First pin…

[Blackpow]

I have had a few freaky moments as well when I started. Im on week 10 - 11 (im not in front of my calendar right now) of 250 cyp x 2 prweek and some clen and AI every fourth day do to the size of the gel caplet. I myself have to pin in the morn just after a shower. I pin in my quads and alternate everytime. When I wipe with alcohol I find a spot that is not as sensitive than others and pin there. It seems that there is spots that are WAY more sensitive than other areas even in a square couple inches. Also I **** the pin with a droplet then when I pin I twist it. Seems to work for me. Painless and no bruising. Hope I helped a little.

[SurferBuzz]

I'm getting a wealth of good advice on here, thanks to everyone for that.

I've tried running the oil down the side of the pin and I think it does help with sticking it in.

I'm still getting the ache 24hr's later though.
Interesting thought's on not massaging, I have massaged every time and they have all been painful.
Guess I've got nothing to lose by giving it a try, I'll let you know how it works out.

Now..... HCG......

Is that funky stuff or is it just me?

I used it for the first time on Monday, about 2 hours before going to the gym.
When in the gym it was like I was on coke, all lively and chatty with everyone.
Found myself really pushing for the extra reps, caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror when some woman moved and I was mid-deadlift.
Not a pretty sight, bright red with veins popping out on my temples.
Thought "Christ! look at the state of that!", them promptly added 2 more reps to the set.

Is that normal or had someone slipped a "micky" in my water bottle?

I've taken ephedrine in the gym before but the enthusiasm I had Monday far out-stripped that.

If I could only bottle it I'd have the ultimate training sup

HCG injection in the belly was totally painless, no bruising or post injection soreness, and that stuff goes in way easier than the test in my quad.

A good experience, and glad to be doing it.

Quick question,
I read if you have any signs of gyno you shouldn't start HCG, but should any signs appear later in the cycle should I stop the HCG or up the a-dex from my current .25 EOD?

[tlaloc404]

thanks for the post , I'm preparing for my first cycle as well and I hate injections so I'm reading as much as possible before I start. Are you always shooting the quad, or are you changing up?

[Bufbiker]

thanks for the post , I'm preparing for my first cycle as well and I hate injections so I'm reading as much as possible before I start. Are you always shooting the quad, or are you changing up?

And quads are the most painful site to inject, not right away, but a day or two later.

[SurferBuzz]

And quads are the most painful site to inject, not right away, but a day or two later.

That's very true, injecting has been painless but within 24 hours it starts to ache and has continued for several days.

Friday morning I didn't massage after I pinning and its been a lot better.

Still feels very tight if I squat down but certainly better for walking and sitting.

I've only done quad injections, left Monday night and right Friday morning.
Seems to be enough time for them to recover.

I don't feel confident enough to attempt to aspirate one handed.
I think should I ever draw blood while injecting my quad I'd realise how easy it was (according to other posts I've read) to pull the plunger back and it would give me more confidence.

Wouldn't mind trying a delt shot some time.

[Hazcat]

It's not hard to aspirate with one hand so don't be afraid of trying other sites. Completely relaxing the muscle while you absorb the needle will help with post injection pain. Consciously think about not allowing the muscle to get any tension in it during the entire injection. Try the delt and allow the arm to hang down likes it's completely dead weight. This all limits the amount of needle damage to the muscle just like keeping the syringe steady throughout the injection.

[SurferBuzz]

Well, its week 11 and so far so good, I’m seeing some very good returns.

My weight had stopped increasing so I began to increase my calories some more but hadn’t looked at my spreadsheet for my calorie counting for a while.
Thought I’d update it only to find out I’d been cheating myself on my protein intake.

Seems I need to read the nutrition labels on the packaging a little more closely in future…
Anyway, that sorted now I hope to see an increase once more.

Still doing quad shots and they’ve got considerably easier as time has gone on.
It’s very true what I read, it’s all down to the location you inject.
Higher on my quads yields less pain for me so have kept it that way.

HCG:
Now being my first cycle I’m uncertain of how small your “twins” can actually get.
A friend told me that after a 26 week cycle his “boys” turn into raisins.
I had a good check around with my twins before starting my cycle and to date I can’t actually notice any size change, if there is it’s negligible.
I would not consider another cycle without it now, it works a treat.

GYNO:
Had a little touch of it and have revisited it also.
Started with an itchy nipple which I thought was caused by some stitching on my shirts.
Later I touched my nipple and got the same feeling, realizing it wasn’t my shirts I took A-dex everyday till it disappeared which was about 4 days.
Couple of weeks later the same thing again so did the same only this time for about 7 days.
Things were cool for about 4 weeks and can now feel just the slightest amount of irritation starting again so will do .25 ed for another 7 days and that should see me through to the end of the cycle.
No lumps ever felt, just the itch.

INJURYS:
I had to stop doing dead lifts as I was feeling some lower back pain and didn’t want to push it.
Got a couple of guys to check my form which both were happy with so I’m a little confused.
Hadn’t noticed it till I was doing some work on my camper van which involved a lot of bending over and it was making me feel like an old man for a few days after.
Since stopping these lifts the problem cleared up.
Think I’ll chuck it back into the mix for the last two weeks though and lay off working on the van.

SEX:
I’ve got the crazy horn 24/7, my girlfriend thinks its Christmas day everyday.
She said one afternoon with a big smile on her face she’s never known a man to be so sexually driven as me.
I’m 38 and she’s 24 so its all good.
Will that just return to normal or can I expect a slump while on PCT?
Contemplating getting some Cialis just in case. I hate to disappoint people.

I actually got “wood” for no reason while sitting in a meeting, started to sweat as it grew nearer my time to stand up and give a short presentation.
I was panicking and looking nervously round the room for excuses to get out of it, luckily things subsided in time and I found myself giggling through my presentation which nobody understood.
Funny now, but at the time I was freaking out.

ANGER:
I’m not an angry person, never have been, I surf so I’m so laid back I’m virtually horizontal.
But I’ve noticed I’ve become less tolerant and have been complaining about things under my breath.
Just little grumbles when I hear stuff on the news or see something stupid which probably isn’t stupid but seems like it now.
Hopefully that’ll go away when the cycle’s done.


Stuff is really good in the gym; I charge in there of an evening and really enjoy my time whilst there.
Really got to stop checking myself out in the mirror’s though, it’s becoming time consuming.
“Check form and look away” I keep telling myself but I can’t help it and take a sneaky peek at the veins on the front of my shoulder as I do a curl or maybe my ab’s as I come up from a crunch.
Still don’t like to see myself “gurn” as I strain though, very off-putting…

I’ve also got a fat neck! What’s all that about?
I think it may be that I tense my neck whilst doing some lifts and its grown.
I’m having to buy new shirts as I can’t button up the ones I’ve got. Coooool.


All in all, my shit is good and I’m very happy with the way things have gone with my first cycle.

I salute everyone that’s given me some input as I’ve ventured into the world of AS.
You’re a credit to the forum and I’d like to thank you.

Here’s to the next two weeks…

[Bufbiker]

Glad things are going well for you. On pct you can expect a bit of a decrease in libido. But as long as you can still function when you want to it will be all good. One thing I found that helped in that area was using an ai during pct. As far as sexual drive I'm back to normal now. But I'm 53 and if I get it once a week I'm happy.
When I saw this old thread resurface I was wondering who had dug it up. Glad it was you. Great to hear of your progress.

[JoeHammer]

Glad things are going well for you. On pct you can expect a bit of a decrease in libido. But as long as you can still function when you want to it will be all good. One thing I found that helped in that area was using an ai during pct. As far as sexual drive I'm back to normal now. But I'm 53 and if I get it once a week I'm happy.
When I saw this old thread resurface I was wondering who had dug it up. Glad it was you. Great to hear of your progress.

i agree awesome to hear your results man its great to see. come back and give us an update for the last 2 weeks and PCT too that would be very interesting. Congrats so far!

[deathcloud]

Man this thread is getting me pumped up for not only my AAS cycle but also for pinning myself. I will be so ready. I am eager to do it NOW!

but yea man be sure to include hopefully some before/during/end cycle pics so we can see how you progressed.

and buying new shirts? ohhhhh man I can't wait for that