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Hi all, a brief introduction, curious opinions please
You can't out train a bad diet and it will eventually catch up with you. Use an app like Chronometer, reverse engineer your diet, and input all your daily food and check if you meet the required amounts of minerals and vitamins. Then training 7 days per week is def not optimal and should...- Belekas
- Post #9
- Forum: Introductions
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How long do withdrawal symptoms last after discontinuation of bisoprolol?
Exactly that. Plus genetics to open another can of worms. For many years I tried a lot of combinations under the sun but with marginal success. Done genetics this year and now I have a better understanding why.- Belekas
- Post #15
- Forum: Testosterone Side Effect Management
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TRT related to Osteoarthritis? Is there life after a Osteoarthritis diagnosis?
I agree with you as well and wish everyone nothing but great health and success. Humans have evolved to survive eating meat, also humans have evolved to survive eating plants as well. Two different spectrums. Humans are amazing, yet I understand that everyone is unique and different, and that is...- Belekas
- Post #39
- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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TRT related to Osteoarthritis? Is there life after a Osteoarthritis diagnosis?
Spot on. I have so much to say but I'm keeping quite as don't want to get involved as these discussions never go anywhere. There is just too many nuances to parrot one way of eating or another. Do whatever you think is best for you but always use critical thinking, always. And never ever forget...- Belekas
- Post #37
- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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TRT related to Osteoarthritis? Is there life after a Osteoarthritis diagnosis?
OP, have you done your DNA test by any chance? I'd def recommend doing one and analysing raw DNA data. I'm absolutely sure you will uncover something usefull along the way. No doubts about that, at all. We all are different with different genetic mutations, polymorphisms, etc. So IMO it def pays...- Belekas
- Post #27
- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Can a single dose of .25mg Arimidex crash my E2?
I had a bottle of DIM long time but never used it. Yesterday popped 100mg. What dose you on @BadassBlues ? How long u've been on? Also no hair shedding as I've read some folks get that. Im not on TRT but interested in its effects.- Belekas
- Post #20
- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Low ferritin but high iron levels??
Upload your raw dna file to checkiron.com and join same name FB group. This is the most advanced up-to-date algo to check for HH and inflamations around it. The main guy behind this great project is a smart physician/PHD and really helpful if you ask and share your results. Just one thing to...- Belekas
- Post #15
- Forum: Blood Test Discussion
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Warning for Men on TRT: Low Ferritin is Bad
Everyone who got raw DNA data run it through checkiron.com algorithm. Preferably from AncestryDNA as it tests more HH types compared to 23andMe. The guy who runs it also has a FB group and is very smart and helpful. Its more Haemochromatosis and inflamation related but I'm sure you will find...- Belekas
- Post #175
- Forum: Testosterone Side Effect Management
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My Experience On Jatenzo (Oral TRT) Log
I'm a very active and an athlete. Well at least for the last close to 20 years. I tried Carnivore for 30 days but couldn't make it work( tried because digestive issues). Well it did work for digestion but 0 carbs, coupled with other sides I was having, made me feel like a complete hot pile of...- Belekas
- Post #331
- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Pressure headaches, can it be test Cyp
I have a big journal/thread if you do a search on my username where I've documented all my TRT journey. Stopped because of different side effects. Was on 100mg/week split E3.5D for 3-4 months and then the remaining 8-9 months was trying higher and lower to find a sweetspot where I get least...- Belekas
- Post #11
- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Pressure headaches, can it be test Cyp
Absolutely it can. When I was running 250mg/week(not TRT) for training purposes, did that for 3 years straight, I was having damn headaches pretty much everyday. But I also had other blood markers elevated that showed I had issues going on that needed fixing and most likely was the cause or...- Belekas
- Post #6
- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Inverse Relationship between HGH and SHBG
Def should try to ditch the bread and incorporate white potatoes or something like white rice, depending which one you digest better. Potatoes are more beneficial as they are high in potassium, fiber, etc, which is crucial for a lot of things and IMO the RDA is just a minimum. I personally love...- Belekas
- Post #28
- Forum: Thyroid, DHEA, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, etc
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Nandrolone (Deca) Base TRT Trial
Absolutely spot on. Couldn't even put it out better so Thank You. Stress can aboslutely kill you. I chatted with a lady that lived with her toxic mother and the chronic stress made her collapse in the kitchen one day. She had low cortisol and nearly died. Managed to push through but has to do...- Belekas
- Post #222
- Forum: Clinical Use of Anabolics and Hormones
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Nandrolone (Deca) Base TRT Trial
Agreed but not everyone can change their life situation and not everyone should even be touching TRT let alone take drugs to counter its side effects when in reallity a high % of people never needed it in first place. I will rest my case here and will just wish good luck to those who struggle.- Belekas
- Post #220
- Forum: Clinical Use of Anabolics and Hormones
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Nandrolone (Deca) Base TRT Trial
You have a fair point as well. But lets not forget that even doing all the supplement regime and cardio regime there are other things that influence like stress. And some of us can't mitigate current stress for various different reasons and then no matter what you do things won't get better...- Belekas
- Post #218
- Forum: Clinical Use of Anabolics and Hormones
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Nandrolone (Deca) Base TRT Trial
Yo brother. Remember, he might be one of the unlucky ones that no matter what he does he will never get that BP in good range and even if it does it will require so much from him that he will get exhausted from all that and will just hang the gloves. Some just can't handle any AAS even with...- Belekas
- Post #216
- Forum: Clinical Use of Anabolics and Hormones
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Nandrolone (Deca) Base TRT Trial
Ah man thats a terrible feeling and there are a lot of guys who get sides from as low as 30mg of T. Plenty of them in the Taeians Clarks Deca only HRT group on the FB. I hope you overcome that damage and that is not permanent but I know the feeling. Since I got off cold-turkey about 8 months ago...- Belekas
- Post #210
- Forum: Clinical Use of Anabolics and Hormones
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Nandrolone (Deca) Base TRT Trial
All sounds good except the BP. This is the number 1 thing to work on IME. My BP is always great, I feel relaxed, cool and calm but on TRT my BP spikes and I start getting a myriad of issues I won't even go on about it here. I have Telmisartan, Nebivolol but decided to not take any. This is the...- Belekas
- Post #207
- Forum: Clinical Use of Anabolics and Hormones
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Nandrolone (Deca) Base TRT Trial
How do you feel on such low E2 and low DHT considering the 1208 TT? I haven't seen they measured FT either so need that calculated.- Belekas
- Post #205
- Forum: Clinical Use of Anabolics and Hormones
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Supplements against stomach bloat, water retention
Second this. I know HP too well as been battling a severe form of it for years. Now that I'm finally HP free (tfu, tfu, tfu, knock on wood x 3) after #3rd round of Antibiotics (120g) and tons of other stuff and nearly going off my rocker the difference is night and day. I was constantly burping...- Belekas
- Post #8
- Forum: Nutrition and Supplements
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High Iron - Low Ferritin
Like I said, there are more types and even some carriers with only one copy might load Iron, so it def pays to explore all the HH types running raw AncestryDNA data through checkiron.com as its the largest up-to-date HH database available and free. Had a chat with the main guy behind it- great...- Belekas
- Post #25
- Forum: Blood Test Discussion
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High Iron - Low Ferritin
Agree. 23andme checks only for 2 variants of HH, AncestryDNA for 5+ I believe when you run there raw DNA data through checkiron.com algo. Got the sample sent myself and waiting for DNA results which should be done in 6 weeks time. NHS checked me for type 1 HH only which I'm negative, so looking...- Belekas
- Post #14
- Forum: Blood Test Discussion
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High Iron - Low Ferritin
Are you on TRT? With all these blood donations and your numbers going up and down, how do you feel overall? I would def look for natural ways to reduce hmg, hct snd rbc, exhaust them first. Iron dynamics/metabolism is very complicated stuff and I wouldn't mess with it, esp if theres no need...- Belekas
- Post #3
- Forum: Blood Test Discussion
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"TRT/HRT/Nutrition/Cognition/Wellness/LT student of the game"
So after 500ml VS last month on the 18th my Iron numbers went down nicely as I had a blood test done on the 13th this month. Huge drop in Ferritin from sub 400 to 170ish which we guessing attributes to inflamation I was having back then from being sick with flu/covid like shit. Small drops of...- Belekas
- Post #962
- Forum: Blood Test Discussion
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Vitamin D Dosage - How Much is Too Much?
I've done 400.000 loading phase 50.000/day for 8 days. As it takes time till it saturates and peaks. Also watched a dude in Thailand doing 100.000/day, insulin, growth, T, smoking weed, etc lol Was still alive a month or two ago as I've deactivated my IG lol- Belekas
- Post #2
- Forum: Nutrition and Supplements
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"TRT/HRT/Nutrition/Cognition/Wellness/LT student of the game"
I had private blood let on the 18th last month and did this iron test end of month and just got results a day or two ago. So 500ml blood taken out dropped my ferritin from sub 400 to 255. Serun Iron and TS% went even higher. Not happy with the results. GP appoitment on the 12th and then another...- Belekas
- Post #961
- Forum: Blood Test Discussion
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How DHT and Androgens Drive Acne Formation
No acne during puberty. No acne during many years of drinking or doing drugs, partying, not sleeping for days and destroying my body. Also no acne while low T with crashed e2. No acne while hardcore bodybuilding for 15 years and running up to 500mg ( i know pussy #s given todays brainless kids)...- Belekas
- Post #10
- Forum: Testosterone Side Effect Management
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Trt options in men with BPH
I agree and fair play to ya. You can try talking to the AnabolicDoc via his Zoom meetings as he has a lot of patients on TRT/androgens from around the world and is quite good. I believe that is only $20/month and those meetings are done at least twice a week.- Belekas
- Post #11
- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Trt options in men with BPH
I'm sure I listened to some podcast with an uro doc and iirc he said that usually its the ones that are considered the "normal" size that are more problematic from what he and his team has seen. I know it sounds crazy and I can't remember which podcast it was but I'm pretty sure I've heard that...- Belekas
- Post #9
- Forum: Testosterone Basics & Questions
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Fish oil supplements linked to greater first-time heart attack risk in study: ‘Not universally good or bad'
After 20 years of doing the same- I agree with you 100%. Spot on.- Belekas
- Post #12
- Forum: Health & Wellness
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Fish oil supplements linked to greater first-time heart attack risk in study: ‘Not universally good or bad'
Yup, I can relate. When I was training back in the day close to 20 years ago at my hometown gym, the owner of the gym, took his 90+ yo mother to see the doc. So once they came back, he said that doc said this- since you are feeling good and doing great, the main thing for you is to keep on...- Belekas
- Post #10
- Forum: Health & Wellness
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