Testosterone Cypionate Injection Schedule

[MTN_Life]

I recently started injectable Testosterone Cypionate 140mg and would like to lower my estradiol reading from 53.6 pg/ml. Which injection schedule worked best to lower E2?

 

[beefyfan]

The more frequent the injection the better. But splitting 140 up into 70 twice a week should help a good deal.

 

[Smont]

I recently started injectable Testosterone Cypionate 140mg and would like to lower my estradiol reading from 53.6 pg/ml. Which injection schedule worked best to lower E2?

Typically speaking the more frequently you inject the lower your estradiol will be. When you're injecting frequently like everyday or every other day you have a much smaller dose creating a much smaller peak in testosterone which in turn leads to a smaller amount of aromatization. Also, In general, lower body fat for guys typically means less estrogen conversion.

 

[MTN_Life]

Thanks guys,I’ll try a Mon/Wed/Fri split. My next blood test is still a while out before I’ll see the results.

Bodyfat is not horrible but there is work to do. I’ll drop there too.

Do most switch to a 7 day injection schedule when trying higher amounts to avoid AI’s?

 

[Rockslide]

Thanks guys,I’ll try a Mon/Wed/Fri split. My next blood test is still a while out before I’ll see the results.

Bodyfat is not horrible but there is work to do. I’ll drop there too.

Do most switch to a 7 day injection schedule when trying higher amounts to avoid AI’s?

In my opinion each person has kind of an individual level at which the aromatize at and then it rises from there. It’s probably more of a curvilinear response on a graph. As long as you can keep it below that threshold you are good. Obviously total dose matters as well as frequency as well as your response.

Here’s some examples from my own trt . 100 mg once a week and my estrogen is high >100, even with 0.125 of adex. Also test peaks, converts to estrogen so test is dropping while estrogen is rising, makes it hard to achieve and stay at a 20-40:1 ratio of T:E.

Split it into twice a week and it’s better , still need the low dose adex though

If I go to MWF though I can easily run 120 mg without any ai.

Daily is fine/better than 3x weekly but may not be needed at reasonable TRT doses unless someone was a truely excessive aromatizer. At above trt dosing (300-400 mg+). I could see daily dosing being a very substantial benefit.

Don’t get me wrong, even with trt daily pinning is better, it’s just the question of if it is truely necessary for most people if their labs are in range and they feel good

 

[MTN_Life]

In my opinion each person has kind of an individual level at which the aromatize at and then it rises from there. It’s probably more of a curvilinear response on a graph. As long as you can keep it below that threshold you are good. Obviously total dose matters as well as frequency as well as your response.

Here’s some examples from my own trt . 100 mg once a week and my estrogen is high >100, even with 0.125 of adex. Also test peaks, converts to estrogen so test is dropping while estrogen is rising, makes it hard to achieve and stay at a 20-40:1 ratio of T:E.

Split it into twice a week and it’s better , still need the low dose adex though

If I go to MWF though I can easily run 120 mg without any ai.

Daily is fine/better than 3x weekly but may not be needed at reasonable TRT doses unless someone was a truely excessive aromatizer. At above trt dosing (300-400 mg+). I could see daily dosing being a very substantial benefit.

Don’t get me wrong, even with trt daily pinning is better, it’s just the question of if it is truely necessary for most people if their labs are in range and they feel good

Thanks. Makes sense what you are sharing. I split 140mg into a Mon/Wed/Fri split a couple weeks ago and already seeing the scale go down which I believe is the water weight dropping. Love to know what my e2 measurement is today. Lightest I have been in a while at 218. I appreciate the feedback.