so I added arimidex mid cycle and...

[AlphaMaleDawg]

lost 6lbs during the eighth week of my cycle! i am doing test-e, deca, and was doing dbol the first 4 weeks. I went from 197 (5'9) to 191 first thing in the morning. My strength went down too. Before I was benching 105 db's for 8 reps, now i can only do 100's for 8 reps. Is this normal? dose is around .4 eod (liquid from AR)

[Hazard]

Damn.....

water will help with strength..... but you didn't really lose that much strength honestly.....

LOL did you say you lost 6lbs over night? You must have pee'd a lot

~Haz~

[AlphaMaleDawg]

it wasn't overnight. I didn't weigh myself for like a week and i went down 6lbs when I did. wtfffff

[Exilus]

it wasn't overnight. I didn't weigh myself for like a week and i went down 6lbs when I did. wtfffff

you lost water. look at yourself in the mirror and im sure you look harder, leaner.

i was gaining on average 2 lbs per week and since i started arimidex gains have slowed to like 1 lb per week, but my muscle look much dryer.

[AlphaMaleDawg]

I do look harder and leaner, but I lost some on my arms and chest as well.

I havent made gains since week4 honestly. some of that is my fault though for not increasing my calories when I gained 15lbs during that span. I have been eating 500 extra cals (up to 4k) for a week now but still lost the 6lbs

[gymnerd]

Bro, this is why you have to dedicate to a bulk or a cut IMO. If you want to bulk you will get bigger and stronger but will have to live with some fat if you want to cut you gonna loose some size and stregth have to just pick one.

[AlphaMaleDawg]

Bro, this is why you have to dedicate to a bulk or a cut IMO. If you want to bulk you will get bigger and stronger but will have to live with some fat if you want to cut you gonna loose some size and stregth have to just pick one.

no I am still bulking. I have decided to stick it out but am going to extend the cycle to 18-20 weeks and cut starting from week 12. It just means more off time for me

[AlphaMaleDawg]

bump

[gbrice75]

Bro, this is why you have to dedicate to a bulk or a cut IMO. If you want to bulk you will get bigger and stronger but will have to live with some fat if you want to cut you gonna loose some size and stregth have to just pick one.

So true. This has been my nightmare! When I try to bulk I freak out about the fat, when I try to cut I freak out about how skinny and small I look. ARGH!

Sorry OP

[Bossman]

It's just water weight. That extra water you were holding does make you a bit stronger. Im sure you didn't lose any lean mass. Make sure your water intake is up.

[bigboomer]

So you added armidex because Your having estrogen problems?Or mainly for the water weight issue?

[AlphaMaleDawg]

So you added armidex because Your having estrogen problems?Or mainly for the water weight issue?

both. Libido and sex drive weren't too high and I was holding a lot of water so I felt it was necessary