Lean bulk cycle

[dr. Doping]

Here’s my situation: I never planned on having kids, so I used steroids for a long time without HCG.

But at some point, I realized I did want to become a father. Actually, I’d go even further — I believe having a child is essential if you want to grow as a person. It’s the biggest responsibility anyone can take: being accountable not just for yourself, but for another life. It’s a deeper, philosophical part of life.

I’ve now been on HMG, HCG, and various supplements for a year and a half. I’m planning to get a semen analysis soon, but honestly, I’m not confident about the results.

That’s why I strongly advise thinking about this in advance. Even if you’re not planning to have children right now — just freeze your sperm, just in case. It gives you options later and might save you from a lot of regret.

Thanks for sharing your story. I know I will probably change my mind, I've changed as a person so much in the last 2 years, so it is foolish to believe that wanting kids is something that will never change. On the other hand, from what I've seen, recovering fertility after moderate steroid abuse isn't that much of a problem and even a lot of top pros have gotten children while in the midst of their careers (Cbum, Lunsford, Wilkin and others)

 

[dr. Doping]

Cycle update #2 (8 weeks in - 27th of July):
1. Stats

• Weight: avg. weight over the last 7 days has been 95.7kg

2. PEDs Protocol

• PEDs: added 100mcg of Driada's IGF1-LR3 in the evening. Switched from lyophilized version of GH to liquid one (both from Driada), because I couldn't be asked to reconstitute a vial every 3 days (also my hands feel tighter in the morning, possibly connected)
• Ancillaries: No changes

3. Training & Nutrition

• Due to some measurment errors on my part, I was eating more than I measured. I upped the calories slightly so now I am on 3710kcal, 224g of protein, 533g of carbs, 67 g of fats and 17g of fiber
• Reduced potassium intake to 780mg morning and 600mg midday.

4. Progress & Notes

• Training performance going up, big lifts are progressing, I'm setting PRs (at reasonable rep ranges - I almost never max out) every session
• No side effects, even the hairline seems to be fine

6. Physique pics:

 

[Driadashop]

My guess is that soon you’ll need to increase your daily caloric intake to around 3900–4000 calories.

 

[dr. Doping]

My guess is that soon you’ll need to increase your daily caloric intake to around 3900–4000 calories.
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I will, if I will need to

 

[dr. Doping]

Cycle update #3 (10 weeks in - 10th of August):
1. Stats

• Weight: avg. weight over the last 7 days has been 98kg, but for the last 2 days, it was 99,5kg

2. PEDs Protocol

• PEDs: I concluded my 2 week experiment with IGF1-LR3 and the results are inclonclusive. Maybe it worked, but I can't say for certain, since there have been so many other PEDs that might've caused the growth.
• Lowered testosterone enanthate from 437,5mg to 350mg per week (from 62,5mg to 50mg per day)
• Added 140mg of masteron enanthate per week (20mg per day)
• Ancillaries: upped temisartan from 40mg per day to 60mg and 2 days ago to 80mg, because blood pressure was too high.

3. Training & Nutrition

• Over the last 2 weeks, my diet didn't change much, I just added fiber supplement in the evening.
• Macros: 3800kcal, 220g of protein, 545g of carbs, 74g of fat and 50g of fiber.
• Reduced potassium intake to just 780mg morning.
• Started tracking sodium intake, which has been around 5800mg per day

4. Progress & Notes

• Training performance, especially on squat, bench and deadlift increasing by alot.
• Slacked off on cardio a bit too much during the last 2 weeks, probably gonna try to do atleast 15 minutes per day.
• No side effects.
• Judging by the progress pics (and weight), I think I might've pushed a bit too fast - 10kg in 10 weeks is too fast. I will pull back food a bit in the next weeks and do my cardio, to hopefully catch the recomp energy balance, since my powerlifting meet is in october and I don't want to compete in sub110kg weight class.

6. Physique pics: