u/FrankeySharp

40M. Been on Tirz for about 6 months with strong, steady results. Down about 30 pounds and recomping nicely, thought some amount of lean mass loss as Tirz does. Maintaining lean mass with HIIT-style boot camp workouts 4-6 days per week, Prioritizing protein, and tracking lots of metrics with Hume scale and Bevel. Looking good with shirt off. Stubborn belly fat lingering a bit, but they tell me it’s the last to go. 7mg creatine daily. FWIW, I added KLOW about 3 months ago, but currently off cycle and continue straight GHKCU for skin benefits. (8 weeks on KLOW, 4 on GHKCU, then repeat). Once I’m out of my current Tirz supply (2-3 months left) I intend to switch to Reta. I recently did a blood test and my Testosterone was at 759 total and 148 free, apparently both with “normal” range, per Rythm. My estrogen was a bit “high” at 46.

Question: would I benefit much from TRT? Should I wait to see if Reta helps with recomp before exploring TRT?

I don’t love the notion that you have to essentially be on TRT forever once you start, so if it would only modestly help with recomp, given my numbers, I’m hesitant to take the leap. I’m hoping for some thoughts from this group. Thanks in advance.

Been taking Tirz for 18 weeks.

Dosed at 2.5mg for first 4 weeks, 5mg for weeks 5-8, and 7.5mg from week 9 to present.

Lost roughly 20 lbs in 15 weeks (currently 198 lbs), but the last 3 weeks have stalled.

High protein diet and HIT training 4-6 days/week. Muscle maintenance has been good.

I’d like to get to 185 and continue to lean out.

Q: should I up my dosage to 10mg? Switch to Reta? Just trust the process at 7.5?

Q2: I started KLOW about 2 weeks ago. Any chance that is impacting body weight?

Thanks in advance for any insight.