First Cycle at 47

[samsonandson]

I am now 47 and am a very active athlete. I don't want to be a bulky bodybuilder...I play a lot of volleyball and basketball and would like more quickness, strength and to jump higher. Sure I want to look good but I would prefer a more leaner look and to maybe max out at 190 lbs.

Stats:

6'1" . !87 lbs 14% bf
Bench max: 215 x 3
Squat max: 290 x 3

My Diet is outstanding, I watch what I eat and when I eat and supplement with fish oils, multi vites, creatine and at least 200 gr protein per day.
I work out and train like a mother f___er! If I trained like this when I was younger, I would have been a superstar. I am having so much trouble getting stronger and losing the extra 4-5% bf.
I have been reading and reading and finally decided that I need some help.
From everything I have read, it appears as though Anavar would be the way for me to go, but I did a lot of research on Anavar and test levels and to try to keep them up naturally would cost a fortune so I have decided to supplement with Test e.

My dosages would be a 10 week cycle

40 mg of anavar daily split in 2 doses
250mg of test e injected 1/week

PCT to follow....still undetermined.

Is this a reasonable cycle?

 

[fancyhuh101]

honestly man i think with that cycle u are risking too much for too little , u are going to be shutting yourself down just to take a little more then natural test levels and to run anavar , u arent going to lose alot of weight from anavar , if any at all , anavar is much better at forcing about water weight . realisticly i think for your goals , all u need is to probably incorporate more cardio . recovery may be tougher at an older age and in my opinion isnt worth it for the little u are trying to achievce

 

[fancyhuh101]

aas arent realy the way to go , if all u want is to add 3lb and losea little body fat , u may want to consider peptides or sarms instead , maybe even some clen for weight loss

 

[SolomonGrundy]

if you are going to use AAS please use a dose greater than what we use in hormone replacement therapy, go 250 twice a week, you wont regret it, but get an Aromatase inhibitor (AI) drug like Aromasin and use it daily , read the sticky on PTC and the one on SERMS, Aromatase inhibitor (AI) AND PTC

 

[samsonandson]

aas arent realy the way to go , if all u want is to add 3lb and losea little body fat , u may want to consider peptides or sarms instead , maybe even some clen for weight loss

From everything I've read, Anavar can give some pretty decent strength gains.....should I then just eleminate the test? I do a lot of cardio and play a lot but am having a bit of trouble with sustained energy and life in my legs...

 

[samsonandson]

if you are going to use AAS please use a dose greater than what we use in hormone replacement therapy, go 250 twice a week, you wont regret it, but get an Aromatase inhibitor (AI) drug like Aromasin and use it daily , read the sticky on PTC and the one on SERMS, Aromatase inhibitor (AI) AND PTC

how will 250 twice a week help me? I'm not unread on the subject but I am inexperienced.

 

[SolomonGrundy]

no, dont do an oral only cycle, you might end up with a lower testosterone level and still need PCT without the real gains you'll get from the testosterone injections

500 mg a week is a good starting point, you will take 4 or so weeks to feel it but your strength and muscle mass will be noticeable enhanced , add the anavar at the end and shed the water weight and increase strength so you even bigger and stronger !

 

[fancyhuh101]

let me explain , u dont use oral steroids on their own because they shutdown your bodies natural test production , this leaves 0 test in your body and leads to many problems , this is why u always use test in all cycles as a base to compensate for your body shutting its own supply down. However in your case , to just run a little anavar which is very mild , it isnt worth it to shut yourself down and run test just so u can use anavar . u risk not recovering properly just because u want to run anavar. if u are goign to run test , u may as well just run it at a dose u can gain some muscle from too , use 500mg per week and run it for 12 weeks , u will gain more mass strength and if your diet and cardio is well , u may add a good few pounds of muscle and lose body fat

 

[samsonandson]

no, dont do an oral only cycle, you might end up with a lower testosterone level and still need PCT without the real gains you'll get from the testosterone injections

500 mg a week is a good starting point, you will take 4 or so weeks to feel it but your strength and muscle mass will be noticeable enhanced , add the anavar at the end and shed the water weight and increase strength so you even bigger and stronger !

That sounds pretty reasonable....do I add anavar after 4 weeks of 500mg test and for how long? 6 weeks?

 

[SolomonGrundy]

That sounds pretty reasonable....do I add anavar after 4 weeks of 500mg test and for how long? 6 weeks?

run it at 50 mg a day, split dose if possible AM / PM for 4 to 8 weeks, depends how much you can afford
other will say run a larger dose, but 50 mg will do you fine

 

[samsonandson]

let me explain , u dont use oral steroids on their own because they shutdown your bodies natural test production , this leaves 0 test in your body and leads to many problems , this is why u always use test in all cycles as a base to compensate for shtting yourself down. However in your case , to just run a little anavar which is very mild , it isnt worth it to shut yourself down and run test just so u can use anavar . u risk not recovering properly just because u want to run anavar. if u are goign to run test , u may as well just run it at a dose u can gain some muscle from too , use 500mg per week and run it for 12 weeks , u will gain more mass strength and if your diet and cardio is well , u may add a good few pounds of muscle and lose body fat

ok, sounds like good advice...Thanks.

 

[fancyhuh101]

that is one option , however , for the goals u described u want to achieve , it seems ud just be better off researchig and running some sarms like igf-1 and not risk any recovery problems , u dont need aas to achive what u want , your goals are very realistic and can be achieved with just a little effort and possibly more knowledge without risks of aas

 

[Ligand]

500mg test week 1-12
50mg var week 7-12

Start post cycle therapy (pct) 2 weeks after last injection to let the test clear your body
post cycle therapy (pct): (Mg every day per week)
Clomid 75/50/50/50
Nolva: 20/20/10/10

Anything along that pattern will be fine.

I would also run an Aromatase inhibitor (AI) personally but that is up to you