gains tapering?

[UnNaturalBuff]

What do you do when gains start to taper off?? I'm currently on wk9 of a test e only cycle and was gonna run it for 12wks but I don't know if I should bother now. I've gained 28lbs (200lbs to 228lbs), only do cardio once a wk but my bf hasn't went up too much at all(just some waterweight I believe) and my bench has went up 100lbs along with almost everything else. But all this week I haven't really made any gains.

Think I should just do next wk too and quit or keep goin for 12??

[DEVLDOG]

@ what dosage are you runnng the test?? are you runnng any ant-es?? wouldnt stop my cycle because haven't made any gains in a week,it could be for alot of reasons your having an off week.is your diet where it should be?? are you getting enough calories to continue growing?? are you getting enough rest/sleep?? is your training as intense as it could be??

[PT]

up your calories

[PT]

you weigh more now so you have to eat more to gain

[birsling]

Stick to your plan bro. That is why you make it. As devl said, take a look at your routine and diet, make any necessary changes, and keep hitting it hard. Nice job on the gains thus far!

[GymDog]

I've done my share of cycles, and there is a limit of growth in every cycle. You can't gain 50 lbs LBM on a cycle. It's all about how sensitive your body is towards exogenous hormones. Some people can run a cycle and gain 30 lbs. Some can only gain 10. It could be diet-related, or training, or sleeping-related, but I can tell you from my experience, that I react fairly well to AAS administration. I will tell you this: EVERY cycle I've run, I'll hit a "wall" around week 6 or 7, guaranteed, and it's not diet-related, because I always increase my calories by 500-800 following a plateau, and I will see NO size/weight increases. Your body can only support so much growth at a time. Remember- your body ins't designed to be 260+ lbs, nor does it want to be that big. You have to "convince" it that it needs to be that big with consistent training and proper diet...

[UnNaturalBuff]

I eat a ****load and I'm running 500mgs wk, 250mgs at 10am monday and 250mg at 10pm thursday, also 10mgs nolva ed. I push myself as hard as possible at the gym, example at bench I tried upping the weight for a set of 3 but could barly get it up once.
average diet:
6eggwhites, 2whole eggs, 1 slice turky ham, 1/4th cup full fat cheese= omellette

5oz steak, cup of brocolli

can of beef stew or some pizza or something(I know, tsk tsk)

-workout-
2scoops protien, 4scoops dextrose

2chicken breasts with 1 cup brwn rice or 1cup oats

5oz hamburger (sometimes with bun, usually withough) 1 cup brocolli

2cans tuna w/ 2tbls mayo(fullfat)
Sleep
I drink 2 cups of water with each meal if I can manage it

[GymDog]

On another note, I'd say stick it out to week 12. One key to keeping your gains is getting your body "used" to being at 228. No matter when I stop gaining in a cycle, I always run my cycles 10-12 weeks...

BTW, be happy with 28 lbs. Some people are lucky to see 10 off a cycle...

[GymDog]

I was eating 5500 cals/day on my last cycle, and I went from 240-254, even leaned up (I was already 7-8% anyways). I stopped growing after week 6, so I upped the calories to 6200. I saw no gains for the last 6 weeks, neither in muscle or fat, even with a 700 calorie increase. To give you an idea as to what I was eating, my P/C/F numbers were roughly 575g Protein, 614g Carbs, and 120g Fat...

[UnNaturalBuff]

On another note, I'd say stick it out to week 12. One key to keeping your gains is getting your body "used" to being at 228. No matter when I stop gaining in a cycle, I always run my cycles 10-12 weeks...

BTW, be happy with 28 lbs. Some people are lucky to see 10 off a cycle...

I am very happy, you should see how big the pipes got . That's why I was thinkin of just stopping at wk 10, I don't expect to see much more gains, so thought I'd quit and start cutting again, then I can run another cycle around jan. I have 2 more bottles of test and 2 of eq so if I cut it to 10 wks I don't have to dip into one of the bottles for the 4 extra shots.

Btw, big props to the british dragon products, not the cheapest out there but very good product either way. Great gear to introduce me into the darkworld.

[little-one]

Natural buff,
This has nothing to do with your thread but I thought Id say it anyway. When I first saw your avatar a while back, I thought that was a pillow ontop of that girl, I just now noticed that its not a pillow, just some big ol titties.

[birsling]

I am very happy, you should see how big the pipes got . That's why I was thinkin of just stopping at wk 10, I don't expect to see much more gains, so thought I'd quit and start cutting again, then I can run another cycle around jan. I have 2 more bottles of test and 2 of eq so if I cut it to 10 wks I don't have to dip into one of the bottles for the 4 extra shots.

That is a good point Natural, but what are the consequences in gains to cutting short? I don't know them, hopefully somebody else will.

[UnNaturalBuff]

I don't think there are any if you cut it just at ten wks, lots of ppl do 10wk cycles, even 8wks. Think I might just cut it next wk, just wondering how much waterweight I'll lose.... hopefully a few pounds, I look kinda bloated right now.

[PrairieDawg]

I'm having the same problems. I've gained maybe 4 lbs since I stopped the dbol 3 weeks ago. I cant possibly eat any more either.