40 and need some help

[flatscat]

First post, been reading all I can from here trying to learn as much as I can.

I started my TRT three weeks ago. I am 40, total T was 220. E was 52. Everything else looked ok I think. I am on 200 week Test C, HCG and Arimidex .5 twice a week. I have another round of blood work in two weeks.ds

I am 5'11" and 240lbs with about 25% bf.

I feel much better already than I did three weeks ago. I would like to take advantage of my therapy and change my body comp as well. I know I have to reduce body fat and increase lean mass, but need some help with a plan. I also am recovering from a knee scope and am rehabing that right now as well.

Wish I could have dropped alot of bf before I started, but didn't work out. I am worried my high bf will aromatize the test I am adding.

So, I can't do much cardio until I have rehab'd the knee. I guess it is just alot of upper body lifting and very low cal high protien diet to help shed some pounds?

Thanks for the advice in advance!

 

[goin on 4T]

Not to be a jerk, but I don't really see a question in there. What happened to your knee? Can't you do bicycle for cardio? Heck how long can you walk for? Anything to get the heart rate up for 30-40 min...
Also there is a forum here for cleaning up your diet...

 

[flatscat]

Sorry about that - guess you are right. I had alot of cart removed, a patella microfracture, meniscal repair and a lateral release. Guess I am just frustrated that I feel better overall, but know I could feel much better by dropping about 50. What about the excess fat and aromatization of the T I am adding? I can walk - slowly right now.

 

[flatscat]

Update - total T is up to 1420 free is 34 - E2 is still a little high at 48. BF is down to 21% - weight is about the same. Going to bump Arimidex to 3 times/week. Knee is better and am able to do some cardio. Diet is better, but no where near where it should be. Doc said we will roll with the same T dose until next round of blood work in about 6 weeks. I had no idea my numbers would be as high as they are on 200 cyp/week. No sides experienced.

 

[goin on 4T]

Yeah 200/week is a solid dose!

 

[flatscat]

Doc just said to stop HCG and bump arimidex to eod - guessing HCG is helping raise E2 levels.

 

[thelion2005]

This is easy because I have been down this road myself. This is my opinion based on my experience:
- Lower testo to 100 mg p/w. Your body is converting testo to esto.
- Keep adex to 0.5 Thurs am and Sunday pm. It is powerful for a man and this is plenty.
- Cut sugars dramatically, and that means all flour products and fruits. Weed them out. Eat tons of veggies and animal flesh, eggs and hard cheese. Lots of water and decafs. Your diet must work in harmony with the aas and sugar is the enemy. You are also storing water and that needs to come out. It will as you cut the sugar.
- Eat 5-6 times a day. Omlettes are great. Trade the bread for a tomato.
- Balance your exercise to an aerobic to start for about 20 mins, then the weights. Recover fully.
- Add HGH, about 1 iu eod.
Do this for about 90 days and you'll change your appearance to lean and mean so much, it will shock people. Your energy will go sky high. However, you will be thin and the diet gets boring.

 

[flatscat]

This is easy because I have been down this road myself. This is my opinion based on my experience:
- Lower testo to 100 mg p/w. Your body is converting testo to esto.
- Keep adex to 0.5 Thurs am and Sunday pm. It is powerful for a man and this is plenty.
- Cut sugars dramatically, and that means all flour products and fruits. Weed them out. Eat tons of veggies and animal flesh, eggs and hard cheese. Lots of water and decafs. Your diet must work in harmony with the aas and sugar is the enemy. You are also storing water and that needs to come out. It will as you cut the sugar.
- Eat 5-6 times a day. Omlettes are great. Trade the bread for a tomato.
- Balance your exercise to an aerobic to start for about 20 mins, then the weights. Recover fully.
- Add HGH, about 1 iu eod.
Do this for about 90 days and you'll change your appearance to lean and mean so much, it will shock people. Your energy will go sky high. However, you will be thin and the diet gets boring.

Thanks Lion. Your experience and advice from it is great. What do you think about dropping the HCG? And then the two weeks of nothing but HCG before restarting the test?

I am on the road a lot so I will have to plan and pack for 5-6 times/day.

Again, thanks for the advise.

 

[goin on 4T]

Listen to Lion he knows what he is talking about!!!

 

[hulksterii]

If you have to have a sweetner I would suggest Stevia. Some people don't like the taste but I use it often.

 

[rnch]

it's really amazing (and appreciated) what a small dose of HRT meds can do for someone (like me) whose levels were so low.