Simplicity, consistency, accountability

[Jin23]

I just find it fascinating that the body reacts the same way to changes in both directions. While on the way up it seemed to take approximately 1 week to normalize (rhr, hrv) at each new dose. So I'm hopeful this will be the same.

As far as dosage... we'll see I'm sure you're right and me self managing is in fact a bad idea but now that I'm getting vials of cypionate for $30 there is literally no way I'm ever paying $250 for the identical product from a compounding pharmacy. Not that the MD was any good and immediately put me on 200mg + arimidex right out of the gate

Training wise, don't think deload is necessary , just had a deload like a week ago. Possible volume is just set too high but it really shouldn't be. I think I've done maybe 50 sets in the last week, tops. And only cardio is walking.

Anyway I do appreciate your input, always, even if I don't always agree on all of it. And even if I suspect that I understand probably a lot more than you give me credit for. Knowledge isn't usually my shortcoming, wisdom is.

I'm just happy I'm talking to sensible adults. I think you have a chance of making things work for you in life in a general sense. You'll see if all of this is a good idea or not and I think you'll make some right decisions.

I do not think think you're totally undereducated, I do think however you are undereducated on the neurobiology side of things. And the only reason why I'm pronouncing this side of discourse is because I think you fall in to at risk group for the negative side of aas neuromodulation effects. And the issue is that these effects take time, they are gradual and so you don't notice them untill it's too late.

 

[Trenbolonetax]

It's weird I've just taken several rest days in a row and yet all my metrics are still in the toilet: sleep scores and HRV for example. Maybe I shouldn't put too much stock in what my watch tells me but actually my body tells me that it's right.

It does make sense i suppose, my body is adapting to a changing hormonal environment. That and I cut my suboxone dose by 25% last week. So it's got to adjust to that as well.

Not to be a simpleton, but I have to imagine that your suboxone dose decrease is almost certainly impacting your sleep. Throw in hormonal flux of any type, as Jin had mentioned (up or down, androgens or estrogen, etc), and you've got a good answer for less quality sleep.

You may have covered this, but when do you take your GH? If it's a nighttime bolus, there are many people who suffer from sleep disturbances from GH, not higher quality sleep. Even if it's not a night time bolus, can still have negative impact.

All of this is to say that you have quite a bit of "change" occurring right now. Think you've got the right idea removing certain variables, holding others steady, and methodically troubleshooting from there.