Not gaining weight
Bottom line, I'm not gaining weight.
I'm 6 weeks into a 10 week Test E cycle, my first cycle ever. Prior to starting the cycle I was fat for me at 225lbs. I worked my ass off and cut down to 198lbs then started my Test E. At that point I upped my calorie intake though I don't count them, and I upped it again about 2 weeks ago. So 6 weeks in and I've gained 8 lbs, but I'm looking great and getting tons of compliments.
My apatite is insane, I feel like I'm eating non stop.
Here's my schedule
7:30 - bowl of oatmeal and protein shake with fruit and milk
10:00 - plain greek yogurt with honey
12:00 - Turkey sandwich with cheese and mustard only and an apple
2:00 - Luna bar
3:00 - can of Tuna Fish
4:00 - protein shake
5:30 - 7:30 - gym time
8:00 - protein shake with fruit and milk, chicken breast, brown rice and broccoli
How does this look? I feel great, I'm looking good, just not getting the gains I'm wanting. I was hoping to hit 220 by the end of this cycle then cut back down to 210. My goal is to be at 210 - 215 with around 10% or less BF.
Any suggestions?
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Not sure what your BF% is but you should be eating a lot more. At least 3800 cals per day. If I were you, next time I would run the test for 12 to 14 weeks and front load with maybe 30mgs dbol ed for the first 5 to 6 weeks. Just remember that diet is the most important part. You cant grow if you don't eat. It took me a while to figure this out but once I did the muscle started to pile on. Here is a link to my diet if you want to check it out http://www.eroids.com/forum/training-nutrition-diet/weight-gain/new-diet...
Good Luck!
If you were looking to pack on a bunch of muscle weight you should have added Deca to your Test E. Running only Test isn't going to cause you to pack on a bunch of mass. I'll echo what everyone else said about your caloric and protein count. If you eat the proper amount your body has no choice but to stack muscle with all the protein synthesis going on inside your body.
Its probably to late but your definetly not eating enough bro. Im a decently lean 225 right now mid-cycle and i eat WAY WAY WAYYY more than that. I used to eat like that where each meal is just a meal id eat to fill my stomach but that dosent work for BB(atleast not for lean gains) you have to think of each meal as a certain amount of protein to carbs to fat ratio and i make sure each meal has a certain amount depending on the time of day. I eat most of my carbs around my workout and for breakfast and protein and fat ALL DAy. Im not a guru by no means but a little turkey sandwich and such wont do it unless you stack that mug an inch thick. Like Ronnie Coleman said "if you wanna be big you gotta eat like your already that big."
We need more information to give a realistic opinion on this. You give your weight but neither your height or body fat %. As far as eating on a bulking cycle, you're diet above is way too low on calories.
Sometimes you grow in inches instead of pounds.
Why don't you start your day off with a breakfast consisting of at least a few eggs and maybe some bacon?
Also your two other main meals seem to be lacking as well. How much turkey are you putting on that sandwhich? And a can of tuna is a little small.
That 8pm meal seems pretty good. Maybe get some steaks in though.
You could cut the adex back to .25 E3D until you begin to see side flare up. The AI's will often affect gains.
Being my first cycle, I wanted to see how my body reacted to the Test before stacking other chemicals on top of it. I'm running 500mg per week of Test E and taking .5mg of Armidex EOD. Next cycle, I will probably add dbol to it for the first 2 or 3 weeks to get a jumpstart.
Run the test e for 12 weeks at least. Should have thrown in like dbol if u wanted to blow up then cut down. Also how much test e are u running
Just a follow up on this. For the last 2 weeks I've changed a couple of things in my diet. My Luna bar was replaced with a Myoplex bar for higher calories and protein.
I also have been on weight gainer ever since, finished the jug today. In 2 weeks of doing this, I lost 1 pound. Workout has stayed the same and I stopped taking the Armidex all together. No gyno signs. I've only got 1 pin left in my cycle anyway. So 2 weeks after that pin, I will start Nolvadex. I have noticed in the last to weeks that my abs are popping more and my shirt sleeves are tighter. I look and feel like I'm slowly growing, but the scale isn't showing it.