I'm officially kicking off my first real cycle on November 1st. I’ve been on a cruise dose of TRT (100mg a week) for about six months, but I bumped that up to 250mg (split into two shots) seven weeks ago just to see how I'd react. My bloodwork actually looks great. It turns out I’m not a big aromatizer - my E2 was only at 27.1 on the 250mg dose. Since I’m committed to being on TRT for life, I’m skipping the whole PCT worry.
Right now, I have Test C and EQ on hand. But looking at my labs, I’m starting to second-guess the EQ. Since my estrogen is already on the lower side, I’m worried it might totally crash my E2.
Here is the plan I was leaning toward:
- 500mg Test C per week
- 300mg EQ per week
For a bit of context, I'm 27 and definitely not some huge "jacked" dude yet. I just dropped 50 pounds and the goal now is to start packing on some solid, lean muscle. I’m open to pretty much any advice you guys have - just please spare me the "reach your natural limit first" speech lol. I already know.
If it helps you give better advice, I can post some current physique shots in the comments. Let me know what you think!
Honestly man if your E2 is only 27 on 250mg of test that EQ is definitely going to crush you. I’m a low aromatizer too and 300mg of EQ would have me feeling like a zombie with clicking joints in no time. Maybe start the test at 500 and see where your bloods are before adding the EQ?
congrats on the 50lb weight loss thats huge. since its your first real blast i'd almost say just stick to the 500 test and leave the EQ in the drawer for now. you'll grow like crazy anyway and it makes it way easier to figure out what’s going on if you start getting sides.
yeah stay far away from that EQ for now lol. with your estrogen already sitting that low on a "mini blast" dose the EQ will tank you. low e2 is way more miserable than high e2 trust me. you dont want to be dealing with zero libido and depression while your trying to gain muscle.
500 test is a classic first cycle for a reason. i'd just run that solo and keep the EQ for next time. plus if you start shedding or getting acne you'll know exactly what’s causing it. keep us posted on the progress man especially since your already on trt it should be a smooth ride.
i'd be curious to see the physique shots if you dont mind posting. helps to see where your starting from. but yeah like everyone else is saying - be careful with the EQ. it has a super long half life so if it crashes your estrogen your gonna be stuck feeling like crap for weeks before it clears out.
nice work on the trt base first. if you really want to run the EQ maybe try a lower ratio like 2:1 or even 3:1 test to EQ? but honestly just doing 500 test is gonna be plenty for a first run. no need to overcomplicate things yet!
