Trixter747's Androbol Log - Sponsored by Powerlab

trixter747 · 06-23-2009, 04:36 PM

Thanks to Powerlab Nutrition for the opportunity to test their new product "Androbol"! I'll be starting it tomorrow.

http://www.powerlabnutrition.com/androbol.html

Androbol Supplement Facts:
Serving Size: 1 Capsule
Servings Per Container: 90
4-chloro-17a-methyl-androst-1,4-diene-3-17b-diol 10mg
13-ethyl-3-methoxy-gona-2,5(10)dien-17-one 20mg
estra-4 9-diene-3 17-dione 20mg
2a-17a-dimethyl-17b-hydroxy-5a-androstan-3-one 5mg
6 bromoandrostenedione 50mg

ABSORBTECH Delivery System: 10mg
Bioprene, Vanadyl Sulfate

As of this morning I weighed 194.0lbs. Using an Omron, bodyfat came out to 12.9%. Progress pics were taken a couple days ago and are posted on my BodySpace profile.

Here's an outline of what my day typically looks like for food and training:

6:30 - Meal 1
-1c (dry) oatmeal w/cinnamon
-1 banana
-1 tbsp natural PB (no added sugar)
-2 whole eggs, 6 whites

7:30 - Workout #1 (Calves/Abs Mon/Wed/Fri)

8:30 - Meal 2
-2 slices 100% whole wheat bread
-2 whole eggs, 6 whites
-1 slice pepperjack cheese
-1 scoop cycle support with half scoop protein

10:30 - Meal 3
-1c brown rice, yam, or potato
-8oz (cooked) skinless chicken breast

1:00 - Meal 4
-6oz (cooked, drained) ground beef
-1c (dry) pasta
-1c red sauce

3:30 - Meal 5
-Same as Meal 2

6:00 - Meal 6
-Same as Meal 3

7:00 - Pre-Workout
-Dark Rage (30g carbs)

7:30 - Workout #2 (Mon/Tue/Thur/Fri)
-40g carbs w/electrolyte mix and glutamine
-BCAAs immediately post

9:00 - Meal 7
-2 Pop-Tarts
-2 Scoops MaxPro w/cinnamon
-1 scoop Cycle Support

10:30 - Sleep

I've done multiple prohormone cycles in the past, so I'm curious to see how it stacks up. That's about all I can think of at the moment. Anything else, feel free to ask. This log will be going for a 30 day cycle. Personally, I wouldn't run any product with Superdrol in it longer than 4 weeks.

trixter747 · 06-24-2009, 07:40 PM

Today was a rest day for me. My training partner was held up last night so I didn't get done lifting till late and as a result omitted calves this morning. Only being the first day I didn't expect anything and haven't seen much yet. I'm expecting to see two of the compounds start kicking in by the end of this first week (the 19-nor and halotest).

Hitting legs tomorrow.

trixter747 · 06-26-2009, 01:53 PM

Weighed in this morning at 198.0

Had a good lift last night. Already seeing a noticeable change in recovery time between sets. All my usual weights are up for the same reps as the previous couple weeks. This morning I'm significantly less sore than I usually would be.

Appetite has also been more pronounced than usual.

trixter747 · 06-27-2009, 10:05 AM

Good delt/trap lift last night, short and sweet. Starting to notice increased vascularity and little to no burning during high reps even taken to exhaustion. This morning it feels like I could easily go hit them again tonight.

Rest days today and tomorrow. Gotta get meals prepped for the coming week.

trixter747 · 06-29-2009, 08:12 PM

Had a good restful weekend. Missed a few meals with things getting busy, but still came in a bit heavier at 198.5lbs this morning. Tonight's workout is delayed again, so I'll post that in the morning. Just gotta kill some time till then... Diet was dead on today now that I have everything prepped for the next few days again. Anxious to see what happens this week now that most of the compounds in the Androbol should start showing their true colors.

trixter747 · 06-30-2009, 08:58 AM

Weighed in this morning at 199.5

Last night was chest and biceps. Strength is noticeably improving and recovery time is significantly quicker. I'm finding it more and more difficult to truly exhaust myself, so I'm making the last heavy set on each exercise a rest-pause set to get the most out of it.

Hoping to be back over 2 bills tomorrow!

trixter747 · 07-01-2009, 06:43 AM

Got a call from the blood bank that they were in need of my type, so I went in to donate yesterday morning. It was about 11 hours later by the time I went to lift, but I still wasn't quite 100%. Most of my initial lifts went up in weight, but I did find myself fatiguing a little more toward the end of the exercises for each bodypart. Should be back to 100% today after the nice rest.

It was hot last night, sweat out a bit more water than usual, so weighed in 198.0 this morning. Still feeling good though. Resting today aside from going in to do some calves and abs.

1trapman · 07-01-2009, 09:16 AM

Someone got some hyped up lol . I'm always worried that donating will mess up my workouts, do you notice much? Do you run PCT with this? Any idea of what the potential gains (amount and do you keep them)?

trixter747 · 07-01-2009, 09:27 AM

Typically I try and go in for it on a rest day to avoid that. It just happened to fit my schedule best to do it yesterday morning. I should have said that I didn't really start feeling tired until I was doing rack pulls with 8 plates. I just didn't do my last set (usually one set to failure somewhere between 8-12 reps with 495-545 depending on how I'm feeling that day) and the back down set following. So, having lasted that long still and only omitting those last two sets, I suppose I'll let myself off the hook this time.

Donating blood is actually quite healthy since it forces the body to build fresh blood, so you're getting a lot of new red cells and such with it. I'm sure that's also part of what contributed to the bit of dehydration. After the draw my vascularity was noticeably lower, but after a few hours I was back to normal. Having some red meat prior to and following helps, too to get your hematocrit levels back up.

trixter747 · 07-03-2009, 09:01 AM

Had to go help the in-laws pick up a new freezer this week, so thew off my workouts a bit. Hit legs this morning to make up for it and got hella nauseous from it. Only got through quads. Will probably adjust my workouts to split quads/hams back into separate days now. Planning to go back tonight to hit shoulders and traps.

Still at 199.5lbs. Going to take a closer look at the diet and probably add a couple hundred more calories for next week if something doesn't make me crack 200 soon.

trixter747 · 07-03-2009, 09:33 PM

Great lift for shoulders tonight as well. So far the most noticeable increase in vascularity so far.

Diet was off today since I didn't get all my meals made. Will get that back on track after an early trip to the grocery in the morning.

Hope everyone has a good and safe holiday weekend.

trixter747 · 07-05-2009, 06:59 AM

Weighed in this morning at 200.5lbs!

Sunday is my rest and meal prep day as usual. Hope everyone had a good 4th.

trixter747 · 07-07-2009, 09:30 AM

201lbs this moring.

Yesterday was good except for having something come up that conflicted with my workout and I didn't get as much water down as I should have. Woke up this morning with a bit of low back pain, which I know was entirely due to yesterday's water intake being low. Androbol has Superdrol in it which can be pretty unforgiving when water intake isn't up to par. Going to add some cranberry juice in today along with the water to get back on track.

Additional observations so far is that I feel much fuller and have been getting more comments that I'm noticeably getting bigger. Recovery time from workouts is typically overnight at this point, so that means I need to up the workout intensity more for the remainder of the cycle at least. To do that I'm splitting legs up into 2 days now so I'll be lifting 5 days a week instead of 4.

trixter747 · 07-07-2009, 09:24 PM

Managed to get a good burn in the quads tonight with a new quad workout:

Precor Power Front Squats (A.T.G. Deep): 3x8-12
Eccentric Single Leg Press (5-0-1-0 tempo): 3x6 each leg
Dumbell Lunges: 3x8-12
Seated Extensions: 3x12

I'm probably going to start doing calves on leg days also. Mornings have been busier making it difficult to get split sessions in. I'll be curious to see how I feel in the morning and how long recovery takes.

trixter747 · 07-08-2009, 10:15 PM

Took some new progress pics tonight and they're posted on my profile. They are post workout (chest/biceps) and I was weighing 205 when they were taken, versus 201.5 earlier this morning.

trixter747 · 07-10-2009, 06:29 AM

203.5lbs this morning.

Had a good workout doing hams/calves last night. Strength is definitely higher than ever now and I'm able to maintain good form with much heavier weight than usual.

I've added cranberry juice to my daily water to help out the kidneys since I'm starting to feel them stressed a little in the mornings. Plus the extra bit of flavor along with a drink mix packet (w/o aspartame) make it much easier to get this much water down in a day.

trixter747 · 07-11-2009, 07:33 PM

204.5lbs this morning!

DOMS hit hard today for the first time. Really glad the weekends are still set aside for rest. Should still be good to go Monday. I forgot to mention I'm also mixing about 20g of additional glutamine in with my water/cranberry juice as well. Probably will go for an epsom salt soak tonight to further expedite the recovery process.

GeminiJedi · 07-13-2009, 01:51 PM

I'm proud of you, baby! It's nice seeing you get more size on ya--You look GOOOOOOOOD

trixter747 · 07-13-2009, 10:26 PM

Up to 206 this morning. Had a fantastic leg lift tonight! Front squats on the Precor worked up to 700lbs for 12 reps (70lbs heavier than last week and 4 more reps). Overall recovery was still faster and had some intense quad pumps making lunges and extensions pleasantly difficult.

Chest and biceps tomorrow...

trixter747 · 07-14-2009, 07:45 AM

Down a little this morning to 205. No biggie, probably just water. Won't know the actual lean mass yield till this is all over. I'm feeling pretty sore this morning from last night's lift and that's a welcomed change to feel the intensity was sufficient. Gonna have a fun time walking this off all day...

trixter747 · 07-15-2009, 06:53 AM

204.5lbs this morning. I started taking a PM detox/sleep aid this week and I'm dropping much more water weight upon waking in the morning, which is a good thing anyhow to get a better idea for the true mass gains instead of temporary water.

Had an fantastic chest/bicep workout last night and again all lifts were up about 10% from last week. Vascularity was much more prominent than usual. Feeling a bit sore this morning. I've been very pleased with the higher intensity I can take workouts to. I feel now though I'm having to pay much more attention to my body, however, to make sure not to overly stress the tendons and ligaments as a result of the heavier lifts.

trixter747 · 07-16-2009, 07:47 PM

Properly hydrated and up to 207 this morning.

Things are a bit hectic at home right now since my wife's competing in a figure show this weekend, so lifts haven't been on schedule the last couple days and diet's been a bit off. One more good week of lifts is still on deck next week to finish out strong.

trixter747 · 07-17-2009, 09:20 PM

Felt really good tonight and had a great back/tricep lift. Set a new personal best on rack pulls with 4 reps at 585, full stop each rep. Had a noticeably fuller pump than usual tonight for some reason, but not gonna complain!

trixter747 · 07-20-2009, 11:18 PM

Set a new personal best tonight. Being the last week on cycle I decided to push it on legs, the Precor front squats in particular. After getting 13 reps with 720, decided to max out the machine with 810lbs and try again and managed to squeeze out another 12 reps! So if any of my lifts in particular have shown the strength increase properties of the Androbol, this one is definitely where its been seen the most considering prior to this I was only doing at best 630x8 a week into the cycle.

trixter747 · 07-22-2009, 11:44 PM

Great chest/bicep lift again tonight and strength was up again a bit from last week. I'm going to miss that when the cycle's over.

There's really only been one side that I don't care for through this cycle, and I know its again due to the superdrol in the product, that being some lethargy. I've needed a fair amount more sleep than usual this past week or so. Often times I'm waking up for breakfast, then going back to sleep for a couple hours before my next meal. This happened before when I ran SD by itself. Its definitely manageable, I just have to work in an additional nap at some point during the day or get to bed a bit earlier than usual. If all else fails, I can just kick start the mornings with a big cup of coffee. Aside from that, there really have been no noticeable negative sides at all since the only negative one before has been countered with the cranberry. Can't stress enough though that this product still should only be run for 1 bottle at most with time taken off. Although there aren't many down sides felt, any oral product of this nature will take have a negative impact on lipids, liver enzymes, HDL, etc. while on the cycle. Its also not a bad idea to consider running a cleanse during or after PCT.

trixter747 · 07-23-2009, 11:20 PM

Final progress photos were taken this evening. I got all my water in today, so I weighed 211.0lbs when the pics were taken. I know some of that will drop overnight. I'll wait until the morning to take measurements.

trixter747 · 07-24-2009, 08:23 AM

As expected, I was 207.0 flat this morning. Using an Omron again, bodyfat came out to 14.7%. I'm not surprised by this given that I was pushing the calories a lot to make sure to maximize the lean gains in the process. So with that:

Start: 193.0 at 12.9% = 168.1lbs LBM
Finish: 207 at 14.7% = 176.7lbs LBM
Yield: 8.6lbs lean mass gain

Most significant strength gains on cycle:
Precor Front Squats: Start-540x10, Finish- 810x12
Hammer Strength 1 Arm Bicep Curls: Start-70x10, Finish-95x8

Overall I'm extremely pleased with this product. The strength increase is very quick up front and considering that the majority of the gains come in the middle very quickly its not a bad yield at all. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who's stuck at a plateau with previous PH experience. It also responds best on a high carb diet. Really, even though I gained some BF, I have a feeling that my lean mass gains could've been even a bit higher if I'd pushed more carbs initially in the cycle. Everyone's body is different though, so figure out what works best for you.

Thanks again to Powerlab for sponsoring this log and allowing me to test out Androbol!

bull.dogz · 07-24-2009, 10:01 AM

**strolls in** What's going on in here?

drewzie89 · 09-18-2009, 09:14 AM

How many Capsules did you take daily?

trixter747 · 09-18-2009, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drewzie89

How many Capsules did you take daily?

3 evenly split throughout the day