MaddBra

Thank you to all who responded. 

I did use bac water and it’s kept in a cooler just in case

1 minute ago, NorthernLifters said:

id never do mk,the day that hospitals and anti aging clinics finally use mk after years of testing, i may consider it

theres no way i would use a synthetic produced item that is still far from being fully tested and expect it to be on par with real hgh

remember,hgh is prescribed to patients diagnosed with hiv,if mk had any type of similiarity,it would be under full testing and promoted. that is far from the case

aside from gh,once diluted it needs to be stored in a fridge,only real science shows that degradation occurs through uv. In its lypholized form it can stay upto 6 months at room temp

I have tested gh many times myself from broken pucks to vials at room temperate,my bloodwork has never ever changed. Lot of bro science out there

Thank you for the very thought out and insightful reply! 

As for MK over gh I had not considered it and won’t (before this great post) and even more after. I ran it for a month in the past purely for its sleep benefits and had great results in increased sleep quality. There were other external factors at play as well though. 

Onto to the gh storage. So once diluted I can store at room temperature and be fine as long as it’s room temperature and not boiling because the AC crashes?

Hey all

I am looking to start my first run of gh but I am unsure on how I will store it. I work 4 days on 4 off. Once I get to work I don’t go home and don’t have access to a fridge for storage purposes. Could I keep it in a small cooler in my room and rotate out ice packs daily?

thanks!

3 hours ago, nitrous said:

Honestly, I think the doctor is on the right path. I'm not saying you have to cut out AAS forever but lets get the heart rate down and BP under control. Doing cardio will likely help with everything a lot. People are too afraid it will cause you to lose your gains or prevent you from adding muscle. It won't. Not at the levels of cardio you need to do. In fact it could increase your appetite and insulin sensitivity helping you put on leas muscle tissue. 

Make health the priority and honestly your levels don't sound that bad. Of course some bloodwork could say otherwise (another thing that should be checked). But go the recommended route, Test down to 125ish a week for now to prevent a crash, add in cardio slowly (walking is a great place to start), and monitor changes. How much sleep are you getting? Any supplements? Those things are factors as well.

Thanks for the reply!

My job is extremely stressful. I moved positions recently (taking a 36k pay reduction) as I was not happy. I didn’t sleep, ever, due to the stress. This lead to more caffeine and more stress and it just repeated over and over again. Since the switch my sleep has improved significantly and I’m feeling better. 

I have lowered test to 150mg/wk. I will go back on in a few months, no rush now. I have started doing daily cardio, since it is spring and nice out everything is either trail walking or around the neighbourhood. I am aiming for 10000 steps a day, I fall short most days but I am getting in at a minimum 45mins. I have cut out almost all caffeine. I now have 2 decaf coffees a day, it sucks but such is life. During a recent trail walk my heart rate only hit a high of 100 when only a few weeks ago it would have been 135+. I have also committed to losing a few pounds of fat. 

For supplements I added in mk677 specifically for its sleep benefits. Once the bottle is out I won’t continue with it but I did notice an improvement. Zinc Magnesium Melatonin for sleep. Whey. Fish oils. Nothing else. 

Waiting on my bloodwork to come back

My current HR is 90. This is a marked improvement of 110. Defiantly the stress and caffeine and lack of sleep were the main factors

Depends on their own individual experiences. 

If you already are huge then eq will give you solid lean gains over a longer cycle. 

looking for pack it on? Deca will get you bigger faster 

2 hours ago, Durk said:

Also when’s the last time you gave blood or got your hemocrit tested? Npp is known to raise rbc.

Never to both. 

So first off I’m currently on week 6 of my cycle of npp @ 150eod, test e @ 500 w, and test suspension @50ed. Great results. Gaining size good. Up about 10lbs. 6’2” 32y M 240lbs 

My girlfriend was having some health concerns and checked my heart rate. I had just walked from the living room to the kitchen and my HR was 110bpm. This alarmed her and she wanted me to get into the doctor.  So in I went. 

Walking from waiting room to his office my hr was 101 and bp 137/76. After sitting in there waiting for 20 mins it went down to 85 and 130/70.

Told the doctor everything from my job (stressful), to gear, to the amount of caffeine I intake (2 coffees, 2 rebulls, 1 pre (200mg), to my lack of cardio. 

Doctors orders:
Cut all caffeine and gear
Increase cardiovascular work
Getting blood work done and ECG

now I was really enjoying my bulk and the doctor didn’t say anything meaningful to show that he knew anything about AAS. He just said ‘steroids are bad, don’t do them’. How do I read into this intelligently?

The plan I’m currently floating around in my head is:

reduce to TRT dose, cut out caffeine FML, add in daily cardio, do the tests, reduce calories to maintenance and recomp for 4-8 weeks

FWIW I don’t use any drugs outside of a marijuana, don’t smoke, and don’t drink alcohol.

Is this the proper way to address this? 

Thank you in advance and sorry for the poor formatting (mobile). I’m not sure if I even clearly asked a question. I’m still trying to wrap my head around it. Hopefully someone smarter and more experienced then me can set me on the correct path. 

Thanks for The welcoming! Time to do some reading and posting!

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