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A little history: So I started cycling at 27 ti heal a knee injury and it worked. After 2 years of pain I did 10 weeks of deca and dianabol with a chaser of SPA oxandrolone. So I was hooked and cycled for about 3 years before taking a year off. Then cycled again for another 3-4 years and took another 1.5 years off. Then cycled for another 3-4 years and then took almost 10 years off. Shoclingly my testosterone always returned to normal. Then started cycling again at 45 to 53 and again test always came back to 500-600 ng/dL. Then went to shit and have been on TRT for near 4 years.
So I still sort of cycle but use 100 mg test C instead of going off. Going off/or now TRT/ always sucked at first but then once shrinking down and finally normalizing it's not so bad. It's sort of part of the process. Always respond better after going back on after 3-8 months off. It's defintely not the best way to getting enormous but maybe why I am healthy at 57? I think I started AAS at 180 and maxed at 230. Since after my second cycle I always evened out at ~200 once normalized. I's say I'm pretty average genetics for muscle growth. 5'8" lean at 200 off AAS might be a good place to be.
At my age really thinking about dropping to 185 when off. I'm off for a month and down to 205. Starting to worry about health more and more after seeing so many AAS users on the boards drop from heart or kidney issues. So far I seem Ok. Have had cardiac and kidney funtion testing for years and all sems OK. Maybe because I always cycled and dealth with shrinking in off periods has saved me in some way. More the old school mentality.
So now my joints are beat up. I really can't justify cycling more than once a year. At my age probably sucking down to 185 might be a good idea for health reasons. I won't have to eat so much that I tax my GI. Most fo the time after I am off for at least 3 months my joints feel much much better. At this moment after a 16 week cycle, which is mostly recomp at my stage, my back, neck, knee, shoulder are pretty painful. Actually can't wait to feel better in the joints.
So I guess I am cycling down. Not ever going to see 230 again. Heavy deads and squats are out except for a 3-4 months a year now. Probably looking at 185 in a month or so. Not sure what you older guys are doing these days. I'm trying to avoid huge health issues. So far so good. Maybe I can make it another 10 years.
So I still sort of cycle but use 100 mg test C instead of going off. Going off/or now TRT/ always sucked at first but then once shrinking down and finally normalizing it's not so bad. It's sort of part of the process. Always respond better after going back on after 3-8 months off. It's defintely not the best way to getting enormous but maybe why I am healthy at 57? I think I started AAS at 180 and maxed at 230. Since after my second cycle I always evened out at ~200 once normalized. I's say I'm pretty average genetics for muscle growth. 5'8" lean at 200 off AAS might be a good place to be.
At my age really thinking about dropping to 185 when off. I'm off for a month and down to 205. Starting to worry about health more and more after seeing so many AAS users on the boards drop from heart or kidney issues. So far I seem Ok. Have had cardiac and kidney funtion testing for years and all sems OK. Maybe because I always cycled and dealth with shrinking in off periods has saved me in some way. More the old school mentality.
So now my joints are beat up. I really can't justify cycling more than once a year. At my age probably sucking down to 185 might be a good idea for health reasons. I won't have to eat so much that I tax my GI. Most fo the time after I am off for at least 3 months my joints feel much much better. At this moment after a 16 week cycle, which is mostly recomp at my stage, my back, neck, knee, shoulder are pretty painful. Actually can't wait to feel better in the joints.
So I guess I am cycling down. Not ever going to see 230 again. Heavy deads and squats are out except for a 3-4 months a year now. Probably looking at 185 in a month or so. Not sure what you older guys are doing these days. I'm trying to avoid huge health issues. So far so good. Maybe I can make it another 10 years.