bogman

Big & All,

I've just completed my second cycle. It took 9 weeks - 5 weeks on volume and 4 weeks on intensity. I made gains over the first cycle:

Deadlift - 175kg to 190kg
Bench Press - 85.5kg to 90kg

I also made similiar gains on the OHP, Row & Chins.

(I know these don't break any records, but I'm natural and when I started out I was at fractions of these weights!). I am actually quite enjoying this routine - as it changes regularly there's no boredom factor. Also, I seem to be able to put a lot more focus and determination into 3 or 5 reps than I've done on 8 or 12 reps. (Having said that, as I've posted elsewhere, I'm not sure I'm getting the mass gains to accompany the strength gains).

So, I would appreciate your opinions/advice:
- do these gains seem reasonable for my second cycle? (I've been doing weights for 3 years - and before this I had really struggled to keep gaining on my lifts).
- From my post after the first cycle, I presume I should do keep on this dual factor cycle until the gains stop coming?
- My Bench Press was my lowest overall gain (~5% gain) - should I substitute something else - eg weighted dips?

Lastly, after a lot of soul searching and reading, I'm considering doing some AAS. I'm not keen on doing any serious doses, or injecting. So, I was considering 5 or 10mg a day DBol? Any thoughts on this? I recently read Saumuri69's 14 x 14 DBol thread with great interest (took me days to read it all!!). I was thinking that maybe if I tried to time it so that my 14 days "on" are the last two weeks of the volume and intensity phases? Any thoughts on this?

My goals are probably a bit different to some on here - I probably woudn't be classed as BB'er and am not out to make huge weight gains. If I could gain another ~10kg or so, and still keep my reasonably good level of cardio fitness, I'd be very happy. And I'm not looking to gain that 10kg rapidly - happy to give it a year or two if necessary.

Thanks for all the advice to date.