thephoenix25

Originally Posted by Muse

are people on TRT because they never recovered after a PCT or is it just a condition?

Both. There is a whole forum here for those on TRT if you want to know more, I’m no expert, but this is how I understand it:

Not all people on TRT have taken steroids and been unsuccessful in their recovery. For those who have low testosterone and haven’t used steroids, it is more often that their bodies natural testosterone production has slowed down for some reason. Young people are most likely to have higher testosterone levels but this lowers naturally as we age. A man in his 60s or older "may" have a significantly lower testosterone than a man in his teens. For some, as the testosterone production lowers it becomes sub optimal and the body struggles without it, which is where TRT can be used to give the body the testosterone levels it needs. "Optimal" varies significantly from person to person for many reasons. One persons body may function perfectly well at a level of 350mg/dl, whilst another persons body would struggle, but if you are not producing optimal natural testosterone for your body you will experience a whole range of unpleasant symptoms (similar to those you will experience during PCT).

If you don’t fully recover from your cycle, put simply, it means that after your cycle and PCT your body is not naturally producing testosterone at optimum levels for your body. This may or may not return to normal in time, this is the risk we take. If it doesn’t, your body will need testosterone like those who naturally have low testosterone and hence TRT is an option.

There are a lot of different causes of low testosterone, thyroid problems, drugs / medication, injury etc and of course steroid use .

last cycle time + PCT (including time between cycle and pct)

So a 12 week cycle + 2 weeks between + 4 weeks PCT = 18 weeks until next cycle