Thirteenth Physique Update: Friday August 16th, 2019
Last Update Weight (8/10/19): 175.3#
Today’s Weight (8/16/19): 170.7#
Total Weight Change: -4.6#
Days Left to Show # 1: 8
Days Left to Show # 2: 43
As of this update, I’m 8 days away from stepping on stage for my very first bodybuilding show! I dropped 4.6# on the scale over the past 6 days and I’m going to make the middleweight class easily. Since making weight is no longer a concern, we can begin glycogen depletion Saturday followed by a slower glycogen loading phase rather than having to deplete until weigh-ins, which is only 3 hours before prejudging begins. Definitely happy about the position we’re in for the first show but we’re concerned with how rapidly I’m dropping weight and after this first show we’re gonna make some significant adjustments for the 5 weeks leading into the second show to ensure I don’t over-diet and come in flat and stringy.
This was a brutal week - energy levels are at an all time low, strength levels decreased dramatically, and I’m getting absolutely no pump when I’m training. However, I remained steadfast on all aspects of the protocol and continued to train with all the intensity I could possibly muster. I’m hoping that the addition of Halotestin will help generate some much needed intensity for the final week’s training sessions.
After receiving my Update Friday morning, my coach made the call to send me out for another big cheat meal for my final meal of the day before we begin the water and sodium loading and glycogen depletion on Saturday. I followed my normal high day nutrition plan Friday then we replaced my final meal with a trip to Five Guys for some peanuts, a bacon cheeseburger, and fries followed by a trip to Cold Stone for a “Gotta Have It” cookie dough ice cream concoction. We’re hoping this will give my metabolism a final spark leading into this last week, prevent my body from being overly catabolic, and start the depletion from a loaded state since I was already extremely depleted on Friday morning. Also, this show is a tune-up for the second show in 6 weeks so we’re ultimately focused on bringing my absolute best package to that stage; we are operating based on that being my true peak date and we felt a cheat meal was going to benefit me for the main show more than it will hurt me for the tune up show.
The following is a complete overview of the tentative nutrition, water, sodium, training, and PED protocols for the next few days.
All nutrition supplements are being pulled for the week (no whey, EAAs, creatine, etc.) with the exception of my fiber and superfood supplements that I drink before bed.
Saturday’s high day is being replaced with a low day and the macro profile for Saturday 8/17 is as follows:
LOW DAY TOTAL MACROS: 3,144 cals, 68 F, 241 C, 387 P
We are following a more stringent depletion diet Sunday 8/18, Monday 8/19, and Tuesday 8/20 and the macros for these 3 days are as follows:
DEPLETION DIET TOTAL MACROS: 2,519 cals, 31 F, 184 C, 376 P
We plan to begin carbohydrate loading on Wednesday but we have not set any nutrition protocol in stone beyond Tuesday as we will be making the call on what to do from that point forward based on the daily updates I send leading up to then. The depletion diet could change as well depending on the daily updates but this is the planned protocol.
I’ll be consuming 3 gallons of water per day and doubling my salt on every meal, from 8 cranks pink salt per meal to 16 cranks per meal, Saturday through Tuesday.
Cardio tentatively remains the same for this week at 6x45 Min fasted sessions per week. My final off day from cardio is Sunday 8/18 until the day of the show.
I’ll be taking my scheduled day off from weight training Saturday 8/17. Then, I’ll do a final overall leg training session on Sunday 8/18, my scheduled push session on Monday 8/19 and my scheduled pull session on Tuesday 8/20. Wednesday 8/21 is going to be a full upper body pump session and Thursday 8/22 will also be a full upper body pump session followed by a day off from weight training Friday 8/23. No sets will be taken to failure on the final 2 pump workouts - they’ll be used to move blood around my body and hopefully enhance the glycogen loading we tentatively plan to start on Wednesday 8/21.
My final full body shave will be the morning of 8/23. I’ll be getting a thorough Pro Tan base the evening of 8/23 at a local tanning salon that has a lot of experience tanning bodybuilders. The show’s tanning company will complete my tan and do my sheen on Show day.
Finally, since this is a tune up, we WILL NOT be cutting injectables ~7 days out like we plan to for the 9/28 show but we will cut the Testosterone 5 days out to minimize water retention a bit without dropping Test levels enough to effect progress for the second show. With that said, the tentative PED protocol for the week leading up to the show is as follows:
FRIDAY 8/16 (8 DAYS OUT)
200 mg Testosterone Cyp, 100 mg Tren Ace, 100 mg Mast Prop, 80 mg Primobolan, 50 mg Winstrol (25 mg meal 1 and 25 mg pre-workout), 50 mg Proviron (25 mg meal 1 and 25 mg pre-workout), 15 mg Halotestin (15 mg pre-workout), 50 mcg clenbuterol (25 mcg with meal 1, 25 mcg 6-8 hours later), 5 iu Growth Hormone (2.5 iu upon waking and 2.5 iu pre-workout)
SATURDAY 8/17 (7 DAYS OUT)
75 mg Winstrol (25 mg meal 1, 25 mg meal 3, 25 mg meal 6), 50 mg Proviron (25 mg meal 1 and 25 mg meal 3), 15 mg Halotestin (15 mg meal 1), 50 mcg clenbuterol (25 mcg with meal 1, 25 mcg 6-8 hours later), 5 iu Growth Hormone (2.5 iu upon waking and 2.5 iu 6-8 hours later), 25 mg Aromasin with meal 1
SUNDAY 8/18 (6 DAYS OUT)
200 mg Testosterone Cyp, 100 mg Tren Ace, 100 mg Mast Prop, 80 mg Primobolan, 75 mg Winstrol (25 mg meal 1 and 50 mg pre-workout), 50 mg Proviron (25 mg meal 1 and 25 mg pre-workout), 15 mg Halotestin (15 mg pre-workout), 50 mcg clenbuterol (25 mcg with meal 1, 25 mcg 6-8 hours later), 5 iu Growth Hormone (2.5 iu upon waking and 2.5 iu pre-workout)
MONDAY 8/19 (5 DAYS OUT)
200 mg Testosterone Cyp, 100 mg Tren Ace, 100 mg Mast Prop, 80 mg Primobolan, 75 mg Winstrol (25 mg meal 1 and 50 mg pre-workout), 50 mg Proviron (25 mg meal 1 and 25 mg pre-workout), 15 mg Halotestin (15 mg pre-workout), 50 mcg clenbuterol (25 mcg with meal 1, 25 mcg 6-8 hours later), 5 iu Growth Hormone (2.5 iu upon waking and 2.5 iu pre-workout), 25 mg Aromasin with meal 1
TUESDAY 8/20 (4 DAYS OUT)
100 mg Tren Ace, 100 mg Mast Prop, 80 mg Primobolan, 75 mg Winstrol (25 mg meal 1 and 50 mg pre-workout), 50 mg Proviron (25 mg meal 1 and 25 mg pre-workout), 15 mg Halotestin (15 mg pre-workout), 50 mcg clenbuterol (25 mcg with meal 1, 25 mcg 6-8 hours later), 5 iu Growth Hormone (2.5 iu upon waking and 2.5 iu pre-workout)
WEDNESDAY 8/21 (3 DAYS OUT)
100 mg Tren Ace, 100 mg Mast Prop, 80 mg Primobolan, 75 mg Winstrol (25 mg meal 1 and 50 mg pre-workout), 50 mg Proviron (25 mg meal 1 and 25 mg pre-workout), 15 mg Halotestin (15 mg pre-workout), 50 mcg clenbuterol (25 mcg with meal 1, 25 mcg 6-8 hours later), 5 iu Growth Hormone (2.5 iu upon waking and 2.5 iu pre-workout), 25 mg Aromasin with meal 1
THURSDAY 8/22 (2 DAYS OUT)
100 mg Tren Ace, 100 mg Mast Prop, 80 mg Primobolan, 75 mg Winstrol (25 mg meal 1 and 50 mg pre-workout), 50 mg Proviron (25 mg meal 1 and 25 mg pre-workout), 15 mg Halotestin (15 mg pre-workout), 50 mcg clenbuterol (25 mcg with meal 1, 25 mcg 6-8 hours later), 5 iu Growth Hormone (2.5 iu upon waking and 2.5 iu pre-workout)
FRIDAY 8/23 (1 DAY OUT)
100 mg Tren Ace, 100 mg Mast Prop, 80 mg Primobolan, 75 mg Winstrol (25 mg meal 1 and 50 mg pre-workout), 50 mg Proviron (25 mg meal 1 and 25 mg pre-workout), 15 mg Halotestin (15 mg pre-workout), 50 mcg clenbuterol (25 mcg with meal 1, 25 mcg 6-8 hours later), 5 iu Growth Hormone (2.5 iu upon waking and 2.5 iu pre-workout), 25 mg Aromasin with meal 1
I’m hoping the thoroughness of these updates has been helpful for other members and other potential competitors. Prepping for this show has been extremely enlightening and has given me a whole new level of respect for the upper echelon NPC competitors and anybody who has gone pro in this sport.
Progress photos are attached. The pics are from Friday morning, fasted, and I’m clearly flat as a pancake lol. Next update I post will likely be Wednesday after the glycogen loading phase has begun.
-Juicestin