Sickness and rebound

[bakie]

Current Stats:
Age: 22 (soon to be 23)
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 156lb
bf%: 8-10%

About one month ago I was planning on starting my cycle. I was up to 172 at 9% bf, I had a solid diet (I had gained 15 lbs of lean muscle in a month and a half). Then, I went to the desert, ate nothing but two sandwiches over a 16 hour workday, that's all we were allowed too, and we were laying concrete. I hadn't lost much weight until the last couple days. I caught Swine flu/or something along those lines. I couldn't eat, but still had to work those last three days. I came home and still couldn't eat for a few days, and I went down to 150 even. I couldn't put the weight back on because I was having difficulties getting my diet back in check. Well, a week and a half ago I decided enough was enough and I put to work my old diet. I have put on 5 pounds of lean muscle since then, and I tipped the scale at 157 today. How long do you suggest I wait to start thinking cycle again? Until I reach 175? or would it be worth the while to hit it if I get up to 165 in the next couple weeks... Knowing that that is proof enough my diet is in check.

Diet:
300 grams protein 300-350 grams of carbs 100-150 grams fat

Breakfast:
5 eggs, 1 cup whole oats, random fruit, 30 gram protein shake (23 from the mix 7 grams from raw milk)

meal 2:
chicken breast and 1 cup brown rice

meal 3:
chicken breast, 1 cup brown rice

meal 4:
two tuna sandwiches (tuna = 1 cup tuna saled, mayo, 1 can tuna, onions, hard boiled egg, celery, and mustard)

meal 5:
50 gram protein shake, with 2 tbsp peanut butter and 1 cup raw oats blended in

Workout

Meal 6:
chocolate , 30 gram protein shake

meal 7: red meat 8 oz, brown rice or baked potato

sometimes meal 8: casein shake


I also eat veggies and fruit throughout the day and most days I eat a peanut butter sandwich before bed.

[bakie]

No opinion on this matter?

[vaders4]

1. You're too young to cycle IMO
2. You don't weigh enough
3. It's not possible to gain more then 2lbs in PURE muscle per month - your body will simply not let you do it - but somehow you've gained 15lbs of lean muscle in a month and a half? Some people can't even do that ON a cycle.


You should be able to get up to 180-190 all natural if your diet was really that good.

[*El Diablo*]

How do u know that youve picked up 15lb's of "lean muscle" ?

[vaders4]

How do u know that youve picked up 15lb's of "lean muscle" ?

Exactly, dude no one picks up 15lbs of lean muscle in 1.5months naturally.

Hell, even ON something that's probably not too easy to do.

[bakie]

Well, I went up 15 lbs and my bodyfat had not changed? I don't know how else to describe the situation then that.

[vaders4]

Well, I went up 15 lbs and my bodyfat had not changed? I don't know how else to describe the situation then that.

I can describe that situation in 1 simple word.

Bullshit.


Humans, naturally, do not gain 15lbs of lean muscle in 1.5 months, 2 months, or even 3 months - more like 7.

[anabolictonic]

your bf% has not changed? so if your at 10% bf which is pretty lean lets say adult 15% which you could still see your sixpack if you tense... 15% of 150lbs is 22.5lbs of fat... 15% of 170lbs is 25.5 so atleast 3 pounds of your 15lbs is fat...but most likely more if your bf rose by 1% in the last month and a half thats like anohter 2 pounds so you probly only gained 10lbs in the 6-7 weeks... and im guessing if your diets better your eating alot more including carbs so youve probly put on 3-4lbs water... of course this is all just guessing haha but maybe some of it applies to you...

in the scenario above you would have added 6lbs muscle in 6-7 weeks...