Thread: Training Crossroads

Tekadori, I am on week 9 of 16. Gained about 30lbs so far.

Kubes, I tell you brother, I just reevaluated my diet as well. Had some diet planning and body fat estimation done. It was agreed I needed to see more growth since I have a large frame to fill, so we upped my carbs to 810, pushed protein to 450 and shrank fats to 110. That's about 6,000 kcal daily. I like the plan so far.

At week 9 your strength should really be kicking in. And 30lbs is a ton for only 9 weeks brother. You mentioned the "build" is not there which is probably because of a large amount of water retention. Are you taking any AI? What is your height and weight?

I like the calorie count but that will be dependent upon your starting weight and your desired weight. How many calories were you consuming prior to the change in increase? Curious is to how far off are you from 6k calories a day. There are a lot of factors involved so I am brain storming here for you.

Glad you asked, we are certainly here to help.

I'm taking an AI only very moderately. It is my understanding Nandrolone and dianabol positively interact with estrogen and can diminish strength and size returns. .25mg eod of Adex. No symptoms of gyno but I am retaining at least 15lbs of water. I am 6'7 currently at 255lbs. Started at 225lbs @ 12%. I was hitting about 5k kcal beforehand, and I am hitting my kcal and macros as I have the diet all planned out and I prepare the food ahead of time very simple diet. 4 cups of pasta daily, 20 oz of lean beef/turkey, 30 oz of juice, etc. Not entirely intricate.

Last night I switched out for what I know has worked for me, carrying over certain nuances I've learned in the past 6 weeks. Felt a great pump and felt strong. There has definitely been carry over from the previous training schedule, but the compounds I'm on certainly don't lend themselves to the high volume training and seem to respond better to high intensity mid range volume.