All Guts and Glory - My First Test Cycle

[Wildebeest]

Hi all. I've done my research but I was hoping you'd be able to critique my cycle to see if I can improve on anything.

Background: I've been playing competitive sport for the last 14 years and spent a fair amount of time in the gym. Used to play club rugby and weighed in at a hefty 286lbs at one stage. Cleaned up my diet over the last 4 years and am now down to the following stats:

Age: 27
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 201lbs
BF: 22%

Now doing MMA and really want to realise my physical potential so have decided it's time for an intensive cut. I'd like to finally see my abs for the first time!

My Diet

Breakfast

2/3 cups rolled oats
2 scoops protein powder
15g natty PB

P/F/C: 59/16/42 561cals

Lunch

300g chicken breast
125g brown rice
75g baby spinach
1/2 tsp olive oil

P/F/C: 77/9/45 595cals

Snack/Pre-Workout

PB&J Sandwich on Spelt Bread

P/F/C: 16/11/24 274 cals

During Workout

40g malto
2 scoops whey

P/F/C: 48/0/40 398cals

Dinner

300g chicken breast
125g broccoli
1/2 tsp olive oil
1tbsp 70% reduced fat sour cream

P/F/C: 74/10/2 403 cals

Pre-Bed
2 scoop casein powder

P/F/C: 40/1/3 180 cals

Total: 2411 cals, 313g protein, 47g fat, 155g carbs

Workouts

40 mins cardio ED
BJJ - 1 hour on Wednesday and Saturday, 2 hours on Monday and Thursday

2 day split of 5x5 compound movements (pull-ups, DLs, squats, bench etc.)

Gear

T3: Taper up then 75mcg from Week 2-14
Albuterol: 16mg ED, 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off

Test Cyp: 250mg pinned every Mon AM and Thurs PM from Week 1-12
Adex: 0.25 mg EOD

PCT
Nolva: 40/40/20/20, 14 days after last pin


What do you reckon? Your critique is much welcome.

 

[insanityapproved]

damn , 200g veggies per day? that's like 2 bites ? I eat 500g in a single meal lol

 

[TheSVPdeal]

You are way too fat for steroids and your PCT is crap. Should've read the stickies first.

Your T3 and albuterol stack is worthless at your body fat.

 

[searay]

You are way too fat for steroids and your PCT is crap. Should've read the stickies first.

Your T3 and albuterol stack is worthless at your body fat.

think you could be a bit more harsh? jeeesh

NO QUESTIONS....LOOK EVERYTHING UP AND THEN HAVE YOUR OWN CONVERSATION.

 

[searay]

how about something like;
awesome job on the weight loss dude. your diet looks outstanding and the cyle looks good. your pct looks weak however and youll want to have more than just nolva for it. plenty of info. on here to fix that though so best of luck and be safe.

 

[SWOLNUTZ]

He probably didn't see your current weight, because at 201 lbs and 6'1", that's a good height to mass ratio in my opinion. And dropping down 85 lbs is big deal too. I bet you feel a lot better now? As far as your diet, it's definitely on point, you might have to end up adding some calories (in carbs) if you start feeling too weak. That's essentially a competition diet and I remember seeing something similar on another website because I did a double take with the "Maltodextrin". I had not seen that used before.

As far as the cycle, it looks pretty decent. The PCT might be improved though. Here's what I would do, take nolvadex for one week (beginning 2 weeks after your last pin), then at 3 weeks, drop the nolvadex and run clomid at around 100 mg/day for 2-3 weeks. Some folks say 3, but for 500 mg test x week, you could probably get away with just two weeks. Then, after that, you might want to have some HCGenerate on hand and take a few of those a day for a few weeks. It really helps to make you feel better. Overall you'll get pretty good results from that cycle, but having been up to 286 lbs in the past, you'll want to keep an eye on your eating, and I think your diet addresses that.

Good Luck and keep us posted.

 

[TheSVPdeal]

think you could be a bit more harsh? jeeesh

NO QUESTIONS....LOOK EVERYTHING UP AND THEN HAVE YOUR OWN CONVERSATION.

You wanna juice but you're gonna get all sensitive like a girl?

Let me rephrase my post:

Great job with losing weight and making the decision to live longer. I chalk that one up with wanting to breathe air. Congratulations on that too. At 22%, you're too fat for steroids. You risk your heart. Your PCT is shitty. There are stickies that will outline one for you. Your T3 and albuterol stack is great for those with low enough body fat for it to make a difference. Yours on the other hand is too high and the shortcut to fat loss won't work.

I hope that this was more of what you were looking for.

 

[the small soldier]

All this "too fat for steroids" is debatable. All top level IPF heavyweights take tons of gear and THEY ARE FAT AS HELL! I think it really depends on goals and you possibly your outlook on life.

 

[Wildebeest]

searay and swolnutz: Thanks for the good words and input. I'll re-work my PCT and post it up again later today. swolnutz, I'm aware my carbs are a bit on the low side. Is there virtue in upping them daily or should I just do a carby re-feed one meal a week if I'm feeling too weak?

thesvpdeal: I am glad that T3 and Albuterol do not quite work like yourself: It's not like I swallow the pills and they say "Hey man, you're too fat, we're not going to do any work". I know I will be darn surprised if that's how it actually works. My diet is and has been in check for the last 4 years, so I don't see a danger of rebound fat gain. I just want to do a 12 week intensive cut and if I'm going to put in the effort to follow a squeaky clean diet and great training program, I see them as excellent tools for MAXIMISING my results. I have no delusions of getting to single digit bodyfat with this cycle.

 

[lander2312]

YOu need to be taking the HCgenerate during your cycle. It helps stop your nutz from shutting down, thus making pct easier. YOu recover quicker.