A bit of background as I don't post too often here.
I am 32 years old, 192lbs, 11-12%bf, 6'. Diet is 90% clean and I push it in the gym 5-6 days a week. I have been training for about 6 years now and I feel like I am always battling to strike a balance between gym warrior and an office professional that spends a good portion of the day sitting except for going out for walks over the lunch hour 3-4 times a week when weather allows. My goal would be to maintain about 200-205lbs and 10%bf or less. Getting to a point where I could consider competing in a local or State show is a goal that I would *like* to work towards, but have not committed to yet.
I have ran two cycles previously.
First was an 8 week Test Prop run at 100mg EOD. I used Arimidex at about .25mg EOD and ran Nolvadex/DAA PCT for 4 weeks at 40/40/20/20. I could have been better prepared and more thorough with this cycle and made a point to educate myself more so before starting. I gained about 10lbs and kept about 6lbs.
I waited about two months after PCT and got my blood checked and discussed TRT with my GP. I honestly told him that I felt that I displayed many of the symptoms of low test (which was the major reason for trying a cycle in the first place, in addition to feeling like progress was slow and I needed a bit of help to make up for lost time as I began training later in life). I didn't tell him that I had tried testosterone on my own, but that I did know where to obtain it and would prefer to do it through the doctor where results could be monitored more closely. He told me that he is open to the idea if I feel that I need it, and that if after getting my blood tests back that he would write a prescription and I could see how I felt. He also explained that while he could prescribe it, insurance is typically reluctant to cover it unless you can show that you have less than 300ng/dl or so over three consecutive tests.
When I got my bloods back, my Test was at 548ng/dl. I was glad to see this number but am unsure if it is slightly inflated as I had still been taking DAA up until about a week prior to the tests were ran, so I don't know how that could have inflated the number if at all. I told him that I would wait and see how I felt and that if I needed to, I would get in contact with him again.
I decided to run my second cycle, of which I am just wrapping up PCT for was 12 weeks of 400mg Test Cyp with a 60mg Tbol kickstart for the first 6 weeks and a 50mg Proviron for the last few weeks and bridge into PCT. PCT was Clomid, Nolva, and I ran Aromasin at 12.5mg all throughout the cycle and tapered it and the SERMS down over the last few weeks of PCT. (All products were from Pharmalady) I am hoping to stock up in the Fall when the Christmas Sales usually occur and do another run at that point.
I am going to wait another two months, this time no test boosting products or DAA of any kind, get bloods drawn and donate to keep RBC down, with the intent being to still run a Test/low dose Deca cycle in the Fall, and plan to include HCG going forward. Seeing as how most of us start to seriously consider TRT (either through the Dr or self-treatment), and how I am already expecting to push for TRT when I hit about 35 years old, I am wondering if it makes more sense to start that now, or to just keep cycling until my natural test no longer raises. What seems most logical to the vets here or those who have more experience with this sort of thing? On a side note, do we have any threads pertaining to an intro of generally accepted self-treatment protocol for TRT or is this a trial and error thing as well? Thanks for reading and for any help!
Note: Not interested in spending hundreds of dollars on SARMS in between cycles over the long run to bridge. Wife and I are trying to buy a house and I spend a metric shitload of money on food, supplements, etc as it is- She has been very supportive and is accepting about my choice to use gear, so I have a hard time justifying a case for asking her to put up with more.
I am 32 years old, 192lbs, 11-12%bf, 6'. Diet is 90% clean and I push it in the gym 5-6 days a week. I have been training for about 6 years now and I feel like I am always battling to strike a balance between gym warrior and an office professional that spends a good portion of the day sitting except for going out for walks over the lunch hour 3-4 times a week when weather allows. My goal would be to maintain about 200-205lbs and 10%bf or less. Getting to a point where I could consider competing in a local or State show is a goal that I would *like* to work towards, but have not committed to yet.
I have ran two cycles previously.
First was an 8 week Test Prop run at 100mg EOD. I used Arimidex at about .25mg EOD and ran Nolvadex/DAA PCT for 4 weeks at 40/40/20/20. I could have been better prepared and more thorough with this cycle and made a point to educate myself more so before starting. I gained about 10lbs and kept about 6lbs.
I waited about two months after PCT and got my blood checked and discussed TRT with my GP. I honestly told him that I felt that I displayed many of the symptoms of low test (which was the major reason for trying a cycle in the first place, in addition to feeling like progress was slow and I needed a bit of help to make up for lost time as I began training later in life). I didn't tell him that I had tried testosterone on my own, but that I did know where to obtain it and would prefer to do it through the doctor where results could be monitored more closely. He told me that he is open to the idea if I feel that I need it, and that if after getting my blood tests back that he would write a prescription and I could see how I felt. He also explained that while he could prescribe it, insurance is typically reluctant to cover it unless you can show that you have less than 300ng/dl or so over three consecutive tests.
When I got my bloods back, my Test was at 548ng/dl. I was glad to see this number but am unsure if it is slightly inflated as I had still been taking DAA up until about a week prior to the tests were ran, so I don't know how that could have inflated the number if at all. I told him that I would wait and see how I felt and that if I needed to, I would get in contact with him again.
I decided to run my second cycle, of which I am just wrapping up PCT for was 12 weeks of 400mg Test Cyp with a 60mg Tbol kickstart for the first 6 weeks and a 50mg Proviron for the last few weeks and bridge into PCT. PCT was Clomid, Nolva, and I ran Aromasin at 12.5mg all throughout the cycle and tapered it and the SERMS down over the last few weeks of PCT. (All products were from Pharmalady) I am hoping to stock up in the Fall when the Christmas Sales usually occur and do another run at that point.
I am going to wait another two months, this time no test boosting products or DAA of any kind, get bloods drawn and donate to keep RBC down, with the intent being to still run a Test/low dose Deca cycle in the Fall, and plan to include HCG going forward. Seeing as how most of us start to seriously consider TRT (either through the Dr or self-treatment), and how I am already expecting to push for TRT when I hit about 35 years old, I am wondering if it makes more sense to start that now, or to just keep cycling until my natural test no longer raises. What seems most logical to the vets here or those who have more experience with this sort of thing? On a side note, do we have any threads pertaining to an intro of generally accepted self-treatment protocol for TRT or is this a trial and error thing as well? Thanks for reading and for any help!
Note: Not interested in spending hundreds of dollars on SARMS in between cycles over the long run to bridge. Wife and I are trying to buy a house and I spend a metric shitload of money on food, supplements, etc as it is- She has been very supportive and is accepting about my choice to use gear, so I have a hard time justifying a case for asking her to put up with more.
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