Hey Meso,
I made an account months ago and have decided I want to engage with the community a bit, as I’ve finally decided to jump to the dark side.
A little bit about me: married, no kids, from the Heartland but currently living in the upper Midwest. I play music and am interested in philosophy, religion and computer science. Inside of bodybuilding, I’m a huge fan of the Think Big Bodybuilding podcasts, bodybuilders from the Silver Era, and high intensity training.
I’ve been training seriously for 6+ years, and currently sit at 5’6” and around 178lbs at 12-13% bodyfat. I’ve run a SARM/SERM (LGD and Enclo) a couple of times but I am new to real AAS. I know SARMS are about as useful as an oral only cycle especially with me close to the limit of what I can attain naturally, and with the lack of data about long term health consequences I regret doing that stupid shit. Bloodwork since then has been perfect, however.
I’m starting to seriously feel my age in terms of recovery, knees and lower back and plan to Blast+TRT rather than cycle off, with a strong emphasis on regular blood testing, a heart healthy diet and a lot of cardio of varying intensity. No heart, kidney or liver issues in the family (just alcoholism!) and my blood pressure is consistently low.
I potentially want to compete in Classic where my cap would be 180 and I suspect my offseason weight would be somewhere between 195-205.
I am curious if you experienced guys think maintaining that level of muscularity on true TRT between cycles is achievable. (Obviously I would expect to lose fullness on cruise, but want to stay in that ballpark.) I think I do have somewhat of a genetic predisposition for bodybuilding, being able to hold onto my current weight and condition with my natty test in the 600s.
Would love any pointers on harm reduction or balancing AAS use with longevity. I want to do a little more research before I hop on and still do have some questions. Pre-cycle bloodwork is scheduled for next week.
First blast I think will be 300-400 test, I may start on the lower end of that, assess, and ramp up from there. I may or may not finish with Anavar during the last 4-6 weeks, which I would start around 10mg to assess as well. Any feedback is appreciated.
Aromasin, nolva, HCG on hand. I have read of people running HCG indefinitely, or only when they drop to a cruise and would appreciate advice there as well.
Thanks for reading this long winded intro. I’m glad I found this place and didn’t just jump into the Reddit 500 test/12wk cookie cutter cycle. LGD suppression was bad enough; PCT sounds horrible and I am too old and too busy for that shit but I want to TRT as safely as possible too.
I made an account months ago and have decided I want to engage with the community a bit, as I’ve finally decided to jump to the dark side.
A little bit about me: married, no kids, from the Heartland but currently living in the upper Midwest. I play music and am interested in philosophy, religion and computer science. Inside of bodybuilding, I’m a huge fan of the Think Big Bodybuilding podcasts, bodybuilders from the Silver Era, and high intensity training.
I’ve been training seriously for 6+ years, and currently sit at 5’6” and around 178lbs at 12-13% bodyfat. I’ve run a SARM/SERM (LGD and Enclo) a couple of times but I am new to real AAS. I know SARMS are about as useful as an oral only cycle especially with me close to the limit of what I can attain naturally, and with the lack of data about long term health consequences I regret doing that stupid shit. Bloodwork since then has been perfect, however.
I’m starting to seriously feel my age in terms of recovery, knees and lower back and plan to Blast+TRT rather than cycle off, with a strong emphasis on regular blood testing, a heart healthy diet and a lot of cardio of varying intensity. No heart, kidney or liver issues in the family (just alcoholism!) and my blood pressure is consistently low.
I potentially want to compete in Classic where my cap would be 180 and I suspect my offseason weight would be somewhere between 195-205.
I am curious if you experienced guys think maintaining that level of muscularity on true TRT between cycles is achievable. (Obviously I would expect to lose fullness on cruise, but want to stay in that ballpark.) I think I do have somewhat of a genetic predisposition for bodybuilding, being able to hold onto my current weight and condition with my natty test in the 600s.
Would love any pointers on harm reduction or balancing AAS use with longevity. I want to do a little more research before I hop on and still do have some questions. Pre-cycle bloodwork is scheduled for next week.
First blast I think will be 300-400 test, I may start on the lower end of that, assess, and ramp up from there. I may or may not finish with Anavar during the last 4-6 weeks, which I would start around 10mg to assess as well. Any feedback is appreciated.
Aromasin, nolva, HCG on hand. I have read of people running HCG indefinitely, or only when they drop to a cruise and would appreciate advice there as well.
Thanks for reading this long winded intro. I’m glad I found this place and didn’t just jump into the Reddit 500 test/12wk cookie cutter cycle. LGD suppression was bad enough; PCT sounds horrible and I am too old and too busy for that shit but I want to TRT as safely as possible too.
