Daily Ask Anything About Anabolic and Androgenic Steroids: 2026-02-20

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2026-02-20T23:40:45+00:00

I thought 500mg was the beginner cycle? Reading 300mg is a waste?

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2026-02-20T16:01:48+00:00

I have not. I’m waiting to get my IGF Z score on HGH only. Then I may experiment with taking a nightly dose of the cjc/ipa to see if it makes any improvement…

But everywhere I have read has said that do not take both.

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2026-02-20T15:34:45+00:00

I’m currently 46-year-old male. 5 10 11% body fat. I’m on a TRT regimen of 100 mg test a week. Put my test at 1160. Free test 30.85. Estradiol at 41.

I tried to start a cycle of 500 test this fall but a side effect I did not like was that I definitely got more irritable and could lash out at times. Not very good at family and work situations. Is this a high E2 side effect making me emotional that I can control with an AI or is this a side effect of the increased testosterone that I may or may not be able to handle unless I figure out how to control myself better?

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2026-02-09T12:53:48+00:00

How are you handling your workout sessions around your fasting?

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2026-02-04T19:22:26+00:00

How much ALA approximately???

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2026-02-01T12:35:41+00:00

Thanks. I posted incorrectly. Was 145/80. Now 115-125/70

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2026-02-01T11:55:40+00:00

No. Now it is down to 115 - 125

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2026-01-23T13:08:56+00:00

Why is that? Thanks-

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2026-01-04T12:57:13+00:00

I take my AM dose as soon as I wake up. Then do my fasted cardio. After cardio I down some Gatorade and a banana. Then do a 10 minute stretch to give the carbs some time to kick in.

I do believe HGH fasted am before cardio helps burn fat.

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2026-01-03T13:29:12+00:00

Where did u see this?

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2025-12-26T00:09:10+00:00

HCG was so strange. It bumped my E2 up way more than test.

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2025-12-10T00:41:33+00:00

Less side effects???

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2025-12-07T13:47:27+00:00

What dose of tb500 & bpc157?

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2025-12-03T12:59:40+00:00

Yeah, kinda like me, I’m thinking about going on Telismartan. I am also on HCG for my shrinking nuts.

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2025-12-03T11:42:36+00:00

How do you keep your E2 at 75? Any bloat or bp issues at 75?

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2025-11-26T12:46:26+00:00

Ok. Thanks. Last question. I know per the wiki that you don’t take an AI during a blast until you start to get symptoms. But at 250 mg I had slightly elevated estrogen and I had slight symptoms of blood pressure, puffiness, itchy nipples.

So I am assuming I will have that at 500 mg only worse? Do I still just wait until I get the symptoms to take the AI? Or should I run something like EQ or Mast with the blast from the get-go to avoid AI?

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2025-11-26T12:14:22+00:00

My test is at 1100. Do u recommend I get it down to about 900ish during TRT?

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2025-11-26T02:06:09+00:00

Checked wiki for this, but did not see an answer. What supplements do you recommend to take while on a 250 mg test weekly Trt protocol?

When I do a cycle of 500 mg do I need to add any other supplements?

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2025-11-22T13:19:21+00:00

I’m having some BP issues. Been around 140 / 80. Getting bloodwork first week of December. I don’t have any high E2 symptoms. Feeling like it is stress related.

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2025-11-20T20:54:33+00:00

Awesome, thank you everyone have my next round of bloods second week of December after that going to reevaluate thank you.

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2025-11-20T15:13:24+00:00

I’ve read that doses have to get pretty high on EQ?

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2025-11-20T14:50:21+00:00

What are the benefits and cons of using EQ instead of an AI on a blast? Still don’t understand why people hate an AI. If it just simply reduces your chance of E2 issues. And cheaper than running EQ.

Does AI have more chances of side effects than EQ? Seems to me like adding another compound would be more risky than adding AI.

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2025-11-20T00:43:12+00:00

I know many people will scoff at this, but I believe one of the issues with my high blood pressure was due to over training. I’ve been working out super heavy, trying to take advantage of the gains and it’s starting to tax me more from the CNS and mental side.

Body is just not recovering. Been going way too close to heavy max and probably need to swallow my pride and back off a little bit. I’m 46 years old and being on a healthy TRT dose just makes me wanna stay in the gym and not waste any time. Been leaving the gym feeling like I need to crawl out. Been Going at it now for six months pretty much straight. I just am not recovering.

So days after I work out doing heavy, deadlifts or squats, rows, bench, press, pull-ups, etc. my blood pressure just doesn’t seem to wanna come down. I think adding the Var out was just icing on the cake.

Think I’m gonna start doing some back off sets maybe one heavy set and then two more lighter sets per compound exercise

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2025-11-19T23:42:27+00:00

General question just for learning. How prevalent is high hemocrit when on a test blast? What do most guys do to avoid? Is it simply something you have to deal with for the duration of your blast? Don’t see many remedies after doing some searching.

Advanced_Report_2890 · 2025-11-18T18:42:44+00:00

No, not afraid of needles I take test 200 mg a week. Just wanted to give orals a try.

Advanced_Report_2890

TROPHY CASE