Just came to the end of running the Dbol at 50mg for 4 weeks. Everything is going well but I will say I am feeling out of breath with the simplest tasks. Anyone experience this on test/dbol? Could it also be my body adjusting to 25 additional pounds in such a short period of time (6 weeks)? My workouts have increased in intensity but simple bullshit like putting my suit on in the morning gasses me the fuck out.
About 15-20 of these pounds is water and glycogen. Your out of breath for that reason. Labored breathing when doing simple task etc.
Within 2 weeks of stopping cycle this weight should come off and your breathing will be normal.
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Thanks for the quick response Zeek. That makes sense. Hopefully I retain some of the mass.
Howās your BP now?
Just took it today. 140/87. Pulse at 76 bpm. Before I went on I was 110/72 59 bpm.
Well thatās probably an answer to your question then. It should come down after you start to shed some of that extra water and glycogen.
Yeah. Definitely looking forward to getting back to normal in that area. Like I said, I liked everything else about the Dbol but couldnāt imagine staying on it longer than a 4 week stretch.
Quick update: At about week 8. I have been running the Anavar and that has helped eliminate water retention along with completing the 4 weeks of Dbol. I loved the Dbol but whenever I run it again Iām running it alongside the Anavar to combat retention. I have heard a few dudes say that worked well for them. I also added in MK677 at a small dose (10mg a day) to help with a shoulder injury I had from a car accident 10 years ago. Strength gains are still consistently increasing and the shoulder has not caused any issues to the point I canāt be in the gym. I will say in the past when I wasnāt taking anything the shoulder injury would creep up and prevent me from being able to lift. I would like to think the Mk677 may be helping me in this area. What has been interesting is that I have lost all the water retention from the Dbol but literally no weight whatsoever. Iām cutting up nicely with just the test and Var but I did anticipate some weight loss but that has not happened at all. Scale is still at 222 lbs, which is still 27 pounds heavier than when I started this cycle. I have been taking some progress pics and have lost quite a bit of body fat throughout the 8 weeks as well.
All in all I donāt think my first cycle could be going any better (knock on wood). The only issue I had was the shortness of breath but that stopped about a week or so after finishing the Dbol. Iām still debating if I want to wrap up the cycle at the 12 week or 15 week mark. Feeling fucking amazing mentally so naturally Iām already planning what I want to run for my next cycle. I will cruise on 200mgs of test for about 12 to 15 weeks before my next blast. Hopefully cruising at that level will minimize any lost gains.
Thanks gents.
You will still gain on a cruise simply because your still above TRT doses.
12 weeks into cycle and bloodwork just came back. SHBG decreased significantly since my pre-cycle bloodwork (stoked about that). Estrogen is a bit high. I am currently taking aromasin 12.5mg every other day. Let me know what you all think. You all have been pointing me in the right direction since the beginning. Only have 3 more weeks on this particular cycle before scaling back to a TRT dose of 200mgs per week.
Total Test: 2582 ng/dL (range 265-916)
Free Test: 1033 of/mL (range 52-280)
Percent free test 4% (range 1.5-3.2)
SHBG 10.6 nmol/L
Range:
20-49y: 16.5-55.9 nmol/L
49y: 19.3-76.4 nmol/L
Estrogen 175 pg/mL (range 40-115)
Also, I was just thinking , Lexapro was stopped about a week into cycle. That seems to have had a direct major impact on SHBG. So not only does that shit increase weight gain in general, it fucks your free test creating more potential issues for you down the road. Never again will I jump on that bullshit.
Anyone have any feedback for end of cycle blood results?