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I’m in my 4th week of my first cycle and it has unfortunately been unremarkable for the most part. I feel like I’m either doing something wrong here or my gear isn’t up to par or I had my standards too high. I should mention that I’m getting my labs done this week too, just thought I’d put this out there to hear any thoughts.
I’m eating pretty clean @3000 cals a day. Carbs are 200+ Gs daily and protein is 200-400 gs daily. Carbs primarily from brown rice and veggies. Protein primarily from chicken breasts, tuna, and extra lean beef. I’m lifting 3X week and doing full body workouts. Bench, military, DB rows, rack pulls, tricep extension, flys, cable cross overs, make up a lot of my workout. I shoot for 4-8 rep range. Going to be trying a push/pull split to see if more recovery time helps with gains.
I’ve only seen a minimal increase in strength since starting. I definitely don’t have the mental edge I was hoping for. I actually feel kinda shitty most days. Just burned out feeling, and that’s kind of concerning. The extreme mental and physical exhaustion/fatigue is what had me looking into my T levels before I even decided I wanted to try a cycle, and now I’m blasting 500 msg and don’t feel any better or maybe even worse some days.
After about 2 weeks from starting I gained about 8 lbs. I assumed that was all water retention as I looked and felt puffy and lost definition, I have a soft look to me now. I gained about two more LBs since the initial bloat but I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s just body fat.
Does this sound typical for someone’s first? I kept hearing how great the first cycle is and how much mental aggression you have is just ridiculous... I just feel bloated...not to mention the pip I get almost every time has been hindering my progress, for sure. Especially the first couple weeks when I was only pinning my quads.
I’m eating pretty clean @3000 cals a day. Carbs are 200+ Gs daily and protein is 200-400 gs daily. Carbs primarily from brown rice and veggies. Protein primarily from chicken breasts, tuna, and extra lean beef. I’m lifting 3X week and doing full body workouts. Bench, military, DB rows, rack pulls, tricep extension, flys, cable cross overs, make up a lot of my workout. I shoot for 4-8 rep range. Going to be trying a push/pull split to see if more recovery time helps with gains.
I’ve only seen a minimal increase in strength since starting. I definitely don’t have the mental edge I was hoping for. I actually feel kinda shitty most days. Just burned out feeling, and that’s kind of concerning. The extreme mental and physical exhaustion/fatigue is what had me looking into my T levels before I even decided I wanted to try a cycle, and now I’m blasting 500 msg and don’t feel any better or maybe even worse some days.
After about 2 weeks from starting I gained about 8 lbs. I assumed that was all water retention as I looked and felt puffy and lost definition, I have a soft look to me now. I gained about two more LBs since the initial bloat but I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s just body fat.
Does this sound typical for someone’s first? I kept hearing how great the first cycle is and how much mental aggression you have is just ridiculous... I just feel bloated...not to mention the pip I get almost every time has been hindering my progress, for sure. Especially the first couple weeks when I was only pinning my quads.