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 Sudden Weight Gain ?
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Amateur Bodybuilder 
Posts: 170 |
I've been using ECA for the last two months. I came off of it last Sunday. The scale said I weighed 209 that morning. Today, 8 days later, I weighed myself and the scale say 216. 7 pounds in barely a week? What gives? Do you think this is water weight or what? I've been eating more (started a short bulking cycle) but definately not 3500 over maintenance a day. However, unless it is 90% water weight I am kind of pissed off. Does ECA keep you THAT dehydrated? Oh yeah one other switch I made last week was from plain creatine monohydrate to Phosphagen. Could the Phosphagen plus the lack of ECA make me hold all that water? I just want to make sure my thyroid isn't like shut off and making my body store everything as fat. Can ECA do that? Thanks for the help!     | ||
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Cool Novice 
Posts: 22 |
The scale can be broken... | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder 
Posts: 1161 |
Assuming you've come off something of a 'cutting' phase and are entering 'bulking' phase, you have nothing to worry about. Yes, ECA is a diurteic so you're almost certainly holding more water now. But I'll bet you're also eating a few more carbs, and carbs will alos make you retain more water. & pounds is nothing to worry about in that sitch. In other words, it probably IS 90% water. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 170 |
Thanks for the reply MS. Makes sense and I think your right. |
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posted January 22, 2001 12:07 PM