When using testosterone cypionate, it has a long half life, which means it normally takes 3 or4 weeks to reach steady blood levels. If you simply increase your weekly dose, there’s a lag period at the start where levels are still climbing.
Front loading (BOLUS dosing) is an optional strategy to shorten that lag. The idea is to temporarily increase the dose at the start to build serum levels faster, then drop back to the planned weekly dose. This doesn’t increase longterm exposure, it just gets you to steady state sooner.
Example:
Planned dose: 350 mg/week
Front load: 600–700 mg total in week one. Then continue 350 mg a week from there. This approach works best with longester testosterone like cypionate or enanthate. It’s useful for both shorter cycles where you avoid wasting early weeks and longer cycles it helps eliminate the slow ramp up. Food for thought because your not making an insane increase for your first cycle.
Front loading is optional like titration is and an individual decision. It can cause a faster rise in hormones, so anyone unfamiliar with testosterone side effects may prefer a standard increase without front loading. This being your first cycle I want you to have the knowledge and decide for yourself.
Also while the info in giving you is solid it isn't mathematically correct. Front loading is based off the hand life of the compound and with what your wanting to run and without the experience I'm going to error on the side of caution, because the actual front load dose to take prevent lag is stupid large for a newbie. No disrespect. Hope this makes sense, and as time progresses you can search the info up further, or if you remember inquire back I can assist you with the math.
Edit: I assumed test c because you started trt prescribed initially.
