Hello everyone!
I'm a long time member, but haven't posted much as I was living in Manhattan until recently dealing with the fallout of COVID. Lockdowns began literally a month before my 42nd birthday, and needless to say - my body is far from what it was in say January of 2021. I started training 19 years ago, ran my first cycle 11 years ago, and before COVID - I would always tell people to hit the weights before resorting to gear.
Problem is, now I'm old. And while I look far better than most my age, I still do not look anywhere near as athletic as I once did. I work in commercial real estate, and now conferences and meetings are happening on the regular. Mine is a cutthroat business, and appearances matter. Several big conferences are happening in August, and my efforts thus far have proven futile. I'm now in the suburbs, and I'm shocked how much strength I lost now that I'm back at the gym.
While I don't have a wife or children and don't plan on ever going that route, prescription TRT so far is helping but slow going (test levels before TRT were 475, slightly below average but I have a doc who didn't care).
I never aspired to be obscenely huge. I'm 6'-2", and at my peak perhaps 3-5 years ago I was 220 at 10% bodyfat. Incredibly, I'm down to 195. Still low bodyfat, though I haven't measured it. Wear the same pants I've had for 5-10 years. Suit jackets obviously are now ill fitting. We're talking 10 moderately priced suits averaging say $2,000 each. Sucks.
The question is this - it seems like the older you get, it is safer to run essentially everything at lower doses for longer periods of time. I don't care about the risk of shutdown as I'm ready to be on TRT for life as my career quite literally depends on it.
My first choice is to run 6 months of primo at 200mg per week, perhaps with HGH. I have had great success with primo in the past, even at 400-600mg per week, but more than a few indicate long-term usage at lower doses works equally well.
The other options are 200mg of deca or 100mg of tren hex/ethanate per week. The long-lasting metabolites of nandrolone have long been known to me, and I have never actually used deca nor npp. I used a lot of tren early on, and I'm not sure even at a low dose it's particularly wise at my age.
Needless to say, probably monthly blood work will be performed. Many studies I have read indicate the older you get, the more your bone marrow responds to androgens increasing red blood cell production. I don't want to be popping blood thinners any time I fly across the country.
I am leaning towards the primo option, unless anyone suggests it's folly. Any suggestions of other ancillaries, mitigating activities, or even telling me to shelve the idea are welcome. Remember, my primary goal here is to regain a youthful appearance only for the nest 2-3 years as I rebuild my professional relationships. My bodybuilding/beast days are over.
Opinions on non-AAS compounds are welcome: blood pressure med cocktails, metformin, vasodilators like labetalol or low dose Cialis, metformin, blood thinners for travel, aesthetic enhancing drugs I'm unaware of, etc. I'm open to all suggestions, just don't tell me to run a gram of primo a week or 100mg of tren ace a day!
Thank you to everyone for reading this, and I look forward to your responses!
Cheers!
I'm a long time member, but haven't posted much as I was living in Manhattan until recently dealing with the fallout of COVID. Lockdowns began literally a month before my 42nd birthday, and needless to say - my body is far from what it was in say January of 2021. I started training 19 years ago, ran my first cycle 11 years ago, and before COVID - I would always tell people to hit the weights before resorting to gear.
Problem is, now I'm old. And while I look far better than most my age, I still do not look anywhere near as athletic as I once did. I work in commercial real estate, and now conferences and meetings are happening on the regular. Mine is a cutthroat business, and appearances matter. Several big conferences are happening in August, and my efforts thus far have proven futile. I'm now in the suburbs, and I'm shocked how much strength I lost now that I'm back at the gym.
While I don't have a wife or children and don't plan on ever going that route, prescription TRT so far is helping but slow going (test levels before TRT were 475, slightly below average but I have a doc who didn't care).
I never aspired to be obscenely huge. I'm 6'-2", and at my peak perhaps 3-5 years ago I was 220 at 10% bodyfat. Incredibly, I'm down to 195. Still low bodyfat, though I haven't measured it. Wear the same pants I've had for 5-10 years. Suit jackets obviously are now ill fitting. We're talking 10 moderately priced suits averaging say $2,000 each. Sucks.
The question is this - it seems like the older you get, it is safer to run essentially everything at lower doses for longer periods of time. I don't care about the risk of shutdown as I'm ready to be on TRT for life as my career quite literally depends on it.
My first choice is to run 6 months of primo at 200mg per week, perhaps with HGH. I have had great success with primo in the past, even at 400-600mg per week, but more than a few indicate long-term usage at lower doses works equally well.
The other options are 200mg of deca or 100mg of tren hex/ethanate per week. The long-lasting metabolites of nandrolone have long been known to me, and I have never actually used deca nor npp. I used a lot of tren early on, and I'm not sure even at a low dose it's particularly wise at my age.
Needless to say, probably monthly blood work will be performed. Many studies I have read indicate the older you get, the more your bone marrow responds to androgens increasing red blood cell production. I don't want to be popping blood thinners any time I fly across the country.
I am leaning towards the primo option, unless anyone suggests it's folly. Any suggestions of other ancillaries, mitigating activities, or even telling me to shelve the idea are welcome. Remember, my primary goal here is to regain a youthful appearance only for the nest 2-3 years as I rebuild my professional relationships. My bodybuilding/beast days are over.
Opinions on non-AAS compounds are welcome: blood pressure med cocktails, metformin, vasodilators like labetalol or low dose Cialis, metformin, blood thinners for travel, aesthetic enhancing drugs I'm unaware of, etc. I'm open to all suggestions, just don't tell me to run a gram of primo a week or 100mg of tren ace a day!
Thank you to everyone for reading this, and I look forward to your responses!
Cheers!
