Test E cutting Log (First Cycle)

[stokes33]

Hey Everyone,

I'm starting my very first cycle I'm just waiting for my gear to come in. I'm going to be running a log, along with pics and videos.

Stats -

Age: 22
Weight: 170
Height: 5'8
Bf%: 16-18
Somotype: Endo/Meso
Been lifting for about 5 years, just became serious about it 2 years ago.

Here's an outline of my cycle.

Weeks 1 - 10: Test E 500mg/week
Weeks 1 - 10: Arimidex .25 EOD

PCT:
Weeks 12 - 14: Nolva 40mg/ed
Weeks 14 - 16: Nolva 20mg/ed

Outline of my diet

Diet:
8:20 am: Pre Workout - 1 cup yogurt + 25g Whey Protein

10:30 am: Post Workout - 1 cups oats and 50g Whey protein

11:30 am: Snack - 5 eggs. Fruit (Apple or Orange)

2:00 pm: Lunch - 6 oz Grilled chicken breast or Two Grilled Beef patties or 6 oz Tilapia. 1 cup Steamed Veggies or 1 cup Brown rice.

4:00 pm: Snack - Whey Protein Shake 50g

6:00 pm: Dinner - 6 oz Grilled chicken breast or Two Grilled Beef patties or 6 oz Tilapia.

10:00 pm: Pre Bed - 35g of Casein and 5 g fiber.


Training Schedule:

Monday -
Chest/Biceps and Cardio
Chest
5 min Cardio Warm up
Incline Dumbbell Press: 4 x 8-12
Incline Dumbbell Flies: 3 x 8-12
Flat Dumbbell Press: 3 x 8-12
Cable Crossovers: 7 x 8-12
Biceps
Barbell Curls: 4 x 8-12
Dumbbell Curls: 3 x 8-12
Preacher Curls: 7 x 8-12

20 min Interval Cardio.

Tuesday - Legs
Quads/Calves
Leg Extensions: 4 x 8-12
Squats: 3 x 8-12

Hack Squats: 3 x 8-12
Leg Presses: 7 x 8-12
Standing calf raises: 4 x 8-12
Seated Calf raises: 7 x 8-12

Wednesday -
Cadio only day

20 Min Interval Cardio

Thursday

Back/Traps/Triceps and Cardio

Dead lifts: 3 x 8-12
Pull ups: 4 x Failure
Barbell Rows: 3 x 8-12
Pulldowns: 3 x 8-12
Pullovers: 7 x 8-12
Dumbbell Shrugs: 4 x 8-12

Barbell Shrugs: 7 x 8-12

20 min interval cardio

Friday -
Delts/tri's and cardio
Dumbbell Press: 4 x 8-12
Bent over Lateral Raises: 3 x 8-12
Front Raises: 3 x 8-12
Delt Dek: 7 x 8-12
Close Grip Bench Press: 4 x 8-12
Tricep Pushdowns: 7 x 8-12

20 min interval cardio


Saturday
Hams and calves -
Dead lifts: 4 x 8-12
Lying Leg Curls: 3 x 8-12
Seated Leg Curls: 7 x 8-12
Standing calf raises: 4 x 8-12
Seated Calf raises: 7 x 8-12

Sunday - Off


My overall goal is to get down to 10% bf with this entire cycle so that I can be ready for summer.

If anyone has any tips, please let me know.

Thanks you guys.

[Morgoth]

Well I will be following this for sure. Good luck.

One thing I would mention is that your diet has no carbs in it. What gives bro? You are not going to gain much lean muscle without carbs. I understand that its a cutting cycle but you should have some carbs in it. The best place to put carbs in would be in your post workout meal, and then either in lunch or dinner. (or both)

[Kiki]

Diet is ok, personally wouldn't have 2 shakes back to back though.

1 PWO, and one before sleep for me.

[DaBullet]

Is there a reason you aren't running clomid in your pct aswell???

[stokes33]

Is there a reason you aren't running clomid in your pct aswell???

I'm not a big fan of clomid from the research I've done. In my opinion Nolva is a good choice. But thanks for your concern Anyone that has any opinions on this cycle, please don't hesitate to ask or tell.

[stokes33]

Okay, I hopefully should be getting my stuff today. I'm going to be doing a video log. I'll post the links to the video's here. Thanks guys.

[stokes33]

Very first video!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjhKo6BV89Y

Check it out

[stevey_6t9]

nice vid man will be following.

have you got all your macros and kcal details down for your diet?

thats whats going to make you cut down bf%.

[stokes33]

Thank you! Ya, I'll actually be doing Dave Palumbo's Keto Diet.

[stokes33]

Here's an update of my video log.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX6fFBrteqU

[number28]

Dudei love ur training split and dedication...
I will definitely be following, good luck broda!

[stokes33]

Thanks buddy, I appreciate the kind words

[HADOUKEN!]

Subbed

[stokes33]

Nothing really to report today, my leg's pretty sore, limping a little bit. Yesterday I was limping really bad, so I took four Tylenol and about an hour later my leg felt a lot better.

As far as training, today's my off day. Tomorrow, I'm training Chest/Bi's and some cardio as long as my leg isn't killing me.

[stokes33]

Okay, here's my lifts for today. I trained chest/bi's

Incline Dumbbell Press: 45x12, 80x8, 80x8, 80x8
Incline Dumbbell Flies: 40x12, 40x12, 40x12
Flat Dumbbell Press: 80x10, 80x10, 80x10
Cable Crossovers: 120x8, 120x8, 120x8, 120x8, 120x8, 120x8, 120x8
Biceps
Barbell Curls: 45x12, 65x10, 65x10, 65x10
Dumbbell Curls: 35x10, 35x10, 35x10
Preacher Curls: 55x10, 55x10, 55x10, 55x10, 55x10, 55x10, 55x10

Strength is the same so far, it hasn't even been a full week since I started my cycle, so by next wednesday, I'll hopefully notice some difference.

[stokes33]

Just so everyone knows, I took down the videos, for safety reasons. I'll just be doing a written log now.

I'm going to be trying to shoot my delt for the first time tonight. Doing quads is getting way to sore, I can't do cardio, which really sucks. So I figured I'd try my delt and see what happens. I'm going to be running the loaded syringe under hot water, to thin it out a bit, make the injection a little smoother.

[stokes33]

Woohoo! Did my delt a little while ago. Went pretty smoothly, my girlfriend was sitting there watching me lol This was my fourth injection, second week.

I injected, tried to aspirate with my hand, couldn't so I had to have my girlfriend aspirate for me, she did a great job for not know what she's doing.

My delt is a little sore but at least I'm not limping from another quad shot lol

[Matt]

I'm sorry to sound harsh here but you have no right using aas at this stage, yet again your looking for that magic pill....

Steroids arnt an accessory, this is a serious business that requires hard work sweat and dedication, none of which you have shown here...

I'm 38 years old so doing the simple things like reducing bf comes just that bit harder at my age, but because my bf% is slightly to high i shall wait and work hard to reduce it before i cycle. My body weight is below what it could be naturally so i shall wait to put that right before i cycle..

I shall bust a gut to correct these things before even thinking about cycling again....

Again sorry if i sound harsh but if you were really serious about bbing/training then you wouldn't of embarked on this ill conceived cycle......

[yannick35]

Thank you thank you thank you for your log i also plan maybe a test e only cycle and i really want to see how everything goes with you, how is your appetit, when i did test a while back it was crazy, i was always eating like a pig.

This time around i want to cut some bf i am a bit bigger then you 215 pounds with 22%bf.

Anyways keep that log going i want to see the end result.

[stokes33]

Start of my third week today, had my friend shoot me in my glute, when he was injecting, there was a burning feeling but after, not so bad. My glute is sore now, but not too bad. I hope it doesn't get any worse lol

Nothing to much to report, a little strength gain but nothing major, basically up about 5lbs with most of my exercises. Libido seems like it's going up, I'm horny as a mother plucker lol in the morning.

My appetite is about the same, I'm finding it harder to eat a cutting diet, but so far so good.

[Hcc5881]

Keep us updated!! How do I do a search for your videos on YouTube? What keyword do I use? The shortcut doesn't work on my iPhone.

[Hcc5881]

Disregard. Just saw that you took them down. Post some pics!

[shortybrolick]

Dude you could of put alot more weight on before cutting. But then again i don't know what your goals are...

[yannick35]

Test E burns like $hit in the glute YIKES i remember that much LOL

[stokes33]

Okay, i decided I'm going to be training chest twice a week, it's one of my weaker body parts so I'm going to seize the opportunity of taking test to train it twice a week. So today I trained chest/shoulders. Here's what I did.

Incline Dumbbell Press: 45x12, 70x12, 85x11, 90x12
Incline Dumbbell Flies: 50x12, 50x8, 50x8
Flat Dumbbell Press: 85x10, 85x10, 85x10
Pec Deck: 170x10, 170x8, 170x8, 170x8

Seated Dumbbell Press: 25x12, 50x10, 50x10, 50x10
Lateral Raise: 25x10, 25x10, 25x10
Barbell Front Raise: 60x10, 60x10, 60x10

So my strength has gone up some, not a ton but around 5lbs. Feeling strong. I believe it's starting to kick in a little. I give it another week or two before I fully feel it. I'm very excited!

[rauntu]

Is a TEST E only cycle conducive to cutting? I'm getting mixed opinions on this topic, although I know of people who seemed to lean up a bit on Test don't you usually get alot of bloating particularly in the face?

Just curious...

[stokes33]

Testosterone attached to any ester can be used for cutting, it really doesn't matter what ester it has attached to it, testosterone, combined with proper diet and cardio and help you lean out.

As far as bloating, I'm taking A dex which prevents water retention.

[gym_junki]

good luck on it mate, too mad i missd out on the video but it would be good to post up some piks thanks.

[stokes33]

Okay, so here's some pics. I'm about to start my fourth week on Test E this wednesday. Kinda feeling it, I'll give it another week or two to feel it.









So there's some pics. My diet hasn't been amazing, I've been slacking a bit. My appetite is up so it's definitely going to be hard to stick to a lower calorie diet for cutting.

Anyway, there's some pics, any questions or comments, please feel free.

[boxa06]

Has your bf lowered since you started?

[stokes33]

Maybe a little, not too much so far.

[boxa06]

I'm curious to see how you go leaning up with test e so i'll be following.. Good luck with your cycle man and keep us posted!

[Perrin195]

I'm curious how this works out too. I want to start my first cycle and was thinking of one similar to yours. I'm much older, bigger and more experienced which creates many important differences between us, but it still may give me some info until I get started.

[Rhinostout]

Keep up the update going with your log. I also started a similar
cycle with some test E as well. Except I'm gonna get some
Hcg/nolva in pct. I'm about the same weight and height but older so there will be some differences of course. Good luck with your goals.

[number28]

Keep up the update going with your log. I also started a similar
cycle with some test E as well. Except I'm gonna get some
Hcg/nolva in pct. I'm about the same weight and height but older so there will be some differences of course. Good luck with your goals.

I maybe mistaken but I believe hcg is best used during cycle to prevent testicular shrinkage.

[rauntu]

Subscribed. Any before pics?