Time Has Come! Pre-Cycle Bloodwork

**basketballfan22** · 07-24-2014, 09:05 PM

Hello everyone,

It's been a very long time since I have visited the site, but I have been busy with work (just got a promotion!) and life in general (just bought my first puppy with my girlfriend!). Anyway, I am creating this thread for all of the knowledgable staff and members to help me have a successful first cycle. I have a planned cycle (thanks austinite!), but I want to post my pre-cycle bloodwork before I begin it just in case one of you thinks I should tweak it based on my results. I'm sure more knowledgable members have joined during my hiatus, so I will provide a rather thorough profile of myself. I will be getting bloodwork done again 8 weeks into the cycle as well as 6 weeks after my PCT. I appreciate in advance any and all advice I can get. Thank you so much.

Biography:

Age: 25
Gender: Male
Height: 6'0
Weight: 188 pounds, 85.45 kg or 13.43 stone (for you English folk

)
Body fat %: 11.2% (according to BOD POD in 11/2013, my body fat hasn't gone up much if at all since then)
Lifting experience: 6.5 years
Nutrition knowledge: Pretty high, and very precise with my macros
Cycling experience: none

Planned Cycle:

Weeks 1-12: 250 mg of testosterone enanthate every 3.5 days, 250 IU of hCG every 3.5 days
Weeks 1-14: 0.25 mg every day (start on day 2) of anastrozole (e.g. Arimidex )
Week 15: 40 mg of tamoxifen (e.g. Nolvadex ) every day, 75 mg of clomiphene (e.g. Clomid) every day
Weeks 16-18: 20 mg of tamoxifen every day, 50 mg of clomiphene every day

**austinite** · 07-24-2014, 09:24 PM

Well well. Look who's back. Good to see you, Brother. Congrats on your puppy and happy belated birthday

- Start PCT 2 weeks after your last injection. (I think you have it right)
- Visit a blood center and donate double red cells (if possible) or a pint of whole blood before you start.

Outstanding layout. Blood work looks great. You are a perfect example of an eager guy, with a great head on his shoulders that was willing to educate himself properly before jumping into this arena. I'm incredibly proud of you.

Have a powerful cycle.

**DrewZ** · 07-24-2014, 09:39 PM

Awesome layout, looking forward to seeing your progress!

Side note; it looks like you could benefit from supplementing vitamin D3
It will help lower your SHBG and in turn raise your total & free test.

**basketballfan22** · 07-24-2014, 09:48 PM

Still busting your ass I see austinite. You, more than anyone, have helped me with my preparation for AAS. Thanks for the birthday wishes. I hope everything is going extremely well for you.

I have a couple questions, and I think your recommendation of donating blood is a response to one of them. In my bloodwork, my hemoglobin and hematocrit are at the very end of the upper range (I am very fit, and I have lived at high altitude my whole life). I know (thanks to you) that your blood gets even thicker when on AAS, so my hemoglobin and hematocrit will be even higher. Do you think I will be fine doing my cycle if I donate blood before and perhaps in the middle of the cycle?

The second question is in regards to my hormones. While my free testosterone is within range, it is on the very low end. It is to my knowledge that the free testosterone is what is actually utilized in muscle growth. Meanwhile, my sex hormone-binding globulin and DHEA-Sulfate are above the normal range (rather significantly so in the latter case). From what I read, having elevated levels of those two things means I am converting too much testosterone into estrogen. Even my prolactin is rather high! Luckily my estradiol is on the lower range though. Is there any insight you can provide on those values?

Thank you so much for your help again, and I really appreciate your kind words.