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[Nurserachet]

1st off, thanks to the creators for making this space and encouraging safe practices, as well as the members contributing to the knowledge base.
Husband and I have been talking about taking more steps to better our bodies and health overall. Getting our starting labs drawn this week. Both in our 30s and been working physically demanding jobs 15+ years. I have a science/healthcare background and love learning. Don’t know how much I’ll be able to contribute initially, but definitely open to updating our plans and progress to anyone who gives a rip.
Really appreciate all the info I’ve been able to read here before becoming a member, and I’d be lying if I said some of the comebacks aren’t hilarious.

 

[RekTest]

Hi, welcome!

Watch out for some of the, comebacks, some people here can be real asses, sometimes, and its better to just ignore them. Most of the time everyone here is really good
Hope you have a good time here!

 

[Nurserachet]

1st off, thanks to the creators for making this space and encouraging safe practices, as well as the members contributing to the knowledge base.
Husband and I have been talking about taking more steps to better our bodies and health overall. Getting our starting labs drawn this week. Both in our 30s and been working physically demanding jobs 15+ years. I have a science/healthcare background and love learning. Don’t know how much I’ll be able to contribute initially, but definitely open to updating our plans and progress to anyone who gives a rip.
Really appreciate all the info I’ve been able to read here before becoming a member, and I’d be lying if I said some of the comebacks aren’t hilarious.

Update for anyone who cares

Hubs T levels came back on the low side of normal. LDL high tho and HDL low. Decided for him the best plan was 250mg test every 3.5 days. Not gonna add any AAS till those cholesterol levels get better, if he even ends up wanting to add any. He’s been at it 2 weeks so far, not really any noticeable changes but he does say he’s noticed it’s a little easier to wake up in the mornings.

I went with CJC-1295/Ipamorelin. Don’t wanna jump straight into messing with my hormones and potential permanent sides before I get a handle on this stuff. But I definitely want to build more muscle mass.

 

[RekTest]

Update for anyone who cares

Hubs T levels came back on the low side of normal. LDL high tho and HDL low. Decided for him the best plan was 250mg test every 3.5 days. Not gonna add any AAS till those cholesterol levels get better, if he even ends up wanting to add any. He’s been at it 2 weeks so far, not really any noticeable changes but he does say he’s noticed it’s a little easier to wake up in the mornings.

I went with CJC-1295/Ipamorelin. Don’t wanna jump straight into messing with my hormones and potential permanent sides before I get a handle on this stuff. But I definitely want to build more muscle mass.

He should be feeling pretty good around the 6-8th week mark, 8th being fully saturated
If I am understanding correctly, you put him on 500mg/wk not just TRT?
I would advise against that, get him settled into TRT if he has low T, a good 100MG of test every 3 days (200mg total for the week) is a good dose, then if he wants to run a cycle..

I dont know much about woman hormones, still doing alot of research, but watch out if you dont want manly changes. @iris would be able to comment better on this but from what I know its a pretty fine line for you woman, not easy like us men.
I wish you the best, keep us updated on your journey and if you ever need questions answered im sure many will help, just post in the correct sub forum.

Have a merry Christmas!

 

[Nurserachet]

He should be feeling pretty good around the 6-8th week mark, 8th being fully saturated
If I am understanding correctly, you put him on 500mg/wk not just TRT?
I would advise against that, get him settled into TRT if he has low T, a good 100MG of test every 3 days (200mg total for the week) is a good dose, then if he wants to run a cycle..

I dont know much about woman hormones, still doing alot of research, but watch out if you dont want manly changes. @iris would be able to comment better on this but from what I know its a pretty fine line for you woman, not easy like us men.
I wish you the best, keep us updated on your journey and if you ever need questions answered im sure many will help, just post in the correct sub forum.

Have a merry Christmas!

Yes, 500mg/week. When I said “decided”, I meant we talked about it. Initially he wanted to jump right in with Tren or Deca - specifically because they’re well known AAS and he was going off of comments from acquaintances- but once we started working through what his actual goals are we settled on a cycle with just Test. The AAS he had heard of all had slightly different actions and goals they are really best for. His levels aren’t low, per se, just lower side of normal. 399 to be exact. The plan right now is to go down to a TRT dose after 16 weeks. He’s wanting the mental/self esteem boost from making some gains. We’ll see how it goes lol, but I may talk with him about it again and see if he agrees to a TRT dose for a while first.
Probably not going to PCT, and just run TRT doses indefinitely with a little *sprinkle sprinkle* a couple times a year.

Thanks for the reply and advice
And a Very Merry Christmas to you and yours!

 

[RekTest]

Yes, 500mg/week. When I said “decided”, I meant we talked about it. Initially he wanted to jump right in with Tren or Deca - specifically because they’re well known AAS and he was going off of comments from acquaintances- but once we started working through what his actual goals are we settled on a cycle with just Test. The AAS he had heard of all had slightly different actions and goals they are really best for. His levels aren’t low, per se, just lower side of normal. 399 to be exact. The plan right now is to go down to a TRT dose after 16 weeks. He’s wanting the mental/self esteem boost from making some gains. We’ll see how it goes lol, but I may talk with him about it again and see if he agrees to a TRT dose for a while first.
Probably not going to PCT, and just run TRT doses indefinitely with a little *sprinkle sprinkle* a couple times a year.

Thanks for the reply and advice
And a Very Merry Christmas to you and yours!

I am glad he decided on just test, learn how just test affects him and how to deal with the sides and then add more down the line knowing if he gets new sides where it is coming from.
What length is he doing? 16wks?
Blast and cruising is the best way, PCT is very hard on the body and just staying on TRT is waay healthier.
399 test is pretty much TRT level, he would make some fantastic gains just off of 200mg/wk of TRT.


I, personally as having alot of experience with Tren, would advise anyone and everyone against it.
It is very addicting, not the good kind. It plays with your mind, I just recently got off of it because it was close to ruining a relationship, and I wasn’t even realizing it because I was so addicted to the feeling tren gives. On everything I wish I would have never touched it so I would never know how it feels.
Deca/NPP are good adders. Ive ran TRT dose test with NPP and liked it.