I emptied the last bottle of test prop into a syringe Wednesday morning and gave myself the last shot of this cycle. I’m not trying to get all emotional, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little sad to see it end.
It’s been quite a fun trip. I knew where I wanted to go (ultimately to be 250 @ sub10% BF), but about 3/4 of the way through, it seemed as if my goals were in direct conflict with everyday life and the juice.
I ballooned to 232 pounds, and I thought 250 would be like shooting fish in a barrel. Then in a span of about 2 weeks, I lost 11 pounds, a bunch of strength, and my appetite.
I changed my training. I changed it a couple of times to try and find something that would make me feel like I was making progress. The last three weeks was probably the best time I’ve spent in the gym. EDT is incredible.
I started stuffing food of all types down my pie hole just to stop hemoraging pounds from the scale. But it was for naught. I had no appetite. I stopped the weight loss, but it just seemed that the tren was acting to keep my appetite supressed. I don’t know if that is true - but I have to blame something.
All in all, I loved this cycle. There were those that warned against doing tren for a first cycle. There were also those the warned against doing a first cycle that required ed injections. This is just my opinion, but I think it is a very much an individual decision one has to make.
I can only speak for myself, but I loved the way the tren made me feel. I was a tad bit more agressive, but not in a bad-temper way. I guess you’d have to ask my wife if you really want to know what I’m referring to. I gained a bunch of strength as well. I’m not that much into numbers when I’m in the gym, but looking back on my training journals, you can see a definite spike in poundages. My most motivating moment was when I Standing Military Pressed 185 3X8. Not herculean, but I made myself horse in the after set celebrations (one distinct advantage of training alone in my own gym).
As for the ed injections - that would be the one downside to this cycle. I never missed one, but my wife, who is now officially referred to as the “Injection Goddess”, was invaluable in helping with the shots. If I had had to keep my cycle a secret, and do everything in stealth mode - I don’t think I could have done it. She kept a day planner of when I was supposed to take my letro, and was incessant about reminding me.
Now to the results. I took measurements the day after Tax Season was over (April,16). That is what I am using as the baseline, although there was a 2.5 week lag between then and the day I took my first injection.
Start:
Weight: 214
BF: 15.9%
LBM: 179.97
Finish:
Weight: 229
BF: 11.1%
LBM: 203.58
I gained 15 pounds of scale weight.
I gained 23.61 pounds of LBM
I lost 8.61 pounds of fat.
I start PCT Saturday, so we’ll see in another 30 days how much of these gains I am able to keep.