Changes so far..

[Anony-James]

Age: 29
Sex: Male
Height: 6'3"

Starting weight: 259#
Current weight: 272#

Lifts:

Deadlift 1rm:
old max 550# (~1 year ago)
More current max 450# (1 month ago)
5rm yesterday 450#

Back Squat 1rm:
1year ago 400#
1-2 months ago 300#
Monday of this week 350# x 5

Bench has gone up a bit but I dont have a spotter to attempt anything heavier than body weight.

Mood:
More of focused and ambitious. Definitely horny as hell, which has caused its own problems in my relationship.

Diet:
Still getting it dialed in. Eating cleaner but definitely not eating enough calories to support the level of lifting intensity and volume. Protein shakes and bcaa's have helped maintain/build muscle mass but recovery is spotty and mostly due to the test (assumption).

 

[DaHurt]

Great improvement on the lifts but what is your cycle exactly...and how far into it are you? And what would you estimate your body fat % to be?

 

[Anony-James]

Chip wanted me on 1ml (200 mg) of test c twice a week (400 mg total, from what i can tell) but my old doc had me on 50 mg a week so I've been titrating up slowly and for the last week and a half I've been on 100 mg every 5 days and the week before that I was at 100 mg every 7 days. I also take hcg the day before and 1-2 days after the test dose. This coming week I'm moving to 100 mg every 84 hours, or 3.5 days to normalize my pin schedule.

Body fat is probably between 20-25%, I only have weight on my midsection and love handles (great side effect of low test, severe adrenal fatigue, and shitty diet while I wallowed in self pity).

 

[DaHurt]

Sorry I just saw this was in the testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) forum! It's not a cycle at all then! At any rate I'm glad to see you're making gains and the test is positively affecting your mood and ambition...hopefully the new and improved libido doesn't cause too many problems

 

[Anony-James]

Oh it is causing problems lol.

Really looking forward to getting the diet dialed in again (modified CF Football Paleo diet) and seeing the body fat come off. I know the extra 13 pounds are more than likely water weight and some muscle growth, but I still have to fight the discouragement of seeing my weight climb and my clothes get tighter.

 

[Zeek]

Chip rules!! he sets up real dosages that work for people.

I hate when testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) docs skimp people on their dosages. Whats the point of being on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) if your quality of life is the same as low T times.

 

[Frustrated1]

Chip rules!! he sets up real dosages that work for people.

I hate when testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) docs skimp people on their dosages. Whats the point of being on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) if your quality of life is the same as low T times.

Zeek, I just love reading your posts. This could not have been said better. This is why I ended up going with Chip, I want my hormones peaked, and all the great things that come with that. When I hear about some of these guys with blood work showing T coming in right around the 200 mark just before their 3rd week shots, it just makes me sad that people in other countries have to put up with that. Plus no Aromatase inhibitor (AI). WTF.