
Originally Posted by
kml999
hey ronnie,
i am in the middle of my 3rd cycle 750mg test e and 400mg deca cycle (right now i’ve reached to 1g test e and 500 deca last wk). I have completed 12wks and the planned cycle was to take this cycle up to 20wks or even a bit more (that’s non sts), but now i have noticed that i hit a plateau. Diet is good, but having a hard time in maintaining fat. My body bulks really well when i eat fatty food. Tried high protein/high carb/low fat and high protein/moderate carb/high fat and my body responds better to higher fats better. Using 1-1.5iu of hgh to burn fat or at least maintain fat. I am having a hard time maintaining belly size even when. My stomach sticks out further every meal. My appetite is crazy. I can eat a whole meal and after 45mins i am craving for sweets or another meal. My tsh is within range but closer to the hyper end. Cardio is 30mins on workout days. right there is your problem-too much cardio! Cardio causes you to get hungry and carve sugar carbs! 2 to 3 days high intensity interval cardio a week at 10-15 minutes per session is plenty! any longer and i get lactic acid in my front legs
since i have other questions i will try to make it much easier for you to read:
1-during reload/deload period what is the recommended rest/break time taken between sets? 1 min? Or maybe more? I hear people say don’t follow timing and listen to your heart rate or even better to monitor it. I like around 90 seconds for smaller body parts and around 120 for medium size. For the largest msucles like legs i like 3 to 4 minutes on compound movements. Don't over think it.
2- since i’m already on cycle i started with deload right now so i can get into the sts schedule. Since i was lifting hard and dosage were high for me this cycle decided to jump into the deload phase instead of the reload. Now should i deload using 250mg test or 500mg? 250 is good
3- when i am back to reload (which will be my 1st) should i go back to deca or switch to another aas? This is what i have with me test e, tren e, mast e, eq, deca. All brewed and dosed properly. I even have short ester gear such as test p and dbol, but i like to do long estered gear this cycle just for simplicity. it's hard to beat a test/tren/mast combo!
4- which routine looks better when bulking and muscle recovery? And does the rest days look fine?
A:
Sat-chest
sun-triceps/biceps, calves
mon- shoulder, traps
tues- back
wed- legs
thurs- off
frid-off
or
b
sat-chest/biceps
sun-shoulder, traps
mon- legs
tues- off
wed- back, triceps
thurs- off
fri- off
try this-
chest/biceps
off
back/rear delts
off
shoulders/triceps/traps
legs
off
repeat
5- how would you follow the 6-12 sets rule if a particular day is a chest/bicep day? Just curious. Would it look like 3 chest exercises (4 sets each) and 3 biceps exercises (4 sets each)? 10 is good for chest. 10 is good for biceps. Snow i know you stated 6-12 sets in the reload phase for each muscle group, but if you noticed that combo above shows two muscle groups, so if i follow the given example the total number of sets that day would be 12 chest sets + 12 bicep sets giving a total of 24 sets that day, which i have a feeling will burn me out. How to overcome this? keep work sets around 20 total per session. If that does not work reduce work sets for major body parts like chest and biceps to 8. 12 sets would be the maximum for a body part like the chest and is not suitable for everyone. You need to list your entire routine with work sets for me to help on this.
looking forward to give the sts reload a try