Im going to run test p, tren a and masteron for a cut. Ive always done bulking cycles so I just added it to my 200mg a week Test c TRT dose. Should I keep running the TRT along withe my cut cycle
Absolutely, if you want to keep feeling good (or as good as you can feel on a cut).
Low test, masteron and tren will give you a very good look when lean.
Masteron lowers estrogen, which will help you retain less water. BUT if you crash your estrogen you’ll feel like crap and have no libido (not to mention an increased risk of heart issues). If you lower your test dose you will likely end up with estrogen that is too low.
See it this way. Your TRT is a replacement dose. By asking if you should lower your TRT dose it’s like asking if a natural will benefit from decreasing his test production while dieting.
Now, if you were taking 600mg+ of test, yeah, I’d recommend lowering it for best visual effects. But 200mg is perfect, even almost needed with what you plan on taking.
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Where are you starting your cut? How close are you to looking like what you wish your cut cycle to give you. For example: I never bulked to a condition that I couldn’t be capable of competing in 8 weeks.
How long do you plan to run your cut cycle? What are you expecting your finishing weight to be. What do you weigh going into the cut cycle?
IMO, 200mg/wk testosterone is more than TRT, but I do believe it is a good base to stack on some anabolic AAS.
I would not use testosterone propionate. How much and how often are you shooting tren a? Your body will respond best to a flat curve of tren, and because you are using acetate, it seems that every other day would be the minimum frequency.
I have no experience with masteron, so I have no advice.
I never did a cut when I wasn’t on a cycle of AAS. Contrary to many on the forum, I believe that you can cut on any AAS. The problem with some AAS is water retention, so to be stage ready you need the drier AAS. But you can be in very good walking around shape if you control your sodium intake while using the wettest AAS. The first 7 years I competed (1970-1976) I used Dianabol only. (Note: though I did use Anandrol on a few cycles, I never ran it more than 3 weeks. We heard it was extremely toxic to the liver.)
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My coach recommends to increase dose during deep deficits. Using performance drop as an indicator to increase dose has worked well for many.
If you aren’t trying to get stage lean, you probably don’t need to do this, but I’d be interested to see how it works for you.
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Masteron is an underated product. It’s like a poor man primo (back when primo was super hard to get and expensive). It is mildly anabolic (similar to primo) and it also helps dry you out by reducing estrogen conversion. So it is a good product to use to prevent potential water retention from test.
Also, it is a product that has a significant on neuromuscular capacities. As such, it helps send a strong excitatory signal to the muscles. This helps maintain your strength while you are leaning out.
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Thanks for the info. BTW the last time you were on Table Talk was very informative.
Im 6’6" and 302. Im looing to go downd to 275 in 12 weeks. Not trying to compete at all. I was 310 many years ago when i got into lifting. I cleaned up my eating and got down to 240. Then used tren and test to get up to 275. I really liked my physique at that weight. I also tried anadrol once. I liked the strength gains but I ran it during softball season and ended up with alot of muscle pulls.