low dose test cycle advice…

ghostbull666

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33 year old male, 179cm and 83kg. no aas experience but have used hgh, peptides and sarms. been lifting my whole life as i have been involved in high level sport but decided to dial it in over the last 5 years. going from a competitive runner at 69kg to where i am now.

i am two weeks into my first test only cycle. front loaded in the first week with 400 and and backed off to three doses of 70 (monday, wednesday, friday) and was planning to step this up to 250-300 a week depending on sides etc with guidance from an ex IFBB pro who suggested this protocol and whom i trust very much.

i have noticed my left nipple is a bit tender. no lump or puffiness but it’s sore if i brush it against a door handle or my 14 month son leans on it. i do have arimidex but i was wondering if i should hold off in case it was just my body adapting to such a large initial dose for the first time. i also have some nolva and clomid.

my diet is super clean, i do cardio daily, run 30km a week, try and hit 40 minutes zone two cardio daily, track everything with a whoop and hit the gym in a PPLRPPL. body fat is low, i have visible veins above my abs.

any advice would be appreciated.

thanks guys, epic forum.
 
Welcome to the forum bro.

Always good to start with test as your first cycle. The nipple tenderness can happen and more than likely from the increase of estrogen from the test conversion which is pretty common. It's good that you have the Arimidex, I'd suggest starting with 0.25mg eod to manage your estrogen levels throughout your cycle. If the tenderness is still there you could also add in Nolvadex at 10-20mg daily to help get rid of it. Once the nipple issue is fixed, taper off the Nolvadex over a few weeks. But stay consistant with the dosages of the Arimidex for the entire cycle.
 
shrekmode said:
Welcome to the forum bro.

Always good to start with test as your first cycle. The nipple tenderness can happen and more than likely from the increase of estrogen from the test conversion which is pretty common. It's good that you have the Arimidex, I'd suggest starting with 0.25mg eod to manage your estrogen levels throughout your cycle. If the tenderness is still there you could also add in Nolvadex at 10-20mg daily to help get rid of it. Once the nipple issue is fixed, taper off the Nolvadex over a few weeks. But stay consistant with the dosages of the Arimidex for the entire cycle.
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thankyou my brother!

appreciate your response. been playing on my mind a bit haha. was hoping the tenderness would fade off with the more frequent dosing but it hasn’t made a huge difference. i do play footy as well and copped a knock on the sensitive one so im probably hyper aware of it.
 
The recipe above will solve your issue pretty quickly. It's better to attack the gyno issue before it gets worse.
 
I always take Anastrozole 1/2 tablet twice a week on TRT but when cycling I increase it to eod.

Once I didn't and I had tren as part of the cycle and I started getting gyno. It started with one nipple and a few days later started on the other. I didn't have any Nolva on hand so by the time I bought some it actually started getting worse. Once I hit the Nolva it went away but took a good 2 weeks for it to go.
 
thanks so much lads. so just take the nolva until it clears up?

taking nolva mid cycle doesn’t affect using it post cycle at all does it?
 
No it won't cause it does different jobs. It blocks the estrogen in your breast tissue to stop the nipple tenderness then later, for PCT, it helps restart your natural test. So there's no issue using it now to handle the sides, and it’ll still work for PCT. Just taper off Nolva when the tenderness is gone and keep taking Arimidex. 👍
 
thanks heaps mate. makes sense to me.

i’ve never had any body fat on me to even consider gyno, like i said there’s no lumps or puffiness. started the nolva friday, still a bit tender but it seems to have taken away the warm feeling. how long does it usually take to clear up the soreness? and then do i just taper off by taking 20mg eod or something?
 
No problem bro. The soreness can take from a few days to a couple of weeks to clear up just depends on how your body responds. Keep taking the Nolva at 20mg daily until the tenderness is completely gone. Once you feel back to normal, you can taper off by taking 20mg eod for a week or so. With the Arimidex keep the dosage the same to manage your estrogen levels and prevent new issues coming up.
 
cheers bro.

she’s faded off this morning. i’m about 3 weeks in now and i feel ****ing amazing. all my lifts have gone up, everything is a pb at the moment. my cardio is unreal as well, ran 7 yesterday and it was a breeze and did 6 this morning and my heart was cruising around 140-150 where it’s normally 160+

one thing i have noticed with my fitness tracker is a big increase in resting heart, i would usually rest at 51-55 now its around 63. also my heart rate variability has crashed, it was 80-100 and now its 50-70. i mean im not surprised, i am training harder and i guess my body is in whole new state internally.
 
Good to hear!

You're right, more than likely due to the increased training intensity and the cycle. Just make sure to keep an eye on these metrics.
 
will do mate.

checking my blood pressure morning and night also.

always steady 108/70 roundabout.

my rem and slow wave sleep is through the roof and i’m waking up 50% less which is great. getting 8-9 hours every night and between 4-5 hours in those restorative zones.

been a great learning experience so far. feeling very mentally aware too. almost like a clearheaded, carefree motivated state. pretty keen on pulling the pin on footy for the last few games and really dialing in on the training side of things.
 
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