40butpumpin
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According to the AMA the "normal" range for testosterone in males is something around 300 to 1000 ng/dL, give or take a little depending on who you're asking.
However, many men have natural testosterone levels greatly exceeding these values. A doc told me once he's seen men with natural test levels >2000 ng/dL and that this was not all that uncommon.
So say you're one of the 'lucky' ones and you do indeed have endo levels pushing 2000 ng/dL and you decide to go on a low-dose test cycle. Say 250mg every week or even 250mg e5d or even e4d.
Well before I continue I know for a fact that, in my body, 200mg of exo. test every 14 days results in a blood test of approx. 450 ng/dL of total test and 200mg of exo. test every 7 days will result in a blood test of approx. 900 ng/dL of total test. This with a beginning endo level of approx. 80 ng/dL. I know this because I had all the blood work done.
So, what this says is that if you have a naturally high production of test in your body and you go on a test cycle that will not exceed what you're doing naturally, then you could actually be shutting your body down for absolutely nothing. You're going to pay money and go through all of the pain and suffering of post cycle issues, etc., for a cycle that will actually yield a lower testosterone number to your body then if you didn't to the cycle at all.
What I suggest is to spend a few dollars on a blood test and see what your body is doing naturally before you use any testosterone exogenously. If you're high, then why bother doing a low-dose test cycle?
I'd appreciate hearing some opinions on this. Maybe I'm missing something but this makes perfect sense to me.
However, many men have natural testosterone levels greatly exceeding these values. A doc told me once he's seen men with natural test levels >2000 ng/dL and that this was not all that uncommon.
So say you're one of the 'lucky' ones and you do indeed have endo levels pushing 2000 ng/dL and you decide to go on a low-dose test cycle. Say 250mg every week or even 250mg e5d or even e4d.
Well before I continue I know for a fact that, in my body, 200mg of exo. test every 14 days results in a blood test of approx. 450 ng/dL of total test and 200mg of exo. test every 7 days will result in a blood test of approx. 900 ng/dL of total test. This with a beginning endo level of approx. 80 ng/dL. I know this because I had all the blood work done.
So, what this says is that if you have a naturally high production of test in your body and you go on a test cycle that will not exceed what you're doing naturally, then you could actually be shutting your body down for absolutely nothing. You're going to pay money and go through all of the pain and suffering of post cycle issues, etc., for a cycle that will actually yield a lower testosterone number to your body then if you didn't to the cycle at all.
What I suggest is to spend a few dollars on a blood test and see what your body is doing naturally before you use any testosterone exogenously. If you're high, then why bother doing a low-dose test cycle?
I'd appreciate hearing some opinions on this. Maybe I'm missing something but this makes perfect sense to me.