Should I stop early???

[dabularach]

I am in my 8th week of test e 500mg a week.From week 4- 6 my gains were explosive but the past 2 weeks I havent gained anymore.Should I stop now and go on with my pct or should I just stick it out to 12 weeks?

[Bratty4him]

How much weight have you gained? Did you jumpstart with anything? What is your caloric intake? Protein intake? You should increase your caloric intake as you progress with gains. You have more muscle to feed.

[legend05]

Eat more & rest more

[dabularach]

I take in about 3000 calories and 300 g of protein a day no jumpstarting.

[Liftnainez]

pretty strange being that test e usually kicks in around that time.. As you gain weight you must adjust your diet accoridingly.. hows your diet been?

[dabularach]

I gained about 18 lbs.As for sleep I seem to wake up every night since my 3rd week.I have tried unisom but they dont really help.Ill try to up my calories then.

[WEBB]

do not stop....keep up your intensity and check your diet....it might have fallen off a bit, or just need to add more food due to the fact your weight is gone up a bit....get those calories up and get some rest and then after the one day off you attack it like it is your first day on again...most important take a day off and just rest and eat your brains off, good food though...but the one day will do your body great.....

[dabularach]

I didnt expect it to kick in until about the 5th week but half way through the 3rd I started to notice a strength increase.

[WEBB]

18 pounds and you wanna stop....adjust your calories for the new weight your at and get back in the gym...also try and rest and nap a bit if you can...

[Liftnainez]

yea try upping your calories and then see whats happening.. thats prob the main cause..

[big guy 1]

8 weeks is too short. I would definately stay on for the 12 weeks. If you take in more cals, you should gain. Be patient.

[biggreene]

If you are not gaining weight, reduce your calorie expenditures (training volume) or increase your calories. The latter is the betterchoice.

[pumpd4lif]

i must agree with everyone else.same thing happened to me i gained 10 lbs the first 3 weeks and then it stopped.strenght kept increasing but stopped gaining weight .....then came week 6 to 7 and i started gaining weight fast, 3 lbs in the last week and strenth is going thru the roof tough it out u have gained alot early bro congrats keep up the good work

[dabularach]

Thanks guys i will take the advice and stay on for the full 12 weeks.I will try to definately eat more.

[Maldorf]

Thanks guys i will take the advice and stay on for the full 12 weeks.I will try to definately eat more.

Many times I do this by adding mostly protein, some carbs and I just end up adding mostly fat. Last cycle I threw in some extra test prop each day and gains started coming faster again and I just barely increased the protein intake.

[dabularach]

I have been adding more protein shakes but nothing yet.I am going to switch to natural(chicken,steak ect...)

[Maldorf]

I have been adding more protein shakes but nothing yet.I am going to switch to natural(chicken,steak ect...)

Yeah, real food is always best. Especially before you go to bed at night, this way while the food breaks down youll have a steady flow of nutrients for a few hours reather than have it all hit your bloodstream right away.

[marcus300]

I would adjust the calories for the new body weight for the next 2 weeks and if no more gains are clearly visible i would come off and go into pct,