Another seccessful cycle

**bethdoth** · 01-29-2018, 12:22 PM

ahh the bitter end of a cycle (8 weeks and 2,000mg later). Did my last injection of tren A yesterday, now back to HRT doses of test cyp. I have been doing low dose (50mg EOD) tren A cycles, always with the goal to just cut and get leaner. I have slowly been getting bigger over the past 5 years since starting HRT and cycling (5'10 205 now at 217) and still around 14-16% bf. I did something different this time and feel that I may have actually gained some mass when I wasn't expecting to. Due to my age, joints getting older, and the fact that I am over-all pretty satisfied with my build, I did high reps most of this cycle. I didn't notice the huge strength difference because I wasn't lifting heavy. Yes the amount of weight it took to go to failure between 14-18 reps increased over the 8 weeks, but not like taking your bench from 275 for 10 to 325 for 10.
I may have to do a few heavy lifts this week just to see if my strength is up significantly. I often worry that the more I cycle the more tren I will need to do the same job. Although it was a successful cycle and I feel I cut pretty good and look way bigger and leaner, I did have a new side effect this time that I never had before, severe muscle cramps. My fluid intake was good. I first tried potassium and that helped but didn't get rid of the cramps. Then I tried magnesium and it seems to be working!
Anyway, just my story, I hate ending a cycle and knowing that I go back to just being human again till late summer, probably run another the end of July.

**Dannyboy51577** · 02-01-2018, 08:43 AM

Hey rhoag, let me know how the high reps work for your strength. I am just back into some training and getting ready for cycle- been out of the mix for quite some time after back surgery. So have some xtra lbs and bf to get rid of myself, but i have a friend that trains that way-usually does high reps, has some increase in weight over time, then takes one week maybe every 2 months and does higher weight. Swears it works great for him. Curious how it works out for you. I just got back to the gym a week or so ago, so still trying to get a normal schedule together.
Also, i was having the same prob with cramps, added magnesium/zinc, and a couple grams a day of taurine, seemed to handle it pretty well

**kelkel** · 02-01-2018, 09:30 AM

Higher reps can = more volume. More volume can then = growth when coupled with sound nutrition, training and rest.
Have you been monitoring your HDL level since you've been running tren cycles?

**ScotchGuard02** · 02-01-2018, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by rhoag

ahh the bitter end of a cycle (8 weeks and 2,000mg later). Did my last injection of tren A yesterday, now back to HRT doses of test cyp. I have been doing low dose (50mg EOD) tren A cycles, always with the goal to just cut and get leaner. I have slowly been getting bigger over the past 5 years since starting HRT and cycling (5'10 205 now at 217) and still around 14-16% bf. I did something different this time and feel that I may have actually gained some mass when I wasn't expecting to. Due to my age, joints getting older, and the fact that I am over-all pretty satisfied with my build, I did high reps most of this cycle. I didn't notice the huge strength difference because I wasn't lifting heavy. Yes the amount of weight it took to go to failure between 14-18 reps increased over the 8 weeks, but not like taking your bench from 275 for 10 to 325 for 10.
I may have to do a few heavy lifts this week just to see if my strength is up significantly. I often worry that the more I cycle the more tren I will need to do the same job. Although it was a successful cycle and I feel I cut pretty good and look way bigger and leaner, I did have a new side effect this time that I never had before, severe muscle cramps. My fluid intake was good. I first tried potassium and that helped but didn't get rid of the cramps. Then I tried magnesium and it seems to be working!
Anyway, just my story, I hate ending a cycle and knowing that I go back to just being human again till late summer, probably run another the end of July.

Isn't being on cycle just wonderful? I feel like superman. I was on a Test(300mg/wk)/Tren(100mg/wk)/Mast(100mg/wk) when I took my avatar. Stick with your diet until your next cycle and you can pick up where you left off. Congrats on your successful cycle.

**ThatGuy82** · 02-01-2018, 11:48 AM

Hey at least you're on HRT though... I'm still one of those cycle and pct guys... I hate coming off cycle then pct, then back to natty training and diet. Hate itttttttt!!!!! After this cycle I'm going to be talking to a few different docs inquiring about TRT. I feel so high on life when on, but off I feel like a whiney school girl who lost her stuffed bunny.

Congrats on the successful cycle!

**bethdoth** · 02-02-2018, 06:56 AM

Originally Posted by kelkel

Higher reps can = more volume. More volume can then = growth when coupled with sound nutrition, training and rest.
Have you been monitoring your HDL level since you've been running tren cycles?

Kelkel,
Yes I get full labs twice a year. I have a pretty good set-up! Since I was in the Navy 21 years I am in the VA system and do an annual physical with full labs. Then I have my primary care doc that pretty much lets me play doc. So I get a physical and full labs from her once a year. So i space these 6 months apart. I don't remember the exact numbers last time I did labs in November, but I was surprised because my HDL had increased and LDL decreased. I think it was HDL 57 LDL 136 total 180ish. Which is about normal for me. Like we have discussed before it's my hemoglobin that I worry the most about. I had my estrodial checked two days ago because it was at 57 when I started this cycle (>41) and it's down to 39 now, but I feel best around 25-30. I wish I could do labs once a week and keep the numbers perfect. Lets invent some home use test kits and make our millions! Wouldn't it be great if you could just poke a finger and know what your test, estrogen, hdl, ldl etc etc is in just minutes.

Dannybox,
I did do a strength test the other day using bench as the bench mark. I feel I gained more strength in previous cycles when I lifted heavy. I was able to do 325 for 5. Previous cycles at the end I would have been able to do more reps. But, I feel I achieved what I wanted because I have a certain look the I want. I'm vain yes I am! But other than lower back (arthritis) my joints feel great, no pulled muscles, no tendinitis, and I feel good. Looking forward to my next cycle.