Do you look leaner POST cycle?

[jaab]

Hey guys,

I have recently taken progress pictures on my current bulk 9 weeks into this 500 mg test e cycle, and I am at the same weight as I was in previous progress pictures (I cut after those were taken losing a ton of fat).

Comparing the two pictures, I can see that I look quite a bit bigger in the current "after" picture, but I don't really look leaner at all. I do think that I may be carrying some bloat though, so could it be that I'm just holding a lot of water which doesn't make me look as dry/lean? I've been taking Adex at .25 mg EOD which is suppose to limit bloating, but maybe that's just a low dose for me. I'm sure you hold a good bit of water either way though.

So far in almost 9 weeks, I have gained around 38 lbs. I have another three weeks left, and I would like to keep gaining because it's tougher to gain muscle than to lose fat, but if I won't look substantially leaner once I get "off," then it will really suck to have to look like this for the next few months until I can start cutting. My waist went from ~30.5 to ~33.5-34 which I'm hoping is where I'm just holding a good bit of water? So basically, my question is in your guys' experience, do you feel like you lose a ton of water and look leaner after you get off cycle?

Cliffs:
Look bigger at same weight in progress pictures but not leaner - is this because of water/bloat?
Gained 38 lbs in 9 weeks
Do you guys feel like you look leaner after your cycle when water weight subsides and perhaps lose some bloat?

Thanks for the help!

[Bonaparte]

Leaner, but less muscular too (obviously).
And of course you got leaner after gaining 38lbs in a cycle.
You must have been bloated as hell.

[jaab]

Nah, only 9 weeks in. Haven't finished it yet, so I really have no idea how much leaner I'll look. That's why I'd be interested to see how much leaner/less bloated/better you guys looked post cycle. I'm glad to see you looked leaner, although it sucks you looked less muscular.

[auslifta]

38lbs in 9 weeks!?!?!?! Thats a huge increase. If you're holding water then obviously you will look leaner once you come off cycle. These types of questions are reasons why I push a cut before a cycle. I don't know why anyone would want to be above 15% after a cycle.

[jaab]

38lbs in 9 weeks!?!?!?! Thats a huge increase. If you're holding water then obviously you will look leaner once you come off cycle. These types of questions are reasons why I push a cut before a cycle. I don't know why anyone would want to be above 15% after a cycle.

Yep. Thinking about reducing my caloric intake back some since being my first one, I was just told by multiple people to eat everything in sight. I've hit my macros perfectly every single day, but I've just been around ~1500 over maintenance. Eating isn't really hard.

I did cut before this as well and got down to a very lean state, lol - I actually looked bloated and a lot fatter after the first couple of weeks, which almost leads me to believe that the water bloat is making me look like this. I know it's a completely stupid question given the circumstances, but I guess I moreso wanted to give myself the reassurance that I wouldn't continue looking this "messy" after I'm off. I'm not a complete fat lard or anything, but even my top abs can get pretty blurry and not extremely pleased. I realize that cycles are expensive, so I'll probably keep bulking since it's easier to cut fat naturally.

[Pac Man]

What's your cycle? I'm assuming adrol or dbol is playing a huge factor in here. And 38lbs is probably half water, you'll lean up after cycle and lose the bloat but you'll look smaller and feel weaker. It's the game, I hate the PCT drop so I've been doing shorter cycles with leaner compounds to keep the yoyo effect to a minimum

[jaab]

What's your cycle? I'm assuming adrol or dbol is playing a huge factor in here. And 38lbs is probably half water, you'll lean up after cycle and lose the bloat but you'll look smaller and feel weaker. It's the game, I hate the PCT drop so I've been doing shorter cycles with leaner compounds to keep the yoyo effect to a minimum

No DBol. Just 500 mg test e and that's it! Like I said, I've also been using Adex EOD dosed at .25 mg as well. With that said, how much water do you think I'll lose with those gains? I was thinking 8-12 lbs. To be honest, I wouldn't really mind a small drop off in size if I could get rid of the bloat. In the mirror, I don't really notice it that much, but when I take pictures it makes me look awful (face bloat).

[baseline_9]

No I look sh*t Post cycle...

When im on i can see striations in my delts and when im off they go....

[Pac Man]

What are your stats, before and after?

[JimmySidewalk]

Its just water man.
As someone said, you must have been bloated as hell.