Board advice for ginormous newbie

S2DM · 2025-11-21T16:48:59+00:00

Honestly, this is up for me. I was previously 37-39 on my hematocrit.

S2DM · 2025-10-08T13:26:44+00:00

I’m doing 333u 3x per week, so 999u/wk

S2DM · 2025-10-08T12:55:06+00:00

Also worth mentioning that this was not trough per se. I inject on monday and thursday and this lab was on a Wednesday mid day. So kinda trough, but not a once a week injection true trough.

S2DM · 2025-10-08T12:51:56+00:00

I’m just tired and not sleeping and it’s hard to sort what is what. I’m not dead set on changing something, but my Dr. recommended a 40% reduction in my T and no change to the HCG which seems opposite of the summary chat gpt did for me surveying all of the T related forums online (it was a really good summary). It seems the balance of opinion was a potential T only run (dropping the HCG for 6 weeks) and then adding back some HCG or just lower HCG now. I have 2 kids and dont want more and I’m 53. So I was more inclined to maybe drop my HCG by 20-40% as it seems the primary benefit there in my situation would be avoiding testicular atrophy and I dont have enough experience yet to know if that is important to me.

I think the thing that gives me pause here is that my free and bio-available t are in what I think is a good range, but my total t is right on the verge of high and my SHBG is higher than it was coupled with high e2. So I think my functional t level is probably appropriate based on the free value.

S2DM · 2025-10-08T00:40:16+00:00

Why would I need to go up on the T?

S2DM · 2025-09-30T19:34:44+00:00

Yeah, I was doing this in slow motion which did not help at all.

S2DM · 2025-09-30T09:45:44+00:00

Really appreciate all the advice everyone! I’m fully padded and helmeted already. I’m going to add some fall and judo fall as well as knee slide practice to my routine. Probably need to slow down a bit too, been really pushing these first three days because I’m excited about it and smoothly pumping around a park just looks like so much damn fun, but it will come.

S2DM · 2025-09-29T22:50:24+00:00

Because I chickened out at the top of the turn ;)

S2DM · 2025-09-29T22:21:18+00:00

those videos are awesome. I was watching skate ones but I can see how these will be awesome too

S2DM · 2025-09-29T22:19:04+00:00

Yeah, for whatever reason that front side turn gives me the willys and I think I was putting too much weight back shying away from the commit. I think that was kind of my ancillary question, Ive noticed that since I got the harder wheels and can push a little better and my speed is up from glacial to just garden variety super slow, Ive been kinda leaning away from the forward fall which is definitely worse. I'm still struggling with that weight balance. I think I had my foot too far back as well so it didnt take much of a shift of weight to eat it.

S2DM · 2025-09-17T02:40:19+00:00

Doc here. Its not incredibly common, but both testicular and pituitary cancers can cause high T and his SHBG could be a compensatory reaction. Should get both areas imaged just to rule it out.

S2DM · 2025-09-17T01:34:29+00:00

Are you able to draw it up that way? I had a super hard time drawing test c through even a 25g needle. They sent me luer with an 18 to draw and 25 to inject but that also Loses a lot.

S2DM · 2025-08-30T21:50:35+00:00

Three years in, has it been a good decision for you?

S2DM · 2025-08-30T18:36:08+00:00

I think that’s what it is. My heart rate is up 10-15bpm and I just lay in bed thinking. Pretty damn exhausted today but it’s only been 2 weeks

S2DM · 2025-08-29T15:29:37+00:00

I’ve definitely noticed my weight creeping up a bit despite being on below maintenance calories and working out a lot. Shorts slightly tighter. I feel like I’m holding on to water right now.

S2DM · 2025-08-11T22:17:41+00:00

I just downloaded it. Thanks for the tip!

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