Titrating Testosterone Dosage

[jb_martini12]

I had another genuis question for you guys and its about titration the testosterone dosage. Say I had 2 vials of test at 250mg/ml in a 10ml vial and I was planning a cycle. What would be the concensus with starting at 250 for 3 weeks, then moving to 375 for 3 weeks, 500 for 4 weeks and back down to 375 for a week, then 250 for the last 3 weeks?

Would there be any reasoning behind just titrating up from 250 a week to 500, or just keep a steady dosage throughout the cycle?

I'm assuming if you still making gains at 250 there would be no need to add more so you might potentially use gear otherwise not needed to make the same progress, but then these is the PCT piece. Would coming down to a lower test dosage towards the end of the cycle make any difference when starting PCT?

Just a thought I had and was curious to get your thoughts thank you to all in advance.

 

[GYMnTONIC]

This is an old school thought called Pyramiding. I saw it in the 90s.

From a medical standpoint, the logic is flawed. And yes I worked in the medical field and administered plenty of drugs and T, so I am speaking from experience.

A pyramid is a shitty cycle. You want a steady baseline. Same reason why I administer HRT aka Test C or E at 100mgs e4d in patients. Because it peaks at 24-48 hours and then has a steady descent after that. And once you are shut down, it will descend you lower then baseline aka you will be hypogonadal.

Also these peaks and pyramids are what cause side effects.

There is no reason to pyramid a cycle. If you wanna do 500mgs do 500mgs the whole time. Smaller dosages more often are more effective and in every study and lab show a higher free T level. This means if you shoot 500 once a week, compared to say 250 2x a week, the 250 2x a week is always going to be superior.

Higher doses have higher amount of side effects. BP, organ stress, etc, etc.

Think about a heartbeat. Its got dips and peaks, dips and peaks. Well testosterone in a sense works much like that, but the difference is, the closer you can get your T levels to a "flatline" or a straight line the better. The less peaks and valleys you have , the less sides you have and the better results you have.

If you wanna do 500 a week do 250 x 2 or even do 375 a week the whole time. You certainly can do 125mgs 3x a week. Shoot it on M, W, F

Does this make sense?

 

[Boykinben82]

This is an old school thought called Pyramiding. I saw it in the 90s.

From a medical standpoint, the logic is flawed. And yes I worked in the medical field and administered plenty of drugs and T, so I am speaking from experience.

A pyramid is a shitty cycle. You want a steady baseline. Same reason why I administer HRT aka Test C or E at 100mgs e4d in patients. Because it peaks at 24-48 hours and then has a steady descent after that. And once you are shut down, it will descend you lower then baseline aka you will be hypogonadal.

Also these peaks and pyramids are what cause side effects.

There is no reason to pyramid a cycle. If you wanna do 500mgs do 500mgs the whole time. Smaller dosages more often are more effective and in every study and lab show a higher free T level. This means if you shoot 500 once a week, compared to say 250 2x a week, the 250 2x a week is always going to be superior.

Higher doses have higher amount of side effects. BP, organ stress, etc, etc.

Think about a heartbeat. Its got dips and peaks, dips and peaks. Well testosterone in a sense works much like that, but the difference is, the closer you can get your T levels to a "flatline" or a straight line the better. The less peaks and valleys you have , the less sides you have and the better results you have.

If you wanna do 500 a week do 250 x 2 or even do 375 a week the whole time. You certainly can do 125mgs 3x a week. Shoot it on M, W, F

Does this make sense?

I do daily injections for everything whether it’s TRT or cycle and it’s always worked well for me.

 

[jb_martini12]

Yes that absolutely makes sense I appreciate the insight. Will def be sticking to a steady dose in my upcoming cycle and plan to pin 3 times a week. Dosage is still tbd but leaning towards 100mg 3x per week for the duration of the cycle.

 

[selfmademonster]

Titrate was the word of the day on my calendar also 👍