On the fence

[Asthetek23]

New to this community. Sorry if i posted this in wrong section but looking for alittle guidance from those with experience.

Ive been working out for about 7 years now. Currently 41 220lbs. I carry alot of bad weight around my midsection. Dieting is my biggest weakness so ive been thinking of trying Reta to trim down. I tried to run trt alittle more than a year ago but i hated how much acne my back got.
Do yall think its worth running reta allow?

 

[Dreamer]

New to this community. Sorry if i posted this in wrong section but looking for alittle guidance from those with experience.

Ive been working out for about 7 years now. Currently 41 220lbs. I carry alot of bad weight around my midsection. Dieting is my biggest weakness so ive been thinking of trying Reta to trim down. I tried to run trt alittle more than a year ago but i hated how much acne my back got.
Do yall think its worth running reta allow?

Mate, I was skeptical of reta at the start, but let me tell you, there is literally no negative to it that I can see - it wont do the work for you, but it does make it 100% easier to adhere to a diet, but it has alot of benefits for lipids, insulin sensitivity and alot more, start low and slow like .5 or 1mg a week and see how you go.

 

[Dreamer]

Also, starting a log would help you too, your half way there but posting your progress helps you stay on track and get guidance and support @LevButlerov

 

[Infinity Labs]

New to this community. Sorry if i posted this in wrong section but looking for alittle guidance from those with experience.

Ive been working out for about 7 years now. Currently 41 220lbs. I carry alot of bad weight around my midsection. Dieting is my biggest weakness so ive been thinking of trying Reta to trim down. I tried to run trt alittle more than a year ago but i hated how much acne my back got.
Do yall think its worth running reta allow?

Get off the fence bro Reta is one amazing pep and i can tell you from experience and all my clients its the best burning fat compound.One of my good clients @hungryhippo can confirm with his journey.Remember to start small dosing and see how you go,still need to eat but it can suppress appetite.Good luck homie you got this

 

[Asthetek23]

Mate, I was skeptical of reta at the start, but let me tell you, there is literally no negative to it that I can see - it wont do the work for you, but it does make it 100% easier to adhere to a diet, but it has alot of benefits for lipids, insulin sensitivity and alot more, start low and slow like .5 or 1mg a week and see how you go.

Appreciate the reply, and yea i was thinking of starting at .5 and adjusting as i go. How long did you run it for? Once a week? Or did you break it down acouple times a week?

I love food and its very easy for me to over eat. When ive meal prepped i was basically starving the whole time. Ive heard reta helps alot with food noise.

 

[Dreamer]

Appreciate the reply, and yea i was thinking of starting at .5 and adjusting as i go. How long did you run it for? Once a week? Or did you break it down acouple times a week?

I love food and its very easy for me to over eat. When ive meal prepped i was basically starving the whole time. Ive heard reta helps alot with food noise.

At the start I was doing 2mg I ran it for about 8 weeks, now that I am quite lean it seems to have started not really working for me, but I have not much left to lose.
But when I was cutting from like 20% I would forget to eat

 

[Infinity Labs]

Appreciate the reply, and yea i was thinking of starting at .5 and adjusting as i go. How long did you run it for? Once a week? Or did you break it down acouple times a week?

I love food and its very easy for me to over eat. When ive meal prepped i was basically starving the whole time. Ive heard reta helps alot with food noise.

I run 2mg a week bro,more than enough but start there.Diet is key here aswell but ive been on holiday eating cheat meals like crazy and still dropped weight on reta....Cant go wrong my man

 

[Asthetek23]

At the start I was doing 2mg I ran it for about 8 weeks, now that I am quite lean it seems to have started not really working for me, but I have not much left to lose.
But when I was cutting from like 20% I would forget to eat

I usually do intermittent fasting 18/6 .. its helped me somewhat maintain but leading up to the holidays i missed the gym for 2 months and kind of spiraled in the wrong direction lol. Finally got back in to a good workout routine again and just trying to finally have abs for once.

 

[Dreamer]

I usually do intermittent fasting 18/6 .. its helped me somewhat maintain but leading up to the holidays i missed the gym for 2 months and kind of spiraled in the wrong direction lol. Finally got back in to a good workout routine again and just trying to finally have abs for once.

Give it a go man, one 10mg vial will last you over ten months its low investment, low risk, high reward

 

[Asthetek23]

Give it a go man, one 10mg vial will last you over ten months its low investment, low risk, high reward

Yea im leaning towards it. My next step is researching a quality souce. Appreciate your input

 

[Dreamer]

Yea im leaning towards it. My next step is researching a quality souce. Appreciate your input

Your from US?

 

[Asthetek23]

Your from US?

Yes .. i think is this an aussie forum right?

 

[vanlife_gymbum]

I think it will work well for you bro, you already look good and know how to train so tightening things up will give good results. I agree with what @Dreamer said too, there's many benefits...

I have been on it 11 weeks now and it's been amazing. It allows you to completely redesign your diet and stick to the design. Along with testosterone it changed my life. I posted pics from week 1, week 7 and week 11 in my log here last week.

 

[Dreamer]

Yes .. i think is this an aussie forum right?

No there is plenty of US sources, I dont personally have any dealings with them being aussie, but you cant go wrong with any of the approved vendors man

 

[Asthetek23]

I think it will work well for you bro, you already look good and know how to train so tightening things up will give good results. I agree with what @Dreamer said too, there's many benefits...

I have been on it 11 weeks now and it's been amazing. It allows you to completely redesign your diet and stick to the design. Along with testosterone it changed my life. I posted pics from week 1, week 7 and week 11 in my log here last week.

Ty i just went through your log ... and ive seen acouple others. Tbh thats alittle overwhelming for me lol. I like to keep things simple but if and when i do start to run something id definitely need to start one to keep track.

 

[Asthetek23]

No there is plenty of US sources, I dont personally have any dealings with them being aussie, but you cant go wrong with any of the approved vendors man

Ty ill do my research on them

 

[vanlife_gymbum]

Tbh thats alittle overwhelming for me lol. I like to keep things simple but if and when i do start to run something id definitely need to start one to keep track.

My log is a very poor example of what logging usually looks like, I am unemployed and use it like a regular journal. I just linked it because that's where my reta progress pictures are. My first log was 8 weeks of just testosterone at 300mg and retatrutide. That's in my signature but I think you can see how it went from those three photos.

The focus of the logs is diet, training, supplements and PEDs. There's many pros and experienced guys on Evo, and if they see a pic of your torso and can see how you eat and train, they can give you really specific tailored advice to just you. Without that it's kinda general and guesswork, that's why most standard info sources suck.

Our head mod @LevButlerov has a nice list of logs that are good examples, and shows how the key details of logs take about 15 minutes a day to do. I'm sure he'll be happy to share the list with you

 

[Asthetek23]

My log is a very poor example of what looks like, I am unemployed and use it like a regular journal. I just linked it because that's where my reta progress pictures are. My first log was 8 weeks of just testosterone at 300mg and retatrutide. That's in my signature but I think you can see how it went from those three photos.

The focus of the logs is diet, training, supplements and PEDs. There's many pros and experienced guys on Evo, and if they see a pic of your torso and can see how you eat and train, they can give you really specific tailored advice to just you. Without that it's kinda general and guesswork, that's why most standard info sources suck.

Our head mod @LevButlerov has a nice list of logs that are good examples, and shows how the key details of logs take about 15 minutes a day to do. I'm sure he'll be happy to share the list with you

Ill try to get up to speed on a propper log
But it definitely wont be as detailed as most others. For now i think I'll just run reta for acouple weeks and see how that goes. Do you know if there is muscle lose running reta with out any other compound?

 

[HarleyGuy]

New to this community. Sorry if i posted this in wrong section but looking for alittle guidance from those with experience.

Ive been working out for about 7 years now. Currently 41 220lbs. I carry alot of bad weight around my midsection. Dieting is my biggest weakness so ive been thinking of trying Reta to trim down. I tried to run trt alittle more than a year ago but i hated how much acne my back got.
Do yall think its worth running reta allow?

Welcome to EVO brother!

Let's get you a log up and running so we can get you dialed in on a cut, talk Reta dosing, PED use, diet/training/supps by understanding your current protocol for all of the above and adjusting from there daily or weekly and tailored specifically to you



HOW and WHY TO LOG?

Why is a Log Journal important?
Accountability, self esteem, and consistency all which lead to RESULTS!

Authoring a log will actually help you way more than just dropping random updates. When you lay it all out week by week you start to see patterns in your body that you won’t catch otherwise.
Other guys here run logs all the time and there’s no privacy issue, nobody is asking for your name or anything personal, it is just training, diet, and how the compound feels.
The feedback you get is also way better because people can follow along and spot things you might miss. It also helps the next guy who is thinking about running the same compound so you are giving back while you learn.
Even if you think you might not stick with it, just starting the log makes it easier to come back and add quick notes. That way you get more out of what you are running instead of keeping it all in your head.

To really guide you we need more info from you:
Please share your diet, training, cardio, sleep, supplements etc log with us in a NEW thread using a full log journal so our guidance is based on facts you provide.
It will take 15-20 minutes max.
We have 100's of years of experience between us, so you need to post a LOG Journal with your stats (weight, height, age, years training, cycle history) diet, training, cardio, supplement, sleep details. If you don't log what you eat or train now, open NOTES on phone and start recording it there and paste here. Very easy.
Please post a Log Journal ASAP for us

There are almost a quarter million members on here and almost two million posts with over a thousand podcasts so your Log Journal will be taken care of here! Evolutionary.org is the most visited steroid community in the world (fact!).


Here's how:

Please click the anabolic forum
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums/forums/anabolic-steroids-and-peds.2/
top RIGHT you will see: +POST THREAD
click that

In Title: write your cycle name, like> My _____ Cycle Log
___ = the name of your log
example: My testosterone cycle Log
In body: write your planned cycle or cycle you doing now, your diet, training, your body weight, supps, etc and we will help you along on your cycle or help you decide when it's time.


For example: What are your supplements?
what digestive supps you use?
digestive enzymes?
multis?
probiotics?
psyllium husk?


Here are examples of LOG Journals you can choose to use as your template:
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums/threads/first-testosterone-cycle-log.104133/
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums/threads/sustanon-trenomast-deca-dbol-cycle-journal.105881/
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums/threads/s-gentz-2025-26-growth-phase-log-with-psl.106514/
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums...var-bpc157-beligas-pharmaqo-cycle-log.104843/
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums...g-log-sponsored-by-purity-source-labs.103669/
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums...erone-cycle-and-beginner-training-log.106310/
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums/threads/average-trt-back-to-savage-cycle-journal.106252
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums...-testosterone-masteron-primobolan-deca.105348
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums...odybuilding-log-masters-55-competitor.102611/
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums...ron-npp-tren-anadrol-log-to-stage-2025.102590

P.S. are you listening to our podcast? if not, you should. This podcast is about steroids, sarms, peptides, and bodybuilding:
https://www.evolutionary.org/podcasts/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/evolutionary-bodybuilding-radio/id1798623410
https://open.spotify.com/show/53q1RFTgG4h6TQHsJ4xY6Z

P.P.S. download our eBooks and learn more:
https://irongorillas.com




Do you still want to have kids? I recommend becoming as learned as possible on steroids in this order:

1. PCT (after steroid usage how can you come off in a healthy way to get your natural test, hormones and HPTA back up and running)
2. Diet/Supps (we must see you have this dialed in with the proper macros and calories and supplements)
3. Training (we need to make sure you're training is consistent and proper)
4. Steroids (then, if you trust this forum which you should, we will get you squared away for a proper cycle suited and tailored to you)

 

[vanlife_gymbum]

Do you know if there is muscle lose running reta with out any other compound?

When you take retatrutide you should make sure you get a lot of protien which will help with that but not from the reta itself. This is another thing @LevButlerov is a pro at, he helped me figure out this high-protien diet I've been on since starting retatrutide. It wasn't really optional, I could not continue the high-fat diet I was on while on reta.

For me I was trying to loose a lot of weight and havd been in a pretty steep deficit the whole time. I mainly have whey protien shakes, 4 a day, with 5 eggs in each.

Apart from having those 20 eggs and the whey I wasn't eating much else, but I'm sure the 300mg of testosterone would have prevented muscle loss if I had any to loose. Without the testosterone I think I probably would have lost some.

Testosterone was the main focus for me, not the reta initially, I had medical problems and needed testosterone. I call that first 8 weeks my weight loss and prep phase. I was prepping for my first stacked cycle, which I'm 6 weeks into now. I saw how amazing the two were together and I recommend this pre-cycle prep phase to others in a similar position as I was.

So I'm not really sure sorry bro, but someone else will have experience with that

Before I started on retatrutide I listened to the Evo podcast episodes about it and read a bunch of reta related logs. There's more episodes about reta and all GLP-1s but these two I think you'd learn a lot from:

Retatrutide benefits and new studies

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[Nasser1997o2]

Simple answer.

Take reta, its awesome

 

[LevButlerov]

New to this community. Sorry if i posted this in wrong section but looking for alittle guidance from those with experience.

Ive been working out for about 7 years now. Currently 41 220lbs. I carry alot of bad weight around my midsection. Dieting is my biggest weakness so ive been thinking of trying Reta to trim down. I tried to run trt alittle more than a year ago but i hated how much acne my back got.
Do yall think its worth running reta allow?

welcome to the EVO family @Asthetek23 its hard to say what you need, you have a good build but do you need reta? sure it can help but would be nice to see your log

on the TRT acne was at what dose?

follow the @HarleyGuy guide to get the log up please
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums/threads/on-the-fence.107938/post-1902737

Welcome to EVO brother!

Let's get you a log up and running so we can get you dialed in on a cut, talk Reta dosing, PED use, diet/training/supps by understanding your current protocol for all of the above and adjusting from there daily or weekly and tailored specifically to you



HOW and WHY TO LOG?

Why is a Log Journal important?
Accountability, self esteem, and consistency all which lead to RESULTS!

Authoring a log will actually help you way more than just dropping random updates. When you lay it all out week by week you start to see patterns in your body that you won’t catch otherwise.
Other guys here run logs all the time and there’s no privacy issue, nobody is asking for your name or anything personal, it is just training, diet, and how the compound feels.
The feedback you get is also way better because people can follow along and spot things you might miss. It also helps the next guy who is thinking about running the same compound so you are giving back while you learn.
Even if you think you might not stick with it, just starting the log makes it easier to come back and add quick notes. That way you get more out of what you are running instead of keeping it all in your head.

To really guide you we need more info from you:
Please share your diet, training, cardio, sleep, supplements etc log with us in a NEW thread using a full log journal so our guidance is based on facts you provide.
It will take 15-20 minutes max.
We have 100's of years of experience between us, so you need to post a LOG Journal with your stats (weight, height, age, years training, cycle history) diet, training, cardio, supplement, sleep details. If you don't log what you eat or train now, open NOTES on phone and start recording it there and paste here. Very easy.
Please post a Log Journal ASAP for us

There are almost a quarter million members on here and almost two million posts with over a thousand podcasts so your Log Journal will be taken care of here! Evolutionary.org is the most visited steroid community in the world (fact!).


Here's how:

Please click the anabolic forum
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums/forums/anabolic-steroids-and-peds.2/
top RIGHT you will see: +POST THREAD
click that

In Title: write your cycle name, like> My _____ Cycle Log
___ = the name of your log
example: My testosterone cycle Log
In body: write your planned cycle or cycle you doing now, your diet, training, your body weight, supps, etc and we will help you along on your cycle or help you decide when it's time.


For example: What are your supplements?
what digestive supps you use?
digestive enzymes?
multis?
probiotics?
psyllium husk?


Here are examples of LOG Journals you can choose to use as your template:
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums/threads/first-testosterone-cycle-log.104133/
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums/threads/sustanon-trenomast-deca-dbol-cycle-journal.105881/
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums/threads/s-gentz-2025-26-growth-phase-log-with-psl.106514/
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums...var-bpc157-beligas-pharmaqo-cycle-log.104843/
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums...g-log-sponsored-by-purity-source-labs.103669/
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums...erone-cycle-and-beginner-training-log.106310/
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums/threads/average-trt-back-to-savage-cycle-journal.106252
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums...-testosterone-masteron-primobolan-deca.105348
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums...odybuilding-log-masters-55-competitor.102611/
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums...ron-npp-tren-anadrol-log-to-stage-2025.102590

P.S. are you listening to our podcast? if not, you should. This podcast is about steroids, sarms, peptides, and bodybuilding:
https://www.evolutionary.org/podcasts/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/evolutionary-bodybuilding-radio/id1798623410
https://open.spotify.com/show/53q1RFTgG4h6TQHsJ4xY6Z

P.P.S. download our eBooks and learn more:
https://irongorillas.com




Do you still want to have kids? I recommend becoming as learned as possible on steroids in this order:

1. PCT (after steroid usage how can you come off in a healthy way to get your natural test, hormones and HPTA back up and running)
2. Diet/Supps (we must see you have this dialed in with the proper macros and calories and supplements)
3. Training (we need to make sure you're training is consistent and proper)
4. Steroids (then, if you trust this forum which you should, we will get you squared away for a proper cycle suited and tailored to you)

 

[Asthetek23]

welcome to the EVO family @Asthetek23 its hard to say what you need, you have a good build but do you need reta? sure it can help but would be nice to see your log

on the TRT acne was at what dose?

follow the @HarleyGuy guide to get the log up please
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums/threads/on-the-fence.107938/post-1902737

I was on 200mg a week. Prescribed by a clinic. Reta isnt 100% necessary but i tend to over eat alot and feel hungry all the time. So maybe reta will help a bit.
i typically do this split

Day1 Chest/ light arms
Day2 Back/light shoulder
Day 3 Arms/shoulder
Day 4 Legs/abs (not as consistent as i should)
Day 5 Rest day or repeat depending on how my body feels

I used to track macros with an app called Lose It but its been years since ive been consistent with it

Ive also meal prepped but usually only last 2 weeks then i fall off on the nutrition again.

Ill attach some meal preps

 

[LevButlerov]

I was on 200mg a week. Prescribed by a clinic. Reta isnt 100% necessary but i tend to over eat alot and feel hungry all the time. So maybe reta will help a bit.
i typically do this split

Day1 Chest/ light arms
Day2 Back/light shoulder
Day 3 Arms/shoulder
Day 4 Legs/abs (not as consistent as i should)
Day 5 Rest day or repeat depending on how my body feels

I used to track macros with an app called Lose It but its been years since ive been consistent with it

Ive also meal prepped but usually only last 2 weeks then i fall off on the nutrition again.

Ill attach some meal preps

This is a good start can you please start a new thread with this info new log thread would be easier to follow @Asthetek23

HOW-TO LOG?

Why is a Log Journal important?

• Doing a log will actually help you way more than just dropping random updates. When you lay it all out week by week you start to see patterns in your body that you won’t catch otherwise.
• Other guys here run logs all the time and there’s no privacy issue, nobody is asking for your name or anything personal, it is just training, diet, and how the compound feels.
• The feedback you get is also way better because people can follow along and spot things you might miss. It also helps the next guy who is thinking about running the same compound so you are giving back while you learn.
• Even if you think you might not stick with it, just starting the log makes it easier to come back and add quick notes. That way you get more out of what you are running instead of keeping it all in your head.

To really guide you we need more info from you:

• Please share your diet, training, cardio, sleep, supplements etc log with us in a NEW thread, full log journal so our guidance is based on facts you provide.
• It will take 15-20 minutes max.
• We have 100s of years of experience between us, so you need to post a LOG Journal with your stats (weight,height,age, years training, cycle history) diet, training, cardio, supplement, sleep details. If you don't log what you eat or train now, open NOTES on phone and start recording it there and paste here. Very easy.
• Please post a Log Journal asap for us

Please click the anabolic forum
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums/forums/anabolic-steroids-and-peds.2/
top RIGHT, you see: +POST THREAD
click that

in Title: write your cycle name, like> My _____ Cycle Log
___ = the name of your log
example: My Training Diet cycle Log
in body: write your planned cycle or cycle you doing now, your diet, training and we will help you along on your cycle

here are examples of LOG Journals
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums/threads/first-testosterone-cycle-log.104133/
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums/threads/sustanon-trenomast-deca-dbol-cycle-journal.105881/
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums/threads/s-gentz-2025-26-growth-phase-log-with-psl.106514/
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums...var-bpc157-beligas-pharmaqo-cycle-log.104843/
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums...g-log-sponsored-by-purity-source-labs.103669/
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums...erone-cycle-and-beginner-training-log.106310/
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums/threads/average-trt-back-to-savage-cycle-journal.106252
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums...-testosterone-masteron-primobolan-deca.105348
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums...odybuilding-log-masters-55-competitor.102611/
https://www.evolutionary.org/forums...ron-npp-tren-anadrol-log-to-stage-2025.102590

P.S. are you listening to our podcast? if not, you should; this podcast is about steroids, sarms, peptides, and bodybuilding:
https://www.evolutionary.org/podcasts/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/evolutionary-bodybuilding-radio/id1798623410
https://open.spotify.com/show/53q1RFTgG4h6TQHsJ4xY6Z

 

[HarleyGuy]

I was on 200mg a week. Prescribed by a clinic. Reta isnt 100% necessary but i tend to over eat alot and feel hungry all the time. So maybe reta will help a bit.
i typically do this split

Day1 Chest/ light arms
Day2 Back/light shoulder
Day 3 Arms/shoulder
Day 4 Legs/abs (not as consistent as i should)
Day 5 Rest day or repeat depending on how my body feels

I used to track macros with an app called Lose It but its been years since ive been consistent with it

Ive also meal prepped but usually only last 2 weeks then i fall off on the nutrition again.

Ill attach some meal preps

Good post bro but if you follow the "How to log" info please start a new thread and it will be a log that is all yours.

So maybe reta will help a bit.

It will actually help a LOT.