5 weeks stuck at +10lbs

**Shurik** · 03-29-2008, 12:17 AM

Hey guys I'm on my fifth week now of test c at 500mgs and i got stuck at a 10 pound mark for about two weeks now. I have not gained a pound for about two weeks now, i do look fuller and stockier but i'm not getting what i was expecting.
5'9 175lbs I put in on average about 4500 calories a day and workout 5 times a week no cardio done. So just the other day i swithed up my routine to see if thats the problem. My strength is up and thats about it, i would not say that i feel like the test is kicking in but then again i dont know how it feels when it does kick in. Any suggestions on what i should do to help me improve.

**CheddaNips** · 03-29-2008, 12:18 AM

eat more

**Schmidty** · 03-29-2008, 12:26 AM

Originally Posted by Shurik

Hey guys I'm on my fifth week now of test c at 500mgs and i got stuck at a 10 pound mark for about two weeks now. I have not gained a pound for about two weeks now, i do look fuller and stockier but i'm not getting what i was expecting.
5'9 175lbs I put in on average about 4500 calories a day and workout 5 times a week no cardio done. So just the other day i swithed up my routine to see if thats the problem. My strength is up and thats about it, i would not say that i feel like the test is kicking in but then again i dont know how it feels when it does kick in. Any suggestions on what i should do to help me improve.

80%of the weight uv gained so far is proly water weight, ur test is about fully kicked n. Kicking n is really when u notice all the nitrogen ur body has started to retain and ull get a lot stronger. by the end of the next 5-7wks ur on ull beleive me

**Shurik** · 03-29-2008, 02:02 AM

ok i guess i will just hang in there and eat more. I do feel harder and my strength is up but i was reading and most people gain 15lbs by now so i'm seeing if i'm on the right track still.

**repoman247** · 03-29-2008, 07:08 AM

Eat more dude......plus lift heavy.
Is your source reliable?

**Baba** · 03-29-2008, 07:11 AM

Rest is also important.

BG · 03-29-2008, 09:09 AM

Time to stimulate your diet. Your body adapts to your diet, so I constantly change my carb intake, from clean to dirty then back to clean.

**Mbuffguy** · 03-29-2008, 12:16 PM

u need to eat brother .every 2 hours lots of carbs ,protein

**Mbuffguy** · 03-29-2008, 12:16 PM

wake up in the middle of the night eat or drink protein shakes

**jaysunderstudy** · 03-29-2008, 12:20 PM

All this is good advice, even with steroids your body will still limit how much you can gain. Like I ran test and deca and only got like 12lbs but it was clean and lean. And I ran test E and could barely break 190lbs so you'll get there.

PT · 03-29-2008, 12:49 PM

are you putting down around 400 grams of protein a day?

**Mbuffguy** · 03-29-2008, 01:50 PM

190 damnm that sucks naturally i weight 250

**bigger_is_BETTER** · 03-29-2008, 02:36 PM

yeh eat more but look at the way you train i still think that 5days gym is overtraining buts thats me you might not agree.

also add about 20mins cardio you release the most amount of test from working your legs.

PT · 03-29-2008, 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by jaysunderstudy

All this is good advice, even with steroids your body will still limit how much you can gain. Like I ran test and deca and only got like 12lbs but it was clean and lean. And I ran test E and could barely break 190lbs so you'll get there.

when i was under 210 i had no problem gsining on a cycle. i always had great gains from bulkers.

**Shurik** · 03-29-2008, 09:34 PM

thanks guys for all the good advices, i will eat more. I'm pretty sure that my source is reliable cause i'm starting to break out on my chest pretty bad so we will see what happens after i up my calories and change up my routine, still have 5 more weeks left hopefully they dont go to waste.

**SNUKA** · 03-29-2008, 11:00 PM

Originally Posted by BG

Time to stimulate your diet. Your body adapts to your diet, so I constantly change my carb intake, from clean to dirty then back to clean.

totally agree its the same way for me i start off extremely clean then after a while i will get a little sloppier half way through then get back to getting clean again

**Shurik** · 03-30-2008, 05:17 PM

hey do you guys think it would be bad to intake 3000cals from real food and 2500cals from meal shakes, or more like 3500 from real food and 2000 from shakes.

**theincredible1** · 03-30-2008, 05:26 PM

yes i agree strongly.. working legs is so underrated.. I have noticed that working my legs helps develop upper body as well

**Johnny_Rotten** · 03-31-2008, 08:06 AM

^^

Totally agree with you bro. Squatting to failure not only gave me upper body/overall mass but also even increased my strength on the bench.

When i first started i never trained legs. Not because i'm one of those idiots who wants to walk around with chicken legs but because my legs are huge compared to the rest of my body from years of skating/soccer/kickboxing. So i thought "meh, i'll work upper body & then work legs months later when i get bigger upstairs."

Then when i found out about the benefits of leg workouts i quickly incorporated them into my routine & got amazing results.

Go the squats!