55 yr old male looking to start first cycle , don’t like needles , still looking to increase size and strength . advise
Did you do a blood test to see what your numbers are like?
TT, FT, E2, HCT, SHGB
What have you bought for your cycle?
Are you on trt? If not get blood work to see if you qualify. That’s where I would start but the most cost effective route is injections.
Haven’t done blood work,was curious about orals. If my blood work allows can I use them? If so Wich one besides Anavar do you recommend?
You gotta be willing to ride the needle. Otherwise it’s just bullshit
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At your age I wouldn’t do orals due to the liver stress it can cause. I’m a bit older at 58 and have been doing low dose cycles for about 6 years. Along with trt but bloods would be a good start.
I’m no expert but I feel that you are going to have to get over your fear of needles if you want to travel this path.
May orals are a complete waste of money.
All backed by Bullshit BroScience that will do nothing but messup your liver.
For a true cycle you must inject T weekly. If you tried that much T gel your DHT would go so hi all your hair would fall out.
Magnumd gave you a much better idea. Get tested for TRT treatment.
Honestly I don’t think you know enough about this cycling.
It sounds cool, it can really screw you up if done wrong.
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Thanks for the input,I will get bloods done,I plan on doing test E 500mg wk guess I’ll have to get over the fear just gonna research a bit more, thanks again. Hoping for a good first cycle
Check out private md labs. It’s discreet and they accept FSA and HRA money.
Pinning isn’t that bad. You can even do subcutaneous with an insulin needle
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At that age, yes, HRT would actually be HEALTHY. But you need to have a baseline to work from. Your goal should be to move that baseline upwards towards a more favorable output and/or keep those things looking good…still good.
A marine buddy of mine once said, “you gotta be tough to get old”. Your generation surely still has the resolve to make this easy. The pain isn’t even an afterthought…Get a hold of your fear.
Words of wisdom ,thank you . I’m on the fence with doing a cycle. I’m healthy 6’ 200 lbs. Bench 300 .lots of energy .maybe leave well enough alone.
Well, the decision aside, there is something you need to do now. Get the full spectrum bloods done. See where you are. Most insurance plans cover 2 of those/year.
So even if you don’t want to cycle, that’s fine. A year from now you do the same thing, and see where you are in comparison. If there is no need, so be it. You just need that baseline. If you wait, as many do, then you get bloods afterwards, you don’t know if you are looking at something you caused or something that was always there.
This sure does not sound like you need to stop your own T and sperm production and replace it with weekly shots the rest of your life.
Any serious body builder should have an annual blood test and not the crap one a PCP gives you. You need a full thyroid panel and male hormones. Bounce it against this chart.
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