How long do you guys cruise before blasting again?

[blazencruise]

I've heard some people say they start blasting as soon as their bloods are in the green, while others have a prescribed timeframe they follow. I'm currently cruising on 150 mg test and my blast ended Feb 15, but I want to get BIG for an untested powerlifting meet in July. Some dudes say it doesn't matter if your bloods are good you still need time off to heal. What are your takes?

 

[OldManLogan]

My coach is a big believer in at least once a year finding a space for TRT/ baseline health phase for at least 6-8 weeks. Makes sense to me, just because labs are in the green, if you don’t lower that anabolic load/ stress/inflamation… gotta give the body a chance to rest a bit…

 

[Splitzz]

Make sure labs are good but still take atleast 8 weeks off to give my organs time to recover

 

[buck]

I have "cruised" on my TRT dose whenever i haven't been on a cycle for the last 26+ years. In my big growth years i was on 20-22 weeks then off for 4-6 weeks. These days the cycles are pretty small so it is more like on 2 months off 1 month. Blood work was and still is very good

 

[meat&potato]

New member, not new to promuscle. Had an old inaccessible acct. My current blast has lasted 6 months and has ramped. I was on 200 trt. Went to 300 for a month, 500 for 2 months, and 750 for 3. At 750 I’m also taking 450 primo and 10iu GH. Got my bloods checked last week and everything is still dialed in. No off levels out of what’s to be expected. Some dudes just blast year round and stop when their bloods indicate issue. If you’re regular on your bloods

 

[stero]

If it was me back when I was blasting, I just went off bloods. If my bloods were good, I’d go again. I didn’t really follow any set “time off” rules.
I still checked BP and how I felt, but mainly I trusted bloodwork. But that was old days. Now I don’t blast anymore, I just stay on TRT and use testo gel with 150mg per week
No injections just little bit of creme in the morning and that's it.

 

[Ness8430]

Good idea, imo, to take 6-12 weeks somewhere in there to allow receptors to reset and take strain off other systemic components. Always do labs, as well.

 

[Flocci]

New member, not new to promuscle. Had an old inaccessible acct. My current blast has lasted 6 months and has ramped. I was on 200 trt. Went to 300 for a month, 500 for 2 months, and 750 for 3. At 750 I’m also taking 450 primo and 10iu GH. Got my bloods checked last week and everything is still dialed in. No off levels out of what’s to be expected. Some dudes just blast year round and stop when their bloods indicate issue. If you’re regular on your bloods

How did you find this from a progress POV, did you find it more productive vs starting at 500-900mg and titrating up similarly but with a bit higher dose, something like for example 1-2g a week with the GH but over lets say 3-4 months? i guess its relevant what the goal of the cycle is as well, lets say maximal muscle gain vs a cut

 

[meat&potato]

How did you find this from a progress POV, did you find it more productive vs starting at 500-900mg and titrating up similarly but with a bit higher dose, something like for example 1-2g a week with the GH but over lets say 3-4 months? i guess its relevant what the goal of the cycle is as well, lets say maximal muscle gain vs a cut

Goal of the cycle was to press test higher and see how the reaction would be to high test levels. I’ve ran Gh with trt for a long time at 2-4 IU. Then did trt up to 8 IU. I did 10iu from 300-500 mg test and reduced to 5iu when I went up to 750 test. Once I found my side ceiling (sensitive nips and a little acne) I went back to 200 test for 6 weeks. Then 400 test for 2 weeks, then 750 test again with 5iu gh and 450 primo. Primo feels great on my body and my bloods look great. Slight elevation in hematocrit levels but nothing crazy to run any sort of blood thinners or donation range. Back down on trt+ right now running 200 test and 100primo a week. I stay lean enough through the whole process (10-15%) wasn’t really a cut though. Mostly to pack on size snd stay within range. Next blast is gonna be 750 test and 100-200 NPP. Going for mass on the next one. Wanna hit 250lbs lean. Then back to primo and maybe some mast for next winter. I cut in the winter usually, farming demands some extra fat on the frame to get through the day tbh.