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  1. trn450

    Diet help for gains please

    ^ This. There is no secret. 1-1.5g protein per lb of bodyweight. Have a decent meal structure around your workouts (research). Make sure you're eating above your maintenance calories. Lift weights, grow. Lyle McDonald may not be the nicest guy on the planet (on his forum he's pretty much the...
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    Protein Receptors: amino acids vs respective metabolites!!

    Yes, there is digestion that occurs in the stomach but I said "absorption" doesn't occur in the stomach ;-) And there is some digestion in the stomach, but like I said "the Lions share" of digestion still occurs in the small intestine. I'll read the question again and try to contribute when I...
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    Protein Receptors: amino acids vs respective metabolites!!

    The stomach doesn't absorb amino acids. It's the small intestine that does the lions share of digestion and absorption. Amino acids also don't really get broken down into metabolites to any significant degree in the small intestine that I'm aware of because the enzymes present are proteases...
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    Blasting while on TRT

    Actually the official guidelines explicitly state that no longer than every three weeks, and preferably every week for cyp/enan for more stable blood levels. I just reviewed the UpToDate guidelines. We know it doesn't "last" three to four weeks, some folks just prefer to take the shot less...
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    Estimate my bf please.

    You've got the right idea, keep at it! IMHO, the best measurement of progress is a combination of pictures and measurements. BF% is a flimsy topic in general IMO. Doesn't really mean much in the long run. But, I do understand the curiosity.
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    Estimate my bf please.

    I'd guess 28-30%. Keep up the excellent progress! Electrical impedence devices are pretty fail though. lol. Mine puts me at 21%
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    I keep hurting my shoulder on flat bench presses

    You can recomp your body. You don't need to "bulk". But, losing fat is pretty essential to addressing sleep apnea as it's that soft tissue that causes the obstruction in the vast majority of obstructive sleep apnea. The long term consequences of sleep apnea are nothing to take lightly.
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    Big Arms

    Before I took my huge break from lifting (just coming back off of a 6 year break) I was 240lbs at 5'10", 36.5" waist, and my arms were getting close to 18.5" and "tight". I used to think I didn't have good definition and that I wasn't very veiny. Well, this time around since I've come back to...
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    Big Arms

    Face palm, 10 sets of 100 reps every 2 hours. Hyuge arms bro.
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    Blasting while on TRT

    It depends on the pharmacokinetics of the drug, and in this case the various testosterone esters clear the body at different rates. Suspension needs the shortest inject times, priopionate is next and needs to be injected more frequently than enanthate and cypionate, undecanoate needs to be...
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    Blasting while on TRT

    From what I gather -- I still need to substantiate this -- it appears that the high hematocrit levels were more common with every 2, every 3, and every 4 week injections (latter phased out from the recommendations) than every week or biweekly. That supraphysiologic surge really bothered some...
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    Blasting while on TRT

    Probably Testosterone undecanoate. It's apparently great for TRT. I just reviewed a paper on it last night. 4 injections a year, assuming a good dosing schedule always in physiologic range without the ups and downs of the shorter esters like cyp and enanthate (especially prop). Of note, one...
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    Gyno or just chest fat? (pics)

    Definitely looks like gyno. Early on, it's soft. Beyond a year, it tends to become fibrotic. Early on it's more amenable to SERM therapy, but it's fairly uncommon to see complete remission in adults.
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    Blasting while on TRT

    Just to follow up on this, I had a total T trough done at day 7.5 from last dose (100mg/wk) and I was 2 points below the reference range low value. LOL. I still feel fantastic compared to prior to TRT, I'm having zero side effects, and I'm gaining very well again (came back off of a several year...
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    Blasting while on TRT

    High normal isn't always the case. Depends on dose, how you feel, etc. I range normal to low normal on 100/wk and I feel great, so I leave it that way. (True hypogonadism secondary to OTC androgen use several years ago) I'd rather be free of side effects and feeling great than have T levels on...
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    Blasting while on TRT

    It takes about 5 half lifes of a drug to get to steady state. So, that's roughly 50 days, give or take a few depending on how your liver tears it up. You can speed up the process by not taking any T for a few weeks, but you'd need labs to determine where you were. Just to be safe, plan on a...
  17. trn450

    Douchebags at the gym...

    It's basically every day at the 24hr Fitness I frequent. Drives me a little mad.
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    1st Test E Cycle (gyno prone)

    Hey, for all I know he's legit. I've never met one of these genetic freaks in person, but according to the forums they do exist!
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    1st Test E Cycle (gyno prone)

    Go for it. If you're practically Arnolds size after 2 mostly natural years, you'll be caught up to Phil Heath in few more. Lol
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    TUDCA

    I'd have to read more, but this product isn't making sense to me. TUDCA is a metabolite of UDCA. Okay, sweet... we see UDCA used clinically for cholesterol gallstones, which makes sense given it's a bile acid. WE also see it in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis But, it seems like...
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