I felt like sharing so here is my post!
My info: I am 26 y/o M. I have been dedicated to fitness and training my whole life. I am 5' 11 and I hold around 210, or 190lbs when I diet down to get lean. I have had times where I have followed strict nutrition plans- weighing all food and measuring + recording all meals as planned- and this has been when I reached my best shape. For a ballpark strength I have used the 100lbs dumbbells for chest press since I was 20 years old- at reps in and around 10 with them. I train with strict form.
Until the last year and a half of my life, I had never been out of shape. There literally was never a time when I did not have clear defined abdominals. Without going into too much detail- a year and a half ago I went through some significant difficulty with my life. I took time off training, and nutrition slipped. I had become out of shape. In all- I had taken about a year off of real, hard, committed training.
Six months of training later, I had regained a fair amount back to my baseline. Although, gains had really slowed down and it felt like my recovery was lacking. My sex drive, aggression, and motivation to train were all LOW. This is where I researched and chose to begin my first cycle.
I chose to use:
Test Prop- 100mg/EOD. (first 21 days)
Test Enanthate 500mg/week (weeks 1-10)
HCG- 250iu (2X/week throughout)
Arimidex- (0.5mg/EOD throughout)
Clomid for PCT
-One of my goals was to make fast- immediate gains. I may switch back to test prop at the end of the cycle before I transition to PCT.
I am JUST 12 days into my cycle and so far: I feel AMAZING. Literally, I am shocked as to how GOOD I feel. Never before have I had such hard, full pumps. It brought back the energy, and feel-good euphoria that I used to get from training when I was 18.
My motivation to train, energy, self-esteem, sex-drive are all very high. Specifically I would like to comment on how great my sex drive is. I couldn't be happier that I have a further 9 weeks of this.
I can clearly see that my body has begun to build muscle- my chest is fuller, and my arms are fuller. Even the fat around my abdomen is reduced. So I have built muscle, and reduced fat- already.
For the very few (if any) negatives, I can see that my skin is probably 25% more oily. It's still cold winter here- and my skin is just how it would usually be in July. This is minor. My hands have felt slightly swollen on a couple of the days- only noticeable in my hands when I make fists they feel a bit tight, this seems to have passed. There has been significant Post-injection pain. When pinning quad it was moderate- after switching to glute or delt the pain was greatly reduced. Yes- the test prop does hurt post-injection, I agree.
I have also been sleeping more- I typically toss and turn at night. Since starting Test I have slept SOLID calmly throughout the night.
At this point- my decision to start a test only cycle- BEST decision I feel that I have made in some time. Very happy I did it.
Also- thanks to everyone who posted info on here I have done a lot of helpful reading.
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