Hi all,
I'd like to combine a short introduction with my request for some possible advice/check.
Some quick stats about me:
Height: 5 feet and 10 inches or 178cm
Weight: 177lbs or 80,5kg
Years of training: 3 years
Age: 21
Bodyfat: +/- 8% (pretty lean, still dealing with some stubborn fat spots, lower abs, lower back, glutes etc)
I'm training according to the following plan:
Monday: Full-body (only the big 4 and some pull ups)
Tuesday: Rest
Wednesday: Delts, traps and hamstrings
Thursday: Back, triceps
Friday: Legs exclusive hamstrings
Saturday: Chest, biceps
Sunday: Rest
My cardio is about 10-15km a riding by bike to the Univerity, so that covers my cardiovascular and stamina maintenance. At the moment I'm bulking so to say. I've finished my cutting period in december 2014 and I've been increasing my kcal from then until now, until I will gain weight. Still looking for my sweet spot, so I'll keep upping kcal until I gain weight again, will keeping my bodyfat% in check, hopefully.
I eat 4800-5000kcal on trainingsdays (high protein, high carb, moderate fat) and on rest days I try to avoid cardio and reduce my kcal intake according to my lower activity level, based on my past experiences and eat 3500-4000kcal on restdays (high protein, low-moderate carb, high fat).
My best 1RM's from last year @ 88kg bw:
Bench press: 120kg
Overhead press: 80kg
Squat: 155kg
Deadlift: 220kg
I might post some pictures of my physique later on, if I'm allowed to do so.
The last 3 years I've trained natural and I'm thinking about starting my first AAS cycle to take it to the next level.
I was thinking about running a test-only so see what AAS does for me and how it goes.
Test-only
Week 1-12: Test-e @ 250mg every 3,5day (500mg/weekly)
Week 1-14: hCG @ 2-3 x 250iu a week (discontinue hCG use 4-5 days before week 15)
Week 1-14: Aromasin (Exemestane) @ 12,5-25mg ED
Week 15-18: Nolvadex (tamoxifen) @ 20mg ED
Maybe a note of interest I'm also running blood work, pre (2 weeks prior cycle) and post-cycle (6-8 weeks after PCT).
Haemoglobin (Hb)
Haematocrit
ASAT
ALAT
gamma-GT
Urea
Creatinine
Triglycerides
HDL
LDL
Total cholesterol
TSH, T4
CK
Testosterone
Free testosterone
SHBG
LH
FSH
E2
IGF-1*
* I've also read that some people have IGF-1 in their bloodwork list, but I'm unsure what the value of that would be. The only thing I can make up is that those people would like to check if their hGH or IGF-1 they're using is doing the work what it should. I have no intentions to do yet, so I won't include IGF-1 in my regular blood work I suppose.
During my cycle (week 6-8 of my cycle) I will check my E2 (and total, free testosterone) to check if my AI is dosed right for a good E2 management. And increase, decrease or maintain dosage depending on the E2 results during the cycle.
If I still get gyno with 12,5mg Aromasin ED, I'd up the Aromasin to 25mg ED (If I'm already at that dose, I wouldn't up it I guess?) and start using 20-40mg nolva ED until it disappears and then lower the nolva dose to 10-20mg ED and continue using nolva until PCT ends. Of course discontinue AI before PCT starts, like I would normally.
My main questions for the thread are:
- What do you guys think about it?
- Not sure if I should start with 12,5mg or 25mg ED of Aromasin, I might start with 12,5mg and see how it all goes.
- Should I include IGF-1 in my mandatory blood work, it is pretty expensive and maybe not necessary to check. Any thoughts about it?
- Any thoughts about how much lean body mass gain I could expect?
- What about my thoughts about anti gyno management?
Hoping for some reactions from you guys.
Cheers, iron addicts.