im doing 500mg a week of test c. tomorrow will start my sixth week and i have seen no strength gains other then the real slow increase i would get naturally. help me figure out why this is? its my first cycle, so i dont know what to expect, but i expected strength gains by week 4 or 5. im eating a 1,000 calories a day over maintence, clean&natural foods, 1.5 grams of protein per pound body weight, and im gaining weight, so far 10-11lbs. im sleeping 8 hours a night. my workout has not changed, back/biceps, rest, chest/tris, legs, back/ biceps and so on. i had total test checked and results should be in any day now, but im pretty sure its working by the side effects, bloating, acne, sex drive. its from a reliable source also. any suggestions?
gaining no strength on cycle? first cycle help
- Thread starter tkasch30
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ya i track every single calorie in my fitness pal app. my workout is back/biceps- lat pulldown, bent over rows, weighted pull ups, curls, hammer curls. chest/tris- bench press, incline bench, shoulder press, arnold press, tricep ext., skull crushers. legs- legpress, leg curl, leg ext. have knee problems right now so leg workout is a little limited. everyworkout i do 5-12 reps til failure
TryinToGetStrong
New member
If you've gained 10lbs it doesn't sound to be bunk. With that being said, I can't speculate as to why you haven't gotten any stronger.
bigbody305
Im back
lets just say alot of newbies think you can look like arnold off a cycle....
newbie: hey so what should i take? "I dont want to get too big though"
newbie: hey so what should i take? "I dont want to get too big though"
mrricco2012
Mini Rocky
Hell if you've gained 10 lbs of muscle, I don't see the problem. If its like 5 lbs of muscle, 5 lbs of fat then I can understand
its surely not all muscle atleast 4 or 5 is fat or water
Fieldsy
Eat big, get BIG!
I think maybeeee possiblyyyy you might be expecting too much? Week 6 is when i KNEW my stuff was kicking, (i had Pinn, so no real doubts.).
For me it wasnt so much Strength gains as in my max being 355, and then week 6 its 405. My strength gains were basically all repetition based.
I could hit 275 6 times before juice need ing a spot on my last rep. My cycle is now over and i can get it clean for 8-10 reps. But i train for strength not size anyhow.
Good luck bro, just stick it out. Try carb loading 45 minutes before your workout too.
For me it wasnt so much Strength gains as in my max being 355, and then week 6 its 405. My strength gains were basically all repetition based.
I could hit 275 6 times before juice need ing a spot on my last rep. My cycle is now over and i can get it clean for 8-10 reps. But i train for strength not size anyhow.
Good luck bro, just stick it out. Try carb loading 45 minutes before your workout too.
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