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Hello everyone,

I am Male, 33 years, 183cm 75kg (6 Foot 165lbs) and I am lifting weights since 6 months. Besides other issues I have trouble getting stronger.

I did two bloodtests and my testosteron is incredible low…

First test:
3.3nmol/liter (Normal range 12-30)

Second test:
0,61ng/ml (Normal range 2,49-8,36)

I will probably start TRT and I wonder how big of a difference a normal T level will make? Does anyone have experience and want to share how it was?

Many thanks in advance.

Those who used it have you seen results? How was it and did you keep the gains. Is it just a hype or what

I bought a 10 ml bottle of testosterone cypionate. I am a 46 year old man, and didnt really know how much to take when I bought it. I was told take 1 cc a week for this bottle. Is that too little? I bought 25 guage, inch and a half needles, and was gonna do it in the glutes. Got that size from the internet. But how much should I take. And for how long?

dm me

I pinned test for the first time today and in the moment I think the nerves got to me and I don’t think injected deep enough ,

What’s the worst that can happen as a result of this ?

If someone is on 200mg/week TRT and has blood test in 6 months through the clinic, could one blast for 5 months at maybe 350mg/week and return to TRT dose of 200mg/week for a month prior to testing to ensure blood biomarkers drop back down and are within range for the 200mg dose prescribed?

Starting my first testosterone cycle today (picking everything up when the shop opens).

I’ve got a few questions:

1. i have a question about injecting, but I don’t think that’s allowed to be discussed publicly here. If it’s okay, could someone DM me? If it’s not allowed.

2. Is 250 - 300mg split into Wednesday and Saturday injections, a sensible starting dose?

3. I’ve seen completely different opinions online. Some people say testosterone gives an insane physique transformation, while others say it’s mainly a strength boost and that the visual changes are fairly modest. What’s been your experience?

4.How long did it take before you personally noticed changes in strength, muscle gain, mood, libido, and recovery?

5. What are the biggest mistakes beginners make that you wish you’d avoided?
   Is there anything you wish you’d known before starting your first cycle?

At the end of the day, I understand that Rich probably took some steroids to get to his body builder physique. I currently a male in my mid 20’s , 5’6’ about 170lbs . No Girlfriend and in the prime of my life. What are all the list of supplements Rich Piana took so I can follow his lifestyle.

I was mostly on and off pharma grade test e at around 250mg weekly for around 2.5 years - I would probably be on for about 4 to 6 months then just cold turkey off for around 1-3 months. I don't have the precise timeline or any notes but I would recover every single time almost instantaneously - my balls would swell up just a few days after I would miss an injection. Obviously this wasn't the best practise but I didn't have any issues. Then, around the end of 2024 i did a 3 month 500mg test e cycle followed by a 6.5 month 200mg "cruise" - that was I'd rather stupid protocol but I was under extreme stress and didn't want to miss out a single day of training. Now this was July of 2025 and I ran out of my legit pharma source. To my own surprise I recovered again almost instantaneously. But I was so addicted to lifting weights that I tried sourcing any type of gear and after less than a month I got my hands on some multi ester testosterone blend - I don't know what the hell it was so out of caution I just took 0.1 cc and I had a panic attack and some cough, it's seemingly had "testosterone acetate" in it (not tren, at least not on the label) - and I tried again around two or three times within a week the last time injecting 0.2 cc of whatever that blend was - after that I felt like crap for almost a whole month, but I recovered again seemingly without issue - but then, the stupid idiot I was I got my hands on some deca and I injected immediately 100mg - in just 6 hours after the injection I had the worst panic attack of my entire life as I felt poisoned or drugged - nothing I have ever felt previously from testosterone or the small amounts of anavar I took - after 2 days I got some test-e from the same UGL and injected 125mg and got back to training trying to ignore any symptoms but I couldn't really out train the panic. My sleep was compromised and the next week I just took another 125mg of the UGL test-e and continued training and I overtrained rather severely. This was in september 2025 - by the end of the month I had developed a horrible breathing issue - I couldn't get enough air in and I developed palpitations. The breathing issue was not panic as regardless how I felt when I lied down horizontally I couldn't breathe. I went to every possible doctor got every single blood test, cardiovascular checkup (ultrasound, ergospirometry - but nothing). I went to the ER at least 3 times during that month and they cleared me every time even though I literally couldn't get air in properly when I would lie down horizontally. I went to a neurologist and ENT also - nothing according to them. Nothing according to any test or regular blood work. Early october I just woke up one day choking and all the emotion went away completely - the next 2 months - untill a day in the first week in december when I woke up as if nothing happened - I spent in a dreamlike state with low blood pressure and palpitations (pots- like symptoms) thinking I was going to die well until I snapped back to normal. During that period I did about 2 weeks I guess of nolvadex at around 20mg on average daily for PCT - I quit because it made me feel much worse - I don't even know if perhaps the nolvadex was somehow the trigger - as this period was so blurry that I can't remember how long I even waited before taking it.

Now, because I assumed this all was caused by Nebivolol withdrawal according to my cardiologist - I was taking about 5-10mg to calm my heart so I could sleep properly that whole year and when this crap happened I figured out it messed with my BP so I quit it and it's almost certainly contributed. Now this time it was not so easy to recover probably because it was deca - only 100mg, but still - I somewhat recovered so I felt like shit. I tried going back to training but I felt so horrible because I couldn't push myself nearly as much as I could on testosterone that I just decided after one or two weeks of training without it to take a shot of testosterone. I felt fine. The next 4 months I spent on a cycle of 375mg of UGL test e and I used up 100 10mg tablets of d-bol during that period - I mostly used it as a pre-workout to push my rather stupidly intense 2 hour daily workout sessions. Now I figured out I over trained like an idiot. I put on around 20kg during that period (mostly because I lost around 10 kg - 1kg = 2.2 pounds) - I felt great and was exhausted - decided I need to take at least two weeks of probably because I almost killed myself with training. March first this year I took a rest day. I felt fine for the next 3 days then all of the sudden I just woke up in the same condition I just recovered almost 4 months before that. I couldn't breathe properly - I had no emotion - I was in a dream like state. Wtf?! I just stoped training, tried to recover but I couldn't sleep because I was choking when I would lay down and to make it worse, now I was much bigger than last year so it was quite a lot worse breathing wise. I tried to switch to a legit TRT dose up untill June 1.

when I did 15 days of HCG (I can't even remember how much I took - I had around 8000 IUs) this is the first time I actually used HCG - I should have ran it longer obviously as my balls were not completely full yet - I just took around 4 10mg worth of Nolva, but I remembered how the last time it made me feel worse so I stoped. By July i was started to get better I just had very, very low energy and I looked at my tiny balls and figured out - Shit! I'm not recovering. So I decided to just power through 20mg daily of Nolva and after just 1 week I woke up retarded again. I had zero attention span - but perhaps my breathing was a bit better but I had no emotions and felt like I was in a dream. Now this is important - my CPAP arrived just a week before that - I hoped that a CPAP would fix my breathing issues because it allowed me to sleep while horizontal. I don't think it helped at all for my recovery and I did have quite serious sleep apnoea which I didn't address previously. Now I didn't know what to do because no physician found out what was wrong with me. I even did a CT of the torso and - nothing. I feel about that my breathing issue and wheezing was somehow related with my blood vessels clamping for some reason and I could feel it all around the body - in fact the last year they actually hurt - I'm talking about peripheral blood vessels mostly in the extremities. So my best guess is that something is also constricted in the lungs that flies under every medical radar. Again I don't know - It could be DPDR, it could be a weird reaction to tamoxifen (I think this one is almost certain) - it could be too many ridiculous hormonal swings - too many cycles started and aborted over a single year. It could be something in the UGL carrier oil. It could be the overtraining - I don't know! If anyone knows anything please do share it I am feeling like I already died. The only thing truly giving me the will to live is the fact that I recovered completely albeit slowly just 8 months ago. No long ester is left in my system. My gonads didn't recover properly - so I decided to run 30 days of HCG at 150IU daily or perhaps double the dose - I'm 3 days in. The gonads do respond but shaky - By all logic they should be good to go in 4 weeks and they should be able to receive the pituitary signal. It's far from ideal without a SERM. I even got enclo, but felt like I'm going to vomit and have a seizure after just a 5mg test dose - thankfully I didn't take more and the next day that sensation went away thankfully. I have some Kisspeptin I took a few 66mcg dosages EOD with the HCG if that even makes sense - I'll get another vial to use if I need it after I finish the HCG as my brain can't handle any SERM obviously. I don't know what happened and what's wrong with me but even if my HPTA axis is not properly recovering these symptoms do not correspond to this issue as far as I know. I would just I assume I have extremely low energy and bit tired all the time possibly even have insomnia - but whatever this is my best guess would be I messed up some receptors or I accumulated systemic stress and the Nolva took whatever little brain I had left - I hope it will clear soon. And I guess without proper functioning gonads the recovery will be an issue. I know that everything I did seemed like extremely stupid rookie mistakes but I assure you I'm not that stupid I was just desperate to not stop training. I don't think there should be any question if I will recover by just the logic that only 7 months ago I recovered after a damn 19-nor and that only a year ago I snapped back instantly while I was on pharma test. Any suggestions would be welcome! I hope I will not remain like this for too long and I'll never touch a damn PED in my life after this. It's just not for me. I can't stop training while on it.

TL;DR: well this is impossible to compact - if you are not willing to read it then could you just tell me what my options to restore my endogenous production after starting and stoping cycles for 4 times within a year - while having made a 100% recovery fast and without issue just 12 months ago. I can't tolerate SERM's - seems that time allergic or something - I have both nolva and enclo and I just can't take them. After a failed restart - I didn't use enough HCG and this is the first time I ever used HCG so I ran it for just 15 days. Does it make sense to just run 150IU's ED for 4 weeks and finish of with kisspeptin or nothing at all?

Due to an injury and then subsequently getting hooked on prescription pain killers to street m 30s (pressed fentanyl) after the dr cut me off. I’ve been sober 3 and a half years now have been back into the gym about 3 months and it has just been an absolute nightmare. Yeah I’m having gains but all my motivation and everything has completely depleted. I drag myself to the gym 5 x a week but it’s just not the same as being on cycle. I was on cycle for about 2 years before hand cycling on and off every 12 weeks. I want to get back into juicing but not sure the route to take and what to start with. Back in the day I kind of just did whatever my guy told me to take is there any suggestions on a cycle just starting back out?

I’ve used almost every compound from tren, npp deca all different test esters and a whole bunch of orals. But usually I had my guy to guide me and help me find what would be right for me.

I was thinking either test p, npp and a anadrol or dbol

Or
Tren ace test p and either anavar or supercell

I was 15 at the time of this cycle. I simply want to share my experience and how it affected me. I am NOT condoning PED usage, especially for those still developing. I got blood work done prior to this cycle. I was in great health, except for my testosterone levels. My total testosterone level was 285ng/dl. I decided to do something about the testosterone levels since neither my family doctor nor endocrinologist would.

I asked around a couple discord communities and I found a guy that went to a gym 20 minutes away from me. I got a day pass at that gym the following day and bought a vial of testosterone cypionate from him for $50. The following day, I bought 20 23g needles and syringes from amazon for $5.

Once I received my syringes and needles, I started my cycle of 250mg of testosterone cypionate weekly. I did once weekly injections into my delt, in which I alternated each week. In total, everything costed me roughly $60 to source.

During my cycle, I did not notice many side effects that I was told would happen. The only 2 side effects I noticed was slightly more heightened emotions (both positive and negative), and also water retention. I did not notice any gynecomastia, increase blood pressure, etc. I felt unstoppable. I felt a wave of cognitive clearness that I had never felt before. I felt smarter, stronger, confident, and overall just better. Life was better on testosterone.

After my 10 week cycle, I did not do a PCT. I definitely felt a shift a couple weeks after my last injection, where I felt weaker and more sluggish. After about two months, I returned to baseline. I retained almost all of my gained strength.

My starting stats:

5'10, 240lbs

Bench: 235lbs

Squat: 355lbs

Deadlift: 405lbs

At the end of the cycle:

5'10, 250lbs

Bench: 315lbs

Squat: 465lbs

Deadlift: 515lbs

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Advice?

Anyone else having issues after doing the chapta test on the website then it says “whoops something went wrong” any solutions to that? I have a account with them and everything

Hey guys I’m looking to start a 16 week testosterone only cycle with armidex/armasin (haven’t ordered asn yet but gonna switch over to avoid e2 rebound). I’ve recently gone through some drug induced dpdr and I’m wondering if the testosterone will make it worse. I get anxiety pretty often and some panic attacks, it’s only been going on for 2 weeks so far but I already have the test and I wanna hop on. Did some research and it says it might but idk if that’s bs or not. Lemme know if yall have any tips I appreciate the response.

Hey everyone, been working out for about 15 years (32M) and have hit a major plateau. I’ve tried 1/4 andro in the past and got okay results, but I’m looking for something more serious. I want to do my first test cycle, but don’t know much about it. I’ve been doing research but it’s got me very confused. Any advice would be awesome.

I know blood work is a thing so how do you guys set that up or deal with that?

Anyone that can give me a full breakdown?

Afternoon about 18 years since a cycle.

I hopped on a 20 week cut with Test (480mg), Tren A (20mg EOD for the last 6 weeks) and 30mg (last 4 weeks).

Was a very successful run and even managed to gain a bit while dropping bodyfat.

Anyways planning my next cycle (bulk) and would like thoughts.

380mg Test E

300mg Mast P

300mg NPP

41

93kg

14% bodyfat currently

177cm

Thinking of running it 12/16 weeks depending on response. Hoping to get to about 105kg.