General TRT Protocol

**Lockout888** · 05-06-2013, 10:51 AM

What is the consensus for a general TRT protocol for most men?

Does this sound right?
Test Cyp - 100mg per week
HCG - 200iu 3x a week
Anastrozole - .25mg 2x a week

**kelkel** · 05-06-2013, 11:12 AM

250 IU HCG but close enough.
AI is always contingent upon blood work. Hopefully none needed.
Test is best split into two shots to help control spikes in E2. So 50mg or so every 3.5 days. Or 3-4 days. Really not that important to "half" day it.

**jomamma007** · 05-06-2013, 11:12 AM

Ideally the 100mg would be split into two doses.
The anastrozole is not taken from the start. Get bloods 6 weeks into protocol to.determine if nedded.
Hcg could be at 250iu

**jomamma007** · 05-06-2013, 11:13 AM

Beat me to it -__-

**Lockout888** · 05-06-2013, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by kelkel

250 IU HCG but close enough.

250 IU three or two times a week?

**steroid.com 1** · 05-06-2013, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by Lockout888

What is the consensus for a general TRT protocol for most men?

Does this sound right?
Test Cyp - 100mg per week
HCG - 200iu 3x a week
Anastrozole - .25mg 2x a week

Why do you ask?

We're all different and no one protocol fits every man.

**Lockout888** · 05-06-2013, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by gdevine

Why do you ask?
We're all different and no one protocol fits every man.

I was just curious to what a good starting point would be. I understand that some men may need more or less.

**booku** · 05-08-2013, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by Lockout888

I was just curious to what a good starting point would be. I understand that some men may need more or less.

IMO, this is ideally what a treatment plan would look like:

Testosterone only at 100 mg/week, two shots per week.
blood work after 6-8 weeks to assess the entire picture. (shbg, e2, albumin, cortisol, dhea, free t, total t, etc)

Adjust dosage of T to dial in bloods, only add in AI at this point if E2 is very high with mid or low Testosterone . DO NOT add AI if estrogen is high with high testosterone . LOWER testosterone dose only!

Recheck bloods after 6 more weeks. Should be fairly dialed in hopefully. Next step would be to add the hCG and repeat this same process. AI is always on an as needed basis and should be a last resort for most people. Exceptions might include people who are very overweight, but at the same time diet and exercise for these people should correct a lot of issues.

**j2048b** · 05-08-2013, 04:51 PM

I am on almost the exact protocol and it works fine for ME, like d said it is dependent upon the person, give it a go for 5 weeks and get bloods abd see where u sit!

**LeftHook** · 05-09-2013, 08:51 AM

Originally Posted by j2048b

I am on almost the exact protocol and it works fine for ME, like d said it is dependent upon the person, give it a go for 5 weeks and get bloods abd see where u sit!

Just wondering where your test levels sit at on that protocol?

**j2048b** · 05-09-2013, 09:16 AM

well, before trt between 348-377... mt local doc said ur NORMAL, AND FINE... haha yeah ok, anyways, with the las go around the doc had me at 20 mlg 2x'x a week for a total of 40 mlg a week, and my toal only came back at a 577, and i still felt like crap... and to top it off my trough was right back down to 377 which was odd...

fast forward to the newest which is 100 mlg 1 time a week, and i still have a few weeks to go until i let it all stabilize and see where my levels r... hopefully not over 800...i can update here in about 2 weeks or so and ill let ya know where i sit...

now just so u know i have yet to throw hcg back in the mix because the doc wants to see where the test alone is taking my levels... from there if its spot on or not gonna go to hcg at least 2 times a week...