Help 8 weeks on cycle, what's going on...

[chirutav]

I'm on the following gear weekly, I am 8 weeks into cycle of a 16 week, I was previously on TRT due to primary hypogonadism and after cycle will continue so I won't need any PCT, haven't noticed much effect except crazy fucking strength gains, I mean fucking crazy, I've been eating about 4-6000 calories daily easily and just cannot put any weight on at all, I look more fuller in the muscles but nothing to jump over, and have leaned a tiny bit (not much), I'm deciding to diet for the last 8 weeks because my size is not coming on like people have told me 35lbs in 12 weeks, lol no way, I've put on 5lbs in 8 weeks, so I've decided to drop down to only 2776 calories a day which for me is like I'm fucking starving, yes I was eating 4-6000 calories daily, I have macro my current diet, and literally I ate double this EASILY daily, usually 6 GIGANTIC meals. The gear is legit from a pharmacy so no worries.

Stats:
25yo
6ft1
220lbs
22% bf

My cycle is as follows:

Test Enanthate - 250mg Twice Weekly
hCG - 500IU Twice Weekly
Aromasin - 25mg Daily
Thyroxine (t4) - 200mcg Daily [This is new I'm only adding it this week - I'm on Lithium for Bipolar so my body does have a slightly lower thyroid level so this will just optimize it for rest of cycle]

Supplements I have following:
Multi Vitamin
BCAA
Green Tea Extract/Ginseng/L-Carnitine
Fish Oil

I also drink 3-4L of water a day.

My training protocol is 5-6 days of heavy weight lifting, and 1-2 days a week of sprints when I have time.

Below is my proposed diet plan, I'm on day 3 and going strong!

Cal Pr Fat Carb
Meal 1
Milk 250mL 159 8.5 8.5 12.0
Protein 40g 158 29.8 2.3 3.8
Oats 50g 190 6.9 4.3 27.7
Berries 100g 50 1.0 0.5 10.0
Eggs x3 234 18.0 15.0 1.8
LSA 25g 133 5.2 10.7 0.3
Chia 5g 23 1.0 1.7 0.1
947 70.4 43.0 55.7

Meal 2
Chicken 1/2 600 50.0 20.0 12.5
Greens 500g 198 18.0 1.5 15.5
798 68.0 21.5 28

Post-Workout
Milk 500mL 318 17.0 17.0 24.0
Protein 80g 316 59.6 4.6 7.6
Oats 50g 190 6.9 4.3 27.7
Bananas x2 210 2.6 0.8 47.8
1034 86.1 26.7 107.1

Total: 2779 224.5 91.2 190.8

I would like some comments about what has happened to me during cycle I never get any replies on this forum, and would like some input, thankyou. And what you think my results could be for the last 8 weeks. My friend said to just to keep eating and bulking because he never notices anything before 8 weeks of test e, but literally i've put on 5 lbs i mean thats nothing. Should I begin my cutting diet I think I would look rather lean and nice in 8 weeks I have decent size on me, or keep bulking and try to go beastmode. Thankyou!

 

[George Spellwin]

It certainly looks like you were eating enough, and with legit gear from a pharmacy, you should be making gains. When was your body fat at 22%? Now or at the beginning of the cycle? Either way, 22% is rather high to start a cycle. It's possible that, with your leaning, you could have gained 10 pounds of muscle and lost 5 pounds of fat (or something in this ratio), resulting in the net gain of 5 pounds.

I guess what you do with your diet depends on your ultimate goal. Personally, I would keep eating for a few more weeks and try to maximize muscle gains from my cycle, then worry about cutting later. But if you are really just looking to lean out, then there's nothing wrong with going into a cutting diet.

 

[chirutav]

hey I decided to take the advice of keep eating. I think you are right I took a progress photo and I can see a massive difference this is mid week 8 the scales have barely moved but the mirror Speaks for itself. Hope to make the most of my last 8 weeks!

 

[chirutav]

The above was week 1, this one is week 5 and below I'll upload week 8 I can't seem to add more then one thumbnail to a post

 

[chirutav]

Week 8

 

[George Spellwin]

Oh yeah, it looks like you definitely have just recomped your body for the better by gaining a significant amount of muscle and dropping some fat. Good luck on your last 8 weeks!