Testosterone Enanthate - when does it really kick in?

[Nate2010]

Hi folks.... I am on day 14 of my first 8 week cycle of Testosterone Enanthate (500mg per week).

I have been eating and drinking heaps and subsequently put on around 5kg of weight in that time, however so far have not seen any difference in terms of strength or size. I know it is long acting, but should I be worried that I am not feeling anything yet? When does it usually kick in, and will it be obvious?

 

[marx]

I don't know that a marked increase of strength will be apparent, I'd feel out your recovery. Your body will use the nitrogen from your protein intake better and you should notice that. Are you hitting it harder at the gym?

The joy of morning wood should be increasing. That should be noticeable by now. Overall sense of wellbeing too. I'd expect a greater sense of focus under the weight too, being 'on' puts me in the lifting groove. This all should be kicking in, the next week will be better.

How are you injecting? Twice a week? All 500mg at once?

Better if you gave your age, training experience and the contours of your diet. Are you a hard gainer or carrying 20% bodyfat LOL

Whatever the case, keep the high protein high calorie thing going on, drink water and get proper sleep.

 

[gunslinger]

First of all I don't think 8 weeks is long enough to get the full benefits of the test. I'd never run Test E less than 12 weeks. Do yourself a favor and run it a minimum of 10-12 weeks. That being said I normally start to "feel" the test kicking in around week 3 or 4 at 500mg per week. Thats HG test not UG (maybe slightly under dosed).

 

[Lizard King]

^^ what that guy said.

 

[IronInsanity]

yeah, 8 weeks is too short

 

[Gstacker]

Theres no dubt after 5 weeks for most, don't worry it's coming......

 

[prime]

It reaches peak blood plasma levels in 4 weeks but you should be feeling it's benefits much sooner if you are sensitive about your body.

 

[SugarFree]

This may be semantics but breaking apart your post really shows some of the problems.

- You gained 11 pounds but your size hasnt changed? Really, where'd it go? I dont care if it was water, fat, or actual muscle the size went somewhere.

>> I have been eating and drinking heaps
This is the scientific measurement for how many calories?

>> should I be worried that I am not feeling anything yet
Again you grew 11 pounds. How do you not feel that... I would certainly be feeling 11 lbs of water filling my body and muscles. And I gained 11 pounds of mass I'd certainly be pushing extra weight, hence more strength.

I'm trying to point out that you should be more exact, not with what you write on here but for yourself and with logging your cycle, meals, workouts and body comp stats. Having accurate statistics to compare your progress can be a very large part of whether your cycle winds up being as successfull as you wanted it to be.

 

[USMCRabi]

First of all I don't think 8 weeks is long enough to get the full benefits of the test. I'd never run Test E less than 12 weeks. Do yourself a favor and run it a minimum of 10-12 weeks. That being said I normally start to "feel" the test kicking in around week 3 or 4 at 500mg per week. Thats HG test not UG (maybe slightly under dosed).

x2

You should notice it about week 4..

 

[SHINE]

Hi folks.... I am on day 14 of my first 8 week cycle of Testosterone Enanthate (500mg per week).

I have been eating and drinking heaps and subsequently put on around 5kg of weight in that time, however so far have not seen any difference in terms of strength or size. I know it is long acting, but should I be worried that I am not feeling anything yet? When does it usually kick in, and will it be obvious?

Imediate increase in sex drive, a shot of Test E will peak in your system in under 60 hours.

You should easily be feeling the effects of 500mg/EW at 2 weeks out.

 

[HisAngriness]

i'm not sure exactly what you're expecting to "feel" from test. its not gonna get you high like a narcotic. you will experience a feeling of overall well being and focus in the gym like brother marx said, but i know when i ran my first test cycle, other people noticed a change in my demeanor before i did. i didnt really notice the "feeling" until after i came off and noticed how much different i felt without it.
it kinda sounds to me like you're expecting some miraculous overnight transformation, but it doesnt work that way. you still have to eat (more than you really want to) and bust your ass in the gym. all the test is doing is helping to speed up protein synthesis and recovery. its not gonna do the work for you

 

[PICT]

I'm about to do Test E for 12 weeks.
8 weeks is way too short.