I'm not sure if I'm all that patient. I'm leaning towards going with 500mgs/week for at least 6 months, maybe a little longer. My main concern is staying on the dry side while growing. I have seen the bloated look on a few guys and I'm definitely not a fan.
Bloat is determined to a big extent by genetics, but there's some things you can do to keep it under control...mostly estrogen and water-based
-the right dose of test. 250test might give you good e2 values, but 300 might take you way out of range. Estrogen does not increase linearly with dosage. This takes some experimentation
-clean diet, low carb/sodium. Test makes you way more sensitive to junk food. Takes me like 2 days to recover from a big cheat meal.
-avoiding dairy/gluten if you're sensitive. Food allergies/intolerances will make you hold water a bit
-staying as lean as you can. The more fat you have, the more estrogen you'll produce
-frequent injections. Big doses infrequently will lead to hormone fluctuations and more estrogen conversion
-taking an anti-estrogen. Last resort imo, you wanna use as few drugs as possible. Maybe just use it for a couple months in summer to look real good
Dosage n clean diet are the biggest factors in my book, but you'll need to find what works best for you
I am 48 and I am about to hop on "enhanced" self administered TRT. If I wasn't patient, I would have quit the iron game 20 years ago.
Wanna do it with minimal sides, bloat or obvious AAS use (50 pounds in 10 weeks).
Going with 250/week test e.
Perfect. Low dose n strict diet will make you look great