A cycle for those on HRT?

[Goldprospector]

My problem is low thyroid output. I can smell food and gain fat. it is hard as hell to lose weight. My numbers were just above borderline and all the doc would say was "welcome to the wonderful world of aging". Anyway, if I use test for long periods, I do notice E related fat gains that I get even while keeping the diet the same as it was before Test. What I mean is, I am a pretty finicky eater, I don't eat a wide variety of foods. I eat pretty much the same foods all of the time and I get the majority of my protien through shakes. I don't eat "Uh-healthy" but I eat a lot of meat and potatoes type things. But without injecting test, I can maintain my BF%, but when I do inject and eat the same food amounts, I gain fat.
Does this make sense? If so, any suggestions because I love the feeling I have on long term Test!
BTW, I am 37 yrs old. 6'5" 240lbs and back up to 17% BF%. (was down to 14 or so before my last test cycle)

 

[Dial_tone]

70 - 100mg/wk of test cyp is "normal" pct. It bounces you all over the place though. just take a look at the half life graphs and you'll see what I mean. Most older gents I talk to use 200 - 300mg/wk though... It's not "standard" procedure though...

If you re-inject when half of the half-life has expired your levels should stay within 15% or so, eh?

 

[strongsmartsexy]

If you re-inject when half of the half-life has expired your levels should stay within 15% or so, eh?

That would seem to be the case, although I've seen where drjmw and others recommend taking it all in one inject weekly. Most of those who are doing HRT that I've talked to tend to do more than one inject a week. I know I do.

 

[Dial_tone]

I switched my Deca from 2x/week to 1x/week about a month ago; can't recall why though. I think I just wanted to do fewer shots since I get hard spots at injection sites.

 

[mitochondriaman]

Hey guys. I'm on HRT as well. I get 200mg of test enan every 10 days. Does anyone know if I do a cycle if I need to take clomid to regain what little production I have? Also, I wanted to verify that my lab test values won't increase if I take deca, anavar, or primo. thanks for any info

 

[Dial_tone]

Hey guys. I'm on HRT as well. I get 200mg of test enan every 10 days. Does anyone know if I do a cycle if I need to take clomid to regain what little production I have? Also, I wanted to verify that my lab test values won't increase if I take deca, anavar, or primo. thanks for any info

The little production you have probably isn't worth recovering; I wouldn't worry about it. Plus the 200mg test would be too much to cause your body to stimulate recovery anyway.

 

[sportjuicer]

My doc started me on a Striant,30mg test daily.Its a SMALL tab you put between your top lip and gum.It stays in place for twelve hours,then you take it out and put another one on the other side.He says I won't have the roller coaster levels.

 

[Dial_tone]

I think I'm going to stop this cycle next week (11 total), stay off til Christmas, get bloodwork done then try 6-12 months of 300-400mg/week.

 

[strongsmartsexy]

I think I'm going to stop this cycle next week (11 total), stay off til Christmas, get bloodwork done then try 6-12 months of 300-400mg/week.

That notion of running just a maintenance dose of test (100mg/wk) with 300 - 400mg of either deca or EQ and rotating them every 8 weeks or so appeals to me like crazy.

 

[Dial_tone]

That notion of running just a maintenance dose of test (100mg/wk) with 300 - 400mg of either deca or EQ and rotating them every 8 weeks or so appeals to me like crazy.

wonder what happens in the first month after you switch over or if it would make sense to overlap somewhat. I suppose if you're on the whole year it wouldn't make much diff in the grand scheme of things.