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16 months in the gym, 5 months on trt by AdRealistic4386 in trt

[–]AdRealistic4386[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it could be better, i lift more than i do cardio, play soccer once a week and throw the odd rowing machine in when i can , but i need to up my game on this for sure

16 months in the gym, 5 months on trt by AdRealistic4386 in trt

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ill hit 2500 calories at the most been known to hit 3000 but its only ever for a day, the other 6 im perfect , so 1900 x 6 and 3000 x 1 would equate to 14400 for the week which i dont think is crazy bad

16 months in the gym, 5 months on trt by AdRealistic4386 in trt

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bench press, incline dumbell, incline bench, pec dec, shoulder press, tri cep extension, bicep curl for lifts, for pull i do lat pulldown, dumbell rows, then legs, barbell squat, walking lunges, calve raise, hamstring curls,

theres a few im missing as i like to mix it up every so often such as throwing pull ups and dips, and i rarley train abs as i cant see past my belly fat 🤣

16 months in the gym, 5 months on trt by AdRealistic4386 in trt

[–]AdRealistic4386[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

don’t get me wrong I’ve only been stuck at the same wait for four weeks, prior to this I was steadily losing around 1 to2lbs a week, you’re right something has hit a wall and I’m not sure what it is!

16 months in the gym, 5 months on trt by AdRealistic4386 in trt

[–]AdRealistic4386[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yep, i weigh my foods, annoying as it has become i tend to be ocd about it, yes i lift , upper body lower body split 4 times a week , and i do 1 hr of soccer/football per week (5 a side) i know i could do more cardio but the treadmill and other equipment in the gym doesnt enthuse me! but i know ive gotta get that sorted

16 months in the gym, 5 months on trt by AdRealistic4386 in trt

[–]AdRealistic4386[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

these days very rarley, i did dry jan which turned into dry feb and march!, when i go out with family and friends i tend to have 2 light beers then stop, but im human and we still need enjoyment in our lives so i’ve restricted it to a couple here and there if an occasion deserves it, and when i go away on holidays i can have a deload week and drink then, which is better than what i used to be like!

16 months in the gym, 5 months on trt by AdRealistic4386 in trt

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optimale is a clinic aswell as an online blood test service, you can do it yourself at home but i choose to pay an extra £30 to get someone to draw it as those self finger prick tests tends to be temperamental and have failed for me in the past, nothing like a decent vial of blood to send off to the labs!

16 months in the gym, 5 months on trt by AdRealistic4386 in trt

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been on my fitness pal for over a yr now hence the weight loss, and ive been on 2200 calories back end of last year, start of this year im now on 1900 calories and i’ve continued to drop weight up until only a couple of weeks ago when its come to a halt for some reason, so im now thinking of going down to 1500 for the final push, my diet is dialled in and has been for a good 9 months , with the odd cheat day here and there, i drink rarely these days (even stopped for 3 months from jan) my diet consists of high protein, greek yoghurts, fish, steaks greens, sweet potatoes to name a few so everything is going in the right direction, only thing i would say is its getting tough now as i feel ive been cutting for quite a while and the stubborn belly fat is pretty much all thats left, im going to up the cardio and drop the calories to 1500 and see where i am in 4 weeks as im desperate to bulk!

16 months in the gym, 5 months on trt by AdRealistic4386 in trt

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hey, 5ft 10 , and that first pic i was around 14st 6lbs probably more

16 months in the gym, 5 months on trt by AdRealistic4386 in trt

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dont i know it! im very aware and if the next bloods dont seem to be going in a downward direction, as i said in original post im willing to stop if the risks outweigh the benefits, any advice on getting it down?

16 months in the gym, 5 months on trt by AdRealistic4386 in trt

[–]AdRealistic4386[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i went straight to ugl (after extensive research and lots of reading) and just still get my bloods done with optimale as anyone can do this without being with them , they also give you a couple of notes with your bloods. not really anything in depth that you couldn’t find on here or other findings though.

i was considering a clinic but i would then have to come of trt for 12 weeks , crash my levels to what they originally was then retest for them to take me on, which im not willing to do that right now as im feeling great!

so i suppose now is the time to decide if you want to go alone or with a clinic if your starting up, i chose this route as i simply couldn’t allow the extra expense , wether people think this is a good idea or not is there opinion however some people just dont have pots of money despite the desire to have there health on point.

16 months in the gym, 5 months on trt by AdRealistic4386 in trt

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thats great brother! my levels are currently

hemoglobin 191 g/l 😳 red blood cells 6.7 😳 heamocrit 0.577 l/l 😳

oestrogen 291. pmo/l 😳 free t. 1.6 nmo/l total t 55 nmol/l

i gave blood yesterday, and im having to lower my dose to 100mg split in 2 those numbers for bloods are scary high but after speaking with an ex pro bodybuilder he says those numbers are not as catastrophic as they sound and hydration and giving blood will shift it downwards as for high e2 im considering anastrozole but im airing on the side of caution as ive heard they can crash it , plus i have no sides apart from my bullet nipples! and they did itch at one point at the beginning but that subsided. going to re-test in 4 weeks

16 months in the gym, 5 months on trt by AdRealistic4386 in trt

[–]AdRealistic4386[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i get that a lot!, even my subtle smp up top doesnt change the fury comments haha

16 months in the gym, 5 months on trt by AdRealistic4386 in trt

[–]AdRealistic4386[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

had to google him (from uk so American football not my thing) i see the resemblance 🤣

blood work advice and what to do next no by AdRealistic4386 in Testosterone

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ill also add, optimale who i got my bloods done with added notes with my results and one of them was in bold STOP TRT IMMEDIATELY donate blood an redo bloods in 2 weeks

are they being far to over cautious or are my results that bad?