what happened to me? help

[shrimp44]

what happened to me? help

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ok
I'm about 5'8 @ 149 pounds not skinny but decent build,
in the beginning of last september of 2004 when i was 19 i started lifting hard,
i did chest and tri's, back and bi's, and shoulders, traps, and legs once a week. I was all natural just taking lots of whey protein, and glutamine. I started off doing about 50lb-65lb dumbells, 6-8x and benching around 185lbs

after reading up a lot on gear, In the end of novemeber i tried a cycle of deca, about 8 shots, once a week. I got a lot bigger i was up to i believe 165lb, but didn't get to much stronger, maybe benching around 205lb i was happy with the size, but a little confused on how come i didn't get that much stronger, i just got rite off the cycle with out taking any suplements... to regain my testosterone....
after that i started taking creatine monohydrate 8 weeks on and 4 weeks off, in around january i went down to about 158lb and continued to go down in wieght gradually. sticking with the creatine i started to feel a lot stronger, around april i was benching around 230lb and doing 85lb dumbells like 6x and wieghted about 155lb this is when i felt the strongest, after that i kept doing the same thing but when i got off the creatine for about 4 weeks i lost a lot of my size and wieght was at 150lb, and never really gained it back... i got back on it and for some reason got a lot weaker,

in the beginning of june i was barely doing 70-65lb dumbells and weighted only 149lb, and my left shoulder started bothering me so i stopped for the summer + plus i was working 12 hour days on my feet. I don't understand how i got so much weaker if i was lifting for about 10 months straight where i only missed about 3 weeks total

now I just started going back to the gym last week and i am now taking TRAK and monohydrate, and for some reason i feel weaker then i have ever been i am barely doing 55lb-60lb dumbells 6-8x i feel depressed about how week i am. the first week i took an easy and was just trying to break myself back in, just doing high reps until i was tired, and i was painfully soar the next few days.... soarer then I've ever been in my life????. does this have anything to do with out taking 6 oxo after the deca, i am only 20 years old

whats wrong with me? how come i am so weak now?

I think I eat pretty good,
i usually have 3 eggs in the morning with a protein shake 30grams

lunch is usually chicken or something high in protein, then i lift, after lifting i take another 30g protein shake, then eat at snack and usually a protein shake an hour before i go to sleep!

 

[Ofcfriendly]

Well, bro. For one, you're not eating enough. Ok, it seems as though you've got the protein thing down. But what about carbs? fats? Your body needs these things and in significantly greater quantities if your gonna be punishing it with weights and expecting it to get bigger and better for the next go-round. Don't get stuck in the supplement loop. Pills and powders only work WITH food. They don't take the place of it.

 

[sweed]

wow...umm.. wish u were here and read up about pct before u did your cycle bro.. took the summer off of lifting?? 3 eggs and a protein shake for breakfast? whats breakfast? oh u mean meal number 1... ya we go by our meal numbers, none of this bfast lyunch dinner crap like the normal people, u eating at least 6 meals a day and takin in at least 3000 cals?

 

[rjl296]

i call meal # 1 breakfast

but yah , irrelevant post # 2000 on my part
lol

 

[Synthetic1]

You got burnt out. Gotta find the drive again and start hitting it hard. I'm kinda there right now, but have been through it before so I know what I have to do to psych myself out again. My advice would be to get back your intensity at the gym first then push for strength and endurance. Just dont give up, anything is better than nothing.

Hope this helps.

 

[RADAR]

FOOD! Learn to eat.

RADAR

 

[fenix777]

Bro do your equation right:

Workout+Food+Gear/PCT+Supplements+Rest= great keepable gains

Good luck.

 

[satchboogie]

you have alot to learn thats for sure..
stick around the boards and visit other forums like:

diet forum
trainin forum
and pct forum

along with the many other well-informative forums on elite.

 

[turbogreek]

honestly...you say that you are 20y/o and that you started lifting hard @about 19 y/o. and the whole time you have been taking supplement after supplement. thats not the way to go bro. thats why you can't hold onto anything you make as of gains.

IMO...you haven't been training hard enough for long enough.

 

[bigtravis]

try adding in some meal replacement skakes with about 3/4 cup of oatmeal blended in with it 2 to 3 times a day.

 

[shrimp44]

thanks guys i'm just gonna start and try eating a whole lot more, everything i see, everyone's saying the same thing that i'm not eating enough

 

[Triple J]

well ya might want to have your testosterone levels checked, too

deca cycles without PCT are a long time healing

 

[muscleup]

so very true

well ya might want to have your testosterone levels checked, too

deca cycles without PCT are a long time healing

 

[zips92]

Working 12 hours a day on your feet

Not including any oils (flaxseed, fish liver, coconut, etc.) or fats in your diet,

Excluding pct (sounds like) from your first cycle w/ very long acting esters

Certainly not enough calories based on your diet description (assume most likely have a very fast metabolism for your build/age), sounds more like a diet prior to competition

Bro, this is NOT a recipe for strength and size gains, which sounds like your goals. Try to learn more, eat some complex carbs and good fats, and hit the weight harder than you ever have when you are on AAS! Your honesty on the forums will help you in the long run. Hang in there!