Weight gain after cutting (blast and cruise) advice

[Platesforreps]

Hey guys, I've been on TRT for a little while now. Decided too run my first small blast whilst cutting earlier in the year.

I've done plenty of cycles in my younger days, so I didn't consider this very much.

All I added to my TRT dose is tren E 400mg/wk for 10 weeks. I got down to around 8% body fat and decided I'd go back to TRT dose and slowly increase my calories before starting my next blast.

Even though I've only been cruising the past 8 weeks, and my calories are only up by +350 a day more than when I was dieting my weight has gone up 14lb.
I'm used to in the past during PCT losing weight, or just maintaining it. Not gaining at this rate and at this low calorie amount.

I'm curious is this amount of weight gain normal because I don't have to go through the PCT process? even though I haven't bumped up my calories much? My carbs have only gone up by 50g a day. My strength has gone up a little and I feel like I look a little more soft. Could be caused from not being on tren now?

I wanted to start a blast shortly while bulking, adding Tren E again at maybe 500 or 600 and adding Anadrol for the first few weeks. I feel like I should raise my calories even more to accompany this cycle but I'm already gaining weight now at 2,300 calories/day (highly unusual for me). And I don't want to waste all that time getting lean just to get fat again.


Anyway long story short.

14lb weight gain over 8 weeks at TRT dose and +350cals over dieting cals. Is this normal?
Want to blast again soon. Tren E + anadrol. Should I add even more cals although I'm gaining weight already?

Thanks for your time.

[Igifuno]

Welcome to the community plates. A large part of your gains could very well be 'water weight' and not permanant lean muscle mass. In order to help ensure you are maximizing the compounds you're using, I would suggest increasing your caloric intake to 3-3,500 cals/ed, minimum.

I see you're 38, what are your other stats: height/weight/bf%?

[Platesforreps]

Welcome to the community plates. A large part of your gains could very well be 'water weight' and not permanant lean muscle mass. In order to help ensure you are maximizing the compounds you're using, I would suggest increasing your caloric intake to 3-3,500 cals/ed, minimum.

I see you're 38, what are your other stats: height/weight/bf%?

Thanks for the fast response.

At first I thought it was just water weight, but the weight gain has been consistent through my whole cruise. Not just a sudden increase. I know it wouldn't be lean mass. I just don't want it to be fat. Haha.

Yes I thought atleast 3k+. In the past I can't even maintain weight on under 3-3,500 cals which is why this is strange to me.

I'm 5,9/190lb/8-10% bf

[Igifuno]

so you're pretty lean as it is.. Well, weight gain is to be expected and desired in most cases when on cycle. Enjoy it! To answer your question though yes I would increase calories to help ensure you're benefiting as much as possible from food and nutrients during cycle.