Low Dose Test E for building and cutting (25% body fat)

[MikeEM]

Hi all,

After a bit of research I feel I may have jumped the gun. My BF percentage is pretty high (around 20 - 30). I've done one shot of Test E at 250 mg per week. I'm planning on a 10 week cycle and have nolvadex on hand.

For context and pics please see: steroidology.com/forum/my-steroid-cycle-forum/681789-first-cycle-low-dose-test-e.html#post3686715

Questions:

Should I drop the cycle due to my body fat levels?

If not, should I begin taking an AI?

I'm in Canada and am having trouble finding armidex. Does anyone here recommend a particular research lab?

Thanks in advance,
Mike

 

[3J]

250mg test a week is just over the top trt dosage... its not worth it.. stop cycle now, wait 2 weeks and run clomid 50mg ed for 4 weeks to help you recover.. you should be fine

esp with your bodyfat.. you need to get that in check before you cycle

whats your nutrition looking like?

i ask because it couldn't have been looking good, or you wouldn't be at your current bodyfat

 

[DucBase]

That is my TRT dose. I guess if you really had low T to begin with it may help, but that's an unusually high dose for TRT...and like 3J said, still not at all worth it for a cycle.

Check your E2. you would be a rare individual to have acceptable E2 levels on that dose. If you can't get blood work up there then for sure ditch the cycle. Blindly adding Adex may get you through 10 weeks, but you won't be any better off for it.

TRT, if you need it, will def help shed fat but it takes a lot more than 10 weeks.

 

[Southernfish]

Drop the cycle right now. With only one pin done PCT isn't necessary IMO. 25% BF is much to high to be running any kinds of a cycle. Your body has whats called aromatase enzymes, they are located in your fat cells. The more fat cells you have the more of these enzymes you have. These enzymes convert Testosterone into estrogen. You will have a hell of a time controlling this with such a high BF% and chances of ance, gynocomastia, water retention/high blood pressure, ED will increase significantly.

The lower BF% the better but, rule of thumb, over 15% no cycling.

One other thing to note is, how will one see any gains in LMM with all that BF covering it? They wont, it will be a waste of a cycle and also somewhat harmful to your health.

 

[halfwit]

Drop the cycle right now. With only one pin done PCT isn't necessary IMO. 25% BF is much to high to be running any kinds of a cycle. Your body has whats called aromatase enzymes, they are located in your fat cells. The more fat cells you have the more of these enzymes you have. These enzymes convert Testosterone into estrogen. You will have a hell of a time controlling this with such a high BF% and chances of ance, gynocomastia, water retention/high blood pressure, ED will increase significantly.

The lower BF% the better but, rule of thumb, over 15% no cycling.

One other thing to note is, how will one see any gains in LMM with all that BF covering it? They wont, it will be a waste of a cycle and also somewhat harmful to your health.

I know from experience this is true. As mentioned above, TRT will help if needed, but it's not the wisest idea given the circumstances. 3J is who I'd be getting in touch with - he'll get you straightened up in no time.

 

[Dreaded Pirate Roberts]

Id go get a blood panel in a few weeks and in the mean time start an MCT protacol. Spend the time and money of a diet plan. Get the body fat down to a healthy level. If you have low testosterone then bring your levels up will help.

 

[KenMasters]

I too was in the past 20-30% BF and I can tell you that I went down to 15% with just normal diet and exercise in 1 year. It is like what I saw on a picture in Facebook where they showed a fat man who was injecting himself with test and other stuff and it said bellow "He is taking, test-e, dbol, deca for years now and yet he is still fat". Meaning that unless you get a proper diet & exercise plan no AAS will help you get the body you want.