TRT vs Cycling?

[jim12]

Hey my old man will be turning 49 this year and wants to try a cycle for the first time granted all health screenings turn out fine. Im sure they will be fine I keep him running up mountains with me all the time. My general question for you guys is do you think that it would be best for him to run some cycles or would it be best for him to run TRT? Would it even be good to do both? I know this is kind of a general question but im also looking for a generic answer. Maybe some of you have some opinions on this. He is looking to stay lean and add a little muscle mass. I was going gonna suggest test E or Cyp. Let me know what you think
thx

 

[617ricky]

Well TRT is definitely gonna be more expensive, and you could help him do it much more cheaply.. But that's if you can obtain legit gear, really kno your info, and kno what you're doing.. You could start him up on something like 100mg of Test E a wk, and that would be cheap as hell.. Some guys will say 100mg is nothing, but that's like 5x the amount of Test someone that age is producing naturally, so it's definitely a step up.. I really don't see a need to go much higher than that (maybe 150-200mg) for the situation you're describing.

 

[maldorf]

I would seek out an endocrinologist and let them take care of it for you. As long as he is insured it should be covered, mine is. A 10ml bottle of 200 mg/ml test cyp costs me only $10. Cant beat that, and you know its real and fully dosed/not contaminated etc. Office visit shouldnt run much either with insurance. They will take a total test level on him and see where he is at. If it is warranted he should get a script.

 

[jim12]

Ok thanks guys now what do you think if he went ahead and did a cycle. Would this further decrease his natural production where he would be worse off than he originally was or do you think a proper PCT after a cycle would get back to normal. Once again theoretical. We would get a blood test to check.
thx

 

[617ricky]

Well what do you mean by cycle exactly? If it's his 1st time doing gear, I think 200mg of Test a week would be plenty, and I see no reason to go over that.. 200mg a week is a good 1st cycle for even a younger guy, who has higher Test levels to begin with, so for an older guy producing less Test, the 200mg will be a really nice boost, without overdoing anything.. Just grab a 10cc bottle of 200mg/cc and run it for 10 wks..

For ancillaries, many on here would recommend an AI for estrogen - but for only 200mg of Test, it's not an absolute necessity tho IMO.. A small dosage of Aromasin during the cycle would definitely not be a bad idea tho.. Then you could continue the Aromasin thru PCT, and throw in some clomid after the cycle.. This should get things back up and running naturally within a month, and the fact that just 200mg/wk is a small cycle, there's gonna be less of a "crash", and the transition should not be bad at all.