MGunz
Active member
Hope everyone is well, it's been some years since Iv been on the forums but I see many of the same guys are still around!!! After a long stretch of work and move overseas I am back and hitting the weights hard..I'll make a thread of my own later but want to get some opinions for my Dad.
I'll start with his background. He is 55 and has been an avid athlete all his life. He was a natural bodybuilder in his 20's and 30's and transitioned to an endurance athlete in his 40's and 50's. He still competes in long distance triathlons and endurance type training 20+ hours every week. He had never used any anabolics before but was always curious in my use. Over the last few years he has felt a drop off in his total strength and energy levels and TRT was an idea we had discussed.
Wanting to preserve his muscle and help increase general energy levels we decided to try him on 250mg per week. Yes, I know for TRT this is a rather high dose however I feel this is best, at least to begin with because it will allow him to get back a solid 10lbs of muscle which he has lost over the last few years and also pad his joints which have taken a beating from running. He is 12 weeks into the treatments and he feels amazing. After getting his bloods back I am recommending he reduce to 175mg every week as his T levels are much higher than I thought they would be and also his e2 is higher than I expected and I don't want him to have estro related effects in the long run. He had blood work done before the cycle and his LDL and HDL are virtually unchanged so that is not of concern for us, however his hemocrit increased from 44 to 50.6. I have family history of stroke and I am a little concerned with that number. I am no expert by any means so getting some opinions on here will be helpful. Maybe someone will see something I overlooked or have any good suggestions for keeping my Dad happy and healthy.
I'll start with his background. He is 55 and has been an avid athlete all his life. He was a natural bodybuilder in his 20's and 30's and transitioned to an endurance athlete in his 40's and 50's. He still competes in long distance triathlons and endurance type training 20+ hours every week. He had never used any anabolics before but was always curious in my use. Over the last few years he has felt a drop off in his total strength and energy levels and TRT was an idea we had discussed.
Wanting to preserve his muscle and help increase general energy levels we decided to try him on 250mg per week. Yes, I know for TRT this is a rather high dose however I feel this is best, at least to begin with because it will allow him to get back a solid 10lbs of muscle which he has lost over the last few years and also pad his joints which have taken a beating from running. He is 12 weeks into the treatments and he feels amazing. After getting his bloods back I am recommending he reduce to 175mg every week as his T levels are much higher than I thought they would be and also his e2 is higher than I expected and I don't want him to have estro related effects in the long run. He had blood work done before the cycle and his LDL and HDL are virtually unchanged so that is not of concern for us, however his hemocrit increased from 44 to 50.6. I have family history of stroke and I am a little concerned with that number. I am no expert by any means so getting some opinions on here will be helpful. Maybe someone will see something I overlooked or have any good suggestions for keeping my Dad happy and healthy.
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