Mr. G's TRT Log

[MrG]

Well here is my 3 month follow up.

I've gone from 172lb @ 8% bodyfat to around 190lbs @ unknown bodyfat but definitely a little fluffier. Not cut like I was 3 months ago but significantly stronger. Felt like my hunger skyrocketed. I was in a deficit around 1900-2k calories and then was struggling to keep it under 3k after a couple weeks in.

Overall feeling good. Felt a difference in mental clarity and focus around week 4-6. Sleeping better almost like I dont need as much sleep, improved quality even on short nights. Libido was really good for a bit but as of the last few weeks kind of sliding off. I do have a lot of stress in my life at the moment though.

Wondering if that estrogen is too high for me. I haven't had any negative side effects that I've noticed but the sex drive is down and I do find it a little challenging to ejaculate. Could be the stress or E2 @ 220. I have a consult on Friday with the NP so we will see what they say.

Strength in the gym is up and was hitting PRs almost every week. I did hurt my back almost 4 weeks ago so had 2 weeks off and now getting back into upper body heavy movements but lower body is still only higher rep qith lower weights. I don't think I'll be using a barbell for squatting or deadlifting for awhile unfortunately.

I definitely notice a difference in my shoulders and traps gaining some size.

Overall it's going well! Happy to be on it. Didn't expect I'd be at 800 free T so hopefully they don't bump me down too much!

 

[MrG]

6 month update

I've bounced back from my back injury and am back to lifting 4 times per week. Feeling pretty damn good these days.

After speaking with my NP regarding my 3 month results I began taking 0.25 arimidex the day after my biweekly shots of 50mg Test C. I felt the positive effects of my high E2 come down almost right away. Thought I was in the sweet spot with how good I felt for several weeks. Then things changed and I believe I was getting too low on E2. Started feeling crappy with low energy and almost a depressive state. I dropped my arimidex from after every shot to only once a week.

I ran that for about 6 weeks until my 6 month checkup. All markers looked really good! E2 had lowered to 110 but my free T shot up to 930! For reference at the previous draw it was E2 220 and free T 803 without any AI. The NP has now lowered my dose of test to 90mg / week vs 100mg previously. She also wants me to try MWF pins to see if we can drop the AI completely.

My strength has gone up a lot. I have great energy. Sleep quality is fantastic. I've dropped a bit of weight since the last checkup. Down from 190 to 184. Definitely a bit leaner again but still holding onto more bodyfat than pre TRT. Mind you I was 172lbs and around 7% bodyfat on a dexa scan. Overall very happy with this progress so far...only downside being my hair has thinned but I knew that was coming for me anyway given my family genetics.

My inital spike in hunger has leveled off now and I'm back to eating around 2250 cals daily. Only have been strict with my diet since the start of this year. Xmas and the holiday season was sloppy but tis the season. I barely drink and don't even really have a desire to do so anymore. I'm too focused on feeling good and working out!

There is a little voice in my head though that now wants to experiment with minicycles. I'm going to give these next 3 months a shot at what has been prescribed so I can figure out exactly how my body responds. I want all the data I can get for now.

That being said, given that bloodwork gets drawn every 3 months what are my options here? I need some advice from the gurus who have walked this road.

I have never used any other compounds and don't want to risk the script because of how beneficial this change in my life has been BUT if I was to minicycle, what would your advice be...even if that's to not bother and keep doing what I'm doing!

I've been searching on here for similar questions / topics and have seen that short ester tests on top of your script test enter quick and disappear quickly too. Seems like my best bet from what I've read so far.

As always, thanks for your input, knowledge and time.