Big Mike
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@lucabratzi I too thank you for your time snd effort brother. Best of gains in your future endeavors. Im about to run Test C and I will be doubling my original doses too.
Big Mike
Big Mike
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Mike strong test e (600mg/wk) blood
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Thats weird , the last time my free test was 49, I had 4255 total test , you had 1936 ....
So w the limited amount of knowledge I have w free test I am not exactly sure how to interpret what that means.
dmt31
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Free test has more to do with your SHBG than the amount of Testosterone you're injecting. The lower your SHBG, the more free test you'll have. I was naturally below the range on SHBG before I even started TRT, so even though MY TT level was so low, I had a fair amount of Free Test, which allowed me to be able to make strength and size gains. You can take proviron also, which will increase your Free Test and should slightly lower your SHBG.
OK - because I have always had normal SHBG and free test , but low total test . And I have been looking at proviron's benefits.....thanks DMT ....
The effect Proviron has on any AAS level is limited to a few days bc it only displaces bound SHBG DHT, TT, E-2. Shortly thereafter an equilibrium is reached where it will make little difference bc no more offloading from SHBG is possible.
Because SHBG is essentially saturated once TT levels reach 1500ng/dl, it's effects on Ft levels will be negligible regardless of whether SHBG is "high or low".
At the point of SHBG saturation, ALBUMIN becomes the primary binding protein and bc it binds TT much more loosely than does SHBG, Ft levels tend to fluctuate considerably more once supra-physiologic testosterone levels are achieved.
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JIM
Because SHBG is essentially saturated once TT levels reach 1500ng/dl, it's effects on Ft levels will be negligible regardless of whether SHBG is "high or low".
At the point of SHBG saturation, ALBUMIN becomes the primary binding protein and bc it binds TT much more loosely than does SHBG, Ft levels tend to fluctuate considerably more once supra-physiologic testosterone levels are achieved.
REGS
JIM
so does this mean that proviron will be more effective in raising free test levels at trt doses than at supra physiologic doses?
The clinical effect would likely not be noticeable unless the TT levels were below 500ng/ml.
Personally I know of a few that swear by Proviron's ability to enhance sexual drive but distinguishing that capability from the influence of all the other AAS these folks are using approaches the impossible.
Personally I know of a few that swear by Proviron's ability to enhance sexual drive but distinguishing that capability from the influence of all the other AAS these folks are using approaches the impossible.
irishman
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On his labs. The free test just reads greater than 49.
Whenever supra-physiologic TT levels are achieved moment to moment FT will vary WIDELY. That's bc once SHBG is saturated (which occurs once TT reaches roughly 1500ng/dl) the primary carrier protein that determines the FT level is ALBUMIN.
However bc ALBUMIN binds TT loosely (which is beneficial during intra-capillary transit) TT/FT shifts can occur quite rapidly leading to considerable fluctuations FT levels. Consequently FT values are not reliable indicators or predictive of "expected" TT levels once a supra-physiologic TT range is reached.
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jim
However bc ALBUMIN binds TT loosely (which is beneficial during intra-capillary transit) TT/FT shifts can occur quite rapidly leading to considerable fluctuations FT levels. Consequently FT values are not reliable indicators or predictive of "expected" TT levels once a supra-physiologic TT range is reached.
Regs
jim
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