Sierra Mikes First Cycle

[Sierra Mike]

Okay, I have started my first cycle and am almost into the third week.
Beginning stats:
Age:29
Height:5'7"
Weight:171
Benchpress: 195lbs 3sets of 8
Squat: 275lbs 3sets of 8
Deadlift 275lbs 3sets of 8
I lift 4 times a week and do 40 mins of cardio 4 times a week.

First week: Tuesday, I injected 300mgs of Deca Durabolin. It was relatively painless and simple. Since I didnt stack it with a form of test, by the end of the day I had experienced total shutdown. By the end of the week, I weighed 173lbs and was able to benchpress 215lbs 3sets of 8, Squat 315lbs 3sets of 8 and Deadlift 325lbs 3 sets of 8.

Second Week: Monday, I injected 300mgs of Deca Durabolin. Again it was reasonably painless and simple. Tuesday, I injected 250mgs of Sustanon (a generic version of it from Mexico) and it stung a little during injection. By the end of the day, my whole quad was sore like I had finished a good leg workout. I awoke at about 3am in severe pain and massaged my quad continuously to alleviate the pain. By morning, the injection site had very little pain, but my whole knee had swollen up the size of a softball and I could barely move it. It was extremely painful and I have walked with a limp for the last 3 days because of it. I havent been able to go to the gym since the injection because of it. (missed a lower back day and a leg day ).

My next sustanon injection is due today, but I am dreading the thought of disabling my other leg too.

[FireGuy]

20lbs on the bench, 40lbs on squats and 50lbs increase in your deads after 3 days and 300mgs of Deca? Talk about a placebo effect, either that or you were not pushing yourself before.

[Sierra Mike]

I was able to lift those weights before, but i couldnt do more than 3 sets of 6. I have noticed that I fatigue out a lot less. I also dont have to rest as much between sets.

[Sierra Mike]

Well, after taking some advice from other guys on the forums, I cut my second Sustanon injection with Deca and had very little pain or swelling. My right knee is still pretty tender though.

[Sierra Mike]

Week 3 stats:
Weight 177lbs, Benchpress is up another 10 lbs. I havent been able to check my squats or deadlifts due to this swelling in my knee, but it should be fine by the next leg day.

[Sierra Mike]

Week 4:
I am up to 181lbs and my appetite is out of control. I will post some mid cycle pics by the end of the week. I have noticed that I have lost a bit of definition, possibly due to water retention or not eating as clean as I should be. (damn you, Wendy's Baconator) I am now squatting 335 and deadlifting 345. Not sure what my benchpress is at since I have been doing a lot of incline pressing lately. I am taking my Sustanon 2x/week but am thinking about going to EOD. Any thoughts on this?

[Jfew44]

I would def. shoot sust eod bro. What does your cycle look like? Lay it out like:
weeks 1-10 deca 300mgs/week
ect...

[Shurik]

Agree. Its very hard to understand what you are doing right now. Also include your pct.

[Sierra Mike]

currently it is
weeks 1-10: 150mgs of Deca 2x/week
weeks 1-10: 175mgs of Sustanon 2x/week
the reason I have my deca broken up into 2 injections is because I have been using it to cut the Sustanon, so it is not so painful.
I am not taking nolvadex during the cycle, but instead I am taking 4-hydroxyandrostenedione as an AI.

pct
weeks 11-15 nolvadex 20mgs/day
week 13 clomid 100mgs/day
weeks 14 + 15 clomid 50mgs/day

[Shurik]

Your doses are a little low but if your making good gains, why not keep it going.
Most people do deca at 400-600mg per week. Sustanon at 400-500mg per week.
I would do nolva like this 40/30/20/20. During your pct.
Good luck

[Sierra Mike]

Im making pretty good gains in terms of weight and strength, but I dont seem to be adding as much muscle mass as i was hoping. My legs have gotten huge, but my arms are the same size (well a little bigger, but not much). That is the reason that I am hoping to increase the Sustanon to 3x/week. The reason I am only taking 300mgs of Deca is because I got a 10ml vial and each ml is 300mgs. If I were to bump it up, Id have to pick up another vial and possibly stretch out my cycle another 2 weeks (which may not be a bad idea since it would be a full 12 weeks then.) I will definitely look into frontloading the Nolva in my PCT. Thanks for the help!

[honda450]

I would bump the doses up higher. Run the Deca two weeks shorter than the Sus
I would run the Deca for 8 weeks and the Sus for 10.

Sus @ 500mg/week.

You will be alot happier I think,,

[Sierra Mike]

I would bump the doses up higher. Run the Deca two weeks shorter than the Sus
I would run the Deca for 8 weeks and the Sus for 10.

Sus @ 500mg/week.

You will be alot happier I think,,

Should I start my PCT 2 weeks after the Deca or 2 weeks after the Sust?

[Sierra Mike]

nevermind.. that was a dumb question.