I almost don't believe the gains I had in bench press, especially after the last few years of struggling so slowly from 220-260...then bam, 310!
I have received innumerable remarks on my size. I have definitely filled out, and even lost some in some key places.
The bad for me, and really the only negative thing to note, is that the lethargy really took its toll. Its probably something I could find a solution to, or maybe just run a cycle during the winter when everyone else is sleepy too :lol:
I did not have lethargy on 1T, so I am curious what caused it. I'll post any updates if it turns out it was not related to 1TTren.
Considering the gains, and the total sides, its hard to imagine many other legal supplements comparing.
9/10
