i work out 5 days a week, loosely following arnolds blueprint at the moment but i vary routines about every two weeks because i get somewhat bored doing the same things repeatedly. I have been eating clean and in a 500 cal per day deficit since december but tbh prior to that i ate very terribly. My goal is really pretty simple I suppose just want to be stronger and more defined. For example my BP for reps is 225 ( orm is 265) but id like to make 315 and ive been stuck where im at for a couple years now, same with squats and deadlifts im at 315 but would like to hit 405. My chest is 44 inches and my waist is 36 inches and id like to widen that gap a bit maybe 48 and 34, something like that

this is why i asked, have you more to add? Im here to learn. Perhaps I should explain my rationale for considering this method: 1. I dont half ass do anything 2. I already know i can tolerate test so it’s theoretically probable i can handle more for a brief run 3. if that doesn’t work out i reserve the right to change course bow my head and admit i fucked up 4. realistically one cycle is not going to change a whole lot in terms of visibility which will only push me to try again 5. ventral tegmental area and nucleus accumbens 6. how many people you ever heard tried one cycle like it and said ya im good i think ill just retire now lol

excellent TY!

ty, yes and i did (also edited that post after reading a really insightful post in the rules section abt not posting personal info - just in case). Ive been on TRT for about four years or so now. I understand what the medical community would advise and ive heard that a test only cycle is a good beginning point. Id really just like to have y’alls advice and experience. I often learn more from my pts (experience) than i have from my textbooks. There is a lot to be said about empirical data.

Ty for the reply! I had a TBI back in 04, around 2012 I started having some issues went through a lot of appointments neuro, endo, etc you name it, the conclusion of all that was apparently as a result of the tbi i now have hypothyroidism and secondary hypoganadism, at the time i still wanted more children (i now have plenty lmao) so i stuck with synthroid and went through a few hondos a mo taking crap from GNC to boost testosterone. In 2017 I cracked and went back to the Dr and he repeated my labs and test was 160 even with all the supps and lots of squats (i was told squats boost test). He checks my labs every six months now since ive been stable and on same dose for so long, my only ever side effect is a borderline high Hct and Hgb. I try and give blood twice a year for this reason but as you know im sure we cycle our rbc every 4 months so its a crap shoot as to if this is doing anything or not.