HRT/TRT, AAS, and Sperm Production

[gbrice75]

Worst timing possible !

Ugh, is this because of alcohol's negative effect/supression of natural test production?

Obviously a very flawed plan; I did not consider this at all. If anything, I should have waited until I returned from Mexico to even start the cycle. But like a little kid, I had the gear and just HAD to get started right away. Of course, I also wanted to make some gains prior to going to a beach resort for a week.

Remember that I will be starting my PCT 1 week AFTER returning from Mexico. During my time there, I will be in my first of 2 'off weeks' with the enanthate still in my system, so at that point I will have no natural production going on anyway... am I missing something?

Point being is that I will not be consuming alcohol while running PCT, so they will not be 'cancelling eachother out' in terms of test production. Is there something else I should be concerned about during my week in Mexico?

[Bonaparte]

Ugh, is this because of alcohol's negative effect/supression of natural test production?

Obviously a very flawed plan; I did not consider this at all. If anything, I should have waited until I returned from Mexico to even start the cycle. But like a little kid, I had the gear and just HAD to get started right away. Of course, I also wanted to make some gains prior to going to a beach resort for a week.

Remember that I will be starting my PCT 1 week AFTER returning from Mexico. During my time there, I will be in my first of 2 'off weeks' with the enanthate still in my system, so at that point I will have no natural production going on anyway... am I missing something?

Point being is that I will not be consuming alcohol while running PCT, so they will not be 'cancelling eachother out' in terms of test production. Is there something else I should be concerned about during my week in Mexico?

The problem with drinking isn't really the drop in test. It is more that alcohol kills anabolism (so it keeps you catabolic) and causes anything you eat while intoxicated to be stored as fat, since your body is using the ethanol for fuel. So you're losing muscle while adding fat when you drink. And if your hormones are already in the tank, you stand to lose a good deal of your new gains by partying a lot.

[gbrice75]

The problem with drinking isn't really the drop in test. It is more that alcohol kills anabolism (so it keeps you catabolic) and causes anything you eat while intoxicated to be stored as fat, since your body is using the ethanol for fuel. So you're losing muscle while adding fat when you drink. And if your hormones are already in the tank, you stand to lose a good deal of your new gains by partying a lot.

Understood, thanks. Hopefully my hormones won't be in the tank as i'll be fresh off of my cycle - with test e I should have at LEAST a week before having to worry - not starting PCT for 2 weeks. Sure if I wanted to err on the side of caution i wouldn't drink.... but c'mon - i'm going to Mexico on vacation with family and friends! That's more of a temptation than Adam and the apple in the Garden of Eden....

[Bonaparte]

That's more of a temptation than Adam and the apple in the Garden of Eden....

Actually, Eve was the one who was dumb enough to be tempted by an apple. Adam probably couldn't have cared less, but only feigned interest and took a bite to get Eve to shut the hell up and quit nagging him about how he was never willing to try new things and share experiences with her blah blah blah...

[gbrice75]

Actually, Eve was the one who was dumb enough to be tempted by an apple. Adam probably couldn't have cared less, but only feigned interest and took a bite to get Eve to shut the hell up and quit nagging him about how he was never willing to try new things and share experiences with her blah blah blah...

LoL I was just making a half assed reference, but thanks for the laugh! Kind of 'modernizes' the story...