Right now I am going 60mg of Testosterone Undecanoate sub-q every 5 days. Here is my latest blood word done in January of this year.
All lipid values normal
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT 8.1 Reference Range: 3.8-10.8 Thousand/uL
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT 6.11 H Reference Range: 4.20-5.80 Million/uL
HEMOGLOBIN 16.6 Reference Range: 13.2-17.1 g/dL
HEMATOCRIT 51.9 H Reference Range: 38.5-50.0 %
TESTOSTERONE, TOTAL, MALES (ADULT), IA 883 H Reference Range: 250-827 ng/dL
ESTRADIOL 24 Reference Range: < OR = 39 pg/mL
This is December 2010. At this time I was doing 250mg of TE/wk and 150mg of trenbolone enanthate/wk. Definitely not TRT.
CBC (INCLUDES DIFF/PLT) RGA
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT 11.5 H 3.8-10.8 Thousand/uL
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT 5.54 4.20-5.80 Million/uL
HEMOGLOBIN 17.9 H 13.2-17.1 g/dL
HEMATOCRIT 52.9 H 38.5-50.0 %
TESTOSTERONE, TOTAL, MALES (ADULT), IA 2383 H Reference Range: 250-827 ng/dL
ESTRADIOL 68 H Reference Range: < OR = 39 pg/mL
All lipid values were normal
Looking at the difference for me in higher doses and low TRT doses I am very close to the same in blood work except E2. Right now I have been taking .25mg of Anastrozole/wk pending my next blood work just to keep my doctor from freaking out over the E2. Do I feel any different? NOPE, I feel normal, just like I did in 2010 and my E2 feels the same at 24 or 68. The other difference is my doctor at that time never suggest I dump blood and was well aware of my steroids use. Yea, I think there is a lot of over thinking this process. Athletes have been using blood work for years and self monitoring their health using larger doses. Yet we are looked at as idiots.
Is muscle mass important to me, of course. With age comes sarcopenia, I don't want to look like an old man, even though I am. I also don't want to feel like an old man, but my days of competing are long gone so being huge and strong are things of the past. I am happy with looking and feeling like an old man that is still in pretty damn good shape. I have a trophy wife that looks great for her age and looking good for her also matters. Giving up on your looks is the easiest way to screw up a marriage.
I think we all need to go back and watch this video again with Dr. Larry Lipshultz being interviewed by former IFBB Pro, Lee LaBrada. Lots of good info here.
Curriculum Vita
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Awards and Honors
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Research
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