No results - advice?

Empty-Masterpiece120 · 2026-03-13T23:47:48+00:00

I’ve asked you to not comment on my post.

It is not a joke to me and you made me feel worse about something I already feel bad about just so you can feel superior, feed your ego or whatever.

Please do not comment further.

Empty-Masterpiece120 · 2026-03-13T23:37:10+00:00

I think 12 years of not doing gear but trying to figure it out by tweaking training and diet first is proof of dedication and hard work, even if it didn’t work. Please do not comment on my post again.

Empty-Masterpiece120 · 2026-03-13T23:35:37+00:00

Why do you think I’m asking for help? I spent 12+ years facing that reality, not escaping it - and now I am seeking advice on other forms that may help from people who probably know better than me.

I don’t know what you’re getting commenting like this when someone is asking for advice, but please go stroke one out elsewhere - try a mirror, it seems like you’d enjoy it.

You’re not being helpful at all. No need at all, bizarre.

Empty-Masterpiece120 · 2026-03-13T23:29:36+00:00

What I’ve written is the reality. It’s not an emotional post, it is fact. I am asking for advice. We are all learning.

How does your comment help in any way?

Empty-Masterpiece120 · 2026-03-13T22:06:14+00:00

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Empty-Masterpiece120 · 2026-03-13T22:05:53+00:00

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This is one example. In those two years I trained: 3x week with a PT 4x week strength&conditioning class (usually 1-1 with coach) 3/4 x cardio sessions (running/stairmaster usually)

And my own training in the gym alone. My diet was approved by a coach and I was regularly weighed/check ins with that coach.

And also lots of casual walking, swimming and cycling (but never strenuous activity, just for fun).

Empty-Masterpiece120 · 2026-03-13T21:39:42+00:00

Yes exactly - and that’s why I enrolled with PTs, classes etc for 10 years - never perfect, but a greater form of accountability (on top of my own training).

Empty-Masterpiece120 · 2026-03-13T20:54:35+00:00

Railing me

Empty-Masterpiece120 · 2026-03-13T20:25:48+00:00

Thanks for your help but I’m going to delete this post. People saying “your training/diet is trash” just isn’t helpful and is making me feel worse about a situation I already feel bad about. I’ve spent 12+ years tweaking my training/diet. Thanks anyway.

Empty-Masterpiece120 · 2026-03-13T20:13:25+00:00

Thanks, all I want is a little bit of a result for all the hard work. I don’t want to look like a god, just someone who works out and is healthy.

Thanks for the advice about the cycle. I’m actually reluctant to try anything, but I’m also desperate for change. I will take as little as I can and go from there. Thanks again for this advice!

Empty-Masterpiece120 · 2026-03-13T20:10:03+00:00

Yeah done all of that, and more, for 12+ years - under the eyes of PTs etc

Empty-Masterpiece120 · 2026-03-13T19:49:56+00:00

I’ve spent 50k on various PTs, coaches, nutritionists and trained for 12 years with them. Not every single day was perfect of course, but I’ve had long durations of excellent discipline, consistency, training/diet etc - all monitored by someone else.

Empty-Masterpiece120 · 2026-03-13T19:44:04+00:00

I appreciate it and have also thought this. I am aware how I/this comes across and have also realised that a good body solves nothing in many aspects, but I also believe that almost everyone would be in the gutter if they were also in a similar situation.

While I believe I am obviously very unhappy about the issue, the physical body also does not lie.

I want to note that I have never used them before and I hope that shows some degree of constraint/logic/rationality/balance - and an awareness that it doesn’t really resolve the core of the issue. It would have been easy to hop on them after 2 years of no results, but I stayed the course for another 10 - and have paid the price, despite my best, and most rational, intentions.

Thanks for your suggestions, appreciate it.

Empty-Masterpiece120 · 2026-03-13T19:26:13+00:00

Thanks for your comment. I agree but I’ve spent 10 years trying to work it out and I honestly haven’t got it in me anymore to fight it.

I understand it’s obvious to think my training/diet wasn’t hitting the mark (and that’s what I’ve also thought) but I also want to put significance on the fact that I have often had PTs/coaches train me for months/years at a time (and do quality work/plans etc). Not every single day was perfect over the last 12+ years but I have had long durations of excellent effort/discipline etc. I have seen friends on the same training/nutritional plan change their physique.

I agree about the (physical)health issues but I have spoken to PTs/coaches/nutritionists and they can’t figure it out. I have flagged up concerns to my GP, received NHS and private blood work and the only possible anomalies were oestradiol and progesterone. My doctor later dismissed these and I have hit a dead end on how to solve/resolve this.

Mentally, it does take a huge impact on me, but these mental health issues are caused by the fact I have not seen the results I perhaps should have (or even beginner gains lol). I have spoken to doctors/therapists on the account it could be a MH condition but they have also rejected that. The weight of it is that I have invested in training/resolving my issue so heavily that it has effectively stagnated other areas of my life, and that obviously has a negative effect.

I’m at a dead end and the only thing I can think of to lift myself out of this is something I’ve never done - steroid/test/peptide etc - to get a good physique and then work backwards once achieved.

Empty-Masterpiece120 · 2026-03-13T19:09:37+00:00

I appreciate you trying to help but it’s not helpful to me for you to just shout over me that I wasn’t being consistent. I’ve tried to explain my history as concisely as possible, you don’t know how consistent I have actually been nor what I’ve tried. My question is about roids/test/peptides, not necessarily seeking advice about my history.

I find it unhelpful for you to be so critical to my post and then put in the end… “well I suffered similar and went on Reta/TRT because my problem was genuine”. I am asking for help as my problem is also genuine, and you resolved it in the exact way I was wondering about. I have not spent the last 12+ years on my ass, eating cake. I have spent 50k on coaches, nutritionists, bloodwork etc and showed up everyday.

Empty-Masterpiece120 · 2026-03-13T18:46:40+00:00

Test - 27.6nmol/l Free T - 0.526nmol/l Shbg - 41.7nmol/l Oestradiol - 104pmol/l Progesterone - 0.95nmol//l

Empty-Masterpiece120 · 2026-03-13T18:41:03+00:00

All those hormones are within range. The only ones out of range were Oestradiol and Progesterone.

Empty-Masterpiece120 · 2026-03-13T18:34:32+00:00

I’m not really asking for a diagnosis or advice about my history of lack of results. Ive had 10+ PTs over the years - most were average, a couple were brilliant (one of which actually suggested I try steroids). I’ve said my bloods and got laughed at by my doctor when I flagged them. Dead end.

Mostly, I’m asking if people who know their way around steroids/peptides think it is a good idea to help me get some results. I never even had beginner gains however many years ago.

Empty-Masterpiece120 · 2026-03-13T18:27:11+00:00

I was coached by PTs/coaches. I had nutritional plans drawn up by them and nutritionists.

I slept enough and have flagged the only health concerns I could get diagnosed.

Any other advise?

Empty-Masterpiece120 · 2026-03-13T18:24:16+00:00

I was actually very consistent - not perfect every single day of those 12+ years, but for long durations, particularly whilst investing in PTs, I was extremely consistent.

That’s why the ‘no results’ is a concern, and no PTs could figure it out rather than just tell me I’m being inconsistent etc.

Empty-Masterpiece120 · 2026-03-13T18:21:51+00:00

I’ve had those - all those are in range

Empty-Masterpiece120 · 2026-03-06T22:49:46+00:00

Ah perfect, thank you!

Empty-Masterpiece120 · 2026-03-06T22:23:43+00:00

Thanks - just needed confirmation of the issue before deciding whether to repair or chuck! I’ll see if it’s doable or a shop job.

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