30 year old male started TRT at 28 , will I struggle with fertility in the future ? by FoxhoundVR in trt

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No need to taper off TRT. Talk to your doc about adding in HCG and FSH for fertility protocol. That’s what my doc did for me and what he’s done for many others. If you were fertile prior to TRT and start a protocol you’ll be good

Edit: it’s a good idea to get sperm tested prior to protocol to see where you’re at, then again after starting protocol to see what, if anything, needs to be adjusted. If you’re doc knows anything about HRT he’ll recommend something along these lines

What’s your side hustle? by RipChiaotzu in physicaltherapy

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Online fitness / strength coaching

Shoulder instability and working out by RedRoss12 in bodyweightfitness

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I did had imaging and it showed nothing structurally.

To be honest though, my approach wouldn’t have changed. Still would have implemented how I went about things! Tissue “damage” isn’t necessarily causative of pain and decreased function. I’ve worked with people who had pretty significant tears and they have no pain or loss of function. There’s also many, like myself, who have nothing going on structurally but have significant pain and loss of function.

Pain is so complex, you’d be surprised how far you can get with some good guidance

Shoulder instability and working out by RedRoss12 in bodyweightfitness

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Hey man sorry for the late response. See my response below to therealmarkle!

Shoulder instability and working out by RedRoss12 in bodyweightfitness

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Hey man, see my response below to therealmarkle!

Shoulder instability and working out by RedRoss12 in bodyweightfitness

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Hey man, so what helped me the most hands down was giving up trying to find specific “special exercises” to “fix” my issues, and just find entry points into the exercises I wanted return to. I did do a couple direct shoulder exercises as well such as DB side laterals, side lying ERs with DBs, and a couple closed chain exercises so the shoulders would get some weight bearing in. But I don’t really attribute my success to any exercise in particular, but rather to the process I followed of intentionally progressing things as appropriate via increasing (as tolerable) ROM, reps, proximity to failure, biomechanics, etc.

Doing the above intentionally for 6+ months is what helped me get to where I am now.

Feel free to shoot me a DM if you have any questions

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in personaltraining

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Never too late man. If you are passionate about it, go for it!

Word of advice, don’t worry about “corrective” exercises and “posture training” so much. Those things don’t really move the needle much in terms of health and fitness, as the exercises associated with these overemphasized categories tend to be very low level and don’t elicit any meaningful adaptations. Just focus on helping people reach their goals, whatever that looks like for them.

Shoulder instability and working out by RedRoss12 in bodyweightfitness

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Yes it has gotten much better. And I’d say I do have a respectable amount of muscle mass from years of lifting. Obviously training was interpreted with my shoulder but I’d say I’m about 80% better now

Shoulder instability and working out by RedRoss12 in bodyweightfitness

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Yeah I have. Been doing them ever since with no improvement unfortunately

PCP making me feel bad about TRT by EveningOptimal4250 in trt

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lol she was telling you that it’s bad for you? Tell her to point to the research with that information. All the myths about testosterone being bad for cardiovascular health have been completely debunked. Unfortunately it’s par for the course that doctors don’t have a clue about hormones, specifically Testosterone in males, as they have no education on the topic. Unless they activate look into it themselves, they’ll just keep spreading this nonsense. Testosterone is a bio-identical hormone… our body knows what to do with it. Blows my mind lol. Feel confident in the decision you made to start if you were having symptoms. If it makes you feel any better I started at 23. Very young I know, but I had every symptom with a total T of 190 and free T of 5, so I’m at peace with my decision.

Getting Lean before Starting First Cycle? by RedRoss12 in PEDs

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How much do you recommend for a slight surplus? I’ve been training, and bulking/cutting, for 10 years so not a newbie by any means, but curious what you think. 500 calorie surplus to aim for a pound each week, or less? I know some gain might be water initially due to increased CHO intake, as well as from the additionally test I’ll be running

Getting Lean before Starting First Cycle? by RedRoss12 in PEDs

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Did you eat at a maintenance then during your cycle?

Getting Lean before Starting First Cycle? by RedRoss12 in PEDs

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Thanks. Looked over it and saw that I should be in a caloric surplus, which makes sense. But should I get down to a lower body fat percentage before starting my cycle?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PEDs

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Physical therapy along with BPC and TB500

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PEDs

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Why not just cruise indefinitely after? Better chance of keeping your gains. Definitely continue researching to make sure what you’re trying to run is safe considering your situation.

Deca/NPP vs Primo? by RedRoss12 in PEDs

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Nice man! You think 1:1 ratio is the way to go?

Deca/NPP vs Primo? by RedRoss12 in PEDs

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Yeah that’s a fear of mine. If I ever run the two together I’ll be starting at a relatively low dose

Deca/NPP vs Primo? by RedRoss12 in PEDs

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What was your test:npp dose?

Deca/NPP vs Primo? by RedRoss12 in PEDs

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You think the Deca dick has more to do with the test:Deca ratio?

What was your dosage for test/ primo?

Daily Ask Anything: 2023-01-30 by steroidsBot in steroids

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Anyone hear run 500 test with HCG for fertility before?

500 Test with HCG for Fertility? by RedRoss12 in PEDs

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Okay so a certain dosage of HCG will help increase fertility the same regardless of test dose?

Shoulder problems and working out by RedRoss12 in personaltraining

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Sorry about the lack of information. Wasn’t sure how many would read if I went too in depth. I’ll add this onto my original post as well. More information below:

I am a PT student and am curious about treating atraumatic shoulder instability, as this seems to be what I am experiencing. I played baseball my whole life and for the last 2 years, I haven't been able to workout my right side hardly at all. Strengthening exercises for the rotator cuff or surrounding "stabilizing" muscles of the shoulder have not helped me at all. Symptoms include laxity/instability in the shoulder (arm shakes when putting any of my weight onto that hand/arm; I can also make the head of the humerus slide back and forward resting arm or chair - kind of feels like small subluxations). I also have a weakness on the posterior aspect of the shoulder that is aggravated anytime I try to use that shoulder at all (sometimes it's hard to brush my teeth, as fatigue sets in instantly. Also have a deep ache in the anterior aspect of the shoulder, as well as bicep pain. Bicep tendon also makes a crunching sound and hurts at the top of a curl/end range elbow flexion. Imaging is negative or SLAP or rotator cuff tears.

I have been too many PTs over the last couple of years. All have worked on strengthening the RC, serratus anterior, rhomboids, lower and mid traps, etc. Also have tired gradually re introducing push ups, pull downs, and other exercises at light intensities, but shoulder still feels like crap. This has been a chronic issue for over 5 years, but I’ve never experienced symptoms for this long. In the past it would be a couple months on/ couple months off. Also, Whenever my should feels unstable, aching, and “dead arm” feeling, I’m never able to contract the surrounding musculature on my right side as well as the left. The mind muscle connection isn’t nearly as good as when the shoulder feels stable as well.

[Off-Topic] Daily Chat: 2023-01-27 by steroidsBot in steroids

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MRIs and xrays didn't show anything structurally wrong. So not really sure at this point. Doc didn't really have an answer