The last week has been terrible...

**zuke** · 03-02-2005, 08:55 PM

ok, where do i start?

i started my cycle two and a half weeks ago. everything was going fine and i was starting to put some weight on because i was kickstarting the cycle with dbol . i had been in tacoma for work and was using the wireless internet in my room. i got back here to the armpit of washington and had to revert back to using dial-up. well, something i got on my computer while i was using wireless corrupted my tcp/ip stack and i had to completely format my laptop. that's why i haven't been on the forum for a little while.

a have always had to run to keep in shape for my pt tests. well, my back had been stiffening up lately while running, so i decided to quit the dbol early. i think the added weight combined with the decreased flexibility i had gained while starting this cycle was too much for my back. i was running the other day and my back finally gave out on me. i had to stop running and my right leg went numb. i went to see the doc and he told me that i had sprained a muscle in my back and i am not supposed to do anything to aggravate it for the next month. this really sucks because my test and eq is just kicking in and i don't want to quit working out. i guess i am going to take at least a week off and then wear a back brace and take it easy for a while. i did learn a couple of lessens: just because you are stronger doesn't mean that your body is ready to jump up that fast, and there is such a thing as overtraining.

anyways, i am set up on the net again and it looks like my evenings aren't going to be near as full as they have been. i hope you guys and gals are doing well and wish me luck and a quick recovery. does anyone think i should stop my cycle, pct, and then start again when i am healthy?

**needmorestrength** · 03-02-2005, 08:58 PM

that sucks and I hear you in the department of jumping up in weight.

**zuke** · 03-02-2005, 08:59 PM

oh, i forgot to mention...

when i went to the doc and they took my blood pressure, the nurse said it was 130/100 and was a little concerned. i jumped on the scale and weighed in at 230.... i was 216 before the cycle. i have heard that the blood pressure is a normal thing, but i have never had it checked while on a cycle.

**Pale Horse** · 03-02-2005, 09:04 PM

BP is not scary high IMO, if you have the gear to run longer, stay on IMO, only if you can pick up where you left off and finish your cycle , just my 02

**zuke** · 03-02-2005, 09:09 PM

i am running a 12 week cycle. i figure that i can do enough in the gym to maintain and i will just cut my diet back a little. i guess i just have to shy away from the core training for a while. thanks for your .02

**zuke** · 03-02-2005, 09:10 PM

i just want to put on as much muscle as i can before my next deployment. i have this theory that more muscle increases my survival rate. it should be more for shrapnel to travel through...

**Pale Horse** · 03-02-2005, 09:11 PM

Yes , keep up the cardio on a bike perhaps, (your back should take that). Check your ego at the door and go light , sucks I know.

**Pale Horse** · 03-02-2005, 09:12 PM

stationary bike btw , and whatever makes you feel more confident, God bless you BTW, and thanks.

**zuke** · 03-02-2005, 09:18 PM

thanks for the help. i plan on hitting the pool some. i have a runners belt that i used when i screwed my knee up a few years back. it keeps you upright in the water so you can run in place in the water. if anyone is recovering from a knee injury, i recommend it.

thanks for you blessings vic, just doing my job.

**Commando_Barbi** · 03-03-2005, 12:17 AM

Zuke where are you stationed?

**zuke** · 03-03-2005, 12:27 AM

in washington state

**zuke** · 03-03-2005, 12:28 AM

you?

**Commando_Barbi** · 03-03-2005, 12:28 AM

Same

**zuke** · 03-03-2005, 12:30 AM

i am going to guess that you are on the coast...

i am over the mountains, but i spend as much time at lewis as i do here

**Commando_Barbi** · 03-03-2005, 12:31 AM

Check your PM's

**spound** · 03-03-2005, 12:34 AM

Originally Posted by zuke

oh, i forgot to mention...

when i went to the doc and they took my blood pressure, the nurse said it was 130/100 and was a little concerned. i jumped on the scale and weighed in at 230.... i was 216 before the cycle. i have heard that the blood pressure is a normal thing, but i have never had it checked while on a cycle.

Start taking Garlic and some antioxidants like green tea and alpha lipoic acid, that will take care of the blood pressure