Hello eveyone!

Hi, I've been into training for roughly about 16 years. I've been a long term member of other multiple forums and have enjoyed sharing experiences, knowledge and advice with other community members.

I have been away from training full time for about 2 years and I've recently decided to get back into training and seeing how far I can push my boundaries now that I am a few years older and have a lot more experience under my belt.

Regards! :)

Anyone know of these? Australian UGL 'Dragon 2.0"

Just wondering if anyone has encountered these in Australia? I've recently switched to these from my regular lab and am feeling as flat as the floor.

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blood work in am

I'm having blood drawn in the am....never had my estrogen checked before....is it E2 I tell them I want checked, along with my test?

Bloods timing and frequency question

I took a cycle of aas at age 17. Huge mistake I know in hindsight and ignorant of me (but I think typical) to disregard any post that didnt support what I was going to do anyways.

I am 35 now and have a 4 or 5 cycles "under my belt" now. My question is as follows:

When is the best time to take bloods to determine if I am in need of trt.

I ran a cycle as recently as a few months ago and have been taking nolva (because my clomid was fake - not sure if I can mention the source so I wont) for about 3 weeks.

When can I be sure that my bloods will "test true" regarding my hormone levels? I am concerned that my hormone levels will not be an accurate reflection of my hormone status unless the timing is right with regard to the exogenous substances I have put in my body.

Thanks for reading and thanks in advance for any suggestions/guidance.

Where is Administration forums.steroid.com ??

Where is moderator??
I'ts important.
Regards.

Forget muscle -- maximize fat burning? Full 1mo+ fast?

Hey guys,

I'll do the reading/research, but if somebody could just point me in the right direction (ie what to look up) that would be great.

Is there something I can do to maximize fat burn? I am literally considering a 1month+ total fast (with proper nutrient support via supps), before I go down to a more typical 600-700 cal deficit. I already take plenty of Adderall -- which from what i have read is far better than an ECA stack.

Long story short I don't care about preserve lean muscle mass at the moment. Some things happened and i basically gained 100lb of fat over 9mo. My skin is being stretched and i need to cut as fast as possible w/ minimal long-term damage to prevent long-term loose skin. I will get back into muscle building when i am down at least 50lb.

Any resources you suggest would be appreciated? If you know any legit medical practicioners who offer paid consulting services I'm down to pay for that as well. I realize i have a lot to learn/research to do whichever route i end up going. Oh and I am 27 yrs old.

Thanks


EDIT:
Adding my post from later in this thread for more context:

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So I will elaborate. Yea i recognize that it's just calories in calories out. I have been 9% BF before, with solid amount of muscle.

Long story short I had depression issues for the past 9mo and during this time I just ate myself away w/ no gym -- this will never happen again. I'm not making excuses, I did this to myself and i'll pay the price. But what I am trying to get accross is that my situation isn't the typical fatty asking for a "shortcut and to lose weight and have it happen as quickly as possible". The consistency and lifestyle changes that need to come with first-time losers aren't relevant to me.

I know i will get back to 10% BF w/ a regular 500cal deficit. I am extremely worried about my lose skin and this is why i'm looking for alternative methods. If there's 3.5k cal in a pound. for me to lose 100lb (which would only be ~20% BF), this would take 22 months! I will not accept that.

I realize that my squats increase test, and generally lifting might accelerate fat loss -- I'm back to lifting/exercising 5-6 days a week but this won't cut this down enough.

In terms of the long-term fast -- yeah this will hvae to be closely monitored. I'll be getting bloodwork done throughout and taking special nutrients/supplements. One of the things i need to do more studying on is the long term effects post doing a 1mo+ fast -- there is some evidence from a study in the '60's that it permanently reducuses your BMR, well beyond the fasting period. Unfortunatley most modern fasting studies don't assess BMR 1year+ after the fast. This would give me reason to consider alternatives (ie a proper cut)... TBD. But this fasting idea is a pretty niche topic and I don't expect to find the most up to date info on an anabolic forum (for good reason).

ANd yeah i've done keto and IF.

Regarding spreading out small meals throughout the day -- I thought this was bro science? That the only thing that matters is consistency: your body will adapt and use and save calories/carbs for when they are needed.

Thanks for reading guys i appreciate it.

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New Blood Work, E2 problems

Hello,

I need some advice, please.

Just got my new blood test results, after 6 weeks on 180mg/weekly TEST E and 90mg Deca/weekly (front loaded 180mg for two weeks), I am at TOTAL T 969.05 ng/dl (from 297 ng/dl now.

Since I live in a country where doctors/labs don't differ between a standard and sensitive E2 test I am a bit in the unknown about my correct E2 levels.

I did in AUG before starting my TRT a standard test, reuslt: 80pg/ml and I am not at 105 pg/ml. (Does anybody have an idea how this could be maybe approx. be translated in E2 numbers?)

Right on beginning and let's say 2 to 3 weeks in my TRT I felt my libido sky rocketing (finally again), but now it feels like my libido went down again.

I am on an AI Arimidex and taking it diliuted in a vodka solution, daily 1-2 drops.

Any input is appreciated.