Mid-Cycle Blood Test Results!

[AleaveR]

Here are the results from my blood work taken the seventh week of my first cycle... (Test 250mg and Deca 200mg EW)

Lipids
TC: 166 (pre-cycle), 186 (mid-cycle), <200 (normal)
HDL: 51 (pre), 46 (mid), >40 (normal)
LDL: 104 (pre), 122 (mid), <130 (normal)
TG: 54 (pre), 102 (mid), <150 (normal)

Liver Enzymes
All came back normal range

CBC
All came back normal range

Total Test:
279 (pre), 1821 (mid), 241-827 (normal)

Overall, I am quite pleased!

 

[Dial_tone]

Good, be sure and check 'em again before you start another. Smart going getting bloodwork from the start.

 

[Stillgoing]

I'll say one thing, you sure are a prolific thread starter. This community is certainly well informed on your first cycle, which seems to be going very well I might add. Congratulations.

 

[AleaveR]

I'll say one thing, you sure are a prolific thread starter. This community is certainly well informed on your first cycle, which seems to be going very well I might add. Congratulations.

Thanks! Definately happy to see that all values checked out in the normal range. I was worried about my lipids since I was using some arimidex but I was definately pleased that they came back fine.... Only thing that was abnormal was Total Test

BTW... I definately do a lot of reading on these threads, too much at times There is definately plenty of good info on these threads, more than any single doctor can give you....

 

[psychedout]

Its good to see people getting bloodwork done.

 

[cdownie927]

aleave, how is the hcg doing for your balls, I was planning on running the same dose ew, but am just afraid of desentitzing my balls, do you like the way its going, would you do it that way your next cycle. etc...

 

[AleaveR]

aleave, how is the hcg doing for your balls, I was planning on running the same dose ew, but am just afraid of desentitzing my balls, do you like the way its going, would you do it that way your next cycle. etc...

Well I was originally doing 500IU E3D but around the 5th week I backed it off to 500IU EW and still did fine... Last week I forgot to give myself the HCG shot and honestly didnt think about it again until I actually noticed some atrophy. During that period, I did notice that I didnt feel as good. I dont know if it had to do with the HCG but I have heard that HRT patients using HCG feel better than those not because they continue to produce their own natural test....

PS Glad you mentioned this, I am due for that missed shot today and almost forgot again... haha

 

[cdownie927]

Just an opinion this is my cycle would you recomend doing hcg 500iu ew throughout cycle, and Im guessing you go right into clomid and nolvadex treatment on the 3rd week after last shot of sus and continue hcg up until that 3rd week.

Cycle


Sus 250 e3d 1-10 1000mg week 1-2
EQ 500mg 1-10
Anavar 30mg 6-12


PCT:

HCG 500iu every week 1-12 (also depending on how bad atrophy is maybe 2x week)
(Let me know if this is a bad idea because i dont want it tod desentitze my balls)

Clomid 13-14 100mg/50mg 15-16
Nolva 13-16 20mg

Well I was originally doing 500IU E3D but around the 5th week I backed it off to 500IU EW and still did fine... Last week I forgot to give myself the HCG shot and honestly didnt think about it again until I actually noticed some atrophy. During that period, I did notice that I didnt feel as good. I dont know if it had to do with the HCG but I have heard that HRT patients using HCG feel better than those not because they continue to produce their own natural test....

PS Glad you mentioned this, I am due for that missed shot today and almost forgot again... haha

 

[theoak01]

whats your gains so far bro,I havent saw any other posts about this cycle

 

[AleaveR]

whats your gains so far bro,I havent saw any other posts about this cycle

So far, weight has increased about 13 lbs and BF has gone down from ~24-25 to 21%. My waist has also decreased about 2 inches.

I am actually in a tough position right now. It seems that all of my strength gains came to a hault around week 5. In a way it is a good thing because my bench had gone up about 60lbs in that period and my elbows have been killing me....

Anyways, I should have made this a hardcore cutting cycle being that I started at such a high BF but I have 5 weeks left and want to use them to really lean up. I have increased my cardio and cleaned up my diet even more but am not sure if I am doing the right thing.

As far as drugs, I have four weeks of BTG VAR I am thinking of adding in to end the cycle at 20mg ED, and I have a lot of leftover test and deca that will expire before I can do another cycle so I am thinking of increasing the dose.

Would doing these things make sense as a way of finishing the cycle out strong....

BTW, I would like to cut up now because I wont do it while I am off because of too much muscle loss and I would hate to wait another 12 weeks at a high BF to do a cutting cycle....

Any suggestions????

 

[AleaveR]

Just an opinion this is my cycle would you recomend doing hcg 500iu ew throughout cycle, and Im guessing you go right into clomid and nolvadex treatment on the 3rd week after last shot of sus and continue hcg up until that 3rd week.

Cycle


Sus 250 e3d 1-10 1000mg week 1-2
EQ 500mg 1-10
Anavar 30mg 6-12


PCT:

HCG 500iu every week 1-12 (also depending on how bad atrophy is maybe 2x week)
(Let me know if this is a bad idea because i dont want it tod desentitze my balls)

Clomid 13-14 100mg/50mg 15-16
Nolva 13-16 20mg

This is a tough question because of all the debate going on as far as HCG's effects at desnsitizing the leydig cells. Personally, I went to Swale, an HRT Dr who has had a lot of experience with HCG use in his patients, and he was the one that recomended HCG @ 500IU E3d for my specific cycle. He felt that this low dose was not enough to cause any damage and that it would aid with recovery post-cycle.

Being the cautious person that I am, I took it a step further and reduced that to 500IU only once per week and am happy with the results at that dose.