starting 5th week of first cycle question
I know I am anxious, but I dont really have many positive or negative sides to report going into my 5th week of 500mg per week of test e (250 mg per ml). Positives= I am up 6 pounds- aware its possibly water, most of my lifts have increased except squat and DL. Gym productivity is a bit more intense as well as appetite. Labido is about the same (always high and I wake up hard even off cycle, every day without fail). Negatives= I had very intense night sweats the first week or two but those have subsided. Maybe slight increase in acne but im not blaming the gear. slight increase in blood pressure. Shaft seems smaller flaccid but not balls, which is kind of weird and maybe in my head.
Gear is from reliable source and lab, I will be getting blood work end of 6th week. I am aware it could take 5-7 weeks in extreme cases to SEE results, but in your experience what can I expect in the weeks to come? at this point I feel like a switch MUST be turning on any day now or my expectations were too high. Will water gains cease and lean gains start increasing? Is the second half of cycle the best? I'm not very impressed so far, just need some encouragement and your experiences. I will be upping cals about 2-400 grams and can post my diet if anyone is interested.
ALSO, I have enough gear to extend this cycle from 12 to maybe 14-16 weeks, would you recommend I do so?
warmest regards,
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40/30/30 protien/carbs/ fat. The following is a sample of one days meal plan. I try and mix up dishes so as not to get sick/tired.
6:00am. Immediately hit 2 servings oatmeal or kashi in fat free milk.
7:30am 5-6 egg whites with meat usually turkey bacon or sausage and bagel
10:00 protien shake (3 cups fat free milk. 4 tbsp almond butter. 2 servings whey. 2 tbsp flax seed oil) with 1/2 cup unsalted mix nuts and banana.
12:30 PM either baked tilapia, boiled chicken or eye of round steak with side of potatoes or whole grain pasta salad OR tuna salad. I mix those up a lot.
3:30 fat free yogurt. 20g protien bar. 1.5 servings chick peas OR sardines.
6:00 Dinner is same as lunch meal except I'll eat strip steak sometimes or bison.
9:00 post workout shake similar to morning +creatine
10:30 casien shake in fat free milk
Supplement fish oil, bcaa, multi vitamin.
I think I'm not hitting the 30% fat target but close to it.
If this is actually what you are eating, your gear is bunk bro. 5 weeks in only 6 pounds, assuming this is even in the ballpark of what you are actually eating.
I have my friend running 500 mg Test E/week, he's up 12 lbs, bench went from 225 to 315, first cycle should amazing brotha.
How far along the cycle is he? So far I am +10 lbs, starting week 6 tomorrow. Weight gain hasn't been a consistent amount every week. Getting blood pulled in another week to confirm legitimacy of gear and AI dose.
I suppose 10lbs at the halfway mark is pretty good. I'd be happy with 15 by end of cycle BUT...
How will my second half of cycle compare to the first six weeks in your experience? Will gains progress quicker? Will I notice the weight more looking in mirror? I feel like I look the same a I did when I weighed 130. Thanks
Also, I'm pretty sure gear is legit, the progress I've made in SOME lifts is definitely from a exogenous force and not placebo
this is a cool tool to give you an idea of what your blood levels should look like:
http://roidcalc.powerbody.ru/?langid=8
According to most available science, Test E peaks around week 5, so this is when you should see the most significant gains moving forward to the end of your cycle. Monday was the start of week 5 for him, and his gains are really starting to show and he's not eating near as much as you. He's going for more of a lean bulk. But everyone is different for sure, maybe your gear is legit, just perhaps under-dosed. Bloods will tell more.
I have him at 250 g protein/ 100 g Carbs/ 75 g Fat
Hes 5'10" 210 13.2%
Yeah the 6 you gained like makwa said is glyco retention. 5 weeks into a cycle 6 pounds isn't that much could have been double that if not more. I gained 35 pounds my first cycle... I did run a advanced cycle for my first like a dumbass but the results were still there. What is your diet looking like break it down into carbs proteins fats.... if you can't answer it you're doing it wrong. Everything needs to be tracked on an app or on paper or however but tracked none the less. I can bet at your height weight age alone you're barely hitting 3500 calories a day. 2-400 won't do it add 1500!!! Eat till you feel sick then eat more... and absolutely do not extend it stay the course 12 weeks first cycle you should be gaining all kinds of wright
It's all going to depend on your diet. Don't expect much otherwise. At your current size I wouldn't be real impressed with only 6 lbs in 5 wks. I have started people your current size and following my advice they have ben gaining an average of 12 lbs in their first month. Without any drugs- all natural. This leads me to believe your diet is not sufficient to make some real long term gains. The weight you have put on now is just due to glycogen retention and will be lost when you end cycle. I think you jumped the gun here trying to run a cycle
Your situation is typical. The fact is though you have seen some results this far. I think it's common to be impatient and think there should be more results by week 5. Soon is when most of the fun start just be patient. That's good news you're getting blood pulled soon. I would suggest sticking to the 12 weeks, don't go over. It's tempting but the longer you are on can make it more difficult and complex to recover. You can always run more cycles in the distant future if you decide it's something you'd like to do.
Based on your stats though I would recommend getting your diet nailed down and sticking to that for a year or two before getting back on.
Assuming diet is clean and I'm eating in a calorie surplus, what can I expect the next few weeks? More strength increases? More lean/noticeable gains? Better pumps? I have ants in my pants
PS. Nice avatar