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[Android]

Back workout today and had a blast! Did a few regular exercises but also ones I rarely do. Will continue with these ones for a while.

Pre-workout was the new supplements that arrived and loved the locked-in mental feeling. No fast heart-rate although there is caffeine it doesn't say how much. Just glad to have these, gold!

Started with bent-over barbell rows and the bar - 20kg. Did over 25 warmup reps then added 10kg each set doing 15-20 rep sets until I reached 80kg and just getting 10 reps out. I did alot of pauses at the top of the movement and underhand grip of course.

Next up was seated row machine and worked my way down to a few plates from bottom of the stack and again, deliberate reps.

Then behind the neck lat pull downs. Not heavy but deliberate reps and after 10-12 switched back to front and squeezed out a few more.

Another seated row machine and worked down to a few plates from the bottom and deliberate reps in the 12-15 range. This one has arms that swing down low and could feel lats pumping up pretty well. Loved this one!

Then finally some behind the back barbell shrugs with 60kg. New to me, been a while since I've done any barbell shrugs at all since machines are around. Felt like the back of my traps got a great workout and Back felt stretched and tight at the end of the workout.

In and out in 50mins.

[Android]

Arms day today and it was one of the greatest lately, went something like this....

Started on Smith machine doing close-grip presses. Warmed up on 1pps and then did a few sets with 2pps. Decided to stretch it and do 3pps, got out 3 reps then dropped a plate and repped out.

cable pushdowns were next and just stayed with a few plates short of the stack and did 5 sets in the 12-20 rep range.

Then onto the seated tricep pushdown, my fav! Did a warmup of 25 reps and then got into the working sets in the 12-15 rep range. Triceps by now were swole and feeling tight.

Onto the seated cable curl, a new machine. I picked a medium-light weight that let me d0 12-15 reps and did 4 sets to get the biceps pumped up and solid.

Back to triceps and did cable kickbacks on a 45 degree angle. Really squeezed these out and kept the reps medium-high. Triceps were blown up and sticking out more than ever before today. I was thrashing them tho.

Switched to a rope cable curl for biceps and after a high rep warmup worked down the stack to a few plates off the bottom and did 4 working sets in the 8-10 rep range. Biceps felt strong today.

Lastly, back to seated tricep pushdowns for a few more working sets and then left feeling swole.

Arms were 20 1/2" at home, growing slower than IDW's bench press weight but growing anyway , so happy as! Getting alot of stares in the gym could feel my body shape changing during the workout and pumping up in shoulders and lats as I worked Arms. Starting to feel like I have picked the right type and level of gear for the food I eat, the rest I get, and the workouts I do.

Am still doing 3iu GH on Mon, Wed and Fri, and then 2iu Sunday night.

Have just added in 25mcg T3 in the mornings and started insulin. Today was 2iu before breakfast, 4iu before pre-workout meal, and 2iu before dinner.

Am pinning Mon and Fri and on a weekly cycle of 1000mg Sus, 400mg Tren-E, and 400mg Boldenone.

[soundsgood]

That must be about your biggest stack ever wouldn't it mate?

Mirin 20.5" arms. Where do you think you're adding the size - biceps or triceps?

[Optimass]

Monster .... 22inch arms will look goo on you mate. Will need some bigger t-shirts.

[Android]

That must be about your biggest stack ever wouldn't it mate?

Mirin 20.5" arms. Where do you think you're adding the size - biceps or triceps?

yeah not done a cycle that starts like this before, keen to see how it goes.

been dying to try a more advanced cycle mate and now seems like the right time. Will increase as weeks go by and results come through.

I thrash my triceps way more than biceps so I hope it's triceps. they seem to be popping out more, but ALOT more to go as well :pfft:

cheers mate

Monster .... 22inch arms will look goo on you mate. Will need some bigger t-shirts.

22" woah!

note to self: work more on legs to keep up!

[Android]

Legs on Saturday, was out all day then got home afternoon decided to give it a blast.

Had already done Legs Tuesday so this was a wild move - lol

Decided to do a high-rep pump workout. Had eaten out all day so energy levels were suspect.

Started with Leg Extensions and then moved to Hack Squats. Worked my stance in until heels were touching and was concentrating on outer sweep firing. Found that if I go really low then tear-drop does alot of work from the bottom, so I did some low reps and some just to parallel. Squeezed on the way up and by the 5th set of 2pps my Legs were pumped up and wish I had bigger shorts on.

Then lying leg curls. Again lighter weight and repping up to 20 squeezing every rep out. After just 4 sets of this my inside legs were rubbing further down then ever before.

I think the GH is causing the massive pumps I'm feeling during a workout.

Did calf raises next and 7 sets of these. I learnt something new with these. Have always used feet position to place stress on different parts of the leg, and I can feel that the upper movement of a calf raise is using the outer calf muscle, the lower half of the movement I try and get a feeling from the inner calf. But lately really been missing the feeling of hitting the diamond part of the calf.

So I tried fast calf raises and f*ck me, I dunno what it is but the sudden drop of the calf and then straight up again "seems" to throw stress right on the diamond part of the calf. I got hooked on this and that's why I ended up doing 7 sets! Walked away with a hobble, bonus

Went back to Leg Extensions and added some weight, repped out a few more sets to pump the Legs up again.

Got home later and Legs are nudging 28", Calves are an easy 18".

They've been 17" for a long time now and never much more than that, so really stoked to add an inch of new size in just a few weeks.

[Android]

great workout yesterday, results were one of the best I've experienced since using Anavar pre-comp last year. The pump was incredible. Had to work through a sore gut my last meal was at 1:30, coffee at 3:30, meeting until 5. Then had a tin of peaches, coke, and a WPI shake before going to the gym. Wasn't going to go because eats were off but dragged myself along.

Did Chest and Triceps, had to skip flat bench all were taken so got the last free incline bench. Warmed up with 60kg for 20, then 100kg for 10, then 120kg for 6, and then 140kg for 3. Backed off to 120kg and got out a few more sets of 6-8 reps.

Next up was incline dumbbell press. I started on and stayed with the 30kg dumbbells. Did 3 working sets of 25, 20, 20 reps. Man the Chest was blown up after this!

Tricep rope pulldowns (pushdowns?) next and triceps had that "I'm still sore from Friday" feeling. I used 20-25 rep sets just to get the blood flowing.

Then moved on to seated tricep pushdowns and stayed on light weight for high reps. Placed hands back furthest and leaned forward so Chest got some work as well.

lastly, seated Chest Press and with 2/3 stack I used closest grip I could and did 4 sets in the 12-15 rep range.

Left the gym with a swollen upper body, never felt or looked like this before so on a huge high, lots of attention/ stares/ comments which I modestly like LOL (sometimes....getting stared at in Avondale markets by guys much bigger than me isn't my ideal audience haha!)

[I Declare War]

Sounds like you're going pro after all!

[Android]

yeah it's inevitable :roll:

you were looking big yesterday bro, biggest I've seen you really filled out in the upper chest and shoulders!

Yesterday was Shoulders and I threw in some Bicep curls at the end to get in my 2nd Bicep workout for the week. That'll be 2 Tricep workouts and 2 Bicep workouts = sweetness!

Can't remember anything special wrt shoulders workout but covered all the basics, just aimed to hit rear delts more then side delts. This'll be getting old now but the swoled up like never before and starting to have the biggest caps I've had on them yet.

Was wearing shorts that covered to just above knees so Legs looked average compared to upper body...so gotta work Legs tonight will be 2nd Leg workout in a week and 3rd one in 10 days = sweetness!

Yesterday by 12:30pm I had eaten 4 meals LOL. Breakfast plus 3 boxes of meat, rice and veges....I had to snack again at 1:30 to get me through until a pre-workout meal of red beans and WPI shake at 3pm. The red beans meal is high in simple and complex carbs so had a 3iu insulin shot with that and didn't need to take any softdrink into the gym.

Was 119kg on the scales but no fatter then I was at 115kg and body shape is waaaay different.

Edit: don't know why but nuts haven't shrunk at all. Might be too early but been on cycle now for 1 month I expected some atrophy

[I Declare War]

yeah it's inevitable :roll:

you were looking big yesterday bro, biggest I've seen you really filled out in the upper chest and shoulders!

Yea bro it must be the Berocca! Big K was training with Mr NZ yesterday and he made the same comment. Your shoulders and upper body is taking on the same transformation... I've never seen your delts as they were yesterday.

[AZIDE]

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[Optimass]

yeah it's inevitable :roll:

you were looking big yesterday bro, biggest I've seen you really filled out in the upper chest and shoulders!

Yea bro it must be the Berocca! Big K was training with Mr NZ yesterday and he made the same comment. Your shoulders and upper body is taking on the same transformation... I've never seen your delts as they were yesterday.

All this talk of mass .... am feeling fragile :shifty: .... srsly sounds like you guys are on to a good thing / loking forward to pics also.

[Android]

yeah it's inevitable :roll:

you were looking big yesterday bro, biggest I've seen you really filled out in the upper chest and shoulders!

Yea bro it must be the Berocca! Big K was training with Mr NZ yesterday and he made the same comment. Your shoulders and upper body is taking on the same transformation... I've never seen your delts as they were yesterday.

All this talk of mass .... am feeling fragile :shifty: .... srsly sounds like you guys are on to a good thing / loking forward to pics also.

a train up in your gym soon looks inevitable mate, byo-mirror? :pfft:

[Gym rat]

Same I am also looking forward to the pics.

[Android]

next year ay....only been 2 weeks on current compounds!

Legs today as I promised myself.

Got home after 2 from work and had a nap for an hour, then with 3iu slin had a can of low-fat creamed rice and a WPI shake. 30mins later I took my 2 MuscleSpeed tabs plus a scoop of Metamorph. Few mls of coke in the car on the way to the gym and ready to go.

Leg Press first up. Never warmed-up on Leg Press before so started with 3 pps and 25 rep sets. Then went to 5pps and did 5 sets somewhere in the 15 rep-range.

Leg Extension next and after some warmups I went heavy and one leg at a time. Heavy enough to only get 6 reps out each side, a slight rest and into another set. Finished off with normal extensions.

Standing calf raises next and I did a heap of sets before heading over to the seated calf raise and again, set after set with 2 plates, then upped it to 3 plates for more. I stretched heaps between sets of these.

Lastly, stiff-legged deadlifts with 60kg. Hammies were tight so I held the stretch at the bottom for longer.

Eats were good, I got through 4th meal before 1pm today hunger is good and body is absorbing the food well after a workout and in the morning. Can sometimes feel the stretch in the muscle after eating. Used to feel this when I was starting out 12 years ago and eating heaps straight after a workout...body is like a sponge.

Will rest tomorrow and get a Back workout in on Friday.

[Android]

Today no surprises, Back as planned

Was a strong workout and bloody hot!

Started out on the barbell row. The bar was a good warmup for 25 reps to get the blood circulating and the joints moving. 60kg was good for 15 reps, 100kg good for 8, and the did 2 working sets at 120kg. Grip was my only issue but was happy with that weight and can do 140kg barbell rows next time am sure of it.

Hammer Strength seated row machine was next, doing 1 arm rows at a time and really getting the elbow right back. Added 1pps each time and once up to 4pps I did 3 working sets of 8. Grip was the only thing stopping me doing 10'sh reps but still happy with 4pps. Best ever is 5pps and that's the machine maxed out so not far to go again.

T-Bar rows next. Started with loading up 3 plates and was too easy. 4 plates as well, too easy. 5 plates were good but still got out 8 reps. Went to 6 plates and got out 4 good reps, dropped back to 4 and repped out another 10 to exhaust the Back as much as I could.

Then went for a seated row and went down to the stack and did 4 working sets of steady, strict rows, straight back, not leaning backwards and keeping elbows up. Was challenging as elbows try to drop when your back tires out.

Lastly, barbell shrugs. Did these behind my back like last time with 60kg. 4 working sets and then switched to front and repped out 3 sets of 20 with the same weight. Was a great feeling to hit traps in totally different areas with the similar movement...this exercise behind the back and then the front is new to me.

Calves still have the DOMs from Wednesday. I really thrashed them on Wednesday and the faster reps really stressed the muscle, they freak'n hurt just to walk on!

[Android]

Made a visit to the gym this afternoon after a great Xmas holiday out of Aucks.

Did Legs and sweated like a pig, was hot but body temp has been crazy high in the last few weeks.

Just warmed up on Leg Extensions, then after some warm up Squats I did 5 working sets with a massive 2pps. I did 10-rep sets and most of them were speed reps. Really driving upwards cos I found it hard with a light weight to work the Quads even by squeezing them. They blew up and after moving to the next exercise they cramped up a bit too and were tight as a drum.

Next up was SLDL with a huge 1pps. Did these by bending down with slight bend in knees until it tightened up, then I pushed knees back to lockout for the painful tightness before standing up again. Was really good to stretch my way down, then apply that extra pressure.

Did speed reps on the calf raise machine in the 15-20 rep range.

Then did some front squats and good mornings with just the bar before moving to the hack squat machine with 2pps. Speed-repped the sets out with various foot positions and the Quads pumped up again.

Just looking at Legs in the mirror with heels together the only light visible is between the knees and ankles. Would like to work on closing the gap between the knees by increasing size of Hammy close to the knee...guess that just means stretching it out more (SLDL and Good Mornings) rather than making the muscle tighter with Leg Curls. Will also pay more attention to calves never did them all year for PL, and a bigger Quad sweep of course.

Felt like a good cardio and pump session with the lighter weights and good to be back after a holiday. Will prolly miss a few more gym sessions ion the next week or so but that'll just save taking a forced break from the gym at some point anyway.

[Android]

Today was a short Chest workout and a great Tricep one.

Started on a seated press machine, used close-grip and tried to concentrate on squeezing Triceps close to lockout.

Bench press next and worked up from 1pps aaaaallllll the way up to 2pps. Did working sets with this in the 8-12 rep range and Chest pumped up enough for me to move on to Triceps. Not after a bigger Chest in comparison to other body parts yet.

id close-grip flat bar cable pushdowns. This one I like the place it hits the large Tricep head that hangs down under the bicep in a front double-bicep pose. Worked this one down the stack and working sets pumped up the Triceps nicely.

Next up was seated Tricep pushdowns, my favourite exercise. After working sets of this Triceps were as hard as a rock. Didn't really feel like I was carbed up, was hungry-as around 2 today feeling like I needed more food. So hour before the gym downed a tin of creamed rice, apple, and glass of coke....guess I was.

Felt like a change, did seated press with one-arm at a time, squeezing Triceps each rep.

Back to cable and into my kickbacks. Did these one arm at a time until forever. Beyond failure. I just kept switching arms until I failed ad in finitum. Left the gym with swollen Triceps and loving the outcome today.

Tomorrow...probably Back.

Lowered Test down to 750mg, Boldenone at 600mg now, keeping Tren at 400mg. Haven't done slin since going on holidays so just that and same GH as usual.

Weighed in at 120kg today and way different to any 120kg I've ever been before. Feels like I could eat way more and grow larger but unless I buy a new wardrobe tomorrow I wanna just improve physique first.

[Android]

Big Back workout yesterday, few exercises but heavy-as.

First one was a seated row hammerstrength machine, you sit upright and rest chest against a pad. The arms can be done same time or separately....I chose together today and starting on 1pps I worked up until machine could take no more plates...5pps.

Did working sets of 6-8 at this weight listening to a new song by Rudimental c/- the Spotify App, was inspired to just keep repping, rest to get breath back, and do another set. Stoked to hit the max weight on this one!

T-Bar rows next and started at 2p plates just kept working up until reached 6 plates loaded. The bar will take more weight, think it has room for 8 plates so goal is to do 7 next time.

Seated row was next where you stretch feet out front and row. Worked down to the stack and did 4 working sets, then rested heaps, and did another 3 working sets. Kept shoulders back but elbows high and outward facing, working inner Back rather than working Lats

Workout was heavy and Back feels great today, tight in the Rhomboids and lower traps.

[Android]

Strong Shoulder workout today.

HammerStrength shoulder press was always loaded with 40kg each arm so warmed up with that. Felt ok so did 50kg set of about 10 reps, then went up to 60kg each arm. Got out 2 sets of 6 and then on the last set dropped backed to 40kg and repped out a heap more. First exercise and already hitting failure, sweet!

Did side raise machine next up and worked down the stack to 2 plates off the bottom. Did 3 working sets and they were pumping up nicely. Reps were steady and deliberate.

Cable side raises one shoulder at a time next and just a light weight, repping out to 15-20 range and they were failing and aching on me. Couldn't stop, prolly did 5 sets each arm.

Smith machine front press next and after a 40kg warmup just used 80kg and did 4 working sets, just down to parallel.

Lastly, a seated Shoulder press machine, working down to the stack and just kept going for 5 or 6 sets until Shoulders were totally exhausted.

Left the feeling swole and Shoulders looked best they've ever been imo. Stoked with how everything is working out :-) bring on 2013

[Optimass]

Bump ... skills test on Waitangi day bro ... bring the fam ... like be a SSSSSizzle afterwards. :nod:

[I Declare War]

Bump ... skills test on Waitangi day bro ... bring the fam ... like be a SSSSSizzle afterwards. :nod:

Android's too busy growing to post these days! He was looking massive last time I saw him!

[Optimass]

You training at Uni together - havent seen him since Dec Deadlift comp .... he was starting to look mutant then :pfft:

[Android]

oh shit sorry didn't think there was anything in my journal lately of course I'll be there with the missus, bring it on!

:shock: no idea what the day holds, but bring that on as well

[Android]

been a while since last updating...

been consistent with the compounds, have settled on this protocol which seems to be working so far and feel like my body size has increased and body composition has changed.

Weekly

3iu GH post-workout on 4 days...Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun...or whatever days I train. No slin, still 25mcg T3 (after a break from it for a week to ensure body still ok).

Am taking 750mg Test, 400mg Bold, and 400mg Tren like this:

Monday

1.5ml Sus

1ml Bold-C

1ml Tren-E

Friday

1.5ml Sus

1ml Bold-C

1ml Tren-E

As far as GH is going, I have reduced my daily meat intake and still got bigger. On weekends I pretty much eat whatever and have found GH gives my life back re: food. On Saturday I just got up and had breakfast (salmon, bacon, scrambled eggs, toast and jam, cheese on toast, coffee) and no WPI shake.

Supplements:

Have been taking Phenibut in the morning and feel like a king all day long, no tiredness, happy face all day, feel-good factor etc. Finally found an Nootropic that works! With my pre-workout this supplement/ drug is incredible...but have heard bad things when trying to come off it (withdrawls etc). Am taking 1.5gms in the AM and then 1gm pre-workout.

Pre-workout is Scivation XTend will buy Meso-morph soon and take XTend intra-workout as it's designed. Am adding extra Amino Acids to morning and evening WPI shake, as well as post-workout shake. Have also re-introduced Glucose to my PWO shake.

I have occasionaly dropped some orals (Anavar, Winny, DBol) but not taking them consistently and last time was 100mg Anavar 3-times over 2 weeks ago.

Exercise-wise:

Have been hitting warm-ups with high reps (50 reps) to get blood into the muscle, then a heavier weight, and then getting into 12-15 rep range for working sets. Finishing off some exercises with a final heavy 5-6 rep set. So not always going to failure, leaving some gas in the tank for the final heavy set (not for every exercise...e.g. tricep kickbacks, bicep curls, side delt raises I do this, wouldn't do this for major back muscles).

Been hitting a good weight on incline bench and finding 140kg easy enough for reps, but Squats I have backed off and doing just 140kg for reps. Not done deadlifts for ages, comparing erectors and lats to middle-back, lower traps and rhomboids these need more attention. Still been trashing lats and they've increased in thickness but not width imo.

Have had the DOMS last week for Back and Legs, this is rare when on gear for me but I welcome it and partly blame the lower meat diet as well. I find even with light squats I am squeezing the Quads though-out the movement more than I can on heavy ones and think this is important for growth, variety.

that's the update done :wink: