2nd Blast After 8 Weeks

Pharma / TRT
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Im on TRT and after close to a year I did my first blast of 500mg/wk test cyp. I take around 200mg trt typically. I wanted to do a longer blast and it was getting great but, I had doc tests and didnt want my numbers too screwed up so I only did 7 weeks.

Now I have period to do a longer 10-12 week blast of 500mg with equal time off before being tested again. I was going to wait until December but due to have scheduled appointments and feeling like I got off too soon, Im ready to go ahead again.

So on 7 weeks, off almost 8 weeks, back on for 8-12, then chill and cruise for at least 3-4 months. Honestly I dont think I’ll blast after this more than once per year.

I enjoyed it thoroughly and made incredible gains. I lost almost all of the fat I wanted to with just T and ate a lot of clean food. Doing a blast made me pay more attention to my diet and lifting. Usually Im more pre-occupied with work but this excited me. I lifted hard for about 10 years, then had a few years off of actual training but still did a good bit of physical stuff that kept from getting too weak but, I was getting pretty fat. One year on TRT and one short blast pushed me to pretty amazing levels. Im in my 40s so no delusions about being a competitor. more about staying strong enough and having my wife think im a sex machine.

Ive never had issues with getting strong muscles but my elbow joints always get whacked before the muscles do. I work with tools a lot and using a nailgun for a day, screwgun all day or digging too much can mess me up for a week. I got the lightest screwgun I could find and wear elbow compression wraps when working and working out and that seems to help.

Anyway, I didnt want the fun to end and am ready to rock again with good bloods. My workouts are actually still better with a ton of squatting. Something I used to hate due to my genetic beetle legs is fast becoming my favorite exercise.

If i do this, I plan on upping my calories a lot, 99% clean food and then taking 6 months off of cruising.

I wasnt sure last time how fast my levels would come down so I dropped my cruise dose down to 150mg wk to make sure I dropped to something reasonable.

I have an AI on hand but, dont normally take it.

How about some thoughts on jumping back on so quick or experiences with doing just that? Any insights other than get bloods? My cycle wasnt long enough to get mid bloods last time but this time I will at peak time.

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I assume you’re aware of the numerous long term (and even acute) risks associated with using supra-physiological doses of hormones given that you are in you’re 40’s and it’s unlikely you’d jump straight into anything as serious as gear without giving it a second thought (believe it or not though though there have been exceptions)

So you’ve been off for eight weeks… or have you? After ceasing use of these drugs there is a washout period in which levels remain supraphysiologic and/or generally above what you’d be on TRT alone, the washout period lasts about 5 half lives, although it’s only significant for about 3 half lives). Furthermore I should note that when saturated, you have more than a mere 500mg test cyp floating around in you’re system, that may be the dosage you’re injecting weekly, but once steady state is reached you’ve got closer to 1000mg of the drug floating around at any given time (not important though, 500mg/wk is 500mg/wk if it’s the same ester).

So let’s say you’re last shot was 8wks ago, given that you were on for 7 wks, it’d be advisable for you wait another 2 wks, however there is no set in stone rule, the guideline for waiting off cycle exists solely so the user’s body can reattain homeostasis (and this pertains to more than bloodwork alone, we are talking about androgen-receptor regulation, neurological rebalancing, potential improvement with regard to impaired vascular reactivity induced by AAS and more).

For bloods I’d get a CBC prior to going on, perhaps glucose tolerance (don’t cycle with shitty insulin sensitivity, it’ll cause you to get fat and dramatically reduce the potential for accretion of muscle mass). If you’re blood is thick then it’d be advised to not hop on just yet, either wait it out (RBC lifespan is about 90-120 days) or donate blood (donors who have injected medication without a doctors prescription, even once, are not eligible to donate, so you’d have to lie. This isn’t an ethics related issue, as morality has nothing to do with this explanation, morality is individualistic, the reason as to why these guidelines are in place is to avoid complications regarding individuals who have blood Bourne disease, and since anyone who uses anabolic steroids is clearly sharing dirty, blunt needles with one another, injecting intravenously and collapsing veins, looking to chase that next high it makes sense.

You can certainly compete in you’re 40’s, many have and many do, however competing takes a toll on one’s health long term. The crash dieting, dehydration, intensive drug regimens, intense weight cuts (followed by dramatic and fast weight gain), dipping into essential body fat percentages in the long term WILL cause detriment, it’s all about the benefit/risk assessment. Living a healthy lifestyle will reduce the risks involved, but nonetheless risk still exists.

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:joy: :joy: :joy: :joy:

Its not going to hurt you since you are already cruising. No PCT or anything required. Just make sure to increase food intake along with the increased work out volume.

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I think it’s fine altho I would suggest using a different compound sense you just blasted with testosterone.

I think andorgen down regulation in regards to steroid use is completely blow out of proportion bro science garbage I’m not saying it doesn’t exsist I’m saying it doesn’t exsist how people make it out to seem. Altho you do build a tolerance to testosterone quickly which is why I would suggest a different compound and just run it alongside your trt dose

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So you are going to stop TrT for 6 months after a blast? Is this misunderstanding? Error in communication?

If you are going to stop TrT after a blast, what is the point in the first place?

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No, Im not stopping cruising ever if I can help it. I was tired and mis-wrote. 6 months off blasting is what I meant.

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Yeah, Im sure everyone says only once.

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Yes I know there are risks. I read a ton, especially before starting last year. I thought there were even worse risks as outsiders looking in think its all roids and typically only know what they hear.

A half life of Test Cyp is 8 days correct? I still dont understand what that means exactly for me and I didnt get do bloods while on last blast so I dont know where I ended up. My TRt trough is 1200 usually.

Im waiting on bloods now before jumping in again. I have zero interest in competing or physique competitions. Mainly functional strength, anti-aging and being sexy for my lady. I will be toning my lifting weight down and just trying to be consistent more than breaking personal records. I would like to use it for longevity, one more blast and maintain that as long as i can.

Ive seen people talking about doing 16 week blasts and know 12 is common so I figured, maybe I just took a junior for my first and since I havent lost any strength, just s a few pounds, maybe I can continue.

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Bloods are all good. Actually disturbingly low Total T. Is there a feedback loop that after a blast, your T falls further or the fact that I cut my trt dose back from 200-150 to make sure it wasnt crazy high that makes that much of a difference.

At 200mg wk Im at 1200 trough at 150mg , Im at 750. Huge difference.Good thing is my E2 is 24 and about 36 at 1200 total T.

HCT and everything else looks great too.