Second Week?

[Glasscity419er]

I am 32 years old
6'0
I started at 217 now i am 226
started at 17% body fat
I am down to 14% body fat

I am taking 450mg or 225mg twice a week along with novadex. I started two weeks ago and gained 9 pounds dropped 3% in body fat and my strength has soared through the roof. Now, I had a good base with to start with I was 217 and working out 3-4 days a week for the past 4 years. Could this be the reason I have taken off so quickly? 9 pounds in two weeks seems crazy to me. I am wondering If I should cut it to a 8 week cycle instead of a 12 week cycle because I have made such tremendous gains?

[austinite]

mg, not ML.

That's just water weight and something tells me your BF reading/method is not accurate.

[Glasscity419er]

Yes I meant MG. They do the gauging at the gym, I just go by what they tell me.

[austinite]

Yes I meant MG. They do the gauging at the gym, I just go by what they tell me.

If you don't mind spending a little money for accuracy, consider looking up a bodpod in your area for an assessment. Nothing else at the gym is accurate.

[basketballfan22]

If you don't mind spending a little money for accuracy, consider looking up a bodpod in your area for an assessment. Nothing else at the gym is accurate.

God, it irritates the shit out of me when I see the trainers at my gym give a machine that looks like a video game controller to new members. The members hold it out in front of them, and it "magically" tells them what their body fat percentage is. Shit is ridiculous.

[Glasscity419er]

I've been a member for four years. They use a skin fold caliper as well.

[basketballfan22]

I always wanted to get a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan.

[basketballfan22]

I've been a member for four years. They use a skin fold caliper as well.

Do you know what type of test they use? 7-site skin fold test? 9-site? If they are able to accurately use the calipers, then 9-site skin fold tests are quite accurate. It is definitely more accurate than the machine I was talking about before.

[Glasscity419er]

I will check into that