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    2nd Cycle

    First off I'm 30, 5'11" 185 lbs 20%bf, my diet is in check and I'm working out 3x a week, I'm proposing my second cycle in about a month and a half. My cycle history is a 10 week Test E only cycle with the appropriate PCT, I like the cycle only sides was back acne that I'm still dealing with. I've been looking at doing a sust 250 cycle, maybe a 750mg/week for 12 weeks sust only or maybe a 500mg/week for 12 weeks with 40mgs a day dbol for 4 weeks. What do you think? Any ideas or suggestions greatly appreciated...

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    with those stats your diet is nowhere near in check, post it in detail for critique

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phate View Post
    diet could use some work

    write down everything you eat tomorrow and the amounts and macros for each meal and post it and i'll critique it for you
    I didnt wanna wait till tomorrow so here it is,
    2820 total calories
    85g fat
    156g carb
    364 protein

    I'm headin to bed so I'll get your info tomorrow, thanks again...

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    How long have you been off your first cycle? what were your stats before that one started? with your stats of 5'11 and ONLY 185 with a HIGH 20% Bodyfat, THAT is why we are thinking your diet is NOT what it needs to be.

    at 5'11, you SHOULD be able to get to and maintain a weight of at least 200-210 with UNDER 15%

    so at only 185 and 20% it would be good if we get your diet fixed up before you start another cycle.

    Phate is one of our GREAT diet guru's, he can help you get things straight if you give him all the info he needs and are willing to change a few things in your diet

    GOOD LUCK

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    board glitch !! how did my post end up as post 4????? should have been post 10....
    oh well

    wow, and this should have been post 11.........lololol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phate View Post
    with those stats your diet is nowhere near in check, post it in detail for critique
    4 egg whites, 2 cups oatmeal and musclemilk at 6:00 am
    2 cans tuna, protein bar, v8 drink at 9:00 am
    2 large turkey sandwiches on wheat, 2 cups salad with light Italian noon
    workout
    post workout shake
    dinner usually chicken/steak/ground beef

    My bf% right now is not at 20%, thats what I'm shooting for when I start my next cycle...

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    Before you make your 2nd mistake, i mean cycle, listen to phate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DSM4Life View Post
    Before you make your 2nd mistake, i mean cycle, listen to phate.
    I listen to everybody my man, that's what I'm doin here...

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    Quote Originally Posted by catfish View Post
    4 egg whites, 2 cups oatmeal and musclemilk at 6:00 am
    2 cans tuna, protein bar, v8 drink at 9:00 am
    2 large turkey sandwiches on wheat, 2 cups salad with light Italian noon
    workout
    post workout shake
    dinner usually chicken/steak/ground beef

    My bf% right now is not at 20%, thats what I'm shooting for when I start my next cycle...
    diet could use some work

    write down everything you eat tomorrow and the amounts and macros for each meal and post it and i'll critique it for you

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    Ok thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phate View Post
    diet could use some work

    write down everything you eat tomorrow and the amounts and macros for each meal and post it and i'll critique it for you
    I posted what I ate today last night, did you get a chance to check it out??

    I guess somehow this thread got all jacked up, I didnt do it...

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    Quote Originally Posted by catfish View Post
    I posted what I ate today last night, did you get a chance to check it out??

    I guess somehow this thread got all jacked up, I didnt do it...
    i don't see it

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    Quote Originally Posted by catfish View Post
    I didnt wanna wait till tomorrow so here it is,
    2820 total calories
    85g fat
    156g carb
    364 protein

    I'm headin to bed so I'll get your info tomorrow, thanks again...
    Here she be...

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    Bumpity bump...

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    Quote Originally Posted by catfish View Post
    Here she be...
    i need all the meals, when you ate them, that type of thing, look at the format in the diet section

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    5 am 4 egg whites, 2 cups oatmeal,1 serving of muscle milk

    9 am 1 can tuna, 10 pieces (2 servings) salami, v8 juice

    noon 2 turkey sandwiches on wheat (6 servings turkey), 2 cups salad with 1 serving light Italian dressing

    workout

    post workout Isopure chocolate shake

    6 pm 2.5 servings chicken breast, 2 cups salad with 1 serving light Italian dressing

    9 pm 12 oz Isopure chocolate shake

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    Quote Originally Posted by catfish View Post
    5 am 4 egg whites, 2 cups oatmeal,1 serving of muscle milk
    cut the MM, add 6 more egg whites
    2cups pre or post cooking?

    9 am 1 can tuna, 10 pieces (2 servings) salami, v8 juice
    stats on the salami?
    noon 2 turkey sandwiches on wheat (6 servings turkey), 2 cups salad with 1 serving light Italian dressing

    workout

    post workout Isopure chocolate shake
    needs carbs 40g of complex carbs should be fine
    6 pm 2.5 servings chicken breast, 2 cups salad with 1 serving light Italian dressing

    9 pm 12 oz Isopure chocolate shake
    i need macros for each meal as well, btw, isopure is useless before bed as it digests in around an hour, get some cottage cheese and nuts

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    Its pre packaged oatmeal and its 1 cup pre-cooked, the salami is 110 calories, 80 from fat, 9g total fat, 1g total carbs, 6g total protein, and 1 serving is 5 slices, let me work on my other stuff...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phate View Post
    i need macros for each meal as well, btw, isopure is useless before bed as it digests in around an hour, get some cottage cheese and nuts
    what do you recommend for a protein shake post workout and before bed?

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    Quote Originally Posted by catfish View Post
    Its pre packaged oatmeal and its 1 cup pre-cooked, the salami is 110 calories, 80 from fat, 9g total fat, 1g total carbs, 6g total protein, and 1 serving is 5 slices, let me work on my other stuff...
    cut the salami

    Quote Originally Posted by catfish View Post
    what do you recommend for a protein shake post workout and before bed?
    i don't like shakes personally but

    PWO
    50-60g of whey
    60g of oatmeal

    before bed i like food, cottage cheese, steak, good fats, salad sometimes

    right now i'm eating
    6oz lean beef
    3cups salad
    1Tbsp red wine olive oil dressing

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    Here it is meal by meal:

    5 am 840 total calories
    62g carbs
    39g fat
    66g protein

    9 am 450 total calories
    10g carbs
    25g fat
    46g protein

    noon 480 total calories
    57g carbs
    21g fat
    37g protein

    dinner 360 total calories
    0 carbs
    5g fat
    65g protein
    Thats usually just my chicken, sometimes its steak/ground beef and usually its accompanied by a salad...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phate View Post
    cut the salami



    i don't like shakes personally but

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    50-60g of whey
    60g of oatmeal

    before bed i like food, cottage cheese, steak, good fats, salad sometimes

    right now i'm eating
    6oz lean beef
    3cups salad
    1Tbsp red wine olive oil dressing
    Salami's gone, I just finished it...do you put your oatmeal in with the shake post workout and before bed?

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    Quote Originally Posted by catfish View Post
    Salami's gone, I just finished it...do you put your oatmeal in with the shake post workout and before bed?
    no, oatmeal is postworkout

    protein/fat meal before bed

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    Quote Originally Posted by catfish View Post
    Here it is meal by meal:

    5 am 840 total calories
    62g carbs
    39g fat
    66g protein
    39g of fat!!! holy fat gain batman, cut that down
    9 am 450 total calories
    10g carbs
    25g fat
    46g protein
    cut fat by 10g
    noon 480 total calories
    57g carbs
    21g fat
    37g protein
    same here, cut by 10g
    dinner 360 total calories
    0 carbs
    5g fat
    65g protein
    Thats usually just my chicken, sometimes its steak/ground beef and usually its accompanied by a salad...
    too much fat in those meals

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    I know this is a stupid question but, how can I cut the fat?

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    Quote Originally Posted by catfish View Post
    I know this is a stupid question but, how can I cut the fat?
    it's not a stupid question at all

    get leaner foods, i eat turkey and ham that has 9-11g of protein per 1g of fat

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    If I cut my MM in the am, I will cut 17g fat, at lunch should I cut the wheat bread or maybe cut the mayo and pour on the mustard?

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    Quote Originally Posted by catfish View Post
    If I cut my MM in the am, I will cut 17g fat, at lunch should I cut the wheat bread or maybe cut the mayo and pour on the mustard?
    definitely cut the mayo, when i said write out your diet i meant include condiments, things like mayo and ranch are very calorie dense and can make or break diets

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    Gotcha, I didn't write them in but I included them when I totaled everything up. Thanks a ton for your help, besides adding 6 more egg whites in the am (which is gonna be a toughy) can you add anything else regarding my diet?

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    Quote Originally Posted by catfish View Post
    Gotcha, I didn't write them in but I included them when I totaled everything up. Thanks a ton for your help, besides adding 6 more egg whites in the am (which is gonna be a toughy) can you add anything else regarding my diet?
    cut the things we discussed and recalculate the macros, then repost it so i can see where we are

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phate View Post
    cut the things we discussed and recalculate the macros, then repost it so i can see where we are
    5am 610 calories
    27g fat
    57g carb
    42g protein

    9am 270 calories
    6.5g fat
    18g carb
    34g protein

    noon 490 calories
    15g fat
    4.5g carb
    32g protein

    dinner(chicken breast)
    360 calories
    0 fat
    4.5g carb
    65g protein

    totals:
    Calories 1730
    Fat 48.5g
    Carb 135
    Protein 173

    Sounds like its not enough...

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    Quote Originally Posted by catfish View Post
    5am 610 calories
    27g fat
    57g carb
    42g protein
    i don't get how you have 27g of fat from egg whites and oatmeal here?
    9am 270 calories
    6.5g fat
    18g carb
    34g protein
    increase to 50g protein
    noon 490 calories
    15g fat
    4.5g carb
    32g protein
    increase to 50g protein
    dinner(chicken breast)
    360 calories
    0 fat
    4.5g carb
    65g protein
    add some good fat here, around 15g
    totals:
    Calories 1730
    Fat 48.5g
    Carb 135
    Protein 173

    Sounds like its not enough...
    at first we were cleaning it up, now we're tweeking it

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    I included the milk with it where I didn't before, for the extra 50g protein, can I use a shake?

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    Quote Originally Posted by catfish View Post
    I included the milk with it where I didn't before, for the extra 50g protein, can I use a shake?
    aww, you should be making oatmeal with water, not milk, it makes it thicker and more filling

    i'm wanting you to increase TO 50g of protein, as in total

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phate View Post
    aww, you should be making oatmeal with water, not milk, it makes it thicker and more filling

    i'm wanting you to increase TO 50g of protein, as in total
    Water huh? I've always used milk but I'll try it tomorrow, I think I'll bring extra turkey with me for lunch and maybe eat 2 cans of tuna at 9. Now would you say with this diet were working on lowering my bf%?

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    Quote Originally Posted by catfish View Post
    Water huh? I've always used milk but I'll try it tomorrow, I think I'll bring extra turkey with me for lunch and maybe eat 2 cans of tuna at 9. Now would you say with this diet were working on lowering my bf%?
    it's much better than it was before, it could still use some work but we've established a good baseline to go from

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    Sounds good, I've also been looking at my 2nd cycle and I think I'm leaning towards 500/600mgs a week for 12 weeks of Test C and 40mg/a day of dbol for the first 4 weeks instead of a sust cycle, sound good?

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    Quote Originally Posted by catfish View Post
    Sounds good, I've also been looking at my 2nd cycle and I think I'm leaning towards 500/600mgs a week for 12 weeks of Test C and 40mg/a day of dbol for the first 4 weeks instead of a sust cycle, sound good?
    that's a good basic cycle, pct?

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    I'd also run .25 adex along with it, not too sure about the pct exactly but I have clomid and nolva, do you think if I pinned 3x a week, 200mgs each time would be too much or just right? And for the pct is it the same as Test E, 2 weeks after last injection to start?

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    Quote Originally Posted by catfish View Post
    I'd also run .25 adex along with it, not too sure about the pct exactly but I have clomid and nolva, do you think if I pinned 3x a week, 200mgs each time would be too much or just right? And for the pct is it the same as Test E, 2 weeks after last injection to start?
    clomid/nolva should be fine

    you can pin it every 3.5 days if you like, but 3x a week is even better if you don't mind

    2 weeks after injection for pct(14 days to be exact)

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