I love shooting my delts due to comfort (I barely feel it in there) but it is just a little tough because of the problem that you can’;t use the arm that you are injecting so you havce to get good enough with one hand. this sometimes means i get lazy and don’t aspirate.
I was a huge fan of the ventro gluteal until I think I started forming some scar tissue in there as injections got more difficult to jab and much more painful.
quads I find ok. I just had to learn to keep them very relaxed while injecting.
dorsal glute is a shot that i just find way too awkward…maybe if I had someone else injecting me.
I actually found biceps/triceps weren’t nearly as bad as I thought they’d be…you can’t work arms the day after because they are a little sore still but otherwise they’re good for me. Just need to make sure you don’t inject too much and that your position is good.
Did calves with my IGF-1 run last cycle and man do they hurt like a bitch…too many nerves.
I’m going to start with the ventrogluteal site. By the end of PCT I’m certain that I’ll be feeling the need to inject elsewhere - probably will try quads then delts. But in the beginning I definitely want to be albe to use both hands!
Adex: 1mg/wk is a proper dose for TRT guys on 100mg test ester per week. Adex competes with T at the aromatization sites. With more T, you need more adex. .25 EOD simply will not work and can be too low for TRT guys. Suggest that you do .25 ED, and some probably need more. How to know, after things are stable, increase your dose by 50% for 10 days and note how your body, libido, energy and mind respond. Note that lower E2 will make one less emotional. I can describe that effect as drier emotions, but that does not help until one experiences this.
Do not wait 3 weeks. It takes a while for the serum level to build to a final level. If you start the adex on day one, the level will build up over a few days and will working as your T levels ramp up.
Some guys are over responders, E2 goes too low which can create lethargy, joint aches, loss of libido. Some will end up using 1/4 to 1/8th of the expected dose. The “literature” does not identify this problem at all".
You want E2 in the lower 20s [0-53 pg/ml]. This is not about avoiding gyno, but avoiding the mental [including libido] effects. E2 competes with T at T receptor sites. Lower E2 levels will optimize your benefits from the T.
Lower E2 also means less SHBG and more free testosterone.
Adex is not optional. Wishful thinking does not make the need for adex go away. TRT is a very long cycle… TRT guys have learned the hardway about estrogen poisoning. Those with very high libido have the most to loose and will be very much aware of the effects of elevated E2.
Adex can be reduced during PCT and adex should be used for an indefinite amount of time after PCT. Perhaps 1mg/wk during PCT and one week after, then .5mg/wk after that. With less T in the system, less adex is needed. This does avoid estrogen rebound. Take adex during PCT, even when SERMs are used. Never stop a SERM suddenly, always taper off the SERM.