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[USER=45545]@brookseth[/USER] but ya the muscle soreness is definitely really weird. It sounds like it’s a little more pronounced for u, but it was still noticeable for me as well. I wonder what is the cause of it. I assume it’s not a good thing tho lol. I could be wrong, but I assume it’s a sign that muscle recovery is slightly decreased without all the test that’s usually present with a test base. Question is, what aspect of having less test is the cause.


Could it be having less dht? I know dht doesn’t really do much for muscle growth, but does it play a big role in muscle recovery? I know DHT plays a pretty big role in CNS activation, which helps with strength while lifting.


I guess it could be due to probably having less estrogen. I would assume estrogen plays a decent role in muscle recovery. This can easily be resolved, I would assume, by simply raising estrogen by increasing ur test dose


Do u have any thoughts? I can’t really think of any other aspect of being on a test base, vs a nandrolone base, that would be a factor, as far as as muscle soreness/ recovery goes. If anyone else has any thoughts on the subject feel free to chime in


I would actually have thought it would be the opposite tho, on a nandrolone base. Test is known to be better for strength, than nandrolone, but nandrolone is known to build muscle tissue better than test. So it’s very weird that we both noticed a bit make muscle soreness. I guess there’s a chance that the muscle soreness could indicate more muscle growth is occurring, but my gut/ instincts are telling me that’s probably not the case, and that the obv assumption might be the correct assumption. That increased muscle soreness could be an indicator of decreased muscle recovery. Because doesn’t a lot of guys report feeling less sore, days after a workout, once they get on TRT? Here’s a vid where Derek goes over a study showing that nandrolone is basically better at developing lean muscle tissue, mg for my, vs test


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Estradiol (E2)

A form of estrogen produced from testosterone. Important for bone health, mood, and libido. Too high can cause side effects; too low can affect well-being.

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Lakshman KM, Kaplan B, Travison TG, Basaria S, Knapp PE, Singh AB, LaValley MP, Mazer NA, Bhasin S. The effects of injected testosterone dose and age on the conversion of testosterone to estradiol and dihydrotestosterone in young and older men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Aug;95(8):3955-64.

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