At what point are your gains preserved and permanent?

[greatinflate]

just curious on hearing some opinions on this, i dont know what to think. 6 weeks? after clomid? i am in my last day of clomid today. its been 32 days since my last inj. im wondering how much more ill lose. it hasnt been all that bad i guess, im just used to feeling blown up. ive lost 7 lbs out of the 16 i gained. but anyway,at what point post cycle do you guys think its safe to say your gains are locked up?

[KeyMastur]

at no point are your gains locked up.

[Rickson]

KeyMastur has a good point. If you are carrying muscle your body wants to be catabolic so a lot of it depends on how your eating and training. Usually water weight will be gone by 12-16 weeks after cycle.

[greatinflate]

so you r sayin gains are never locked up? ok lets assume that training and diet are consistent with anabolic efforts. it has to be permanent at some point. other wise we would always gradually lose what we gained. my personal feeling is about 6-8 weeks if you keep your diet in line.

[Rickson]

I think what we are saying is that keeping your gains is up to you. You should not lose muscle after coming off of a cycle if you recover properly, eat correctly, rest correctly, and train correctly. You should only lose water weight which is usually gone completely within the first 10-16 weeks depending on what hormone you were using.