Sorrow's powerlifting log

[burlyman30]

No doubt you'll appreciate the modest increase in dosage. On your every two week schedule, how many days until you feel yourself jonesing for the next injection?

[Sorrow]

No doubt you'll appreciate the modest increase in dosage. On your every two week schedule, how many days until you feel yourself jonesing for the next injection?

At this point I'm good for about a week and a half. Maybe 10 days give or take. When Im stressed at work and pushing the lifts it seems like its only good for a week. Its kind of odd, feels like I have a given amount that I almost "use up". Then I start feeling low. Overall its been a very good thing for me both physically with my recovery and in my personal life. I guess my biggest concern at this point is my body getting even more shut down, I'd like to retain as much natural test production as possible.

[Sorrow]

Some random vids that got uploaded.

The 365 with some band assist floor press

Dukes Iron Zoo/1-30-13 063 - YouTube

550 board press in bench shirt

Dukes Iron Zoo/1-22-2013 - YouTube

750 box squat green assist

Dukes Iron Zoo Jan 2013 046 - YouTube

[burlyman30]

At this point I'm good for about a week and a half. Maybe 10 days give or take. When Im stressed at work and pushing the lifts it seems like its only good for a week. Its kind of odd, feels like I have a given amount that I almost "use up". Then I start feeling low. Overall its been a very good thing for me both physically with my recovery and in my personal life. I guess my biggest concern at this point is my body getting even more shut down, I'd like to retain as much natural test production as possible.

You are on TRT now... unless you have plans to ever come off it, you need not be concerned with shutdown. You just need the numbers in the right range. At this point forward, it doesn't matter if the testosterone is coming from your testicles or the syringe. The R in TRT is for Replacement, which is what it is intended to do. After 10 months on TRT, I'd venture to say your testicles are done producing any testosterone at all. If you can, see if you can get the doc to let you do weekly shots instead of every two weeks. You'll feel more "even".

[Sorrow]

true. I'm just stubborn I guess. Spent such a long time trying to compete natural. Which was a bit of an insult as I knew guys at the same "drug free" competitions that were on cycle.

But, you are correct. I need to accept that this is how it is and enjoy the stability its given me so far. That is my end game, injecting weekly.

[burlyman30]

true. I'm just stubborn I guess. Spent such a long time trying to compete natural. Which was a bit of an insult as I knew guys at the same "drug free" competitions that were on cycle.

But, you are correct. I need to accept that this is how it is and enjoy the stability its given me so far. That is my end game, injecting weekly.

Keep in mind... you aren't on cycle here. Guys on cycle will have test levels in excess of 2400.... not your normal range.

[h2s]

Keep in mind... you aren't on cycle here. Guys on cycle will have test levels in excess of 2400.... not your normal range.

Very true. Big difference between effective TRT levels and bodybuilder levels.

[Sorrow]

Yeah, and I'm not ruling out a true cycle in the future. Something past the prohormones I recently tried. Though that cycle did in my opinion a wonderful job for what it was.

2/17/2013
last squat before the meet
body weight 244.2

warm up
add metal Jack suit
510 x 2 straps down
580 x 1 straps up loose
640 x 1 straps same

training partner said I was a good 2" deeper then I needed to be. No issues with the weight whatsoever. Now I just have to wait and heal up. Bench opener thursday.

[Sorrow]

So basically didn't do any training for the last 9 days. Did my bench opener last. I'm a gym rat so I miss lifting already but its for the greater good! Weigh ins are tomorrow, were heading out of town around 7 am so I've been fasting since around noon today just as a precaution. I've literally been right at the cut off all week (242.5) And I like weighing 2 -3 lbs under on my home scale just to be safe. Just got a shower and reweighed and Im down to 240.5. So now I can relax a little tonight! lol Broke down and took some progress pics. Again Im no body builder! If I had to guess I'd say I'm at 20% body fat possibly high teens. My scale's a bit off compared to an actual bod pod I've had access too but it still provides a rate of change. Anyways so yeah here's a typical fat powerlifter (according to my friends 15 year old daughter)
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[Coolazice]

That's a reasonably lean build for a power lifter... Leaner than I expected you'd be.