40 yr. old and Equipose.

[Kurt]

This is not for me but wondering about opinions on Equipose for a 44 yr. old male. Stats - 5'10" 190lbs. Lifting experience 15 years but no previous AAS usage. Goals wants to gain lean mass and loss a little weight in the stomach area and also gain size on legs. Any information and advice would be appreciated about dosage and duration and also PCT for just EQ. Thanks.
Kurt

 

[Deacon]

I would advise you add test

if you wont run the EQ at 600 mgs for 12 weeks - pct with either nolva or clomid

 

[Kurt]

I also forgot to add a few things. First he is worried about hair loss and also has high cholesterol. He wants to be safe and since this is his first cycle I am trying to find somethings out for him. How would his cholesterol be affected by just EQ. if he did take 600mg./wk? And would 400mg./wk. be advisable to do for 10-12 wks.? Thanks.
Kurt

 

[Jimmy Page]

Why did you pick EQ all steroids increase RBCs if thats why you want to use EQ. Also personally I didnt like it much. If I was you I would just run 12 weeks of enanthate with 4 weeks of Var at the end.

 

[Kurt]

It's not for me. It's for a friend of mine. He didn't want to lose any more hair and also for joint purposes too. I know that everyone responds to different AAS differently but for all around solid muscle gains with little to no side effects, especially for cholesterol and hair loss, would EQ. be a reasonable choice. Thanks.
Kurt

 

[hackskii]

I wasnt all that impressed with EQ for gains but it does temporarly give you some sick vains in the forearms.

 

[Kurt]

What would you recommend that would be gentle on cholesterol and hair loss then?
Kurt

 

[hackskii]

Well for his cholesterol I would take something like fish oils, apple pectin, niacin, red rice yeast, garlic and that stuff will help massivly.

There are some expensive gear out there like primo and anavar but that stuff is pricey. Very low sides, low on shutdown, gains will be slow but so will the losses.

Maybe a low dose test and EQ might be ok.
Test for me worked very well.
One cycle I was on the guys said "you are on steroids", it was noticible at about 4-5 weeks.

Somewhere around 400 would work pretty good.
But one consideration is shutdown.
I am 46 and I get shutdown hard.
If he is anything like me this can be a problem, age can make this worse.

Honestly I would not even take EQ without a test in it, or any gear for that matter.
Test is the daddy.

 

[Kurt]

Hack,
What did you take for PCT at your age and at what dose?
Kurt

 

[solo47]

Hack,
What did you take for PCT at your age and at what dose?
Kurt

I'm not Hack, but I'm 48 & just finished a pretty decent cycle on the first day of March. The usual: Test, Deca, Provi. The juice was really kicking in toward the end of the 10 weeks, dammit! I did (& am still doing) a complete a PCT:
•Right away, 10 days of HCG @ 1000iu ED, along with 20mgs Nolvadix ED. Felt great, but the feeling subsided after March 10.
•When March 20 hit, I did 200mgs of Clomid that day followed by 100mgs ED for 12 days (continuing the 20mgs Nolva ED all the way through).
•On April 1st, I went down to 50mgs Clomid ED + 10mgs Nolva.

The last one will go on until about April 14th. I have returned to normal, as far that goes. Doing the same weights in my gym routine yet I've lost a few lbs. Regular libido again too, which, to tell the truth, is something of a relief.

I've also really upped my daily dose of Glucosamine, Chondroitin, MSM combo to 7800mgs (six pills), & — behold! — for once post-cycle my joints are fine.

Finally, during layoff but also sometimes during cycle too to keep the boys fat, I use fairly mega-doses of Nitro T3, across the counter potent Tribulus Terrestris with anti-est ingredients.

SO: Here's one example of what I think is pretty damned good PCT from an old gentleman-warrior who still has his own hair & teeth, & never had a hip replacement. Yet.

Solo

 

[Deacon]

What would you recommend that would be gentle on cholesterol and hair loss then?
Kurt

Cell Tech

 

[hackskii]

Hack,
What did you take for PCT at your age and at what dose?
Kurt

I ran HCG throughout @ 350 every 3 days to keep the balls going.
17 days after my last enanthate shot I did clomid @ 100mg for 10 days then 50mg for the next 11 days.
Ran the nolvadex for 30 days @ 20 mg.

But there are many factors in recovery and depending on the person shutdown can pretty severe.
Other factors are time on cycle, type of gear, amount of gear, whether or not HCG was used.

I get testicular atrophy so bad, probably worse than anyone. Comming off a cycle with zero balls is psycho.
The balls if atrophied will kill recovery.
But then again some guys dont get atrophy, now whether or not the balls are functioning that is another story. I do think HCG is one of the most important tools one has for PCT.

 

[manfreakca]

I'm not Hack, but I'm 48 & just finished a pretty decent cycle on the first day of March. The usual: Test, Deca, Provi. The juice was really kicking in toward the end of the 10 weeks, dammit! I did (& am still doing) a complete a PCT:
Right away, 10 days of HCG @ 1000iu ED, along with 20mgs Nolvadix ED. Felt great, but the feeling subsided after March 10.
When March 20 hit, I did 200mgs of Clomid that day followed by 100mgs ED for 12 days (continuing the 20mgs Nolva ED all the way through).
On April 1st, I went down to 50mgs Clomid ED + 10mgs Nolva.

The last one will go on until about April 14th. I have returned to normal, as far that goes. Doing the same weights in my gym routine yet I've lost a few lbs. Regular libido again too, which, to tell the truth, is something of a relief.

I've also really upped my daily dose of Glucosamine, Chondroitin, MSM combo to 7800mgs (six pills), & behold! for once post-cycle my joints are fine.

Finally, during layoff but also sometimes during cycle too to keep the boys fat, I use fairly mega-doses of Nitro T3, across the counter potent Tribulus Terrestris with anti-est ingredients.

SO: Here's one example of what I think is pretty damned good PCT from an old gentleman-warrior who still has his own hair & teeth, & never had a hip replacement. Yet.

Solo

if you felt the juice still kiking in why you stop!!!i had this experience before and now i dont stop till i hit a plateau,i be just wasting my money

 

[hackskii]

I have a reason to stick to the cycle length.

Recovery can become getting harder at around the 12 week mark and beyond.

Lipid profile can get worse the longer you are on.

 

[Kurt]

Deacon or anyone else.

What do you think about 30mg./wk. Test. Enan. and 300-400mg./wk. Deca. for 10 weeks for a 40 year old male. Remember hair loss and cholesterol are a concern. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Kurt

 

[mxim]

EQ will cause an adverse reaction to your lipid profile and will also aggrevate hair loss if you are pre-disposed. in fact all steroids speed up hair loss,although deca has a much less effect on hair loss due to the fact that it converts to DHN,a much less potent androgen than dht.to be honest,unless you compete,i see no need to do more than 400mgs of EQ per week.

 

[solo47]

Deacon or anyone else.

What do you think about 30mg./wk. Test. Enan. and 300-400mg./wk. Deca. for 10 weeks for a 40 year old male. Remember hair loss and cholesterol are a concern. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Kurt

Before I get sarcastic, do you really mean 30 mg/wk?

Solo

 

[Kurt]

I meant 300mg./wk. Sorry about that.
Kurt