10th August

Still on the Anavar. Going to up it to 2 x 50mg tabs ED for two weeks and the end of the bottle, and hope it's not Winni!

Today's workout was back to normal - not a 10000kg challenge!

Wide Grip Lat Pull Downs
3 warm up sets of 12, 6 and 6 reps
3 working sets of 6, 8 and 10 reps
Didn't quite get the weight right, hence the strange reps

Seated V Bar Rows
3 working sets of 10 reps

One Arm Dumbbell Rows
3 sets of 12 reps

Barbell Rows
3 sets of 8 reps

Felt good to get back to the heavier stuff, rather than the more aerobically challenging endurance weights. Even though my carb consumption is a lot less than it was 8 weeks ago I easily lifted more than I did back then. I'm looking forward to doing a more bulking cycle and can definitely see how a 20 or 30lb gain during a 12 week cycle is possible. In fact, I reckon it's probably harder not to gain that amount of weight!

12th August


Shoulders and Biceps

Seated Side Lat Raises
3 sets of 16, 14 and 12 reps

These were performed strictly, with continuous tension.

Seated Front Lat Raises
3 sets of 16, 14 and 12 reps

Seated Dumbbell Presses
3 sets of 12, 10 and 8 reps

I can't work out whether I like the pain in my shoulders while doing these exercises or not! I do know it f*cking hurts!

Dumbbell Curls
2 x 3 sets of 14 x 10kg, 12 x 12.5kg and 10 reps x 15kg
Performed nice and slow and strict, non stop on one arm before doing the same on the other arm.

15th August

Deadlifts and pendlay rows

I've been so busy recently I didn't find the time to post this, so it's a few days late . . .

Deadlifts
3 warm up sets
3 working sets of 5, 3 and 2 reps

Basically all out effort and lift as heavy as I could!

Pendlay rows
3 warm up sets
3 working sets of 5, 4 and 3 reps

Same as the deadlifts but did a few more reps than expected

Did some triceps pressdowns afterwards as well

It's frustrating working so long and hard at the moment and having so little time to workout! I can't risk injury so I'm not pushing it, but with luck shoułd be back to a regular schedule very soon.

18th August

Shoulders

Standing Military Press
4 warm up sets
Then 3 working sets of . . .
8, 6 and 4 reps (last set done to failure)

Dumbbell Shrugs

3 sets of 15 reps

Seated Dumbbell Presses

4 sets of 12, 10, 8 and 7 (last set done to failure)

Single Arm Dumbbell Curls

4 sets non stop on each arm of 14, 12, 10 and 12 (back to first weight)

Probably shouldn't have done shoulders again, but what the . . .

Also, I wasn't going to go on about pip again, but I've recently started my second batch of Test E, with a smaller opening and clearer liquid and I get little to no pip at all. My first batch was my first ever and I had nothing to compare the pip against. But now, I know that the first lot's pip was pretty bad. I've even wondered whether the second lot is nothing more than oil! I'm sure it's not and time will prove that. Coz if it is, I'll be going into PCT without realising! If I suddenly grow big tits, a fat arse and large wobbly thighs I'll know estrogen's winning the war and the test is dud!

I've still got some of the first lot left and I'm trying to use it when I know I won't be crouching down too much. That's how bad the pip now seems to be and just when I'd got used to it.

Dietwise, I'm still eating low carb and trying to cut. I'm very happy with my progress so far. I don't expect to pack on muscle due to the low calories I'm eating, but I'm doing just that. Not exactly bodybuilding growth, but it's going on as well as it ever did.

Although the fat's not exactly disappearing overnight, it never does anyway - not unless you literally starve yourself and I didn't build muscle just for my body to eat it all whenever I diet. I do know that usually when eating such low calories and losing body fat, I'd also be losing muscle and not gaining it.

Overall, what's happening is exactly what I had hoped would be happening.

19th August

Chest

Flat Bench Press

5 warm up sets of 12, 10, 3, 3 and 8 reps
(these were going up 10kg every set)

4 working sets of 2, 2, 4 and 4

Incline Bench Dumbbell Flyes

3 sets of 15 reps

That was it for today. Pushed as hard as poss for the bench press and pushed a weight I haven't pushed for a few years, so although not an all time PB it was certainly a PB for a few years. I think I've written earlier somewhere that I have a more or less permanent weakness in my left up back/chest/shoulder so don't expect to ever reach the dizzy heights of 15 years ago anyway! Oh well . . .

Took the dog for a 4 mile walk and then ran 3 miles on the treadmill this morning (about 4 hours pre weight training), so overall a fairly energetic day.

25th August 2013

Really am finding time to workout difficult at the moment, but managed to squeeze in a back workout.

This one was basically a repeat of last week's workout.

Wide Grip Lat Pull Downs
3 warm up sets of 12, 6 and 6 reps
3 working sets of 6, 8 and 8 reps

Seated V Bar Rows
3 working sets of 10, 10 and 11 reps

One Arm Dumbbell Rows
3 sets of 12 reps

Barbell Rows
3 sets of 8, 8 and 7 reps

Not quite so low carb this week, so feeling slightly stronger.

31st August

It's 10pm and I'm at work. Because I've been missing so many workouts recently I've made myself do a short and not too sweaty back and triceps workout. I have been running a fair bit, so I haven't been sitting on my arse developing lard!

Barbell rows (used an EZ bar)
Two warm up sets, then
6 x 70
6 x 70
6 x 70
6 x 50
6 x 50

Seated rows with v bar
8 x 40
8 x 50
8 x 55
8 x 60
7 x 65
6 x 70
All done with good form, except maybe the last 2 reps of the 70kg set when I used a bit more body row than I should!

Triceps pressdowns
15 x 25
6 x 30
5 x 30
10 x 25
I like to keep these extremely strict. No swinging or using my body to shift the weight. Just triceps.

I'm still eating low carb though not as low as a few weeks ago and I'm losing bodyfat and gaining enough strength to keep me happy. I dread to think how much progress all you younger lot who eat bucket loads of calories can make during a 12 week cycle! Just wish I'd started years ago!

Just a short workout, didn't get too sweaty or huff and puff too much!

2nd September

Deadlifts, Barbell Rows and Kroc Rows


Deadlifts
2 warm up sets of 10 reps
then . . .
3 working sets of
6 x 90kg
4 x 110kg
8 x 90kg
Grip was giving up. Didn't use straps due to not wanting to push my wrist too much. See below.

Barbell Rows with EZ bar
10 x 38kg
10 x 48kg
10 x 48kg
10 x 38kg

Kroc Rows
25 x 22.5kg
25 x 25kg
20 x 27.5kg

Shouldn't really have followed a back workout with another back workout, but I seem to have sprained my wrist or something and chest, shoulders and arm workouts are causing too much discomfort. I'm not prepared to risk aggravating the injury.

For some weird reason I can do deadlifts etc!

I really can't praise the Kalpa Test E that I'm using highly enough. It really has exceeded every expectation I had. I've said a lot of times in this log that I'm not eating to bulk and I'm not eating the regulation gram of protein per pound of bodyweight either. I'm not exactly starving myself, but I am eating few enough calories to have expected to lose about a stone in weight. This hasn't happened. I haven't actually lost weight as such, but I have lost 2 or 3 inches of the bad stuff off my waist and gained inches of the good stuff in the places I wanted to gain. If an old fart like me can do it, then providing you train and rest properly, anyone can!

I will be posting photos, stats and all that shit in a month or so. If you are reading this and mulling over whether or not to use Test, then mull no longer.
Having said that, do read up and be aware of the risks and take the necessary precautions.

do you have before and after pics nice to see someones progress
now kids back to school and training resumed back to normal for me ill have to start filling my one back in
well done and good luck
im looking to start cycle in oct

Yes, mate, I have. I've got some horrible before shots and some much better now shots. I was going to do the whole before and after thing in about two weeks. Not sure whether to stop at 12 weeks or carry on for 16 at the mo. I'm even considering doing a low dose TRT for a while. Probably get my bloods done and see what's going on before making that decision.