48 and going strong (Hello)
Hi all,
I’ve been a lurker for many, many years and finally decided to join and get involved. I guess first thing is a little bit about myself:
48 (soon to be 49)
5’ 11”
200 lbs.
15-17% bf right now on the way to 10-12 clean
Decent strength and size.
I ran an oral cycle about 13 years ago and saw some good strength gains but nothing size related given the amount of gear I had. I then ran another cycle (pin this time) about a year later but it didn’t do crap. I think that was because the gear was questionable quality veterinary grade out of Mexico.
I’ve spent pretty much the last decade as an endurance athlete. Ironman racing (full and 70.3) and ultra-distance marathons. Even then, I lifted a couple of times a week to not waste away and my trainer was really good about keeping some strength on me. Recently I had to have my Achilles repaired and got back into lifting a lot prior to surgery for recovery. I didn’t realize how much I missed. Even at my age, strength gains are happening pretty regularly given my knowledge, proper form and finally and clean diet.
About 10 years ago, I started TRT using AndroGel. Absorption was pretty low so my urologist recommended sub-Q pellets. So for the past seven years or so, I’ve been doing a pretty decent dosage of semiannual pellet insertion given my activity level. I do BW prior to each insertion just to make sure everything looks good. To offset side effects, I take 1mg a week of Anastrozole. I also donate blood regularly to keep it from getting so thick.
I’m looking at all my options for the next cycle and haven’t made any decisions so any recommendations would be appreciated. I know that’s asking a lot since everyone has their favorites and opinion. My goal is to get rock hard and bulk up slightly and get strong. I’m at the age where I’d much rather have a killer dad bod instead of massing up to 230. My lifestyle is such that weighting 190-205 seems to be ideal.
A question I have that I really haven’t been able to find so far is this:
If I cycle again, since I’m on a very controlled TRT already, would my PCT be nil or would I have to make some adjustments to the Anastrozole?
TIA