I'm #165 with 12% bf. starting a test c 500mg pw for 12-16 weeks cycle soon and was wondering about aromasin dosage.
i was initially planning to do 12.5mg EOD, but I've been reading about AI's and peoples experiences after blood tests, i found a case where the guy was larger than me, and had taken 12.5mg ED but it completely crashed his estrogen. I'd like to avoid that.
i was also reading William Llewellyn's Anabolics and this is something that caught my eye: from the side effects of testosterone cypionate, in the cardiovascular side effects section
"... a tendency to reduce
HDL (good) cholesterol values and increase LDL (bad)
cholesterol values, which may shift the HDL to LDL
balance in a direction that favors greater risk of
arteriosclerosis. The relative impact of an
anabolic/androgenic steroid on serum lipids is dependant
on the dose, route of administration (oral vs. injectable),
type of steroid (aromatizable or non-aromatizable), and
level of resistance to hepatic metabolism.
Anabolic/androgenic steroids may also adversely affect
blood pressure and triglycerides, reduce endothelial
relaxation, and support left ventricular hypertrophy, all
potentially increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease
and myocardial infarction.
Testosterone tends to have a much less dramatic impact
on cardiovascular risk factors than synthetic steroids... The aromatization of
testosterone to estradiol also helps to mitigate the
negative effects of androgens on serum lipids. In one
study, 280 mg per week of testosterone ester (enanthate)
had a slight but not statistically significant effect on HDL
cholesterol after 12 weeks, but when taken with an
aromatase inhibitor a strong (25%) decrease was seen.456
Studies using 300 mg of testosterone ester (enanthate)
per week for 20 weeks without an aromatase inhibitor
demonstrated only a 130/0 decrease in HDL cholesterol,
while at 600 mg the reduction reached 21
negative impact of aromatase inhibition should be taken
into consideration before such drug is added to
testosterone therapy. "
Earlier in the book he was talking about the dosage of aromasin, and his listed standard mg dosgae of aromasin, he said often 25mg every day, but seeing as how lower dosages are crashing estrogen of guys larger than me, with more aromatising cycles, i don't think i'll need to get near a 25mg dosage for a while.
would a dosage of 6.25mg EOD be kosher?
when would i know to up the dosage?
id rather not wait for some any breast enlargement or any activity in that region for that matter, i have reason to believe i'm prone to gyno, i remember feeling nipple sensetivity during puberty, then again, many of my peers reported nipple sensitivity during puberty as well so maybe i'm just paranoid.
i was initially planning to do 12.5mg EOD, but I've been reading about AI's and peoples experiences after blood tests, i found a case where the guy was larger than me, and had taken 12.5mg ED but it completely crashed his estrogen. I'd like to avoid that.
i was also reading William Llewellyn's Anabolics and this is something that caught my eye: from the side effects of testosterone cypionate, in the cardiovascular side effects section
"... a tendency to reduce
HDL (good) cholesterol values and increase LDL (bad)
cholesterol values, which may shift the HDL to LDL
balance in a direction that favors greater risk of
arteriosclerosis. The relative impact of an
anabolic/androgenic steroid on serum lipids is dependant
on the dose, route of administration (oral vs. injectable),
type of steroid (aromatizable or non-aromatizable), and
level of resistance to hepatic metabolism.
Anabolic/androgenic steroids may also adversely affect
blood pressure and triglycerides, reduce endothelial
relaxation, and support left ventricular hypertrophy, all
potentially increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease
and myocardial infarction.
Testosterone tends to have a much less dramatic impact
on cardiovascular risk factors than synthetic steroids... The aromatization of
testosterone to estradiol also helps to mitigate the
negative effects of androgens on serum lipids. In one
study, 280 mg per week of testosterone ester (enanthate)
had a slight but not statistically significant effect on HDL
cholesterol after 12 weeks, but when taken with an
aromatase inhibitor a strong (25%) decrease was seen.456
Studies using 300 mg of testosterone ester (enanthate)
per week for 20 weeks without an aromatase inhibitor
demonstrated only a 130/0 decrease in HDL cholesterol,
while at 600 mg the reduction reached 21
negative impact of aromatase inhibition should be taken
into consideration before such drug is added to
testosterone therapy. "
Earlier in the book he was talking about the dosage of aromasin, and his listed standard mg dosgae of aromasin, he said often 25mg every day, but seeing as how lower dosages are crashing estrogen of guys larger than me, with more aromatising cycles, i don't think i'll need to get near a 25mg dosage for a while.
would a dosage of 6.25mg EOD be kosher?
when would i know to up the dosage?
id rather not wait for some any breast enlargement or any activity in that region for that matter, i have reason to believe i'm prone to gyno, i remember feeling nipple sensetivity during puberty, then again, many of my peers reported nipple sensitivity during puberty as well so maybe i'm just paranoid.
