57 years old - two ycles

[DROY]

This is posted this in the over 40 forum as well.
First a few stats;
57 years old (58 in three weeks)
6 foot tall
220 lbs
~18 % bf
I have been in and out of gyms for all my life and played a variety of sports at very competitive levels.
Shortly after my 56th birthday I decided to have a look at steroids . I was in the gym regularly but the gains weren't coming like they were when I was younger.

I spent about 8 months researching the subject, and a little before my 57th birthday I decided to pull the trigger. My body fat was a little high but I went ahead and decided to keep an eye on the sides and if there was a problem I would stop.

First cycle
week 1 - 12 - test e - 250mg 2 x each week
.5 mg arimidex every day
HCG 250 iu 2 x each week
week 13 and 14 test p 100mg eod
.5 mg arimidex every day
HCG 250 iu 2 x each week

PCT
clomid 100/50/50/50
nolva 40/20/20/20

Felt great during the cycle, libido was excellent (wife got a workout), had no sides and gained about 25 lbs. I finished my PCT at the end of Febuary. Unfortunately shortly thereafter I was injured (not in the gym) and I was unable to train for about a month. I still managed to keep between 5 and 8 lbs of lean mass. I was quite pleased with the cycle.

Blood test in june showed testosterone , cholesterol and blood pressure all good.

In late july I decided to do another cycle.

week 1 - 10 - test e - 250mg 2 x each week
deca 200mg 2 x week (for joints as much as mass)
.5 mg arimidex every day
HCG 250 iu 2 x each week
week 11 and 14 test p 100mg eod
tren A 50 mg EOD (last minute addition)
.5 mg arimidex every day
HCG 250 iu 2 x each week

PCT
clomid 100/50/50/50/50
nolva 40/20/20/20/20/20

Felt great during the cycle, libido was excellent, had no sides until I added the tren, and gained about 20 lbs.
The only sides I had from the tren was a little insomnia, and sweating buckets at night. I am now in the second week of PCT and I feel fine.

All of this is to show that with proper care and attention even the older generation can make use of steroids. Having said that I have to add a couple of caveats. I have been in gyms all my life and my tendons, ligaments and joints are used to the stresses. Someone who hasn't done enough training would be susceptible to joint and tendon injuries. The next thing is that we have to listen to our bodies. If there are any sides that aren't expect, or if the sides were too strong it is critical to stop everything. And this brings me to a final point. Have everything you need before you start. You never know when you may have to stop and you want your pct ready.

I will probably repeat the second cycle in the future, maybe late in the spring. I am going to get down to 15% bf. I won't go any lower than that because I will never compete and at 58 years old I suspect that having a %bf too low would cause other problems. I am looking forward to the next cycle (my wife a little less).

[kelkel]

Nice Post Droy!

I'm curious if you pulled any BW mid-cycle? Particularly E2 as your dose of adex is relatively high.
Best advice I can give you, and this is coming from someone who's been in all aspects of this game, is to keep it simple. Don't over-complicate your cycles and there's no need to run more each time.

Enjoyed your post. Best of luck and stick around. Read, learn, contribute!

[DROY]

Nice Post Droy!

I'm curious if you pulled any BW mid-cycle? Particularly E2 as your dose of adex is relatively high.
Best advice I can give you, and this is coming from someone who's been in all aspects of this game, is to keep it simple. Don't over-complicate your cycles and there's no need to run more each time. A little imprecise but it seems to have worked. I wou

Enjoyed your post. Best of luck and stick around. Read, learn, contribute!

No I didn't get any blood work. My adex is high because I cycled with a %BF a little high. I am aware of the symptoms of both low E2 and high E2 but everything seemed to go well. I used my libido and mood as indicators and there was no problem. A little imprecise but it seems to have worked. I wouldn't recommend this method.

As for cycles the second cycle was excellent and I will probably run that one again but with no increase anywhere. I had thought originally of running the test p and tren a for six weeks but after four weeks I had to stop. Four weeks with the tren and muscles and veins were popping and I didn't want to get any bigger. I think this cycle is ideal for a little more mass and last four weeks harden and cut giving a nice finish to the cycle.
If I get down to 15%BF for the next cycle I will reduce the adex to .5 EOD and get blood work to verify effect.

[kelkel]

Sounds like a plan. The BW mid cycle is a great way to learn what's going on inside, beyond just E2.

Welcome to the forum DROY.

[BG]

Running tren at 57..............fuking great !

[TheTaxMan]

Great read, congrats on the gains Droy

[tectime]

Running tren at 57..............fuking great !

That's what I'm talking about !

[GirlyGymRat]

I am inspired by ppl who care for themselves and never give up! Kudos!

[DROY]

58 years old on Monday, still have to lose a little fat...

[TheTaxMan]

Respect droy

[ocman]

way to work brother!

[Bio-Active]

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nice work!