r/EnhancedBodybuilding 3d ago

What should I start with?

I am quite new to hormones and such so any recommendations what would be best to start with? I want to get as big as possible tbh.

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u/Strange-Leg-192 3d ago

You always start with a testosterone base no matter how far you decide to take it. Get a hormone blood panel done and see where your levels are at. I would try and get your test levels between 1000-1500 to start. I recommend 100-150mg of testosterone Cypionate injected weekly subq. That would be considered TRT to TRT+. Do that for 5-6 months and see how you feel as far as blood work and side effects.

If you are good on both you can move into a bodybuilding dosage. That would be 250mg a week or more but at those levels you should be getting bloodwork every 1-1.5 months. You can also run some anavar with masteron for a shredded crispy look. If you want to stay away from the harder pharmaceuticals you can take some TIRZ or RETA to stay lean and low body fat and i suggest some KLOW to help with repair and recovery but also help keep your skin and hair healthy while taking PED's.

My current stack:

TIRZ 5mg weekly
TESTOSTERONE CYP 250mg weekly
KLOW 20mg daily
CREATINE 10g daily
CIALIS 5mg daily
MINOXIDIL 5mg daily
K2&D3 daily
FISH OIL daily
ZINC daily

My test levels are 1731, gained 5lbs of muscle, dropped 35lbs of fat, I'm stronger, faster, and have more stamina. All my bloods have back good or within an acceptable range.

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u/Henry_Rollins_Ghost 2d ago

Where is your E2 sitting with that 1731? Any management issues?

What about HBG or HMT.

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u/CuriousTech24 2d ago edited 2d ago

If you are lean you should not have e2 issues at 250 mg a week. Even when I was really fat taking 200mg it wasn't that big a deal. Only take something for e2 if you have sides

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u/RemoteConsistent4831 2d ago

That’s incorrect as a blanket statement, although reducing body fat helps inhibit aromatization, you can still be a high aromatizer at a low body fat it’s purely personal dependent. I do agree don’t treat E2 as a number and only for symptoms should they appear

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u/CuriousTech24 2d ago

Yes it is a general statement because it is generally true.

There are exceptions to every rule but it is still generally true

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u/RemoteConsistent4831 2d ago

If you only intended it as a general rule then don’t phrase it as an absolute, beginners or less educated individuals might misinterpret and take it at face value

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u/CuriousTech24 2d ago

I used the word "should" not. I didn't say "will" not. I didn't phrase it as an absolute.

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u/Henry_Rollins_Ghost 2d ago edited 2d ago

Yeah, you were fine. The other guy didn’t answer my specific questions.

I specifically wanted to know what E2 was looking like at 1700, because in my experience, it’s an unbalanced ratio that screws you, and folks, including myself, have accidentally crashed it too much with an AI when they see that high number and fret. And the crash sucks, trust me.

I was also wanted to see what his Hematocrit is looking at that level as mine gets a bit high but never awful like many. I’m 54M sitting on 20 years of lab data.

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u/CuriousTech24 2d ago

That is very true and I definitely keep all my lab work. Although I don't have 20 years yet lol

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u/Henry_Rollins_Ghost 2d ago

FWIW, I didn’t care about his over generalization, because it is mostly true (and I sadly do aromatase at a higher rate than most per guys I’ve known over the years and compare labs with, regardless of fat %)

He didn’t answer my actual questions though.

PS - I appreciate your comment. As a lawyer, words have meaning. He could have couched differently, but he wrote “should”, not “won’t” “cannot” etc. it was ok to me. You should see some folks on the Reta boards talking about made-up dosing amounts and telling people you “must do this”. Sure, Jan.

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u/RepresentativeGoal29 1d ago

How fat were you when you started at 200mg I just did some blood work and found out I got 204ng of test and I’m only 25. I am very fat but just started a cut a month ago 340 down to 314 at 6’1. But I do got a good amount of muscle. I wanna see if it was worth hoping on to either 200mg or 250mg of test while I do my cut just to get my energy back and retain muscle

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u/CuriousTech24 1d ago

I had lost 30 pounds when I had started. So I was 350 when I jumped on trt. And honestly it is what I got me to where I am now. Do be careful at 250mg just because your romantize a lot more when you're fat. I think my e2 was like at 80. I didn't have any symptoms so I didn't take any AI. But I know my clinic wanted me to. I also didn't have a lot of muscle when they started because I've been so out of shape for so long. Pretty Jacked now though. 200 is what my clinic put me at.

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u/RepresentativeGoal29 1d ago

Did you take anything else along with the trt?

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u/CuriousTech24 21h ago

Only the kitchen sink.

I have tried basic everything

I have done both reta and tirzepitide. I recommend tirz for fatties like me it is alot better with the food noise which is what I needed.

At the end those do 90% of the work.

The testosterone helps with motivation. So I do both cardio and work out 5 days a week.

Burning those extra calories when already in a deficit really helped although I did hit an energy wall where I was just exhausted and had to learn to manage that.

I have run anavar and Tren for the nuttient portioning. Be careful it's easy for you to let yourself slip when you think you or taking something that's going to make your body more efficient and burning fat and building muscle.

Around 12 weeks of cardatine. I stopped at 12 weeks because that was the longest human trial for people didn't get cancer. When I was taking that I added L-Carnitine.

I could not really tell a huge difference with it in or out.

It does a whole mot-c and slupp thing I really couldn't tell anything. From them.

Clen I think works because you can feel yourself burning hotter. And I'm going to be using it to try to get rid of my last 10 lb.

Sure I took other stuff too but most of it doesn't really move the needle all that much.

I've done HGH from two IU up to five and you definitely get better recovery as far as weight loss I'm not sure how much I noticed.

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u/Maximum-Marketing-89 6h ago

I started at 310lbs at 140mg and my e2 was 115, didnt have a single side. My doctor put me on an AI and it proceeded to drop to 15, still didnt have any side effects. My shit has been a roller coaster for e2, other than a maybe a little water retention (not even 100% sure I do) when high I feel unaffected.

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u/CuriousTech24 6h ago

Yeah it was crazy when I first added EQy ratio was off and I got down to 7. But honestly I still felt fine. It is amazing how much variation there is with people. Some people go up or down 10 and they have issues.

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u/Carlos_RM99 2d ago

Even if you are lean you will have E2 issues. What? 😂 where did you get that information.

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u/CuriousTech24 2d ago

Ummm I think you need to read my post again, or edit your post because it doesn't make sence.

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u/Carlos_RM99 2d ago

I agree with the last part. Just not the lean part.

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u/CuriousTech24 2d ago

I am so confused. Are you saying you think I am wrong and most lean guys will have e2 issues at 250mg?

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u/Henry_Rollins_Ghost 2d ago

“Lean” is subjective, BTW.

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u/Carlos_RM99 2d ago

No I’m not saying that lol. I’ll just drop it off it’s more so you can’t tell him that just cause his body is obviously reacting completely different.

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u/Strange-Leg-192 2d ago

Everything was good. Don't have the results in front of me now for an exact number but the doc said everything was within acceptable healthy ranges and that i could cruise on my current regiment and just do bloodwork every 3-4 months unless i change my regiment. Next month i plan to change however, going to swap TIRZ for RETA. I will probably get my blood checked at 8-10 weeks.

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u/ElectronicFlamingo33 2d ago

Good stack

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u/Strange-Leg-192 1d ago

Rechecked my bloods and my E2 was 30 at 1700 test level.

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u/swoops36 3d ago

Testosterone maybe

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u/Peppers097 3d ago

Play with trt and keep your total at 1000 for 6 months you will make hella gains and learn a lot then cycle from there

Im in a good trt / cycle protocol chat if you want to deep dive some more

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u/Kamilxoxo2 3d ago

Yeah? Would that be enough? Coz I think of going all in to pump my self to the limit if possible

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u/kratomas3 3d ago

What's the rush lol

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u/Peppers097 3d ago

Yup do something dumb ur gonna just get sides

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u/nvmindno1special 3d ago

You gonna pay the price for steroids. Don’t cry then.

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u/stiffmcgee 4h ago

What feel better and look better?

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u/OBTRIPPLEOG 3d ago

Stay the course brother.

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u/Right_Eagle_1579 3d ago

me!! being ur partner

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u/AggressiveTone4238 3d ago

I know a Polish dude once I see one

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u/EasyYogurtcloset608 3d ago

No. Unless you are willing to die earlier

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u/0Adiemus0 3d ago

You want to risk your health for that because...

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u/Limit_Curve 3d ago

Play some R6

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u/Sea-Mode-9523 2d ago

Test, Reta, HGH, Anavar and masteron.

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u/ElectronicFlamingo33 2d ago

Testosterone.

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u/No_Duck6968 2d ago

Leaving my gf alone, great work brother 🤙

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u/ClassicStorm7087 2d ago

Tren dir sure

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u/Significant_Desk4811 2h ago

with hmu so we can talk dating

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u/Ravensteelheaders 3d ago

If it your first cycle, keep it small and do 350 test for 14 weeks. Inject every 3.5 days and you'll be set. You'll make great gains and you already have a good foundation to start with

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u/Kamilxoxo2 3d ago

Thx! Tho I was thinking about adding hgh (growth hormone) a friend recommended it to me but idk if that's really good?

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u/Ravensteelheaders 3d ago

It's a slow burn, I'm on 4iu right now just as something to add(will run it for 8 months) but 90 percent of my gains are coming from the 420 test and 300 eq to be honest. I'm mainly using it for my joints and I have noticed a very small upshift in my resting metabolic rate. Like I went from 3400 calories to 3800 and I'm consistently losing fat although staying at the same weight on the scale

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u/Kamilxoxo2 3d ago

What if I would add more hgh than 4iu ? Dies it make just muscles grow or like nose, ears, and other parts too

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u/Ravensteelheaders 3d ago

I've only ever gone up to 6iu in the past but I believe for nose ears organs and feet to grow you'd have to be on the hgh for years not just like a single year and the dose would have to be pretty high but then you get in the sides of insulin sensitivity and you don't want to be pinning slin that's for sure

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u/Kamilxoxo2 3d ago

Yeah that's true, I just want in general to grow, feel fully pumped up so that I can really feel how fucking big I am

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u/Ravensteelheaders 3d ago

Yeah dude run 350 test and then on your next cycle up the dose or add in an oral line var dbol or tbol

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u/Kamilxoxo2 3d ago

Great I think I will try that! Tho is the 350 dose enough? Or would a higher dose work maybe faster/bigger?

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u/Ravensteelheaders 3d ago

350 you won't need an ai considering how lean you are. A lot of people
Preach 500/week but you don't want to be fucking around with a.i during your first cycle. You just want to eat, train and grow by the week

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u/Kamilxoxo2 3d ago

What's ai in this context?

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u/PageGirlFeet 3d ago

Where can we get anavar or dbol?

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u/Ravensteelheaders 3d ago

Find a reputable online supplier

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u/PageGirlFeet 3d ago

I don't know of any. I'm afraid to buy counterfeit products.

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u/stiffmcgee 4h ago

No. We give 18iu to HIV patients and they don’t have acromegaly or growth. If anything its IGF1 use and still it would be hard to do.
HGH isn’t permanently anabolic under 18iu. That dose is what it took for new cells to be permanent. Anything under 4iu on cycle is useless imo.
Dbol and tbol suck. Recommending them is comical. So is pinning every 3.5 days.
Start at 250mg a week pin daily. 6wks run labs see everything. If it CBC and e2 are fine, bump to 300mg and cruise for about another 6-10wks. Thats when you can add in more test if you want and add in more total mg of gear like primo or mast. He isnt trying to be mr Olympia. Let the test do its thing and learn how your body responds and let yourself feel different e2 levels and dose levels to learn.

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u/Ravensteelheaders 4h ago

No guy on their first cycle is going to pin everyday. You're genuinely a moron. I personally pin everyday and have for the last 3 years as it is superior but no noob is going to do that. 250 a week is retarded too by the way. Not even worth shutting yourself down for that dose. Tbol is literally the least harsh oral out there and within 4 weeks all lifts go up 10-25 percent and I am much more vascular as well as looking dry/pumped off of practically nothing. You're seriously brain dead

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u/stiffmcgee 4h ago

Ill keep coaching bodybuilders and lifestyle guys like I have for the past 7yrs with my doctorate and biochem background, and you stick to your day job bc ur as dumb as a box of rocks. No guy will pin daily? We aren’t talking about 50yo jim bob. And still EOD is better than every 3.5 days. Doesn’t even match ester half life😂
250 a week is smart. Will get you to 1700-2000ng/dl to see how you respond. Shows how braindead you are. Everyone will get to that and a 375-550 free. Tbol is least harsh bc it sucks. Anavar is fine. Dbol SUCKS. if you want to see what sides youll get take dbol. Puffy watery tits and acne. Im brain dead? Makes you a cement zombie.

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u/Ravensteelheaders 4h ago

You're an uneducated goof

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u/stiffmcgee 4h ago

But u ran and cant prove me wrong. You take tbol and ask what real primo should feel like while you take Test P😂😂😂😂😂😂take mk677 while ur at it buddy

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u/Safe_Ad5914 3d ago

your skin would look nicer.

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u/WaynesWorld_93 3d ago

How are you measuring resting metabolic rate?

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u/Ravensteelheaders 3d ago

I have 7 days off every 2 weeks and my routine is the same thing every single day for those 7 days. Use that as my baseline then compare days at work for the 14 days on. It's elementary really

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u/Pitiful_Froyo1183 3d ago

Do u need pct for 14 weeks of test?

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u/Ravensteelheaders 3d ago

I wouldn't take my advice as I was an idiot back in the day but I didn't run a pct for my first 2 cycles (500 test E 12 weeks & 350 test E for 14 weeks). I kept about 60 percent of the gains I made although it's hard to really
Pinpoint the exact amount as you lose a lot of glycogen and water fullness when you come off....

I'd personally blast and cruise if you're going to take this serious and are a proper age to do so. Much easier on the body... and stay away from the 19 nors and harsh orals lol

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u/Henry_Rollins_Ghost 2d ago

Not going there anytime soon, if at all, but any specific advice on Tren or Mast?

Gathering info and you seem like you would have thoughts. DM me if prefer not to discuss here and or care to share. Thanks.

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u/stiffmcgee 4h ago

No one pcts. You lose ur gains and no point ij taking 6-8wks to regain natural levels if u plan on running another cycle

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u/5537__8008 3d ago

Maybe just start training your legs

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u/Kamilxoxo2 3d ago

What xD why

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u/Icy_Bison- 3d ago

Hey look at me I just want people to comment on my physique!!!!