Anyone actually use bloodwork to dial in a cycle test dose?

[McPriimate]

Been wondering about this one. Getting bw done is key to monitoring for sides (E2, prolactin, progesterone, cbc, lipids - all the stuff that we can screw up from a health standpoint), and hopefully we all do what's needed there.

But I don't recall reading anyone targeting a particular total test or free test dose for a cycle based on bloodwork. More, "I did this much before, so I'll repeat it or do 1.2x what I did last time, or same but add another compound" kind of thing. Curious because at least with testosterone (unlike lots of others) we have the means and usually even the data (most guys I know get their testosterone levels as part of their monitoring bw) to target at least a specific range - yet we often just pick the dose and then the test level is a curiosity more than meaningful test result.

For the free test, it gets even more interesting to me. Lots of other compounds can affect SHBG and thereby free test, so one could even manage that part of the other compounds if they had a target in mind for free test.

I get that other things can affect your total test level and free test, but I'm pretty consistently between 6-7 times my mg dose in total blood level (200mg gets blood level of 1300, 500 gets me around 3500, etc.) and free from 1.4x to 2.2x the test dose in mg, largely depending on whether I'm running a DHT based compound and how much it drops my SHBG. That's a broad enough range of free to at least think about changing doses (for 525 it would be from 735 to 1155)

In the end, it's just easier to pick doses that you think will work and send it! But wondering if anyone is more intentional about test levels and changing dosing based on bloodwork over a cycle.

I haven't, yet anyway, as it's fun to think about, but I know about where I'll end up and that's working for me. But anyone else done it?

Thoughts?

McP

 

[dcdogz]

i stick to the same brands/vendors that have done me well and it seems to always be right where I want it most of the time.
only recently did my bloodwork come out a little bit different (wicked higher) but Im also at the leanest ive ever been so i imagine my sensitivity (already a hyper responder) went through the roof.
my e2 is way more consistent with test e then c ive found.

but at the same time i have high test levels and high free test levels with small dosages so I dont even pay attention to them as much.

Biggest for me is watching e2. when I use to use test c my e2 was always all over the place, with test e I can guess my e2 based on dosage within a few points.

i dont personally care about the free or total test too much but more so my e2 generally, although I can handle as high as 90 with no sides just a little tears here and there lol.