Going to conduct a poll for a bit of loose research, ifyou juice please answer it.

Whenusing a slower ester such as test cyp or deca, how many weeks does it take before you begin to see noticable gains. Alot of guys are claiming 4-5 weeks, or longer, while I see thin in 2-3 and know others who have.

Please list your stats, length of time training, and any other details that might signifigant, and lets see if there is a correlation of any type.

Thankyou.

For myself I will say 2 weeks. Sometimes it is three, but have noticed gains in weight, and stregth within 2 weeks on my 2nd and 3rd cycle with sustanon and deca. I've seen gains on other long chain esters in 2-3 a number of times.

I'm 236 lbs this morning, 5'9" and have 4.5 years of training experience.

about 3-4 weeks. I usually start adding 10 of weight per week to my bench after week 3. I am 205 lbs 6.1 and have 4 years training. 2 with gear but was off from december till may with injuries from motorcyle accident so that is why I am so thin. I usually weigh in around the 225-235 range and that is what I am shooting for again this year.

2 weeks.

5'9" 193lbs, 12%bf

training for 5yrs. first cycle 1 yr ago.

3wks.
5'10" 232lbs 10%bf

Thanks for including your other stats guys. Most of the guys are only posting weeks, and I'm looking for some type of correlation with other factors. On another thread all the guys were saying it takes them 4-5 weeks, and most of them saying this looked like ecto's structurally, all looked under 200 lbs, and so I was wondering if not only is there a pattern, but if certain body types perpahs have a higher AR count, or greater androgen sensitivity, and seem to respond much faster initially in a cycle. I was also begining to wonder if I was an oddball, since they were all claiming such late gains, but my first bulking cycle of 250 sust/200 deca a week yielded rapid gains. I was up 15 lbs in 3 weeks and had added roughly 40-50 lbs to my bench.

However, it would appear that 2 weeks is the most common answer so far, with the number getting smaller as we progress in weeks. The more votes we get though, the better idea we will get of the true range. Keep them coming guys. Thanks.

What about diet (relating to the new sticky)? You can bet that alot of guys don't eat as good as they might think. So if they're diet isn't exactly what it should be, wouldn't that slow gains down a bit?

I feel it in 2 weeks however I dont really notice changes in body until 5 weeks

yeah..

deca bloats me nicely within 10-14 days..
i love it!

Thanks satch and cdownie.

Bonkme, that is certainly a factor. Also rememebr diet can effect shbg levels and androgen sensitivity also. People with lower shbg levels and more sensivite ar's will see gains much sooner.