Hi everyone. Please let me explain a little about my situation and goals. First, I re

[Roid_Rookie]

Hi everyone. Please let me explain a little about my situation and goals. First, I really do not want to add much size or weight from my first cycle , that is why I am concerned about adding in some test with the deca that I already have. I received the deca 2 days ago with the intention of a deca only cycle, but after further research, it seems a deca only cycly could be counter intuitive to my goals. I am 48 yrs old and I am 5'8" tall, 175lbs with about 12% body fat. I am already pretty muscular (been body building and power lifting on and off since about age 13 with good genetics. When I settled on deca, I was more interested in a cycle that will help with pain in my joints (mainly shoulders and elbows), boost my metabolism to cut some fat, increase my libido and boost energy. I guess for an older guy like me, I would call it a hormone replacement therapy cycle since an over 40 male begins to produce less and less male hormone. LoL! Can anyone please recommend a proper cycle for me with those goals in mind, as I am a complete rookie regarding steroids . This will be my first cycle, so I would like to do a cycle that helps attain these goals with minimal side effects , such as hair loss, acne, etc. Thank you so much for all of your help, I truly appreciate your knowledge and advice.

[Times Roman]

Welcome to the board mate!
Let's back up for a bit. Before you do a cycle, recommend getting full blood panels and see what your levels are. If low T, then you could explore that, jump on the trt board, and see how that improvement helps you out. additionally, this will be a base line you can bench mark against later on so you can see what your precycle levels are. Down the road, if you find you have low E, you will know if due to cycling or if you were that way already. The idea for HRT is to optimize your hormone levels and produce minimal sides.
Something to think abouut....
---Roman