1st Cycle Questions

[JackMan017]

Hello Everyone,

Preparing for my 1st (test e 500mg p/wk) & have a couple questions specifically regarding Arimidex & HCG

Obviously I'm not sure how my body is going to respond, going to have to go through a learning curve here. My Arimidex I purchased are in .25mg tabs. Other than looking at my mid cycle blood work or possibly having symptoms I'm not even going to be familiar with, how do I know when to take it? What would you do if you were me? Start out not taking it?
I've done pre bloods - sensitive estradiol is 21.5 (range is 8.0-35.0)


As for HCG, do I wait till say week 6 before I start taking it? I've heard HCG can create higher estrogen and/or make estrogen challenging to manage, so I have thought on my mind. The protocall on here says to take it from the beginning, but the consensus I've been reading seems to be that it would be just as effective to take it about half way during the cycle and stop on the last week of a pin.

I'll have plenty of everything when I start (i.e. Clomid/Nolva/HCG/Arimidex/Supplies )

I appreciate the input!

[JackMan017]

This post will answer a ton of questions, including ones you have and ones that you don't yet (but will).

The topic of AI use at the start of a cycle seems to be under discussion at the moment. There are several more knowledgeable members than me that can speak to that.

What are your current stats and BF%? Goals from the cycle?

5'8, 37, 16% body fat, around 181lbs. I'm getting my bodyfat down more, should be right around 14% when i start. I don't want to get too much leaner than around 13/14% as i get hunger/mental issues getting leaner than that. I'd love to drop about 5lbs of fat and put on 5-10lbs of mass for this first.

[Windex]

I would start HCG from Week 1.

Bloodwork is gonna be a good guide for E2. It's worth checking mid cycle to have baseline established for future cycles.

Have Tamoxifen AND AI on hand but you don't necessary need to use until symptoms. Recognize that your body is going to be on a mini roller coaster from a huge hormonal shift. No need to go into panic mode when this happens and start taking Arimidex like gummy bears.

[Test Monsterone]

Doing cycles is pointless imo, especially at your age. It's like driving a civic, hopping in a Ferrari for a few months, and then going back to your broken down civic. Even with TRT it's very hard to keep anything from a cycle, much less shutting down your endocrine system and having to recover...at age 37.

[JackMan017]

I would start HCG from Week 1.

Bloodwork is gonna be a good guide for E2. It's worth checking mid cycle to have baseline established for future cycles.

Have Tamoxifen AND AI on hand but you don't necessary need to use until symptoms. Recognize that your body is going to be on a mini roller coaster from a huge hormonal shift. No need to go into panic mode when this happens and start taking Arimidex like gummy bears.

Thank you. Yeah, the protocall on here is .25mg Arimidex every other day, IMO sounds a little much. But I also understand everyone probably responds a little differently. I'll know soon.

[i_SLAM_cougars]

Thank you. Yeah, the protocall on here is .25mg Arimidex every other day, IMO sounds a little much. But I also understand everyone probably responds a little differently. I'll know soon.

I don’t use it. At half a gram of test a week and no other compounds you’re not going have estrogen issues unless you’re very sensitive to it, and even at that it’s not like your going to wake up with a nice new pair of boobs.

If you’re concerned about it run out 10mg of Nolva everyday. It won’t crash out your estrogen like an AI will, but it will keep it from binding to the receptors.

Like Windex said, you’re changing your body’s hormonal make up. You’re going to feel some stuff. Don’t swallow a bottle of arimadex because you wake up and your nipples are itchy.

[redz]

Funny people think you can’t eat with low bf, I was getting it wrong for so long I’m stuffing my face staying lean tipping the scale today at 239.6. I do tons of cardio and smash the weights 6 times a week and float in the 9-11% bf.

[JackMan017]

Funny people think you can’t eat with low bf, I was getting it wrong for so long I’m stuffing my face staying lean tipping the scale today at 239.6. I do tons of cardio and smash the weights 6 times a week and float in the 9-11% bf.

Do you track calories? I eat & train the same way, cardio 1-2 hours of LISS walking 6 days p/wk, far from 9-11%, that's for sure. Curious what you mean when you say you were getting it wrong for so long

[redz]

I was going low carb and starving myself to get ripped. Now I’m eating as much as I can and still getting lean haven’t been counting calories but I’m in the 4-5k range most days.