Hello there i am new here,sadly i thought Reddit was peak for reading information about all things bodybuilding/powerlifting until yesterday i discovered this forum and my jaw dropped from amount of information,so i am happy and eager to learn bunch of new stuff.
Some basic info about me,male 29 183cm tall,and 103 kg this morning.
Since 14 years old after i read trough Arnold Schwarzenegger: encyclopedia of modern bodybuilding i was hooked and after my father helped me build homemade bench press and dip i started working out.
At 15 joined gym and trained on and off till i was 17. Then well life hit me hard,whole day working any free time i spented on my GF now my wife.
Started training again at 22 and life was good getting back at gym hitting new PR's until my shoulder gave out and then i learned i have some bone spurrs in my shoulders the get worse with training.
Then 5x back surgerys due to doctors fault.
Now 5 years later at October 5th 2025 tested my self again for Testostorone levels,and they were at 302ng/dl.
At age of 22 my levels were 390ng/dl,and since then i managed to lose around 25 kg. From 113kg to 88kg.
Still my levels haven't improved,my depression and anxiety were at all time high so i pulled the plug and found TRT clinic online and started with TRT.
Now i am in Austria and here is TRT really complicated.Only choices are Cream,Pellets or injections which is primarly Test U or know as Nebido.
Switched to my urologist which said i can continue TRT at his place for free(healthcare in europe) but still 12-16weeks interveal between shots didn't look like optimal option.
I went with UGL option and decided on 250mg per month(low cycle not truly TRT) but was hopping to gain a bit muscle and when satisfied with my body(if you can ever get to that point) switch to normal 150mg per month.
Sadly i didn't get proper bloodwork before hand so i dont know what is my base estradiol and many other markers only my testosterone.
I have been on this now 2 months now and its good so far muscle size wise.Sadly due to high estradiol i am holding a lot of water.
But due to good information here it will be solved no doubt.
My goals are to be more fit and more muscle of course for my wife primarly,so nothing crazy size wise like some people here,but with your guys help and all this info here it will be piece of cake.
Some basic info about me,male 29 183cm tall,and 103 kg this morning.
Since 14 years old after i read trough Arnold Schwarzenegger: encyclopedia of modern bodybuilding i was hooked and after my father helped me build homemade bench press and dip i started working out.
At 15 joined gym and trained on and off till i was 17. Then well life hit me hard,whole day working any free time i spented on my GF now my wife.
Started training again at 22 and life was good getting back at gym hitting new PR's until my shoulder gave out and then i learned i have some bone spurrs in my shoulders the get worse with training.
Then 5x back surgerys due to doctors fault.
Now 5 years later at October 5th 2025 tested my self again for Testostorone levels,and they were at 302ng/dl.
At age of 22 my levels were 390ng/dl,and since then i managed to lose around 25 kg. From 113kg to 88kg.
Still my levels haven't improved,my depression and anxiety were at all time high so i pulled the plug and found TRT clinic online and started with TRT.
Now i am in Austria and here is TRT really complicated.Only choices are Cream,Pellets or injections which is primarly Test U or know as Nebido.
Switched to my urologist which said i can continue TRT at his place for free(healthcare in europe) but still 12-16weeks interveal between shots didn't look like optimal option.
I went with UGL option and decided on 250mg per month(low cycle not truly TRT) but was hopping to gain a bit muscle and when satisfied with my body(if you can ever get to that point) switch to normal 150mg per month.
Sadly i didn't get proper bloodwork before hand so i dont know what is my base estradiol and many other markers only my testosterone.
I have been on this now 2 months now and its good so far muscle size wise.Sadly due to high estradiol i am holding a lot of water.
But due to good information here it will be solved no doubt.
My goals are to be more fit and more muscle of course for my wife primarly,so nothing crazy size wise like some people here,but with your guys help and all this info here it will be piece of cake.
