Weight gain with cypionate.

rhnewhaven · Oct 9, 2013

I am 52 y/o and currently injecting 400 mg of Testosterone Cypionate on a weekly basis. I workout 6 days per week with heavy weights and also am doing cardio 3-4 days per week. Along with this, my diet is a mix of protein and good carbs. In about 45 days, I have went from 245 to 270 today. I know muscle weighs more than fat, but not happy about what the scale says. I am making some good gains with strength and size, but I want to lean down and really don't want to gain weight. Is is safe to assume that taking Cypionate while trying to cut weight is not the way to go. I have read that Cypionate is more for bulking??? I was on the gel, but that was doing nothing and then my Dr. gave me the Cypionate. Now granted, I am taking more than was prescribed. But what was prescribed was doing nothing for me. I feel great other than the weight gain and being a little puffy.

Just looking for some answers...

Nelson Vergel · Oct 9, 2013

Higher doses of testosterone over 200 mg/week enter into what we call supraphysiologic doses (above what the body would normally produce). Lean body mass increases with increased doses, but so does the amount of red blood cells and blood pressure in many men. Increased red blood cells can eventually make your blood more viscous and harder to pump by your heart. Some men manage this issue by donating blood to keep their red blood cells in check. Other issues of higher T doses are decreased good cholesterol (HDL), increased acne is some men, increased estradiol over 45 pg/ml (which may cause growth of breast tissue, water retention and ED). A smart bodybuilder knows how to minimize all of these problems (although low HDL is difficult to raise at high T doses). You can read more about these issues in the following posts:
https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/420-Testosterone-Side-Effect-Management-Table

https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/427-Estradiol-in-Men-A-Must-read

https://www.excelmale.com/forum/thr...ia-Caused-by-Testosterone-Replacement-Therapy

Also, don't forget to follow those of nutrition tips that can help you gain more lean tissue than fat while you are trying to reshape your body.

http://www.excelmale.com/forums/27-Nutrition-and-Supplements

We can expand on this discussion as questions come up.