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I am about to buy my first vials of test, but I was wondering what’s the difference between test e and test c? my main goal is just to put on muscle mass and i’ve heard a lot of back and forth between the two
 
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Test P - shortest half-life and quickest saturation

EsterHalf-LifeTime to Steady State (≈5 half-lives)
Testosterone Propionate19-22 hours4-5 days
Testosterone Cypionate7-8 days5-6 weeks
Testosterone Enanthate4.5-9 days3-5 weeks


Opt for testosterone propionate (Test-P), the shortest ester, for the most stable blood levels, reduced aromatization, and minimal bloat. It requires daily or every-other-day (EOD) injections.

If daily injections aren't feasible, choose a longer ester like cypionate or enanthate
but expect more fluctuations, bloat, and higher aromatization.

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the ester duration
 

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I am about to buy my first vials of test, but I was wondering what’s the difference between test e and test c? my main goal is just to put on muscle mass and i’ve heard a lot of back and forth between the two
test c has a slightly longer ester duration
 

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Test P - shortest half-life and quickest saturation

EsterHalf-LifeTime to Steady State (≈5 half-lives)
Testosterone Propionate19-22 hours4-5 days
Testosterone Cypionate7-8 days5-6 weeks
Testosterone Enanthate4.5-9 days3-5 weeks


Opt for testosterone propionate (Test-P), the shortest ester, for the most stable blood levels, reduced aromatization, and minimal bloat. It requires daily or every-other-day (EOD) injections.

If daily injections aren't feasible, choose a longer ester like cypionate or enanthate
but expect more fluctuations, bloat, and higher aromatization.
 
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Test P - shortest half-life and quickest saturation

EsterHalf-LifeTime to Steady State (≈5 half-lives)
Testosterone Propionate19-22 hours4-5 days
Testosterone Cypionate7-8 days5-6 weeks
Testosterone Enanthate4.5-9 days3-5 weeks
Which you on & why
 
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test P
and I edited the original message to add more reasoning
Daily injections sound so annoying

I'd end up forgetting and just become low-T soyboy suicidecel until i remember the pin
 
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Daily injections sound so annoying

I'd end up forgetting and just become low-T soyboy suicidecel until i remember the pin
I just do EOD because of that, even tho it's unideal
tho I'm just on trt, not high doses so it doesn't matter really
 

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I just do EOD because of that, even tho it's unideal
tho I'm just on trt, not high doses so it doesn't matter really
What's your dose again? I remember it being low-to-mid range from past discussion IIRC
 
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just 50mg EOD
175mg per week
Nice. Testosterone is such a cucked thing for me rn, i wanna hop on ASAP but im waiting for some financial stability before i start pinning (Not crawling my way through those 6 months post-T)

That and I'm genuinely just lazy and cannot be bothered to spend a second of my time looking into this stuff without wanting to claw my eyes out in boredom
 
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Nice. Testosterone is such a cucked thing for me rn, i wanna hop on ASAP but im waiting for some financial stability before i start pinning
TRT is barely like 20$/month

(Not crawling my way through those 6 months post-T)
It's just 3 months
That and I'm genuinely just lazy and cannot be bothered to spend a second of my time looking into this stuff without wanting to claw my eyes out in boredom
just ask somebody high-IQ on the forums then
why bother with re-searching from scratch
 

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Test P - shortest half-life and quickest saturation

EsterHalf-LifeTime to Steady State (≈5 half-lives)
Testosterone Propionate19-22 hours4-5 days
Testosterone Cypionate7-8 days5-6 weeks
Testosterone Enanthate4.5-9 days3-5 weeks


Opt for testosterone propionate (Test-P), the shortest ester, for the most stable blood levels, reduced aromatization, and minimal bloat. It requires daily or every-other-day (EOD) injections.

If daily injections aren't feasible, choose a longer ester like cypionate or enanthate
but expect more fluctuations, bloat, and higher aromatization.
:respect:
 

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TRT is barely like 20$/month
Yeah it's not unobtainable on it's own, just scared to run into unforseen events & be stopped from my pins. Unrealistic it'd happen, especially with my situation/life, but just being cautious for caution sakes

It's just 3 months
Ah is it? That's better. Though it depends how prone i am to androgen based mood swings tbh; as far as i can tell my t has been relatively stable throughout puberty, so who knows the case-specific possibilities when i interfere. I just chalk any mood related BS to my aspie nature & ignore anyways. Anyways all irrelevant if i can secure cruise funds

just ask somebody high-IQ on the forums then
why bother with re-searching from scratch
Too paranoid when it comes to my own body. When im past the age of 25-30 it's whatever I'm basically dead anyways
 
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Ah is it? That's better. Though it depends how prone i am to androgen based mood swings tbh; as far as i can tell my t has been relatively stable throughout puberty, so who knows the case-specific possibilities when i interfere. I just chalk any mood related BS to my aspie nature & ignore anyways. Anyways all irrelevant if i can secure cruise funds
you could always just adjust the dose or switch to trt
in-case you were to stop right after a few injections, you might just recover your t in few weeks aswell

Too paranoid when it comes to my own body. When im past the age of 25-30 it's whatever I'm basically dead anyways


Yeah it's not unobtainable on it's own, just scared to run into unforseen events & be stopped from my pins. Unrealistic it'd happen, especially with my situation/life, but just being cautious for caution sakes
you won't really cause any permanent damage to your body with test, it's the safest roid
it's just doomer mentality
 

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you could always just adjust the dose or switch to trt
in-case you were to stop right after a few injections, you might just recover your t in few weeks aswell





you won't really cause any permanent damage to your body with test, it's the safest roid
it's just doomer mentality
You once linked a good study about how long it takes for endogenous test production to go back to baseline and also spermatogenesis after androgen abuse, if I’m not wrong 3 months for test and 9 month for spermatogenesis.
 

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you could always just adjust the dose or switch to trt
in-case you were to stop right after a few injections, you might just recover your t in few weeks aswell





you won't really cause any permanent damage to your body with test, it's the safest roid
it's just doomer mentality
What this guy said, test is the safest ROI steroid for looksmaxxing. All sides are manageable af and when it comes to risk profile it is still the safest.
 
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you could always just adjust the dose or switch to trt
in-case you were to stop right after a few injections, you might just recover your t in few weeks aswell
I plan to do just north of TRT doses anyways. Just quality of life mainly, couldn't care about doing anything higher since there's zero ROI for me

And im more so talking many years on T and a random stop due to unavoidable shit. Anyways like i said it shouldn't be too much of a concern for me in the future, unless i end up getting kidnapped JFL or just get frank tufano treatment

you won't really cause any permanent damage to your body with test, it's the safest roid
it's just doomer mentality
Not much to say on this since you're more versed than i
 

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And obviously natty production
 

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