Please critique 2nd cycle, lean bulk almost underway

how did your E2 look on your last cycle when you were getting backne?

I started the cycle at 12.5mg Aromasin eod, at start week 4 I upped it to 12.5mg Aromasin ed. This BW was taken ~start week 8.

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According to this information, how should I begin AI dosing? (previous cycle was 500mg Test E ew, new cycle is 595mg Test Prop ew + 75mg Anavar ed)
Obviously I can reasses according to mid cycle BW and adjust dosing then, but how should I begin given all of this?
 
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Hey guys, I'm actually 3 wks into this cycle as of today. I started the var last Tuesday at 50mg ed to assess and today will bump it to the full 75, the only thing I've done differently than the original proposal is add 10g micronized creatine daily. I've been at roughly 3k to 3.25k cals per day. I actually started this cycle a little heavier naturally than in the pics (around 168, slightly higher bf as well). Now I'm already weighing in at 184 (16 lb gain in only 3 weeks). Being that I want to maintain a level of leanness and want to reap the rewards of the var, what should I do? This gain rate seems definitely too high, could this be a result of the creatine? I've definitely added size and muscle (obviously nowhere near 16 pounds), have gained some fat but nothing too crazy, don't appear to be holding a lot of water either and bp is on point. WTF is going on, is a lot of this weight just glycogen and water retention in the muscles?
 
Hey guys, I'm actually 3 wks into this cycle as of today. I started the var last Tuesday at 50mg ed to assess and today will bump it to the full 75, the only thing I've done differently than the original proposal is add 10g micronized creatine daily. I've been at roughly 3k to 3.25k cals per day. I actually started this cycle a little heavier naturally than in the pics (around 168, slightly higher bf as well). Now I'm already weighing in at 184 (16 lb gain in only 3 weeks). Being that I want to maintain a level of leanness and want to reap the rewards of the var, what should I do? This gain rate seems definitely too high, could this be a result of the creatine? I've definitely added size and muscle (obviously nowhere near 16 pounds), have gained some fat but nothing too crazy, don't appear to be holding a lot of water either and bp is on point. WTF is going on, is a lot of this weight just glycogen and water retention in the muscles?

where did you get your ai??
 
Hey guys, I'm actually 3 wks into this cycle as of today. I started the var last Tuesday at 50mg ed to assess and today will bump it to the full 75, the only thing I've done differently than the original proposal is add 10g micronized creatine daily. I've been at roughly 3k to 3.25k cals per day. I actually started this cycle a little heavier naturally than in the pics (around 168, slightly higher bf as well). Now I'm already weighing in at 184 (16 lb gain in only 3 weeks). Being that I want to maintain a level of leanness and want to reap the rewards of the var, what should I do? This gain rate seems definitely too high, could this be a result of the creatine? I've definitely added size and muscle (obviously nowhere near 16 pounds), have gained some fat but nothing too crazy, don't appear to be holding a lot of water either and bp is on point. WTF is going on, is a lot of this weight just glycogen and water retention in the muscles?

where did you get your ai??
 
Hey guys, I'm actually 3 wks into this cycle as of today. I started the var last Tuesday at 50mg ed to assess and today will bump it to the full 75, the only thing I've done differently than the original proposal is add 10g micronized creatine daily. I've been at roughly 3k to 3.25k cals per day. I actually started this cycle a little heavier naturally than in the pics (around 168, slightly higher bf as well). Now I'm already weighing in at 184 (16 lb gain in only 3 weeks). Being that I want to maintain a level of leanness and want to reap the rewards of the var, what should I do? This gain rate seems definitely too high, could this be a result of the creatine? I've definitely added size and muscle (obviously nowhere near 16 pounds), have gained some fat but nothing too crazy, don't appear to be holding a lot of water either and bp is on point. WTF is going on, is a lot of this weight just glycogen and water retention in the muscles?

Time for blood work.
 
where did you get your ai??

I'm using Kalpa Pharma stane that I had left over from last run, I have 1 unopened pack and had about 15 extra tabs left over from last time that had been opened but were sitting in a ziploc in my dresser for the past year. I've been using the opened ones thus far and the expiration on the unopened pack is 05/2015, so these should be fine despite being opened no?
 
Time for blood work.

Would the privatemd female hormone panel be sufficient? If not, which panel? Also, I generally pin and take my AI and first dose of var upon waking on pin days. Should I get tested on a pin day or off day? Test before or after pin/AI? Regardless, I will be getting BW in the morning before breakfast, so fasted.
 
Would the privatemd female hormone panel be sufficient? If not, which panel? Also, I generally pin and take my AI and first dose of var upon waking on pin days. Should I get tested on a pin day or off day? Test before or after pin/AI? Regardless, I will be getting BW in the morning before breakfast, so fasted.

Since your TT should be over 1500 I recommend the Labsmd one.

Get labs on the day you pin but before actually pinning.
 
Ok, so basically what we'll find out here is my minimum TT level (pre-pin) and my maximum estro level (pre-AI)?

It will be close to your trough for TT. Too many variables though to determine where in the peak/trough curve estradiol is at.
 
E2 looks pretty good. Might be a tad low.

ALT is high. Are you taking NAC?

How much test are you taking per week. TT of 2051ng/dl is not all that high for a cycle.

I'm taking 1800mg of NAC ed, 170mg of prop eod so about 595mg ew. BW was taken immediately before I would normally pin so basically at rock bottom if that makes a difference.

Does any of this explain the rapid weight gain in the first few weeks that I explained earlier in the thread? I don't appear to be holding much water. However, from time to time I feel some sensitivity in the nipples, but given estro levels I'm thinking this may just be in my mind.
 
I'm taking 1800mg of NAC ed, 170mg of prop eod so about 595mg ew. BW was taken immediately before I would normally pin so basically at rock bottom if that makes a difference.

Does any of this explain the rapid weight gain in the first few weeks that I explained earlier in the thread? I don't appear to be holding much water. However, from time to time I feel some sensitivity in the nipples, but given estro levels I'm thinking this may just be in my mind.

Your Total Testostetone of 2051 is pretty low for 600mg/week. I would have hoped to be at least double that.
 
I'm not sure what question this answers, are you saying to up the dose? These bloods were taken after about 5 weeks on.

It is a comment. Not an answer.

I am just saying that for 600mg/week that your TT appears low. You can use that information as you deem appropriate.
 
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