ThunderBird said:
Memo85 said:
ThunderBird said:
Honestly, running 3 GH secretagogues is likely overkill. If your aim is a big GH increase, HGH itself is the simpler route—at 46, suppressing your own GH output isn't much of a concern. If you'd rather stay away from that, then Tesa/Ipa: cutting one of the GH secretagogues frees up cash for extra Tesa or KLOW. Also, what exactly are you trying to achieve with this stack?
Appreciate the response. My goal is to reach 185-190 while adding some muscle. Typically when I train, I end up bulking and carrying fairly high BF. As I get older, I don't want to lift too heavy and put myself at risk of injury. What I'm really after, I suppose, is fat loss (bringing my bmi down) plus building muscle. I've got a shoulder issue that keeps nagging (rotator cuff) along with my foot (plantar fasciitis). Right now I'm relatively healthy and want to stay that way.
If it were me, I'd knock out 3 things prior to putting any compound into your system, though overall your plan seems reasonable provided each item is dosed correctly and you stay consistent with all of it every day for the coming 3 months — don't bail, these things take time lol
#1 get a comprehensive blood panel done and examine your hormonal picture. The markers I'd prioritize are SHGB, Total T, Free T, E2, Progesterone, LH, FSH, IGF-1, cholesterols and Cortisol. Whatever the panel shows, at the very least you'll have a health baseline on record. Since you're already on TRT, testosterone itself isn't the main concern — you presumably know your numbers there — but you should still be tracking things beyond test; some folks just end up chasing numbers.
#2 work out your BMR and build a nutrition plan around it. Truthfully you don't REALLY need to bulk (don't get me wrong, I love a dirty bulk) but eating roughly 200-300 calories above or below your daily burn is closer to what you should actually be doing for bulking/cutting. Also, ignore BMI — on the BMI scale I'm morbidly obese haha but I'm actually in quite good shape, and that matters even more if you're fit or carry some muscle. Pick meals you actually enjoy; diets fail because people force down rice, chicken and broccoli and hate every second. If you hate your diet, you'll either waste your body away on Reta or cheat on it.
#3 put together a workout plan and define clear goals/markers/milestones for both long term and short term. Get a friend, wife or dog to hold you accountable and celebrate when you reach those long term and short term goals. Losing weight is hard — I don't care what people on here say, pumping your body full of XYZ isn't always the answer. It definitely helps and makes it easier, but at the end of the day it's hard, and milestones help you look forward to the next one and stay on track.
A few other notes: you're in your 40s and you can still move some serious weight — don't let anyone tell you otherwise, especially with TRT on board. Just make sure you stretch, warm up and keep your form; when form breaks, the person breaks. Another thing you may not WANT to hear but I think matters: pick either losing weight or putting on muscle. Recomping your body is extremely hard and stressful, and realistically doing both at once isn't very realistic even with a dialed in diet and some special sports medicine. My last bit for this Ted talk of a reply is cardio cardio cardio — it doesn't stop you from building muscle, it keeps your heart and vascular system strong, and it'll let you push harder. Anyone who says otherwise, don't listen to them; they don't have your best interest in mind.
I'm guessing most of what I said isn't new info to you, but you never know, maybe it'll help someone out there. All these peptides and other PEDs are awesome and really fascinating, but in my mind they just amplify the habits you already have, for better or worse.
