Mechabol / Dienazone Cycle

[Jack O'Neill]

This is my 2nd run for this year and I'd like to recomp this time.
I will progressively increase amount of carbs for the next weeks according to a diet plan I will describe below. Now, I'm about 800-1000kCal under maintenance with carbs only on days ON (My maintenance is about 2400kCal)

Concerning the cycle :

For Mechabol I planned in a 1st idea to take 100mg/week (4 caps) but I will test with an upped dosage progressively. If I don't feel good, I will decrease dosage)

Cycle
Mechabol 125/150/150/150/150/150mg (I will describe when I take each cap in the future posts)
Katanadrol v3 4/4/4/4/4/4 caps
Androhard v3 3/3/4/4/4/4 caps
Cycle protect (started 2 weeks ago)
Cissus
Glucosamine
Anastrozole 0.25mg E3D (Is it really required for that cycle???)

Thanks to Rob from Socal for the good prices and the very quick shipping accross the Atlantic :-)

PCT
Torem 120/120/90/90/90/90/90 for the first week then 90/60/30 for the 3 last weeks
Exemestane 12.5/12.5/12.5/12.5mg
Cissus
iForce Intimidate
Anastrozole 0.25mg E3D
Testojack 200 (Test booster, works really well for me)

Concerning workouts :

I will train 4 days per week according the following schema. No real cardio sessions planned because I practice Karate 2/3 times a week and it's really like a cardio session for 1.5h

Monday - ON - Day 1 PM
Tuesday - OFF - Karate PM
Wednesday - ON - Day 2 PM
Thursday - OFF - Resting day :-)
Friday - ON - Day 1 PM
Saturday - OFF - Karate AM
Sunday - ON - Day 2 PM (sometimes Karate AM)


Exercices planned are as following :

Day 1 / Exercices and reps
BENCH PRESS12/10/8/6/10-12
FLY12/12/12/12
INCLINE PRESS12/12/12/12
BARBELL PRESS12/10/8/6/10-12
SIDE RAISE12/12/12/12
UPRIGHT ROW12/12/12/12
LYING TRICEPS EXTENSION12/10/8/6/10-12
TRICEPS PUSHDOWN12/12/12/12
CRUNCHES 4x Failure

Day 2 / Exercices and reps
CHIN UP5x Failure
CABLE ROW12/10/8/6/10-12
STIFF LEGGED DEADLIFT 12/12/12/12
STRAIGHT ARM PULLDOWN12/12/12/12
EZ BARBELL CURL12/10/8/6/10-12
SEATED INCLINE DUMBBELL CURL12/12/12/12
REVERSE BARBELL CURL12/12/12/12
WRIST CURL12/12/12/12
LEG RAISE 4x Failure

I won't train legs 'cause I noticed that I have trouble moving when I do karate with legs training. My legs are so tiring after a leg session ! I'm too old :-)
So, please don't say that I want to train only for the beach (this is nearly winter here and the 1st available beach is very far from my location :-) ). This really is another reason, and this is the first time I will only train my upper body.

I will however do deadlifts 'cause I like this exercice (stiff legged)

I will update this log each week with diet plan, results of the workouts and a following of my stats. I am extremely picky and perfectionist.

Well, concerning my stats today :

Weight : 89kg / 195.8lbs
Waist : 84.5cm / 33'3
BF : around 12.5% (calculated via the YMCA method + 1% to be the nearest of the reality)
BP : 120/75 (I have a BP monitor and I check my BP each morning)

Concerning my diet plan :

As I said above I will progressively increase the amount of carbs for the next weeks.

For the weeks 1 and 2, here is an example of my diet :

DAY ON
Intermittent Fasting 21h/3h
10g BCAA 10 minutes before workout
4:30PM - Workout
6PM - Shake Post Workout
Whey 20g / Peptopro 30g
Maltodextrine 40g
Skim milk 30cl
Leucine
7PM
Chicken 400g
Brown Rice 100g
Peas 140g
Olive Oil
1 whole egg
8PM
Cottage cheese 450g
Coconut powder 35g

Prots : 200g - 2,5g/kg - 1,14g/lbs
Carbs : 195g - 2.5g/kg - 1.1g/lbs
Fat : 75g - 1g/kg - 0,4g/lbs
TOTAL 2270kCal

DAY OFF
Intermittent Fasting 21h/3h
6PM - 1st meal
Chicken 300g
Salad
7PM
Green peas 200g
Beef steaks 5% fat 300g
Olive Oil
Carrots 300g
3 whole eggs
8PM
Cottage cheese 450g
Coconut powder 15g

Prots : 190g - 2,5g/kg - 1,14g/lbs
Carbs : 80g - 1g/kg - 0,45g/lbs
Fat : 85g - 1,1g/kg - 0,5g/lbs
TOTAL 1860kCal

About 295kCal under maintenance for this diet.
Of course, lots of fish oil and Omega-3. About 10 caps of 1g.

As you can see, I follow an IF plan with an about 21h fast, and I follow it since 2 months....successfully :-)

My plan for my future diets will evolve in function of the cycle results and I won't increase carbs amount if I gain fat.

I will however increase prots amount up to 1.4g/lbs from the 2nd or 3rd week. When I do this I'm forced to modify my IF diet from 21h fast to 16h fast. Too much food in a so little timeframe

This is just a plan. If I feel good with the actual diet with good perfs and stats, I will keep it. Nothing is set in stone. I will correct in function

I will give my feelings about strength, side effects and positive effects on each post.

Picture of August 2013 (before cutting) / 98kg / 216lbs

August_2013_little.jpg

Pictures of the beginning of this cycle :

Start3_2013_little.jpg
Start2_2013_little.jpg

I start the cycle on Monday !

EDIT (Cycle update)

Mechabol 150/150/150/150/150/150/150/150mg
Katanadrol v3 4/4/4 caps (stopped 'cause non compliant with a lean bulk cycle. Will use it in a future cutting cycle)
Androhard v3 3/3/4/9 caps (stopped 'cause protstate enlargement troubles)
Stano 0/0/0/0/1000/1200/1200/1200/1200/1200/1200
Dienazone 0/0/0/0/2/2.5/2.5/2.5/2.5/2.5/2.5/2.5ml
Cycle protect (started 2 weeks ago)
Nettle root (prostate support)
Cissus
Glucosamine
Anastrozole 0.25mg E3D from the 5th week