First Blast on TRT: Labs Question

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Howdy T-Nation,

I feel like this question has been asked many times but just wanted some specific answers to my case, so any guidance provided is much appreciated!

I have been on TRT for many years now and am finally going ahead with a blast after going back and forth in my mind for a long time. I have been training for 10 years, really happy with my physique but I would be lying if I said I haven’t noticed a plateau recently. I have never blasted before but I have decided to run an 8 week cycle starting March 25th and am really looking forward to seeing how it goes.

So my question is: My TRT dose is 120mg per week (60mg pinned twice a week on Monday and Thursday). I very recently just had bloodwork done and will not have to follow up with the doc for a while. I will end my 8 week blast on May 20th and am very cautious about labs after.

My 8 week blast is simply going to be 450mg per week upped from my 120mg and I will be eating in a clean surplus going hard.

I know I probably won’t have to do PCT since I am on TRT and will most likely just be going back to my usual 120mg dose right after provided all goes well.

Since I’m finishing up on 20th of May when would you advise booking labs for to follow up with the doc? 2 weeks? 3 weeks? Do I book a private lab outside of my doc just to be safe? I have such a good relationship with my doc and he has been seeing me for so many years, I don’t want to raise any alarms and put my TRT at risk.

Appreciate any help in advance!

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Little short right?

No you definitely won’t

5 half lives to get back to normal, with regular TRT dosing.

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If your doing this for the first time I would use a private lab after you “think” you will be good to test how your body bounces back. You def won’t want to raise flags or they might make you come in for bloods more frequently.
Also, if you can only go 8 weeks it might not be a bad idea to keep your normal TRT doses and use test prop to make up the difference. Your blood will get to level serum levels faster and you can get more out of the short cycle. Just my opinion.

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Thanks for the reply @swoops39 ! I think I went for 8 weeks because it is my first time doing a high dose but maybe I should just suck it up and do 10 or 12. What would you advise?

Regarding the TRT dosing thank you for the advice so probably something like 5-7 weeks probably…

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Hey @s.gentz thanks for the reply here! I definitely think I will go ahead with the private lab beforehand as they are pretty inexpensive where I live and don’t want to risk it.

Great advice on the dosage also that was my plan!

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