Halfway through first cycle

[230isthegoal]

So I'm halfway through my first cycle and it's been interesting. I've been doing 500 of test each week with 6.25 aromasin every other day. My starting stats were 6'3", 208#, 16% Bf

Here are my experiences so far:

1) i started with 12.5 aromasin eod and I'm pretty sure this is what hit me hard. My libido dropped off the planet and it made me super tired. I stopped taking it and sides disappeared and after a week decided to start 6.25 eod which seems to be a good spot for me. Libido is doing well and not tired.

2) my pip is horrid the first 2 days. I rotate between my 2 glutes and delts. I use a 23 1 1/2" for glutes and 23 3/4" for delts. Whenever I pin it's goes smooth, everything sterile, no shaking, 1.25ml each time. It seems that the day after my pins, lots of liquid appears surrounding the muscle and sore becomes super firm. If it sit on a corner for a while my glute area that's "swollen" will retain shape of whatever was pushing into it. I know it's not infected, and I know there's no abscess because it goes away every time. I CANNOT do heavy squats or deadlifts for at least 4 days after pin. This upsets me. I'm switching from test e to cyp today to see if my body responds differently because I don't know what the hell all this fluid is doing appearing under the skin. Due to this I can only work out legs once a week which makes me very upset.

3) strength gains are becoming quite apparent. My working sets have all improved by at least 10% and I have great workouts. I feel like a beast.

4) my diet has been steady. 3300 a day consisting of around 300protein, 300carbs, 70fat. Lentils, brown rice, sweet potatoes, good fats only, lean proteins, limited red meat (I work as a chef so I have lots of great fish)

5) waiting on bloodwork results right now

Main thing is the pip. It doesn't "hurt", but the pressure from the "swellling makes range of movement in my glute horrible. Same with my delt. Im hoping the change to cyp helps because as of right now this is hindering my workouts. Perhaps I could try a different supplier? I don't know. I don't have any sources so it was basically trusting this source and waiting on my bloodwork to verify.

[Capebuffalo]

E and c are almost identical. You won't see a difference. Your pip sounds like virgin muscle. Slow the shot down. 45 sec to 1 min per cc. You can still work legs. It may hurt but you can do it.

[230isthegoal]

It's not muscle pip. It's inflammation of the surrounding area. My pins are at least 1 minute 30 seconds each. Vial warmed up. I have heard of problems with this brands test e causing pip moreso than it should. Perhaps virgin muscle though. I'm obviously a beginner.

[01dragonslayer]

Sounds like your making progress and thanks for the update. The pip is just a part of the game. Some are more sensitive to the solvents to make conversions than others or the pip could be a result of a batch that may have an excess of BA. Hope the blood work turns out well.

[230isthegoal]

Thanks for the reply though cape. im looking for any advice that can be given

[Capebuffalo]

Well it sounds like you're doing everything right. Like dragonslayer said above sometimes it's just part of it. If it doesn't hurt I don't think it's the ba content. I still say virgin muscle. It's not used to being stuck with a needle. I know it sucks but work through it.