In this article I’m documenting my two first steroid cycles and the results I got from them. There are some important things to consider before reading it :
-All of the pictures taken for this post, were taken without any kind of pump, without any fancy angles or posing, at most I am barely flexing my abs.
-The lighting is shitty and I am not very lean (to say the least) in most of the pictures, so it is more difficult to appreciate how much progress was made, but it’s the best I could do.
-A lot of the gains I’ve made in the first cycle came from muscle memory, because I’ve lost a lot of muscle and put on a lot of fat before starting the cycle (compared to my most jacked self before taking roids).
-The bloat that I have on cycle make my body fat seem about 2-3% higher than what it actually is.
-I’ve been super consistent and well regimented with my trainin
-I’ve been training to failure or very close to failure (even past it for some exercises) throughout the entirety of the cycle
-I’ve been eating around 4000 calories a day (a lot of food) with a lot of protein and carbs throughout the entirety of the cycle.
-Sleep was as on point as possible. Most nights I would get 7h-8h of sleep.
These gains are representative of steroid use and my best efforts at putting on the maximum amount of muscle mass possible.
My First Cycle:
My best physique before starting roids:
On a bulk at 88kg
Arms were 16 inches.
On a cut at 83 kg
Arms were around 15.75 inches.
My physique before starting my first cycle:
82-83kg at around 18% Body Fat
My Protocol:
Cycle lasted 16 weeks and consisted of:
-250mg of test enanthate for 8 weeks and then 500mg of test enanthate for the rest of the cycle.
-125mcg of arimidex E3D of E4D (when I started to hold more water and feel high E2 symptoms)
Side Effects :
When my estrogen would get too high I would have some excessive bloat, my nips would get a bit itchy, and my sex drive would decrease significantly, but everything would resume to normal after taking a bit of arimidex.
My BP stayed unchanged (Between 115/75 and 120/80). My BPM was around 70-75 at rest.
My Results :
I’ve bulked up to 100kg (around 22-24% body fat), which means that I’ve put on around 18kg of mass.
Out of this mass I estimate at least 2 to 3kg to be pure water retention and I also think another 2 to 3kg to be glycogen retention induced by the roids (I pull these estimations out of my ass I don’t know for sure), and I estimate that I’ve also gained a few Kgs of fat.
That would amount to 8-10kg of muscle. Not bad for a 16 week cycle.
Here’s a picture. Take note that I am pretty fat in that picture (and also pretty bloated).
My Second Cycle:
Some context :
Before starting this second cycle, I went on a 6 week cut (with a cruise dose of 150mg of test E per week) and I melted off around 3-4 kg of fat (went from 100kg to around 95kg).
Here is how I looked like:
My Protocol:
Cycle lasted 16 weeks and consisted of:
-500mg of test enanthate
-125mcg of arimidex E3D of E4D, towards the end of the cycle I did not need arimidex to manage E2 anymore (I don’t seem to be a high aromatizer when I’m under 20% body fat).
Side Effects :
None. My BP stayed unchanged (Between 115/75 and 120/80). My BPM was around 70-75 at rest.
My Results :
I’ve bulked up from 95kg to around 103kg (around 18-20% body fat), which means that I’ve put on around 7kg of mass
Out of these 7kg, maybe 3 to 3.5 was lean mass.
My arms are 16,5 inches.
Here are some pictures
Last thoughts
I would say that my results were pretty good, but do not indicate that I am a “hyper responder” to steroids necessarly. Gains were not “ultra” fast but were consistent throughout both cycles.
My next step is doing a big cut on a cruise dose of test (150 per week). I will post a picture once the cut is done so we will be able to see how much progress was truly made.
Overall I’m very happy with my results. My back and shoulders look amazing, my arms are pretty good, the only body part that I’am really disapointed with being my chest that really struggles to grow despite my best efforts, but I’m pretty sure that with consistent effort I’ll be able to one day have something that kinda looks like a chest.
