slingndough
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Hey all, Glad to have found this place as there seems to be a ton of great information here. So about me.. I have been on TRT since OCT 11 after having levels come back at 345 total and 51 free. I had been basically going through a messy separation, working a ton, eating like crap, and having a ton of work stress. I lifted alot in my 30's (50 as of this month) and never had a problem getting stronger. I wanted to get back in shape as I have younger kids an dont want to be that dad tht can't do shit. I know I could have probably been like ok fix this, eat better, take time off. The problem was I just couldn't even muster the energy to want to do things I knew I always enjoyed. Anyhow my PCP wanted to give me monthly test shots and from everything I have read that seemed like a horrible way to do things. I reached out to a trt clinic, went through the steps and was prescribed 160 mg/week and 400iu pregnyl 2x/week ( i asked for the pregnyl because I wasn't keen on the guys shutting down)
Last labs all bloodwork was good and total was 671, free 113, e2 51 (little high?), shbg 32, igf 1 229 (was 164 initial)
Anyhow since I started I have been consistent in the gym, got a trainer that was able to work directly with me towards goals. Overall I feel I have made great progress. When I did my consult they asked how I was feeling and its like well divorce this work that all the stress. So of course I wasnt like oh this is magical, all the stories of how i feel like a new person are true. However, I said ya know I feel pretty decent and have been able to cope with all this stuff without having a meltdown, without sitting stressed out for hours trying to figure things out. all the time still being able to manahe 4 kids, get to training consistently, and handle my business better than I have in quite a while. So i suppose thats a win.
Now the dumb part. On my last consult I told my the np that I havebt been able to really cut any weight down eveb though i had been eating better than i had in 10 years. I also still like the ocasional beers a few times a week. They asked If I wanted to try oxandralone to help with reaching some of my weight goals so that I could maintain mass while thinning down a bit. I have read enough to know that anavar can be a very good compound when used correctly. I was prescribed 23 mg 2x daily. I did try a half dose for about 2 weeks to see what it felt like but wanted to get a few other things in check before i committed fully. a solid eating plan, discuss this with my trainer so he knows whats going on, get my sleep schedule on point, and putting away any bad habits before i add anything on to what I am already doing.
Well fun stuff I twisted my knee a little doing wind sprints after I laready had some knee pain from a session where il et my stupid ego push me to far. So i had side lined the anavar for a bit and then noticed that it seemed like these clinics have some wiggle to account for whatever in your administration. So I stupidly decided that since i get a 3 month supply of hcg that is set to expire after 2 that I would down my test and add 400 iu hcg so I could bank some test for when i was ready to use the anavar. Plan was 2 bump the test back up to prescrip levels and raise up slowly from there and add the anavar in to hopefully get some good results over the next 12 weeks.
Then I found this board and realized there was probably a better way to go about this and other options that experienced people could help guide me with while staying as safe as possible.
So, glad i found this place and look forward to being an active member here.
Thanks Boys
Last labs all bloodwork was good and total was 671, free 113, e2 51 (little high?), shbg 32, igf 1 229 (was 164 initial)
Anyhow since I started I have been consistent in the gym, got a trainer that was able to work directly with me towards goals. Overall I feel I have made great progress. When I did my consult they asked how I was feeling and its like well divorce this work that all the stress. So of course I wasnt like oh this is magical, all the stories of how i feel like a new person are true. However, I said ya know I feel pretty decent and have been able to cope with all this stuff without having a meltdown, without sitting stressed out for hours trying to figure things out. all the time still being able to manahe 4 kids, get to training consistently, and handle my business better than I have in quite a while. So i suppose thats a win.
Now the dumb part. On my last consult I told my the np that I havebt been able to really cut any weight down eveb though i had been eating better than i had in 10 years. I also still like the ocasional beers a few times a week. They asked If I wanted to try oxandralone to help with reaching some of my weight goals so that I could maintain mass while thinning down a bit. I have read enough to know that anavar can be a very good compound when used correctly. I was prescribed 23 mg 2x daily. I did try a half dose for about 2 weeks to see what it felt like but wanted to get a few other things in check before i committed fully. a solid eating plan, discuss this with my trainer so he knows whats going on, get my sleep schedule on point, and putting away any bad habits before i add anything on to what I am already doing.
Well fun stuff I twisted my knee a little doing wind sprints after I laready had some knee pain from a session where il et my stupid ego push me to far. So i had side lined the anavar for a bit and then noticed that it seemed like these clinics have some wiggle to account for whatever in your administration. So I stupidly decided that since i get a 3 month supply of hcg that is set to expire after 2 that I would down my test and add 400 iu hcg so I could bank some test for when i was ready to use the anavar. Plan was 2 bump the test back up to prescrip levels and raise up slowly from there and add the anavar in to hopefully get some good results over the next 12 weeks.
Then I found this board and realized there was probably a better way to go about this and other options that experienced people could help guide me with while staying as safe as possible.
So, glad i found this place and look forward to being an active member here.
Thanks Boys
