Brief TRT progress report
I started testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) through ULV/IMT about 6 weeks ago. Doing 200mg test cyp per week (2 injections per week) and 1000iu of HCG per week (2 injections per week) along with a small amount of Arimidex (tend to have about 1/3 of a 1mg pill each week).
I am 31 years old. My total test ranged from 150-400 when I started. Free was always bottomed out on the scale at around 8 ng/dl. First noticed low T when my family doc did a fatigue panel based on my extreme low energy and general sleepiness. He was pretty shocked by the result and wanted to put me on a gel or cream. Said he didn't know much about it and didn't do injectables. I did some research before getting started on anything and ended up here with ULV.
I have always been very active, but for as long as I can remember very lethargic, like every action was an uphill battle trudging through sand or something. Holding my kid, walking down the street, everything just drained the hell out of me. Much less my BJJ and lifting. I haven't seen gains in 6-8 years even though I workout all the time. Look good, defined, wouldn't think I am low T, but not continuing to gain strength and totally lackadaisical.
In BJJ/wrestling I was out of juice in like 5 minutes. Not cardio, could do slow aerobic cardio a long time, but muscularly I just couldn't keep activating them properly. This is after 7 years of BJJ. Close to purple belt atm. I keep going when dead, but I just couldn't keep my body working correctly so it just always sucked and felt like a Sisyphean task.
I have struggled with what I thought was depression, sometimes significant, for 8 years or so. Never medicated, just dealt with it. Sex drive was OK, interested in sex once a week or so. Nothing like when I was younger of course, but I have been with my wife almost 9 years now so I figured the decrease was normal.
TRT has been incredible. After about two weeks I really noticed significant energy differences. I could push out probably 2x the volume in gym, roll hard at BJJ all night rather than getting a good five minutes followed by coasting and defending. I have gone from 180 lbs to 195 lbs since starting and only seem to have LOST a little fat (wasn't a LOT there to begin with). My workouts are intense now - set of 20x at 270 on deads last week, 20x at 215 on squats this week - I used to do sets of 5 and be dead on these core exercises. I actually get a pump now - never have (that I can remember). My BJJ team has been commenting for a couple weeks now asking what the hell I am doing blowing up like this. Making steroid jokes actually lol. I will eventually talk with them about it.
My mood has been just incredible. Its not like I am walking around euphoric all the time or something, but I don't feel like just crawling back into bed every day or shooting myself when I wake up in the morning. I haven't thought of that even once. This could all just be placebo or something considering how new I am to it, but it feels like a new life at the moment. I find myself smiling thinking about random things during the day - actual happy thoughts. Its great.
Sex drive has gone through the roof. I thought I was OK before, but I doubt that now. My wife has never looked better to me. Its weird. When she gets out of the shower and is drying off, just the plain sight of her naked body turns me on again. I had been so "bored" for so many years thinking I just wasn't attracted to her anymore. I think it was me. I feel like I just NEED her all the time now. Its actually wearing her out, but she likes it. I get home late after working and training and after I clean up, before going to bed, rather than feeling tired and depressed, I drag her away from whatever she is doing for some sex almost every night now. It is fucking awesome. Once again, who knows, maybe placebo, maybe real, but its fucking awesome right now.
I reordered for another 10 weeks recently and as long as things keep up where they are now, I will never stop. I think I got pretty lucky and dialed in on E2 pretty quick. Just trying to be wary of high/low E2 signs, but so far so good.
Just wanted to share my, so far, good experience.
Edit: Umm.. wasn't so brief. Sorry.
I started testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) through ULV/IMT about 6 weeks ago. Doing 200mg test cyp per week (2 injections per week) and 1000iu of HCG per week (2 injections per week) along with a small amount of Arimidex (tend to have about 1/3 of a 1mg pill each week).
I am 31 years old. My total test ranged from 150-400 when I started. Free was always bottomed out on the scale at around 8 ng/dl. First noticed low T when my family doc did a fatigue panel based on my extreme low energy and general sleepiness. He was pretty shocked by the result and wanted to put me on a gel or cream. Said he didn't know much about it and didn't do injectables. I did some research before getting started on anything and ended up here with ULV.
I have always been very active, but for as long as I can remember very lethargic, like every action was an uphill battle trudging through sand or something. Holding my kid, walking down the street, everything just drained the hell out of me. Much less my BJJ and lifting. I haven't seen gains in 6-8 years even though I workout all the time. Look good, defined, wouldn't think I am low T, but not continuing to gain strength and totally lackadaisical.
In BJJ/wrestling I was out of juice in like 5 minutes. Not cardio, could do slow aerobic cardio a long time, but muscularly I just couldn't keep activating them properly. This is after 7 years of BJJ. Close to purple belt atm. I keep going when dead, but I just couldn't keep my body working correctly so it just always sucked and felt like a Sisyphean task.
I have struggled with what I thought was depression, sometimes significant, for 8 years or so. Never medicated, just dealt with it. Sex drive was OK, interested in sex once a week or so. Nothing like when I was younger of course, but I have been with my wife almost 9 years now so I figured the decrease was normal.
TRT has been incredible. After about two weeks I really noticed significant energy differences. I could push out probably 2x the volume in gym, roll hard at BJJ all night rather than getting a good five minutes followed by coasting and defending. I have gone from 180 lbs to 195 lbs since starting and only seem to have LOST a little fat (wasn't a LOT there to begin with). My workouts are intense now - set of 20x at 270 on deads last week, 20x at 215 on squats this week - I used to do sets of 5 and be dead on these core exercises. I actually get a pump now - never have (that I can remember). My BJJ team has been commenting for a couple weeks now asking what the hell I am doing blowing up like this. Making steroid jokes actually lol. I will eventually talk with them about it.
My mood has been just incredible. Its not like I am walking around euphoric all the time or something, but I don't feel like just crawling back into bed every day or shooting myself when I wake up in the morning. I haven't thought of that even once. This could all just be placebo or something considering how new I am to it, but it feels like a new life at the moment. I find myself smiling thinking about random things during the day - actual happy thoughts. Its great.
Sex drive has gone through the roof. I thought I was OK before, but I doubt that now. My wife has never looked better to me. Its weird. When she gets out of the shower and is drying off, just the plain sight of her naked body turns me on again. I had been so "bored" for so many years thinking I just wasn't attracted to her anymore. I think it was me. I feel like I just NEED her all the time now. Its actually wearing her out, but she likes it. I get home late after working and training and after I clean up, before going to bed, rather than feeling tired and depressed, I drag her away from whatever she is doing for some sex almost every night now. It is fucking awesome. Once again, who knows, maybe placebo, maybe real, but its fucking awesome right now.
I reordered for another 10 weeks recently and as long as things keep up where they are now, I will never stop. I think I got pretty lucky and dialed in on E2 pretty quick. Just trying to be wary of high/low E2 signs, but so far so good.
Just wanted to share my, so far, good experience.
Edit: Umm.. wasn't so brief. Sorry.
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