Xtreme's Log

[Xtreme4Life]

A little background.....got into training in the late 90's. I was 6' about 125lbs when I started. You could see ribs and veins where my pecs were supposed to be. But hey I always had six pack abs though.....bleh.

I remember my first goal was to hit 150, and thought I would be fucking jacked if I ever hit 170....LOL. Stuck with it pretty consistently for about 10 years. Did my homework, trained relatively intelligently, ate and supplemented well, did party a bit though. Heaviest I got was 186 with single digit BF% and I fucking busted my ass for that. People always said I looked like I weighed more than I did. I've always been skinny and had a fast metabolism, and probably relatively low T. Always had a helluva hard time putting on and keeping muscle or fat.

Then the usual BS happened. Met a girl. Had a kid, then a couple more. Started my own business while working 70 hrs/week for another company. Then went out on my own and started 2 more businesses.....working out just kind of stopped being a priority. Stayed active and ate "healthy" but not enough calories and I eventually shrank back down to 135lbs

Businesses became successful enough to where I could hire more employees and didn't have to work as much. Kids got older, the ol lady no longer had to work, and I found myself with more free time and wanting to get back into shape.

Started working out again but got stuck at under 150lbs as pathetic as that sounds. Strength was not going up as quickly as it should, was way too tired and sore all the time despite keeping the volume low and eating/supplementing well. Something just didn't seem right. Had my T tested (along with everything else) and sure enough I had the T levels of an 80+ year old man. Fortunately there were no other large medical problems though.

The doc put me on these 5mg "troche" testosterone tabs, DHEA, and a bunch of herbal products and diet changes. It helped, but not much. My levels got closer to 500 which she thought was acceptable but I did not....

I've been cruising at 150mg TestE per week. Will be doing labs again around week 6, possibly sooner if I feel like anything is up. Will also be monitoring blood pressure and temp at least every other day.

I do need to get my Macro's more in line for future cycles. At this point I'm just making sure I get at least 250g of protein per day, with as much from real food as possible, and a ton of healthy fats (mostly from fish and nuts) for at least 4k cal per day. Not worried about limiting carbs, just trying to limit junk food in general which I've always done. Never been one for soda, candy, chips, etc. I am mixing up powder proteins, creatine, gluatmine, and BCAA's. I'm also taking ALA, Cod liver oil, Milk thistle, and other OTC vitamins/minerals to help with the liver and general well being.

Last time I was at the Dr's office a few weeks ago I was 158lbs. A week ago Sun my home scale said 161lbs. My home scale yesterday said I was at 171lbs but I'm sure most of that gain is water.

My workout schedule is as follow:

Sun - Rest

Mon - Legs / Biceps

Tue - Shoulders / Tri's

Wed - Cardio / Abs

Thurs - Back

Fri - Chest

Sat - Rest

I try to keep it pretty simple and focus on ROM and form especially now at my age....I don't do many isolation movements other than for the smaller muscle groups. At this point I'm still keep the volume relatively low, 3-5 sets per exercise. No more than 5 exercises per body part. I try to keep it in the 6 rep range to positive failure for larger compound movements, 8-12 for the smaller body parts and isolation movements.

I do try to incorporate some TRX band exercises and as many other bodyweight exercises as the reps will allow. I love those types of exercises but even with a weight vest the sometimes reps get too high for what I'm trying to accomplish IMO.

My goal is to hit 200lbs by 2018. I'm OK if that means double digit BF% too. Not so much worried about strength as I am about consistently increasing the weight and/or reps each week while maintaining solid form and ROM while increasing SIZE. I want to hit 200lbs and be healthy and hopefully prevent injury of any kind in the process.

I've got Excel sheets to keep track of everything but I'll post updates here too that'll hopefully help keep me motivated.

Cheers!

[Xtreme4Life]

Destroyed every workout this week, and increased weight or reps on every single exercise and set this week. I've been working on putting together a home gym, and my dumbells came in this week. Really happy with them, got the version that go from 10lb up to 120lb and take up very little spaces but are still very stable and easy to use.

Amazon.com : Ironmaster 75 lb Quick-Lock Adjustable Dumbbell System with Stand : Adjustable Dumbell : Sports & Outdoors (https://www.amazon.com/Ironmaster-75-Quick-Lock-Adjustable-Dumbbell/dp/B000GE5QRM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487963183&sr=8-1&keywords=ironmaster+adjustable+dumbbells)

Weighed in at 174 last night, but I've been eating a TON and drinking massive amounts of water. Also added ON's Serious Mass to help get some cal's and protein in each day. Will update weight on Sun evening as that's when I've been weighing myself each week for my excel log.

[Xtreme4Life]

God damn, the scale keeps going up and up.....I've been trying to weigh myself at the same time with same clothing each Sunday evening.

I was surprised I came in at 175 tonight as I've been kinda sick the last couple days. Been having issues with appetite and retaining fluids.

Better get to feeling better since tomorrow is leg day!

[Xtreme4Life]

Managed to get a pretty good workout in despite still feeling a little under the weather. Stomach seems better, but just congested and tired.....probably shouldn't have woke up the ol lady in the middle of the night either. It's amazing what having solid test levels feels like even when you're sick lol

Stretched then did 1000 meters on the water rower to get the blood flowing.

Legs:

3 sets of bodyweight squats followed by 3 sets of 1 leg TRX lunges to get warmed up

5 sets of squats

5 sets of dumbell lunges

5 sets of SLDL

Bi's

3 sets of chin ups

3 sets of hammer curls

3 sets alternating db curls

3 sets TRX bodyweight curls



Here's to hoping I don't end up making myself more sick by working out today....

[Xtreme4Life]

Still congested and tired....had trouble sleeping last night. Had some night sweats too. I think I'm going to cut my Adex dose in half.

Managed to get a solid workout in though. Main focus was shoulders, and the fuckers were so pumped they felt numb.

Stretched then did 1000 meters on the water rower to get the blood flowing.

Shoulders:

5 sets of shoulder press with dumbells (after a few warmup sets)

3 sets side raises

3 sets of front raises

5 sets of shrugs

Tri's

5 sets of dips

3 sets of push up using bar so palms face together, elbows in, focus on tri's

3 sets TRX bodyweight tri extensions

[Xtreme4Life]

Finally starting to feel a little better today. Still congested but not as bad and got more sleep than I have the last few nights.

Today is kind of an off day. Stretched and did 2000 meters on the water rower, then 5 sets of leg raises and 5 minutes of planks.

Still having trouble deciding where my E levels are at and what exactly to do about it....I guess I should just wait until I'm not congested, things are a little more consistent, and get tested. I'll probably schedule a test today so I can have some results next week.

[Torcha]

righto...u may of missed this little gem of mine...you've been long enough to have earnt 'THE BLEND'
Buy a ninja pro blender with the three containers and the bix blitzer..
I use the blitzer..
oats to your requirements. say a cup,
pineapple chunks, half a tin.
blueberries. lots. go froz I like a third of a 500 gm packet
12 egg whites...
creatine/glutamine/ arginine mix...make your own..load it up. go 500gms of each. mix.. use a heaped tbs each meal.. hydrate well
crushed ice if you a ice maker...
make three meals at once...a great way to increase calories, adjust oats to suit.. your fed for 6 hours. enough for the first half of the day. no shit meals, no missed meals, gains will follow.....

100 posts get u the next three meals of the day.. even easier...haha! or just post heaps of boobs.. way better than post amount in my book... lets see your taste in fit chick.!!!!

[Xtreme4Life]

righto...u may of missed this little gem of mine...you've been long enough to have earnt 'THE BLEND'
Buy a ninja pro blender with the three containers and the bix blitzer..
I use the blitzer..
oats to your requirements. say a cup,
pineapple chunks, half a tin.
blueberries. lots. go froz I like a third of a 500 gm packet
12 egg whites...
creatine/glutamine/ arginine mix...make your own..load it up. go 500gms of each. mix.. use a heaped tbs each meal.. hydrate well
crushed ice if you a ice maker...
make three meals at once...a great way to increase calories, adjust oats to suit.. your fed for 6 hours. enough for the first half of the day. no shit meals, no missed meals, gains will follow.....

100 posts get u the next three meals of the day.. even easier...haha! or just post heaps of boobs.. way better than post amount in my book... lets see your taste in fit chick.!!!!


Thanks torcha man! You're a funny fucker, but obviously know your shit too.

I'll definitely give that a shot. My ol lady has a badass blender setup I bought for her that she uses all the time. It was some $500 Vitamix bullshit thing she just had to have, but maybe I can put it to use too. We have plenty of storage containers.

I'm trying to work on the post count.....no idea where to search for naked or scantily clad chicks any more lol But I'll look when I'm not at work or around the ol lady!

[Mjlaurie]

Xtreme that's good stuff man, do you have any before, mid and now pictures? 120lbs to 200 is something I want to see. Keep it up man.

[Xtreme4Life]

I'm sure my mom has pictures of when I was down in the 120's and 30's but I don't have any in digital lol

I'm not a big fan of taking pics of myself (you'll see why).....this is me right about when I started TRT probably 145'ish

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This is a pic that's from about 9 years ago (verified by the flip phone ;)) the last time I was in really good shape when I still had halfway decent Test levels, probably about my genetic max. I was right around 185 in this one:

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I'm planning on taking more pics at the end of this cycle to compare. I'm more worried about putting on quality mass that I can keep at this point. I'll worry about cutting later.

[Xtreme4Life]

Scale said 179 tonight....granted, it's evening which is when I always weigh myself, but that's still fucking nuts. I've never gained weight like this.

I've gotta be holding too much water from the dbol and high estrogen or something. I don't feel bloat around the mid section. My skin feels tighter if that make any sense, like my muscles are more full.

Went ahead and purchased a test. Not sure if I'll have time to get blood drawn before I head out of town on Fri, but worst case I'll get it done early next week.

[Xtreme4Life]

Great back workout today. So much pump and strength increase. Still didn't sleep great but congestion is mostly gone.

I'm not going to post any more pics until probably may, but the difference already is already staggering to me. Especially considering the I'm only at 250mg/wk TestE and 20mg Dbol ed. I'm hoping that it's muscle memory now that my hormone levels are closer to where they should be and not just water from the dbol and high E....time and test results will tell I guess lol

Stretched then did 1000 meters on the water rower to get the blood flowing.

Back:

5 sets of bodyweight pull ups

3 sets of barbell rows

3 sets ups pull downs (narrow, palms facing)

3 sets of TRX bodyweight rows

3 sets of TRX bodyweight reverse flies

[Xtreme4Life]

Broke 180 on the scale last night! And I can still see abs and ribs. This skinny muthafucka is gonna get large!

Feeling much better. Absolutely ruined my chest. Gonna be hurting tomorrow for sure.

Stretched then did 1000 meters on the water rower to get the blood flowing.

Chest:

(after warmup sets on incline)

3 sets of incline db press

3 sets of flat db press

3 sets of TRX presses

3 sets of dips

3 sets of pushups with feet elevated in TRX bands so pressing at an incline level

All sets to positive failure, strict form, full ROM


Heading out of town in a few hours. Going to be staying at a casino and out on the town with some old friends, but not going to drink or do anything stupid. Just hope I can get enough cal/protein in over the weekend.

[Boombalaty]

Subbing to follow along my friend! Have a great weekend!

[Xtreme4Life]

Definitely didn't sleep, eat, or drink enough water this weekend and paid for it this morning.....still made gains, but not like I have the last couple weeks. Pump was great though.

Stretched then did 1000 meters on the water rower to get the blood flowing.

Legs:

3 sets of bodyweight squats followed by 3 sets of 1 leg TRX lunges to get warmed up

5 sets of squats

5 sets of dumbell lunges

5 sets of SLDL

Bi's

3 sets of chin ups

3 sets of hammer curls

3 sets alternating db curls

3 sets TRX bodyweight curls



Didn't get home until about 2am and I was dehydrated so I didn't bother weighing myself last night. Will hit the scale this evening instead.

[Xtreme4Life]

Still don't feel fully hydrated, but was still 184 on the scale this evening. Fuck yea.

[Xtreme4Life]

Decided to ditch the 1000 meters on the water rower before lifting for now since I'm focusing on size/strength and will be stopping the dbol after this week.

Definitely nailed my shoulders today. They felt so inflated and numb.

Shoulder Press x 5 (after stretching and warmup)

Lateral raises x 3

Front Kettlebell raises x 3

Dips x 5

Push ups (using bar with palms facing / elbows in) x 3

TRX tri extensions x 3

Shrugs (pause at top) x 3

[Xtreme4Life]

righto...u may of missed this little gem of mine...you've been long enough to have earnt 'THE BLEND'
Buy a ninja pro blender with the three containers and the bix blitzer..
I use the blitzer..
oats to your requirements. say a cup,
pineapple chunks, half a tin.
blueberries. lots. go froz I like a third of a 500 gm packet
12 egg whites...
creatine/glutamine/ arginine mix...make your own..load it up. go 500gms of each. mix.. use a heaped tbs each meal.. hydrate well
crushed ice if you a ice maker...
make three meals at once...a great way to increase calories, adjust oats to suit.. your fed for 6 hours. enough for the first half of the day. no shit meals, no missed meals, gains will follow.....

100 posts get u the next three meals of the day.. even easier...haha! or just post heaps of boobs.. way better than post amount in my book... lets see your taste in fit chick.!!!!

Hey Torcha! Was going to give your blend a try but had a question - are you using raw egg whites or the pasteurized kind you can get in a carton in the store?

[Xtreme4Life]

Got a late start today due to having blood drawn this morning.....didn't want to eat/drink/take anything before getting that done. I am excited/curious to see what the results will be.

Today if my off day other than a little cardio and some ab work. Going to hit the water rower for 20 min and then do a few sets of abs and planks.

[Xtreme4Life]

Today was shit. Couldn't sleep last night. Didn't feel right today. Not sure what's going on. Contemplated skipping but did not.....

Stretched and then rowed 1000 meters

5 sets of Pull Up to failure, good form and control

5 sets of TRX bodyweight rows

5 sets of pull ups but with palms facing each other

5 sets of barbell rows


Workout was alright all things considered. Ended up passing out for an our or so after drinking my post workout shake.

[Xtreme4Life]

Still not fucking sleeping but managed to get a better workout in. For the first time in a month or so I actually contemplated not doing it.

Didn't hit the rower today, just did some stretching and then some progressively heavier warmup sets on bench before getting into working sets.

Flat Bench x 5

Inclined DB Bench x 5

TRX Presses x 3

Dips x 3

Pushups x 3


I'm really anxious to get these blood results in....hoping maybe they'll provide some insight into why I'm feeling the way I am.

I did go ahead and start Nolva yesterday since nips were a bit sensitive and getting puffy. Going to make the switch to Asin as well once bloods are back. I have a feeling it's the dbol more than the test. The dbol is ending after Sat so we shall see.

[Xtreme4Life]

Sooo apparently Dbol and I don't get along. I mean, he seemed like a good lover at first. Came on a little strong, aggressive, maybe didn't use enough lube or cuddle after, but hey there's a time and place for that kind of thing.....anyway though it just didn't work out in the long run.

The shit seriously turned me into a a gyno prone water balloon with a head cold and insomnia. It just felt dirty, too. I've been off it going on 3 days and I already feel better.

I'm sure there was some muscle and strength gain that can be attributed to it. So far I've lost 6lbs since stopping. I've got cuts and abs I forgot I had. Down to 178 from 184 last Monday, but hey I'm still 20lbs ahead of where I started.

Still waiting on fucking LabCorp.....still taking Nolva. Switched to Asin. Nips feel better. Nothing that I would consider gyno lumps as I've heard them described. Gonna stick with the protocol until shit is 100% gone.

I'm onto Anavar now....25mg twice per day for the next 8 weeks. Pending of course it's a better lover than the rough fag Dbol, but with a nickname like Lady Var I think we'll get along just fine.

Here's to hoping that all the weight I'm dropping is just water and that strength continues to go up this week now that I'm off the Dbol.....

My workout today was fixing fence and irrigation lines out in our pasture where we keep the yearlings now that the snow has melted and weather permits. They're curious little fuckers:

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[Xtreme4Life]

Felt so much better this morning than I have for a while. Slept better. No congestion. More alert upon waking.

The plan was to do legs and then biceps....but doing biceps today was just not an option.

Stretch then 1000 meters on water rower

200 Hindu Squats

5 sets Squats

3 sets TRX one leg lunges

3 set kettlebell squats, wide stance

3 set SLDL's


I know it doesn't sound like a lot, but intensity was on point. Maybe it's because I dropped the Dbol and switched to Var. Legs were on fire, I could barely walk or keep drink down. No way I was doing another body part.

[Xtreme4Life]

Here's the blood test results as promised. I wonder how different the Estradiol and HDL levels are now that I've stopped the dbol and switched to Asin from Adex. Going to up the healthy fats a bit too. I definitely feel better.

Anything else anyone thinks I need to be concerned about looking at this?

I think the Test levels are where they should be for 250mg per week. I was under 300 at one point this year.

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[Xtreme4Life]

Switched things up a bit due to not doing biceps yesterday, but fucking killed it. Workout took over 50% longer than I typically like but I'm OK with.

I decided to alternate between bi's and tri's, then shoulders and traps. 30 sec to 1 min rest in between sets.

Stretch then 1000 meters on water rower, then lots of warm up for the bi's/tri/shoulders

Alt between chin ups and dips, 3 sets each to failure

Alt hammer db curls and x-mas tree push ups, 3 sets each to failure

Alt seated incline db curls and TRX overhead tri extensions, 3 sets each to failure

Alt db side laterals and shrugs, 3 sets each

Alt kettlebell front raises and shrugs, 3 sets each


Back up over 180 again on the roller coaster that is my weight currently....but at least this time it was earlier in the day. I think I need to take a page outa fitraver's book and weigh myself daily, at the same time each day, and avg for the week.....

Still a skinny fucker, but getting there.

[Boombalaty]

Nice job bro! Keep it up!

[Xtreme4Life]

Thank you!!


Today is my kinda off day.....stretched, did 20 minutes of cardio, then 15 sets of abs. 5 sets of leg raises, 5 sets of situps, and 5 sets of planks.

Also got some golf in yesterday. First round of the year (and first in almost 6 months) and still kept it in the 70's! I'm pretty sure I'm going to pick up some decent yardage this year with the added weight/strength. I'm already hitting it further than last year and I'm not even swinging that well yet.

[Xtreme4Life]

Each day it's becoming more apparent how much that Dbol was fucking with me....I feel amazing currently even at a very low dose of test and Var. Weight is still going up after the initial drop of the Dbol water weight, and strength and stamina are going up too. All that comes second to how I feel in general though. I'm even sleeping so much better.

Back workout today was the best yet. Gained on every exercise.

Stretched, then 1000 meters on the water rower

Warmed up by doing higher rep back exercises on TRX bands

5 sets of pull ups, strict form positive failure focus on negs especially on last rep

3 sets dumbell rows

3 sets hammer pull ups (narrow grip palms facing) strict form positive failure focus on negs especially on last rep

3 sets barbell rows

3 sets reverse flies (TRX bodyweight)


Scales said 181 this morning. I feel fuller though and am seeing more definition and vascular.

Still on 40 Nolva per day, but the nip pain is almost completely gone. Swelling is down, virtually no puffiness. Still a little lumpier in there than pre dbol but you definitely can't even tell just looking at them.

[Torcha]

[QUOTE=Xtreme4Life;519772]Each day it's becoming more apparent how much that Dbol was fucking with me....I feel amazing currently even at a very low dose of test and Var. Weight is still going up after the initial drop of the Dbol water weight, and strength and stamina are going up too. All that comes second to how I feel in general though. I'm even sleeping so much better.

respect the liver huh...same for me now on a low dose.gaining..take as much gear as you like. if your body cant process it..no gains!!! just sides.. thou it was anadrol and diuretics that finished my last blast..had to bail due to liver issues.. glad you got out b4 that it got worse...

[Xtreme4Life]

respect the liver huh...same for me now on a low dose.gaining..take as much gear as you like. if your body cant process it..no gains!!! just sides.. thou it was anadrol and diuretics that finished my last blast..had to bail due to liver issues.. glad you got out b4 that it got worse...

True that. I never expected to put on quality mass this quickly at 250mg/week even when I was also taking 20mg of Dbol. I was hoping to be 180 at the end of 12 weeks, not 3-4 weeks in with 8 weeks still left lol Seeing these results on tiny doses makes me wonder what if...what if I go up to 500 per week....and maybe throw some NPP or Tren in there since I've already stockpiled a bunch of shit lol.....but I know that's the wrong way to go about it as you said. We want want quality mass that's going to stick around post cycle, and no fucking sides (well, no fucking sides from sheer stupidity and greed, anyway)!

[Xtreme4Life]

Wanted to add that I tried Modafinil for the first time today. My younger brother gave me some to try. He's been a big fan for a while and I had read some positive feedback on it on here as well. I had to get a bunch of tax related stuff accomplished this morning so it seemed like a good time to test it.

I took 1/2 a tab, 100mg. It's definitely intriguing stuff. I was really in the zone and motivated to comb through numbers and paperwork that I would ordinarily dread, with a definite increase in attention to detail. I can see why this stuff would appeal to people, and why some people have an issue taking it habitually.

[Torcha]

True that. I never expected to put on quality mass this quickly at 250mg/week even when I was also taking 20mg of Dbol. I was hoping to be 180 at the end of 12 weeks, not 3-4 weeks in with 8 weeks still left lol Seeing these results on tiny doses makes me wonder what if...what if I go up to 500 per week....and maybe throw some NPP or Tren in there since I've already stockpiled a bunch of shit lol.....but I know that's the wrong way to go about it as you said. We want want quality mass that's going to stick around post cycle, and no fucking sides (well, no fucking sides from sheer stupidity and greed, anyway)!

I think the point here, is that doses can vary for gains. its a individual thing...wat ive learnt is more gear can be a good idea if it is not at expense of body stress..if you could stay healthy at 5gms a week, that would be amazing.. so the genetically gifted may in fact, just be able to keep the cortisol/estro/liver issues at bay better than, lets say the average lifter..for those who are easily effected by these issues, a high dose will never be a option. thou they may try, it just wont work.. these effected lifters will gain more by staying at a lower dose.. a growing is a happy body...if u look at when you are on cycle and all is going great, a mere cold will halt all gains, maybe even go backwards..we have all experianced that at some point..so if just a cold can halt u, what chance do we have over a real issue. such as the before mentioned sides...sure we can up the dose wen we have issues and stall and for a short while it works.. but wen it comes time to pay the piper, the price is steep.... or...fuk it..triple all doses. hospital isn't that bad..in my head the nurses are always hot. damn shame its not the reality.

[Torcha]

. I was really in the zone and motivated to comb through numbers and paperwork

haha.. I was in the zone last night.. man I cleaned the kitchen good!! we both are living the dream it seems!!! tonight im gonna rockstar my shit and clean both my bathrooms..haha!!!
note...its sadly true....

[Xtreme4Life]

Chest day was alright, but not as epic as back day yesterday. Decided to change the order up a little bit.

Stretched then did 1000 meters as usual.

60 pushups

5 sets TRX presses

3 sets dips

3 sets incline db press

3 sets db flies

3 sets TRX pushups with feet elevated and hands wide


Made progress, just wasn't feeling quite as amazing as I have the rest of the week. I think the Nolva and probably too high a dose of Asin to deal with the gyno are catching up with me. My weight stagnated a little bit too.

It's alright though. Progress is better than none. And the gyno is improving. I think I'll be able to ditch the Nolva soon and get back to managing the E a little more effectively.

Still a skinny fucker, but getting there.

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[Xtreme4Life]

Doing this shit each week makes me feel old.....but I think it's an important part of the equation I was missing when I was younger and is really helping now.


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[Xtreme4Life]

Decided to do arms and shoulders on Monday's now. It seemed to make more sense than than doing them on Tues. Added 2 more sets to each exercise from last week. Workout felt great.

I alternated between bi's and tri's again, then shoulders and traps. 30 sec to 1 min rest in between sets.

Stretch then 1000 meters on water rower, then lots of warm up for the bi's/tri/shoulders

Alt between chin ups and dips, 5 sets each to failure

Alt hammer db curls and x-mas tree push ups, 5 sets each to failure

Alt seated incline db curls and TRX overhead tri extensions, 5 sets each to failure

Alt db side laterals and shrugs, 5 sets each

Alt kettlebell front raises and shrugs, 5 sets each


I'm still hovering around 180. I still think it's at least partially due to the Nolva and E being too low, but at this point I'll take it over gyno and the alternative. I think I'm going to be able to stop the Nolva completely this week. One nip is pretty much 95% normal again, other side I'd say is 85-90%.

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[Xtreme4Life]

Nice work right there Xtreme! Keep up the good work.

Thank you! Pretty happy with the progress in just 5 weeks, on week 6 right now. Up over 20lbs.

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[Xtreme4Life]

Stuck to last week's leg workout. Like mentioned previously, it doesn't seem like a lot but it's kicking my fucking ass. Trying to go to positive failure every set. Maybe it's the combo of a little cardio and hindu squats before the actual weights that's taking it out of me. Whatever the case my quads were fucking pumped today.

Added reps on every set, added 2 more sets to TRX lunges.

Stretched then 1000 meters on water rower

220 Hindu Squats

6 warmup sets of squats, working up to working sets weight

5 sets Squats

5 sets TRX one leg lunges

3 set kettlebell squats, wide stance

3 set SLDL's


Picked up a log book on Amazon. I was looking for something a little more organized than a typical comp book and without having to make my own excel sheets.....I'm pretty happy with this one:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0968707505/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_zZt0ybWKX636N

I'm going to start weighing myself every morning before working out. Came in at 180 today.

[Xtreme4Life]

Seems like You are on a good way to making some real progress.

What I would not recommend is weighing every day as we tend to become obsess with the number on the scale. Only thing that counts is the way You look and weighing like once per week should be OK for monitoring.

That makes sense. I'm kind of a numbers fiend....probably why I've always excelled in business. I've been weighing myself at least once a day this whole time, but I've really only logged the Sunday evening number. I thought maybe weighing myself each morning in the same attire, empty stomach after sleeping, etc then averaging that number for each week would provide a more reliable figure. It's more than likely I was wrong though :) I think I'll still log it, but not obsess over it as you said, especially since I think the Var is leaning me out a little bit at this point.

[Xtreme4Life]

Off Day!

20 min of cardio on the water rower and some abs. No actual weight lifting.

Then I'm off to get a 90 min massage! I think I finally found my permanent masseuse last week, and we've got a weekly deal worked out. I'm gong to start seeing her every Wed. Works out perfect since it's right in between my lifting days.

[Boombalaty]

You have made some great progress man! You can def tell in the chest, arms and traps for sure!

[Xtreme4Life]

Good Mornin!

Not the best workout today, but I still made solid progress over last week. The pump was unreal though. Felt like forearms were going to explode and all the sections of my back I was hitting were way more pumped than usual.


Stretched, then 1000 meters on the water rower

Warmed up by doing higher rep back exercises on TRX bands

5 sets of pull ups, strict form positive failure focus on negs especially on last rep

3 sets dumbell rows

3 sets hammer pull ups (narrow grip palms facing) strict form positive failure focus on negs especially on last rep

3 sets barbell rows

3 sets of reverse DB flies (wasn't getting enough reps with the TRX version)

[Xtreme4Life]

Holy hell today's workout was intense. Best pumps I've ever had, probably due to poppin some tadalafil for the first time ever lol

Made gains on every exercise and am still increasing sets. I'm not getting nearly as sore this week.

Stretched then did 1000 meters as usual.

60 pushups

5 sets TRX presses

5 sets incline db press

5 sets dips

3 sets TRX pushups with feet elevated and hands wide

3 sets db flies


I've been really good with my diet this week. No junk, getting upwards of 300g of protein a day. The scale hasn't changed much but I feel bigger and definitely getting stronger.


Figured I'd add.....I've been completely clean of any other kind of drugs for over 36 hours now. Alcohol, booze, nicotine, benzo's, kratom, etc. Probably doesn't seem like a big deal to most but it's the first time for me in well over 3 years.....I've been working towards this since I started working out again. The final taper this week and then stopping completely the day before yesterday has been killing my sleep but I know it'll be worth it.

[Xtreme4Life]

Man, sobriety is kicking my ass lol Apparently opioid and mu agonist addiction for years took more of toll on me than I imagined. The withdrawals are makin it so I can't sleep, no motivation, feel exhausted and sore. Stickin with it though. At one point this weekend I contemplated taking this week off from working out. I'm gonna try to plow through it though.

Managed to get in a pretty solid workout today despite it all. I think I got 4+ hours of sleep last night for the first time in almost a week so that probably helped. I can't wait until I can sleep again.....

Stretch then 1000 meters on water rower, then lots of warm up for the bi's/tri/shoulders

Alt between chin ups and dips, 5 sets each to positive failure

Alt hammer db curls and x-mas tree push ups, 3 sets each to positive failure

Alt seated incline db curls and TRX overhead tri extensions, 3 sets each to failure

Alt db side laterals and shrugs, 3 sets each

Alt kettlebell front raises and shrugs, 3 sets each


Didn't get in as many sets as last week due to fatigue, definitely wasn't due to lack of effort. The pump was great today, strength better than I hoped for. Came in a little heavier on the scale this AM at 184.

[Boombalaty]

Keep it up bro and stay on track! You are doing great! Lots of brothers here that have been through it all, you have lots of support!

[Xtreme4Life]

Another leg day in the books. Could barely walk down to my office after. The lower back pump with this Var is insane. Only increased weight on the SLDL's, but at least got more reps out of everything else overall.

Stretched then 1000 meters on water rower

230 Hindu Squats

6 warmup sets of squats, working up to working sets weight

5 sets Squats

5 sets TRX one leg lunges

3 set kettlebell squats, wide stance

3 set SLDL's


Got a little more sleep last night. Probably pretty close to 5 hours solid at one point. Definitely feeling better today than I have since last week, but still quite a ways from 100%.

[Xtreme4Life]

Off Day from weights.

Starting to get a little more sleep each night, and feeling a little more normal each day.

20 min of cardio on the water rower and some abs. Increased reps on each ab exercise vs last week.

Then I'm off to get my weekly massage!

[Boombalaty]

Damn a massage sounds great. Been a long time

[Xtreme4Life]

Damn a massage sounds great. Been a long time


It's great once you find the right masseuse. I think I went through 5 or 6 before I found the right one. Really helped with the soreness I was experiencing once I first got back into lifting with a little more intensity. I've got all kinds of knots in my back and tension in my neck that she has made a ton of progress on too.

[Xtreme4Life]

Workouts are definitely getting back on track. Increased either reps or weights vs last week on literally every single set.


Stretched, then 1000 meters on the water rower

Warmed up by doing higher rep back exercises on TRX bands

5 sets of pull ups, strict form positive failure focus on negs especially on last rep

3 sets dumbell rows

3 sets hammer pull ups (narrow grip palms facing) strict form positive failure focus on negs especially on last rep

3 sets barbell rows

3 sets of reverse DB flies (wasn't getting enough reps with the TRX version)


Weight seems to be staying around 185 give or take a LB much more consistently this week. I've been 185+ the last 3 mornings in a row.

[Xtreme4Life]

Still not sleeping all that great, but way better than last week. I must be through the worst of the withdrawals because my strength vs last week has increased a ton both yesterday and today. Just obliterated last week's numbers.

Stretched then did 1000 meters as usual.

60 pushups

5 sets TRX presses

5 sets incline db press

5 sets dips

3 sets TRX pushups with feet elevated and hands wide

3 sets db flies


Average weight for the week, weighing in before each workout, is 186. Definitely up a bit in that department too.

[Xtreme4Life]

OK workout today. Not quite as good as the last couple last week, but still made progress on just about every set. I think I officially crashed my E2 this weekend trying to make sure this gyno shrinks as much as humanly possible. Kinda figured I would with the dose of Asin I was taking (E2 crash seemed the lesser of the evils vs gyno), didn't realize just how lethargic and achy doing so would make me feel lol Going to take at least a few days off the AI and then cut the dose back going forward. Going to do another round of bloodwork either at the end of this week or next week.


Stretched then 1000 meters on water rower, then lots of warm up for the bi's/tri/shoulders

Alt between chin ups and dips, 5 sets each to positive failure

Alt hammer db curls and x-mas tree push ups, 3 sets each to positive failure

Alt seated incline db curls and TRX overhead tri extensions, 3 sets each to failure

Alt db side laterals and shrugs, 3 sets each

Alt kettlebell front raises and shrugs, 3 sets each


This is me at 186 this morning. Not a ton of visible progress since the last shot, but I've put on 5+lbs since.

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[Xtreme4Life]

Another great leg workout today. Didn't increase weight, but increased reps on every single set vs last week. Most sets by at least 2 reps.

Stretched then 1000 meters on water rower

250 Hindu Squats (50x5)

6 warmup sets of squats, working up to working sets weight

5 sets Squats

5 sets TRX one leg lunges

3 set kettlebell squats, wide stance

3 set SLDL's


E2 must be climbing a little already. Feel better and I weighed in a couple lbs heavier this AM at 188. Got more sleep last night than I've gotten in weeks!

[Xtreme4Life]

No weights today. Did 20 minutes of cardio and a few ab exercises like usual. Deep tissue massage to follow.

[Xtreme4Life]

Do You do deep tissue on a regular basis? Really beneficial.



I've been trying to go once a week. Every Wed since I lift weights Mon/Tue and Thur/Fri.

[Xtreme4Life]

Seem to have hit a bit of a sticking point with pull ups. Still got a couple more reps in vs last week, but not quite the same increase I've been seeing. Maybe it's because I'm a few pounds heavier this week. Made pretty solid progress everywhere else.


Stretched, then 1000 meters on the water rower

Warmed up by doing higher rep back exercises on TRX bands

5 sets of pull ups, strict form positive failure focus on negs especially on last rep

3 sets dumbell rows

3 sets hammer pull ups (narrow grip palms facing) strict form positive failure focus on negs especially on last rep

3 sets barbell rows

3 sets of reverse DB flies (wasn't getting enough reps with the TRX version)


Was getting a some shoulder pain on the pull ups, both kinds. Left shoulder only, towards the bottom of the rep especially on the last rep or two. Gonna have to keep an eye on form.

[Xtreme4Life]

Had to start a little later due to have bloods done this morning. Great fucking workout though. Solid gains and phenomenal pump.


Stretched then did 1000 meters as usual.

60 pushups

5 sets flat db press

5 sets incline db press

5 sets dips

3 sets TRX pushups with feet elevated and hands wide

3 sets db flies


Average weight for the week, weighing in before each workout, is 188. Up 2lbs from last week's average.

[Xtreme4Life]

The ol lady wasn't too keen on me putting a squat rack in the room I turned into my workout room originally, but she finally caved. Got one of these and a bunch of weights plus dip bar attachment ordered this week:

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I figure between this and my dumbells which go up to 120lbs each and my kettlebells that go up to 75lbs each plus TRX bands, weight belt, and water rower I should be able to get what I want to focus on done at home now.

Once everything is here and all set up I'm going to change up my routine a bit. Going to only lift weights 3 days a week. Mon / Wed / Fri . Back / Legs / Chest . Each workout built around deadlifts, squats, and bench. Going to focus on improving those lifts. I'll still be hitting the smaller related muscles with each group. No longer going to do cardio on day I'll lift since I'll be doing more volume on lifting days than I am now, but will be trying to increase the cardio session times on non lifting days. My weight and size has increased so rapidly I want to focus more on strength and stamina for a bit.

My goal when I started this was to hit 200 by the end of the year.....already close to 190 which I didn't see coming this soon and I've still got 3 weeks left before I go back down to a TRT cruise dose for a bit. I think once I've done some blood work on the TRT dose I'm going to try an EQ run. Probably 400mg EQ and 200mg Test weekly. Might throw in another 8 weeks or so of Anavar in there too. I really like that stuff. I think that stack is still relatively modest and will help me with what I'm working on now, get the strength and stamina up but still help slowly build me to that goal of 200lbs but maybe even learner than I thought possible.

[Xtreme4Life]

Had a pretty lazy weekend. Spent most of it watching the Masters and getting a little work done around the property, but not as much work as usual. Felt pretty good going into today's workout and made some very solid gains again, though I did switch things up a little bit vs the last few weeks.


Stretch then 1000 meters on water rower, then lots of warm up for the bi's/tri/shoulders

Alt between chin ups and dips, 5 sets each to positive failure (added 25lbs to dips today!)

Alt hammer db curls and TRX overhead tri extensions, 5 sets each to failure

Alt db side laterals and shrugs, 5 sets each

Kettlebell front raises 5 sets


Weighed in at 190 this morning. Going to go back on the AI this week. Should have last week's blood test results within the next few days.

[Boombalaty]

Id love to have a home gym man. Making some good gains brother. What exactly is a water rower? Do you have a pic?

[Xtreme4Life]

Id love to have a home gym man. Making some good gains brother. What exactly is a water rower? Do you have a pic?

Have you ever seen House of Cards? It's the rower Underwood uses. It has the seat the glides back and forth, and has a water tank for resistance on the pull. I like it because it's relatively low impact but a lot tougher than one would imagine. Really works everything.


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[Xtreme4Life]

Today's workout was odd.....fucking crazy pumps in my quads. To the point I couldn't make the increases in reps I was shooting for. I tried so hard to hit the numbers though I was winded, nausea, and could barely walk after.


Stretched then 1000 meters on water rower

250 Hindu Squats (50x5)

6 warmup sets of squats, working up to working sets weight

5 sets Squats

5 sets TRX one leg lunges

3 set kettlebell squats, wide stance

3 set SLDL's

[Boombalaty]

Huh thats cool. Ive never seen one like that. Our gym has a couple but they are the typical air resistance ones.

[Xtreme4Life]

Huh thats cool. Ive never seen one like that. Our gym has a couple but they are the typical air resistance ones.

I looked at those too, but I wanted something that was as close to actual rowing as possible. Plus, these ones look pretty nice and the have wheels and store upright. You can stand it up and roll it against the wall and it takes up very little room.


Happy Wednesday Xtreme!

Thank you! And to you as well!

[Xtreme4Life]

Hump Day and Off Day! No weights today. Did 20 minutes of cardio and a few ab exercises like usual. Deep tissue massage and then lot of food to follow.....

[Xtreme4Life]

Got the lab results back. Total Test came in at 2290, but my Estradiol came in at 75.7 due to not taking an AI that week after crashing the previous week. Went back on an AI this week and am going to work on get those numbers in line.

I switched to a different UGL that I had purchased from before I found this place. Their Test E was 300mg/ml, so I was taking 300mg per week for 3 weeks before this test. 250mg per week before that. All things considered I don't think 2290 is too bad. At least I know it's not completely bunk or horribly underdosed.

Only other issue was that my platelets were a little on the high side. They came in at 400, the range shown on the perwork is 150-379. Is that common?

[Xtreme4Life]

Not the best gains today, but workout felt great effort and pump wise.

Stretched, then 1000 meters on the water rower

Warmed up by doing higher rep back exercises on TRX bands

5 sets of pull ups, strict form positive failure focus on negs especially on last rep

3 sets dumbell rows

3 sets hammer pull ups (narrow grip palms facing) strict form positive failure focus on negs especially on last rep

3 sets barbell rows

3 sets of reverse DB flies (wasn't getting enough reps with the TRX version)


I think part of the reason I didn't gain as much this week was due to slowing down a bit on all exercises, particularly pullups, due to last week's shoulder pain. Virtually no pain this week.

[Xtreme4Life]

Much better workout today than yesterday. Great form, solid gains, good pump, and no shoulder pain.


Stretched then did 1000 meters as usual.

60 pushups

5 sets flat db press

5 sets incline db press

5 sets dips

3 sets TRX pushups with feet elevated and hands wide

3 sets db flies


Average weight for the week was 190, so up another couple lbs. I feel like I've leaned out a little bit, and my E2 is getting closer to where it should be.

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I've got 2 more weeks of the Test E at 300mg/wk and Anavar at 40mg ed. Then I'm going to drop the Anavar and lower the Test to my TRT cruise dose of 150mg/wk for a month or two. Going to work on getting every portion of the labs possible in line before starting another small blast as described above.

[FutureIFBBProJARow23]

Gotta love it when the scale keeps going up

[Xtreme4Life]

I was feeling like I overtrained my tri's after Fri's workout. They were sore and cramping up this weekend, so I decided to change things up a bit and skip them today.


Dumbell Should Press x 5

Dumbell Side Laterals x 3

Kettlebell Front Raises x 3

Chins (wide) x 5

Dumbell Curls x 3

TRX Curls x 3


1000 meters on water rower after workout today instead of before.


Workout was a little shorter but felt pretty solid. I ate quite a bit of junk this weekend though lots of total calories and protein, but my weight dropped to 186. Maybe that's just my E2 levels getting back into line and losing some water as a result. No joint clicking or pain yet. Definitely more definition in the mirror after today's workout than last week.

[Xtreme4Life]

Going to skip my first workout in months today.....kinda.

I've spent the last couple hours taking apart and moving my old power tower, heavy bag, and some books/bookshelves, and other misc stuff to make room for my rack that's arriving today. Donating my old equipment to my younger brother since he wants to get into working out now.

I bought a handful of 4' x 6' rubber horse trailer mats that are 3/4" thick. God damn those fuckers are awkward to move! Should work really well for my new workout area though. Now way you can mess up the floor under those no matter how much weight you drop. I'll take some pics once all is said and done.

So after today I'm going to be switching to my Mon/Wed/Fri 5x5 routine for a bit.

[Xtreme4Life]

Got my first 5x5 workout in today. Kept the weights light and focused on form and ROM, going to gradually work my way up. I'm using the StrongLifts 5x5 app which seems pretty cool.

5 sets BB Squat x 5 reps

5 sets BB Bench x 5 reps

5 sets BB Rows x 5 reps

3 sets Weighted Dip x 10 reps


Weighed in at 189 this morning. Ended up dropping the Anavar completely a little early. I was getting some sides I'm pretty sure was from the Var, some cramping and acne. It was great the first 4-5 weeks but I liked it less the last week or so. Now I'm going to taper the Test down a little until I'm back at my cruise dose of 150mg per week (75mg twice per week).

[Xtreme4Life]

Today was workout B. I'll be alternating between A and B Mon/Wed/Fri as per the program. Decent workout today, did deadlifts for the first time in a while. Excited to start working the weight up on the big 3.

5 sets BB Squat x 5 reps

5 sets Overhead Press x 5 reps

1 sets Deadlift x 5 reps

3 sets Weighted Pull Ups x 10 reps


Not doing any cardio yet. Think I'm going to weight until my next blast, that may change though. Weight was 190 this morning.

Here's a pic of the new home gym setup. Pretty happy with it so far:

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[Xtreme4Life]

Really good workout today. Was watching some video this weekend on squatting and made some changes that I think really helped. I seemed to be able to get down deeper yet the weight came up easier. Also made a couple small tweeks to my bench press setup was well that also seemed to help. Increased weight on every single exercise.


5 sets BB Squat x 5 reps

5 sets BB Bench x 5 reps

5 sets BB Rows x 5 reps

3 sets Weighted Dip x 10 reps


Weight went down a couple pounds since last Fri to 188, though I know I ate a ton of calories this weekend. Could be due to working outside in the sun all day yesterday maybe got a little dehydrated.

[Xtreme4Life]

Learn and educate on the technique of the exercise and You will keep on progressing.

How do You find this 5x5 until now?

It's only been a week, but I like it so far. I'm still not at failure on bench, squat, or deadlifts, but I think working on form and slowing increasing the weight until I hit 5x5 failure during this cruise seems to make sense. Hopefully I'll be at failure before I start my next blast.

[Xtreme4Life]

Today was workout B. A little more taxing than the previous workouts. Bumped most exercises up by 10-15lbs instead of 5lbs. Only exercise I hit failure was Weight Pull Ups, but I was close on overhead presses.

5 sets BB Squat x 5 reps

5 sets Overhead Press x 5 reps

1 sets Deadlift x 5 reps

3 sets Weighted Pull Ups x 10 reps


Dropped another LB, down to 187. Feel good though, feel like I'm getting stronger yet leaner. Gyno symptoms from the Dbol a couple months ago are finally all but gone. Going to get some blood work done again tomorrow, then drop the Test down again next week and stay at 150mg per week a bit. At least until I do another round of bloodwork and am 100% happy with where everything is at.

[Xtreme4Life]

Forgot to give the sobriety update.....I've been pretty good for 5 weeks now. No opioids/opiates, no weed, no nicotine, no hard drugs. There were two instances where I sipped on a drink but maybe drank half each time - at a family function and on a date with the wife. Still battling insomnia but other than that feeling pretty damn good. Way better than I was those first couple weeks without any drugs lol

Workout A today. Felt good overall except for bench. On one of my warmups sets I had a weird pain in my right shoulder. I stretched/loosened up some more, did some extra warmup sets and it didn't come back during working sets fortunately. Maybe it's because I've done bench twice this week and I'm just not used to that. Increased by at least 10lbs on every exercise:

5 sets BB Squat x 5 reps

5 sets BB Bench x 5 reps

5 sets BB Rows x 5 reps

3 sets Weighted Dip x 5 reps


Got blood drawn yesterday. Weight was back up to 190, though I did eat a ton the last couple days and have been trying to drink more water. Maybe it's just a mental thing, but it's like I can feel the Test leaving my system lol I still feel good, way better than I would otherwise, but not like I did a couple weeks ago.

[Xtreme4Life]

Today was workout B. Only exercise I hit failure was Weight Pull Ups, but I was close on overhead presses still went up 5lbs on those though. Did increase weight on every single exercise.

5 sets BB Squat x 5 reps

5 sets Overhead Press x 5 reps

1 sets Deadlift x 5 reps

3 sets Weighted Pull Ups x 10 reps


Weight was 188 this morning. This seems to be where I'm hanging since dropping orals and lowering the T down to a TRT dose. We'll see if it stays there.

[Xtreme4Life]

Workout A today. Pretty good workout overall. Still increasing the weights on each exercise by at least 5lbs, but it's getting a little more difficult.

5 sets BB Squat x 5 reps

5 sets BB Bench x 5 reps

5 sets BB Rows x 5 reps

3 sets Weighted Dip x 5 reps


Started keeping track of my Macro's for the first time in 15 or so years this week. Using the My Macros+ app which is really handy. Especially like the ability to scan the barcodes on most items and get all the necessary info.

Weighed in at 186 this morning. Weight is down a little bit, but probably to be expected with some water weight leaving due to lower Test and Estro levels.

Here's another progress shot:

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[AvidFisherman]

Nice log. Im following.

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[AvidFisherman]

I thought I read you were taking something to help you sleep but I went back through and could not find anything. Have you tried benadryl and melatonin 30 minutes before bed?

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[Xtreme4Life]

I thought I read you were taking something to help you sleep but I went back through and could not find anything. Have you tried benadryl and melatonin 30 minutes before bed?

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I haven't tried that yet, but I'll look into it. Thank you! I was smoking weed to help me sleep, but I quit everything about a month and a half ago and gave that up too.....it was the going sober and kicking all the substances I was abusing and using habitually that triggered the insomnia. It's been slowly getting a little better. I'm up to about 6 hours a night now though. Actually slept for 6 straight hours last night without waking up once which is a first since going sober.

[Torcha]

I haven't tried that yet, but I'll look into it. Thank you! I was smoking weed to help me sleep, but I quit everything about a month and a half ago and gave that up too.....it was the going sober and kicking all the substances I was abusing and using habitually that triggered the insomnia. It's been slowly getting a little better. I'm up to about 6 hours a night now though. Actually slept for 6 straight hours last night without waking up once which is a first since going sober.

that's quality sleep man.. great effort, I doin g the green tobacco for sleep, amazes me how fast the body adapts and wat works now doesn't.... bit like a clit really,, little fuckers cant make there mind up on wat is going to work on the given
is its a slap, a rub or a tickle it needs...tried clit punching, I ended up with sore nuts!!!

[Xtreme4Life]

that's quality sleep man.. great effort, I doin g the green tobacco for sleep, amazes me how fast the body adapts and wat works now doesn't.... bit like a clit really,, little fuckers cant make there mind up on wat is going to work on the given
is its a slap, a rub or a tickle it needs...tried clit punching, I ended up with sore nuts!!!

Waddup Torch!

Yea I've been feeling pretty good today after a solid 6 hours. Probably about how my ol lady feels after I give her a solid 6 as well. Well maybe not quite that but still.......when I was taking shit all day and night, I would pass out for 8-10 hours and wake up still fucking exhausted. Now I sleep 4 to 6 hours sober and feel way more rested. That's almost enough motivation in itself to not go back to being fucked up 24/7 lol

[Xtreme4Life]

Today was workout B. Really good workout. Didn't hit failure but I was close on several exercises and increased weight on all despite dropping a couple more lbs in body weight.


5 sets BB Squat x 5 reps

5 sets Overhead Press x 5 reps

1 sets Deadlift x 5 reps

3 sets Weighted Pull Ups x 10 reps


Weighed in at 184 this morning. A little confused by the sudden/rapid weight loss, but it seems to be only fat and water. I feel good and am starting to get more cut and vascular. Must have been holding a lot of water and my kcals this week might be a little low.

[Xtreme4Life]

Workout A today. Another good workout. Definitely took some effort, but still didn't hit failure on anything. Increased weight by 5lbs on every exercise.


5 sets BB Squat x 5 reps

5 sets BB Bench x 5 reps

5 sets BB Rows x 5 reps

3 sets Weighted Dip x 5 reps


Got some shitty news this weekend, ended up saying fuck counting macro's this weekend and kinda binged on food. Better than falling off the wagon with drugs I suppose. Managed make it to week 7 of sobriety.

Weighed in at 185 this morning. Going bump up this week's intake a little bit.

[Xtreme4Life]

Today was workout B. Killed it today. Squats felt damn good despite more weight. Finally hit failure on something beside weighted pull ups, and that was on overhead presses.


5 sets BB Squat x 5 reps

5 sets Overhead Press x 5 reps

1 sets Deadlift x 5 reps

3 sets Weighted Pull Ups x 5 reps


Weighed in at 183 this morning. Feel a lot better after adding a bunch of carbs and fat back into my macro's, but the scale still went down lol. We'll see how it averages out as the week progresses.

[Xtreme4Life]

Was running late yesterday morning and didn't get a chance to post like normal. Woke up at 5am instead of 4am, and by the time I was done working out and getting ready for the day I had to rush to make it to my weekly deep tissue massage appointment. Then between work and having to take care of some thing around the property....

Workout A yesterday. Pretty good workout other than kinda fucking up my back. I don't think it's anything major and the massage right after probably helped too.


5 sets BB Squat x 5 reps

5 sets BB Bench x 5 reps

5 sets BB Rows x 5 reps

3 sets Weighted Dip x 5 reps


Weigh seems to have stabilized a bit at 183-184. Macro's must be getting closer to my maintenance with my current activity level. I'm definitely holding less water. Set up my weekends as my re-feed day so I'm hoping the scale will go up a little bit by Monday.

[Xtreme4Life]

Hope the back feels better today!

Have a nice Sunday Xtreme.

Thank you! It started to feel better by Sun morning, but than I spent most of the day yesterday taking down and pinning calves for branding and some other stuff. Was so sore today I contemplated not working out, but I ultimately said fuck it and still got a pretty good workout in anyway.


5 sets BB Squat x 5 reps

5 sets Overhead Press x 5 reps

1 sets Deadlift x 5 reps

3 sets Weighted Pull Ups x 5 reps


Weight is going in the right direction again. Weighed in at 186 this morning. A lot of that probably had to do with how many carbs I'm eating Fri/Sat/Sun and increased macro's in general but I think I'm on the right track.

[Xtreme4Life]

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Going to be stopping the online log for a while. Had some things come up with one of my businesses that is going to require a lot more of my time for a while.

Still working out. Still on my cruise dose of 150mg/wk. Actually changed to a 5 day split this week instead of the 3 day 5x5. Similar rep range, HIT style, but a more traditional split. Work out every morning Mon-Fri at 5am so I can get to the shop before 8am.

Still logging my workouts but in my notebooks which I've been doing all along anyway. Also logging meals and adjust macro's as necessary with the My Macros + app.

Going to be getting some bloodwork done at the end of this month. If everything looks good I'll start thinking about the next blast when shit starts getting back to normal and I can fully commit the necessary time and effort to it.

See y'all when I'm ready to blast again!

[Xtreme4Life]

Quick update.....

Started another small blast. Mostly to see how I react to these compounds before getting too crazy....200mg per week of each - Test/Tren/Mast all E. 20mg Dbol ed for the first two weeks even though I'll probably regret it though I feel like I have a better handle on my estro now....

Currently in week 2. Weight has already shot up thanks to the tits in a tab. Was at 193 this morning.

I've also on been on bulking macro's for a while now. Found my sweetspot that was putting on 1/2 to 1lb per week before I started the blast. Currently at 250g protein, 400g carbs, 150g fat daily with at least 30-40 grams of fiber.

Strength has really started going up the last couple days. Here's a progress pic:

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[Boombalaty]

Lookin good bro. Glad to see you back on your log!

[Xtreme4Life]

The last couple weeks have been nuts. I was on the road 9 of 14 days at one point. Trying to get myself back on track now.

I still managed to get at least 3 lifting sessions in each week. Got all the big lifts in and hit my macro's for the most part. Weight was as high as 195 but I'm back down to 191 this week.

Going to finish out this blast with a little more of a cut macro setup for the next two months. I'd like to utilize this stack to recomp to a degree and be a little more cut for my next mini vacation in late Aug.

Macro's are going to be 249p 204c 93f 2 on off days, 249p 293c 99f on lifting days, to start. At least 30g fiber every day. Will be keeping track of average weight and bodyfat using calipers each week and adjust the macro's as necessary.

Will be back to a 4 day split next week. 2 on, 1 off, 2 on, 2 off. I seem to be responding well to lower volume, lower reps, higher intensity and focusing on moving more weight every single week.

[Xtreme4Life]

Finally hit 200lbs on the scale yesterday! Unfortunately it was in the evening so I can't really count it.....but it's the first time in my life I've ever weighed that much. 200lbs was my end of the year goal when I started this log LOL I won't officially count it though until it's first thing in the AM.

Weight was 196 first thing this morning on an empty stomach after a piss. That's only a few lbs up vs the 15th, but I was holding some water then due to the dbol and I feel like I've lost a decent amount of bodyfat too.

Macro's are still pretty much the same since everything seems to be going in the right direction.

Gonna try to hold out on posting any more pics until I hit that 200lb mark which I'm hoping will be soon.....

[jblifts82]

I like the new small blast. Planning on something similar after my cut cycle.

[Xtreme4Life]

Took my last shot of the 200mg Test/Tren/Mast mix on Sunday. It was .5ml so 100mg of each which I was doing Sun AM and Wed PM.

It has been almost exactly 2 months. I have 2 more bottle of that but I think I'm going to call it good for now. I want to go back down to TRT for a couple months, get some more blood work done, do a really solid 3 month bulking cycle, another 2-3 months at TRT, then a cut cycle similar to what I just did.

I weighed in at 198 this morning. The calipers say my bodyfat is down over 4% vs when I started though. I added 25lbs to my 6 rep bench.

I pretty much gained on everything except squats and deadlifts - had to take almost 4 weeks off those due to that fucking dog biting my quad and having to get stitches. Still working my way up to what I was reppin before that incident. I'm sure that fucked with my progress in general but I feel like I still did pretty well considering that.

I'm going to take 150mg of Test Wed of this week then Sun/Wed of next week. Then drop it down to 100mg the following week and stay there unless bloodwork comes back really high.

Not entirely sure what the bulking cycle is going to entail yet, but I'm thinking a higher dose of Test than I've been taking something like 600mg per week along with 300mg of Deca and 6 weeks of Dbol to kickstart it. I'm sure that'll change before I start though.

[Xtreme4Life]

Here's the progress pic I forgot to post yesterday. Still at 198 this morning.

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[Fast Willie from Philly]

Finally hit 200lbs on the scale yesterday! Unfortunately it was in the evening so I can't really count it.....but it's the first time in my life I've ever weighed that much. 200lbs was my end of the year goal when I started this log LOL I won't officially count it though until it's first thing in the AM.

Weight was 196 first thing this morning on an empty stomach after a piss. That's only a few lbs up vs the 15th, but I was holding some water then due to the dbol and I feel like I've lost a decent amount of bodyfat too.

Macro's are still pretty much the same since everything seems to be going in the right direction.

Gonna try to hold out on posting any more pics until I hit that 200lb mark which I'm hoping will be soon.....

Is this the first time you ever hit 200?

[Xtreme4Life]

Is this the first time you ever hit 200?

Yessir! I was 150'ish at the beginning of this year with a higher bodyfat than I have now.

[Xtreme4Life]

It's been a while. Figure it's past time for an update.

Into week 7 of my cruise at 200mg Test C per week. Been feeling pretty good physically. Been a busy couple months and had a couple deaths in the family so my diet and workout routine haven't been as on point as they normally are. Things seems to be getting back to normal in time for my next planned blast though.

I've been hovering around 190-195 so I haven't lost much. I also haven't been lifting heavy like I had been for a month+ trying to give my body a little break.

Going to have bloods drawn this week. If all looks good I'm going to start my next blast Oct 1:

600mg Test E, 300mg Deca, 200mg Mast E per week during weeks 1-12. Tbol 50mg per day weeks 1-6.

300mg Test E and 100mg Mast E will be shot Sun AM and Wed PM.

300mg Deca will be shot on Fri.

4iu's HGH per day. 2iu AM/PM.

I have not fully committed to an AI yet but I've got plenty on hand. Will probably go with Aromasin this time. Something like 12.5mg Mon and Thur.

Will still be on a 4 day split. Will probably throw some cardio and stretching in on Wed's. Going to go back to lifting heavier and trying to crush to PR's.

Going to be bringing the Macro's way up, but in a controlled fashion. I'm currently at 3600 cals per day but will be bumping it up a little each week to try and build the metabolism.

The goal is still to hit 200 by the end of the year, hoping for more like 210 so I know even after the next cruise I'll still be 200+, but without putting on too much more BF. I don't think that's going to be an issue.

[Xtreme4Life]

Got bloods done. Looks like I'm good to go!

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[Xtreme4Life]

The Testosterone, Serum of 1493 is on 200mg of Test E per week split into two doses per week. I'll probably bring my TRT cruise dose down to 150mg per week next time around so I'm closer to 1000.

And yet we got labs around here trying to tell their customers that testing 3-4 times the amount of Test they're taking is acceptable......such bullshit.

[Xtreme4Life]

I started my first injection of 300mg Deca on Fri. Decided to get a little head start on that stuff since it'll be a while before it really kicks in ;)

On Sunday I officially start my cycle as planned. 300mg Test E / 100mg Mast E twice per week. 50mg Tbol per day (25mg AM and PM) 12 hr apart. 300mg Deca per week. 4iu HGH per day as outlined above.

Macros are currently at 3608 kCal per day. 240g protein / 427 carbs / 127g fat. Going to be adding a little bit each week until I hit 5000 kCal per day.

Weighed in at 194 first thing in the morning after a piss and nothing eaten or drank yet. Been weighing closer to 200 give or take during the day and evening. Here's my starting pic:

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I am going to go back to trying to being a bit more diligent about my log and at least updating every workout day. Just had to fire another employee yesterday so we'll see but I'm gonna try regardless.

220lbs here I come! Let's do this!

[Xtreme4Life]

Man, injecting 1.5ml into my quad was a little rough lol I had done 1ml in the past but it was in the glute. Honestly though my quad isn't quite as sore as I thought it would be.

Today was Shoulders & Bi's. I'm currently trying a workout plan similar to what Feroce recommends. Shooting for 10 reps on the working sets. Once I can do at least 10 reps to positive failure for at least 3 consecutive working sets I increase the weight. The weight increase will hopefully get me down into that hypertrophy rep range for a bit.

I spend about 10-20 minutes stretching before every workout. I've gotta be more careful with form and a little selective on exercises due to some nasty tendonitis in my right elbow. I'm hoping between that and my PT I'm seeing weekly we can get it alleviated without hindering progress much.

All sets are after stretching and warmup sets:

Seated DB Press x 5

DB Lateral Raises x 3

Kettlebell Front Raises x 3

EZ Bar Curls, Back Against Wall x 3

Preacher DB Curls x 3

DB Shrugs x 3


Pretty decent workout overall. Made some good gains vs last week.

[Xtreme4Life]

Not the best workout today. Didn't make any progress with squats. Probably because I was too busy trying a narrower stance and worrying about my form.

All sets are after stretching and warmup sets:

Barbell Squats x 5

TRX Lunges x 3

Still Leg Deadlifts x 3

Standing Barbell Calf Raises x 3

[Xtreme4Life]

I'm doing a 2 on, 1 off, 2 on, 2 off split with a little cardio thrown in here and there, so today was an off day.

I was going to do some cardio on the water rower, but I ended up taking 0.2ml of Oly's Freek Juice and nailing the Mrs for longer than I would have been on the water rower and called it good.

Weight is jumping up real quick. Was at 200 this morning. I'm a little worried about water retention due to high estro so I'm going to up the AI a little bit.

[Xtreme4Life]

Forgot to mention I was giving blood yesterday afternoon. That went as planned. I donate every 2 months now and that seems to always keep the blood counts in line.

This morning's chest workout was solid. Made gains on every exercise:

All sets are after stretching and warmup/acclimation sets:


Barbell Bench (wide grip) x 5

Incline DB Bench x 3

Dips x 3

Pullover with Kettlebell x 3

[Xtreme4Life]

Running a little late today so gotta keep it short. Feeling a little bloated and having trouble sleeping (probably the Tbol) but still had a decent workout today. Made gains on all but one exercise:


All sets are after stretching and warmup/acclimation sets:

Bodyweight Pull-Ups x 5

Barbell Rows x 3

V-Bar Pull-Ups x 3

Rack Pulls x 3

[Xtreme4Life]

Weighed in at 199 this morning completely empty and flat.

Slight macro bump this week. 243p / 497c / 136f for 4184 kCal per day.

[Fast Willie from Philly]

Forgot to mention I was giving blood yesterday afternoon. That went as planned. I donate every 2 months now and that seems to always keep the blood counts in line.

This morning's chest workout was solid. Made gains on every exercise:

All sets are after stretching and warmup/acclimation sets:


Barbell Bench (wide grip) x 5

Incline DB Bench x 3

Dips x 3

Pullover with Kettlebell x 3

You looking good bro. Love that blood work!. I would love to hear about this kettle ball pullover

[Xtreme4Life]

You looking good bro. Love that blood work!. I would love to hear about this kettle ball pullover

Thanks bruh! Hope you're doing well and kickin some ass. The pullovers are something I've only recently incorporated, but I'm a fan. Especially at the end a chest workout.

I have an adjustable weight Kettlebell that just happens to work better than my dumbells at home, but most people use a dumbell. I took my tips on performing them from the man himself Feroce:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yACg3ciPALc

[Fast Willie from Philly]

Thanks bruh! Hope you're doing well and kickin some ass. The pullovers are something I've only recently incorporated, but I'm a fan. Especially at the end a chest workout.

I have an adjustable weight Kettlebell that just happens to work better than my dumbells at home, but most people use a dumbell. I took my tips on performing them from the man himself Feroce:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yACg3ciPALc

Awesome I love the dumbbell pullover. I really wanted to start incorporating some kettle ball into my workouts just to take out some of the monotony of my regular routine. But years ago when I was introduced to the dumbbell pullover I was told to do it all so after my back workout. As long as the back and chest workouts want back to back. The difference in the two is just album elbow placement weather the elbows are in side or you hold them outside. One really stretches the sternum and the other really hits the lats. I was told to do it with both exercises because if you're stretching your sternum and growing sideways your lats will also do the same and it'll give you that nice V look

[Xtreme4Life]

Awesome I love the dumbbell pullover. I really wanted to start incorporating some kettle ball into my workouts just to take out some of the monotony of my regular routine. But years ago when I was introduced to the dumbbell pullover I was told to do it all so after my back workout. As long as the back and chest workouts want back to back. The difference in the two is just album elbow placement weather the elbows are in side or you hold them outside. One really stretches the sternum and the other really hits the lats. I was told to do it with both exercises because if you're stretching your sternum and growing sideways your lats will also do the same and it'll give you that nice V look

I'm not huge into the KB's like some but I definitely use mine regularly. Pullovers obviously, front raises, squats if I want some high rep, etc.

I've found that if I use the technique Feroce shows in that video I can really stretch the rib cab and even feel it in my chest. I've been subscribed to Dave Draper's weekly emails for like 15 years lol he was using them waaaaaaay back when and still advocates them. Always meant to incorporate them but never really did until recently.

[Xtreme4Life]

Solid workout this morning. Probably due to more sleep yesterday than I'd gotten most nights the last week. Increased weight on every set by at least 10lbs and got everything down into the 6-8 rep range (except shrugs those were 10-12 reps) to positive failure.

All sets are after stretching and warmup sets:

Seated DB Press x 5

DB Lateral Raises x 3

Kettlebell Front Raises x 3

EZ Bar Curls, Back Against Wall x 3

Preacher DB Curls x 3

DB Shrugs x 3

[Xtreme4Life]

Today was a good day:

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[Xtreme4Life]

Felt like I made some progress with my form with squats so I went a bit heavier today and made good progress on everything. Back pumps are getting to be fucking annoying though.

All sets are after stretching and warmup sets:

Barbell Squats x 5

TRX Lunges x 3

Still Leg Deadlifts x 3

Standing Barbell Calf Raises x 3

[Xtreme4Life]

Off day! Little cardio this morning. Going to take care of a few things in the office then head out to the desert to get my rifle ready for this weekend!

[McGuyver]

Great log brother. Following along.

[Xtreme4Life]

Really good workout today. Made better gains than I have in a long time. Great pump.

All sets are after stretching and warmup/acclimation sets:


Barbell Bench (wide grip) x 5

Incline DB Bench x 3

Dips x 3

Pullover with Kettlebell x 3


Been weighing in over 200 all week! But, I'm worried that my E2 might be climbing as I feel like I'm holding some water and getting a few more zits than normal. Going to bump the AI a tad as I've been taking very little these first couple weeks.

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[Xtreme4Life]

Don't know what it is about Fri's and running late, but I get to blame it on the Mrs feeling a little frisky this morning lol. Not my best workout this week, but made a few gains and the scale is still going up:

All sets are after stretching and warmup/acclimation sets:

Bodyweight Pull-Ups x 5

Barbell Rows x 3

V-Bar Pull-Ups x 3

Rack Pulls x 3

[Xtreme4Life]

Went hunting this weekend and hiked 20+ miles in full gear. Also didn't eat enough this weekend and was sleeping on the ground. Was pretty tired and sore today but despite that had a pretty good workout and made some solid gains:


All sets are after stretching and warmup sets:

Seated DB Press x 5

DB Lateral Raises x 3

Kettlebell Front Raises x 3

EZ Bar Curls, Back Against Wall x 3

Preacher DB Curls x 3

DB Shrugs x 3


Bumping up the calories again this week. Going with the following breakdown:

Calories:4420
Protein:244g
Fat:144g
Carbs:537g
Fiber:30g minimum

[Xtreme4Life]

Had to skip Tue's workout.....got fucked in a couple ways. My Sun PM 1.5ml shot in my right quad must have hit a nerve or something. No redness or heat, but fuckin aye it still feels like I got kicked by a mule. It's the first bad shot I've had in my quad in some time. Plus I've just felt like dogshit since my hunting trip. So all things considered Squats were not an option. Last night's 1.5ml shot in the other quad was smooth as butter no fuckin soreness in the slightest today go figure.....I'm thinking I shot too low on my right quad and hit something I wasn't supposed to.

Got back into the rotation today though. Had a solid workout and made some really good gains despite still feeling run down. Still weighing over 200 each morning:

All sets are after stretching and warmup/acclimation sets:


Barbell Bench (wide grip) x 5

Incline DB Bench x 3

Dips x 3

Pullover with Kettlebell x 3

[Xtreme4Life]

Trying to get back on track this week after some setbacks last week. Between the bad shot and feeling like shit, I missed two workouts. My estro was getting out of hand too as I thought and really had to up the AI to get the nip puffiness and soreness back down. Everything feels much better this week though. I'm also not as fluffy. Went down a pound or two on the scale but that was probably more due to water weight from high estro. Weighed in at 201 this morning completely empty.

All sets are after stretching and warmup sets:

Seated DB Press x 5

DB Lateral Raises x 3

Kettlebell Front Raises x 3

EZ Bar Curls, Back Against Wall x 3

Preacher DB Curls x 3

DB Shrugs x 3

[Xtreme4Life]

Squats kicked my ass today, but I was still able to push more weight than last time. I was able to do 315 for 8 slow and low reps for the first time since last summer when my quad got all fucked up from that dog bite.

All sets are after stretching and warmup sets:

Barbell Squats x 5

TRX Lunges x 3

Still Leg Deadlifts x 3

Standing Barbell Calf Raises x 3

[Xtreme4Life]

Really good workout today. Made gains on every single set vs last week.

All sets are after stretching and warmup/acclimation sets:


Barbell Bench (wide grip) x 5

Incline DB Bench x 3

Dips x 3

Pullover with Kettlebell x 3


Weighed in at 201 first thing this AM completely empty. I think the Estro is back down because I'm not nearly as fluffy as I was, nip soreness is gone, and I can see my abs better again. Really happy about that and still weighing in at 200+!

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[Xtreme4Life]

Another good workout today. First decent back workout I've had in a weeks.

I decided to try Sumo Deadlifts today for the first time ever. I think I'm a fan. Probably going to do those instead of rack pulls for a while:


Bodyweight Pull-Ups x 5

Barbell Rows x 3

V-Bar Pull-Ups x 3

Sumo Deadlift x 3

[Xtreme4Life]

I think it's safe to say that some progress has been made:

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[Xtreme4Life]

Really though I think it's just that the beard is longer.....

[Thor I Am]

Thanks for posting this log. It's great to see what others are doing!

[Xtreme4Life]

Sorry for not posting last week. It was a rough week. I decided it was best to stop my cycle last week....I stopped the TBol, Deca, and HGH and am back down to my TRT dose of Test as of a week ago Sun.

Between feeling sick and run down physically despite the strength and weight gains, my injuries, and then gyno onset I figured it was best to stop, take a week off, and go back to the drawing board.

I started taking 20mg Nolva twice per day split 12 hours apart and 25mg Asin since the Letro and Caber I was trying the previous week wasn't working that well. Finally starting to see some real reduction.

Nolva is down to 20mg per day this week. Keeping the Asin the same until the gyno is virtually gone. I'm going to ride it out until the gyno is gone and then get some bloodwork done.

I think my first problem with this cycle is Deca and I just don't get along. It was my first time with the stuff, had to find out some time I suppose. Had a couple instances of Deca dick despite the fact I was only taking 300mg and taking twice that much Test. I didn't like the way it made me feel either. I think 600mg of Test combined with 200mg Mast was too high of a jump for me. I was taking Caber so I don't think the gyno was progresterone related. Probably just too much test for me personally with too little AI off the start. I probably need to consider taking Nolva with higher doses of Test and/or orals with how prone I am. Feroce claims he takes Nolva instead of an AI with cycles. I'll probably take Nolva along with a smaller dose of Asin.

I'm back to working out though despite feeling a bit run down still, which is probably due to my Estro being too low. Going to start incorporating more cardio and stretching:

20 minutes stretching

2000 meter on the water rower

All sets are after stretching and warmup sets:

Seated DB Press x 5

DB Lateral Raises x 3

Kettlebell Front Raises x 3

EZ Bar Curls, Back Against Wall x 3

Preacher DB Curls x 3

DB Shrugs x 3

[Xtreme4Life]

My right knee is one of the nagging injuries that's giving me issues. I've got this tendon on the right side of my knee that is way too tight or something. It's like it catches on my knee when I bend it under weight.

I've figured out that I can do some Kettlebell squats with a really narrow stance that doesn't seem to catch that tendon or aggrivate it. Same with leg ext (which I haven't done in years) and TRX lunges when done carefully. So I'm going to do a higher rep, more of a PT type workout on legs for a while and see if I can't work through it.

20 minutes stretching

2000 meter on the water rower

All sets are after stretching and warmup sets:

Kettlebell Squats, Narrow, Slow, ATG x 5

TRX Lunges x 3

Leg Extensions x 3

Leg Curls x 3

Standing Calf Raises x 3

[Xtreme4Life]

More stretching and cardio today, but no weights. Did about 15-20 minutes of stretching then 20 minutes on the water rower followed by some hangs.

Weight is down a few lbs as to be expected. Back down to the high 190's this week.

[Xtreme4Life]

Really good chest workout. Had a little upper back pain but pushed through it.


20 minutes stretching

2000 meter on the water rower

All sets are after stretching and warmup sets:

Barbell Bench x 5

Incline DB Bench x 3

Dips x 3

Pullover with Kettlebell x 3

3 sets of pushups to failure

[Xtreme4Life]

Back pain was better this morning, but still not gone completely. Good enough to do a decent back workout though:


20 minutes stretching

2000 meter on the water rower

All sets are after stretching and warmup sets:

TRX Rows x 3

Bodyweight Pull-Ups x 5

Barbell Rows x 3

V-Bar Pull-Ups x 3

Rack Pulls x 3


Got my weekly deep tissue massage after this workout. It was painful, but I already feel better.

[Xtreme4Life]

Back pain is almost completely gone. Gyno symptoms are subsiding but definitely feeling the effects of the Letro. Energy is low but not completely zapped. Had a productive weekend and got my ass up at 4am to workout this morning and take care of the livestock:


20 minutes stretching

2000 meter on the water rower

All sets are after stretching and warmup sets:

Seated DB Press x 5

DB Lateral Raises x 3

Kettlebell Front Raises x 3

EZ Bar Curls, Back Against Wall x 3

Preacher DB Curls x 3

DB Shrugs x 3

[Xtreme4Life]

Knee is still giving me some issues so I kept it the same as last week other than shooting for more reps on every set. Made some pretty solid gains and the pump was pretty intense. Feel like I'm working the inner teardrop more than ever before:

20 minutes stretching

2000 meter on the water rower

All sets are after stretching and warmup sets:

Kettlebell Squats, Narrow, Slow, ATG x 5

TRX Lunges x 3

Leg Extensions x 3

Leg Curls x 3

Standing Calf Raises x 3

[Fancycat69]

Sorry Xtreme I’m a little late to this log. What did u do to your knee?

[Xtreme4Life]

Sorry Xtreme I’m a little late to this log. What did u do to your knee?

I'm not entirely sure. I think I fucked it up when I took a spill traversing a steep incline hunting a a month or so ago. I've got this tendon or ligament on the side of my knee that I can feel and see catching on bone when I bend my leg, more so when I'm pulling or pushing weight with a wide stance. My MT has been trying to loosen it up, and I've adjusted my workouts. It seems to be improving. It still does it though not as bad and no more pain. Just going to take it easy and be smart with the leg workouts until I feel like it's 100% again.

It might actually end up being a positive in a way though. I feel like I'm working the lower part of my leg particularly the inner tear drop more than ever now. I seemed to always be adding more mass to my upper quads. This might help me balance things out.

[Xtreme4Life]

Today was an off day. Was thinking about doing some cardio and stretching but have been too fucking busy at work. Back at the weights again in the AM!

[Fancycat69]

I'm not entirely sure. I think I fucked it up when I took a spill traversing a steep incline hunting a a month or so ago. I've got this tendon or ligament on the side of my knee that I can feel and see catching on bone when I bend my leg, more so when I'm pulling or pushing weight with a wide stance. My MT has been trying to loosen it up, and I've adjusted my workouts. It seems to be improving. It still does it though not as bad and no more pain. Just going to take it easy and be smart with the leg workouts until I feel like it's 100% again.

It might actually end up being a positive in a way though. I feel like I'm working the lower part of my leg particularly the inner tear drop more than ever now. I seemed to always be adding more mass to my upper quads. This might help me balance things out.

It’s funny you say that man. Sometimes injuries cause you to get creative and implement workouts that you haven’t done for a while and hit the body differently

[Xtreme4Life]

So I decided to skip my TRT dose last night in hopes that it may help the Letro blast the remants of this gyno. It's not noticeable in the mirror but I can still feel it in there. Fortunately it doesn't feel like it's calcified and seems to be going down by the day.

Despite that and my estro being in the shitter, had a damn good workout today. Everything felt good and destroyed last week's workout:

20 minutes stretching

2000 meter on the water rower

All sets are working sets and after stretching and acclimation sets as needed:

Barbell Bench x 5

Incline DB Bench x 3

Dips x 3

DB Pullover x 3

3 sets of pushups to failure

[Xtreme4Life]

Another solid workout today. More improvement on the gyno I think skipping my Wed dose helped. Hoping to be 100% cleared up at this rate by next week.

20 minutes stretching

2000 meter on the water rower

All sets are working sets and after stretching and acclimation sets as needed:

TRX Rows x 3

Bodyweight Pull-Ups x 5

Barbell Rows x 3

V-Bar Pull-Ups x 3

Rack Pulls x 3



This may be my last post in this log. I hit my goal of 200lbs this year even despite a number of setbacks. I probably won't consider running another cycle until the new year. If I decide to start logging again it'll probably be a new log after the new year.