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Building Back Up

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Weight: 203.0

Seated BBOHP 4 x 7/7/7/6 x 145
NG Pullups 5/5/5/3+1-
Dips 8/8/8/9
Dual Pulley Cable Row 3 sets
Crossbody Cable Lateral Raise 3 sets
Scapular Plane Lateral Raise 1 set
Incline Triceps Skullcrusher 3 sets


 
Good looking session!
 
Weight: 204.0

Squats 3 x 5 x 255/260/265
Lying Leg Curls 3 sets
45-Degree Lunges 3 sets x BW
Machine Shrugs 4 sets
Incline DB curls 3 sets
Machine Preacher 2 sets

Haven’t been wearing my knee sleeves on squats in a while so i put them on today…wow, what a difference. Never again without them.
 
GreenMachineX said:
Weight: 204.0

Squats 3 x 5 x 255/260/265
Lying Leg Curls 3 sets
45-Degree Lunges 3 sets x BW
Machine Shrugs 4 sets
Incline DB curls 3 sets
Machine Preacher 2 sets

Haven’t been wearing my knee sleeves on squats in a while so i put them on today…wow, what a difference. Never again without them.
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Wear them! Your knees aren’t getting any younger and you don’t get any points for wearing them out faster than you need to.
 
Quest lab results:

Total Test 627 ng/dL (250-1000)
Free Test 142.5 pg/mL (35-155)
E2 19 pg/mL (<29)
RBCs 5.81 (4.2-5.8)
HGB 17.3 (13.2-17.1)
HCT 51.1 (39.4-51.1)

Looks good. This is doing 8mg most days of the week and 2 days at 7mg. Could the 19 e2 explain the achiness? Not many other symptoms i can easily identify of low e2, unlike when I’m 17 or below.
 
GreenMachineX said:
Quest lab results:

Total Test 627 ng/dL (250-1000)
Free Test 142.5 pg/mL (35-155)
E2 19 pg/mL (<29)
RBCs 5.81 (4.2-5.8)
HGB 17.3 (13.2-17.1)
HCT 51.1 (39.4-51.1)

Looks good. This is doing 8mg most days of the week and 2 days at 7mg. Could the 19 e2 explain the achiness? Not many other symptoms i can easily identify of low e2, unlike when I’m 17 or below.
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No, not unless you have been feeling achey basically for eons (since you have been doing 6-8mg daily for as long as I can recall). But definitely not your recent/transient aches.

Bloods look good homie, really solid numbers for year round wellness.

If you wanted to raise e2 (which seems perfectly reasonable from a number perspective relative to your total and free test, mind you), you could go to 8mg daily, take less frequent shots, or simplest would be to add a little DHEA (or Pregnenolone).

Going away from daily shots I know is a bad lifestyle move for you, and obviously raising testosterone dose will also raise that (quite possibly even moreso than estrogen). So the simplest move is just pop a cheap 25mg DHEA cap here or there before a training session. A little can do a lot, so 1-3x a week might be plenty of extra estrogen as sensitive as you are to hormones. But should give a little mood/focus boost for that session.
 
Hyde said:
No, not unless you have been feeling achey basically for eons (since you have been doing 6-8mg daily for as long as I can recall). But definitely not your recent/transient aches.

Bloods look good homie, really solid numbers for year round wellness.

If you wanted to raise e2 (which seems perfectly reasonable from a number perspective relative to your total and free test, mind you), you could go to 8mg daily, take less frequent shots, or simplest would be to add a little DHEA (or Pregnenolone).

Going away from daily shots I know is a bad lifestyle move for you, and obviously raising testosterone dose will also raise that (quite possibly even moreso than estrogen). So the simplest move is just pop a cheap 25mg DHEA cap here or there before a training session. A little can do a lot, so 1-3x a week might be plenty of extra estrogen as sensitive as you are to hormones. But should give a little mood/focus boost for that session.
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Thanks. Yeah, the dhea angle is likely the best move, but nervous about it because years ago it also gave me a stimulated feeling. I just need to man up and do it lol

For now, I’m going to 8mg daily.

The e2 number is interesting though, because at this test dose prior but weighing 20-30 pounds heavier, my e2 was ~50. I was just too fat 😂
 
GreenMachineX said:
Thanks. Yeah, the dhea angle is likely the best move, but nervous about it because years ago it also gave me a stimulated feeling. I just need to man up and do it lol

For now, I’m going to 8mg daily.

The e2 number is interesting though, because at this test dose prior but weighing 20-30 pounds heavier, my e2 was ~50. I was just too fat 😂
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There’s a reason they say being leaner gives you less sides and more results from steroids/testosterone. I have generally seen less need for AI and less acne the lower bodyfat I’ve gotten. Plus obviously BP and blood thickness aren’t challenged has hard with lower absolute bodyweight.
 
Hyde said:
There’s a reason they say being leaner gives you less sides and more results from steroids/testosterone. I have generally seen less need for AI and less acne the lower bodyfat I’ve gotten. Plus obviously BP and blood thickness aren’t challenged has hard with lower absolute bodyweight.
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Wait, can you expand on the blood thickness point? I don’t understand.
 
GreenMachineX said:
Wait, can you expand on the blood thickness point? I don’t understand.
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Heavier you are at a given level of muscle, the thicker your neck. Thicker your neck, worse your sleep apnea becomes. The worse you oxygenate in your sleep, the more the body thickens blood to try to compensate for insufficient oxygen supply.

Many heavyweights who slim down substantially find their need for a CPAP diminishes. And using a CPAP when you are bigger is essential to managing blood thickness.
 
Hyde said:
Heavier you are at a given level of muscle, the thicker your neck. Thicker your neck, worse your sleep apnea becomes. The worse you oxygenate in your sleep, the more the body thickens blood to try to compensate for insufficient oxygen supply.

Many heavyweights who slim down substantially find their need for a CPAP diminishes. And using a CPAP when you are bigger is essential to managing blood thickness.
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Ah, ok. Well, that’s one that doesn’t apply to me. I’ve had 2 sleep studies both negative for sleep apnea.
 
Bench 4 x 6 x 226.5
Cable Row 3 sets
Seated BBOHP 3 x 6 x 145
NG Pullups 5/5/5
Seated DB Lateral Raise 3 sets
Incline EZ OH Extension 3 sets
DB Shrugs 3 sets
 
Weight: 203.0

Trad DL 3x365, 3x370, 4x370
GHR-modded Back Extension 5/5/2
Walking Lunges 3 x 10 x 24kg
Machine Shrugs 3 sets
DB Curls 3 sets
Machine Preacher 2 sets
 
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