Burly's TRT journey

[USN HM 350Z]

yeah, I suppose that makes sense. Still think I might give 100 twice a week and see how I feel after a while doing that

[burlyman30]

yeah, I suppose that makes sense. Still think I might give 100 twice a week and see how I feel after a while doing that

One effect it should have is less aromatization, which is desirable in most circumstances.

[h2s]

Test C. I could always tell by day 5 that i wanted another shot, so I do every wed and sun. No more issues since then. Real steady levels. I suppose everyone metabolizes a bit differently, and your dose being higher to begin with may be a factor.

I do twice a week with longer esters as well. The more often you pin, the more stable your bloodwork.

[burlyman30]

Not sure where else to post this, as it is not directly related to my TRT. However, my recomp and muscular restoration from days past are somewhat related to my TRT, so figured I would make a record of some of my current measurements for future reference.

Height 5'6"
Weight 192
Neck 17
Arms 17
Calves 15.5
Forearm 14
Wrist 7
Chest 45 relaxed, 47.5 flexed
Thigh 25 mid 27 upper
Waist 38 around navel, 35 around pants line (size 32 pants fit though?)

Over the past few months, I have dropped my waist measurement by about 1.5 inches. Everything else is on the rise. Except for my tiny wrists and my height, that is.

[Sperwer]

Not sure where else to post this, as it is not directly related to my TRT. However, my recomp and muscular restoration from days past are somewhat related to my TRT, so figured I would make a record of some of my current measurements for future reference.

Height 5'6"
Weight 192
Neck 17
Arms 17
Calves 15.5
Forearm 14
Wrist 7
Chest 45 relaxed, 47.5 flexed
Thigh 25 mid 27 upper
Waist 38 around navel, 35 around pants line (size 32 pants fit though?)

Over the past few months, I have dropped my waist measurement by about 1.5 inches. Everything else is on the rise. Except for my tiny wrists and my height, that is.

Did you forget one?

[Cobalt]

I'm bigger than burly!!

I bet you'd still kick my ass.

[burlyman30]

Did you forget one?

Ha!

[burlyman30]

I'm bigger than burly!!

I bet you'd still kick my ass.

Lol... lots of people are bigger than me. I have no illusions there! With short stature and small bone structure, I'll always be a "little guy".

But yeah, I'm scrappy and I'll fight dirty to be the last one standing... don't piss me off. Haha.

[burlyman30]

Just an intermediate update... I did a 5 week test blast at 500/wk in addition to my TRT of 100/wk. The short duration was because I have a blood test the third week of August and I needed blood levels to even out again. So, not ideal.

The Good: I had never used test at that high of dosage before. I think 400 was probably my max back in the old days. Everything went well. I felt good overall, there was no noticeable subcutaneous water retention (I upped my anastrozole and ralox during this time). Muscles filled out a bit and felt tighter. Abdominal fat seemed to thin out just a bit.

The Bad: Not much, really, except that 3.5 weeks in, I went on a vacation and when I got back I had planned to knock out some more great workouts.... only I got sick. One of my lovely nieces donated a virus to me and I've been couch-bound for over a week. Oh, I had a little more of back pimples, too. Nothing wild, though.

So you could say it was a 3.5 week cycle, in a way, and I liked the gains I saw and the way I felt. Sex drive was up, but couldn't do anything about it when camping in a trailer with 4 teenage girls. Sex drive is still up, but wife won't get near me while I am hacking. I don't blame her.

Going forward: I am back down to my 125/wk TRT dosage now. My blood tests are in about 6 weeks. I have no plans for a future test blast, but I would like to do it again. I'd like to do it for a longer duration, as well. Maybe 8 weeks, if my endo ever reduces my time between blood tests (currently every 3 months, or every 2 months if we make changes). If not, it might just be a 5 weeker again. But again, I have no immediate plans.

I am dropping tren E from my regimen for now. I was doing 75-100/wk and I will give it a rest. If it was a factor in my AST #being a little higher, then this break should help. I may add deca at 150/wk. That amount will provide some continued healing in my shoulder.

I may do a short run of orals after I look at my blood tests. This would be a September thing. Not sure, though. Methyls have their place, but they do a number on my cholesterol and I'm not sure the doc would appreciate it. I have a variety of orals waiting in the wings.

[olddawg]

I have a variety of orals waiting in the wings.