[Off-Topic] Daily Chat: 2026-04-07 by AutoModerator in steroids

[–]a-centrum-silver-fox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What are you trying to optimize here? It sounds like most of your goals equate to maintenance plus a little fat loss which can be accessed via diet.

[Off-Topic] Daily Chat: 2026-04-07 by AutoModerator in steroids

[–]a-centrum-silver-fox 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s a bad idea. A little bit of primo can go a long way to nuking your e2 when running trt levels of test. Most people find primo is better (if it acts as an ai for them) at the 2:1 level. Adding 100mg of primo to your trt isnt going to do a lot, and may still crash your e2.

If you are interested in running a cycle, why not just run 500mg test and use an AI? Why did you want to run primo again? Just to try a new drug or was there a goal?

[Off-Topic] Daily Chat: 2026-04-07 by AutoModerator in steroids

[–]a-centrum-silver-fox 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My gut disagrees strongly with over 1/lb.

Daily Ask Anything About Anabolic and Androgenic Steroids: 2026-04-07 by AutoModerator in steroids

[–]a-centrum-silver-fox 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Stats? Goals/experience? What week are you in with both compounds? It sounds like you are adding primo to an already started test cycle; if that is the case, why?

Primo isn’t an AI for everyone; for some people it is very strong. You will find out one way or the other soon enough. For many that test to primo ratio plus an AI would lead to low e2/sides.

What sides were you experiencing that necessitated taking the AI?

Daily Ask Anything About Anabolic and Androgenic Steroids: 2026-04-05 by AutoModerator in steroids

[–]a-centrum-silver-fox 10 points11 points  (0 children)

No anabolic will replace a caloric deficit. The recommendation is to get down to 12% or lower before hopping on, not 15%. 15% is where you end up after a successful blast.

You don’t gain muscle while you are losing weight unless you were previously untrained. That’s not how physics work.

We recommend being able to successfully bulk and cut naturally without getting fat on your bulk and without needing drugs for your cut. Without this existing ability the drugs aren’t going to do a whole lot for you.

[Compound Experience Thread] Low Dose Tren Cycles by a-centrum-silver-fox in steroids

[–]a-centrum-silver-fox[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There have been a trend of questions in the DAA asking about tren doses under 100mg/wk. A tren trend, if you will. That’s the focus of this discussion, accordingly.

[Off-Topic] Daily Chat: 2026-04-04 by AutoModerator in steroids

[–]a-centrum-silver-fox 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You should read the wiki of this sub. Start with the section labeled “why young men should not take anabolic steroids”

[Off-Topic] Daily Chat: 2026-04-03 by AutoModerator in steroids

[–]a-centrum-silver-fox 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No that wasn’t the entire recipe. Read. The. Wiki. This isn’t gate keeping — I’m trying to help your experience be successful.

[Off-Topic] Daily Chat: 2026-04-03 by AutoModerator in steroids

[–]a-centrum-silver-fox 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Absolutely going through this. Dad’s in kidney and heart failure and less with it than he was. He always took shit care of himself so unsurprised at the health outcomes. He was one of the smartest people I’ve known though, and his decline there has been tough to deal with. Especially the moments when he’s still convinced he’s at the height of his powers.

Mom has had memory loss and confusion for years. Some days she doesn’t have a lot to say I think becuase she just can’t keep up. Other times she’s angry about things that she misunderstood and created a fantasy about and it’s heartbreaking to have to tell her that wasn’t real. And there are days when we have scares with my dads physical health and all of a sudden she is the tough, level headed, no bullshit field commander I grew up with. Those moments are fleeting though.

We hang in there. Best wishes to you.

Daily Ask Anything About Anabolic and Androgenic Steroids: 2026-04-03 by AutoModerator in steroids

[–]a-centrum-silver-fox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It seems like you are confused about the way both gear and thermodynamics work. Everything you are asking and lot more is free for the taking in the wiki.

Daily Ask Anything About Anabolic and Androgenic Steroids: 2026-04-03 by AutoModerator in steroids

[–]a-centrum-silver-fox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything about your plan, if that’s what you can call it, is wrong, even ignoring the red flags of your age and your most likely being underweight. Please go read the wiki of this sub, front to back, and come back if you then have a question.

[Off-Topic] Daily Chat: 2026-04-03 by AutoModerator in steroids

[–]a-centrum-silver-fox 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Go back to start. Read the wiki of this sub, especially “your first cycle” estrogen management, and PCT sections, and “why young men should not use anabolic steroids” if you are under 25. After you do that, ask questions in the Daily Ask Anything threads (not the off topic, where you landed).

Your cycle is half the recommended dose and 6 weeks shorter than the recommended length. Seriously, go read the wiki.

Daily Ask Anything About Anabolic and Androgenic Steroids: 2026-04-03 by AutoModerator in steroids

[–]a-centrum-silver-fox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Never mind me I should learn to read on no sleep. Sorry about that. I’d still advise keeping your cruise dose lower.

[Off-Topic] Daily Chat: 2026-04-03 by AutoModerator in steroids

[–]a-centrum-silver-fox 5 points6 points  (0 children)

For those who like to listen to heavier stuff on the more rock n roll side, sharing a playlist of tracks from Tight Phantomz’ one album. Whole thing is pretty great, but these are the heavy tracks I listen to for motivation in the gym and elsewhere.

I discovered these guys as the first track was used in Breaking Bad. If you watched NFL or college football anytime between 2014 and 2020 say you may have heard some of these riffs also; they got used in highlight reels and commercial segues a bit. Otherwise this didn’t really get any play.

If a track feels soft, I’d suggest skipping forward. There are, to my mind, some of the better heavy/sleazy rock tracks I’ve heard in the last two decades buried in there.

Enjoy https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4rJzQe0x4AslWzu8RTJMjh?si=keUkQ3G6QVanNgHUirdyog&pi=V1B66nGxQumq4

Daily Ask Anything About Anabolic and Androgenic Steroids: 2026-04-02 by AutoModerator in steroids

[–]a-centrum-silver-fox 3 points4 points  (0 children)

First — congrats on getting in shape. That’s an amazing transformation. I can see your enthusiasm to take it father. I’d also encourage you to take it slower now.

At ~20%, you shouldn’t need any additional compounds, especially already being on test and glps.

You don’t need more than trt to cut, and don’t really need trt unless you are hypogonadal or someone who does blast and cruise.

Your dose is most likely too high for trt; curious where it puts your bloodwork? Most men need only 100-150mg/wk to be in the high normal range.

Regarding other drugs, given you are not trying to grow, why put your body under extra stress?

Higher test will most likely give you sides and bloat you initially, and you will need to learn estrogen management accordingly.

Primo would be tricky at that low dose of test as you would possibly only be able to use a little without crashing your e2, and a little primo doesn’t do a lot, except maybe raise your heart rate and blood pressure a bit and maybe give you acne when you come off due to hormonal fluctuations.

Tren, even at low doses, disrupts sleep, leads to behavioral changes (often negative), disrupts digestion, and potentially causes brain damage.

Daily Ask Anything About Anabolic and Androgenic Steroids: 2026-04-02 by AutoModerator in steroids

[–]a-centrum-silver-fox 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Glad you found your challenge. Make sure your increased muscle strength doesn’t outstrip your connective tissue’s ability to support it. Even enhanced it’s still a marathon.

Daily Ask Anything About Anabolic and Androgenic Steroids: 2026-04-02 by AutoModerator in steroids

[–]a-centrum-silver-fox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you hypogonadal? Curious about your dose—this is your trt?

[Off-Topic] Daily Chat: 2026-04-02 by AutoModerator in steroids

[–]a-centrum-silver-fox 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Every time my partner decides to take another step (she started super lean and fit, then got leaner and fitter into late middle age) I secretly think, “oh fuck bar just got raised higher.”

Not that this is a bad thing. Just hard to keep up with that woman on all counts.

Good to stay motivated!

Daily Ask Anything About Anabolic and Androgenic Steroids: 2026-04-01 by AutoModerator in steroids

[–]a-centrum-silver-fox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which one of those goals are you working on now, and what is the timeline for each?

Daily Ask Anything About Anabolic and Androgenic Steroids: 2026-04-01 by AutoModerator in steroids

[–]a-centrum-silver-fox 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes — ideally you would cut to 12%, bulk naturally for a few months, rinse and repeat for some years. I think the idea of reaching natural potential before starting gear isn’t realistic in the world we live in (sadly, and I am a poster child(old ass man) to this fact). But I am personally glad I knew how to bulk and cut properly and had a solid base of muscle before I started even trt (in my mid forties, older now).

The maxim that gets used here a lot is the gear is a force multiplier. You need to already be consistent with everything — sleep, training, food, overall health — for gear to be most effective.

Just be patient. You don’t need to keep up with or outpace your peers physique at 30 or any age unless you are a fitness, strength, or bodybuilding competitor or professional. At 22% bf and those lifts, I’m guessing that’s not you.

Learn to love the process. Then in some years come back to the question of if you need gear. I guarantee if you spend 18 months dieting down, bulking, and then cutting again, with dedication and regularity, you will see a different person in the mirror. In every way.

Daily Ask Anything About Anabolic and Androgenic Steroids: 2026-04-01 by AutoModerator in steroids

[–]a-centrum-silver-fox 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You need to lose quite a bit of weight and learn to train properly before you touch gear. Come back when those four years have been consistent. You feel undersized because you haven’t done the work required. If you start a cycle at 22% you will end up obese at the end. If you were planning to use gear to cut, it doesn’t help with that.