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Stats: 32yrs, 5’6”, 150lbs, endurance athlete for 17 years
To make a long story short last year I had a rough year. Started a new job, moved to a new city, gained about 35 lbs (a lot for someone my size). I continued to train but did very little weight training. I was probably running 15 miles per week but still went up to 160 lbs or around 25% body fat.
This year I decided I’d turn myself around. I normally hover around 15% body fat at a weight of 140-145. I’ve always wanted more lean mass and less fat but my body just won’t go that way no matter how much I lift.
It took me a month to get back to lifting what I used to and was running an additional 20 mi/week. My lifting plateaued and I knew I could lose more weight by running but I didn’t want that tiny runner’s body anymore. So my cycle began. I have a biomedical engineering background and so wanted to be very careful. My inventory included:
Testosterone Ethanate 5 10ml vials 250mg/ml
Trenbolone Acetate 2 10ml vials 100mg/ml
Novaldex 25mg x 50 caps
Aromasin 25mg x 50 caps
Arimidex 2mg/ml x 30ml
Clomid 25mg x 100 caps
HGC 5000 UI 2 Vials
Finasteride 1mg x 90 pills
Now I didn’t expect to use all of it but I wanted a solid stockpile.
Here’s what I’ve taken so far pinning on Monday & Thursday, taking 1mg finasteride per day:
Week 1 – 600mg Test,
Week 2 – 450mg Test
Week 3 – 450mg Test, 25 mg Aromasin
Week 4 – 450mg Test, 0.5mg Arimidex
Week 5 - Now
I work out 4 days a week. I do 30 minutes of aerobic per day and lift various muscle groups per day 30-45 min of lifting.
WEEK 1 I felt AWESOME. High libido, good strength, I’m and just generally felt great. I’m also always hungry!
WEEK 2 was much the same. I had some night sweats but nothing that was too much of a bother.
WEEK 3 I realized I was getting bloated and my feet were in immense pain after running. I kept drinking water but nothing helped. I then took 1 cap of 25mg Aromasin. I was able to run more and my bloating went down, but so did everything else; my energy, my enthusiasm and my libido. The change was almost instantaneous. I swore never to take Aromasin again. I was feeling great then suddenly like crap! My appetite also went down.
Then end of WEEK 4 comes around and I find I’m bloating again but I’m also feeling better. The side effects of the aromasin were subsiding. This time I decided to take a different path and took a tiny dose 0.5mg of Arimidex (exactly 7 days later). Suddenly my libido was gone, I was unmotivated and felt depressed. Again it was almost instantaneous. The worst symptom is that even when I work up my libido I can’t finish no matter what. Now I have no hunger whatsoever and literally need to force-feed myself.
My goal is to put on more muscle and get that body fat down. It’s just difficult to feel like I’m doing well when I’m so bloated. I have seen gains in muscle but I’m puffy there's no definition. Although I’ve lost body fat my waist hasn’t gotten any smaller. I also eat clean and meticulously watch my sodium intake.
So what do you guys think? How could the AIs have such a profound effect on my body? I have no other side effects from the Test so an AI is definitely not needed. Should I just deal with the bloating? If so, will I lose it during my PCT? Is there any other way I can get my bloating down?
I feel like I need to stay away from AIs. There’s no reason other than the bloating to take them. The Test makes me feel so awesome but the low doses of AIs make me feel worse than I ever have before? I was thinking maybe I took the arimidex too soon after the aromasin? What should I do next? Would adding Tren help?
I know this is a lot of info. Thanks for the help!
To make a long story short last year I had a rough year. Started a new job, moved to a new city, gained about 35 lbs (a lot for someone my size). I continued to train but did very little weight training. I was probably running 15 miles per week but still went up to 160 lbs or around 25% body fat.
This year I decided I’d turn myself around. I normally hover around 15% body fat at a weight of 140-145. I’ve always wanted more lean mass and less fat but my body just won’t go that way no matter how much I lift.
It took me a month to get back to lifting what I used to and was running an additional 20 mi/week. My lifting plateaued and I knew I could lose more weight by running but I didn’t want that tiny runner’s body anymore. So my cycle began. I have a biomedical engineering background and so wanted to be very careful. My inventory included:
Testosterone Ethanate 5 10ml vials 250mg/ml
Trenbolone Acetate 2 10ml vials 100mg/ml
Novaldex 25mg x 50 caps
Aromasin 25mg x 50 caps
Arimidex 2mg/ml x 30ml
Clomid 25mg x 100 caps
HGC 5000 UI 2 Vials
Finasteride 1mg x 90 pills
Now I didn’t expect to use all of it but I wanted a solid stockpile.
Here’s what I’ve taken so far pinning on Monday & Thursday, taking 1mg finasteride per day:
Week 1 – 600mg Test,
Week 2 – 450mg Test
Week 3 – 450mg Test, 25 mg Aromasin
Week 4 – 450mg Test, 0.5mg Arimidex
Week 5 - Now
I work out 4 days a week. I do 30 minutes of aerobic per day and lift various muscle groups per day 30-45 min of lifting.
WEEK 1 I felt AWESOME. High libido, good strength, I’m and just generally felt great. I’m also always hungry!
WEEK 2 was much the same. I had some night sweats but nothing that was too much of a bother.
WEEK 3 I realized I was getting bloated and my feet were in immense pain after running. I kept drinking water but nothing helped. I then took 1 cap of 25mg Aromasin. I was able to run more and my bloating went down, but so did everything else; my energy, my enthusiasm and my libido. The change was almost instantaneous. I swore never to take Aromasin again. I was feeling great then suddenly like crap! My appetite also went down.
Then end of WEEK 4 comes around and I find I’m bloating again but I’m also feeling better. The side effects of the aromasin were subsiding. This time I decided to take a different path and took a tiny dose 0.5mg of Arimidex (exactly 7 days later). Suddenly my libido was gone, I was unmotivated and felt depressed. Again it was almost instantaneous. The worst symptom is that even when I work up my libido I can’t finish no matter what. Now I have no hunger whatsoever and literally need to force-feed myself.
My goal is to put on more muscle and get that body fat down. It’s just difficult to feel like I’m doing well when I’m so bloated. I have seen gains in muscle but I’m puffy there's no definition. Although I’ve lost body fat my waist hasn’t gotten any smaller. I also eat clean and meticulously watch my sodium intake.
So what do you guys think? How could the AIs have such a profound effect on my body? I have no other side effects from the Test so an AI is definitely not needed. Should I just deal with the bloating? If so, will I lose it during my PCT? Is there any other way I can get my bloating down?
I feel like I need to stay away from AIs. There’s no reason other than the bloating to take them. The Test makes me feel so awesome but the low doses of AIs make me feel worse than I ever have before? I was thinking maybe I took the arimidex too soon after the aromasin? What should I do next? Would adding Tren help?
I know this is a lot of info. Thanks for the help!
