TRT & Body Recomp log

[hannes joubert]

Hi All, I've decided to start a new thread with a more appropriate name etc.

I will update this specific post on a weekly basis, and respond to any other posts in newer posts, so that this one can remain clean and provide easy reference moving forward

To recap:

Test E 150mg 2xweek
hCG @ 250iu 2xweek

Starting stats

10 Jan 2011
Weight 115.4 Kg's
BF% 34.69% (75.50/40.10) Feel no difference from starting TRT, but muscles do feel fuller

17 Jan 2011
Weight 115.8 Kg's
BF% 34.93% (75.35/40.45) No Exercise during week due to illness. Scalp and forehead start to become oily. Slight increase in Libido

24 Jan 2011
Weight 117.0 Kg's
BF% 33.70% (77.57/39.43) No Exercise during week due to illness. Acne starts to appear in greater numbers

04 Feb 2011
Weight 115. Kg's
BF% 34.20% (75.67/39.33) Started exercising this week inspite of illness. Experienced severe DOMS, full recovery from DOMS only 5 days after body group trained

11 Feb 2011

 

[XMAN.]

i like what ur doing Hannes it's simpler and clearer this way, keep up the good work bro

 

[hannes joubert]

Hey there, have a look at the above figures, looks like I'm spinning my wheels dunnit? 0.5% BF loss in one month? Gaining fat and losing muscle in the week I start exercising?

I think I may not be eating enough...

Typical non exercise day would look like this:

60g of Whey powder with water split into two feedings ( 1g of flaxseed and 1g of Omega 3 fish oil, with multi vit, prostate care supp and cinnatrol supp with each feeding)
Solid meal consisting of lean protein (about 60g of meat) and carb
Solid meal consisting of lean protein (about 150g of meat) and salad with veggies such as carrots, beet, cauliflower, cabbage etc.
Couple cups of coffee during the day
Vitamin C and Calcium supplement
On training days I add an extra 40g of whey and 20g of carbs after training

Wassup?

 

[XMAN.]

well i'm fine bro , like usual . work work work.... and u how u've been doin lately? better now?
i think u should eat a bit more and spread ur meals throughout the day about 5-6 small meals per day.
start by eating 1 g of protein per day and try to increase it to 2 g within the coming days, in ur case it's 115 kg * 2.2 = 253 lbs means 253 grams of proteins divided to 6 meals or snacks per day , of course with the shakes (eat a fruit with the protein shake always or some cereal or mix it with oatmeal) it doesn't have to be 6 equal meals in protein amount but try to divided ur food intake as much as u can.

 

[hannes joubert]

Hey XMan, thanks for the reply.

Yup, still sick, but ignoring that now as it is becoming reaaaaaaaalllllly boring Anyway, the more I look at my "diet" the more I am realising that I am probably really not eating enough...I try to eat more on the weekends, but I only end up feeling bloated and tired But if I carry on eating more I assume that the metabolism will pick up (especially if I continue to get the exercise in), not so?

Difficult to believe a 5'11' person close to 260lb's has trouble in eating enough hey?

 

[hannes joubert]

Ok Boys time to report again.

I finished a workout 3 hrs ago and I must tell you...

I am really disappointed. No muscle pump, at all (Last week, the pump lasted 3 days!!) No energy to really thrash the weights, my poundages were way down, about 50% of last week!! If not for pure willpower I would have quit after 25mins. At 25 mins I was so nauseaus that I wanted to puke, I am pretty sure that my blood sugar was at an all time low during the workout. And this was only upper body. I think if it was lower body then I would most definately have puked.

Last week I probably had full muscle glycogen stores and my body had probably not yet filled up stores by today, six days later hence the poor performance.

What opinions do you guys have?

I am thinking of upping calories, and definately carbs, probably by means of oats, fruit and the odd pasta. Do you agree? Any advice?

Help! My workouts cannot carry on like this.

 

[rockdoc]

I know you're really excited to workout and to see how testosterone works but your body has not recovered from being sick yet. Stay out of the gym and rest until you're fully recovered and don't expect to fire up again at the same poundages you were using when before you got sick. The gains will will come back pretty quickly once you're 100%. Patience and a long term outlook will benefit you right now. If you just started test in mid-jan, your levels haven't even peaked yet. Your test levels will continue to climb while you're out. Your health should be priority right now.

 

[hannes joubert]

Thanks for the reply rockdoc.

I have been sick for about 6 weeks now and actually started training out of frustration...

 

[XMAN.]

i agree with rockdoc u should lay off for a while totally recover and then start slowly with a low volume program just a couple of sets of one compound exercise per day for 4-5 days a week , not more than 10-15 min workout, and yes i do recommend the caloric increase but u'll have ur appetite back once ur test peaks and maintained at a decent level, ur just in the beginning, be patient, i suffered from my AC joint for 2.5 years now and still not fully recovered and i started getting back on track this fall training slowly and lightly for 1 or 2 days per week and resting a lot. take this week off , and if u feel better next week start slow and low, for now just concentrate on recovery and getting ur appetite back,
t c bro

 

[hannes joubert]

Thanks for the reply Xman.

Yeah, prolly made a mistake by going in all gung ho...I'll start to take it easy and see where that takes me.

Peace
H