Hello ladies and gentlemen! The time has FINALLY come to get a real cycle ran through and hopefully break some plateaus I've been stuck at for a long time.
Last year I competed in my first bodybuilding competition and am ready to do some serious growing.
Nutrition:
My calories currently fall at right around 3000 on both training and non training days(training slightly over, off days slightly under).
Protein is at 350g per day with fat/carbs varying.
I always do either pro/fat or pro/carb meals.
I do have questions regarding how much I should pump up calories for the cycle listed below.
Training:
I tend to gravitate toward higher volume approaches. I have done 5/3/1 for about a year and a half and had great results but I am seeing some imbalances and have also done DC through the years. I tend to 'mentally' burn out on DC before I do physically. I get so focused on beating that number that I sacrifice form & don't feel like I utilize the muscle the best.
So, I am using Skip's 'periodized volume' approach(essentially I do blasts with every week increasing the work sets per exercise, so week 1 is 2 work sets, week 2 3 work sets, etc etc.. I usually don't exceed 4 working sets as I feel like I'm smoked at that point.
Day 1: Legs
Day 2: Chest/Shoulders/Tri's
Day 3: Back/Bi's
I workout 4 days per week, so I restart the cycle slightly shorter than a week long.
Cycle:
I've got some experience with cycles, nothing terribly heavy however, and now that I know how to eat I feel like I will accomplish a lot more. I've not ran tren yet. I used to run long esters but am ready for a more 'pronounced' effect.
Week 1-12: 100mg Test Prop EOD
Week 1-12: 150mg Tren Ace EOD
Keeping cabergoline on hand in case sides come up. PCT will be Tamox unless I've got other recommendations.
Goal:
I am currently sitting at 175 ~10% bf(average of 3 point caliper rating and electronic method). Competed at 167lbs & got 1st in my weight class and 2nd overall. I've been as heavy as 247 and started this whole thing at about 120.
I do not honestly know what is a 'expected' result from this form of cycle. Would 20lbs be unreasonable? I feel as if I have been stuck for awhile now & am ready to push the boundaries.
Will toss some pictures up shortly. Thanks for the awesome forum, everybody!
Last year I competed in my first bodybuilding competition and am ready to do some serious growing.
Nutrition:
My calories currently fall at right around 3000 on both training and non training days(training slightly over, off days slightly under).
Protein is at 350g per day with fat/carbs varying.
I always do either pro/fat or pro/carb meals.
I do have questions regarding how much I should pump up calories for the cycle listed below.
Training:
I tend to gravitate toward higher volume approaches. I have done 5/3/1 for about a year and a half and had great results but I am seeing some imbalances and have also done DC through the years. I tend to 'mentally' burn out on DC before I do physically. I get so focused on beating that number that I sacrifice form & don't feel like I utilize the muscle the best.
So, I am using Skip's 'periodized volume' approach(essentially I do blasts with every week increasing the work sets per exercise, so week 1 is 2 work sets, week 2 3 work sets, etc etc.. I usually don't exceed 4 working sets as I feel like I'm smoked at that point.
Day 1: Legs
Day 2: Chest/Shoulders/Tri's
Day 3: Back/Bi's
I workout 4 days per week, so I restart the cycle slightly shorter than a week long.
Cycle:
I've got some experience with cycles, nothing terribly heavy however, and now that I know how to eat I feel like I will accomplish a lot more. I've not ran tren yet. I used to run long esters but am ready for a more 'pronounced' effect.
Week 1-12: 100mg Test Prop EOD
Week 1-12: 150mg Tren Ace EOD
Keeping cabergoline on hand in case sides come up. PCT will be Tamox unless I've got other recommendations.
Goal:
I am currently sitting at 175 ~10% bf(average of 3 point caliper rating and electronic method). Competed at 167lbs & got 1st in my weight class and 2nd overall. I've been as heavy as 247 and started this whole thing at about 120.
I do not honestly know what is a 'expected' result from this form of cycle. Would 20lbs be unreasonable? I feel as if I have been stuck for awhile now & am ready to push the boundaries.
Will toss some pictures up shortly. Thanks for the awesome forum, everybody!
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