Cutting Cycle - with updates :)

[wmk]

I am cutting for the summer and I thought that I would share how it goes.

I started off at 278 lbs on February 1 and did a ketosis diet until March 10 (5 weeks). I dropped down to 260 and during the 5th week my weight stayed the same.

I started a cycle today (March 17), and I will be doing the following.

* Weeks 1-12 Test-E 500mg/week split in two doses/week ( I am not a fan of Test Prop)

* Weeks 1-5 T-bol 40mg/day might increase this to 50mg
*Weeks 1-4 T3 at 50mcg/day with 2-3 Lipo-EX's/day May increase T3 up to 75-100mcg, depending on how I react to it.
*Weeks 6-11 Var @80mg/day
*Week 12, start coming off Test-E
*PCT for next 4 weeks.

Diet is very clean, lots of leafy greens and raw veggies, 6 meals a day, high protein and reduced starchy carbs. I won't go back into Ketosis while on T3, as the body will deactivate active T3.

Training: weights 4 days a week, cardio 45-60 minutes 6 days a week, with heart rate around 120-125.

I took T3 for the first time this morning @ 50mcg. My energy is extremely high and it feels like how I felt back in my teens. General sense of well-being. I will stay at 50mcg for now, as I am not sure what to do with all this energy other than train!

I am also taking nicotine to help with hunger and to help encourage Leptin levels.

I will keep everyone posted in how this goes.

Peace.

[St]

Looks like you have a good cycle planned,best of luck.

[waderow]

remember pct to commence at week 14... not 12

[wmk]

remember pct to commence at week 14... not 12

Yup... I should have clarified that :)

Thanks for pointing that out.

[purelife]

nice cycle you got there
make sure you keep us update bro
wish you all the best

[giannos]

Good laid out cycle. Happy Growing and keep us posted. Have you used Var before ? If not, I think you could get away with 60mg ED..

[wmk]

Good laid out cycle. Happy Growing and keep us posted. Have you used Var before ? If not, I think you could get away with 60mg ED..

I haven't used var in about 4 years and this is my first cycle in 2 years. I stopped juicing about 2 years ago, stopped the cardio, but still lifted on and off. I put on a lot of fat in that 2 year period, about 50-55lbs. I got married 2 years ago, I teach full-time, and run a photography business, so I choose marriage and money over my true love, which is bodybuilding. I looked at pictures of myself at Christmas and realized how delusional I was when I looked at myself in the mirror. I didn't realize that I got that fat until I saw the photos... I still have a good base layer of muscle as my LBM is around 195lbs and I have been off gear for 2 years. So at around 220, I should be about 10% bf. So I have another 40lbs to shed, goal is to get down to 220-225 in 3-4 months. But being on Test-E, Tbol, & Var will change the end results. Goal is to preserve my muscle while dieting and using T3.

Current Stats: 260lbs, 25%BF, 65lbs of fat, 195 LBM
Goal: 220, 10%BF, 195 LBM

[wmk]

Feeling very lethargic today, head and face are hot. Bit of a headache.
The lethargic feeling could be the effects of me lowering the carbs in my diet. This usually lasts for 4-5 days, and then I start feeling great. So I am guessing that the crappy feelings are from the carbs, however I am taking a lot of stuff right now, so there are many variables. I will let you know how i feel in 4-5 days, and if my carb theory is correct.

[wmk]

I won't be going into the steam room again, while on cytomel... damn.

[Benny62]

I hear the headache thing with carb cutting....where did you find info on ketosis and t3???

[ManInTheBox]

I hear the headache thing with carb cutting....where did you find info on ketosis and t3???

From what I've dug up around the net, T3 can increase blood glucose levels and thus there is a possibility of falling out of ketosis. Ketosis, however, is known to drop thyroid levels thus administering T3 is beneficial during a ketosis diet.

Whether or not the diet/T3 cancels each other out I dunno. I'm currently doing a cutting cycle running T3, Alb and AAS. I'm on a ketogenic diet so we'll see where I'm at in a few.

[Benny62]

just wondering because I'm at 80mcg/day and when I switched to ketosis type diet the pounds have been dropping big time! So I was wondering if it was theory, dangerous or what?

[ManInTheBox]

Wouldn't be dangerous. If anything the T3 is preferable.

[Benny62]

yeah i'm liking the results way better on the keto diet.

[wmk]

I hear the headache thing with carb cutting....where did you find info on ketosis and t3???

I read about it in a study. I will try and find it and post the link.

[wmk]

I read about it in a study. I will try and find it and post the link.


I looked evrywhere for the study and I can't find it, but I did find a new study that may be of interests. It is about T3 use in starvation diets and it was published in March 2009. Enjoy.


http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/reprint/81/3/968.pdf

[smithmitchelle]

Just some advice... to monitor your ketosis - get yourself a hold of ketosis sticks from any canadian general pharmaceutical stores.

I paid around 11$ including taxes and S&H

It helps me monitor if I am eating too much carbs or if I need to increase my protein and fat intake.

Good Luck

[Houstonbc]

no dont keto stix dont work

[wmk]

Well I upped the t3 to 125mcg. It heats me up a bit on a empty stomach. It doesn't really kick in until I eat a good meal. I am hoping that the stuff I bought is properly dosed, the other scenario is that my tsh levels where too high to begin with. I was tested at 2.65 before taking t3. I may up the does to 150-175mcg in the next couple of days.