posted Tue, 05/06/2025 - 21:49
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Former unhealthy fatties, did it make staying healthy in a cycle harder?
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I'm in the process of cutting weight after being obese for my whole life. Had high blood pressure for almost a decade, controlled on meds, but still not great. Been able to come off the meds this year after starting up in the gym, doing more exercise, losing weight, etc. I'm thinking of doing my first cycle soon, and just wondering if I'm going to be likely to have a worse outcome due to my history or will it be fine if I've got a good blood pressure now.
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At your stage I would consider bloodwork first and then possibly consider TRT level “treatment” to find your baseline while you get everything else in order. Once you lose the weight, you’ll realize truly how easy it is to lose and control it. Implement the discipline in the gym accompanied by the diet and then you can consider an actual cycle.
Quick answer: NO… but timing matters.
Coming from a background of obesity doesn’t automatically mean you’ll have a bad time on cycle … but it does mean you need to be more careful and methodical before jumping in.
You’ve already made a huge shift by getting healthier, dropping meds, and getting consistent in the gym. That’s a great foundation. But I’d recommend giving your body at least 1 year in this new, non-obese, “normalized” state … not just physically, but also metabolically.
IMO Use this time to stabilize health markers (blood pressure, lipids, fasting glucose, liver/kidney panels), master your diet and training (truly know how your body responds) and build a natural base … strength, work capacity, muscle maturity
When you’re truly dialed in, and if this lifestyle feels like something you’re really committed to long-term (not just chasing a quick fix), then running a well-planned first cycle isn’t unreasonable at all.
Just take it slow and think long-term … the better your baseline, the smoother your first run will be.
Happy to help if you’re planning things out!
Almost guaranteed worse sides. Estrogen control, increased symptoms, more strain, less gains, etc.
Get the fat off and work on discipline before you get to drugs.
Steroids promote an anabolic state for muscle growth… you’re creating the opposite by eating in a deficit and going from obese to whatever point you’re at now.
MAYBE look into GLP-1’s, cardarine, SLU, etc.
I would wait before any steroids especially a “cycle”. There is no point. If you’re truly low test then getting bloods to back it up and TRT will help you immensely more than running a couple cycles especially when losing fat is the main goal.