Saying you want to look and feel like a 26 year old at 66 is crazy thinking
What I notice and have experienced with friends too is that many guys want to have their cake and eat it
Most also have over muscled flushed look and are a pain in arse to be around but think that being short tempered is just being a "alpha male"
sadly many of the trt Cliniques sell them a lie that more test the better
My close friend is on high trt dose and still complain being tired and needing different pills for his dick ect and he is lean and shredded his whole life
His face has aged alot since starting trt he really didn't need
I really think running high test for ever will lead to side affects down the line
You might feel good at first due to raise in dopamine but it won't last
But each to their own
Most egos are too high to accept this
Wait until you get 66 before you make those judgmental statements. But I do love cake and love to eat it. You ever tried Tres Leche cake, best stuff in the world to put on weight. Anyway, I don't know too many my age and older that would not pay to look and feel younger. Part of growing old, its not so fun. I can easily say that at 66 I would love to feel 26 again, even 36, heck even 46. I set 14 world records in powerlifting around that 46-50. In my case its kind of hard to go in the gym 13 years later from a 950lb squat, 800lb deadlift, and 525 lb bench to not being able to squat or deadlift and struggling to do 225lbs 12 times. Going from a 66" chest to a 50" chest. Having to use a leg press loaded up with 16-45lb plates form 12 reps honestly sucks. But I can't squat an longer and miss the squat bar. Then having to see the muscle size shrink and the skin start sagging and wrinkling up like a old prune kind of bites. Man, that is a dose of reality and will definitely make you want to be 26 again. You know, I have no idea what my T levels were at 26. Most likely pretty high. I started competing in powerlifting then.
But then I kind of fit some of those other comments. I am most definitely still an "alpha male" and old lion, and have always had a very short fuse. Even before I ever took the 1st steroid I was very quite, had a more than ample patients but blew up like an atomic bomb. Probably something I needed to see a shrink about but never liked shrinks. So I chose activities that took all of this toxic masculinity out of me for a few hours. Probably the only reason why I lived beyond 30.
My sole purpose for wanting to be in the 800-900 range is I feel "
NORMAL." Ego would put me over 2000 so its not my ego driving this. When I am in the 600's, 500's, 400's and God forbid 300's I don't feel normal, I actually feel like shit. Quality of life seems to come in here some where. I have been using steroids for over 43 years of my life, I don't remember being any other way. When I hear guys talk about how good they feel I laugh, I just feel normal. I recently went up to 900 and felt pretty good because I felt normal. Then reality hit me and I realized I may not be so healthy feeling normal and might need to come down some. Every morning when I wake up now matter where my T live might be, I am still 66 years old and hurt like crap every morning when I get up and it continues during the day. All the steroids in the world won't change this, surgery might. I would much rather put up with pain than feeling like crap from low T.
Yes I know a few guys who cry all day because their hair is falling out. Annoying and seems to be a bit anal. Heck I keep mine buzzed off and could care a less. Most of the people I know are competitive bodybuilders and talk about a narcissistic bunch. They always complain about their sexual problems. Find you a woman that can make you feel 26 again, no pills needed. At least never had problems like that in my life. My last blood work put me in the mid 700's. I did not feel that normal but it was acceptable. Then I cut the cypionate all together and put my own TRT together despite my doctor's objections. He already knows I do what I feel is best for me. I have no idea what my T levels are now, but judging by my perception of normal I am under 600. I will see in 2 months. I wanted to use TU and not cypionate. Never liked cypionate.
According to you guys, running high test (200mg) is going to kill us all. Yet I did that amount plus for the majority of my life, I competed 27 years, usually 250mg test E. Maybe some anadrol and Cheque drops here and there. Other than the pain I endure every day just getting up out of bed I am still pretty damn healthy. My cardiologist sent me home with a clean bill of health. I have had every cardiological test know to man run in the past three years, my regular doctor thinks I am pretty healthy but wonders about my sanity some times. My orthopedic surgeon is fascinated how someone with all the pain I have can still walk into a gym and train as hard as I do and not cry about like the rest of his patients who come in an are younger and not as badly injured. Hey, that's how alpha males are. It part of our toxic masculinity, right. He has said many times that it is amazing to see a guy your age with such dense muscle mass and dedication to keeping your self strong and healthy. Yea, I live the life and it's all I know.
I had a dear friend who lived in California most of his life. He won Mr. Universe in 1966 and appeared in quite a few television shows. Of course he was a steroids user like most in bodybuilding and powerlifting and use over 200mgs for most of his life. I still have pictures of him when we went to visit in maybe 2011. I believe he was 76 years old. At this age he is still working out hard and has the body most 26 year old men would die to have. He still looked like a Greek God. At 76 years old he still could keep up with his young beautiful wife and his active life style. He didn't need any one to take care of him, change his diaper, or feed him like so many people that age. He was also not afraid to jump into a swimsuit, go to the beach and walk around with no shirt and get a tan. He honestly looked like a 40 year old man. My friend Dave Draper died last year at 79. QUALITY OF LIFE, Dave lived the life he wanted to live and never had regrets. When it was time to go he went peacefully and was never a burden on his family. I never forget the impact Dave Draper and his lifestyle had on my and my wife who viewed him as a hero living in Buenos Aires. I learned a valuable lesson from him on how it is much more important to have quality of life as we age. Live the life you want to live and don't let others tell you different.
