Test E only cycle but no Strength gains?

[XxWheyxX]

Just hit week 4 with my Test E only cycle and my weight and size are going up but my Strength seems to not have changed. It's still early I suppose, any idea's?

my rep range is always between 8-12.

I dont really care so much about Strength just thought I would of got abit more of Test.

 

[enhancement]

If weight and size are on the up, thats a good thing. You should start seeing the gains in strength as well pretty soon, test e can take around 4 weeks to kick in fully.

 

[dutdut1981]

How much are you eating? If I am calorie deficient I don't see strength gains. The weight gain could just be bloot. Are you taking an ai?

 

[XxWheyxX]

calorie deficient ! Hell no over 3000k cals a day my diet is spot on, and yes iam taking Aromatase inhibitor (AI). It's not bloat lol I look way better.

 

[dutdut1981]

Well the gains are comming soon. I normaly see gains week 3 but every ones different. Keep us I formed bro

 

[Jack Tors]

test doesnt really make your strength go through the roof... other compounds certainly do. it def helps. try to focus more on bb'ding size and weight. its still early...

 

[losieloos]

With strength comes size, apparently your the opposite haha

 

[VengeanceX7]

3k cals? How much do you weigh? 2500-3000 is my cutting diet. 4000 while bulking. Up dat pro pro intake too!

 

[Matt0071]

it all depends on the person i guess, give it time bro, physical changes usually start to appear on week 7-8 as long as strength gain and obviously weight gain, the weight u put on now is mostly water bro, but over time u will notice a change, test is test, it's slow and steady gains just the way i like it!

 

[sparkleys]

Maybe eat more. I'm 5'6 and started 155 and did 3500 cals. Recently bumped it up to 4000 but my strength has been increasing tremendously and steadily since the beginning.

 

[DADAWG]

at 4 weeks test eth is just really starting to kick . im also guessing your calories are a little low unless your pretty small to begin with.

 

[Matt0071]

give u an example bro
before cycle i was benching 215 for 8-10 reps, currently flat benching 315 for 8 reps
BB shoulder shrugs now doing 500lbs for 6 reps
bb rows 315 for 6 reps
squats 405 for 5 reps
but then again, i lift for strength ( powerlifter), keep my rep range low and more sets bro, but i usually use the pyramid theory as well for strength gains and high rep range too to hit the muscle fibers as well! best way i think to build muscle and strength is ( Pyramid)
stuff like that bro, and just and example things just dont come over night, patience my friend!
current weight is 205 at 5'11, droped 5 pounds was at 210 but due to my current physical/cardio job i have now lol, oh well droping the much needed bf as well

 

[XxWheyxX]

I was 172 lbs at 5'10 and now iam 180 lbs at week 4. I have a small frame so I look way more....or so iam told. Going to up the cals by a couple of hundred see what I get from that

 

[Clamp]

Like the others stated, the test is just starting to kick in. However, you should've gained at least some strength if you're in a calorie surplus. If I were you I'd moniter my bodyfat using calipers. 13-17% bf you look pretty much the same- not fat and not lean. Make sure to focus on the mirror, rather than the scale.

 

[ozzyozzy21]

I'm finishing up a 14 week test e cycle at 500mg/week.

http://www.steroidology.com/forum/my-steroid-cycle-forum/629752-ozzyozzy21s-first-cycle.html

About two weeks before I started my cycle, my bench workout was below:
15reps@170lbs
12reps@175lbs
10reps@185lbs
8reps @195lbs
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Around week 8:
15reps@195
12reps@205
10reps@215
8 reps@225
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Currently
15reps@215
12reps@225
10reps@235
8 reps@245
To be fair, I added Anavar (var) last 6 weeks so maybe some gains could be attributed to that but I also had a slow start.

 

[XxWheyxX]

I'm finishing up a 14 week test e cycle at 500mg/week.

http://www.steroidology.com/forum/my-steroid-cycle-forum/629752-ozzyozzy21s-first-cycle.html

About two weeks before I started my cycle, my bench workout was below:
15reps@170lbs
12reps@175lbs
10reps@185lbs
8reps @195lbs
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Around week 8:
15reps@195
12reps@205
10reps@215
8 reps@225
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Currently
15reps@215
12reps@225
10reps@235
8 reps@245
To be fair, I added Anavar (var) last 6 weeks so maybe some gains could be attributed to that but I also had a slow start.

Loved your log ozzy v well done.