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Thanks man. Good point on the labs - I'm usually at 700. I did have LCMS done that gave me the 1300 reading. I previously had ECLIA a few weeks before (privately) and it was over 1500. I did have some surgery a couple weeks before and spent a week and half recovering so I think your advice...

I've been on TRT for over 3 years now. I came off a blast using deca and test e and ended up having to get labs done about 6 weeks after my last injection. My labs came back mostly normal: good cholesterol, hemoglobin and hematocrit were only 1 point high, liver is in check, estradiol was at 35...

It is irrelevant to the thread topic but to answer the question, I wasn't on anything during the later shows, so blame poor wording.

I had one cycle of test @ 500/wk for 10 weeks prior to the first show but for the rest I was natural.

Currently 174, 5.5% bodyfat, 28, 7 years training experience. This was my first year of competitive bodybuilding. I did 4 shows and placed in all 4, took first twice. Now that I'm in the off season I'd like to put on some size but I also want to be sure I have enough time to recover and start...

Agreed, you definitely want the whey in the morning. Your muscles are hungry for protein and casein is slow digesting. Also I'd be careful with the pork since you are cutting. Definitely putting the macros for the entire diet will be helpful so you can gage where you'er at.

I went to my GP mid-summer, told him about my low energy, low libido and overall crappy feeling. They ran my blood work and my test was at 280. They sent me to an endocrinologist and it took 3 months to get an appoint there. They told me about HRT, did my bloodwork, then called me a week later...

So true - you will spend more time thinking about all the possibilities and contemplating where to stick the needle. But when you finally do it, it really is painless. Thanks for the write up Chip.