Welcome to the Natty Plateau

[Nerdandertall]

What's up guys, welcome to natty purgatory. I'm strongly considering going into boosted territory, but I figured I'd document my progress or lack thereof in the meantime, and see what a different hormonal profile can really do. Will post daily diet and morning physique update when able to.

July 22nd, 2021

Woke up at 190lbs. No training today, and ate pretty light keeping carbs low. 2500 kcal.

 

[Multislacking]

Welcome to the dark side.

 

[Nerdandertall]

July 23rd, 2021

Woke up at 188

Hex Deadlift 13at330in146seconds

Cable Lateral Raise 13at25/15
Rear Cable Lateral Raise Low to High 13at25/15
Rear Cable Lateral Raise High to Low 13at25/15
Rear Delt Pec Dec 13at50/30
DB Lateral Raise 13at25
DB High Pull 13at25
Arnold Press 13at25
Shoulder Press 13at25in11minutes total

Palms up Cable Ext 13at95/45
Supinated Cable Ext 13at95/45
Straight Arm Pull Throughs 13at95/45

Supinated Cable Curl 13at65/55/45/35
Palms up Cable Curl 13at65/55/45/35in265 total

DB Side Bends 13at80/40
Cable Side Bends 13at105

Leg Curl 13at175/165/155/145/135/125
Leg xt 13at175/165/155/145/135/125in497 total

Also did some accessory forearm / neck stuff at home.

 

[Nerdandertall]

July 24th, 2021

Woke up at 185

Just ran half a mile today in 3:18

 

[Nerdandertall]

Welcome to the dark side.

Thank you, I sense great power here.

 

[maxmuscle1]

Welcome

Max
Following

 

[Bft84]

Natty plateau? You don’t know how to eat or train, you’re tiny. You shouldn’t waste money on drugs

 

[Rot-Iron66]

Drop all those silly cable-exercises.
Heavy Barbell work w/ a few accessories. Eat over "maintenance"...

That isnt natty plateau, its a planning/mental plateau.

 

[Nerdandertall]

Drop all those silly cable-exercises.
Heavy Barbell work w/ a few accessories. Eat over "maintenance"...

That isnt natty plateau, its a planning/mental plateau.

Unfortunately several injuries from football / jiu jitsu left me with pretty wrecked shoulders. I PRed a BB overhead press years ago with like 185, but I would snap my shit up now if I tried heavy overhead press or bench. Flares up really easily.

The way I look at it, if you're going to be lean everyone has something of a natural cap. UFC fighters for instance, have a natural weight and going far above that has serious diminishing returns. I've gone up in weight before, to 190s and even 200s, but when I get soft and when I cut back down I always come back to the 180s. Is it plausible that with Test levels at like 500 naturally that a lean185-190 is the top, or can every 6'1 guy get to a lean 200 or 210?

I do appreciate the input and advice! Oss

 

[Nerdandertall]

Woke up at 189

Incline DB Press
15@65s in 273 it may seem weird to not track is in sets, but I just count total reps for time. So this one was broken up into 6@65,3x3@65
15@55s in 508

Seated OH DB Press
15@45s even this left shoulder crunchy
15@35s

One Leg Ext
15@125
One Leg Curl
15@125

Rear Cable Lateral Raise Low to High 15@25/15
Rear Cable Lateral Raise High to Low 15@25/15
Rear Delt Pec Dec 15@50/30 in 308 total