Before I start I wasn't aware too much of your internet presence at the time, if you have the time I'd just like some advice. And sorry for the long story I'd rather get all the details in, also I was only just recently made aware that the cause for me feeling crappy and not being able to get the results I used to was because of low testosterone.
Hi Dylan I'm 21, 5"9 and 150lbs currently and live in Scotland, UK. A couple of weeks ago I got a blood test done to check my health as I was feeling crap (originally I intended to start a test e only cycle but opted to put health as a priority) and when I got my results in my testosterone level flagged up at 4.8 and I was told it should be between 9.5 and 31. This was 2 weeks after I'd finished my 9 weeks cut with a progressively low fat diet just to mention. Sorry this seems all over the place I'm trying to minimize the story as best as possible, let me start from the beginning.
Last year on the 9th of April 2016 I competed at my first bodybuilding competition steroid free and had to go to extreme lengths to get as lean as possible which I did however with an unreliable coach guiding me I ended up putting on too much fat through undisciplined eating and a dirty bulk which followed soon after for about 8 weeks.
This really messed with my mind and all I wanted to do was to get lean again so I rashly decided to go on a VERY low calorie KETO diet along with an Anavar only 50mg per day cycle for just over 10 weeks followed by PCT with nolvadex only (I did a tonne of research on this before hand with constant contradictory points and experiences, I guess this could have been an added factor). I went from 175lbs to 149ish during this period. I was around 140ish at my competition but before I got close to my competition I was around 154lbs lean a looking good.
I thought I would burn off the a majority of the fat while maintaining muscle as I read Anavar was good at doing that, I took it to the extreme though and lost a lot of both. This still didn't cut it for me so I kept cutting until the end of the year not getting as lean as I wanted regardless of what I did and feeling like crap all the same. It got to a point where I said "fuck it" I've gotten too skinny I'm just gonna start lean bulking so I can get back some muscle as I knew I'd lost size.
I lean bulked from January this year until half way through May then I decided I wanted to reach a low bodyfat before starting a bulking steroid cycle as I wasn't getting near as good results as I was getting before my competition. I started another cut about a week after I'd finished bulking which I stopped after 9 weeks because I got to a bodyfat level i was fairly satisfied with along with feeling crappy.
I just wanted to reset, to get lean then steadily bulk to put on lean muscle while controling my bodyfat. Unaware that all my symptoms was due to my testosterone although I did suspect it, I've been feeling like crap for a while now, I haven't been able to get anywhere the results I used to get lean wise or muscle wise. I'm leanish now but smaller than I was before I decided to prep for that competition and have basically wasted the last year bulking and cutting when I should have been trying to recover.
I honestly don't know what to do, I was thinking of just maintaining my physique as best I can so lift heavy, eat around maintenance and add a few cardio days in until I recover and get regular blood tests every 4 weeks although the thoughtof doing nothing for who knows how long is really fucking with my head
I decided to come to you because of your vast knowledge base, so what do you think I should do? Would SARMS help, I have arimidex and nolvadex on hand. Do you think my testosterone levels are just being suppressed? Nothing else flagged up apparently, I'll get in contact with the doctor and review it more.
I know I've made mistakes so any assistance you provide would be greatly appreciated. This is affecting me mentally and I just want to get the results I'm training for. And I haven't been able to since my competition last year.
Hi Dylan I'm 21, 5"9 and 150lbs currently and live in Scotland, UK. A couple of weeks ago I got a blood test done to check my health as I was feeling crap (originally I intended to start a test e only cycle but opted to put health as a priority) and when I got my results in my testosterone level flagged up at 4.8 and I was told it should be between 9.5 and 31. This was 2 weeks after I'd finished my 9 weeks cut with a progressively low fat diet just to mention. Sorry this seems all over the place I'm trying to minimize the story as best as possible, let me start from the beginning.
Last year on the 9th of April 2016 I competed at my first bodybuilding competition steroid free and had to go to extreme lengths to get as lean as possible which I did however with an unreliable coach guiding me I ended up putting on too much fat through undisciplined eating and a dirty bulk which followed soon after for about 8 weeks.
This really messed with my mind and all I wanted to do was to get lean again so I rashly decided to go on a VERY low calorie KETO diet along with an Anavar only 50mg per day cycle for just over 10 weeks followed by PCT with nolvadex only (I did a tonne of research on this before hand with constant contradictory points and experiences, I guess this could have been an added factor). I went from 175lbs to 149ish during this period. I was around 140ish at my competition but before I got close to my competition I was around 154lbs lean a looking good.
I thought I would burn off the a majority of the fat while maintaining muscle as I read Anavar was good at doing that, I took it to the extreme though and lost a lot of both. This still didn't cut it for me so I kept cutting until the end of the year not getting as lean as I wanted regardless of what I did and feeling like crap all the same. It got to a point where I said "fuck it" I've gotten too skinny I'm just gonna start lean bulking so I can get back some muscle as I knew I'd lost size.
I lean bulked from January this year until half way through May then I decided I wanted to reach a low bodyfat before starting a bulking steroid cycle as I wasn't getting near as good results as I was getting before my competition. I started another cut about a week after I'd finished bulking which I stopped after 9 weeks because I got to a bodyfat level i was fairly satisfied with along with feeling crappy.
I just wanted to reset, to get lean then steadily bulk to put on lean muscle while controling my bodyfat. Unaware that all my symptoms was due to my testosterone although I did suspect it, I've been feeling like crap for a while now, I haven't been able to get anywhere the results I used to get lean wise or muscle wise. I'm leanish now but smaller than I was before I decided to prep for that competition and have basically wasted the last year bulking and cutting when I should have been trying to recover.
I honestly don't know what to do, I was thinking of just maintaining my physique as best I can so lift heavy, eat around maintenance and add a few cardio days in until I recover and get regular blood tests every 4 weeks although the thoughtof doing nothing for who knows how long is really fucking with my head
I decided to come to you because of your vast knowledge base, so what do you think I should do? Would SARMS help, I have arimidex and nolvadex on hand. Do you think my testosterone levels are just being suppressed? Nothing else flagged up apparently, I'll get in contact with the doctor and review it more.
I know I've made mistakes so any assistance you provide would be greatly appreciated. This is affecting me mentally and I just want to get the results I'm training for. And I haven't been able to since my competition last year.
I'm gonna do the smart thing and take things slow and controlled. First time writing in a forum, already replied to Dylan, said it needed to be approved first though. I'll keep things updated on here and thanks a lot for the input.
