Of course, I know this isn't and won't be considered TRT at this point. I'm also going to do this regardless at some point and would like real feedback as to upping my dose 5 months in is too early vs waiting till the beginning of next year. I'd rather do this correctly and over time then just jump to 500mg as I stated, I believe I'd make progress just going to 250-300mg weekly for a period of time and easing my way up vs. jumping straight to 500mg or near that.
Why would you be on here asking when you know this is a men's health/HRT forum?
My plan was to raise up to 300mg and get the most out of this for the next 4-5 months and then actually raise to 500mg, and stack that with something else.
Use/abuse of high doses of T/AAS whether cycling, blasting/cruising has absolutely nothing to do with maintaining long-term health.
Better off seeking out the steroid forums or some of the others loaded with the blast n cruiserzzz.
For what it's worth you are already on what would be considered the higher-end TRT dose of 200 mg/week which would have most men's TT/FT levels very high and in many cases at the trough!
As you can see you are already hitting a very high TT/FT and if bloods were done at the true trough then your peak levels/during the first few days would be absurdly high!
Your main goal is to use/abuse T/AAS for the sole purpose of gaining muscle mass/strength well beyond what one could ever attain natty.
As you should very well know diet/training is key let alone your genetics will have the final say!
Although many can make decent gains in muscle/strength on what would be considered the higher-end TRT dose of 200 mg/week the anabolic properties will truly start to shine when you use doses in the 300-600 mg/week range and even than the higher-end doses would result in better mass/strength gains.
Highly doubtful that you are going to notice a big difference going from 200--->250 mg/week.
Most concerned with gaining mass/strength are dipping their feet in at 300 mg/week.
Even then many end up banging 500-600 mg/week.
Keep in mind that 12 weeks at said dose is more than enough time to reap the beneficial effects as eventually gains in muscle/strength will stall and there is always a point where side effects outweigh the benefits.