First, Thank you to Marcus, Austin, etc that have helped me find information on this blog and share their guidance and opinions with me. This place is a goldmine of information.
Second, I have chosen to do, as taught back in the day when boxing in the Navy...make weight then train up. I am 42 6'4 160Kg, Type 2 diabetic with an A1C of 6.5, and just completing month 2 of TRT. My current medications are metformin 500 before each meal, lipitor before bed, asprin in the morning, 25 pin of Test P EOD (TRT) I have completed TDEE in detail for my weight of 160, 155, 150, 145, 140, 135, 130, 125, 120 Kg so as to reduce my calories properly during this experiment. I have laid out my exercise program in detail and my research medicines to suppliment this trial. Below is a real life log of input, output, and results that might be useful to those that come after me and useful to me as I progress receiving guidance from the staff to help me modify or correct issues as they arise.
The Plan:
Clen: Pills 40s + cutter. 2 week ramp to 150 (10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80,90,100,110,120,130,150). I have never taken Clen before and the number one warning I find is to ramp softly until you find how your body reacts. Too quickly might result in a visit to the E room. 7 week run at 150, one week down ramp (130,100,80,50,30,20,10) Clen will be taken in the AM when wake up (8 AM)
Ketotifen: pills 1s. Dose is 3 per day starting at ramp up week 2 day 1 of Clen and ending concluding day 1 of down ramp week. This is for receptor reset and the continued effectiveness of Clen. Research said 2-3 units a day will suffice. This will be taken at 10 PM which is about 2 hours before bedtime.
Potassium: 500 daily in 2 x 250 doses morning and evening. (banana a day mid-swim included in diet)
L-Taurine 1G in 2 x 500 doses morning and evening.
T3: 50 (starting dose per Austinite's awesome T3 guide) This will begin Week 1 day 1 of the full dose of Clen.
Test Cyp: 150 pin 2x a week starting day 1 of Clen ramp up. My TRT dose is about 100 a week if translated to Test Cyp so upping the dose to protect the muscle I have worked so hard to obtain. Austinite recommends a 250-350 dose from the guide so I will split the difference.
Exercise gym and diet:
Gym is 1-2 hours a day M-F. Rotating muscle groups minimizing legs due to swim routine.
Swim is 3-4 hours daily, medium pace, M-F. Saturday and Sunday are rest days
Diet is 500-750 below BMR calculation with 40-30-30 split. 5 meals a day with 50% carbs in second meal of day (before swim) and green leafy included in each meal (raw not cooked).
Additional Supplements:
Omega 3
Multivitamin
Lots of water (8 L goal daily)
This is to measure the effects of a solid diet with Clen and T3 to view weight loss potential in anticipation for a 12 week run beginning in August. Any feedback or instruction on things I may have missed are greatly appreciated. I will report weight weekly and do before and after photos. Do not expect beauty at 160 Kilo lol.