I am one of the lucky few who have never had any issues with gynoclamastia. The most that I've experienced during a heavy Test run was/is bloat and some emotional sensitivity which doesn't bother me one bit. I'm a naturally aggressive person probably from boxing for the last 20 years. Even running high doses of tren/NPP with even higher doses of test, I've never experienced any progesterone/prolactin or estrogen related side effects that really effected me negatively. My decision to make go at my present run with no AI has gotten me some mixed feedback! For the most part people have strongly advised I run aromasin or arimadex. I say why? Let's talk about bloat since it is the primary side effect I get from having elevated estradiol. Bloat is not all bad first and foremost because I am BULKING for the first time! Muscle bloating causes intramuscular pressure which in turn increases protein synthesis. Intramuscular pressure can also decreases muscle breakdown. Another thing with retaining water is the stabilization of the joints. The lubricating effect which assists greatly in lifting heavy. With the added strength from the AAS we are lifting more which our muscles can handle but not necessarily our joints. So the bloating helps with this. I'm not talking about the collagen production or connective tissue repair associated with Deca or EQ. Just water retention from elevated estradiol.
Then there's the emotional sensitivity that comes along with it. Ok so maybe I get choked up when I see a feed the children or ASPCA commercial. I don't mind that so much. If anything it balances me out because I can be a prick in my normal state of mind with normal hormone levels. So the point is, high doses of Test cause high levels of estrogen. High levels of estrogen cause unwanted side effects in some. So since I don't mind bloat right now or bein a little punk periodically, why should I run an AI? If the idea is to minimize the effects of the estrogen in our bodies , why not a low dose of nolva say 10mg daily?? If I run an AI then I will have minimal estradiol in my system which I don't want. Completely doin away with estrogen is not favorable in my opinion. So would using a SERM during cycle be totally ridiculous? I wouldn't use clomid but I'm considering the low dose nolva just to block some receptors so the free flowin estrogen can't do much harm but is still present. If there are holes in my theory please elaborate! I have not made this decision yet so any and all feedback from experienced vets would be greatly appreciated. Give it to me!!
Current cycle:
I'm in week 6. I just switched mid cycle from 100mg NPP eod to 100mg tren a eod.
Ran test prop 100mg daily to this point but am stopping it NOW!
Running 500mg test e & 500mg test cyp weekly the remainder of my cycle. The dose has been increased by 250mg in week 6.
I have 6 weeks left on this run.
Age: 31
Ht: 5' 9"
Wt: 208
Bf: 10%. Last checked mid February.
This is my first bulking attempt. MOST of my cycle history consists of short estered compounds for 6-8 week runs
This is the first Long run.
I've gained a significant amount of water weight. Starting weight for this run was about 190lbs.