recomping using the big 3, jiu jitsu, test, deca, var, and mc igf

so a few months ago i decided i wanted to keep my current weight and cut down bodyfat to come in stronger for the jiu jitsu competition season..

as an ultra heavyweight (a weight class that is 221lbs and up, with no weight limit) i would regularly gain weight in the competition season (i walk around at 240lbs, gain 20lbs for the comp season).. i trained bjj 7 2 hour sessions a week, and did two push, one pull session a week (mainly deads, squats, and bench) the reason why i only did one pull session is because im notorious for getting tennis elbow.. also all the grabbing, pushing, and pulling that is involved in jiu jitsu takes care of most ancillary muscle groups

i decided to take things to the next level and try to recomp with test, deca, var, and mc igf.. the results have been perfect!!

i started at 18% 260lbs two months ago..

cycle

600mg test e
300mg deca (this was technically just for injury prevention, but ive actually seen decent results with it)
40mg var ed
40mcg MC igf 1-lr3 ed


i went from 260lbs at 18% to 250lbs at 13% in just a little over 8 weeks.. not bad at all.. all while consuming about 3500 calories a day.


ive ran cycles like this before, but just recently introduced igf.. i had never ran it before and thought id give it a shot..

igf is a game changer.. the fat just melts off you.. the muscle hypertrophy is off the charts.. im 100% sure im eating under maint calories at 3500...

given the heavy training sessions id say im eating at least 500 calories under.. yet i have seen amazing growth in all my major muscle groups..

Awesome brother.

Yeah, why is it with tennis elbow / tendinitis that it usually hurts on the pull, or the eccentric movement rather than the push or concentric motion. I know its a tad off topic, but I have the seriously bad tennis elbow before and worked through it when I could, and it only hurt super bad during those pulling and also eccentric motions, and also the lighter the weight the more it would hurt oddly enough.

Anyhow, recomp looks nice daddio, and I havent used deca in ages, sure sounds good though lol

Well you can imagine with all the gripping and pulling of the gi in bjj that it's a injury that can easily be aggravated.. So i have to be very careful

If you have instagram I recommend you follow dr.jacob.harden he addresses several issue like this from lower back pain, neck pain, to tendonitis in nearly every joint. He also shows you several tests you can do at home to find the reasons behind the injury. As for why it hurts when pulling my best guess is think about it like any other injury. Most injuries occur when in contraction and this goes for tennis elbow as well. The locked elbows create tension in the tricep even if you don't feel it. If you are deadlifting properly you should be pulling through your arms and into your back creating a shift from your hands through your elbow and over your tricep into your rear delts and upper back, but then again this is just my experiences over the years.

thanks for that info!! ill def look him up. though deadlifting has never caused me that issue.. i dont go high enough in weight these days, stick to 300-400lbs