My PCT Log
Have been told to start this to try get some advice.
Ive been weight training consistently for most of my adult life (31 now). Was a fat kid by end of high school, and was always afraid of getting back there, so ended up hovering at a low bodyweight skinny fat look for a long time (think high 60s - low 70s). This last year or so I’ve finally bitten the bullet and committed to eating like I should be, and whilst it’s been difficult to adjust the mindset around this, it’s made a noticeable difference.
My primary focus for training is strength/powerlifting and has been since COVID. I enjoy the prescribed numbers and mostly consistent improvement, and a little bit of ego from being strong-ish at a low bodyweight. I run twice a week purely for the health benefits, no crazy long distances otherwise it detracts from my lifting too much, although in summer I do enjoy the outdoor exercise more.
Been exploring the idea of using gear for a while and did so this year. My “normal” T levels are 16.3 nmol/L.
I’ve just finished a 15 week Test E 500mg cycle, beginning 01/05/2025, through to last pin 07/08/2025. I was running Arimidex 0.5mg EOD for the first half of the cycle, and then probably over researched things, dropped it, and ended up with a high e2 at the end. However I did not notice any major sides other than occasional hot sleeps (which is normal for me anyway) and some difficulty maintain erection during sex (and this may not be a result of cycle, but household problems
)
Final bloods two weeks after last pin, and before starting PCT was:
Testosterone - 37.1 nmol/L
e2 - 284 pmol/L
SHBG - 28 nmol/L
I unfortunately didn’t test throughout the cycle because I was too worried about having to disclose to my GP. I later discovered PathLab MyWay, and just paid to have them done privately.
Learnings throughout cycle
I definitely had not been training as hard, or eating as much, as I should have been when I was “natural”. I think I have a lot more left in me in terms of natural gains but I’ve never been able to separate my fear of being fat, and wanting to get strong. I gained near 10kgs during the cycle, and whilst all was obviously not muscle, it still highlighted my training and eating deficiencies beforehand.
Thoroughly enjoyed the recovery whilst on cycle. When the DOMS came back, they came back hard at the end
but have since levelled out.
PCT
My PCT is as follows.
Clomid - 100/100/50/50 ED (No Clomid week 5/6)
Nolva - 20/20/20/20/20/20 ED
Test bloods about a month after this finishes as I have heard this is the ideal time to see if it’s worked?
Training
I’m currently lifting 5 days a week, with 2 cardio days in between. The order sometimes changes based on my shifts at work and travel time, but the training always happens
Chest & Tris
Squats & Legs
Shoulders
Back & Bis
Deads & Legs
Run
Run
Not necessarily in that order.
Calories
Intake is 3200 currently
400C/240P/70F is the target, but sometimes the exact make up changes. Probably more protein than I need, but I enjoy those foods more so it doesn’t faze me.
I meal prep and eat the same shit, so any fluctuations come from snacks, and me then removing or changing part of another meal.
Otherwise it looks like
300g Greek Yoghurt + 100g oats
4 Scrambled Eggs + 2 Vogels
70g Pasta + 200g Chicken + Avocado (uncooked weights)
Protein Shakes (2 throughout day)
100g Rice + 200g Venison (uncooked weights)
Creamed Rice (purely for the cals
)
Fruit to make up the rest of the carb intake
My supplements are
Magnesium
Spirulina
Vit D
Vit C
Zinc
Creatine (obviously)
Feelings Now
I’m into week 3 of my PCT, and have been feeling good so far. My rest times have definitely had to be upped a little bit, and I have lost a bit of my top end pressing strength. I’ve lost 3kg of my 10kg gained, and looking leaner than I did on cycle so I was retaining a bit of water/bloat.
I’ve received very mixed messages about my PCT and e2 levels. There’s clearly some different schools of thought in regards to this, some seem to be “treat sides not numbers” and said that high T will equal high e2 so it’s not as bad as it seems.
Others have been obviously critical of the high e2, which I get as it is obviously outside the standard range of under 200.
Anyway, I was told I needed to do one of these to get advice, so have at it!
Have been told to start this to try get some advice.
Ive been weight training consistently for most of my adult life (31 now). Was a fat kid by end of high school, and was always afraid of getting back there, so ended up hovering at a low bodyweight skinny fat look for a long time (think high 60s - low 70s). This last year or so I’ve finally bitten the bullet and committed to eating like I should be, and whilst it’s been difficult to adjust the mindset around this, it’s made a noticeable difference.
My primary focus for training is strength/powerlifting and has been since COVID. I enjoy the prescribed numbers and mostly consistent improvement, and a little bit of ego from being strong-ish at a low bodyweight. I run twice a week purely for the health benefits, no crazy long distances otherwise it detracts from my lifting too much, although in summer I do enjoy the outdoor exercise more.
Been exploring the idea of using gear for a while and did so this year. My “normal” T levels are 16.3 nmol/L.
I’ve just finished a 15 week Test E 500mg cycle, beginning 01/05/2025, through to last pin 07/08/2025. I was running Arimidex 0.5mg EOD for the first half of the cycle, and then probably over researched things, dropped it, and ended up with a high e2 at the end. However I did not notice any major sides other than occasional hot sleeps (which is normal for me anyway) and some difficulty maintain erection during sex (and this may not be a result of cycle, but household problems
Final bloods two weeks after last pin, and before starting PCT was:
Testosterone - 37.1 nmol/L
e2 - 284 pmol/L
SHBG - 28 nmol/L
I unfortunately didn’t test throughout the cycle because I was too worried about having to disclose to my GP. I later discovered PathLab MyWay, and just paid to have them done privately.
Learnings throughout cycle
I definitely had not been training as hard, or eating as much, as I should have been when I was “natural”. I think I have a lot more left in me in terms of natural gains but I’ve never been able to separate my fear of being fat, and wanting to get strong. I gained near 10kgs during the cycle, and whilst all was obviously not muscle, it still highlighted my training and eating deficiencies beforehand.
Thoroughly enjoyed the recovery whilst on cycle. When the DOMS came back, they came back hard at the end
PCT
My PCT is as follows.
Clomid - 100/100/50/50 ED (No Clomid week 5/6)
Nolva - 20/20/20/20/20/20 ED
Test bloods about a month after this finishes as I have heard this is the ideal time to see if it’s worked?
Training
I’m currently lifting 5 days a week, with 2 cardio days in between. The order sometimes changes based on my shifts at work and travel time, but the training always happens
Chest & Tris
Squats & Legs
Shoulders
Back & Bis
Deads & Legs
Run
Run
Not necessarily in that order.
Calories
Intake is 3200 currently
400C/240P/70F is the target, but sometimes the exact make up changes. Probably more protein than I need, but I enjoy those foods more so it doesn’t faze me.
I meal prep and eat the same shit, so any fluctuations come from snacks, and me then removing or changing part of another meal.
Otherwise it looks like
300g Greek Yoghurt + 100g oats
4 Scrambled Eggs + 2 Vogels
70g Pasta + 200g Chicken + Avocado (uncooked weights)
Protein Shakes (2 throughout day)
100g Rice + 200g Venison (uncooked weights)
Creamed Rice (purely for the cals
Fruit to make up the rest of the carb intake
My supplements are
Magnesium
Spirulina
Vit D
Vit C
Zinc
Creatine (obviously)
Feelings Now
I’m into week 3 of my PCT, and have been feeling good so far. My rest times have definitely had to be upped a little bit, and I have lost a bit of my top end pressing strength. I’ve lost 3kg of my 10kg gained, and looking leaner than I did on cycle so I was retaining a bit of water/bloat.
I’ve received very mixed messages about my PCT and e2 levels. There’s clearly some different schools of thought in regards to this, some seem to be “treat sides not numbers” and said that high T will equal high e2 so it’s not as bad as it seems.
Others have been obviously critical of the high e2, which I get as it is obviously outside the standard range of under 200.
Anyway, I was told I needed to do one of these to get advice, so have at it!
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