Batman's First Cycle Test E & Dbol

[Batman360]

Good luck on your cycle man. As for your questions I haven't experienced sweating at night but I do find it harder to sleep. I'm sure it's ok to split tablets if you need to.

[Batman360]

Day 10 April 26, 2009

I'm feeling post-injection pain on my right leg in a different spot than where I injected. Even though I had this pain I fought through it with a leg workout. My squat went up another 20 lbs this week, 315 x 8. I weigh 213 lbs now so a gain of 3 lbs. My arms are 1/8 of an inch from 18.75 so I'm super close. I think I can make it happen by the end of this week. Today I noticed more acne than usual on my shoulders and upper arms. Tommorrow is chest day so I hope I finally see strength gains in that area since I haven't seen none so far.

[K.O]

Thanx for the response bro. I have two other guys also on the same course at my gym, and they also have reported not getting much sleep. They wake up 3 hours earlier than usual.

In terms of acne, i thought i saw some on my shoulders, but to my releif they were heat spots. Could be due to an slight increase in blood pressure?

I think 20mg should keep the side effects to a minimum. I am carrying nolvidex tablets with me all the time just incase gyno should kick in. Am getting a slight itchy feeling which is normal in the first week i have been told, while the body normalises itself.

The second shot was much better this time around. Got a smaller needle to inject this time. Didnt feel a thing. But am still using the bigger needles to take out the testosterone from the amp.

Did chest today and a rapid increase in strength, longer work outs.

Batman360, hope you got something to sort the acne out?

[Batman360]

The heat spots your describing I may have got on around the 3rd day. I noticed them on my legs but just thought they were a reaction from the test E. The acne is not so bad so I'm not worried about it. If it gets to my face I will start looking into it more so I can avoid scarring.

[Batman360]

Day 11 April 27, 2009

Finally improvement in chest strength. I felt strong today and had a very good workout. Last week I barely hit 275 x 8

Flat Barbell Bench Press 275 x 8, 285 x 8, 290 x 7
Incline Barbell Bench Press 225 x 6, 235 x 6, 240 x 6
Decline Barbell Bench Press 270 x 8, 275 x 5, 6

Not my strongest yet but very close and only 1 1/2 weeks in. 300 x 7 is my strongest.

[WARMachine]

Thanx for the response bro. I have two other guys also on the same course at my gym, and they also have reported not getting much sleep. They wake up 3 hours earlier than usual.

In terms of acne, i thought i saw some on my shoulders, but to my releif they were heat spots. Could be due to an slight increase in blood pressure?

I think 20mg should keep the side effects to a minimum. I am carrying nolvidex tablets with me all the time just incase gyno should kick in. Am getting a slight itchy feeling which is normal in the first week i have been told, while the body normalises itself.

The second shot was much better this time around. Got a smaller needle to inject this time. Didnt feel a thing. But am still using the bigger needles to take out the testosterone from the amp.

Did chest today and a rapid increase in strength, longer work outs.

Batman360, hope you got something to sort the acne out?

You need to start your own thread if you have questions bro.

[daddyzzs]

I'm watching this tread got some good advice! (for us smaller guys)

[Batman360]

Sure man, I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have.

[Batman360]

Day 12 April 29, 2009

I'm getting lots of compliments lately and getting asked for tips in the gym. I noticed my face is really red now, probably do to high blood pressure. If it continues I'll buy a self blood pressure reader to see if it's really that. 4th injection was today, went well. I had a good arm workout today and the pump was insane, probably more than ever before. I skipped on the EZ barbell curls to give my wrists a rest and used dumbells instead.

EZ barbell curl (warm-up) 110 lbs x 12
Dumbell Curls 65lbs x 10 (each arm) 70 x 10, 75 x 10
Seated Dumbell Curls 45 x 10, 50 x 10

[Batman360]

Day 13 April 29, 2009

I was going to take today off but decided to train shoulder. I'm glad I did because I did pretty good. Gym was packed so I was forced to use the smith machine.

Seated Military Press (Smith Machine) 135lbs x 10, 155lbs x 10, 185lbs x 10, 205lbs x 8, 225lbs x 3

Upright Row (Smith Machine) 135lbs x 10, 145lbs x 8

Front barbell raise 50lbs x 20, 20, 20

Dumbell side lateral raise 35lbs x 20, 40lbs x 20, 45lbs x 20

[Batman360]

Day 14 April 30, 2009

It's the end of week 2 so it's time to post my gains for the week. My arms are now 18.75 which is the biggest I've ever had them. I would love to have my arms reach 19 inches by the end of week 3 so I can scare my family in Indiana when I go visit them. They thought I had monster arms at 17.5 lol. Today I'm taking the day off and going to a Bulls playoff game.

Week 2 Results
Weight 214 vs 210 last week Gained 4 lbs
Waist 33.5 vs 33.5 last week Gained 0
Chest/Back 47.75 vs 47.5 last week Gained .25
Shoulders 54.25 vs 54 last week Gained .25
Arms 18.75 vs 18.5 last week Gained .25
Forearms 14 vs 13.75 last week PR! Gained .25
Quads/Hamstrings 25.25 vs 25.25 last week Gained 0
Calves 16.5 vs 16.25 last week Gained .25

[beerpong]

I cant wait to see the game tonight Boston vs Chicago it should be a good game. Also Ive been following your thread. Man you have a great build already i cant wait to see your result after completing your cycle.

Good Luck

[Batman360]

Thanks man I can't wait either and I hope I can reach my expectations I have for this cycle. The game was awesome!!! I hope we win it on Saturday!

[Batman360]

Day 15 May 1, 2009

I've been having trouble sleeping these past week for some reason. Sometimes i'll take a nap during the day and wake up a realized I just slept for 4 hours! I decided to inject quads after my leg training so the juice won't get pumped out of my leg lol.

Squat 315 lbs x 10, 325 lbs x 8

Leg Press 640 lbs x 6, 650 x 6

Seated leg extensions 170 lbs x 12 190 x 10

My back was really bothering me near my tailbone so I couldn't do too many sets. I don't know if this is the infamous back pump I've been hearing about. Strength is up still tough!

[jbm]

Oh no. Another Batman!

Batmen????? lol!

[Batman360]

Day 18, May 4, 2009

I finally got a good nights rest last night. I haven't had one in about a week. I felt good this morning and it showed in the gym. I now weigh 218 lbs which is the most I've ever weighed by 1 lb. My incline bench has greatly improved and I'm hitting numbers I never have before. Previous best incline bench press was 245 x 6. When doing tricp extensions I felt like my chest on the sides wanted to tear or something. This is a new feeling I've been having on this and my previous chest workout. Also my triceps felt like they wanted to tear on dips.

Chest/Triceps

Flat Bench Press 285 lbs x 8, 295 lbs x 8, 305 lbs x 6

Incline Bench Press 240 lbs x 6, 250 x 6, 260 x 6

Decline Bench Press 275 lbs x 8

Lying Tricep Extensions 135 lbs x 10, 145 x 9

Seated Tricep Extensions 125 lbs x 10, 135 x 9

Dips bodyweight x 20 (could have done more but triceps felt like they wanted to tare.

Seated Overhead dumbell extensions 45 lbs x 10, 10

Dumbell kickbacks 45lbs x 20, 50 x 20

[wukillabee]

Day 18, May 4, 2009

I finally got a good nights rest last night. I haven't had one in about a week. I felt good this morning and it showed in the gym. I now weigh 218 lbs which is the most I've ever weighed by 1 lb. My incline bench has greatly improved and I'm hitting numbers I never have before. Previous best incline bench press was 245 x 6. When doing tricp extensions I felt like my chest on the sides wanted to tear or something. This is a new feeling I've been having on this and my previous chest workout. Also my triceps felt like they wanted to tear on dips.

Chest/Triceps

Flat Bench Press 285 lbs x 8, 295 lbs x 8, 305 lbs x 6

Incline Bench Press 240 lbs x 6, 250 x 6, 260 x 6

Decline Bench Press 275 lbs x 8

Lying Tricep Extensions 135 lbs x 10, 145 x 9

Seated Tricep Extensions 125 lbs x 10, 135 x 9

Dips bodyweight x 20 (could have done more but triceps felt like they wanted to tare.

Seated Overhead dumbell extensions 45 lbs x 10, 10

Dumbell kickbacks 45lbs x 20, 50 x 20

Looking good. Probably did want to tear after doin heavy chest then heavy tris! I only do chest/tris and back/bis on same days when im cutting and the second muscle groups is lighter weight then normal for slightly more reps then normal. This way u dont put too much stress on the smaller muscle group. If ur bulking or lifting heavy id do tris and bis on different days then chest and back. Maybe do chest/bis on day and back/tris another or just have one day set for arms in general and super set bis and tris. Thats what i do anyways when lifting heavy on those small muscle groups and has worked good for me over the years.

[Batman360]

Looking good. Probably did want to tear after doin heavy chest then heavy tris! I only do chest/tris and back/bis on same days when im cutting and the second muscle groups is lighter weight then normal for slightly more reps then normal. This way u dont put too much stress on the smaller muscle group. If ur bulking or lifting heavy id do tris and bis on different days then chest and back. Maybe do chest/bis on day and back/tris another or just have one day set for arms in general and super set bis and tris. Thats what i do anyways when lifting heavy on those small muscle groups and has worked good for me over the years.

That's a good idea but I love training chest and tris together because I get super motivated when I see how pumped I look in the mirror training these together. I always look forward to this day.

[Batman360]

Day 19 April May 6, 2009

6th injection today. Noticed balls have shrunk a bit. Today a guy asked me in the gym if I was a wrestler lol. I can't go a day without a compliment these days but I do like that my hard work is showing. Today I did Biceps/Calves. I was disappointed because my wrists and forearms were killing me. The pain was not from the pump but a bad kind of pain. I think I'm going to stop curling heavy. The pain doesn't just affect my bicep workouts but it keeps hurting days later and bothers me when I'm training other bodyparts. It kills my moticvation when my wrists are hurting before a workout because it makes me feel weak because I feel pain. I'm going to rethink my bicep routine and go more for shape rather than mass.

Standing EZ Barbell Curl 110 lbs x 12

Standing Dumbell Curls 70 lbs x 10 (each arm) 75 x 10

Preacher Reverse EZ Barbell Curl 100 lbs x 8, 110 x 4, 110 x 4

[Lightsout2184]

bro get more sleep and still take ur days off. ur log has been great so far

[Batman360]

Day 20 May 6, 2009

Not a bad day but not that great either. My squat is only 5lbs from reaching the goal I set on day 1. My lower back was really bothering me again from a deadlift injury but I toughed it out. I think I have to stop doing deadlifts for a while as it's a very complex exercise and any slight injury could affect my other workouts. I'm plenty strong on deadlifts anyways and it destroys my other lifts. I'll probably resume them again once I'm squatting 4 plates each side.

Quads/Hamstrings

Squats 225 lbs x 8 (warm-up), 325 x 8, 335 x 8, 345 x 8

Leg Press 660 lbs x 3

Reverse Leg Extensions (Hamstrings) 150 lbs x 12, 170 x 12, 190 x 12

Seated Reverse Leg Extensions (Hamstrings) 180 lbs x 10, 190 x 10, 200 x 10

Leg Extensions 170 lbs x 15

[Batman360]

Day 21 May 7, 2009

3rd week is over so here are the results. Biggest change this week is leg size.

Week 3 Results
Weight 218 vs 214 last week Gained 4 lbs
Waist 33.75 vs 33.5 last week Gained .25
Chest/Back 48 vs 47.75 last week Gained .25
Shoulders 54.25 vs 54.25 last week Gained 0
Arms 18.75 vs 18.75 last week Gained 0
Forearms 14.125 vs 14 last week PR! Gained .125
Quads/Hamstrings 26 vs 25.25 last week Gained .75
Calves 16.5 vs 16.5 last week Gained 0

[K.O]

Try doing "Rack Pulls". It will cause less strain while still lifting heavy. Keep the bar on a rack just below your knees. I suggest giving it a try.

[Batman360]

Try doing "Rack Pulls". It will cause less strain while still lifting heavy. Keep the bar on a rack just below your knees. I suggest giving it a try.

I'll see what I can do. Maybe I just need a good back massage to get better and be more careful on my form in the future.

[Batman360]

I've been having a hard time getting sleep some nights and I feel tired during the day. If I get a chance I take a nap especially if I'm about to go workout. As soon as I'm on the bed I can feel my heart beat very hard. I fall asleep for maybe 2 hours until I'm good to go for a workout which is usually when I can't feel my heart beating anymore. I wish I could sleep better at night so I I wouldn't feel so tired during the day. Also when I went to the gym today I was doing shoulder presses and pushed my self to the limit and on my last rep my heart started beating so hard it felt like it was going to pop out of my chest. I'm kind of worried about this and don't want to have a heart attack. This heart beating thing is pretty new and never happened before. Is this a sign of high blood pressure?

[Batman360]

Day 22 May 8, 2009

7th injection. Decided to try doing deadlifts since I love them and couldn't resist at least trying and see if my back was ok. Everything went good and I didn't really struggle with 455 so I'll start going heavier next week.

Back

Pull-ups 18, 12, 10

Deadlift 315 lbs x 8 (warm-up) 405 x 8, 455 x 8

Dumbell rows 130 lbs x 8 (each arm)

Close-grip cable pull down 240 lbs x 8, 250 x 8, 8

[WARMachine]

I've been having a hard time getting sleep some nights and I feel tired during the day. If I get a chance I take a nap especially if I'm about to go workout. As soon as I'm on the bed I can feel my heart beat very hard. I fall asleep for maybe 2 hours until I'm good to go for a workout which is usually when I can't feel my heart beating anymore. I wish I could sleep better at night so I I wouldn't feel so tired during the day. Also when I went to the gym today I was doing shoulder presses and pushed my self to the limit and on my last rep my heart started beating so hard it felt like it was going to pop out of my chest. I'm kind of worried about this and don't want to have a heart attack. This heart beating thing is pretty new and never happened before. Is this a sign of high blood pressure?

Have your BP checked.

Only takes a mintue.

Mine generally is elevated when i cycle. As well as my heart rate. Even during things that arent physical, my heart rate is often elevated while im ''on''.

[wukillabee]

Have your BP checked.

Only takes a mintue.

Mine generally is elevated when i cycle. As well as my heart rate. Even during things that arent physical, my heart rate is often elevated while im ''on''.

Yep. Not sure if the heart rate has all to do with the blood pressure but i notice exactly the same while on cycle as well as sweating easier throughout the day and a hell of a lot more in the gym for sure! I just see it as a common side effect of being on cycle and only really get it checked out if its getting too crazy. Checking BP accurately should really be done everyday, same time of day, etc since so many factors can change your bp to a certain point. Probably best to check it early in the day.

[Batman360]

Thanks for the advice and your experiences on this. It's calmed down but if it happens again I'll get it checked.

[Batman360]

Day 23 May 9, 2009

I took the day off today and I'm off tommorrow also to see family in Indiana. I didn't get my arms to 19 like I wanted to before I went but I'm only 1/8 of an inch away, which is almost nothing. This is last week on D-bol and will be running on pure Test E for the rest of the cycle. I'll be post pics at the end of this week, probably Friday.

[Lightsout2184]

good work looking forward to seeing ur progress

[wukillabee]

Day 23 May 9, 2009

I took the day off today and I'm off tommorrow also to see family in Indiana. I didn't get my arms to 19 like I wanted to before I went but I'm only 1/8 of an inch away, which is almost nothing. This is last week on D-bol and will be running on pure Test E for the rest of the cycle. I'll be post pics at the end of this week, probably Friday.

You'll get the quality gains from the test enth anyways. Youll know when the test kicks, youll love it bro!

[Batman360]

Day 25 May 11, 2009

Unreal strength today! New personal records on almost all my lifts. I've been wanting to bench 3 plates each sides for reps for about 3 years now. Best previous bench when I was natural was 305 lbs x 6 and that was with a 37 in waist. What makes these numbers impressive is how fast my bench has gone up in less than a month from 275 x 8 and how lean I am benching this much weight.

Chest/Triceps

Flat Barbell Bench Press 305 lbs x 6, 315 x 6, 325 x 5

Incline Barbell Bench Press 260 lbs x 6, 265 x 6, 270 x 6

Decline Barbell Bench Press 280 lbs x 8, 285 x 8, 290 x 8

Lying Tricep Extensions 145 lbs x 10, 150 x 8

Seated Tricep Extensions 135 lbs x 9, 140 lbs x 8

Seated One Arm Tricep Extensions 45 lbs x 12, 50 x 10

Dips (bodyweight) x 20

Dumbell Kickbacks 40lbs x 20, 45 x 20

[daddyzzs]

Batman your doing a great job keep it up. When you going to post some pic's you sound huge!

[Batman360]

Batman your doing a great job keep it up. When you going to post some pic's you sound huge!

Thank you. Friday is the day, which is the end of week 4. Stay Tuned!

[jbm]

More pics! fellow batman!

[Batman360]

Day 26 May 12, 2009

No back trouble at all today so squats were not a torture. I pushed myself really hard today. It's scary seeing myself lift this weight in the mirror cause my face turns purple and veins are popping out all over my face lol. Squats up 20 lbs from last week. My squat goal has been reached. Maybe I'll take it to 4 plates easy side (405 lbs)? Leg Press is giving me trouble though because my bone was hurting where my calves are. I could feel the pain from my ankle all the way to my knees. I will probably take a break from leg press and find another exercise to replace it for a while till the pain goes away. A funny thing happened today when I was eating. My jaw was getting pumped as I was eating and it got so intense that I had to take a break because my jaw went numb.

Quads

Squats 345 lbs x 8, 355 x 8, 365 x 8

Leg Press 630 lbs x 6, 640 x 6

Leg Extensions 170 lbs x 10, 190 x 10, 210 x 10

[K.O]

LOFL. Also getting those viens popping out!!! the thing is the burst veins leave red freckle type marks.

Also had ball shrinkage by about 40%. I think its normal after the 2-4 weeks. Hopefully they will stay the same size and not get any smaller while on the cycle. Ive noticed some hair is beginning to go, so might get some propecia for that.

Also have you had any gyno probs yet? As i have had some small lumps but dont seem to hurt or the nipples arent sensitive or anything? Might just be some muscle around the nipple or something? But to be safe am taking some tamoxifen 20mg each other day just before bed.

Lookign forward to injection number 7!!!! Then the strength should really kick in.

[Batman360]

So thats what those red freckle marks are. I've got them around my traps and neck after some workouts. I don't think I have any gyno yet but I have noticed my nipples are more sensitive. I think I've had hair loss but I can't be certain yet till I get my hair cut in a few days.

[xo3et]

AWESOME log, keep this up man im loving this.