Week 8 & 9

Boners...lots and lots of boners.

This last week, week 9, my libido has gone through the roof and my mood and energy levels have improved. I was getting worried. In week 8, I felt like shit. Had trouble waking up, working out, etc. – all the signs of low testosterone or high estrogen.

I added Anastrozole eod and I think the Roxy labs test started to kick in and this week I felt like I returned to the land of the living. Had some great workouts and I’m as horny as a 16 year-old kid.

Since I had a couple of shitty weeks and I have an extra vile of Test E on hand, I was thinking about extending my cycle to 12 weeks and then beginning my Test Prop taper until week 16. Then, I’ll start PCT a couple days after my last Test Prop injection.

Is 16 weeks too long for a first cycle? I could always stick to the 10 week plan, which would mean stopping Test E injections after Thursday and doing the taper until week 14.

Weeks 6 & 7

The underwhelming weeks…nothing exciting new to report. Lost a couple pounds in week 6 but gained them back this week, so I’m still hovering around 190lbs. To add the underwhelmingness my kids gave me a fucking cold this week, so I took it relatively easy.

After talking to Tread and Hollywood, I’ve decided to finish up my cycle with some prop. I decided to try out one the new sources – Roxi Labs. They’re not in the source reviews just yet (I think they just got a website up), but you can find them in the supplier introduction. Good communication and crazy fast shipping. I’ll keep everyone updated on results. Absolutely nothing wrong with Best Steriods (the first source I went to) just couldn’t pass up on the price and the fact that it’s a domestic.

To meet the minimum requirement, I went ahead and bought some Test E to compare with the Lixus Test Cyp I’ve been running. Did my first injection last night and my ass is fucking sore! I’ll let everyone know how it plays out in the next couple of weeks.

Another reason I switched to Roxi Test E is because after a couple of weeks on my second bottle of Cyp a lot of the sides I was experiencing began going away. I don’t know if this is just me getting use to the cycle, but I thought I’d try another lab just to compare things. Won't start the Prop for another month or so.

Also, I cut out the Anastrozole for now since I haven’t had sensitive nipples for a while now. Still have some on hand just in case, though.

Week 5

Took some extra time off of lifting this week. Still did around 45min of cardio on the days off, but I was really feeling wiped out this week. Just all around tired and sore. Also, I noticed a decrease in strength after quitting the dbols last Saturday. Didn’t bother me too much, I just stayed focused on my form (I’m a form nazi) and had some good workouts anyway.

I’ve read around the forums that it can take up to 5/6 weeks for cyp to really kick in, so maybe I haven’t hit the sweet spot of my test cyp. It’s definitely doing something - my face looks like a glazed doughnut and I’ve really lowered my standards for eye candy.

I’ve dropped a couple of pounds to 187+ (just shy of 188), but I had a couple of really busy days when I couldn’t eat as much as I should have. Diet was still clean, just didn’t have enough meals.

Thanks! Good to hear about the cramping - it has made my cardio suck. I'm ready to get some good running in to my workout.

Week 4

Another week of updates

Gains

Added 7 more pounds this week. I jacked up my calories and took an extra day to recover and the weight gaining resumed in a big way. Started the cycle at 173 and weighed in at 190 lbs. this morning. This has got to be a good chunk of water weight, right? I can’t imagine I’ve gained 17 lbs. muscle in just 4 weeks…

I’ve had back problems before and my deadlift has always suffered from it. Today, though, I was able to do 225 for 4 sets of 8 reps without any back pain whatsoever. I’ve never even gotten close to 225 before

Also, got my bench up to 60lb dumbbells for 5 sets of 8. Another record for me. The last time I tried to use 60lb dumbbells I only got 4 or so reps. Granted that was a while ago, this is still way past what I’ve been doing in the last few months.

My shoulders have really been filling out this week, and my clothes are starting to get tight! Wife saw me this morning and just said "You're huge"

Cycle and Workout

Stopped the dbols today but I still got a wicked lower back pump today when I was doing deadlifts. Should the muscle cramps start to calm down soon?

Switched up my routine: Tuesday chest, Wednesday arms, Thursday off, Friday Legs, Saturday Back, Sunday Shoulders, Monday off.

I’m also taking an extra day off when I’m really feeling wiped out.

Sides

Horniness is up but I wouldn’t say it’s out of control. Got some wicked acne. I went to the dermatologist and got that sorted out (over the counter never works for me). Can’t really feel if test has “kicked in” … no real mood change or anything, but judging from the other sides and the gains I think it’s safe to say everything is working as it should

Thanks! Yeah, taking the day off in the middle of the week made a huge difference in my energy levels. Good to see someone else is having similar experiences with strength and weight gain. Thanks for sharing

Week 3

Strength is really on the rise. I’m moving past plateaus in EVERY exercise I do. Actually, I moved past plateaus last week – this week I added weight and moved it around like it was nothing. It was weird. I was using 55 lb. dumbbells, and even though I got close to failure in my last set, it never really felt heavy. So, last week I did 5 sets of 10 reps with 50 lbs. This week I did 5 sets of 10 reps with 55 lbs. I’m moving to the 60 pounders next week. I should mention that I’m just using my bench as an example – like I said everything is improving.

My weight gain has tapered off this week, but I think that might be the result of increasing my AI over the week. I mentioned last week my nipples were getting sensitive and upping the Anastrozole has really helped this. I’m doing .25 eod but I’ve been upping the dosage as needed but usually not going over .5ml in a day. I also noticed a decrease in energy that I read on another forum may be due to an excess of estrogen. This morning I noticed my energy was back up. I don’t know if you guys get this too, but when I open my eyes in the morning it’s like I’ve been getting a rush of energy. That feeling went away for a few days but seems like its back now.

I’ve decided to make some small adjustments to my routine. I’m going to take off a day during the week and another during the weekend. Also, I’m not going to do any cardio on off days. I was just getting to tired during the week. I think my body just needs a day to recover during the week. I’m going to take some suggestions you guys have given me. I’ll update on that next week.

My wife came to me a couple of days ago, and said she was looking at a picture of me taken a couple of years ago. She said I looked liked a different person. I think she mentioned something about me looking “so little” in the picture. Obviously, this has taken longer than the few weeks I’ve been geared up, but I’m definitely improving on the gains I’ve already made.

Holy crap, tried to run my usual 2 miles today. I had to stop after a few minutes to pee, and when I got off of the treadmill, my calves felt like pieces of iron! I could barely walk. I decided to move on to the row machine, which didn't really cause me any trouble. Should I keep trying to run while I'm on my cycle or am I asking for trouble here?

Week 2

Gained 3lbs, which makes a total of 8lbs in two weeks. I increased the dose to 40mg per day by taking 10mg about every 5 hours. Getting a solid increase in strength. For example, my bench before starting the cycle was 5 sets of 6 reps with 50lb dumbbells (100lbs total). Yesterday, I did 5 sets of 10 reps with 50lb dumbbells. So, in two weeks, I added 20 reps to my bench. I should also mention that the 5 sets of 6 reps were not so easy, especially when I got to the 5th set. Yesterday, on the other hand, I only had difficulty with the last 2-3 reps. I’m going to move to 55 or 60lb dumbbells next week depending on how I feel by Friday.

Today, I took it really easy. Went to the gym just to walk and do the elliptical for a while. I usually do 45-60 min of pretty tough cardio on Saturday and Sunday, but I’ve gone at it pretty hard over the last two weeks and my body starting to let me know. That’s the scary thing about these dbols – on Friday I was starting to hurt from the week. Normally, those are the days I have a terrible workout but like I said above Friday I added reps or weight to everything I did. I’ll need to be careful about not over doing it. I think I’m fine but I definitely needed a day to relax.

Keeping my eyes on my nipples…that sounds weird. Anyway, I noticed today (it was a little chilly) that every time the wind blew on me my nipples got rock hard, like I-could-carve-my-initials-into-glass hard. The start of gyno? No pain or soreness but if this keeps up I’m adding some Clomid to my cycle until I’m in the clear.

My diet has been reasonably clean until today. Added a couple pancakes to my omelet at lunch, and when I came home from the gym, the family had ordered a pizza. Of course I had to eat 4 slices…people are starving somewhere, right?

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention some of the other supplements I’m doing during the cycle. Apart from my basic multivitamin and fish oil, I added a liver detoxifier by NOW. It contains all the stuff people recommend (like milk thistle, etc.) taking while on dbol. I do one in the morning, afternoon, and night.

Ah crap, those needle sizes should be 18G and 23G not 18mm and 23mm.

Week 1

Gained 5lbs! Starting to see some real changes in my physique. Biceps much bigger, shoulders and chest are filling out. Dbol is obviously working! It's also turned me into a water hose. If I'm not drinking water, I'm pissing. I feel a little bloated but it's not too bad.

Strength is increasing, especially toward the end of the week. Nothing insane, but I'm getting something out of it already. Pretty sure it's not a placebo, though I did get a little of that the first day or so : )