8 week results are in. I used 10mg Sub-Q prescription Test C/Day and 400mg humanoforte/day. Prior to this I was using @100mg test c + 100mg NPP weekly, split into 3 doses, with 50mg clomid/week, for a year or so.
I had very comprehensive bloodwork done, and everything not mentioned below was in normal range. The hi-lights for me are as follows:
***HDL Ref Range >39***
Start: 20
8 Week: 43
My HDL hasn’t been within range in a decade. My Lipid Profile is really the driving factor behind my testing this protocol, and I’m really pleased with this.
***LDL/HDL Ratio***
1.4 (1/2 avg risk of cardiac event)
***Testosterone Ref Range 264-916***
8 Week: 881
***Free Testosterone Ref Range 6.8-21.5 pg/mL***
8 Week: 20.7
***Estradiol Sensitive Ref Range 8-35***
8 Week: 17.5
***FSH/LH***
0 (I wanted to see if it was possible for LH and FSH to come back with this dose. To this point, no)
Comments:
Strength - Strength and weight are both certainly down, but so is BP, and I’m far less watery.
Libido - Was the best I had ever experienced with the Test+NPP prior, so let’s set that at 8, and average at 5. I’m now at maybe a 6. Libido is reduced, but seems to be coming back lately. I have no idea why NPP increased my libido and seminal volume so much, where almost everything else does not.
Testicles - have increased to normal size, even without clomid or HCG. I didn’t have a lot of atrophy over 8 years of TRT and some modest blasting, but they were down maybe 20% over the years. They really didn't shrink until I started using the NPP.
Joints - NPP did help my joints, and I’m now having some muscle soreness, which I hadn’t had in many years. Curcumin meriva is helping a lot with the joints.
I made some other training and dietary changes that could contribute to these results. I eat way more plants, do more cardio and have been in 300 calorie deficit, I’d say I’m transitioning from bodybuilding to longevity at this point, and this approach seems suitable. Less drugs, more stable bloodwork, but I am probably not going to be making a lot of gains. I have actually dropped weight over the last couple years and my sleep apnea has gone away.
@emeric - do you see people continue to make improvements after week 8? For adding muscle, how long do you suggest to run the 20mg/day before returning to 10 in my case, in my 40's?