so im on week 8, ive gained like 25-30 pounds which is great, but the past couple weeks ive stopped gaining and feel like shit, my muscles feel soft and ive lost that perpetual pump. yeah i still get pumps when lifting but they fade so rapidly. basicaly, i feel like im not on steroids anymore and its buggin me out cuz i have another 2 weeks left. any ideas?
btw im eating like 5000+ cals a day, etc. havent changed anything about my cycle.
Plateaus happen even on steroids. Many people talk about the diminishing returns around the 8 week mark. Dont be discouraged 25lbs is a very successful cycle.
Yeah, I wouldn’t worry about it. Like bonez said, 25lbs is a very successful cycle.
FWIW, I kept (after PCT) about 13lbs from my first cycle, but that was right after gaining 35+lbs naturally, so I think my body just wasn’t ready to grow much more.
true im definitely not dissappointed, hopefully i can hold onto 15 lbs. thanks for input
Don’t be discouraged I plateaued at week 8 as well after gaining almost 30 pounds. I opted to end the cycle and recover. FWIW its been about 2 months and I have kept 20. Your cycle seems to be a very successful one, congrats.
yea im thinking about just stopping a week early and recovering because i clearly plateud. is that stupid or should i just finish week 9 and not do 10?