Turkeybuilder's first cycle! SUBQ ONLY!

[AlteredAttitude]

Did you take the var everyday or only days gym days? 50mgs?

 

[vertias]

How much did your lifts change from week1?

 

[Billbo98]

Today marks the end of week 13 and the start of week 14

Week 1 average weight: 167.7lb (Previous week 165.3)
Week 2 average weight: 168.4lb (+0.7lb)
Week 3 average weight: 169.2lb (+0.8lb)
Week 4 average weight: 170.4lb (+1.2lb)
Week 5 average weight: 173.8lb (+3.4lb)
Week 6 average weight: 173.8lb (+0lb)
Week 7 average weight: 174.4lb (+0.6lb)
Week 8 average weight: 174.9lb (+0.5lb)
Week 9 average weight: 180.3lb (+5.4lb)
Week 10 average weight: 180.3lb (+0lb)
Week 11 average weight: on vacation
Week 12 average weight: 185.8lb (+5.5lb)
Week 13 average weight: 182.6 (-3.2lb)

Looks like I finally shed off all of the vacation water weight. My weekly average is a little misleading since I was a lot heavier at the start of the week, but my morning weight this morning was 179.8. Hoping to have a weekly avg of 180-181 for this next week. Weight has still been increasing on lifts and I feel good. I'll be drawing labs this week a full panel most likely so we can see how badly the anavar has fucked me up.

I am considering calling the bulk quits at the end of week 16 and then using weeks 17-20 as a "maintenance" to bridge myself into my cut. Is something like that smart to do? I think I read somewhere if you extend your cycle from 16 to 20 weeks you retain more of your gains? I plan on transitioning to 200mg IM test cyp with daily injections at the end of week 20.

I guess in my head (unless you guys have a better idea) is:

Continue to bulk until the end of week 16
Maintenance calories (still on 525mg test/wk) from weeks 17-20
Drop test to 200mg/wk at the end of week 20 and begin a 500 calorie deficit cut

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Not trying to be a huge dick but I really don’t see much of a difference in these photos at all. I honestly thought your back photos were some proof until I realized the bottom pic is the most recent when I thought it was the starting pic and the top was the most recent. Your posing is slightly off which might be making it hard for me to tell. If I were you I wouldn’t stop my “bulk” as I can’t tell much has happened by these pics. Is your strength up?