So just some updates boys. Doing this now coz I have a lot of downtime at work lol. Just got new labs done at week 12 (doing it every 4 weeks) and overall I think I'm staying as healthy as can be.
Before anything, here are some facts and timelines of my
first cycle ever:
| Timing | Event | Action Taken | Effect |
| Week 4 | e2 went up to 308 pmol/L (83.9 pg/mL) | Arimidex 0.25 mg taken 2x a week | E2 normalised & advised here to stop taking AI |
| Week 6 | e2 normalised at 125 pmol/L (34pg/mL) | Observe again for 2 weeks | E2 shot back up |
| Week 8 | e2 shot up even higher at 343 pmol/L (93.4 pg/mL) | - Aromasin 12.5mg taken 2x a week
- Started Masteron E | - E2 normalised after 1 week
- Continued taking Aromasin 6.25mg AS NEEDED since I'd still get bouts of bad headaches & inchy nips from weeks 9 to 12 (turned out to be more or less every 10 days) |
| Week 12 | Did full bloodworks and e2 still up at 201 pmol/L (54.7 pg/L) | - Took 1 dose of Aromasin 6.25mg only | - No itchy nips, no headaches
- Overall feeling good |
Generally though, E2 is still high (lol) but it's MUCH lower than previous readings which I find to be a good thing. Additionally, I think masteron is doing it's thing. At 201 pmol/L, I'm not feeling any sides at all and feeling much better. Take note at this point, I've been on Masteron for 4 weeks now. I guess it's taking more effect in my body but not fully yet? I'll keep observing it and keep taking 6.25mg Aromasin the same way I've been taking it.
E2 aside, the rest of my blood work looks good, IMO. Cortisol went down, everything else in check. I think only thing that raised some red flags would be a bit of an increae in haemoglobin but still within normal range. I'm thinking it may be because of lessened cardio the past 4 weeks? I'm not sure.
Overall, I'm feeling good about the cycle so far.
Staying lean, staying mentally sharp, and I think I'm keeping a lot of the muscle despite proceeding with the cut this time around to lessen BF% and hope that E2 management becomes easier. Will share progress photos soon. Only concerns is that since moving to a cut, most of my lifts have plateaued but I 100% expected that.
Additionally, updating you guys on my new stack. Test, Mast, HGH are care of
@Infinity Labs and
@StoryOfTheProphet and I'm loving them so far!
Test E - 300mg/week
Mast E - 150mg/week (Considering upping this if I still face high e2 symptoms after 2 more weeks)
HGH - 3iu daily
MOTS-C - 5mg 3x per week
5-Amino-1MQ - 5mg per day
KLOW - 2mg/400mcg/400mcg/400mcg daily
Retatrutide - 6mg weekly
On the IGF1 and GH readings though, I'd like to share the below results so far:
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IGF-1 remained the same after 10-days of 2iu compared to when I was taking 25mg of MK677 daily. Additionally GH is lower from 4.7 to 0.6.
I understand that 1) It's only been 10 days, and 2) MK677 increases GH pulse throughout the day and I could have been caught during a high time. And additionally these tests were done fasted and before any injections were taken during the day.
Sleep quality has definitely been much better though so that's a plus.
Will keep observing as I just started 3iu this week and update everyone.
Other blood test results are attached below.