I have been on TRT for a year now. I’m 6’2 and in this year I’ve went from 300lbs to 208lbs. Im sitting around 17-18% bf. I’m really wanting to get down to 10% bf and was wondering if I should add in another compound or up the test dosage? I’m currently taking 200mg/week of Test Cyp. This is the dose I feel best on and I took a test after missing a week of injections and my levels still came back in the 900s range so, as a trt dose, 200mg is more than enough for me. I feel more inclined to add a super low dose of another compound rather than up the test because
im dialed in and have literally ZERO sides.
Im afraid if I go harder on the test it’ll fuck up my hair. My hair has been perfectly fine thus far.
Proceed with a calorie deficit. Steroids aren’t going to magically burn fat or anything, but they do help with food partitioning and muscle retention when in a deficit. TRT will give you that advantage already.
I’ve been in a deficit for a year straight now. Idk how else I would have lost 90+ lbs in a year… I also train extremely hard. A year ago I could barely bench the bar… now I bench 315 and squat 405. Im already fairly lean and my abs are coming in. Im not looking for a magical fat loss pill, rather something that’s going to aid in me taking my physique to the next level. With that being said, my OG question still stands; should I add a low dose of another compound or up the test dosage?
Thank you. My plan hasn’t stopped working at all, I guess Im just trying to speed up the process as I been in a deficit for a year and Im ready to start adding in more calories lol. I guess slow and steady wins the race, especially at the expense of my health. It’s just Im not just doing this for vanity sake, but also to help enhance my career. Im in the entertainment industry and for what I want to achieve, looks are everything. This is also my first time hearing about FFMI can you explain it a little bit to me? I did a google search and I get the jist, I guess Im asking if you can explain in terms of your question?
Ehh I wouldn’t say Im a genetic freak at all. I had to start trt at 23 do to my levels being EXTREMELY low. Im 24 now and am just now starting to look my actual age. Prior to trt I looked like a teenager and as I got fatter my body looked real feminine. I guess ,as readalot stated, 200mg is a supraphsiologic dose for me which would explain the insane strength increases and me completely recomping from looking like a butch lesbian to a d1 football player in just a year. But I also train very very hard and my actual training frequency is high as well. I’ve also been doing a mix of powerlifting and bodybuilding styles of training. Everyone is already telling me how different I look and how “swole” I’ve gotten. I just cant wait to see what I look like at 10% if people are already marveling and my bf is in the high teens lol. But I guess I wont rush the process and I’ll be patient.
Well I want to be fairly muscular. For my goals and what I want to do think the fitness model look, or Zyzz is a great example of what Im after. I’ve already got it in my mind that Im on trt for life, so Im prepared for whatever issues arise. As of right now tho, Im perfectly healthy. Labs come back great and I get tested often. My doc has suggested I lower the dose to 150mg/week, but I just feel so good on 200 that Im afraid to cut down. But maybe after I reach my goals, I’ll cut back to 150mg.
@wholelottareps I think you would love a blast of anavar. It will help build quality muscle and target belly fat. Start with 25 mg/day and taper up to 50/day and run about 6 to 8 weeks.
You can also run a blast of test at 500 mg/week simultaneously. You’ll see some changes.
Easiest question in the history of this site. Anavar. You’ve done an amazing job so far, so just keep doing it but add 40-50mg of var into your daily routine for the next 6-8 weeks. You’ll get stronger, leaner, and you should incur the least number of side effects vs any other compound.
Thank you for your help and all of the information provided. I will definitely look into these articles and I will definitely outweigh the pros and cons of what decision I ultimately make. I know I should start thinking about the long term effects on my health now, but Im still on the fence. I definitely appreciate your insight and will for sure take it into consideration while I figure what my next move is. You may have talked me down from a ledge or at least talked me down from doing a much harsher compound I was considering.
This is what I was thinking honestly. Anavar or Tren, which, you dont have to tell me I KNOW that’s not the smart thing to do. I think I’ll look into Anavar and stay away from the Tren for now.
I personally prefer masteron over var. Has the same hardening effect with positive libido effects as well. Ive only used masteron enanthate thus far but just got my hands on some masteron propionate and I’m excited about playing with that.
@alldayeveryday is right, masteron is a great additive to test and I run it at low doses in my cruise. However, i still like to run a course of anavar a couple of times a year. @wholelottareps
How often are your labs. Tell doc you want to stay at 200. Drop to 150. Stock pile. If you feel good at 150. Tell him what you did and he will be happy. If you don’t like the way you feel. Restart 200mg 6 weeks before next lab draw.
I wouldn’t call T levels in the 900’s supraphysiologic. Even if he was slightly over 1000 ng/dl (with the missed injection) that would be borderline supraphysiologic. Depending on which ‘normal’ range you look at (and they seem to be inconsistent and changing) levels of 280 to 1,100 ng/dL are considered normal.
Without knowing how he metabolizes testosterone it would be difficult to predict what his levels might have been. Also we don’t exactly know what “after missing a week” means. Did he go an entire 14 days between last injection and blood work or did he miss his next injection and then go 2 days later for blood work? Without knowing it’s all just conjecture. Maybe he would have tested at 1100 or maybe 1300? One would be at the high end of normal and one could be considered low end of supraphysical.
You think its worth it but its not. Especially for married guys.