Test E with Arimidex and still water?

[copaseet]

Im 2 weeks into a Test E cycle... 3 days in my weight bumped up 5 pounds and ive held about 5 pounds of water steady now, using Arimidex .5mg EOD..... is there no way of keeping all the water off?

 

[Norsegod]

Take in more water. I knwo it sounds counter-intuitive, but the more water your body sees coming in the less it feels like it needs to hold onto.

 

[Megatron28]

Some of that water is due to increased glycogen. That is a good thing.

 

[copaseet]

Some of that water is due to increased glycogen. That is a good thing.

How would glycogen increase if my carbs are at the same level?

 

[Megatron28]

How would glycogen increase if my carbs are at the same level?

I don't know the biological mechanism, but my understanding is that studies have shown that steroids increase glycogen synthesis in the muscles. In other words you become more efficient.

 

[copaseet]

If water retention was a sport.... id be a world class competitor.

 

[halfwit]

Assuming you're bulking, there's also a good probability that you're carrying more weight in your colon too. Going by the scale is good to have an idea as to how things are going, but it simply doesn't tell you everything.

Edema (swelling) at the sock line or if you have larger quads; your underwear line is usually a strong indicator that you're actually carrying a bit of recently added water. Of course there are other things that can cause that, but assuming that the person is healthy, it's a decent rule of thumb.

My .02c