minimizing bloat on test and deca

[AlphaMaleDawg]

I am going to run a bulking cycle

test-e 500mg week 1-14
deca 400mg week 1-12
optional: anavar week 13-16 60mg

I have liquid arimidex on hand (anastrozole) and pct will be nolva and clomid

Am I pretty much screwed as far as bloating goes? I don't want to be bloated for beach season and this cycle will start mid-april. I will be shredded by the time I start btw

Also if I do use arimidex, will this affect gains I make on cycle?

 

[Dial_tone]

Bloat largely comes from aromatization, which a proper amount of AI should control. It will affect your gains, if by gains you mean the extra water retention caused by aromatization...some of which is intra-muscular and works by the same principle as creatine. Catch 22 of sorts.

 

[wolfman87]

no you're definitely not screwed. diet has a lot to do with how much water you hold onto. if you're eating clean then continue to do so and if your not then start practicing now and you'll be fine. the adex will help to some degree as well, but don't go overboard on it because estrogen isn't the devil, it plays a role in muscle building, libido, and your immune system for a few examples. you may want to consider getting some kind of prolactin control as well as your adex (just in case).

 

[AlphaMaleDawg]

thanks guys. so should I go with .5eod or something? Will the anavar help the bloat towards the end too?

 

[noodles]

I'm running a similar cycle and using Adex at 1.5mg's total a week to minimize bloat and estro sides.
Didnt use Adex last cycle and got real bloated and watery looking.
I'm only on week 5 of my Test Cyp and Deca cycle so we'll see how it goes.
Like you, I also have Var (for the last 6 weeks).
I heard differing opinions on Adex inhibiting gains so this will be the test run for me since I've never run an AI during my two cycles.

 

[Nelson Montana]

Deca bloat is from progesterone. Not much you can do about it. Avoiding salt, water and using anti e's will only lessen gains. Just try and sweat a lot. Anavar and other "dry" drugs DO NOT negate bloating, they just don;t cause it.

 

[AlphaMaleDawg]

I'm running a similar cycle and using Adex at 1.5mg's total a week to minimize bloat and estro sides.
Didnt use Adex last cycle and got real bloated and watery looking.
I'm only on week 5 of my Test Cyp and Deca cycle so we'll see how it goes.
Like you, I also have Var (for the last 6 weeks).
I heard differing opinions on Adex inhibiting gains so this will be the test run for me since I've never run an AI during my two cycles.

ok I will keep you in mind. I am curious to see how it goes for you since I have only run one previous cycle and did not use AI

Deca bloat is from progesterone. Not much you can do about it. Avoiding salt, water and using anti e's will only lessen gains. Just try and sweat a lot. Anavar and other "dry" drugs DO NOT negate bloating, they just don;t cause it.

so a small dose of 0.5eod is not worth it? I don't get any other sides like gyno so the adex's only purpose would be to control bloat

 

[advanced-stealth]

+1

no you're definitely not screwed. Diet has a lot to do with how much water you hold onto. If you're eating clean then continue to do so and if your not then start practicing now and you'll be fine. The adex will help to some degree as well, but don't go overboard on it because estrogen isn't the devil, it plays a role in muscle building, libido, and your immune system for a few examples. You may want to consider getting some kind of prolactin control as well as your adex (just in case).

 

[AlphaMaleDawg]

+1

just so you know, I have only done 1 previous cycle of test-e only at 500mg and I did have a considerable amount of bloat and I did eat very clean as usual. Perhaps my calories were too high? I had to cut some fat that I gained from the cycle since

 

[joe d]

adex, bromo or caber, low sodium diet, lots of water.

 

[wolfman87]

adex, bromo or caber, low sodium diet, lots of water.

what he who knows all said!