Shot 8 today. Weighing 199. So weight going up steadily but nothing crazy that I've noticed over night. Most noticeable improvements are in endurance and recovery. Had 3rd squat week and have increased to 315x10 315x10 315x8 with 30 seconds between sets. Started at 315x9 315x7 315x5 and needed 1 min of rest. So huge improvements in cardiovascular performance and recovery.

Also with the weight gain and a bit of puffiness I've managed to become much more vascular somehow. Can start to see veins on the front of the shoulders, forearms and hands are super vascular and have a lat vein I hadn't seen before - even when I was at my leanest at 185lbs.

Area I'm keeping an eye on is a bit of bloating. Could be due to the increased calories and eating or maybe elevated estrogen (not sure), as I am still not taking any AI. Playing around with the idea of adding aromasin @ 12.5mg with my monday/thursday shots as an experiment to see if it decreases puffiness or if it is indeed caused by my bulking diet. Bloating is mostly int he stomach so I think it's food related but not sure.

Overall, very satisfied with the results so far. Early in the cycle still so looking forward to when the long ester compounds I'm on start kicking in fully.

Really dedicated to hitting 4000 calories a day and meal prepping every meal in advance. Been going to bed early as well, giving myself an extra 1 hour a day which really carries over into better intensity during workouts.

Would anyone recommend adding aromasin this way or would a simple 10mg of nolva a day be a good test to see if estrogen is causing the bloating? I have no other symptoms of high estrogen, no gyno or even itchy nipples.