CybrSage's Log - from normal American to Fit and In Shape

5-3-15

I had myself genetically tested for Male Pattern Baldness, here are the results:

Results
rs1160312 AG Less likely to go bald
rs2180439 CT Less likely to go bald

The best is to have GG and CC, but I am happy with the results. This explains why, at age 46, I barely have any hair loss. I have a little thinning at the crown of my head, but nothing too bad. I have lots of hair still. GO ME!!!


Still banging on the weights. My weight numbers keep slowly rising, though my body is not getting bigger. I am LOOKING great and feeling great (except when I am on my way home from the gym - then I feel old, heh). I did catch a fit, young woman watching me in the mirror as I did squats. I pretended not to notice so she would not stop. First time for me, great feeling. I think she was younger than my daughter...but my daughter is 27 so that leaves a bit of space there in the fully legal age range.

Onto the stats:

*Weight: 186
*Neck: 16.5
*Chest: 41.25
*Stomach: 34.5
*Waist Line: 34.5
*Biceps: L: 13 R: 13
*Thighs: L: 23.5 R: 23.5
*Calves: L: 15 R: 15
*Forearms: L: 12 R: 12

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I just checked - I am on week eight of my twelve week bulk cycle. Only four short weeks left to it! WOW, where does the time go? While I wanted to gain a bit more mass than I did (and I still have an entire month to do it), I certainly cannot complain about what I have accomplished so far under the guidance of a personal trainer. My strength just keeps increasing week after week - I have started adding weight even if I do not think I am ready just to see if I actually am - and usually surprise myself with it! Though sometimes I do have to go "uh, no, not yet". Still, I look great, feel great, and am happy so far.

I am starting to wish I learned about this world of ours (funny to include myself in it) sooner.

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I have not updated the weights I am pushing for a bit, time to do that:

5/7/15
Flat Bench Press (15, 4, 6, 8, 20): 160, 220, 180, 170, 90
Dead Lifts (15, 4, 6, 8): 140, 220, 195, 190
Side Lateral Raises (15, 4, 8, 8, 20): 30, 45, 35, 30, 20
Squats (15, 4, 6, 8): 160, 250, 220, 210
Dumbbell Bicep Curls (15, 4, 6, 8): 35, 45, 40, 35

Not really too much change over the last 3 weeks. I have been concentrating more on form, though.

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05-10-15

None of my readings changed at all except my weight went up one pound. I feel stronger, and AM stronger (my weight numbers keep going up). I suspect I have simply reached the limit of what can be accomplished on this cycle. Two weeks left of it, I think. I am quite happy with the results and everything I learned about myself in the process. I get compliments from people all the time now about how great I look, and I know they are right and not just being nice.

Anyway, onto the stats:

*Weight: 187
*Neck: 16.5
*Chest: 41.25
*Stomach: 34.5
*Waist Line: 34.5
*Biceps: L: 13 R: 13
*Thighs: L: 23.5 R: 23.5
*Calves: L: 15 R: 15
*Forearms: L: 12 R: 12


I started taking Kung Fu and I almost died in my first Kung Fu class...the first 25 minutes were called "line drills". I renamed them "kill the 46 year old man drills". I realized that youth really does matter a LOT! LOL. The instructor is 26 and a friend of mine, so he is going to start giving me stretching lessons to help me become more flexible.

05-17-15

My numbers barely changed, although my strength continues to increase at the gym. I keep impressing myself with how often my weight keeps going up - almost weekly. I most likely have hit either a genetic limitation on physical size or my body is simply at a saturation point for this cycle (I suspect this is the case). I believe I have only one week left on the bulk, then I drop back to TRT dosing and move forward from there. I am very happy with the changes to my body - especially when I flex. Cold, unflexed is not very impressive (though FAR more impressive than a scant 8 months ago!!!!), but when I flex, I even impress myself. I only wish my arms got a little bigger, but they do look impressive when flexed, at least to me. I have also received a ton of compliments on my back from many people.

I have started using TNE as a pre-workout on leg and arm day, to give me a little extra umph to my work out. I LOVE it! I have tried 50mg and 100mg. The 100mg gave me too much soreness at the injection site the next day for my liking. I have settled at 60mg as my sweet spot. I CAN say that ALL my weight pushed numbers are rising fast. I am surprising myself with it. Today, a 25 year old at the gym called me a beast when he saw me doing my cable rope tricep pull down super-set. I made a muscle and said "thanks!" He honestly looked impressed...then he asked my age. Told him I was 46 (which is true) and he was flabbergasted. Grabbed his girlfriend and told her, who was also shocked. He told me he can only hope he is in as good a shape as I am in when he gets to my age. He also asked me what my leg workout was, because he said my legs looked great and he could not get his to grow.

That has never happened before. I am going to have to come to accept that I am no longer the scrawny little white guy anymore. Oh, how will I ever survive it!?!


Here are my stats, all changes are within the margin of error, imo, except maybe the added half inch around the stomach:

*Weight: 187
*Neck: 16.5
*Chest: 41
*Stomach: 35
*Waist Line: 34.25
*Biceps: L: 13 R: 13
*Thighs: L: 23.5 R: 23.5
*Calves: L: 15 R: 15
*Forearms: L: 12 R: 12

05-24-15

Update - ended the bulk, sad to see it end, if only because that means another cut is around the corner. More fun to eat lots of food and do no cardio...but the cut is what will make me reach my goals of seeing my abs...so cutting it is. A few weeks of soaking to convince the body this is the new norm, then the cut.

I also wanted to see how much I could squat, so I decided to do a weight at 4 reps, then increase it, do 4 more reps, increase it, on and on until I could not do 4 reps any more. I started at 280, went to 320, then to 380, then to 400, then to 420, and could only two 2 reps at 440. I was quite proud of myself...and the bar looked VERY manly with all those 45lb plates on it!

Here are my stats:

*Weight: 189
*Neck: 16.5
*Chest: 41
*Stomach: 35
*Waist Line: 35
*Biceps: L: 13 R: 13
*Thighs: L: 24 R: 24
*Calves: L: 15 R: 15
*Forearms: L: 12 R: 12

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I greatly increased my squat numbers this week. Because of my sets of 4 I wrote about earlier, my workout brother told me I had no choice but to up my numbers. Also, the hot, blonde, young, fit woman watching me in the mirror (and smiling a lot as I completed my reps) was a good inspiration to agree with him...so I did, and was successful. I have determined that women like her are the Devil...

The squats were harder than I wanted to do, but that is the point, right? So here are my new Squat numbers:

15@160, 4 @ 320, 6 @ 270, 8 @ 230.

Also, I was looking at my legs in the mirror after showing and flexed and was like "DAMN BOY, YOU HAVE SOME HUGE LEGS ON YOU!!" I was always chicken legged...and now I am not! I did the same flex for my wife and she went wide eyed. She said my legs have just exploded in size in the last week and they look huge. NICE!!

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05-31-15

Not much to say about this week other than I am now trying to get used to a reducing test level due to the bulk being over. My legs have now grown for 2 weeks in a row - yay!!! Now to get my arms to do the same thing.

Here are my stats:

*Weight: 190
*Neck: 16.5
*Chest: 41
*Stomach: 35.5
*Waist Line: 35.25
*Biceps: L: 13 R: 13
*Thighs: L: 24.5 R: 24.5
*Calves: L: 15.5 R: 15.25
*Forearms: L: 12 R: 12

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06-07-15

Nothing much to report this week. Just same ol, same ol, though my weight numbers are still slowly rising. Still in the maintenance phase, week two of it with two weeks to go after this one. Then I start another cut. While I dread doing a cut, I know it will make me look amazing! I also recently realized I weigh just about the same I did when I started, only instead of being 28% body fat, I am now around 15% body fat. HUGE difference in my appearance! I am almost obese again, according to the fed gov, though.

Your BMI is 28.4 You are Overweight (25 to 29.9)
A normal adult weight for this height is between 125.3-169.3 lbs

I guess that settles it, I am not a normal adult.

"The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that." -Arnold Schwarzenegger


Current Stats
*Weight: 192
*Neck: 16.5
*Chest: 41
*Stomach: 35.5
*Waist Line: 35
*Biceps: L: 13 R: 13
*Thighs: L: 24.25 R: 24.25
*Calves: L: 15.25 R: 15.25
*Forearms: L: 12 R: 12

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Blood work results are in. Sure enough, I have been accidently doubling my TRT dose. After the bulking dose amount, it seemed small, but I was doing calculations the other day and realized I was pinning 0.8ml instead of 0.4ml of 200mg/ml test-cyp. Sure enough, my blood work shows it.

It is allergy season and my Eos and White Blood Cells show this. I need to start taking my liver supps again, my ALT and AST are a little high. Now that I am also taking Proviron, I see I no longer need to take my AI at all, since a double dose of test has me at 12.6. Good to know.


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06-21-15

Saturday I helped with the roof again, carrying up the last 2800 pounds of shingles, in 90 pound bags, in about 1 hour. I have to say, my strength has greatly improved over the several months! I would carry 6 bags (one at a time) up the ladder, take a 5 minute break and rehydrate, then continue. I told them I could only help for an hour or so. When I left, my brother in law (whose roof it is) thanked me for carrying some bags up and asked how many there were left to carry...after seeing none he was quite shocked. Felt good. I told him I was either going to the gym or moving bags to the roof, so I might as well help and move bags.

If anyone doubts the gains that can be made while under the tutelage of a personal trainer / nutrionist, doubt no more. I was a fat weakling only a few months ago...now I can carry heavy shingle bags without dying!


Here are my stats:

*Weight: 196
*Neck: 16.5
*Chest: 41
*Stomach: 36
*Waist Line: 35.5
*Biceps: L: 13.25 R: 13.25
*Thighs: L: 24.25 R: 24.25
*Calves: L: 15.25 R: 15.25
*Forearms: L: 12 R: 12

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7-07-15

My last two weeks have been identical to the last entry, with the exception that my weight went up to 198. Sorry for the lame update! I am still in a soaking pattern for another week, then I start my cut. I think the holding pattern is worse than an actual cut!

I am now all caught up. My weigh ins and measurements are taking Sunday morning - as well as pictures but I will spare you all the pics of me in my underwear! lol

07-12-15

I had a lot of motivational problems this week, so getting to the gym was a challenge for me. I skipped leg day and arm day on their normal days (Thurs and Fri) but made up leg day yesterday. I am going to make up arm day today. I want to get them in since I want them to either grow or at least maintain. I have not been increasing my weights recently except for when they are just too easy to do that I know I am not benefitting from the workout. I am doing this to make sure my connective tissues have time to catch up with my muscles. I just saw an old friend I have not seen in over a year and his jaw dropped open. He said I now look like a bruiser, like someone who can pick you up and just break your back over his knee. He had known me for decades and, until recently, I have always been the thin, scrawny person with no muscle to speak of. I see myself all the time, so my view is not the same as his and not such a sudden shock. Nice to hear it! But since I have apparently gained a lot of muscle in a short amount of time, I do not want my connective tissues to lag behind and potentially give me injuries later on.


Onward to the stats - not much has changed. An extra pound and an extra 0.25in around the stomach. Both measurements are within the margin of error or random fluctuations - so basically I have stayed the same. Right now, that is a good thing. One more week of maintenance and then I start the cut.


Onwards to the stats:


*Weight: 199
*Neck: 16.5
*Chest: 41
*Stomach: 36.25
*Waist Line: 35.5
*Biceps: L: 13.25 R: 13.25
*Thighs: L: 24.25 R: 24.25
*Calves: L: 15.25 R: 15.25
*Forearms: L: 12 R: 12

Keep up the hard work love ur devotion and detail brother

07-26-15

My first full week of the cut - I simply forgot how HUNGRY I can get! Several months of bulking spoiled me! LOL!

Anyway, here are my current stats...I lost a lot of weight, but it is mostly water weight. Looking to get around 10% body fat so I can see my abs. I will then take a picture in case I cannot keep them.

*Weight: 194
*Neck: 16.75
*Chest: 40.75
*Stomach: 36
*Waist Line: 35.5
*Biceps: L: 13 R: 13
*Thighs: L: 24 R: 24
*Calves: L: 15 R: 15
*Forearms: L: 12 R: 12

Your killing it brother

cybrsage said:

I am now all caught up. My weigh ins and measurements are taking Sunday morning - as well as pictures but I will spare you all the pics of me in my underwear! lol

07-12-15

I had a lot of motivational problems this week, so getting to the gym was a challenge for me. I skipped leg day and arm day on their normal days (Thurs and Fri) but made up leg day yesterday. I am going to make up arm day today. I want to get them in since I want them to either grow or at least maintain. I have not been increasing my weights recently except for when they are just too easy to do that I know I am not benefitting from the workout. I am doing this to make sure my connective tissues have time to catch up with my muscles. I just saw an old friend I have not seen in over a year and his jaw dropped open. He said I now look like a bruiser, like someone who can pick you up and just break your back over his knee. He had known me for decades and, until recently, I have always been the thin, scrawny person with no muscle to speak of. I see myself all the time, so my view is not the same as his and not such a sudden shock. Nice to hear it! But since I have apparently gained a lot of muscle in a short amount of time, I do not want my connective tissues to lag behind and potentially give me injuries later on.


Onward to the stats - not much has changed. An extra pound and an extra 0.25in around the stomach. Both measurements are within the margin of error or random fluctuations - so basically I have stayed the same. Right now, that is a good thing.

One more week of maintenance and then I start the cut.


Onwards to the stats:


*Weight: 199
*Neck: 16.5
*Chest: 41
*Stomach: 36.25
*Waist Line: 35.5
*Biceps: L: 13.25 R: 13.25
*Thighs: L: 24.25 R: 24.25
*Calves: L: 15.25 R: 15.25
*Forearms: L: 12 R: 12

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don't tease us with your shower pics man! lol

LOL! I will PM you the pics, Presser.

Sorry for the lack of updates - I went to GenCon last week and managed to win a prize - a pretty bad sickness! Go Me!! For the last week I have barely been able to get out of bed. I had a negative feedback loop, slowly killing me off. Something caused my throat to become raw. This caused me to have a dry cough, which caused me to have post nasal drip. The post nasal drip irritated the throat, which increased my dry coughs, which increased the post nasal drip, which...you get the idea. It was worse at night due to lying on my back, so I never got more than 40 minutes of sleep at one shot. Finally got to the doctor who gave me flonaise and cough syrup with codeine. I am slowly getting better now. My doctor said that I should probably take flonaise forever. I have always had terrible sinus problems from my earliest memories. I have had it my entire life, so I never think about it - it is normal for me. My doctor said that flonaise should fix it due to what she sees is wrong. I wonder what life will be like, being able to breath through my nose...

Even with all that, I managed to drop to 191 pounds and lost some size around the waist and stomach. I consider that a win! Here are my current stats:

*Weight: 191
*Neck: 16.75
*Chest: 41
*Stomach: 36
*Waist Line: 35.5
*Biceps: L: 13 R: 13
*Thighs: L: 24 R: 24
*Calves: L: 15 R: 15
*Forearms: L: 12 R: 12

I have still been sick, but I think I am finally almost over it. I could not do more than 3 hours of simply walking around and interacting with things without needing a 30 minute rest...sucked big time. I gained 1 pound, but all my other stats stayed the same. My throat is just a week bit raw near the top yet, not bad considering the entire thing felt like fire every time I coughed before. I will be hitting the gym again starting today...so I hope to have some very good updates at the end of the week!

cybrsage said:

I have still been sick, but I think I am finally almost over it. I could not do more than 3 hours of simply walking around and interacting with things without needing a 30 minute rest...sucked big time. I gained 1 pound, but all my other stats stayed the same. My throat is just a week bit raw near the top yet, not bad considering the entire thing felt like fire every time I coughed before. I will be hitting the gym again starting today...so I hope to have some very good updates at the end of the week!

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Hope u feel better soon my brother

I have really started to feel better. Finally over the "loose bowels" as my grandma always called them. Now I can go to the gym without fear of...well, you know.

cybrsage said:

I have really started to feel better. Finally over the "loose bowels" as my grandma always called them. Now I can go to the gym without fear of...well, you know.

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Lol esp on squat day that would be a bad choice

Thanks for the motivation! I might have to PM ya sometime, both my PCP and urologist are complete 'tards. Test is like 1 point above the low range and they are like "it's still normal" --- bullshit IMHO.

Excellent blog/journal.

nurse.rogue said:

Thanks for the motivation! I might have to PM ya sometime, both my PCP and urologist are complete 'tards. Test is like 1 point above the low range and they are like "it's still normal" --- bullshit IMHO.

Excellent blog/journal.

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Thanks! I would fire them and get a new urologist. Then take the test later in the day (not first thing in the morning) when your T level is not at its peak. If you are borderline first thing AM, that should ensure you are under.

cybrsage said:

Thanks! I would fire them and get a new urologist. Then take the test later in the day (not first thing in the morning) when your T level is not at its peak. If you are borderline first thing AM, that should ensure you are under.

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Thanks I think I might have too.....

They don't / won't even order the right labs. I only got the urologist to order the prolactin (because he's probably looking for the old "high prolactin, low test" tumor from med school)

Won't derail your thread with my stuff, if okay maybe I can hit you up like I mentioned/PM.

-NR

So the sickness has drug on long enough, and I am feeling truly better - though I get tired earlier in the night than I used to get. I am going to try working out in the morning again to see if that helps. I am down to 190 pounds with all my other measurements very close to where they were - good for being sick I feel.

Time to bust ass and make this cut turn me into a man with abs you can actually SEE!!!

I went to the gym yesterday, first time in three weeks (1 weeks of GenCon and 2 weeks of being horribly sick). I had to force myself to go, but once there I was VERY happy I showed up. My weight pushed was down, but I expected that. I worked hard, sweated, went to failure, and felt good about myself. Well, until I went to take my shirt off when I got home and found I was unable to do it! LOL

Today I hit my back - not in a bad way like I hurt it, but in a good way at the gym. I forgot how sore I get when I push hard. I have reduced my weights until I am back into the swing of things and I am STILL sore! It is a good sore, one I am actually happy about. Go Me!!!

OK, sorry for the lack of updates - it has taken me FOUR WEEKS to feel better physically!!! I am still not getting any quality sleep (2 hours sleep, 1 hour awake, rinse and repeat), but I have just started taking some melatonin and hope it helps. I also just finished fully weaning off of Wellbutrin XL. Apparently, as an antidepressant, it includes stimulants. Not so bad of an idea, until you realize the XL stands for Extended Life - it slowly releases over a 24 hour period. So there I am, trying to sleep, when I am hit with a stimulant. UGH!

So, at the current moment my stats are all over the place. I am back up to 194 pounds. My personal trainer / nutritionist put me on a keto diet for the next two weeks to kickstart my body back into weight loss mode. I am happy to do anything needed to make that a reality. Two weeks without carbs will not be fun, but compared to the sickness I just got over it will be a walk in the park!

Stay tuned for more updates, I promise them. Eventually I will post before and after pics of my year long journey.