diet on cycle

[gthom47]

so im currently on week 2 of my cycle of 500mg test e. i am 5 foot 7 inches, 186lbs. i have been eating 3000cal a day but was thinking about possibly lowering that to do a bit more of a recomp as opposed to a massive gain, think 3000 is a good number for my size though? thoughts?

[gbrice75]

What's your current BF% and how old are you?

[gthom47]

sorry shoulda included that. i'm 28 bf% is 12-14%

[Windex]

so im currently on week 2 of my cycle of 500mg test e. i am 5 foot 7 inches, 186lbs. i have been eating 3000cal a day but was thinking about possibly lowering that to do a bit more of a recomp as opposed to a massive gain, think 3000 is a good number for my size though? thoughts?

I thought you would've taken all the advice and chosen to not cycle or get dialed in with dieting first before using steroids. I guess I was wrong.

http://forums.steroid.com/showthread...=#.TlVkf10a-wk

http://forums.steroid.com/showthread...=#.TlVma10a-wk

Best of luck on your cycle.

[gthom47]

well i know what im doing for my diet. but i more of want an opinion as to stay at 3000cal and keep mass gaining, or do a recomp. i know how to do both just figuring out which one would work better so i dont wast my time and money on cycle

[gbrice75]

I'd want to bring bodyfat down before trying to add mass. 3000 calories at your stats definitely won't accomplish that. Do you have pics you can post? You say you're 12 - 14% which isn't that high, but something tells me you're higher than you think.

[gthom47]

well i got my bodyfat measured at the gym i go to about 2 weeks ago and they said it was 11% but i think it may be a bit higher so i say 12-14%.

[gbrice75]

well i got my bodyfat measured at the gym i go to about 2 weeks ago and they said it was 11% but i think it may be a bit higher so i say 12-14%.

How did they measure? Calipers i'm sure, but how many points did the measure?

[gthom47]

they used an electronic caliper machine. they did 3 points, chest, abdomen, legs.

[gbrice75]

they used an electronic caliper machine. they did 3 points, chest, abdomen, legs.

There's your problem. 3 points is useless, 5 isn't much better. You need to get pinched with at least 7, preferably 9 or better.

I was pinched at my gym a couple of years ago when I KNOW I was around 16-17% and was told I was 12%. I walked away shaking my head - they should have known I wasn't 12% just by looking at me, let alone using calipers.

[gthom47]

ok well i can see abs. if i had pictures i would put them up but i dont right now. do u think that while on test it would be better to just gain some mass at 3000 or do a slow recomp setup at 2750? i can really tweak my diet either way, just dont wanna waste my time and money on this.