TRT-esque cycle: Just got out of military and seeking advice

[619Surfer]

Hey all,

Here's the deal - just got out of the Navy and trying to stay in shape. I still work out every day but I have a corporate job now and my training is limited to about an hour / day. I want to hop on some kind of moderate dosage cycle/cruise to maintain lean composition and retain/build muscle. Have done this in the past but it's been years so wanted to get some opinions on how to set this up and do it intelligently.

Figure I would do:
-long ester compound like Test C or E about 200mg/week
-have AI stuff on hand in case gyno or similar issues arise
-get some PCT like arimidex or nolvadex for when/if I decide to taper off

It seems like this is the most basic regiment i have seen on here but again I am still in pretty good shape and don't think I need to do anything crazy - however I am seeing my body fat % creep up as I spend more time at a desk and less time outdoors doing manual labor. I am unwilling to go quietly into the night.

I do my bloodwork fairly frequently (3-6 months) and am predisposed to hair loss and have a 'Hey Arnold' sized head so would prefer not to lose hair any quicker than I already am (on finasteride which keeps the wolves away for now)

If there is a link to a similar post please send it my way I have done a basic search but didn't see anything pop up that is highly relevant to me.

Thanks team

 

[619Surfer]

I forgot to add the final part - could someone look at this and tell me if they think this is a good start or if i am overlooking anything?

 

[y777]

If you’re predisposed to MPB just know that fin doesn’t block all DHT (I think 70% and even less in the scalp ). I shed when I started TRT after 20+ years of fin /minox holding the line.

I switched to dut, for oral but the main preventative for hair loss for me has been RU-58841, applied topically daily. You can buy pre made or buy raw powder and mix with propylene glycol (30%) and ethanol (190 or 200 proof) 70% to make a 5% solution. This has held my hair with some of the harshest compounds and doses.

There’s a hair loss thread on meso as well if you want to do more research.

 

[Liter O' Test]

testosterone , arimidex
dutasteride/finasteride, oral minoxidil
blood pressure monitor

do 200mg split 2x a week.
take .5mg dutasteride/Xmg finasteride a few times per week, take oral minoxidil daily
check BP few times per week.

get doc appointment if BP is high assuming you have insurance
if no insurance pick up an ARB med

get bloodwork in 3-4 weeks, get test, dht and e2 sensitive checked especially

add a.i to get to normal range of e2, imo 25-30. (0.25mg doses)
if a.i is too hard to dose at this test dosage, lower test as long as you will be above 900ng/dl
or raise testosterone so you can dose arimidex more easily without getting low e2

lower/raise dutasteride/finasteride based on side effects

check BP few times per week.

increase dose to 400-500mg, split into 3x per week instead of 2x ideally
repeat
adjust all doses based on labs
adjust fin/dut based on feels

arimidex is A.I

 

[UncleBuns]

in order to give good advice, it would be very helpful if you post your blood work and tell us your age. Is your natural test level low enough that you actually need TRT? Generally speaking, doing a trt dose if your natural levels are decent is usually a very bad idea. Not much benefit and can cause a lot of problems.