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vin1080
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- Oct 22, 2011
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About 14 years ago I started using Testosterone. I kept it simple for the most part. When everyone was loading up on multiple drugs I was just using my Testosterone 200mg and for the most part it had me growing at a constant rate with good solid gains. I started out 150lbs back in highschool. Even then I was strong. I entered my first lifting meet when I had just made Varsity ball in 1996. At 148lbs I....
benched 240 for 4 reps,
deadlifted 385 for 2 reps
squated 365 for 2 reps.
Now I could blow those numbers out of thr water if I had to drop down to 150 but even at a young age with nothing in me besides energy drinks and protien powder. No anabolic compounds. I was strong.
In 2005 I reached my ultimate goal At 5ft.8 / 248lbs / 13% body fat / I had fluctuated up and down for a while but for the most part I had become a solid 250 pounder. I was happier than a pig in you know what! I had the strength to kinda' sorta hang with my long-time work out partner "Big John" Fazzingo and the size I had always been after. I attribute this to The following.
1)Big John Fazzingo: He could walk in the gym at any given time and do such lifts as 505 flat bench for reps with no spotter, flat bench 180lb dumbells for 28-35 reps (It was seen by the gym owner and a gym full of onlookers) Shoulder press 405 in front and behind the neck,or preacher curl 120lb dumbells clean all the way down and up. He was a genetic freak and I attribute a lot of my strength to having him for a training partner.
2)Being type 1 diabetic. Eat more + Take more insulin + Take Testosterone= Weight and strength gains on a daily basis
3)I've been on a strict diet and excersize routine since the age of 4 yrs. When I was diagnosed I was lucky enough to have parents and older siblings that were willing to do what it took to keep my glucose levels when they needed to be. I use to have A1C's down in the 3's and 4's. I mean at 7 or 8 yrs old I was in great shape already starting to develope muscle tone and lifting fairly heavy weights.
However like every happy story theres a part where things get tough. In 2006 I went through a divorce. It consumed me whole. I stopped training,stopped eating right,started smoking again after not smoking for many years, and just gave up for a while.
That went on for a year when after trying to get back into the swing of things I met my fiance' and love of my life. She gave me purpose and a reasoin to want to look good again. We had some medical issues with my kidneys and stomache but now that things are looking up I'm ready to go at it hardcore again! My ultimate goal is255-260 to bulk and cut down to 225.
benched 240 for 4 reps,
deadlifted 385 for 2 reps
squated 365 for 2 reps.
Now I could blow those numbers out of thr water if I had to drop down to 150 but even at a young age with nothing in me besides energy drinks and protien powder. No anabolic compounds. I was strong.
In 2005 I reached my ultimate goal At 5ft.8 / 248lbs / 13% body fat / I had fluctuated up and down for a while but for the most part I had become a solid 250 pounder. I was happier than a pig in you know what! I had the strength to kinda' sorta hang with my long-time work out partner "Big John" Fazzingo and the size I had always been after. I attribute this to The following.
1)Big John Fazzingo: He could walk in the gym at any given time and do such lifts as 505 flat bench for reps with no spotter, flat bench 180lb dumbells for 28-35 reps (It was seen by the gym owner and a gym full of onlookers) Shoulder press 405 in front and behind the neck,or preacher curl 120lb dumbells clean all the way down and up. He was a genetic freak and I attribute a lot of my strength to having him for a training partner.
2)Being type 1 diabetic. Eat more + Take more insulin + Take Testosterone= Weight and strength gains on a daily basis
3)I've been on a strict diet and excersize routine since the age of 4 yrs. When I was diagnosed I was lucky enough to have parents and older siblings that were willing to do what it took to keep my glucose levels when they needed to be. I use to have A1C's down in the 3's and 4's. I mean at 7 or 8 yrs old I was in great shape already starting to develope muscle tone and lifting fairly heavy weights.
However like every happy story theres a part where things get tough. In 2006 I went through a divorce. It consumed me whole. I stopped training,stopped eating right,started smoking again after not smoking for many years, and just gave up for a while.
That went on for a year when after trying to get back into the swing of things I met my fiance' and love of my life. She gave me purpose and a reasoin to want to look good again. We had some medical issues with my kidneys and stomache but now that things are looking up I'm ready to go at it hardcore again! My ultimate goal is255-260 to bulk and cut down to 225.
