ironhardempress
TID Lady Member
- Jan 15, 2016
- 40
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Ok, I posted this on another forum, but i had requests to post here as well, so here I go. I am embarking on a 12-week cycle of NPP, @ 25 mg e3d if I can tolerate the sides. I am also still taking birth control pills for HRT (combo pill) and use 15 mg of test cyp every 10 days for my sex drive. I have cycled twice before with Primo. The first time i had no idea what to expect and lost most of my gains. The second time I did well, had nice gains, and managed to retain all but 2 lbs for about 4-6 weeks and then my personal/business life went through some upheavals for most of October and November and I got pretty sick for about 2 weeks, then left the country for a week. Lost right back down almost to where I started (retained about 2 lbs). This time however, nothing will get in the way! I know i have to eat the food and do the work. For me eating is the biggest issue because i hate it. My stats:
54 years old
5'10"
144 lbs.
I was a runner for 20 years and then a Crossfitter, sequeing into bodybuilding. I have a terrible time gaining weight. I am tracking my cals and macros at myfitnesspal.com--my profile is public so you can go see my food diary, I am catdance62 on there. My goal is 2250 cals/day and a 40/30/30 macro split. I eat clean all the time and have for many years. My biggest problem is I like wine or vodka now and then but for now I am on the wagon so we will see if that benefits me. (I'm sure it will).
My goal at the end of this cycle is to gain 8 lbs. I know I will probably lose around 2 lbs or so after so that will put me at 150. If i can maintain that, I will be happy and then have another go-round a couple months later after doing bloodwork. My goal is to compete in the Southern Muscle NPC competition on Oct. 28, 2017, over 45 figure division. That will be my 55th birthday!
I will start logging my workouts here today. It is as follows:
Day One: Push (chest, triceps)
Day Two: Legs, abs
Day three: Pull (shoulders, back, biceps)
Day four: Glutes (this is my trouble area)
As you can see one shoulder is quite a lot higher than the other (thanks Dad!), but sometimes i can stand to compensate for that to create an illusion of evenness. I am trap and shoulder dominant. I workout a lot on my own so I use the Smith machine and Hammer Strength machines a fair amount just for safety. I do use free weights some and some cable work (not much). Well, anyways. here is the first journal entry. I was at the end of my 4-day cycle.
Preface:because i use some machines I will refer to Hammer Strength as HS and Smith Machine as SM, just for brevity.
12/12/2016--Butt Day
cable kickbacks 4 x 10 ea. leg
SM Hip Thrusts 4 x 12 #155
SM vertical press 4 x 12 #185
walking lunges 3 x 10 (ea leg) #50
adductor machine 4 x 12 #110
Feel free to critique any part of my workout. Glutes are my trouble area. I was blessed with a bad case of white-girl ass.
Food: ~2042 cals. Ugh. I feel like a beached whale. Hopefully this will get better. check out specifics here: Free Calorie Counter, Diet & Exercise Journal | MyFitnessPal.com
Not doing any cardio because i am such a hard gainer, but I am sorely tempted to walk on the treadmill for about 20 today just because i still feel so full of food. I realize this is self-defeating though.....I like being in the gym every day.
54 years old
5'10"
144 lbs.
I was a runner for 20 years and then a Crossfitter, sequeing into bodybuilding. I have a terrible time gaining weight. I am tracking my cals and macros at myfitnesspal.com--my profile is public so you can go see my food diary, I am catdance62 on there. My goal is 2250 cals/day and a 40/30/30 macro split. I eat clean all the time and have for many years. My biggest problem is I like wine or vodka now and then but for now I am on the wagon so we will see if that benefits me. (I'm sure it will).
My goal at the end of this cycle is to gain 8 lbs. I know I will probably lose around 2 lbs or so after so that will put me at 150. If i can maintain that, I will be happy and then have another go-round a couple months later after doing bloodwork. My goal is to compete in the Southern Muscle NPC competition on Oct. 28, 2017, over 45 figure division. That will be my 55th birthday!
I will start logging my workouts here today. It is as follows:
Day One: Push (chest, triceps)
Day Two: Legs, abs
Day three: Pull (shoulders, back, biceps)
Day four: Glutes (this is my trouble area)
As you can see one shoulder is quite a lot higher than the other (thanks Dad!), but sometimes i can stand to compensate for that to create an illusion of evenness. I am trap and shoulder dominant. I workout a lot on my own so I use the Smith machine and Hammer Strength machines a fair amount just for safety. I do use free weights some and some cable work (not much). Well, anyways. here is the first journal entry. I was at the end of my 4-day cycle.
Preface:because i use some machines I will refer to Hammer Strength as HS and Smith Machine as SM, just for brevity.
12/12/2016--Butt Day
cable kickbacks 4 x 10 ea. leg
SM Hip Thrusts 4 x 12 #155
SM vertical press 4 x 12 #185
walking lunges 3 x 10 (ea leg) #50
adductor machine 4 x 12 #110
Feel free to critique any part of my workout. Glutes are my trouble area. I was blessed with a bad case of white-girl ass.
Food: ~2042 cals. Ugh. I feel like a beached whale. Hopefully this will get better. check out specifics here: Free Calorie Counter, Diet & Exercise Journal | MyFitnessPal.com
Not doing any cardio because i am such a hard gainer, but I am sorely tempted to walk on the treadmill for about 20 today just because i still feel so full of food. I realize this is self-defeating though.....I like being in the gym every day.
