Brand New and Confused

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Hi there, I am brand new to this game. I have been active my whole life as leading a healthy lifestyle is the number one important thing to me. I have been an avid hiker since I was young and have been trail running for about 10 years now. Also mixed in has been rock/ice climbing, mtn biking, snowboarding obsessively and various other outdoor activities.

The past 2 years I have been getting into lifting weights. I lift, not to get big, but to add strength for my other activities. The most important activity I want to add strength and endurance is my job. I work 16-24 hour days for up to 21 days at a time with 2 days off before doing it again. I hike into very hot and smokey areas in steep terrain with about 80 pounds (depending on what I am carrying) on my back.

I am thinking about beginning a cycle to help my crumbling body keep up with the younger kids in my job. I am focused on endurance first and was looking into EPO. Finding info on EPO is not as easy as other treatments. Regardless, the more info I find the more I realize I do not know. If I enter into this, I want to be sure I do it correctly as I am looking to improve myself not do damage.

I am hoping to find advice and guidance on taking EPO and if it is right for me. I thought EPO would improve my endurance while helping with lifting (again not looking to get huge just some strength improvements). I want to run and hike (my job is A LOT of hiking) faster and longer. I am also looking to gain more explosive power in my legs for hiking in steep terrain. I train very hard running and hiking already- I just need a little extra.

Any thoughts?

I am 35
195 lbs
6'2"
I lift 3 times a week
I run/hike/bike 5 times a week

I am much more disciplined about the cardio than the lifting. However, the lifting is becoming more disciplined.

This is where I may get a "we can't help you response" I do not pay close attention to my diet. That is not to say I eat poorly. I think I eat very well/healthy. I just do not look to consume X amount of carbs, protein, etc

I eat a lot of veggies and fruit. As far as carbs and protein go, I try to eat a lot of protein and some carbs. If I am going to have a particularly hard run I will eat more carbs. In short, I eat what I feel my body needs and I drink a TON of water.

Just a last note. I do not yet have any gear as I wanted to be sure this was right for me and I could do it safely. I also have no clue where to get legit gear, but that is another problem that I will have to figure out. I also have no clue how much I should take.

Advice on dosage and how often is very welcome. Also, if you feel I would be better served by other products, either in place of or in addition to EPO please inform. Also, a recommended PCT would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance for all your help and advice. I am looking forward to upping my performance.

 

[goal245]

I would not recommend that you do the EPO.

500mg test per week will help you recover and will raise endurance. You should also eat more carbs as they will give you more energy for your endurance activities.

 

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Thanks goal. If I were to take 500mg of test a week how would I break that up on a daily basis? How long should I take it for? What kind of test? And do I need a PCT and if so what would that look like?

Thanks again

 

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Thanks goal. If I were to take 500mg of test a week how would I break that up on a daily basis? How long should I take it for? What kind of test? And do I need a PCT and if so what would that look like?

Thanks again

Test is test, but with test enthanate you would be able to break the doses into 250mg/twice per week. Yes, you would need PCT.

That doesnt really matter, however, because in my opinion after reading your original post I dont see the need (or why you would have the desire) to take test or any other steroid. If youve been exercising for a while thats great, but youve only been lifting seriously for 2 years.

If your main goal is more energy and endurance, chances are tweaking your diet would more than accomplish what youre looking for without the use of any compounds.

So yeah, dont do steroids.

 

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Yes my main goal is endurance while gaining more strength. However, I guess I am looking for quicker recoveries also. I feel I have worked very hard to get where I am, but I would like a little help. I appreciate your advice to not take em and, to be honest, that is the direction I am leaning.

Bottom line is that I want to recover faster ,while getting stronger and faster, and I am noticing that at my age I do not recover as fast. My job really puts a pounding on the the body so I am looking at all my options.

All points of view are appreciated as I am just learning. Keep it coming.

 

[eClenbuterol]

To take is your decision, however test at your age willl make you feel on top of the world.(test that is)

 

[stevesmi]

are you a sheep guide or something like that?

if you take test it will probably help you at your job but all good things have to come to an end.. and then you will have to do PCT and then you will be back to the drawing board. so it will be a temporary solution. so I dont think steroids is your answer here aside from a temp fix

 

[goal245]

Thanks goal. If I were to take 500mg of test a week how would I break that up on a daily basis? How long should I take it for? What kind of test? And do I need a PCT and if so what would that look like?

Thanks again

If you use test enanthate or cypionate then you can split it up into 2 injections per week. If you only want to do 1 injection per week because of your work schedule you can use test undecylanate. You might also need arimidex incase you develop gyno.

You can do the cycle for 12-16 weeks and there is a great sticky on pct in this forum.

 

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are you a sheep guide or something like that?

if you take test it will probably help you at your job but all good things have to come to an end.. and then you will have to do PCT and then you will be back to the drawing board. so it will be a temporary solution. so I dont think steroids is your answer here aside from a temp fix

Thanks Steve. So are you saying that the gains I will get while on test will diminish as soon as I am off them? I train my butt off anyway, but I want some help to get me to the next level. If teat gets me to the next level only for me to lose those gains once I am off it then I don't think it is for me. I was hoping that I would see gains in strength and endurance while on it and be able to maintain that when I got off it.

Any help here, I think, would push me off the fence one way or the other.

 

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If you use test enanthate or cypionate then you can split it up into 2 injections per week. If you only want to do 1 injection per week because of your work schedule you can use test undecylanate. You might also need arimidex incase you develop gyno.

You can do the cycle for 12-16 weeks and there is a great sticky on pct in this forum.

This is great info Goal. Once my 12-16 weeks is up, I would then do a PCT? Once all this is done do I keep the strength and endurance gains I acquired over the cycle? A good looking body and big muscles are a bonus, but will the strength and endurance remain?

Sorry if this all seems like dumb questions, but I don't know much and I want to educate myself before I try.