Wt gain with 1st Cycle Test E

[JonM]

Just started my 7th week in my first ever AAS cycle, using Test E 400mg/week. HCG 250 ui/twice a week. AIFM 2 sprays/day. Diet has been excellent - whole eggs, chicken, protein shake supplemantation. Starting wt was 159 lbs. Diet has been VERY strict with the following daily totals - Fat 62g, Carbs 202g, Protein 289, Cal 2605. Wt progression per week was the following -
Starting Wt - 159
Start of week #2 - 159
Start of week #3 - 168
Start of week #4 - 172
Start of week #5 - 177
Start of week #6 - 179
Start of week #7 - 183

So far, + 24lbs for full 6 weeks. I have adjusted my diet intake with my wt increase. I think I have my diet intake close for "bulking". My question is, is +24 lbs for the first 6 weeks a normal increase??? I had planned to run this cycle 10 weeks. Due to the large wt gain, should I decrease the duration of this cycle? I feel great. Strong as hell. Arms are veiny. Gut is "distended", yet I can still see my ab's slightly. I expected to look leaner, but I think I am experiencing some bloating from the Test, which is to be expected from what I have read. Water intake is great. Sodium intake is extremely low. I never add salt to anything. The only foods I eat are eggs, chicken breast baked or grilled, skim milk with shakes which consists of 3 shakes a day. I use Beverly Int. Muscle Builder and Ultimate Muscle - scoop of each 3 times a day. Love that stuff. Workout is one body part every 4th day, alteranting heavy days (4-6 reps) and lighter days (8-12 reps). So I guess my questions are -
1) Is my wt gain a "normal" wt gain for 6 full weeks?
2) If so, should I keep doing what I am doing for a total of 10 weeks?
3) If its too high of a wt gain, should I decrease the duration of the cycle? Eliminate some of my protein shakes? Adjust ratios on Prot/Carbs/Fats?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys.

 

[38nStrong]

thats some good gains. I would expect a large amount of that is water. But by the end of the 10 weeks you will have some great mass on ya. Good work...

 

[odoyal rulez]

I too, would like to add that you are probably holding a lot of water...

 

[mikey007]

Are you taking HCG during your cycle?

 

[hesnobradpitt]

how tall ,age , if you start way before natural gains finish ,
water lots of veriables ,do your ten and good luck with pct.
And buy some bigger t shirts.
Brad.

 

[dougmug]

Excellent job for your first cycle!! Keep up the good work and go the whole 10 weeks. What kind of carbs are you taking in?
D

 

[hanibal]

my first cycle, i gained 25lbs off 6 weeks of sus, 250/wk. i was eating alot though and was holding water, but i blew up over night. i even had a teacher come straight out and ask. i said, hell no, i don't believe in that shit. that's cheating!

 

[Hurricane55]

Good shit man keep it up. How tall are you because if you were pretty undersized before hand the diet alone is enough to bulk you up

 

[ole farte']

good job.........yeah, i think that's about right, i'm looking at 25lb gain in the 7th wk of a 10wkr. 500mg t-e, 250 deca, 4iu hgh. not using the hcg till end. then some clomid and igf. hopefully we can hold on to some of these gains.

 

[JonM]

I couldnt sleep last night cause I was nervous nobody would respond to my post. LOL. Thanks a ton guys for the responses. Let me try to answer some questions and maybe you guys will have time later to respond to them.

Comments on holding water - ya, no doubt. I am keeping sodium down as much as I can and drinking lots of water throughout the day. I am also using AIFM 2 sprays/day.

"Are you taking HCG?" - ya mikey007. 250 ui twice a week. Started the HCG on week 4. Plan on using it till last Test E inj.

hesnobradpitt - I am 36 yrs old, 5'9". Have lifted many years. As far as natural gains, no, I did not see them through. My fault. I grew up being a heavy kid, got teased horribly. What I remember most are the comments from adults. So, I grew up with a complex involving my wt. My solution to this throughout my life was to starve. So, all this time I have thought I was eating right, in reality I was starving my body and not giving it what I needed to promote muscle growth. Through forums such as this, I have learned alot, yet it is really hard to stop a life long habit. As far as buying more shirts, soooo true. I dont fit into anything anymore. LOL.

"What carbs are you taking?" - dougmug, my carb intake is probably not very good. Let me give you a break down of what I eat EVERYDAY.

5AM Workout
Post Workout - shake - 2 cups skim milk, 1 scoop Beverly Int Muscle Provider and 1 scoop Ultimate muscle, 1/2 cup oats.
Meal - I take 3 scrambled eggs, make them into a "patty", place on 2 slices wheat bread, and cut the sandwich in 1/2. Eat one half now, and the other half at 9AM
Noon - take 3 bolied eggs, cut up eggs and make a sandwich with 2 slices wheat bread. Eat half of sandwich now and the other half at 3pm. Also drink shake that is just like AM shake, minus the oats.
6pm - grill or bake 2 chicken breasts. Add a little BBQ sauce.
9pm - shake - just like one at noon (no oats)

That has been my diet for the last 4 months. Last night I had my first hamburger in about 6 months. Damn it was good.

After reading everyone comments, I think I have some ideas of where I stand. I know I am holding alot of water, so, I will continue to watch my sodium intake and drink lots of water. I am probably seeing a lot of gains from my diet alone. It is hard as hell for me to eat everything I have listed above. I know I will get some comments about not having vegatables, content of carb intake, plus more, so please comment as you see fit. The following diet breaks down as such again - Fat 62g, Carbs 202, Protein 289g, Calories 2605.

FYI, PCT will be as follows. Will continue HCG 250 ui twice a week up to last Test inj. Then 2 weeks after last Test E inj, will use Clomid 200mg day #1, Clomid 100mg for 10 days, and Clomid 50mg for 10 days, for a total of 21 days. Question - does anyone use Clomid 50mg for a while after the Clomid 100mg/day run? Once again guys, thanks a ton for the responses.