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+ 3 So my question is how much test is too much
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So my question is how much test is too much test in your guys opinion. I understand that this is going to be mainly determined by the goal of a cycle but I mean it in a sense of a cycle where test is important, like on a heavy bulk. The reason I have asked this is because Dave Palumbo, Seth Feroce, and Nick Trigili all have stated in different videos that the highest any of them would do is 1,000mg of test a week, with Nick being the only to say higher at 1,200mg. They all stated that anything beyond that was just causing sides to go higher. Personally I view these as overkill unless you're absolutely massive, like someone who is 260+lbs in the off-season. Would love to hear your guys take on this.
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I’ve run everything from 150 to 750 mg/week.
For me, 350-500 mg/week was the sweet spot. I made consistent progress without many side effects. At 750 mg/week, I was noticeably more aggressive, and my bloodwork, especially my lipids, took a significant hit.
These days I actually feel my best at 150-175 mg/week. That puts my total testosterone around 1,100-1,300 ng/dL and my free testosterone around 300.
I don’t think there’s a universal “too much” dose. It depends on your genetics, training age, body composition, nutrition, recovery, and how well you’re monitoring your health. For most people, there seems to be a point where increasing the dose produces diminishing returns while side effects continue to climb. Where that point is varies from person to person.
If you’re carrying a lot of body fat or you’re only a year or two into training, more testosterone probably isn’t what’s holding you back. You likely need more consistency with training, nutrition, sleep, and time under the bar.
Out of curiosity, what’s your current dose, and what are you hoping to get out of increasing it?
I've messed about with all ranges of Test, anything over 750mg/wk of Enanthate is overkill and doesn't actually get you any better results. Way more effective to add in other compounds which is I guess why people then go that route. Excess Test results in sleepless nights, anxiety, higher BP, more oestrogen etc etc. I've gone up to 2g per week in my crazy days. Muscle recover doesn't get any better imo. The guys pushing things like 3 to 4g per week are generally your 300lb plus guys like Strongmen and HUGE Bodybuilders.
1800 mg weekly Is the higher dosage I EVER USED ..I WEIGHT 116 kg lean on 188 cm tall...not much sides if used with 1 mg Daily of arimidex and no others aromatizable aas... Not much water retention if diet Is on point... I get much more sides from 600 mg of tren ace
People don’t realize how effective 500mg is.
500 definitely solid. If I go past 750 I feel like I'm just kinda wasting it.
100% agree with you and personally don’t feel like ever going over 750 is worth it.
I agree with you 100%.
1g is already a very high dose for most people. When you go over that you usually just get more water retention bad acne and high blood pressure not more muscle.
Focus on your food/training and sleep instead of just adding more oil. Keep your cycle simple and your health safe
I dont think more than 5/600mg a week is necessary. Ive pinned 1000mg a week in a few cycles, and i didnt really notice a huge difference. Id say anything above 700-1000mg for the average lifter is the max id ever recommend. I think time on is more of a concern than dose. You could run high doses for a couple weeks wo any problems, but how long can you blast high doses wo unwanted side effects? Everyone is different. Years of elevated labwork is gonna take its toll.
Some of the biggest guys I know only run 2 cycles a year, 2 12 week test cyp or e or sust 500mg a week. Nothing else.