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new and confused
OK. here is my story. i'm 43, 5' 9.5" tall and used to be a pro boxer up till i was 24. clean all my life, that means i did not take anything except a few vits and creatine powder. over the last 6 or 7 years i've fallen off a cliff. knee surgeries, diabetes, osteoarthritis, and worst of all several bouts of weight gain. gain 30 lose 20 gain 40 lose 30. long story short i blew up to 300 lbs from 185 in 1 damn year.
for the last 5 months i've been working out again and my diet is on point but my recovery time has been slow as crap. i managed to beat my type 2 diabetes totally and have normal BS now, i have lost weight down to 240 and id say i'm about 34% body fat or so, i have put on just a tad of muscle BUT not like i used to AND i am weaker than i would have imagined and gaining strength back slower than i ever have before. Bench Press = 255 yada yada, but used to be 405x1 and i've always gained back fast when i was de trained until this time.
I decided to have my testosterone tested because of these symptoms and low and behold it was tt 122. now this is bad low i know but i have to admit that i was tested at 5pm which i know has a small effect, also i had been sleeping like crap for 2 weeks due to over training, maybe 5 hours a night and not good sleep and like i said i am far overweight so i know that lowers it as well. in addition i have been over training a bit as my recovery is so slow and i'm a stubborn old man and don't want to admit i don't go like i used to.
So doc put me on 100 mg a week testosterone cypionate to start. i jumped at the suggestion of trt over the phone as that low of a test scared me and i took my first shot Friday but now i have been reading and have scared myself. so here is what i need from some of you smarter guys if you would.
First, is it possible my test was that low only because i've been sleeping etc bad and would normally be middle of the road? or is that not likely since it was that drastically low.
Second, i am not versed in this stuff. how hard would it be to use this for a year or so to help me make right what i have broken and then go off and see what my natural levels are? i have read enough that i am worried so think you guys probably know since you are not new like me.
Third, should i just maybe not take anymore so i don't mess my boys up till my next appointment in 3 months or is it already to late and my buddies are shut down?
Fourth, because my test is so low atm am i just being a woman and worrying about this crap too much and i should just enjoy the ride. Thanks for any info you would give me guys. i really was clean and know next to nothing about steroids