Test E, Masteron & Anavar Cycle

Hi Guys.

Long time lurker, finally registered. 

Need some advice, but first some background. 

Been training on and off since my teens, until around 10 years ago where life happened. in my mid to early 20's I ran a few cycles mostly Test, Deca and Dbol (Gym Bro stack from ), and some Winstrol in there too. 
I got back into it again 2 years ago, and promptly tore the extensors in my left forearm after after being back in the gym for 4 months. Ended up being down for almost another 4 months. However been back at it hard for around a year. 

In the 10 years I since I stopped training weight ballooned to 128kg from a 81kg at 14% bodyfat. Since then I have been extremely strict on diet and dropped weight to 98kg at 25% (tested with calipers so could be slightly out) bodyfat. 

I got to around 104kg and I struggled to shift from there in body fat or weight. I eventually went to get some bloods done (end of August) and everything was pretty much in order (I don't have a copy of the bloods as the doc ordered it, however im sure I could get them) with the exception of Test being very low. 

Total Test was at 7.88nmol/l
Free Test was at 51.4pmol/l

Obviously TRT was discussed with the doctor, as I had planned to hop back on sometime. I decided to start a recomp / cut cycle at Beginning of December. 

Current Stats: 
40 years old
178cm 
98kg
25% bodyfat

Current Cycle:
Planned Duration: 20 weeks
Current week: 8
480mg Test E (pinned 2 x a week)
400mg Masteron E (pinned 2 x a week) ~ Started in week 8
30mg Anavar per day ~ Starting in week 16
5mg Retatrutide (pinned once a week)

Nutrition: 
1800 to 1950cal per day
190 to 205gr protein 
140 to 150gr carbs
50ish grams of fats

Initially I started at a higher calories of around 2300 but I wasn't seeing much results. I think it might be as a lead a fairly sedentary day job. However at current calories I started to see about 0.5kg drop in weight per week in the last 5 weeks that I've been eating these macros. 

Supplementation:
1 x Cap Total Repair Tudca
Multivitamin (500mg)
600mg Potassium
BCAA's 
5gr Creatine a Day

Training: 
5 x week (Push, Pull, Legs, Shoulders, Arms, Rest, Rest)
4 x a week running / walk / job 5km depending on if i cardio alone or family comes with

I feel great, loads of energy, strength has been on the up (although it has slowed down the last 2 weeks), sex drive is good (although actual ejaculation is a bit meh). 

Now the reason for the post. I got my bloods done on friday. 
Almost everything came back looking pretty decent. However my Hematocrit came back high at 53%, and E2 at382pmol/L

I've attached the full panel below. If I could get some input on mostly the bloods, but cycle, nutrition etc would not be overlooked either. 

Thanks. 

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Haematology: FBC

Red cell count (4.50 - 6.50 10^6/μL) 5.63
Hb (14.00 - 18.00 g/dL) 17.15
Mentzer Index (> 13.00) 16.71
Haematocrit (36 - 50 %) * 53
MCV (79 - 100 fL) 94
MCH (27.0 - 34.0 pg) 30.5
MCHC (29 - 37 g/dL) 32
RDW (11 - 16 %) 16
White Cell Count (4.0 - 12.0 10^3/μL) 9.7
Neutrophil Count (2.0 - 7.5 10^3/μL) 7.3
Neutrophil % (40.00 - 80.00 %) 74.7
Lymphocyte Count (1.0 - 4.0 10^3/μL) 1.8
Lymphocyte % (20 - 40 %) * 19
Monocyte Count (0.2 - 1.0 10^3/μL) 0.5
Monocyte % (2.00 - 10.00 %) 5.29
Eosinophil Count (0.05 - 0.50 10^3/μL) 0.07
Eosinophi % (1.00 - 6.00 %) * 0.72
Basophil Count (0.00 - 0.05 10^3/μL) * 0.06
Basophil % (0.0 - 1.5 %) 0.7
Neutro/Lymph Ratio 4.01
Platelets (150 - 450 10^3/μL) 311

Liver Functions

Bilirubin Total (3.0 - 18.0 μmol/L) * 26.2
Biliribun Direct (0 - 3 μmol/L) * 6
Bilirubin Indirect (0 - 19 μmol/L) * 21
ALT (18 - 78 U/L) 36
AST (18 - 53 U/L) 35
Alkaline Phosphatase (50 - 116 U/L) 95
GGT (13 - 109 U/L) * 12
Total Protein (65 - 78 g/L) 72
Albumin (35 - 52 g/L) 44
Globulin (19 - 35 g/L) 28

Lipogram, Cardiovascular Disease
Risk

Cholesterol (3.5 - 5.3 mmol/L) * 3.5
HDL Cholesterol (0.93 - 3.80 mmol/L) 1.08
Non HDL Cholesterol (mmol/L) 2.41
LDL Calculated (< 3.00) 2.11
Triglycerides (0.28 - 1.70 mmol/L) 0.6

Inflammatory Markers

hsCRP (mg/L) 4

Tumour Markers

PSA Total (ng/mL) 0.57

Hormones

17b-Oestradiol (E2) (pmol/L) 382
Total Testosterone (8.7 - 29.0 nmol/L) * 141.1
SHBG (10.0 - 57.0 nmol/L) 31.7
Free Testosterone (180.0 - 739.0
pmol/L)
* 5004.5

Double Post

Your c reactive protein indicates full systemic inflammation probably due to under recovery from massively under eating trying to build muscle as well as the inflammatory nature of high dose anabolics.

Ive got a client who is a doctor and recons crp over 2, especially ultra sensitive crp is a redflag.

Your estrogen is high because your testosterone is to high..

Your hematocrit is high due to probably being dehydrated during tests but its only a matter of time before rbc goes up as high estrogen spikes erythropoietin which stimulate bone marrow to produce more red blood cells.

So in summary , too much testosterone, too little food, too much training, not enough recovery.

You should decrease potassium and increase sodium,  excessive potassium can lead to hyperkylemia. If your diet contains potatoes and sweet potatoes, excess potassium should not be needed 
 

You also left out vital tests like an iron profile, thyroid panel and kidney function, which an u and e and creatinine would have given you an Electrolyte break down which would have shown you where your potassium is.

I quote the doctor i work with for my clients and analysis business.

"If CRP is 4, there is already an active tissue infection/inflammation on a pathological level"

Thank you Empire appreciate your input. 

Your c reactive protein indicates full systemic inflammation probably due to under recovery from massively under eating trying to build muscle as well as the inflammatory nature of high dose anabolics.

Ive got a client who is a doctor and recons crp over 2, especially ultra sensitive crp is a redflag.

Your estrogen is high because your testosterone is to high..

Your hematocrit is high due to probably being dehydrated during tests but its only a matter of time before rbc goes up as high estrogen spikes erythropoietin which stimulate bone marrow to produce more red blood cells.

So in summary , too much testosterone, too little food, too much training, not enough recovery.

You should decrease potassium and increase sodium,  excessive potassium can lead to hyperkylemia. If your diet contains potatoes and sweet potatoes, excess potassium should not be needed

I'm not trying to build muscle at this point in time per se. Just retain what is there. However I do understand the point you are making. 
Estrogen wise I do have Arimidex on hand, and started dosage on 0.25mg, 24 hours after pinning as of this week. 
Would it be bad to continue the Masteron which was also started this week? 
Regarding High Test would you recommend I scale it back to lower test levels? 

hematocrit Tests were done fasted at 7.30ish in the morning. I understand it does raise the levels should the next panel be done in the afternoon?

Training is only 12 sets a week per body part. Typically with Compound movements in the 6 to 8 rep range and isolation stuff in 10 to 15 range. Would you suggest dial it back to 4 days a week with even fewer sets per body part? 

I don't have much Sodium in my food in general I eat around 2500mg per day tracked as well as I'm able too. I don't eat much potato, mostly rice and cruciferous veggies for carbs, with some Weetbix in the morning. 

You also left out vital tests like an iron profile, thyroid panel and kidney function, which an u and e and creatinine would have given you an Electrolyte break down which would have shown you where your potassium is.

I will add this to the next panel. I had planned on going in 4 weeks. 
Would you suggest I head back sooner and add in those tests?

I quote the doctor i work with for my clients and analysis business.

"If CRP is 4, there is already an active tissue infection/inflammation on a pathological level"

Could you dumb it down for me?
Should I be worried and head into the doctor for a checkup?

Arimadex is only used in worse case scenarios such as 150mg test and your nipples feel like they are growing.

I say too much volume. And at 98kgs 25% fat and 178cm tall. You dont have much muscle, you should focus on that and fat loss is a byproduct. I've had plenty clients lose fat whilst gaining muscle at your current volume and food intake, muscle wasting would be happening. Reta should be there just to control appetite, your dose is quite high.

Crp above 4 means you are inflamed all over, and if you are constipated from reta that inflammation can be in the gut as you are not eliminating toxins and causing inflammation in the system

No you just need to drink 1.5l water before a test.

I do all of this for a living, so I will give you broad based answers, but I wont give you a full break down.

But i can tell you, you are doing too much volume and cardio on too little food. You can run fast, or you can run long, but you cant run fast for long.

To come back to this and not leave the thread in the hole. 

Just came off 20 week cycle mentioned above. 
I did make a few changes along the way from information garnered here, and from reading as much as I could. 

I dropped the Masteron after 3 weeks. I had the worst body and joint aches ever. Almost like low E2 symptoms. Suffered for a week and then did a 750iu dose of HCG and after a few days was feeling much better. Took another 2 weeks to feel "normal" again. 

The stack ended up looking like this: 

480mg Test E per week
20mg Tren A EOD (for last 6 weeks cycle)
30mg Anavar per day (last 4 weeks of cycle) 
2iu GH daily in morning 3 hours before eating (usually taken at 4am) (last 8 weeks of cycle, and still running it into cruise / trt)
250iu HCG per week


500mg Tudca per day
300mg Elemental Magnesium
Multi Vit
Zinc 25mg Elemental 
Biogen Supreme Omega 3 at 5000mg per day
MSM 500mg

I went from 102kg at the start of the cycle (around 28% body fat) and ended up 90.8kg (with a Dexa certified 17% body fat)
Nutrition wise I settled on 2300 to 2400 cal per day. With around 200g Protein, 200g to 220g Carb, and 50g to 60g Fat 

I stuck with the current 5 day a week. Push, Pull, Legs, Upper, Lower. followed by 2 x Rest Days over the weekend (just works for my schedule with kids). Doing 20min low intensity (5.5 speed and 9 incline) cardio just to get the steps in and try keep NEAT up. 

I must say emotionally running Tren and my E2 that managed to creep up to 795pmol/L I was a bit of a wreck. However I understand how people love Tren. If I were to run it again. I would try and run and even lower dose or for a shorter period. 

Sides were water retention towards the end of the cycle, they went away as soon as I ran 0.25mg Arimidex day after Test Pin for the last 3 weeks. As mentioned above some emotional sides, like being really moody and very aggressive (I beleive the moody was the high E2 at the end). I'm not sure if the Tren contributed to the aggression, but it's very possible. 

I also started to get some acne 3 weeks into taking Tren, but they ghot much better with a Zinc supplement and Zinc something something body wash. 

Bloods wise, everything stayed fairly consistent even with the addition of Tren and Anavar. Of course SHGB tanked 

Hs Crit increased to 5.7 from 4 which is the only really worrying marker. 
Haemetocrit came dow from 53 to 50 (increased my sodium intake and water to 4lt per day)
LDL went from 2.11 to 3.28 which I expected with Anavar. 

As recommended above I did an Electrolyte and Kidney panel. 
All in range, except Sodium was right at the bottom of range at 136mmol/L (just added salt to meals, and a couple teaspoons into my water during the day)

Take aways... All in all I feel it could have been better if I had my Calories where they needed to be from the get go. Once i was on point with intake I felt better, and more importantly the body composition improved. I don't have a base for what my muscle mass was, but I'm almost certain I gained some lean mass once I started eating higher calories. 

I will do bloods again in 4 weeks, and then again after 12. I will carry on in my current carolie intake to hopefully get t oaround 12 / 13% body fat after 12 weeks. Where I would like to look at running a decnet 12 / 16 week bulk cycle if the bloods look good.