Should I stop this cycle?

[Wannabeathlete]

Let me start by saying thanks in advance for any help from you guys. I'm new to this forum and aas use.
I started my first cycle with the advice of some friends just under 2 weeks ago but after reading these forums a lot the last few days I realize that I have done a few things wrong and shouldn't have just listened to my friends. I didn't get precycle blood work done. None of my 1/2 dozen friends who use aas ever mentioned it. Also none of them mentioned body fat %.
I'm 6'2, 250lbs and an estimated 23-24% body fat. Age 41. 7 years lifting. A shoulder injury forced me to take a long time off and that's why the high body fat at this time.
I front loaded test and took dbol at the beginning. BP went way up which lead to a Google search and that's how I found this forum. I stopped dbol after just a few days and have read here that I shouldn't have even front loaded the test. Started 250iu hcg day 5 and plan on using it and 250 test every 3.5 days as described in the first cycle sticky threads here. I'm using exemestane 12.5 mg ed since day one and have clomid and novla for pct. I plan on getting letro very soon in case it's needed and lisinopril for BP as well as donating blood.
Is it imperative that I stop now because of my high bf % or can I continue and just monitor things carefully?
If I can continue when should I get blood work done? On cycle blood work is usually done week 5 but since I front loaded could I get it done now? Or perhaps now just to check estrogen levels and again in a few weeks?
I'd like to continue this cycle as traveling for my job won't afford me another opportunity to this again until at least next year but if my risk for permanent damage is too high then I will stop, lose weight, and try again someday. Thanks.

 

[tx045]

Its not imperative necessarily. What are your goals? How is your diet?

 

[Milton]

Welcome to the site!

 

[Teutonic]

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..at your age ( I m 52) ur gonna need trt sooner before later. Ur high bf DOES not bode well for potential sides like bloat, bp issues, INCREASED fat storage etc. U could, could go super strict on ur diet and use a cycle for muscle sparing .


U could stop, re boot natural test and diet.

Ur grown.

Ur move.

 

[Wannabeathlete]

I did recently did clean up my diet a lot. I was just eating ok and drinking on weekends. I have quit drinking and my gf is cooking up a lot of grilled chicken, brown rice, quinoa, and broccoli. Now that my shoulder is ok and I've started lifting again I'm much more motivated to eat healthy.
As far as goals I just want to get back to where I used to be as soon as possible. I'm guessing I would need to lose 25-30 pounds of fat and regain the 5-10 pounds of muscle I've lost. Probably closer to 10. My reading here tells me that you can't gain any muscle while losing weight so I'd have to decide which to focus on first. Weight loss would the first goal.

 

[Wannabeathlete]

I'm leaning towards stopping now and starting back up sometime after I've lost weight. If I decide to stop after just 2 weeks what sort of pct should I do?
Still 4 weeks of clomid and novla or shorter session? Lesser doses? Or is pct not needed after just 2 weeks?
How long should I wait to start pct?
Do I continue hcg for a little while?
I apologize for all the questions and I am sure it gets frustrating helping new people. I wish I had researched here first. Now I know how I should've done things but I didn't see any info on what to do if stopping early into a cycle.

 

[Milton]

I'm leaning towards stopping now and starting back up sometime after I've lost weight. If I decide to stop after just 2 weeks what sort of pct should I do?
Still 4 weeks of clomid and novla or shorter session? Lesser doses? Or is pct not needed after just 2 weeks?
How long should I wait to start pct?
Do I continue hcg for a little while?
I apologize for all the questions and I am sure it gets frustrating helping new people. I wish I had researched here first. Now I know how I should've done things but I didn't see any info on what to do if stopping early into a cycle.

Your on the right path nonetheless.

 

[Gainjin260]

In general high BF = heavy aromatization. However, everybody is different. Even though I cycled with high BF I had very little aromatization and needed a low dose of ai.

I try not to go against the flow here, but personally I had no issues running test at the levels your running with high BF. Not advising you to stop or continue, just know that as long as you can keep your e levels in check continuing is an acceptable path

 

[LJCatBrah]

The confusing part to me is why you ran dbol when you're 24% bodyfat. Was this supposed to be a bulking cycle? What was your goal?

At this point, you'd probably be best riding it out, assuming you have enough Adex and Nolva to handle possible estro sides.

 

[halfwit]

Body fat aside, I'd worry more about that shoulder. You really don't want to put on a tremendous amount of lean mass when the connective tissues haven't had a chance to grow back to full strength.

You're also likely not taking enough AI, which is why you saw such a huge spike in bp. Dbol = estradiol bomb. Front loading = estradiol bomb. Two bombs = titties and other issues.

I'd pull the plug personally.

My .02c

 

[49ER]

Never run aromatizing steroids when your body fat is too higb and not alot of muscle mass. I started fat and learned the hard way now im fat muscular and sexy. Id jump on low dose test take things slow gain some strength muscle then u can play with safe stuff like anavar while your getting the bf down.

 

[Wannabeathlete]

I've decided to just stop and unless someone says I shouldn't I'll do a full 4 week pct. I'll get my bf down, continue reading here and learning, and then try again. Thanks for everyone's input.