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Hi all. Just finished long cut to 9% bf. Wanting to start a very lean bulk after maintenance period. Aiming for 150-200cal surplus because I’ve put on too much fat in previous bulks. Gonna run test and npp which I’ve run before numerous times. Just wondering how big a calorie surplus you run when you’ve bulked on less aggressive side of calorie surplus. Really don’t want to have to cut again for a while but don’t want to leave muscle on the table by not eating enough. What balance do you find works well. Alway experimenting and trying to do things better.

Hi. 50yo m on trt. I had a igf1 level of 77 before starting hgh. Range was 74-255. My z score was like -2.5.

I got igf level retested 2.5 weeks later because I neeeed other lab work and so I got igf done earlier than the recommended 4 weeks into therapy. I have been taking 2iu nightly for sleep and it’s working wonderfully.
Resurk just came back today: level is 108, z score -0.6. Thoughts?
I’m not taking for body recomposition because that typically requires higher doses and has side effects I want to avoid. I had wanted to shoot for a level between 200-300.
Will get retested in 3-4 weeks to see what level I’m at two months in.
I’m thinking even if my igf level comes back relatively low like today’s I’ll just carry on at 2iu because it’s helping accomplish my goal of improved sleep. Any different thoughts out there?

Seeing Monolord in couple weeks at end of their US tour. Anyone know their current song play list? Thank you!

Hi all I have developed in the last month an unusual stretching pulling sensation just left of anus every time I bend forward or squat down. According to my research this would be very rare as a first sign of colorectal cancer. Has anyone experienced this? Stretching my pelvic and buttock muscles daily has made no difference. I am awaiting a doctor appt.

Just wanted to share a little note for those considering hgh for sleep and vitality. I began 2iu hgh nightly recently and my sleep is so much better. This is what I hoped for. I dream all night long now. If I wake up to go pee I can go right back to sleep. My Apple Watch sleep score is much better (I knows it’s unreliable). My sleep categories rem etc are all improved. I feel much better and am rested even on 6.5 hours sleep. I’ve had no side effects. For anyone considering hgh for similar reasons give it a shot. Maybe it helps u too.

I started low dose tren a this week near the end of my cut. For those of you who have gained muscle on tren in a calorie deficit did you continue to lose weight or did the muscle gain even out with fat loss and weight just remained relatively steady so that appearance and gym performance were the only effective tools for assessing progress because weight on scale became useless?

So my fave two bands are Monolord and YOB. I read some critic reviews of Monolord calling them a less good ripoff of pallbearer so I went to listen to their top 5 songs rated on Apple Music. Some good stuff but not anywhere near Monolord level. Doesn’t remind me of Monolord at all except high pitched vocals maybe?

Anyway what are your recommendations for where to focus at first in their catalogue? It can take months to go through a catalogue and familiarize with it. Just wondering if there is particular period where they made their best music. Thanks.

I’d like to know for those of you who have experience running higher nandrolone than test cycles how did you prevent deca dick? I have npp on the way and I’ve been doing lots of reading on this forum. I’m early 50s on trt completing a 2 month anavar course with 160mg weekly test.
After a recovery period I plan to start test blast with npp. I had planned to run 250test 100-150npp. A lot of people claim their cycles run better in terms of e2 side effects with low test dosage and higher npp say 150test 300 npp. But how does one then not develop erectile dysfunction? I haven’t really found anyone talk about that in the searches and posts I’ve looked at.

Hi all. I’m on month 2 of anavar for first time, also on trt for about 15 years. First time using anavar. First month was 25mg once daily. This final month I’ll do 25mg twice daily. Been taking it at 6am before workout and again just before lunch. With the 9 hour half life I’d like to spread the second dose out to later in day so I have more coverage around the clock. I was reading yesterday some can take the second in evening or bedtime. Anyone here do that and still be able to sleep. My sleep is terrible already. Just wondering for anyone sensitive to meds at night time has Anavar at night time been ok.

Coming to end of cut cycle using test 200mg week, anavar for 3 more weeks 50mg daily, and Reta. At about 12% body fat. I just ordered tren ace and some other stuff. Was planning to run tren later in next cycle. What about adding it for a month after anavar runs out? I will check liver function and labs before I would start. Anavar will have been 8 weeks in total. Too much liver stress? For tren ace dose was thinking about 70-100mg weekly, pinned daily.

Hello all. I’m male in early 50s on trt. 12-13%bf. I have begun researching peptides and intrigued by HDH for more body, recomposition and vitality and hopefully much improved sleep.
If I move into this journey do you feel it’s better to start on peptides like Tesa, or cjc with ipamorelin or just using exogenous hgh. I have a reliable source. The HGH actually is better priced. I wonder what consequences there are for hormone balance if you introduce exogenous growth hormone rather than using peptides to stimulate your own GH release. From what ive seen discussed by “experts” on podcasts your gh production seems to come back without issue.
What are thoughts on this?

I just sanded the floors and am about to put BENJAMIN MOORE STAYS CLEAR on the floor so we have the natural wood color as light as possible. It says to lightly sand between coatings. Like so I need to go get drum and edge sander again to sand? What would be the point? Or hand sand the entire area?

Hi all I wanted to share my early first time Reta experiences particularly for those considering Reta. I began low dose Reta two weeks ago for final part of my cut to hopefully hit 9-10% body fat. I like the metabolic changes this compound has been found to have. I’m also on trt. Took 1mg week one and then 1mg again last week. I have been in calorie deficit of 500-600. I track calories in MacroFactor set to lose 1-1.4 lbs a week.

My experiences so far: I’m down 4 lbs — so faster than my diet plan calls for and faster than I had been losing pounds before Reta. no signifiant HR increase. Hunger hasn’t decreased. I have about 2-3 times suddenly been VERY full with half of what I would typically eat but this doesn’t last long and I’m hungry again in two hours. This is unusual for me to feel full because I don’t stuff myself to feeling uncomfortable. My stools are harder but not difficult to pass. I am not using any laxatives or stool softeners.

I have had fall down exhaustion a couple of times but I didn’t pay attention to when it was in relation to my shot. I started paying attention to this now to track it. Yesterday, the day after injection I was so tired I felt like I had run 3 marathons. For no apparent reason too — sleep had been normal, same foods same electrolytes. The episode last week I could barely find the energy and strength to push a lawn mower. Again felt like I’d run 3 marathons. For me this goes on a few hours.

I plan to bump up to 1.5 mg week maybe 2mg at some point and likely not go up from there as I don’t feel I need moderate or higher dosing. My food noise in the evening is still quite bad but I’m staying at my calorie limit with discipline and seeing the weight fall off weekly keeps me motivated. I’m excited to continue this journey. So far I’d recommend Reta to those who have researched it and are comfortable with risks of gray market compounds.

Hi all. I began Reta low dose .5-1mg weekly two weeks ago. I’m in 50s about 13-14-% body fat, and starting to show. Want to get down to about 9-10%. I’m down 4 lbs in two weeks in 500-600 calorie deficit. It shouldn’t be too long. I’m considering continuing it low dose for fat loss and metabolic benefits after hitting my target.

Anyone who tracks calories use reta at maintenance calories? I have seen videos of people claiming eating near maintenance and still losing body fat each month even while gaining strength and working out . Interested to hear about your experiences.

Hi all. I’ve been listening to doom sludge stuff for a few months now thanks to Reddit.

From the start I was really into windhand, YOB, REZN, Faetooth, EW. I gave the Monolord albums a spin or two and liked it but wasn’t blown away — the early stuff was crazy heavy and dark. I don’t know why but the past two weeks it’s all I listen too — they’ve really grown on me. I think it was put off by how their super heavy dark sound became a bit more mainline and very different. Lately I’ve really come to appreciate how melodic it is and how they’ve changed a lot. A lot of the solos pay Home to classic rock solos over the decades. I really like the style they’ve made combining different music types. Now I think they’re amazing!

Anyone else follow a similar pathway? I’d prob put them with YOB as the top doom acts for my personal taste. I can’t wait to see them live.

Hi all. 50s male on trt 160mg weekly test. About 13% bf. Want a summer cut to get down to 9-10%. Never had a ripped 6 pack. Been a life bucket list thing I’ve wanted to accomplish. Lift heavy most days and daily 15,000 steps walking.

Just started low dose Reta last week 0.5mg weekly. Will go up on Reta slowly if needed to at all. Never tried anavar. If I do a 8-12 week cut with Reta when would you guys start anavar if you were to add anavar to your mix. I know a lot use it when cutting for “muscle sparing” in calorie deficit. I know anavar in and of itself doesn’t directly burn fat some of its pathways can lead to fat loss.

I’m in a deficit of about 400-500kcal daily. Had my labs done waiting for results including lipids and liver function. Blood pressure is good. Should I use anavar the entire cut or near the end and then move to maintenance calories with anavar continuing and maybe build some lean mass. Or just use anavar for early bulking after cut and maintenance? Thoughts from those who have anavar on top of Reta?

Thank you

Hi all. I have begun following HRV estimated by my watch. Mine seems quite low from what I read for my age 51. It’s typically 28 and if I get not much sleep (maybe once a week I get less than 6 hours sleep) it is like 14. I’m 5’10, 165 lbs about 13% bf with visible abs.

I do an hour of walking on treadmill and lift weights 5x week. I don’t drink or use drugs. I don’t eat processed foods. I know hrv can be affected by so many things such as stress caffeine etc.

Anyone else generally live a healthy lifestyle and have a supposedly very low HRV? Thoughts?

Hi all just got a new husqvarna and after a couple uses I’ve been silly and somehow misplaced the tool that comes with it that’s like a screw driver at one end and a wrench at the other end. So I can adjust chain tightness.
I’ve reviewed materials that came with a for some reason. I haven’t found the name of this tool or anywhere that I can order a replacement. Is anyone familiar with the tool that I’m describing or where I may be able to get another one. It was handy. I checked Amazon and my local hardware no luck.
Thank you