Long cycle mass recomp log — volume, weights, measurements weekly
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Running a longer cycle. 32M, 6'1", 205 lb, ~14% bf. Trained 12 years. Want to put on quality tissue without getting fat.
Goal: 215 lb at ≤15% bf in 16 weeks.
Baseline:
- Weight: 205.2 lb
- Waist: 33"
- Chest: 44"
- Arms: 16"
- Squat 5RM: 345
- Bench 5RM: 265
- DL 5RM: 405
Stack:
- MK-677 10mg/day
- Ipamorelin 300mcg AM, 300mcg PM
- CJC no-DAC 200mcg with each ipa dose
- 16 weeks
Training: PPL 6x/week, volume slowly increasing each 4-week block. Diet: 3400 kcal, 250g protein, carbs cycled around training days.
Will post every Sunday with weights and lifts.
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Week 1: 207.3, squat 355x5, bench 270x5. Water weight is hitting hard already. Hunger tolerable.
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200mcg CJC-no-DAC with the ipa is solid. Good pairing. Don't let the water freak you out early.
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Week 3: 209.8, squat 365x5, bench 275x5. Arms measure 16.25". Face is visibly puffier. Sleep is insane — going down at 10pm and out cold.
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Week 5: 211.1, squat 375x5, bench 280x5, DL 415x5. Waist 33.25". Holding bf so far as far as I can tell. No new side effects.
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Bumped volume on the second 4-week block — push day went from 12 sets to 15, same across push/pull/legs. Recovery is handling it easily which is a clear change from before cycle.
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Numbers are dialed in. Keep the diet boring and this is going to finish well.
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Week 7: 212.4, squat 385x5, bench 285x5, DL 425x5. Arms 16.5". Waist 33.5". Chest 45.25". Still looks tight in the mirror.
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Week 9: 213.5, squat 395x3 (heavy day), bench 295x3, DL 435x3. Arms 16.75". Waist 33.75".
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Week 11: 214.1, squat 405x3, bench 300x2 (PR), DL 445x3. Waist 33.75" — held. Arms 17". Feel bulletproof in the gym.
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300 bench PR on a lean recomp at this age and weight is impressive work.
- IGF-1 LR3 · 30 mcg · post-workout · sub-Q
- CJC-1295 no DAC · 100 mcg · pre-bed · sub-Q
- Ipamorelin · 200 mcg · pre-bed · sub-Q
- MGF (PEG) · 200 mcg · post-workout · sub-Q
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Week 13: 214.8, squat 415x3, bench 305x2 (another PR), DL 455x3. Waist 33.75" still. This is going way better than expected honestly.
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Week 15: 215.6. HIT THE GOAL. Squat 425x3, bench 310x2, DL 465x3. Waist 34" (up a quarter from baseline — negligible). Arms 17.25". One more week, going to test 1RMs in the wrap-up.
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Week 16 wrap-up coming on Sunday after 1RM testing. Will post full before/after.
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nah waist went from 33 to 34 real quick at week 15, thats more than negligible imo. plus the arm size jump (16 to 17.25) seems disproportionate to the strength gains which makes me wonder if theres some water retention getting hidden in the measurement variance. recomp works but those numbers read cleaner than most logs ive seen, not saying fake just saying id want to see the actual 1RM test results before calling this a W.