So- Ive been happily on my TRT doses for the last 2-3 years and am settled with this for life.
Often tweak my protocol on feel but in generally on about 125mg per week using Sustanon.
I’ve got a heavy season ahead which some advanced recovery would be really beneficial.
I periodise my training so it runs in a 4 week rotation with an easy week once in 4 weeks and the other 3 weeks going mid level harder, hardest. Volume and intensity increasing. Then back to an easy week.
Question is-
Would a blast of say 300mg per week help my recovery- and would it generally be considered safe for say 20 weeks?
Or would I be better just doing 300mg on the hard week and keeping at TRT doses the rest of the time?
Any thoughts?
Its recovery I’m after- not mass (need to stay light).
And @Andrewgen_Receptors I don’t think I have the same experience. I seem to be more resistant to muscle soreness (DOMS) when Test is higher. I can still get sore, but it is tougher to do. Joint soreness is a different story (it is worse), but muscle soreness seems to be reduced with higher levels.
Anecdotally, I’ve heard cyclists claim using Test in about how @roadie is suggesting to enhance performance. Higher RBCs is likely part of it, but I’ve heard them say that their legs just feel fresher in the middle of training blocks. They would be feeling worn down after a training session or two previously, but with the Test, they keep feeling fresh type of thing. Some of this might be placebo too (a powerful force with AAS).
I personally don’t think 300 mg/wk is too risky for 20 weeks. That comes down to personal risk vs reward.
I train to failure no matter what I am taking, so soreness and CNS fatigue are mostly unchanged. Except for the part that with more gear, more weight is being moved - so further CNS suppression is likely.
I’m sure that natty vs TRT, legs are better refreshed with TRT. Cannot comment on TRT vs TRT+.
300mg/wk probably won’t hurt, I just don’t know how much it will help.
Perhaps @roadie is willing to be our guinea pig and find out?
I agree with you here. I don’t think 300 mg/wk is a big boost for someone already on TRT (assuming levels are around the upper range at trough). To see pronounced changes on a quick timeline (months), most people (not the genetically gifted) will need to change hormone levels dramatically. On a longer timeline, roughly doubling your dose will have effects, it just likely won’t be noticeable for at least a few months (or at least IME). 20 weeks might be long enough that for the last 10-12 weeks there is a noteworthy boost in performance.
With higher levels, there should be a reduction of cortisol, which should help a bit. I am not going to say if that will be a noticeable effect or not, as I can’t really quantify it.
I’ll say as a caveat that when I blast, I am usually eating in a surplus and do less calorie burning cardio, so that helps me not be as sore, and also for feeling fresher. I don’t know what percent of my recovery is that compared to higher Test though.
Depends on who you ask haha. FWIW, I know people that have run 10X that amount for long periods. At the same time, I know people that lived into their 90s smoking a pack a day. It kinda depends on the person. If you were currently very close to having a heart attack, then it is probably pretty dangerous. If you are healthy, and have a good family record of heart health, the risk isn’t 0, but it is low.
