First cycle anxiety

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EightiesKid

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Long time lurker first time poster here.

Have been through this forum and it's great seeing the experienced peeps sharing their thoughts, advice, opinions etc on AAS.

Just want your opinion on my first cycle that I am about to be doing. Little but about me - I am 38 yrs old, 5 foot 11 with 14-15% body fat and decided to get on my first ever cycle shortly. I currently weigh 78kgs (coming off a cutting phase).

I plan to keep it very simple for my first cycle and follow KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid).

My cycle will be 500mg Test E pinning twice a week (Sunday and Wednesday) for 12-16 weeks.

Workout will be 4 times a week and will continue to do yoga 3 days a week to get my stretching going. Diet will be in check as well.

Got AI (Arimidex) on hand if needed and also got Clomid, Nolvadex and HCG for PCT when I come off it.

Blood test done now via Roidsafe and just waiting for the results. Will be doing blood test 8 weeks after my cycle starts, another one at the end of the cycle and another one 4 weeks after PCT.

My question is, can I still run 500IU of HCG EOD during the cycle? Will the testes still function normally on that dosage?

Any advice will be helpful. 😊
 
500 IU of HCG eod works with heavy cycles, but for what you're planning I'd recommend 250 IU 2-3 times a week (like Monday, Wednesday, Friday) to avoid desensitising your testes. Start from the beginning of your cycle or around weeks 3-4 if needed. Stop the HCG about a week before your last injection to clear it out before PCT and just see how your body responds and adjust if necessary.
 
NickLovesCybexHack said:
Less is more. Titrate up. Also DHT derivatives + lower test > high test + ai
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Cheers... Unfortunately, I am one of the unlucky ones with effed up genetics for my hair. Taking 1mg finasteride daily just to keep hair on my head. Any DHT derivative will pretty much nuke my entire hairline. 😢
 
sillychilli said:
500 IU of HCG eod works with heavy cycles, but for what you're planning I'd recommend 250 IU 2-3 times a week (like Monday, Wednesday, Friday) to avoid desensitising your testes. Start from the beginning of your cycle or around weeks 3-4 if needed. Stop the HCG about a week before your last injection to clear it out before PCT and just see how your body responds and adjust if necessary.
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Cheers. Will start off with 250iu EOD and assess from there. Blood test will tell me how my body is coping with HCG and TestE use in the middle of the cycle.
 
EightiesKid said:
Cheers... Unfortunately, I am one of the unlucky ones with effed up genetics for my hair. Taking 1mg finasteride daily just to keep hair on my head. Any DHT derivative will pretty much nuke my entire hairline. 😢
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I used to me on finasteride. I've been on testosterone and primobolan and I didn't notice shedding (I think). Honestly the mental sides from fin were worse for me than hairloss.

Maybe work up to 500mg (titrate) if you don't want to lower the dose but ultimately it's up to you.
 
Personally I’d say you only need 250mg for first cycle or even for the beginning of your cycle. That would also likely cut out the need for a.i

Finasteride before gear use ? What’s the side effects like ? I’ve only heard bad things for people using it without gear.

If you’re prone to balding definitely stay away from the DHTs I absolutely nuked my hair with my last blast but I chose this lifestyle so I embrace it.

What’s the reason behind wanting to run your hcg on a mild cycle with not a very big duration ? Clomid and nolva combo will have you switched back on again pretty quickly.

Or you just want to keep a full sack ?
 
TeeGee said:
Personally I’d say you only need 250mg for first cycle or even for the beginning of your cycle. That would also likely cut out the need for a.i

Finasteride before gear use ? What’s the side effects like ? I’ve only heard bad things for people using it without gear.

If you’re prone to balding definitely stay away from the DHTs I absolutely nuked my hair with my last blast but I chose this lifestyle so I embrace it.

What’s the reason behind wanting to run your hcg on a mild cycle with not a very big duration ? Clomid and nolva combo will have you switched back on again pretty quickly.

Or you just want to keep a full sack ?
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second that.
 
cableguy said:
I always thought TRT & Cruise was the same thing. My original prescription is 250 every 10 days but I do 200 every 7 days.
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TRT is replacement therapy. 75-100mg weekly. But in saying that, there are cases which go above 100mg up towards 200mg. So I apologise if this is actually what your GP has you on.

Cruise dose is for people like me who are doing blast and cruise.

Example 1.5g worth of gear on blast and drop down to 150mg cruise or 200mg cruise sports mode as people are beginning to say 😂

But again. Every case is different so if you’re doing genuine TRT/HRT through your GP then perhaps I am wrong
 
TeeGee said:
Personally I’d say you only need 250mg for first cycle or even for the beginning of your cycle. That would also likely cut out the need for a.i

Finasteride before gear use ? What’s the side effects like ? I’ve only heard bad things for people using it without gear.

If you’re prone to balding definitely stay away from the DHTs I absolutely nuked my hair with my last blast but I chose this lifestyle so I embrace it.

What’s the reason behind wanting to run your hcg on a mild cycle with not a very big duration ? Clomid and nolva combo will have you switched back on again pretty quickly.

Or you just want to keep a full sack ?
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No worries. I will start off with 250mg Test E a week (pinning 125mg on Sunday and Wednesday) for first couple of weeks. If my body doesn't aromatise too much, will increase the dosage slowly (probably 375mg) for next couple of weeks and assess again. Just keeping it simple and running Test E on my first cycle.

About Finasteride, yeah... Slowly starting to see the symptoms (ED etc). But then, I've been on it for almost 3 years now. My blood test result will show how my body is coping with it. Will probably stop oral Finasteride soon and start off using Topical finasteride (from MinoxilMax) and RU58841 for 6 months. Heard good things about it. That will be starting early next year.

As for HCG, yes.. I would like to keep full sack during my cycle. Just me being but skeptical... What if my balls doesn't come back to normal or what if he takes way too long to come back to normal... Hopefully, that's not the case.
 
EightiesKid said:
No worries. I will start off with 250mg Test E a week (pinning 125mg on Sunday and Wednesday) for first couple of weeks. If my body doesn't aromatise too much, will increase the dosage slowly (probably 375mg) for next couple of weeks and assess again. Just keeping it simple and running Test E on my first cycle.

About Finasteride, yeah... Slowly starting to see the symptoms (ED etc). But then, I've been on it for almost 3 years now. My blood test result will show how my body is coping with it. Will probably stop oral Finasteride soon and start off using Topical finasteride (from MinoxilMax) and RU58841 for 6 months. Heard good things about it. That will be starting early next year.

As for HCG, yes.. I would like to keep full sack during my cycle. Just me being but skeptical... What if my balls doesn't come back to normal or what if he takes way too long to come back to normal... Hopefully, that's not the case.
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I've used topical finasteride and much preferred it to oral. Just watch the minoxidil concentration of the MinoxidilMax once and make sure it isn't super high - I temporarily used a super high minoxidil concentration and I developed red rashes all over my face.
 
NickLovesCybexHack said:
I've used topical finasteride and much preferred it to oral. Just watch the minoxidil concentration of the MinoxidilMax once and make sure it isn't super high - I temporarily used a super high minoxidil concentration and I developed red rashes all over my face.
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Hey mate... Did you get the minoxidil with PG or without PG?
 
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