I've been reading this board for some time and the cycle length is something I'm unsure of. I hope you can help me sort it out.

There seems to be a concensus that injectables need to be in your system for a certain period of time before your body will grow and therefore a cycle of 6 - 12 weeks is recommended.

I've done a cycle of cypionate , enanthate , and dbol . Mind you at the time I had no idea what I was doing and I was taking only 1 dbol/day and 1cc of each test per week. This cycle only lasted 4 weeks and then I was out of gear.

Results:
12 pounds in the 1st week,
8 pounds the 2nd week,
4 pounds the 3rd week
nothing for the 4th week.
=22 pounds in 21 days

I don't think the puny dose of dbol at 5mg/day kickstarted my cycle that much. It must have been the test giving me those quick gains.

Is it typical to get results so quickly? From what I read, most people begin to gain a couple weeks into their cycle.

How did I gain so fast if test takes a while for your system to use?