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Testosterone cycle

slyosniper

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I started my first cycle about 4 weeks ago: Kgears Test E at 200 mg, with EOD injections, and labs scheduled for Tuesday.

One thing I've noticed is that a lot of people seem to throw multiple compounds into their very first cycle. I prefer taking a more patient approach—doing my research, dialing in my diet, and making sure my training is on point before adding anything else.

Personally, I think if your training, nutrition, and bloodwork are in a good place, a simple test-only cycle can produce excellent results. I've already seen some awesome progress.

I'm also running reta at a low cruise dose of 1 mg every 3 days. When I was taking it weekly, it seemed to kill my dopamine and motivation, so this dosing schedule has worked much better for me.

Another reason I'm keeping things simple is that I want a solid baseline for future cycles. It seems like a lot of people jump straight into test and tren, but I'd rather see exactly how my body responds to each compound.

For my next cycle, I'd be interested in running test and mast. Since I'm already dealing with hair loss, the potential impact on my hair isn't really a concern at this point.

What are
your thoughts?
 
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MuscleMaverick

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Solid approach man, honestly refreshing to see someone take their time with it. The throw everything at the wall mentality on first cycles drives me crazy. You end up not knowing what's doing what, and if something goes wrong you're guessing in the dark.

Smart call on the reta dosing too. That weekly vs EOD/E3D sensitivity thing is real and more people should pay attention to how their mood and motivation respond rather than just chasing a number.

Test and mast as a second cycle is a clean choice, especially given your hair situation. Mast plays well with test, and a lot of guys find it gives that "quality" look to gains without the bloat.
 
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Trt and creatine is all I do use days but hemocrat is getting high.
 
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Trt and creatine is all I do use days but hemocrat is getting high.
Yea mine is higher to. I've got it down by water increase getting my bmi down and donate blood as much I can. Also I take a baby aspirin before bed but that's more a me thing and it has helped my sleep loads
 
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