Bandit’s Contest Prep Log - 18 & 20 weeks out
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you got itHmm... Looks like Pure Athletic Club
Are you there regularly? I’ll keep an eye out for you if I can recognize you without the mask lol
Yes. I'm there most days in the evening. I'll keep an eye out for you as well. I'm usually do post-workout cardio on those Concept2 erg bikes, not too many people use those.
Now that you mention the erg bike I know exactly who you are
I ran some blood work yesterday because my intuition was telling me something wasn't right. The results are back and turns out to be the opposite of what I expected. I've been feeling very watery/soft/bloated, however you want to describe it. Nipples were also puffy and a little sensitive to touch. I figured my estrogen was through the roof. Since starting to use EQ for the first time & knowing it's reputation for lowering e2, I haven't been running any AIs for the last few weeks. It turns out my e2 is very low. Needless to say I'm glad I was able to pick up on it before the symptoms hit me like a truck, which I've experienced before & it sucked. The hardest part now will be managing the emotional side of things while we sort things out and get my estrogen back to a good level. Despite not feeling entirely shitty, naturally it's hard to not overthink the whole thing. Another thing to note on my blood panel is the fact that my HDL & LDL took a pretty big hit in just 3 weeks since doing my last test. I'm fairly sure it correlates with the low estrogen and should see it come back up along side.
Anyways, based on the results, we've made an adjustment to the PEDs.
125mg test ED
45mg EQ ED
80mcg clen ED
T4 & GH remain the same.
Anyways, based on the results, we've made an adjustment to the PEDs.
125mg test ED
45mg EQ ED
80mcg clen ED
T4 & GH remain the same.
How low?
Life labs test caps it at <40. So not sure if it’s very low or completely bottomed out. Gonna tell myself for the sake of maintaining a positive mindset that’s on the upper end of that <40 lol.
Despite the hiccup I discovered yesterday, had an amazing training session today. Legs were on the menu. Strength, mind/muscle connection and training endurance were all on point. Beat the log book across the board. My endurance hasn’t felt this good in months. Not sure if the bump in clen this morning influenced it, or maybe the extra sleep I’ve gotten this weekend.
Did a couple post workout posing rounds.
Did a couple post workout posing rounds.
So this is where you're at @ 17 weeks out ?
Whats your plan to address the estrogen, up the test or lower your eq?
You're not on much for anabolics which is nice to see at this point, I'm sure you'll be upping doses as things progress.
How long have you been on 80 mcg of clen?
Seems early and high being so far out.
The dosing protocol mentioned in the replied post are the updated doses to address the low estrogen. Test has been increased & EQ has been lowered.
100mg->125mg test ED
75mg -> 45mg EQ ED
As for the clen, that has just been increased starting today. As far as I understand from discussing the game plan with my coach, we're hitting the clen early on in the prep with the idea of being ready early & allowing us to pull it out nice and early. That way, it will be one less thing stressing the body later in prep when managing that aspect is more crucial. Seems logical on paper, lets see how it plays out.
Checked in yesterday, plan updated. Pulled some food from my training days, added another cardio session. Rest day diet remains the same.
Body weight - 213.0
Training day
Pre - 200g chicken breast, 350g rice, 1 English muffin
Intra - 50g carbs
Post - 75g whey iso, 170g carbs from low fat cereal
M1 - 200g chicken breast, 300g rice, veg
M2 - 200g chicken breast, 300g rice, veg, 10g carbs from fruit
M3 - 200g cod or 220g haddock, 300g rice, veg
M4 - 220g beef 90/10, 200g rice
Cardio 4x per week
Stairmaster level 5 - 20 mins
Body weight - 213.0
Training day
Pre - 200g chicken breast, 350g rice, 1 English muffin
Intra - 50g carbs
Post - 75g whey iso, 170g carbs from low fat cereal
M1 - 200g chicken breast, 300g rice, veg
M2 - 200g chicken breast, 300g rice, veg, 10g carbs from fruit
M3 - 200g cod or 220g haddock, 300g rice, veg
M4 - 220g beef 90/10, 200g rice
Cardio 4x per week
Stairmaster level 5 - 20 mins
15 & 17 weeks out
Seen a pretty good drop on the scale after the adjustment to the diet. Definitely feeling tighter this morning too.
Body weight - 211.0
Had a really good training session last night.
Up 5lbs on the Tbar and matched reps. Jumped to 4 plates after and hit 4 good reps and took a few assisted.
Not rushing to add weight to this rogers row, just wanting to get better with the current weight i'm working with.
Bumping clen to 100mcg/day
Everything else remains the same.
Seen a pretty good drop on the scale after the adjustment to the diet. Definitely feeling tighter this morning too.
Body weight - 211.0
Had a really good training session last night.
Up 5lbs on the Tbar and matched reps. Jumped to 4 plates after and hit 4 good reps and took a few assisted.
Not rushing to add weight to this rogers row, just wanting to get better with the current weight i'm working with.
Bumping clen to 100mcg/day
Everything else remains the same.
Update to the diet yesterday. Pulled a good amount of food. Expecting to see some notable changes in body composition over the next week or some. I will share the next round of check in pics on the weekend.
Training day
Pre - 200g chicken breast, 300g rice, 1 English muffin
Intra -50g carbs
Post - 75g whey iso, 150g carbs from low fat cereal
M1 - 200g chicken breast, 300g rice, veg
M2 - 200g chicken breast, 300g rice, veg +10g carbs from fruit
M3 - 200g cod OR 220g haddock, 300g rice, veg
M4 - 220g 90/10 beef, 200g rice
Rest day
M1 - 49g whey iso, 2 whole eggs, 4 english muffins, 15g nut butter, 15g jam or honey
M2 - 200g chicken breast, 175g rice, remove oil, veg
M3 - 200g chicken breast, 175g rice, remove oil, veg
M4 - 200g chicken breast, 175g rice, remove oil, veg
M5 - 200g cod OR 220g haddock, 280g potato (cooked weight), 100g avocado
M6 - 220g 90/10 beef, 175g potato (cooked weight), 75g avocado
Digestion massively improved already after removing some added fats.
Training day
Pre - 200g chicken breast, 300g rice, 1 English muffin
Intra -50g carbs
Post - 75g whey iso, 150g carbs from low fat cereal
M1 - 200g chicken breast, 300g rice, veg
M2 - 200g chicken breast, 300g rice, veg +10g carbs from fruit
M3 - 200g cod OR 220g haddock, 300g rice, veg
M4 - 220g 90/10 beef, 200g rice
Rest day
M1 - 49g whey iso, 2 whole eggs, 4 english muffins, 15g nut butter, 15g jam or honey
M2 - 200g chicken breast, 175g rice, remove oil, veg
M3 - 200g chicken breast, 175g rice, remove oil, veg
M4 - 200g chicken breast, 175g rice, remove oil, veg
M5 - 200g cod OR 220g haddock, 280g potato (cooked weight), 100g avocado
M6 - 220g 90/10 beef, 175g potato (cooked weight), 75g avocado
Digestion massively improved already after removing some added fats.
I'm glad to see you're still doing amazingly well with the results to show it.
As for the fat issue, it took me a long time to figure out that if I'm staying really low on the fats, then my ability to eat carbs goes into the statosphere. Like, I can stuff myself to the point where I'm absolutely sure I'm going to get fat, yet it never happens. 4000+ cals with a very low fat diet for me is practically a recomp, and it's always surprising. I'm hungry all the damn time as well, especially if there's Eq involved.
The slowdown on digestion with the fats in place is remarkable, I kind of wish I was able eat more fat, but whatever works.
Keep it up man, you're a great inspiration.
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I’ve noticed the same with my body. Initially we were keeping fats really low (on training days), but once food got up above 5000+, my coach started adding in some fats for the sake of keeping the food volume down. I could definitely notice a correlation between adding in the fats and seeing my body composition start to slip. That being said, it could have very well just been the point in the push where my body was just going to put on fat regardless of whether the calories came from fats or carbs. Hard to say.I'm glad to see you're still doing amazingly well with the results to show it.
As for the fat issue, it took me a long time to figure out that if I'm staying really low on the fats, then my ability to eat carbs goes into the statosphere. Like, I can stuff myself to the point where I'm absolutely sure I'm going to get fat, yet it never happens. 4000+ cals with a very low fat diet for me is practically a recomp, and it's always surprising. I'm hungry all the damn time as well, especially if there's Eq involved.
The slowdown on digestion with the fats in place is remarkable, I kind of wish I was able eat more fat, but whatever works.
Keep it up man, you're a great inspiration.
14 & 16 weeks out.
Another decent drop in scale weight this week. Visuals correlating.
Weight - 209.8
A couple changes to the plan with this morning's check in.
Removing clen
Adding SLU PP 332 500mcg fasted
A small adjustment to the rest day diet.
Rest day
M1 - 49g whey iso, 2 whole eggs, 4 english muffins, 15g nut butter, 15g jam or honey
M2 - 200g chicken breast, 175g rice, remove oil, veg
M3 - 200g chicken breast, 175g rice, remove oil, veg
M4 - 200g chicken breast, 175g rice, remove oil, veg
M5 - 200g cod OR 220g haddock, 280g potato (cooked weight), 100g avocado
M6 - 220g 90/10 beef, 100g veg
Training day diet remains the same.
Another decent drop in scale weight this week. Visuals correlating.
Weight - 209.8
A couple changes to the plan with this morning's check in.
Removing clen
Adding SLU PP 332 500mcg fasted
A small adjustment to the rest day diet.
Rest day
M1 - 49g whey iso, 2 whole eggs, 4 english muffins, 15g nut butter, 15g jam or honey
M2 - 200g chicken breast, 175g rice, remove oil, veg
M3 - 200g chicken breast, 175g rice, remove oil, veg
M4 - 200g chicken breast, 175g rice, remove oil, veg
M5 - 200g cod OR 220g haddock, 280g potato (cooked weight), 100g avocado
M6 - 220g 90/10 beef, 100g veg
Training day diet remains the same.
