Just out of curiosity I was looking at a calculator that graphs how many mg remain in your body based off of half-life and dosage cycle. With a half-life of 8 days (Using Test C) and a dosage of .4mg every 4 days. It takes about 32 days to level at about 1.3mg.
I assume this is why it takes a while before some start to feel it since it is slowly building up in their system before leveling out. My question is why not front load the dosage? I’m sure there is a reasonable answer. Monitor side effects maybe? Or I’m being dumb and the calculator isn’t worth much…
The best person to answer this unfortunately isnt on the forum anymore but if you search @anon18050987 or @tearload you will find more scientific answers including (if I recall) some bits about this.
I’ve seen lots of plus and minus arguments about frontloading but not been able to make up my mind if its useful or not, saying that I just started using deca again and frontloaded the first dose to help raise levels quicker, not sure how much it will make and if for purely TRT reasons as @systemlord says consistency is key, but I cant see it would swing the results too much over the bigger picture BUT there is the chance of side affects (although pretty minimal in most cases I’d Imagine).
Usual disclaimer, I’m not a med pro in any way.
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To add to this, one reason I would say not to frontload if starting TRT is many men seem to have what’s called a honeymoon period where they have the extra test plus whatever their natural production is resulting in a feeling sometimes described as a bit of a high. After a few weeks their natural production stops leading to a slightly lower test lever and possibly a lose of that feeling good.
Some people want that high to return so may not be happy at “lower” levels and think it isnt working which can lead to the TRT or TOT etc debates (or just steroid cycles).
I’d even suggest clinics may be better served by starting all men on lower levels for the first 2 or 3 weeks then raising to what they think a good starting position would be, therefore negating the honeymoon period and the then constant chasing.
Front loading used to be a thing for us back in the day when cycling. The idea was to get to high levels quickly, but in reality such large doses usually just meant more side effects, rather than letting your dose build up and your body adapt.
Thank you all for the input. It makes sense that front loading can make side effects worse, and time is needed for your body to adjust proper. I found the graph online. I have the link bookmarked on my laptop and will share it when I get back home.
For TRT: What’s the rush? Most important is to find the dosage your body best deals with.
For anabolic cycling: I had a different approach. Please take into consideration that all my AAS cycles had oral AAS. On my 12 week cycle which I did for my targeted contest of the year (I did 8 week cycles the rest of the year), I was concerned that my androgen binding sites were becoming less effective. For this reason I would increase my AAS dosage starting the 7th week. What I noticed was that my rate of strength had begun to plateau by the 8th week. Therefore I increased the dosage to help get past the plateau.
I didn’t intend to tag/reply to @swoops39. I quoted him first to capture his quote “back in the day.” Then noticed I could address OP directly. I deleted the quote, but the system left him as the person I replied to.
