blood work necessary?

[dfresh88]

ive done one cycle(halovar) earlier this year and never had blood work. you guys feel its truly needed, or just recommended? not saying you should or shouldnt, but with proper pct/time off wouldnt the body recover fine regardless?

 

[07Lane40]

its recommended. but most people don't do it. it would be a good thing to do because you can feel recovered without being totally there and really have no idea whats going on at the organ level or even cell level of your body.

its a personal decision that we all have to make but it would be smartest to do bloods. (though I haven't and probably won't)

that being said, IMO a lot of ph/ds cycles won't be as harsh as running other was cycles due to length. i would follow the recommended time on + post cycle therapy (pct) = time off as a general guideline - but you can recover faster or slower, its all up to your post cycle therapy (pct) and your body.

fyi theres a sticky in the AAS forum for getting bloodwork done cheap.

 

[dfresh88]

its recommended. but most people don't do it. it would be a good thing to do because you can feel recovered without being totally there and really have no idea whats going on at the organ level or even cell level of your body.

its a personal decision that we all have to make but it would be smartest to do bloods. (though I haven't and probably won't)

that being said, IMO a lot of ph/ds cycles won't be as harsh as running other was cycles due to length. i would follow the recommended time on + post cycle therapy (pct) = time off as a general guideline - but you can recover faster or slower, its all up to your post cycle therapy (pct) and your body.

fyi theres a sticky in the AAS forum for getting bloodwork done cheap.

yea seems you will recover regardless... more to see where you stand with blood work. i mean after say 5-6 months off wouldnt our body be fine?

 

[07Lane40]

5 or 6 months is a pretty long time. Assuming you have decent recovery abilities you should be fine.

 

[dfresh88]

5 or 6 months is a pretty long time. Assuming you have decent recovery abilities you should be fine.

yea finished post cycle therapy (pct) of my 1st cycle back in april. id only be doing 1-2 4-8 week ph/ds cycles a year and make sure i followed time on+ time off/proper post cycle therapy (pct)

 

[dfresh88]

bump

 

[r1balla]

any time i am on any kind of cycle, i always get before/after blood work. thats the only way to know your body is staying as safe as possible.

 

[dfresh88]

any time i am on any kind of cycle, i always get before/after blood work. thats the only way to know your body is staying as safe as possible.

but do you feel it is necessary if you take proper time off/run proper pct?

 

[Zero V]

but do you feel it is necessary if you take proper time off/run proper post cycle therapy (pct)?

Yes, post cycle therapy (pct) does not guarantee recovery

 

[r1balla]

but do you feel it is necessary if you take proper time off/run proper pct?

just because you take proper time off doesnt mean your body isnt still recovering. every persons body is different. recovery time for you wont be the same for me. for some it is though. you dont HAVE to get blood work, but for me, i wouldnt run a cycle unless i knew i was able to get blood work. even something like the ZRT test from PP will suffice in regards to testosterone and estrogen. 80 bucks

 

[Unobtanium]

Personally I prefer to know what's going on with my body, and this way you can get a feel of how quickly your body is recovering. Can't always feel what's going on in there

 

[dfresh88]

so say i went 6 months after post cycle therapy (pct) before starting a cycle, wouldn't i be recovered by then? btw my post cycle therapy (pct) ended back in april from 1st cycle(halovar)

 

[r1balla]

it SHOULD be recovered, but you never know unless you have blood.

 

[dfresh88]

so even at 6 months i could still be considered not at "normal" levels?

 

[r1balla]

for sure. have you ever heard of people on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) or TRT? they take a cycle and there levels are screwed up for life and cant produce the normal amount of test on there own.

 

[r1balla]

dude, its like 80 bucks at PP. prick yourself, ship it back and you will know your levels

 

[tjkita]

Test labs

Check out the sticky on how to get your test levels checked at the nearest labs. It's only $50, no questions asked.

 

[dfresh88]

dude, its like 80 bucks at PP. prick yourself, ship it back and you will know your levels

i checked it out, that only tells you your test/estro levels though

 

[r1balla]

I get my normal blood work once a year from my doc. when taking a cycle, test/estro is all im concerned about. i get the other stuff tested a bit later

 

[dfresh88]

I get my normal blood work once a year from my doc. when taking a cycle, test/estro is all im concerned about. i get the other stuff tested a bit later

so if thats in order than youre good in other words?