Average Middle Age Dude Getting Back at it

[ChrisMidLife]

Hello. Per the rules I was directed to write an intro post as my first post. I can generally follow directions.

Lifted regularly in high school and throughout college. Like most dudes here, I just seemed to enjoy lifting weights and the benefits.

Have always been told I'm an "easy gainer" and have "good genetics". Not sure what it means or if I agree with it. Was always able to eat and put on mass naturally. Never really had the discipline or desire to do a hard cut while lifting, always liked just being a bigger dude. Still played lots of recreational basketball and tennis. Most of my adult life I was around 6'2", 225ish.

A good deal of my buddies ran lots of gear back in college. Never interested me at the time, maybe because I had lifted all through high school I was never self conscious about needing to be bigger. No judgement, I partied my ass off and did a whole lot of other shit. Knew I was riding my body hard enough with the recreational stuff, no need to add anabolics on top.

Took 5 years off from lifting in grad school / early professional life. Then did another 4 year run in the gym and got up to about 245lbs, big and strong, probably not healthy. Said fuck it and got into distance running and road cycling and cut down to 185lbs. Didn't like being a skinny little bitch, albeit a healthy one.

Then a good career, a good wife and a bunch of kids came along and spent ten years turning into a fat piece of shit. Was totally fine and happy being a fat piece of shit. Just assumed this was life now. Wife is actually a good woman and seemed to love me no matter what, so I didn't have the motivation to find the time for the gym.

Was up to 280lbs, of pure fucking middle age neglect. Winded just living. Still active but miserable. Hopped on Tirz. Goddamn, every Tirz internet community is filled with the whiniest most pussy humans in the world. These clearly weren't my people I realized. Treated Tirz like a real diet, hit 250 grams of protein per day, stuck to my calorie goals and dropped 15lbs per month. Got down to sub 200 pounds and realized I now looked like a skinny middle aged bitch, which I hated more than being fat. Never been skinny in my life, wasn't about to start now. Now my bloods were perfect from losing the weight and said fuck it, lets see what we can do with the right hormones, an easy perfect clean diet courtesy of tirz, and a good lifting regime. I mean fuck, its 2024 now apparently you can get your Test from a real MD and pharmacy and pay cash to get your bloods done whenever you want. Great time to be alive, no?

Got on TRT (not that my levels were low, but said fuck it, lets optimize this shit). I don't drink, don't smoke, actually love my wife and family and am faithful; have no vices. Said lets go full send on lifting as a mid-life crisis.

I thought the muscle memory thing was bullshit, but was really shocked how quickly I was able to slab on muscle going from 200lbs and running 200mg test per week.

Was shocked to learn how cheap, readily available, and reasonable it is to acquire gear in 2024, and then have it blindly tested by a reputable lab. A couple grand and I can have all the gear and then get it tested for another few grand. OK, lets do that.

So that's my intro. Doubt I'm the first boring middle aged fucker to show up around these parts. Currently running my first cycle. 400mg Test C, 200mg Primo. Was running 4iu of HGH but would wake up with my hands numb and noticed my bite in my mouth was changing (I assume my jaw was fucking growing) and said, maybe we will save the HGH for later.

That's my intro. Not sure if I will be posting our interacting much, but there it is.

-Mid-life Chris

 

[UncleBuns]

Welcome and thanks for the detailed intro! Sounds like you've yo-yoed to some extremes throughout your life. With that track record, you have the motivation and the ability to be consistent so you will be successful with your goals. If you pick something reasonable and just stay consistent with it, you'll get to where you want to be. You are not out of place or "boring" with your age and what you are attempting. In fact, compared to the average guy your age, your Endeavor does make you exceptional. Good luck and God speed!

 

[BombSkillz]

Welcome homie. I blast and cruise and my test/primo blasts are very similar in dosage to yours. Maybe add HCG so your balls don't shrink. Shit def works, as I just accidentally got someone pregnant at age 44 in the middle of a blast phase.

And dude, that same thing happened to me on 2iu per day when I started HGH. The numb hands went away after about 2 months, but I had very strange jaw popping while chewing after about 3 or 4 months. That was maybe 2 years ago and it has completely gone away, but I am not sure when actually. I think my jaw looks normal... yikes, maybe I should ask someone

 

[ChrisMidLife]

Welcome homie. I blast and cruise and my test/primo blasts are very similar in dosage to yours. Maybe add HCG so your balls don't shrink. Shit def works, as I just accidentally got someone pregnant at age 44 in the middle of a blast phase.

And dude, that same thing happened to me on 2iu per day when I started HGH. The numb hands went away after about 2 months, but I had very strange jaw popping while chewing after about 3 or 4 months. That was maybe 2 years ago and it has completely gone away, but I am not sure when actually. I think my jaw looks normal... yikes, maybe I should ask someone

I forgot to mention, I'm on 300iu EOD of Pregnyl HCG through my TRT provider. It's a bit pricey at $200 for a 10 week supply, compared to the chinese HCG I've got stashed at $150/15k iu x 10. But I pay for the Pregnyl just because from a harm reduction standpoint I'm trying to keep my exposure to UGL limited to necessity. Same reason I pay for branded Tirz.

One very helpful thing I've learned lurking is that there may be some cause for concern in terms of immunogenicity with UGL peptides vs pharma; so when available and while funds allow I go pharma.

There's a lot of smart fuckers around here, I've learned a lot from them and appreciate their contributions. There's also a lot of crazy mutherfuckers which keep it fun and interesting. It's a good mix.

Middle age has made me soft and a bit risk averse. I'd just feel a lot of guilt and shame if I fucked myself up medically over some vanity shit and wasn't able to be around for my wife and kids because at age 46 I decided I wanted to be the most jacked dad and in all my kids classes.

But not exactly risk averse enough not to blast a bunch of chinese gear. Funny how that works. I will never claim to be a model of mental or behavioral health.

 

[egruberman]

The UGL peptides are probably safer than the UGL oils from a risk management perspective. Even still, in terms of risk, that’s going to depend on what your body can tolerate. Best to keep a handle on lipids, blood pressures inflammatory markers and so on. If all that is in range, the sky’s the limit in terms of dosages.

I decided I wanted to be the most jacked dad and in all my kids classes

Hey, you too? I chaperone many of my kid’s school trips and such and I’m the guy with the big arms.

 

[ChrisMidLife]

The UGL peptides are probably safer than the UGL oils from a risk management perspective. Even still, in terms of risk, that’s going to depend on what your body can tolerate. Best to keep a handle on lipids, blood pressures inflammatory markers and so on. If all that is in range, the sky’s the limit in terms of dosages.



Hey, you too? I chaperone many of my kid’s school trips and such and I’m the guy with the big arms.

Having been natural all my life, I'm used to seeing gains in terms of years. Kind of like, well you just lift weights and then maybe a year later you catch yourself in the mirror and you have same shape and look good.

Or if you work out real hard and eat well; after 2 years you've really noticeably changed your body. I've had people ask me when I was natural if I was running gear. Maybe once every few months. Now I'm getting asked about twice per week.

Had never really tested muscle memory combined with gear. Before I started lifting again I would've thought it would take maybe 2 years to be the most swoll dad in my kid's classes.

Turned out with the right dose of Tirz and total Test levels hovering around 2000, it only took 6 months.

 

[egruberman]

Here's what a year did for me:

 

[ThatFunk]

Here's what a year did for me:

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That's fucking kickass dude!