Bulking diet for 1st time test use- new guy

[gbrice75]

Today i started having a serving of fat free cottage cheese on some Special K multigrain crackers and it tasted really good plus adding another 20 g of protein to my pre-workout meal, would that be a good addition ?

It's a start. I'd rather see oats or something natural vs. special K crackers. Also, don't be afraid to use low-fat cottage cheese. A bit of fat is good for you (and vital!).

Yeah man to be honest i now really realize that i shouldn't have started yet, i should have gave it a couple of years of natural growth. I started having really good gains when i actually started a eating regiment and worked out with a set program. Oh well looks like i am already committed. 400 mg /week is the lower doses that i read people usually take, i wanted a low dose to start.

It is what it is. Just because you've started doesn't mean you can't stop now. But again, it sounds like you want to see it through to the end so this is the last i'll mention of it.

Looks like i have been selling myself short by not taking carbs right after my workout! I have a coffee grinder and will grind oats and mix them with my PWO shake. I will probably also take some oats with my pre-workout yogurt instead of the Kashi cereals, or mix both of them?

PWO is an ideal time for carbs, so yea... I'd say you've been selling yourself short.

Which Kashi cereal are you using? I've only seen one that is decent for what we're trying to accomplish... and note I said "decent"; not ideal.

After this 12 week cycle, how long should i go before i can try out the carb cycling? I know the most important thing after getting off the gear is to try and bust your ass to try and keep the most % of the gains, so you probably still have to eat a lot of carbs right?

Although carbs are protein/muscle sparing, it's not just about carbs. It's about total calories, and protein intake as well. First - what is your PCT protocol?