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[Tomgrass]

102.5 off

 

[Tomgrass]

103.3 off

 

[Tomgrass]

103.7

 

[Tomgrass]

Out for a few days to my parents and my mother in law. So no tracking eating some cakes ice creams as I am not gonna be a fussy and say no when others make effort. Only making sure i eat enough proteins.

 

[Tomgrass]

Back from my trip after few days of lower carb lot of cardio from walking i am sitting on 101.8 today is first high carb day.

 

[Tomgrass]

Weight 102.9
Time for 8 week cruise and another blast after it. 2 weeks from now after water weight from npp will drop I will have a good picture of my physique.

 

[svenrpb]

What is your cruise?

 

[Tomgrass]

Weight 103.7
280 mg test 3iu gh. I feel really heavy. Those nearly 20 pounds i put on my frame change my physique a LOT but i feel that sometimes it is discomfort. Probably few months from now it is gonna be normal but right now i can def tell. In the next few months i am gonna make it even denser and leaner. And only then if I will feel like it I will do another blast.

 

[SAVAGEPMHNP]

Looking great brother! I have been on my first ever bulking phase (while following a consistent diet and training plan with a coach) and up to 200 lbs. from 183 lbs. and I definitely feel more out of breath and definitely not as "well" getting heavier! I am kind of looking forward to dieting down again eventually!

 

[Tomgrass]

Looking great brother! I have been on my first ever bulking phase (while following a consistent diet and training plan with a coach) and up to 200 lbs. from 183 lbs. and I definitely feel more out of breath and definitely not as "well" getting heavier! I am kind of looking forward to dieting down again eventually!

Thank you
Wait at least those 8-12 weeks before you will cut buddy.

 

[WesternThighs]

Hey Tom just read through your log and you’ve made some awesome transformation in your physique. Just had a few questions

When you were cutting for past competition did you keep your test around 280mg a week? If so do you think you could’ve benefited from perhaps 500 to come on stage fuller?

if you were to cut now for a comp would you utilize the same keto diet of 50/50 protein:fats or something similar?


Do you feel better in terms of mental clarity and energy outside the gym on a standard carb cycling diet or keto?

 

[Tomgrass]

Hey Tom just read through your log and you’ve made some awesome transformation in your physique. Just had a few questions

When you were cutting for past competition did you keep your test around 280mg a week? If so do you think you could’ve benefited from perhaps 500 to come on stage fuller?

if you were to cut now for a comp would you utilize the same keto diet of 50/50 protein:fats or something similar?


Do you feel better in terms of mental clarity and energy outside the gym on a standard carb cycling diet or keto?

Hmm depend on what i would be looking for , very probably i would mix both of the worlds- higher test with keto. I was always using low test approach due to easier estro management - i dont take any ai but last cut just for fun is where i look best - 500 test 500 primo and carbs from fruits only. I was very very lean and full. For energy- nothing beat carbs. Dont get me wrong i was beating log book on zero carbs - but just to feel good i prefer carbs.

 

[Tomgrass]

Since https://www.professionalmuscle.com/...nitude-and-duration-in-vivo-in-humans.179321/
This came out every post workout meal has around 120-150 grams of proteins. After carefully checked by my nutritionist and approve to eat i eat it within 10 minutes. Love this approach. Recovery is great
500-600 gram of fish
2 scoops of whey with creatine
Pineapple dates banana
100 gram cous cous
Salt and ketchup.

 

[WesternThighs]

Hmm depend on what i would be looking for , very probably i would mix both of the worlds- higher test with keto. I was always using low test approach due to easier estro management - i dont take any ai but last cut just for fun is where i look best - 500 test 500 primo and carbs from fruits only. I was very very lean and full. For energy- nothing beat carbs. Dont get me wrong i was beating log book on zero carbs - but just to feel good i prefer carbs.

Since https://www.professionalmuscle.com/...nitude-and-duration-in-vivo-in-humans.179321/
This came out every post workout meal has around 120-150 grams of proteins. After carefully checked by my nutritionist and approve to eat i eat it within 10 minutes. Love this approach. Recovery is great
500-600 gram of fish
2 scoops of whey with creatine
Pineapple dates banana
100 gram cous cous
Salt and ketchup.

Nice, what does your entire diet look like on a daily basis from first to last meal?

 

[Tomgrass]

Nice, what does your entire diet look like on a daily basis from first to last meal?

Depend on the day
Training day carbs proteins with no added fats
Non training day i always start day with 6 eggs and later carbs and proteins only. When i train i take eaa with cluster dextrin -10 gram eaa 25 gram carbs.
I usually have 5-6 meals and all are 100 gram of dry carb product - rice cous cous oatmeal and around 40 grams of protein in a meal except post workout.

 

[WesternThighs]

Depend on the day
Training day carbs proteins with no added fats
Non training day i always start day with 6 eggs and later carbs and proteins only. When i train i take eaa with cluster dextrin -10 gram eaa 25 gram carbs.
I usually have 5-6 meals and all are 100 gram of dry carb product - rice cous cous oatmeal and around 40 grams of protein in a meal except post workout.

What made you steer away from keto? I know you were a big fan of that diet strategy at one point

 

[Tomgrass]

It is great to get shredded but after few months i felt like something was missing regarding how i feel every day- emotional empty.

 

[Tomgrass]

Elbow injury still present so I am upping gh to 4iu . I need this to go in a few weeks so this should make a difference.
Weight still 103.5
4iu before bed in one shot to max out recovery.

 

[Tomgrass]

Plan has changed as I booked my holidays. I will allocate my cruise then and just because I was low test for the last few months I am bumping test again to 500 to make a good use of this hgh. I am not really obsessed about weight increase that much as I am about progressing in the gym. If I will beat logbook eat enough i expect good outcome in the next few months.

 

[b-boy]

Plan has changed as I booked my holidays. I will allocate my cruise then and just because I was low test for the last few months I am bumping test again to 500 to make a good use of this hgh. I am not really obsessed about weight increase that much as I am about progressing in the gym. If I will beat logbook eat enough i expect good outcome in the next few months.

Don't obsess over weight but it is a very good marker to gage how successful your offseason is going, weight should be slowly moving upward, if not then that tells you that you need a "slight" calorie increase! The logbook and the food should be scaling upward thus the weight will more than likely scale upward in advanced lifters.