Ironchief
New Member
Easy on me, I was pretty sure my nutrition was spot on, but clearly is not. Prior to my first cycle, when I cut and shredded naturally I got down to 10% @ 150 lbs (I'm 5'8). Sure I was a bit small but shredded, at the time I was eating 1950 calories there.
Now, skip some, I bulked naturally after, recomped some, did my first cycle, when all was set and done I was 190 lbs @ 16-17% and eating at 4,000 cals. Hell I was maintaining way after cycle just fine, even if I did gain a percent or so. Now, did my blood work, all was great, (cycle wasn't all that harsh nor that long and I played it smart. The problem is... I decided to cut, lowered my cals to 3,500. My weight maintained between 189-190. Weird. A few weeks later I lowered it to 3,000. Still between 188-190. After a few weeks I lowered it to 2,500 and I was still between 187-190. Wtf... Surprisingly however, I have not gotten weaker on any lift at all beyond the minimal strength loss right after pct.
I know I may get flamed for this, but because the cycle was shorter/milder, and my natural test was right to where it was, cholesterol was fine, and lipid profile was the same, I started a mild cutting cycle. Nothing crazy, just to stay anabolic. About 230mg Tet E wk for 12 weeks, kickstating it with var for the first 6 weeks between 50-60 day, going off for two weeks and finishing with tbol at a similar dosage. Just dropped my cals to 2,200 a couple days ago. I know it's not the smartest thing but going higher in calories is not an option, I don't wanna increase body fat, but I can't understand why, even though my nutrition seems fine, my training too, I can't lose weight at a deficit and my lifts are not dropping. Sorry for my habitual long posts I'm just pretty frustrated and hopefully someone with more knowledge and experience than me can help out. Thanks brothers.
Now, skip some, I bulked naturally after, recomped some, did my first cycle, when all was set and done I was 190 lbs @ 16-17% and eating at 4,000 cals. Hell I was maintaining way after cycle just fine, even if I did gain a percent or so. Now, did my blood work, all was great, (cycle wasn't all that harsh nor that long and I played it smart. The problem is... I decided to cut, lowered my cals to 3,500. My weight maintained between 189-190. Weird. A few weeks later I lowered it to 3,000. Still between 188-190. After a few weeks I lowered it to 2,500 and I was still between 187-190. Wtf... Surprisingly however, I have not gotten weaker on any lift at all beyond the minimal strength loss right after pct.
I know I may get flamed for this, but because the cycle was shorter/milder, and my natural test was right to where it was, cholesterol was fine, and lipid profile was the same, I started a mild cutting cycle. Nothing crazy, just to stay anabolic. About 230mg Tet E wk for 12 weeks, kickstating it with var for the first 6 weeks between 50-60 day, going off for two weeks and finishing with tbol at a similar dosage. Just dropped my cals to 2,200 a couple days ago. I know it's not the smartest thing but going higher in calories is not an option, I don't wanna increase body fat, but I can't understand why, even though my nutrition seems fine, my training too, I can't lose weight at a deficit and my lifts are not dropping. Sorry for my habitual long posts I'm just pretty frustrated and hopefully someone with more knowledge and experience than me can help out. Thanks brothers.
