Water Retention

[J0k3R]

i'm on about my 4th week of sustanon 250 and i've gained about 14 lbs... my question is how much is this is most likely water... ??

[ebjack]

10 lbs.....

No really..are you taking an AI??

there's no way for us to know

[J0k3R]

no AI but i do have arimidex on hand..... should start taking that at .25 mg? how much water retention do you think it will reduce... like 80% of it?

[ebjack]

A-dex is an AI and you could try to see if it would dry you up...
does your face look bloated??
I can always tell by taking a digital picture of my face...the camera don't lie

[orion565]

a got a decent amount of water weight from sus 250, but i was also using deca 300, so its hard to say, but yeah, my face was noticeably holding a lot of water

how many calories are you eating?

[lilripped]

A-dex is an AI and you could try to see if it would dry you up...
does your face look bloated??
I can always tell by taking a digital picture of my face...the camera don't lie

The dreaded moon face. Gotta love it

[J0k3R]

close to 3500 some days more some days less

[KAEW44]

After the cycle you will find out how much u kept and how much is lean, but realistically 14lbs in 4 weeks isnt going to be mostly muscle.

But thats not necessarily a bad thing, water retention in the muscles can be to your advantage, more lubricated joint and better transport of nutrients to the muscles.

Just dont go too much cause too much water retention and its bad.

[J0k3R]

well i know its not mostly muscle, i just didnt know if i should expect like 6 lbs of water retention or 15lbs... but i'll just have to weight and ride it out

[Misery13]

what does AI mean?...ty

[KAEW44]

what does AI mean?...ty

AI means Aromatase Inhibitor, there are different substances that can be used for this, it is great for bodybuilders on cycles because it fights the effects of estrogen on the body, like water retention and gyno and so on. It actually stops the conversion of testosterone into estrogen at the begining which makes it very effective at keeping you gyno free and dry and hard instead of watery and soft.

Its different from Nolvadex because nolvadex blocks the estrogen coming to your breast fat tissue, but it doesnt fight the source, so it doesnt stop conversion of estrogen, it only stops it from giving u breasts when estrogen levels are high. Nolvadex and AI stacked together will give u the best and leanest results if you are gyno prone.

Some users argue that when u are extra safe and use both that it affects your gains in muscle, in my few years in this forum i have never read about or seen an example where somebody was able to prove without a shred of doubt that there is a significant difference when doing a cycle with and without nolvadex as safety. Many people claim one or two pounds difference...would u rather have an extra pound of muscle + breasts? or would u skip that extra pound and not have them?

AI should be used at the recomended dosages and monitored to make sure how your body responds, using too much could have nasty side effects.

hope this helps.

[Joemeek]

Thats an advantage of using a/dex for me now, no bubble head