Muscle Addictions S-4 & MK-2866 SARMs Cycle

[muscleaddiction]

Whaz up EF family!

So this will be my very first experience with SARMs, and I am excited to say the least. I have done much research, and with assistance of some very knowledgeable brothers on this forum I have a nice SARMs cycle laid out with some additional support supplements to go along with it. I know this isn't your typical exciting AAS cycle like most here, but this really is a bridge between cycles, and to give SARMs a try. For this cycle I am looking for a recomposition, drop body fat while maintaining or even gaining lean muscle. The SARMs I am going to go with are S-4 and MK-2866 from Uniquemicals. I am currently finishing off a PCT from an Epi-Strong cycle, and had this planned as a bridge between cycles, and to just continue to keep moving towards my goal is to get on stage again and compete hopefully this year.

I really was debating whether or not I was going to create a log for this as I am infamous for starting a log out strong and detailed, and falling into procrastinating behavior, work, family, life taking my time and I think you know where I am going with this. But there are a couple of brothers here who are motivating me to do so, Dylan and FL3X have offered to keep me honest, help me follow through on my log, and give support so we will see if this helps lol!!! It actually is giving me more motivation to follow through completely time, so as they say “let’s kill this sh*t!!!”

Cycle:

1-10 Uniquemicals S-4 (50 mg ED, 25 mg morning/ 25 mg evening) may adjust depending on sides
1-10 Uniquemicals MK-2866 (25 mg ED morning) this should be fine
1-10 Bridge (3 caps ED)
1-10 Need2Slin (4 caps ED, spread out 30 min prior to carb meals, pre-fasted cardio)
1-10 Anabeta (4 Caps ED)
1-10 Forged Steel (RD)
1-4 Forged Burner (RD)

I will also be using these staple supplements:

Gear (10 caps ED pre/post workout, in-between meals)
Ruthless 3D Multi Vitamin (3 caps ED spread w/meals)
EFA’s (6 softgels ED w/meals)
Whey to Build Muscle and Muscle Replenisher proteins for shakes
Creatine & BCAA’s Powerchews (15 grams Creatine ED, BCAA’s for sweet tooth attacks!!!)
N2KTS or PWO Zero Loss or PWO Powerchews (obviously pre-workout)
HCGenerate (will have on hand, but just finishing off 2 consecutive bottles so take a break from it)

Diet/Nutrition:

My maintenance calories are around 3400 ED, so to start I will target my calories around 2900 cals on training days, and 2400 cals on non-training days and see how that works and adjust as needed. I want to be able to have some room to tweak, plus I end up looking flat when I diet down, and I don’t like it! I will carb cycle, and schedule my moderate carb days on leg/chest days for more fuel obviously. My carbohydrate sources will mainly be yams/sweet potatoes, Ezekiel bread, Quinoa, Black Beans, Oats, and Brown Rice. As you see all of my carbohydrates are high in fiber, and of course I will be eating a ton of Broccoli, Zucchini, Asparagus (when not so pricey), salads, and green beans, I am big on organic veggies, and I can’t get enough of them! Healthy fats will be peanut butter, olive oil, Avocado, Almonds, stuff like that. Proteins will be chicken, turkey, lean steak or ground round (always grass fed), eggs, fish, and shakes. I make these really good homemade Rocky Road Protein Bars, and will check the macros on those because they are great for those times at work when you are going from meeting to meeting, or in a classroom training so I will have those ready anyway, because my 6 year old little girls likes them too

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Cardio:

I am at 5 days a week @ 45 minutes treadmill, and will continue with that and increase/modify as needed. I am going to learn how to jump rope too, my little girl is going to teach me she says

, so that will be some good addition to the other cardio. I will not do cardio on leg days and I will give myself off Sundays for family and chore day we will see if I can stay out of the gym lol!!!

Weights:

HEAVY!!! 5x5, 15-20 rep sets, 8-10 rep sets, 100’s, I will mix it up all the time and my energy levels at times will determine what I do but it is all about keeping the muscle guessing!

Stats:

228 lbs.
6’1” (lost an inch or two over the years from heavy squats and dead’s lol!!)
41 years young!!!
BF% (unknown at this time, but will post progress photos, keep my wife’s involvement and interest)
Been lifting for 18+ years, competed in 2005 & 2007 (1st place and (3) 2nd place finishes, and want to place overall my next time on stage.

I hope you will follow along on this one, as I will put 1000% into this goal of mine. I am going to play it safe and say realistically I will be updating this log every 3 days, but will do it more frequently as necessary. Although, this is my first dabble at SARMs, and am really excitied to see how they work for me, so my ambition and desire is there...and now that I have brothers in my corner, lets do this!

Thanks for reading my biography lol!!! Hopefully you will follow along.

 

[muscleaddiction]

Day #1:

Alright, this is the first day of the cycle and this morning at 4:15 am I took my first dose of S-4 and MK-2866. I will say...the taste is much to be desired

...no like the taste!! Although, not as bad as some of the research chems I have had in the past.

I hit back this morning and cardio for 45 minutes on the treadmill. I still have some supplements left from PCT (like 2 more days worth of Post Cycle/Unleashed, N2 Burn, quite a bit left of N2 Flame and N2 Stim) so I am going to just continue to finish those off while starting the cycle. I dropped my Bridge dose from double to single, and will keep it at 3 caps ED (morning/afternoon/evening meals) for rest of cycle. I will just lay out my back routine from this morning:

Lat Pulldowns: 6 sets (15/12/10/10/8/8), 120/150/180/210/240/255
Close Grip Seated Rows: 4 sets (15/12/12/12), 200/225/250/250
Close Grip High Rows: 4 sets (12/12/12/12), 250 (I add two 25 lb weights to the stack due to it only goes to 200) reason for high reps
Bent Over DB Rows: 4 sets (12/10/8/8), 75/85/95/100
Deadz: 4 sets (10/8/6/6), 225, 315, 355, 405 (my lower back has been bothering me a bit, so just concentrated on strict form and did static holds after each set for 30-60 seconds)

So that was the workout for today, I may hit biceps later in my garage gym, but at home with my daughter today (Spring Break) so if weather is nice we will go out and play!

Gotta go eat...enjoy your day!!!

 

[muscleaddiction]

Day #2:

I just got back from the gym, today was supposed to be just cardio, but did some biceps as well...I took my doses of s-4 and MK-2866, need2slin, Anabeta, 6 caps of N2 Amp, gear, and 1 scoop PWO Zero Loss and sweated like a mofo! Did 45 minutes fasted cardio first , then hit a lot of negatives and forced reps on biceps and the pumps were outrageous! They were like little lobsters popping out of the tail shell, just painfully engorged with blood...love it! Everything just feels really tight, full muscles, nice vascularity, I am really enjoying this. I know this isn't a cycle of Test or anything...that is coming later...but really a great sense of wellbeing, and feeling strong.

This was my bicep workout:

DB Curls (rotating wrists so palms are facing floor on negatives): 4 sets (12/10/8/8), 30/35/40/45 lbs
Standing EZ Bar Curls: 4 sets (10/8/8/6), 95/115/125/130 lbs...slow negatives
Preacher BB Curls: 4 sets (8/8/8/8), 125 lbs...slow negatives
Low Cable Curls: 3 sets (10 reps), 100 lbs...negatives all the way

Just sitting here updating and drinking a Rocky Road WTBM shake w/10 grams creatine...no carbs, low carb/calorie day today, and waiting for my little girl to wake up...some nice quiet time for me.

Later!!

 

[RickRock13]

Subbed bro! Nice curls! That is some big weight....especially slow and controlled

 

[muscleaddiction]

Subbed bro! Nice curls! That is some big weight....especially slow and controlled

Yeah, glad I didn't have to shave today...that would have been impossible lol!

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[muscleaddiction]

Day #4:

So, I took my doses of S-4 (25 mg) and MK-2866 (25 mg), need2slin, Anabeta, 6 caps of N2 Amp, Gear, and 1 scoop N2KTS (Green Apple, mixed with EAA-BCAA...had some left that I sip on during workout). I did 45 minutes fasted cardio first , and then it was time to hit shoulders. I decided to do cardio first for fasted utilizing need2slin, plus it was cold and I like to have the body warmed up prior to hitting the weights. I hit shoulders pretty good...

Shoulder/Trap workout:

Low Cable Crossing Side Lateral Raises: 5 sets/1 warm up, (20/15/12/10/10 reps), 20/25/30/35/40 lbs...nice and pumped
Military Press: 4 sets (10/8/8/6 reps), 135/185/205/225 lbs...last set performed drop set back to 135 for slow negatives
DB Alternating Front Raises: 4 sets (10 reps), 35/40/45/50
DB Side Lateral Raises (thumbs up): 4 sets (12/10/10/8 reps), (25/30/35/35)...controlled, slow negatives...good burn!
(Superset w/)Trap bar Shrugs: 4 sets (12 reps...2 second hold at top), 225 lbs...I can shrug more, but will do HEAVY when I go to Powerhouse on weekend when I have access to a powerack.

My shoulders were feeling really pumped up today...to the point they were painful. I think the combination of N2 Amp, N2KTS, and SARMs (specifically S-4) really got the blood flowing to the body part I was training. I had a very nice round cantelope look to them in the mirror...nice and full!

Once I got home from the gym, prior to the shower, I had a Muscle Replenisher shake, my dose of Bridge, Anabeta, Gear, and at this time I also took my first dose of Forged Burner to keep my metabolism ramped up after my workout...and damn that stuff is good! I took it with 1 N2 Stim as well...nice smooth energy all morning!!!

There is one thing that I notice when taking my 2nd dose of S-4 in the afternoon...kind of a rush of aggression, it is hard to describe, I don't feel it in the morning most likely due to I'm jacked up on my pre-workouts, and I just woke up at 4 a.m. Like yesterday, when I got home from work it was a bit late, but I try and space out S-4 every 12 hours. I took my 25 mg dose and proceeded to make dinner...chicken tenderloins, asparagus, and the wife and daughter also had rice...I had a Greek Yogurt for desert. Anyway, I have been feeling this rush of aggression while I was cooking dinner...to the point where I get cocky, as I said hard to explain. When I get home I will take my dose and see how I can better explain it.

I weighed myself yesterday (OFF day from gym...had to get some rest) at 226.5 which is already down from 228-230, so moving in the right direction, but the initial weight loss is more dramatic than it will continue to be I'm sure.


Later!!

 

[thedarkhalf]

subbed!

 

[underattack]

Subbed

 

[muscleaddiction]

Day #5:

Good morning folks! So yesterday I did my morning supplement ritual (not going to keep posting the same information every time...you know what I am supplementing with lol!!) and was able to go to Powerhouse Gym for my leg day. I was disappointed to say the least due to I hit a freaking wall during my workout! I didn't eat any carbs the night before, or prior to my workout (my fault), just had one of my protein bars. So this is what I was able to accomplish thought...

Legs (mostly quads):

Warm up: Exercise Bike for 15 minutes (level 10 to warm up the knees)

Leg Extensions: 5 sets/1 warm up, (20/15/12/10/10 reps), 100/130/160/190/220 lbs...got their attention!!!
Leg Press: 8 sets (15/12/10/10/8/8/8/6 reps), 485/665/845/935/1025/1115/1115/1115 lbs...this is where I hit the wall!!!
Squats: 4 sets (10 reps), 135/225/225/225...made sure form was on par, ass to the ground, and I was winded big time!
Hammer Strength Extensions (with static holds at top): 4 sets (10 reps), (50/90/90/90)...controlled, hold at top of each rep for 2 count, slow negatives...I was done !

I really do hate having a sub-par workout to start my day, but my legs and glutes are pretty sore today so I got something done. I am about to head to the gym for hams/calves/cardio and then enjoy the rest of the day dying Easter eggs with my little girl .

I ate an additional serving of oatmeal yesterday after my workout, and had a ton of protein and veggies for lunch and dinner, Greek Yogurt w/Rocky Road protein mixed in for snack in the afternoon (taste just like pudding...so freaking good!), a few shakes (Muscle Replenisher after training, WTBM the rest of them), and homemade protein bars for snacks when hunger hit...but not to over do it...just wanted to make sure I fueled today's workout.

I hear the strength comes on gradually with SARMs, so am just waiting for that to happen...but I honestly feel that nutrition had a big play in yesterday's workout...or lack there of.

Well, wish me luck, heading to gym now to get it done!

 

[chesty]

I have used both s4 and mk2866. I mainly hate the taste! I couldn't tell if they were helping or not since I was on gear as well. Keep up the work and let us know how the stuff works/doesn't work for you.

 

[muscleaddiction]

Day #8 & #9:

Alright, let’s catch up a bit, everything is going pretty well and I am just staying disciplined to my nutrition and training, as well as the supplement regimen. Nothing has changed as far as dosing except for I am dosing the 2nd dose of S-4 in the afternoon (8-12 hours apart depending on when I wake up). I am feeling good, a couple of days I was a bit tired but that may have been due to not getting enough sleep last week during the early part of the week, the Forged Burner is doing me good for energy though (still stacking it with my leftover N2 Stim and Flame). So yesterdays workout (Day #8) was chest/abs:

Hammer Strength Incline Press: 5 sets/1 warm up, (20/12/10/8/8 reps), 90/140/180/230/270 lbs, nice pump at this point
Incline DB Press (palms in): 4 sets (10/8/8/6 reps), 75/80/85/90 lbs
Decline BB press (wide grip): 4 sets (10/8/6/4-12 reps), 185/225/245/265-185 burn out set
Incline Low Cable Flys: 4 sets (12/10/10/8 reps), (50/70/90/100), controlled, slow negatives, good burn!
Chest Press Machine: 4 sets (10 reps, slow negative), 140/150/160/170

Abs: Lying leg raises, knee-ups, and cable crunches…done!!!

So this morning’s workout (which is Day #9) was shoulders/cardio:

DB Overhead Press: 6 sets/1 warm up, (20/5/5/5/5/5 reps), 40/60/70/80/90 lbs
Side Lateral DB raises: 4 sets (10/8/8/6 reps), 35/40/45/50 lbs
BB Upright Rows (wide grip): 4 sets (12 reps), 50/60/70/80 lbs
Pec Deck Rear Delts: 4 sets (12/10/10/8 reps), 145/160/175/190 lbs


45 minutes cardio on treadmill (3.8 @ 6% incline)…fasted!!!

This morning I was pressed for time, so the shoulder workout was done in 35 minutes total, just moved through as fast as I could without sacrificing exercises and range of motion, to know me is to know I am all about form!!! If you ask anybody in either gym I train at my form is dialed at all times, I don’t do too many cheat reps, I feel like I’m cheating myself out of the set.

Right now I just reached into my lunchbox and pulled out my afternoon Rocky Road pudding, 1 cup NF Plain Greek Yogurt mixed w/ 1 scoop Rocky Road protein, 55 grams of protein, 11 grams carbs, and approx 240 calories, delicious!

 

[muscleaddiction]

I have used both s4 and mk2866. I mainly hate the taste! I couldn't tell if they were helping or not since I was on gear as well. Keep up the work and let us know how the stuff works/doesn't work for you.

Yup, the taste sucks! I am only on Day #9 so not sure of too much yet except I have gone down from 228 to 223.5 lbs...and the gym owner where I train commented yesterday that I have leaned out noticably in a week...so moving in the right direction.

 

[obsessedwliftin]

Late to the party bro but subbing.

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[muscleaddiction]

Late to the party bro but subbing.

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Thanks for the support brotha! Just trying to stay true!

 

[muscleaddiction]

subbed!

Thanks for following, something is happening... leanness is becoming noticeable!

 

[muscleaddiction]

Subbed

Good to have a few following me and keeping me focused...thanks bro!!

 

[chesty]

It gets better. The slower the fat loss the better too!

 

[TheSVPdeal]

I'm subbed now Dog. Can't wait to watch this. I'll be posting my similar bridge into cycle as well.

Kill it Bro!

 

[muscleaddiction]

It gets better. The slower the fat loss the better too!

Sweet...that is encouraging, I have been targeting slow and steady weight loss due to I really get that sunken in look in my face when I diet down so trying to avoid that and muscle loss of course...cardio now, then arms...fun day!

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[muscleaddiction]

I'm subbed now Dog. Can't wait to watch this. I'll be posting my similar bridge into cycle as well.

Kill it Bro!

Sweet bro...if you were here I would offer you a protein bar

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[TheSVPdeal]

Sweet bro...if you were here I would offer you a protein bar

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If we were local, we would have a protein fest and would probably have to invite all local gym rats. Maybe charge em

 

[muscleaddiction]

Day #10

Just wanted to post up my workout from this morning...which was fasted cardio and biceps/triceps:

This was my bicep/tricep workout:

Preacher Curl Machine: 5 sets...1 warm up (20/12/10/10/10), 80/100/120/140/160 lbs
Seated BB Curls: 4 sets (10/8/8/6), 75/85/95/105 lbs...slow negatives and 2 second holds, tension the whole time
Low Cable Rope Curls: 4 sets (12/10/10/8), 120/130/140/160 lbs...squeeze at the top of movement, really hit peaks
Reverse Grip Ez Bar Curls: 3 sets (10 reps), 120 lbs...negatives all the way

Rope Presses: 5 sets...1 warm up (20/12/10/10/10), 80/120/140/160/170 lbs
Lying DB Extensions: 4 sets (10/8/8/6), 25/30/35/35 lbs
Close Grip Push-ups: 4 sets (12 reps)

This was a light tricep workout as I will hit them again this weekend at my other gym...better equipment and free weight benches for close grip bench press.

Cardio was performed first...normal 45 minutes treadmill 3.8 @ 6% incline, slow and steady, sweated like a pig due to N2 Amp and need2slin dosed prior to.

One thing I am trying out this morning is IF...so the last thing I had to eat last night at 8 pm was my desert of 1 cup NF Plain Greek Yogurt w/ 1 scoop Rocky Road WTBM whey protein mixed...can't get enough of this stuff!!! I have had BCAAs this morning along with my other supplements...including Forged Burner, N2 Stim and Flame, and SARMs of course. I have to say I thought it would be more difficult, yes I am really hungry right now, but just been drinking my coffee and drinking water and will have my first meal a noon...which will consist of 10 egg whites w/ 1 packet low sugar instant oatmeal mixed together, peanut butter, Muscle Replenisher shake (normally would have this within 45 minutes of training)...and then later will have 8 oz ground turkey with asparagus, broccoli, and zuchinni, and Greek Yogurt...not sure what I will have for dinner yet...will decide later.

I just wanted to see how I would react to the whole not eating thing during IF, and I think I am handling it pretty damn well...I will eat in 1 1/2 hours and eat for the following 8 hours and maybe try it again for tomorrow...or just change it up a bit each day and keep my body guessing.
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[muscleaddiction]

If we were local, we would have a protein fest and would probably have to invite all local gym rats. Maybe charge em

Sounds like a plan...need to stop talking about food right now, trying the IF protocol this morning to see how I would react...and I am very hungry with 80 minutes left until feed!!!

 

[zedhed]

Nice biceps workout bro. Those are some pretty dam impressive numbers you have there man. Good for you bro.

 

[obsessedwliftin]

Damn bro that's pretty impressive numbers on that routine right there! Very nicely done sir.

 

[muscleaddiction]

Nice biceps workout bro. Those are some pretty dam impressive numbers you have there man. Good for you bro.

Thanks bro, I am huge on proper form so all of my lifts are strict form, no cheating or swinging, but I am pretty strong...but also have some weak points as well...biceps are actually one of them lol! Had to get this arm workout done in 45 minutes...so was minimal rest between sets, with some supersets transitioning from bis to tris...all good shit though...burning and pumped!

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[21"GunSalute]

Whats up man, a liitle late also but im along for the ride on this. Good log so far bro, good progress, keep up the hard work and keep killing it.

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[muscleaddiction]

Whats up man, a liitle late also but im along for the ride on this. Good log so far bro, good progress, keep up the hard work and keep killing it.

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Thanks man...the more to keep me honest the better!

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[muscleaddiction]

Damn bro that's pretty impressive numbers on that routine right there! Very nicely done sir.

Thanks OWL...motivation is appreciated! Desire creates power!

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[obsessedwliftin]

Thanks OWL...motivation is appreciated! Desire creates power!

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Hell yeah bro! We will push each other and kill that shit.

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[muscleaddiction]

Hell yeah bro! We will push each other and kill that shit.

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Guaranteed bro!

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[RickRock13]

I'm curious on what your thoughts of IF will be in a couple weeks. It was very effective for me on cutting. I even built muscle while on it...good stuff!!

 

[muscleaddiction]

I'm curious on what your thoughts of IF will be in a couple weeks. It was very effective for me on cutting. I even built muscle while on it...good stuff!!

Yeah I just decided to try it a day to see and it wasn't that bad as far as hunger pains, so I will do it tomorrow, so done until noon tomorrow PST, and only fasted cardio tomorrow so low cal day...I am getting comments now from several people on how lean I am looking, just more vascularity...nice! If this is the results then I will follow it for a bit .

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[TheSVPdeal]

Yeah I just decided to try it a day to see and it wasn't that bad as far as hunger pains, so I will do it tomorrow, so done until noon tomorrow PST, and only fasted cardio tomorrow so low cal day...I am getting comments now from several people on how lean I am looking, just more vascularity...nice! If this is the results then I will follow it for a bit .

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Give it a month. I did it for 4. It works.

 

[muscleaddiction]

Day #11:

No weights today...just 50 minutes cardio on treadmill @ 3.8 mph, 6% incline...just like the other days. I weighed myself this morning and I am down another 1/2 lb (223 even)...I really need to stop weighing myself regularly, I know better. So from now on once a week on Monday's I will weigh in.

Lets see if I can post some pics up today so I really put myself on the spot to keep disciplined and have all of you keep me focused and honest...




I really hate the lighting, and taking photos of myself...cropped out my ugly mug lol! Obviously you can verify it is me by my ink for future progress pics I will post weekly...but I look a bit soft and smooth in these...probably because I am lol!!

So here you go for today...and as always thanks for following along and keeping me honest!!!

Thanks family!!!​

 

[muscleaddiction]

I just wanted to share with you something I wrote to another brother of mine in regards to how I follow my nutrition and stay true to my lifestyle...

Bro, I will have my occassional slices of BBQ Chicken pizza, or head over to the HMB Brewery for a nice Mavericks Brown Ale and a plate of Grilled Fish tacos, or a Mavericks burger...but ultimately it is a lifestyle that I have adopted and that includes how and what I eat. The guilt sets in for me if I stray away from what my goals are...my motto is "if I'm not growing...I'm not happy!" I love food don't get me wrong, but if I can eat healthy, meaning grass fed beef, free range/cage free chicken, organic fruits and veggies, Greek Yogurt has become a savior in my nutrition...1 cup Greek Yogurt mixed with 1 scoop Rocky Road protein, my version of healthy pudding. I lead by example for my family and friends...I have a dozen or so friends that want me to regularly make them my homemade protein bars...they call them "Gold" lol!!! A good friend of mine who does Zumba like 2-3 times a day placed and order for 2 batches last night and doesn't care about the cost...she just wants them lol! My wife and daughter follow my lead as well...it truly is a lifestyle!

It all boils down to your desire and goals for yourself...mine is to be in condition to get ready for a BB competition in no more than 12 weeks...less if possible, 8 would be optimal. I look at it this way...I am 42 years old this year, I have had 42 years of eating basically anything and everything so to switch up the last half of my life and choose to follow a healthier way of nutrition and applying what I have learned over the years of training and my constant quest for building the best physique that I can with all the power inside of me...then that is what I am going to choose to do. It is a conscience decision at every meal I pack in my lunchbox for the day...for instance here is what I will eat today starting at noon (I am following IF with assistance of RickRock13 at moment...day 2...wish me luck!):

12 noon: 10 egg whites w/Low sugar cinnamon spice instant oatmeal and peanut butter (approx 2 tbsp) drizzled on top, 1/2 chicken breast.

2 pm: 2 baked chicken thighs and 1 homemade Rocky Road protein bar (basically the same as Better Protein bars, just tweaked a bit...added Flax Meal)...or protein shake

4 pm: 8 oz Ground Turkey w/Asparagus, Zuchinni, and Broccoli, 1 cup Brazilian style beans (mother-in-laws recipe, healthy!)

6 pm: 1 cup NF plain Greek Yogurt mixed w/1 scoop Rocky Road protein...my pudding

!

8 pm: 8-10 oz Baked Chicken Thighs, same veggies as above, 1 protein bar for dessert

So that is what is laid out for today, I also have additional protein shake in my cooler for one of the meals for added protein...but as you can see I am getting ample amout of protein a day. This is how I always eat except on the weekends is when I will get creative and make Ezekiel French Toast, Muscle Chili, eat some whole eggs...maybe some chicken apple sausage

, make grass fed burgers (homemade) with avocado, onion, lettuce, tomatoe, sweet potatoe fries, I think you get the picture...I get creative in the kitchen!

There is so much you can do with healthy food to make it fun and exciting to eat, I just create when I am in the kitchen!!!

So there you have it...that is how I roll in a nutshell...and you can do it to bro, EVERYONE can do it!

Just wanted to share that with you here...my nutrition is pretty much the same clean, healthy choices for food daily...and I ALWAYS pre-package up my meals and everything I make is pretty much muscle building fuel for my body!

 

[obsessedwliftin]

Bro you will be back in no time!!!!!! You can definitely tell where the work has been put in in the past bro.

 

[muscleaddiction]

Bro you will be back in no time!!!!!! You can definitely tell where the work has been put in in the past bro.

Yeah...under the flab lol! Thanks...I am going to give it my all and follow IF for 2-4 weeks, work on tweaking what and when I eat, and modify as needed...thanks to Rick's assistance and lighting a fire under my ass...which isn't a good thing with the protein farts lol! I will get there, I will compete, I will win the show and take overall...that is my mind set. Thanks for the words of encouragement and motivation, it goes a long way bro!

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[Evan Tipps]

Subbed. Love the log bro!

 

[muscleaddiction]

Subbed. Love the log bro!

Thanks brotha...more the merrier! If I know that there are many following along, I take that into the gym with me and push harder, eat that much cleaner, and keep focused on what I need to do...so again thank you!

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[TheSVPdeal]

...which isn't a good thing with the protein farts lol!. . .

My protein farts stopped almost entirely after adding a cup of Greek yogurt each day.

 

[muscleaddiction]

My protein farts stopped almost entirely after adding a cup of Greek yogurt each day.

Yeah mine too...I know live active cultures and enzymes help, as I too eat 1-2 cups Greek Yogurt daily, too damn good!

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[obsessedwliftin]

Don't you just love bodybuilding topics. Where else can you talk about expelling gas and it be accepted. I love this shit! Lmao

 

[muscleaddiction]

Don't you just love bodybuilding topics. Where else can you talk about expelling gas and it be accepted. I love this shit! Lmao

So true...expelling gas lmao! Comes with the territory though.

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[zedhed]

Man does it ever......add some broccoli and your a thunder cannon!

 

[muscleaddiction]

Man does it ever......add some broccoli and your a thunder cannon!

You aren't kidding there bro...the best is when I'm at the office and reheat my broccoli and chicken, my co-workers don't know what is worse, my gas or the smell of cooked broccoli permeating the office lol!!!

 

[21"GunSalute]

You aren't kidding there bro...the best is when I'm at the office and reheat my broccoli and chicken, my co-workers don't know what is worse, my gas or the smell of cooked broccoli permeating the office lol!!!

Haha lol yeah. What does it for me is the classic hard boiled eggs, always a killer haha.

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[muscleaddiction]

Day #12 & 13:

Well the past couple of days my energy levels have bottomed out...man yesterday was difficult as I just wanted to lay around and do absolutely nothing...but I got my workout done with the help of N2 Amp and PWO Powerchews. So, being I had the day off of work, I went to the gym around 10 a.m., big mistake! Too many people, too many trainers, I do not like crowds especially when I want to train without interruptions. So I started my workout with cardio...probably not the best thing to do considering being fasted and glycogen was at a minimum already from low carbs and fasted, but I did 50 min treadmill @ regular 3.8 mph, 6% incline. I was soaked in sweat afterwards and my sweat smelled heavy of ammonia...ketosis, but still managed to get through a light back workout:

Close Grip High Cable Rows: 5 sets-1 warm up, 20/15/12/10/10 reps, 150/180/200/225/225 lbs.
Bent Over BB Rows: 4 sets, 15/12/10/10 reps, 135/185/205/225 lbs.
One Arm DB Rows (off rack): 4 sets, 10/10/8/8 reps, 90/100/100/100 lbs. (DB at this gym only go to 100 )
Wide Grip Lat Pulldown: 4 sets, 12/10/8/6 reps, 160/190/220/230 lbs. (energy tanking hard!)
Pullups: 3 sets, 8/6/6 reps...lol! 223 lbs (my current weight)

Since my workout ended right around the time for my feed coming off of a 16 hour fast, I had a Muscle Replenisher shake, went and picked up my daughter from school, then came home and had:

10 egg whites w/1 pack Low Sugar Instant Oatmeal & 2 Tbsp Peanut Butter (still was hungry) so
1 Homemade Rocky Road Protein Bar for dessert .

I ended up eating this 2 hours later as well, then was eating leftovers from the week every 2 hours there after up until 8 pm (chicken, ground turkey w/veggies, spaghetti sauce with ground chicken, etc.)

So last night I hit the pillow a little late (11 pm), had both my wife and my daughter fall asleep on my lap watching a movie , then I slept in today to get some much needed sleep that I never seem to be able to get during the week, so I got about 9 hours last night and still feel tired. The wife is at work until 3:30 pm and I won't be able to get to the gym until later, so updating my log and going to make breakfast for the little one.

I will probably hit chest/calves/cardio this afternoon, hoping crowd will be light on a Saturday afternoon on the coast, and we will go from there. I will hit legs tomorrow at my other gym Powerhouse and eat some carbs today so I can hit them heavy!

Have a great day folks...train hard!

 

[obsessedwliftin]

MA sounds like your body is in an adjustment period to the IF diet. I am watching you very closely on this as I am fascinated by IF. However I think if you stick it out bro you will adapt quickly.

 

[muscleaddiction]

MA sounds like your body is in an adjustment period to the IF diet. I am watching you very closely on this as I am fascinated by IF. However I think if you stick it out bro you will adapt quickly.

Yeah I think you are right OWL, my body for sooooooooooo many years has been pretty much used to getting fed every 3 hours...religiously. When I was contemplating IF, I read so many different ways of doing it...one was:

Day 1: Fast ALL day (that would be hard) just consuming BCAAs every 2 hours...tons of water of course.

Day 2: Consume protein shakes ONLY...first 3 shakes with fruit, other 3 shakes with healthy fats (PB, Flax, oils)

Day 3: Introduce low carbs (under 50 grams I believe) and eat lean protein sources and veggies, kind of a normal day for me

Day 4: Same as above with more carbs (under 100 grams)

Day 5: Repeat day 1...

This seemed a bit too much for me to try...so RickRock13 suggested the way I am doing it now which is easier to follow, although fuck I want to eat...my body and mind are like WTF!!! So you are right bro, it is in an adjustment stage and I'm assuming once I get past this hump it will be downhill from here. I weighed in today at 224 too, so up 1 lb...yeah I know I said I wasn't going to weigh myself except for on Monday's...but the scale was there.

Thanks for following as I am following you too bro, just keep focused, as I will ...and lets continue this shit together...and be support, although you have a TON of support bro from others here...so thank you for coming here and helping me out bro...it is much appreciated!

 

[obsessedwliftin]

No problem glad I can help bro! I am ready to see you back on stage bro! And hell yeah we are in this together for sure.

 

[21"GunSalute]

I see you mention IF alot. Is it a cleanse or just a diet. Never heard of it before and wondered what it was and what the benifits were. Just curious thats all. Log looking sweet bro, keep up the hard work and keep killing that shit.

 

[muscleaddiction]

I see you mention IF alot. Is it a cleanse or just a diet. Never heard of it before and wondered what it was and what the benifits were. Just curious thats all. Log looking sweet bro, keep up the hard work and keep killing that shit.

Intermittent Fasting...I don't like calling it a diet, but more of a nutritional strategy, to shed BF and other benefits that it has...I am on my phone otherwise I would post a link to it...I will later when on my computer.

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[muscleaddiction]

Whew...alright, it is noon and am eating my first meal of the day...earlier around 9 am I took my SARMs and supplements which included washing them down with 10 grams BCAAs, after about an hour or so I got pretty nauseas and felt like yacking. Maybe stims on an empty stomach. So I am eating 12 egg whites w/apple cinnamon low sugar instant oatmeal & PB drizzled, 1/2 grapefruit, and 1 Ezekiel muffin w/ tablespoon of apricot preserves...delicious! Starting to feel better

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[obsessedwliftin]

Whew...alright, it is noon and am eating my first meal of the day...earlier around 9 am I took my SARMs and supplements which included washing them down with 10 grams BCAAs, after about an hour or so I got pretty nauseas and felt like yacking. Maybe stims on an empty stomach. So I am eating 12 egg whites w/apple cinnamon low sugar instant oatmeal & PB drizzled, 1/2 grapefruit, and 1 Ezekiel muffin w/ tablespoon of apricot preserves...delicious! Starting to feel better

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Have you been in my cabinets when I wasn't looking? Lol That sounds like exactly what I eat. Although every three hours mind you. Lol

 

[zedhed]

Now thats some dam eating bros!
Looking in here MA, eating right and working out killa.
Your on track man and good for you.
Go get em killa!

 

[21"GunSalute]

Intermittent Fasting...I don't like calling it a diet, but more of a nutritional strategy, to shed BF and other benefits that it has...I am on my phone otherwise I would post a link to it...I will later when on my computer.

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Ah ok got it thanks man. Curious to see how it goes for ya, good luck bro

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[muscleaddiction]

Now thats some dam eating bros!
Looking in here MA, eating right and working out killa.
Your on track man and good for you.
Go get em killa!

Thanks bro...zero energy today, I guess I am immortal lol! Been going, going, going, so on my 8 hour feed I eat, eat, eat. I will kill it on leg day.

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[muscleaddiction]

Ah ok got it thanks man. Curious to see how it goes for ya, good luck bro

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Right on bro...will get you more info and a link, check back later bro!

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[dylangemelli]

Whew...alright, it is noon and am eating my first meal of the day...earlier around 9 am I took my SARMs and supplements which included washing them down with 10 grams BCAAs, after about an hour or so I got pretty nauseas and felt like yacking. Maybe stims on an empty stomach. So I am eating 12 egg whites w/apple cinnamon low sugar instant oatmeal & PB drizzled, 1/2 grapefruit, and 1 Ezekiel muffin w/ tablespoon of apricot preserves...delicious! Starting to feel better

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that sounds like a nice meal and quite familiar... =) great work so far brother... keep killing it! you have my all out support!

 

[muscleaddiction]

Day #13, 14, 15:

Alright, it has been 3-4 days and things are going fairly well. I weighed in this morning at 222, another pound down from 223 so my slow and steady progress approach is working. I am actually just about a week into IF (although I have to be honest...over the weekend I a weak moment at night, yes the infamous waking up from a deep sleep to find yourself in the kitchen with your nose in the fridge, and I gave in that evening and broke fast with some Greek Yogurt with Rocky Road protein mixed in...so good ) and besides my falter I have been doing really well on it. I do like the idea of not having to eat for some time (16 hours is what I have been doing) and then focus on eating within an 8 hour period...works really well. The only real problem I had was today in computer class...the last hour or so my brain shut off or something lol, but once I ate I was fine...blood sugar maybe, or all in my mind . Well as I stated in my last post, the past couple of days my energy levels have bottomed out, but I seem to have some sort of head cold/sinus thing going on so it may be just that...but I did not train at all over the weekend, Sunday was also a recuperation day for me, so I played a ton of Go Fish with my little girl . So...

Sunday (Day #13): OFF

Monday (Day #14): Legs (so I woke up at 4 am and went and did 50 minutes cardio @ 3.8/6%...fasted, and then went to Powerhouse Gym after I dropped my daughter off at school and hit legs...fasted!! This was interesting to say the least!)

Leg Extensions: 5 sets-1 warm up, 20/15/12/10/10 reps, 100/130/150/180/220 lbs.
Bench Squats (wide stance): 6 sets, 20/15/12/10/8/6 reps, 135/185/225/275/315/365 lbs.
Leg Press (feet together): 6 sets, 12/12/10/10/8/8 reps, 465/645/915/1005/1005/1005 lbs. (last 3 sets 45 second rest)
Hammer Strength 1 Leg Extensions: 4 sets, 10 reps, 45 lbs. (energy tanking hard! Hold and squeeze each rep...seeing stars)
Leg Curls: 4 sets, 20/12/12/10 reps, 90/105/120/135 lbs...toasted, no energy left...needed food!!

Once again my workout ended right around the time for my feed coming off of a 16 hour fast, I had a Muscle Replenisher shake, went and picked up my daughter from school, then came home and had...hey this is Deja Vu:

10 egg whites w/1 pack Low Sugar Instant Oatmeal & 2 Tbsp Peanut Butter (still was hungry) so
1 Homemade Rocky Road Protein Bar for dessert . I ate every 2.5 hours after that, mostly chicken and veggies, yogurt, shakes, not much carbs at all.

Tuesday...today (Day #15): Chest (47 min cardio 3.8 @ 6%...fasted before I hit chest)

DB Incline Press: 5 sets/1 warm up, (20/12/10/8/8 reps), 50/60/70/80/90 lbs
Incline Hammer Strength Press: 4 sets (10 reps...30 second rest), 180...give or take lbs
Exercise Ball DB Flyes: 4 sets (12/12/10/10), 45/55/60/65 lbs
Machine Press: 4 sets (12/10/10/8 reps), (100/120/140/150), SUPERSET w/
Seated Fly Machine: 4 sets (10 reps, slow negative), 140/150/160/170

I did not eat anything until 12 noon today, in the morning I consumed 11 grams bcaas every 3 hours, and took the rest of my scheduled supplements.

Now here is the interesting thing, and I already spoke with Dylan about this...I was driving home from the gym around 6:15 am and it was still dark, and all of the headlights were yellow...hmmm, S-4 sides? I have had some other times where my vision seemed a bit blurred while at home, but it could be tired, but Dylan and I are going to monitor it for another week and see if they subside, if not I will drop to the 5 on/2 off type of schedule...but like even right now, my vision is a bit blurry, but I am also tired of looking at a computer screen...and I am tired. So not sure but we will keep it posted. I'm not sure why my energy levels had dropped so bad over the weekend...IF, low carbs, head cold, all of the above! I don't want to say it is the S-4, although somebody else on another forum mentioned to me that he stopped taking his S-4 due to it depleted his energy levels so bad...so again people react to supplements and chems differently.

So I am looking leaner in my arms, veins are popping out in upper chest, traps, and shoulders...I feel tight, but I don't feel a drastic increase in strength or anything...lifts have been status quo for the most part. I am losing weight slowly so going in the right direction, will keep on doing what I am doing...I ordered some Unleashed today (2 bottles) so may incorporate that into the cycle for the last 4 weeks, I have HCGenerate and Forged Post Cycle for a mini PCT at the end too, so have plenty of things to switch up.

Man I am tired and need to hit the pillow to get up for what should be cardio only tomorrow...but it is hard going into the gym for me and not lifting...so we shall see how I feel in the morning after my N2 Amp/N2KTS cocktail!!!

Goodnight!!

 

[muscleaddiction]

that sounds like a nice meal and quite familiar... =) great work so far brother... keep killing it! you have my all out support!

Thanks D, was wondering when you would stumble on in here, I appreciate all of your assistance so far...read up and let me know what you think...

 

[21"GunSalute]

Looking good bro, good update. Your doing good man, keep up the hard work and you WILL get there, its only a matter of time. Good luck bro, kill it.

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[gymjunkie09]

this is a pretty serious log, u looking to get back in to competing? I didn't have time to read through the whole thing, what do you think of if?

 

[muscleaddiction]

Looking good bro, good update. Your doing good man, keep up the hard work and you WILL get there, its only a matter of time. Good luck bro, kill it.

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Thanks bro...want to be as detailed as I can be for all, including myself...it is 4:43 am PST and on treadmill getting it done this morning, just cardio and some abs today. Thanks for following Guns!

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[muscleaddiction]

this is a pretty serious log, u looking to get back in to competing? I didn't have time to read through the whole thing, what do you think of if?

GJ...what's up bro? Thanks for keeping me honest, it is a toss up right now, being this is my 1st experience with SARMs I am not really sure what to expect, but I am leaning out which is what I wanted to do, as long as I can hold on to muscle I will be happy...I did step on the scale this morning...221.5, so progressing and I think the combo of IF and SARMs is the combo...we will see the next 5 weeks

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[obsessedwliftin]

Looking good my brother! From experience that was definitely the s4 sides on the lights. I find it gets easier the longer you run though. I had to run my s4 5 on 2 off due to the vision sides. Keep killing shit in here!

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[muscleaddiction]

Looking good my brother! From experience that was definitely the s4 sides on the lights. I find it gets easier the longer you run though. I had to run my s4 5 on 2 off due to the vision sides. Keep killing shit in here!

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Thanks OWL...yeah just dealing with it and enjoying the interesting vision issues, not a night person anyway so its all good lol! Keep killing it yourself brother!

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[muscleaddiction]

Day #16, 17, 18, 19 & 20 (damn, too many days to post LMFAO!!):

Alright, it has been too many days since my last update and I will apologize for that, as now I will be on this computer typing this update for the next hour or so...let me go make my food real quick and eat and type at the same time . So I am going to try and keep this detailed and too the point without going on one of my tangents lol...yeah right!

Wednesday (Day #16) Shoulders:

Shoulder Machine Press: 10 sets/1 warm up, (20/15/12/12/12/10/8/6/6/6 reps), 60/80/100/120/140/160/180/200/220/220 lbs
DB Side Laterals: 6 sets (12/10/10/8/8/6), 25/30/35/40/50/55 lbs
Smith Machine Behind Neck Press: 4 sets (10 reps), 95/135/155/185 lbs
Pec Deck Rear Delts: 4 sets (15/12/12/10), 150/180/210/240 lbs

50 min cardio on treadmill 3.8 @ 10%

This workout I was dragging...which was why I stayed on the shoulder press machine for so many sets...I was trying to get my mind and body connected...this was a tought day to get motivated for some reason, all in my damn head!!!


Thursday (Day #17) Triceps:

Medicine Ball Push-ups: 4 sets...to get blood into triceps
Smith Machine Close Grip Press: 4 sets, (12/10/8/6 reps), 135/185/225/245 lbs.
Weighted Dips: 4 sets, (10 reps), 25 lb plate first two sets, 45 lb for last 2 sets
Overhead Rope Extentions: 4 sets, (10/10/8/8 reps), 120/140/160/170 lbs.
One Arm Pressdowns: 2 sets, (20 reps), 50 lbs, just for the burnout effect...

50 min cardio on treadmill 3.8 @ 10%

I need to pack some size onto my triceps, so I just gave them their own day this week, plus I actually ran out of time otherwise I would have done Biceps too...but another day!!!

Friday (Day #18) Cardio & Abs:

Hanging Leg Raises: 4 sets, (15 reps)
Kneeling Cable/rope Crunches: 4 sets (15 reps...30 second rest), 120/140/160/180 lbs
Exercise Ball Crunches: 4 sets (25 reps)
Roman Chair Obliques: 4 sets, (20 reps)

40 min cardio on treadmill 3.8 @ 8%

This morning I had a headache, not too bad but a sinus thing going on...people at my work coming into the office sick...pisses me off, so as careful as I can be...I still get a slight something...anyway, not trying to make excuses at all!! I was going to do back, but figured I would leave that for the weekend, and just get something done.

Saturday (Day #19) OFF!!!

Woke up after only 4 hours of sleep, sinus congestion, feeling like crap, and the wife had to be a t work at 7 am and I have my little girl on the weekends so wasn't able to get into the gym yesterday...so chores for the day! I really have been dragging the past few days, so I went ahead and took the day off of IF, and just ate when I felt hungry...mostly egg whites, Greek Yogurt, protein shakes, and last night went out to the HMB Brewery for a friends birthday celebration and had a cheat meal...two Grilled Baja Fish Tacos, salad, black beans, a little rice (yeah I know), and a couple of beers...this does not happen often at all, so not going to beat myself up over it. I did weigh myself this morning at 223, and have not made it to the gym yet as my wife my wife had to be at work again at 7 am, so I will be hitting it up this afternoon (Day #20).

I did incorporate another supplement into my mix and that is Unleashed from NTBM, and let me tell you...this stuff works! Without giving too much details...my boys after a few days feel so full, you can tell they are plump and ready for an unloading..."Oh honey, where are you?" LMFAO! This is a great supplement that works to get the test flowing for sure...I have used it during PCT and it worked great, then since I was feeling lack of energy I thought what the hell, maybe it is due to test being low or something...anyway, I love this stuff! So I will continue to take it for the rest of this cycle for now, and lets see how this will effect my workouts too...I know what it will do for the wife so she better watch out!!!

I will report back tomorrow afternoon!

 

[obsessedwliftin]

About damn time you posted up bro! Great work though.

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[muscleaddiction]

About damn time you posted up bro! Great work though.

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Sorry for delay

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[obsessedwliftin]

Sorry for delay

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Lol just good to see you my brother!

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[muscleaddiction]

Lol just good to see you my brother!

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You too bro...I see you have been dealing with Luda too? I tried to be nice, but my patience is wearing thin with him.

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[obsessedwliftin]

You too bro...I see you have been dealing with Luda too? I tried to be nice, but my patience is wearing thin with him.

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Yeah man! Some guys don't get it bro. You were right on point with what you were saying in there. I just don't have the patience you do bro. Guess that's why we are a mod team? Lol takes all kinds.

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[muscleaddiction]

Yeah man! Some guys don't get it bro. You were right on point with what you were saying in there. I just don't have the patience you do bro. Guess that's why we are a mod team? Lol takes all kinds.

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Teamwork! Everybody brings something different to the table, that is what is great about diversity.

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[21"GunSalute]

Hang in there bro and keep killing it when you can. Yeah unleashed is a pretty good product, im currently using it in my pct and love it. Good luck

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[muscleaddiction]

Hang in there bro and keep killing it when you can. Yeah unleashed is a pretty good product, im currently using it in my pct and love it. Good luck

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Oh I am hanging...really pushed through it today, day off of work so went into gym later in morning for back/bi's/cardio, trained at the end of a 16 hour fast, took all my PWO prior to, and in between back and bi's I went into the bathroom, threw up, went back out trained some more, pushed myself to do my 45 min of cardio, and came home and had a shake & homemade protein bar, then just 30 min ago ate 12 whites, oatmeal, & PB...and now watching Game Plan with my daughter...its our movie ...post my exercises up later.

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[obsessedwliftin]

Nice bro!

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[dylangemelli]

how is everything going with the vision sides? you will love unleashed man... i am fucking killing it with it right now... i love it...

 

[TheSVPdeal]

Oh I am hanging...really pushed through it today, day off of work so went into gym later in morning for back/bi's/cardio, trained at the end of a 16 hour fast, took all my PWO prior to, and in between back and bi's I went into the bathroom, threw up, went back out trained some more, pushed myself to do my 45 min of cardio, and came home and had a shake & homemade protein bar, then just 30 min ago ate 12 whites, oatmeal, & PB...and now watching Game Plan with my daughter...its our movie ...post my exercises up later.

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You're doing great Bro. Dropping in S-4 on Saturday so I need to get caught up with ya.

 

[muscleaddiction]

Day #21-26 (again, too many damn days to post):

Ok, it has been too many days again since my last update, but this week really sucked as far as training due to late night work getting in the way. Tuesday night I was called into work on a water main break from 10:30 PM to 4:30 AM, where at that time I just kept working into the next work day, and then Wednesday night…just as I was just falling asleep…I get called into work again for a tree down blocking the roadway, so worked again from 10:30 PM to 2:30 AM…then came home and slept for 4 hours before getting up and going back to work on Thursday for my normal 10 hour shift…so there was a total of 3 days that I did not make it to the gym due to lack of sleep and exhaustion…sucked, but such is life! We will just call it recovery day’s lol!!!

My weight as of today is up at 223.5, I have been doing my damndest to keep on the IF plan, but there was a couple of days where I broke fast early due to working in the middle of the night and needing energy to work. Other than that, I have been really enjoying the IF, and I will keep on it to drop more BF.

I want to touch base on the SARMs a bit, as the S-4 visions sides really came into play the nights I was working…kind of scary to tell you the truth. I was driving into work on both of those nights, and everything was yellow…headlights, streetlights, blotches of darkness from looking into the lights…but after I got to work and started working they subsided, but man trippy is an understatement…I wonder what it is that the S-4 makes your eyesight like that…as far as the MK-2866, I think I may be putting on some lean mass as I am dropping body fat…hard to say, but I am leaning out nicely and getting some vascularity in places I haven’t seen in a while. So here were my few workouts for the week, including todays…


Monday (Day #21) Back/Cardio:

Lat Pulldown: 5 sets/1 warm up, (20/15/12/10/8) reps), 120/140/180/200/220 lbs
Incline Bench DB Rows: 4 sets (10/10/8/8), 50/60/70/80 lbs
Trap Bar Dedz: 4 sets (10 reps), 225/315/365/405 lbs
One Arm Cable Rows: 4 sets (12/10/10/8), 150/180/210/220 lbs
Pullups: 4 sets (6-8 reps) back was burning after this…
Roman Chair Extentions: 4 sets (15 reps) last 2 sets w/45 lb plate

50 min cardio on treadmill 3.8 @ 10%


Tuesday (Day #22) Chest/Cardio:

Push-ups: 4 sets, (20 reps) warm up chest, get blood into muscle
Pec Deck Flyes: 4 sets, (12/12/10/10 reps) 130/145/160/175 lbs
Smith Machine Incline Press: 4 sets, (12/10/8/6 reps), 135/185/225/245 lbs
Hammer Strength Flat press: 4 sets, (10 reps), 180/230/270/290 lbs
Exercise Ball DB Flyes: 4 sets, (12 reps), 35/40/45/50 lbs.

50 min cardio on treadmill 3.8 @ 10%

Wednesday (Day #23) OFF…working

Thursday (Day #24) OFF…sleeping, only 4 hours sleep in 2 days

Friday (Day #25) OFF…exhausted, hit snooze until too late lol!


Saturday (Day #26) Shoulders/Triceps/Cardio:

Smith Machine Military Press: 5 sets/1 warm up, (20/12/10/10/8 reps), 135/185/225/225/225…drop to 135 for set of 12
Seated DB Side Laterals: 4 sets (15/12/10/8), 30/35/40/45 lbs
BB Front Raises: 4 sets (10 reps), 50/60/70/80 lbs
Rear Delts High Cable Crossovers: 4 sets, (10 reps), 30/35/40/45 lbs
Tricep Pushdowns: 5 sets/1 warm up, (20/12/10/10/8), 100/130/160/180/200 lbs
Smith Machine Reverse Grip Press: 4 sets, (12/10/8/8 reps), 135/185/205/225 lbs
One Arm DB Overhead Extentions: 2 sets, (15 reps), 35/40 lbs

50 min cardio on treadmill 3.8 @ 8%

So this is my update, and I am drinking 10 grams of BCAAs right now, and won’t have my first meal until noon today. This next week will be much better as I am not on any call for work, so shouldn’t be disturbed at nights…so this next week I am going to hit it hard as I can!

 

[RickRock13]

Nice update man.

The reason that S4 does that to your vision, is because it binds to the ocular receptor, causing the yellow vision and taking linger for eyes to adjust in light and dark areas.

Good news is that it is temporary, and goes away literally within a couple days of stopping S4. Are you doing 5 on, 2 off? That's how I did it and by my second day off of it I had no vision issues each week

 

[muscleaddiction]

Nice update man.

The reason that S4 does that to your vision, is because it binds to the ocular receptor, causing the yellow vision and taking linger for eyes to adjust in light and dark areas.

Good news is that it is temporary, and goes away literally within a couple days of stopping S4. Are you doing 5 on, 2 off? That's how I did it and by my second day off of it I had no vision issues each week

Whats up brother! Yeah, maybe I will switch for the next couple of weeks to that dosing and see how that goes...think I should up dose on days on or just stay at 50 mg?

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[TheSVPdeal]

Whats up brother! Yeah, maybe I will switch for the next couple of weeks to that dosing and see how that goes...think I should up dose on days on or just stay at 50 mg?

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I think that you need to slowly increase the dose to find your sweet spot.

 

[muscleaddiction]

I think that you need to slowly increase the dose to find your sweet spot.

Yeah, I have 1 bottle left, hopefully Uniquemicals did away with the dropper top to the bottle, it leaked all the time and I lost some product that way...sucks. If I were to switch to 5/2, I could increase a bit to maybe 75 mg for the last 4 weeks...fucking MK-2866 lasts a hell of a long time, will just keep running that until my next cycle. Hopefully Unique will get S-4 in soon.

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[obsessedwliftin]

Great to see things will settle down this week bro. I get the vision sides day 4 of a 5 on 2 off. Thats at 50mls a day. I have been using Sarms search but will be trying unique as soon as its back in stock.

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[muscleaddiction]

Great to see things will settle down this week bro. I get the vision sides day 4 of a 5 on 2 off. Thats at 50mls a day. I have been using Sarms search but will be trying unique as soon as its back in stock.

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Well let me tell you, Unique is legit from the sides I have been experiencing on S-4 for sure...MK-2866 is solid too at 25 mg ED, and the price is night and day compared to other companies...anyway, you are doing awesome OWL...you keep me inspired and motivated by checking up on me bro...thank you!


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[obsessedwliftin]

Well let me tell you, Unique is legit from the sides I have been experiencing on S-4 for sure...MK-2866 is solid too at 25 mg ED, and the price is night and day compared to other companies...anyway, you are doing awesome OWL...you keep me inspired and motivated by checking up on me bro...thank you!


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That's what brothers are for bro. And thanks for the kind words.

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[TheSVPdeal]

Yeah, I have 1 bottle left, hopefully Uniquemicals did away with the dropper top to the bottle, it leaked all the time and I lost some product that way...sucks. If I were to switch to 5/2, I could increase a bit to maybe 75 mg for the last 4 weeks...fucking MK-2866 lasts a hell of a long time, will just keep running that until my next cycle. Hopefully Unique will get S-4 in soon.

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That dropper is fucking pointless. Put an extra top on from the osta. Those tops suck too, by the way.

 

[muscleaddiction]

Days 27-31 (only 5 days this time!)

Alright, I do have a lot to report here, and things are going really well except for the vision sides going on with s-4. I am going to touch base on that a little bit first as I am switching it up a bit here this week, the sides have won the battle with me. I really have tried to just weather through them, but I guess I am one of the few who it affects more than others and I will now have to go to the 5 on/2 off dosing schedule. I will finish off this week until Friday, and then take Saturday and Sunday off. I am on my last bottle of s-4, but still have plenty of MK-2866 left to finish up with. My strength is now really starting to pick up, and it really is incredible because I do my cardio and weights fasted and I am pushing the weight fairly well for cutting. I weighed in on Monday at 222, but am getting leaner in my lower back, obliques, and midsection, as well as other areas where I am seeing more definition. I posted a couple of photos, but the Droid camera and lighting at the gym sucks, so cant see the definition I am seeing.

I am going to touch a little bit more on the vision sides as I would like for all who is following my log to know how dramatic the sides can get. As I stated in my last write up, there were a couple of nights where I was woken up in the middle of the night to go into work on an emergency call (water main break and tree fallen into the roadway). While driving it took a while for my eyes to adjust, and it kind of made me nervous, so I recommend not driving at all if experiencing vision sides while taking s-4. Uniquemicals products are legit, and for the price you cannot beat them IMO. SO the past few nights I have woke up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and all I would see were dark black blotches in front of me, then when I would get to the bathroom and trun on the lights, yellow, yellow, yellow. I also get up at 4 am to go to the gym, and yes I have to drive about 5 minutes to the gym, which isn’t too bad, but it is now time for me to see if I can get them under control for the next 4 weeks. I really want to ramp up with shredding and am going to tweak my calories down a bit to 2300 on training days, and 1800 non-training days to see if I can get down to 215. The only day I have issues with is leg day, so I may add just a quick carb meal prior to training, doing legs fasted and heavy is rough! I need to work on my legs, they need some size, just stubborn, long muscles.

So here are some of my workouts from the past few days

Sunday (Day 27) Back Biceps:

Close Grip Pulldown: 5 sets/1 warm up, (20/15/12/10/8) reps), 120/140/180/200/220 lbs
Bent over BB Rows: 4 sets (10/10/8/8), 135/185/225/245 lbs
Trap bar Dedz: 4 sets (10 reps), 225/315/365/405 lbs
Straight arm Pulldowns: 4 sets (12/10/10/10), 100/110/120/130 lbs
TRX Rows: 4 sets (bodyweight), 12 reps
Barbell Curls: 4 sets (15/12/10/10), 85/105/125/130
Low Cable Rope Curls: 4 sets, (10/10/8/8), 140/160/180/200
One Arm Preacher curls: 4 sets, (10 reps), 60/70/80/90

50 min cardio on treadmill 3.8 @ 10%


Monday (Day 28) Legs Claves:

Extentions: 4 sets, (20/15/12/10), 100/140/180/220
Seated Squats: 4 sets, (12/12/10/10 reps) 245/335/425/515 lbs
Leg Press: 6 sets, (12/10/8/8/8/8 reps), 565/745/925/1015/1105/1105 lbs
Front Squats: 4 sets, (10 reps), 135/135/155/175 lbs
Standing Calf: 4 sets, (20/15/12/12 reps), 280/330/380/430 lbs.
Calf Press Hammer Strength: 4 sets, (12 reps), 180/270/360/360 lbs.

Tuesday (Day 29) OFF


Wednesday (Day 30) Shoulders & Traps:

Smith Machine Military Press: 5 sets/1 warm up, (20/12/10/10/8 reps), 135/185/225/245/255, drop to 185 for set of 15
Low Cable Side Laterals: 4 sets (15/12/10/8), 30/35/40/45 lbs
Low Cable Front Rope Raises: 4 sets (10 reps), 60/80/100/110 lbs
Wide Grip Upright Rows: 4 sets, (10 reps), 50/60/70/80 lbs

50 min cardio on treadmill 4.0 @ 6%

Thursday (Day 31) Chest & Triceps:

Hammer Strength Flat Bench: 4 sets, (20/12/10/10), 200/290/340/360 lbs
Incline Low Cable Flys: 4 sets, (12/10/8/8), 50/60/70/80 lbs
Incline DB Palms in: 4 sets, (10/10/8/6), 70/75/80/85 lbs
Dips: 4 sets, (12 reps) BW
Skull Crushers: 4 sets, (12/10/8/8 reps), 95/115/1355/145 lbs
Tricep V-bar Pushdowns: 4 sets, (15/12/10/8), 100/130/160/180 lbs
Close Grip Pushups: 2 sets, (15 reps), BW

45 min cardio on treadmill 4.0 @ 6%

Tomorrow morning I have Back/Bis/Cardio, and took the day off of work so I have a nice 4 day weekend! Spend tomorrow with my wife who I rarely see any more due to work schedules, and just chill. My eyes are so f*cking with me at the moment, I went to the store earlier to grab coffee…all is a nice shade of yellow, but everything seems surreal…like in a dream state. I will dose tomorrow and OFF Saturday & Sunday. The shredding is coming along really well, that is why I am just dealing with the vision sides…but enough is enough. I am going to get to bed here, typing too long and eyes are burning!

Later!!

 

[muscleaddiction]

That dropper is fucking pointless. Put an extra top on from the osta. Those tops suck too, by the way.

I agree...just need to change the bottles or something.

 

[obsessedwliftin]

Looking great brother! I had to run 5 on 2 off for the very same reason. The vision sides got rough about day 4.

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[muscleaddiction]

Looking great brother! I had to run 5 on 2 off for the very same reason. The vision sides got rough about day 4.

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Yeah I tried manning up and just dealing with it, but even right now everything is a yellow haze, so I will dose my 50 mg today and take the weekend off and see how it goes. I am liking the affects of it as far as leaning which is why I haven't dropped it to 5/2 but time to see clearly again for a while, forgot what regular vision is like lmfao!

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[21"GunSalute]

Good job bro, down six pounds is good, plus it seems your keeping your lean mass also. Did you jump right into 50mg or did you slowly ramp up? From the looks of it you started at 50mg, just curious. The vision sides have me nervous also, just tryin to figure out if theres a way around it. Keep killin it bro!

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[muscleaddiction]

Good job bro, down six pounds is good, plus it seems your keeping your lean mass also. Did you jump right into 50mg or did you slowly ramp up? From the looks of it you started at 50mg, just curious. The vision sides have me nervous also, just tryin to figure out if theres a way around it. Keep killin it bro!

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Yeah went straight to 50 mg, didn't fuck around lol! Yeah, try it for a week and see how you react, then take it from there...taking 2 days off of it after today to get my vision back...some people get it...some don't! I am a unfortunate one.

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[TheSVPdeal]

Yeah went straight to 50 mg, didn't fuck around lol! Yeah, try it for a week and see how you react, then take it from there...taking 2 days off of it after today to get my vision back...some people get it...some don't! I am a unfortunate one.

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Tomorrow will be a week on S-4 for me at 50mg. Time to start upping that shit

 

[muscleaddiction]

Tomorrow will be a week on S-4 for me at 50mg. Time to start upping that shit

I am only going to up it to 60 mg 5 on/2 off starting Monday, see how that goes...more shredding I hope. IF is the shit, so easy and effective...see how it goes in the next 4 weeks!

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[muscleaddiction]

Day #32

So this was my workout this morning...pretty mellow, snuck in biceps as this was supposed to be cardio only day...

DB Curls: 4 sets (15/12/10/10), 35/40/45/50
BB Drag Curls: 4 sets, (10/10/8/8), 85/105/115/125
High Cable Skull Crushers: 4 sets, (10 reps), 100/130/150/155
Low Cable One Arm Curls: 4sets, (10 reps), 40/50/55/60

50 minutes cardio @ 4.0 mph/6.0%

Today has been a relaxing day for me, had my first meal today at noon which consisted of...

12 egg whites
1 pack Low Sugar Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal
2 tbls melted Peanut Butter...drizzled over it all!
1 Ezekiel muffin dry

Then for next meal I had (3 pm):

4 oz. Tuna w/Wasabi Mayo, pepperoncini, honey mustard
2 slices Ezekiel Bread
2 slices tomato/green leaf lettuce
4 slices Avocado
1 c. Greek Yogurt w/1 scoop WTBM Cinnamon Bun protein...pudding

For dinner I have a Tri Tip marinading in fridge, and lots of veggies!!!

I took my 50 mg of S-4 and 25 mg of MK-2866, but will take the next 2 days off S-4 due to the vision sides, can't take them anymore. I will dose 60 mg Monday and do 5 on/2 off for the remainder of this cycle. I weighed in at 220.5 this morning...pretty stoked, dropped about 8-9 lbs in 4 weeks, slow and steady...but would like to be between 210-215 by end of cycle, so more work to do.

Tomorrow is Back/cardio, have to train before my wife goes to work at 7:00 a.m., check back tomorrow.

 

[muscleaddiction]

I wanted to get this posted on last Sunday, but that was when we had all the fun with the servers down...so I posted it a bit late today, and still have to update the past 2 days workouts, which I will do tomorrow because I want to go and get some much needed sleep.

Day #35 (5 weeks completed):

Alright, well this weekend we will call a recovery weekend...although I just got a little lazy! I did not hit the gym at all this weekend, I just spent it with my family. My wife works for California State Parks here on the coast in Half Moon Bay, and she works weekends, Saturday & Sunday 7-3 pm. SO it is me and my little girl hanging out on the weekends, so when I go to the gym on these days I have to get in there at 4:30 a.m. and be home before she leaves for work, not a big deal...just was enjoying some sleeping in this weekend, yes bad boy!

So with that said, the next 5 days are going to be training days no matter what! Starting with back/biceps/calves/cardio tomorrow at Powerhouse Gym, where I have access to 150 lb. dumbbells, T-bar Row, Hammer Strength, Seated Cable Row with weight up to 300. I will make up for the weekend don't you worry about that...as I said before, I will beat myself up worse than anybody else can for missing a workout...just ask my wife! So I thought the least I can do is post up some pictures of me at 5 weeks, at 220.5 lbs. Now, I still have a lot of work to do as my next mark I want to be at in 2 weeks is around 215, when I am in my brother from another mother's wedding! As I said I still have work to do as I am holding fat in my lower back, chest, midsection of course, all the places that it looks the worst.

So there I am, needing to get a bit more serious! I know it is in my calories that I may have to do the tweaking, as I am eating clean and healthy, maybe just not enough? I am still doing IF and I love it! It really has been helping tremendously, but maybe my body is getting acclimated to it...so I will run my numbers of what I have eaten this weekend and see where I am at.

On a good note, after discontinuing the s-4 for a couple of days, my vision has pretty much fully recovered, although tonight is when I will see the real difference in the dark, things that were yellow are much clearer now. So I will dose s-4 tomorrow at 60 mg (30/30) and run it for 5 days...and see how that goes.

 

[muscleaddiction]

This is an example of one of the meals that I cook, I love to cook first of all, and I eat clean! This dish here is what I call Chicken, Yam and Veggie Delight!

2 lbs Smart Chicken Ground Chicken
3 lg Yams cut into cubes
Fresh broccoli and zuchinni cut up
2 tbsp Olive Oil

Makes several servings, and just make enough for a few days...easy as hell!!!