6 Weeks Into TRT + Peptide Stack – Labs Included. Looking for Honest Feedback

[gigatedcruz]

Looking for some experienced opinions on my current protocol. I’m about 6 weeks in and trying to optimize for body composition, recovery, muscle growth, and overall health—not looking to blast for bodybuilding.


Stats

• 30 years old
• 5’10”
• ~162-165 lbs
• Lift 4-5x/week
• Cardio 20-30 min most training days
• Diet is very clean with high protein

TRT

• Testosterone Enanthate: 100 mg twice weekly (200 mg/week total)
  
  • Monday: 100 mg
  • Thursday: 100 mg
  • Bloodwork was drawn 72 hours after my previous injection and before my next injection (true trough).

Peptides

• Retatrutide: 20 units twice weekly
• MOTS-c: 20 units twice weekly
• GHK-Cu: 20 units twice weekly
• Wolverine (BPC-157/TB-500 blend): 30 units daily

Daily Supplements

• Magnesium
• Vitamin D3
• Omega-3 Fish Oil
• Berberine
• Boron
• Collagen peptides
• DHEA
• Calcium
• Cortisol Manager
• Tadalafil 5 mg daily

Latest Labs (6 Weeks In)

Testosterone

• Total Testosterone: >1,500 ng/dL (above assay limit)
• Blood drawn at trough (about 72 hours after last injection)

CBC

• Hemoglobin: 14.8 g/dL
• Hematocrit: 47.4%
• RBC: 7.04 M/uL (high) (I have thalassemia, so elevated RBCs with low MCV are expected.)
• MCV: 67.3 fL (low)
• MCH: 21.0 pg (low)

CMP

• Kidney function normal
• Liver enzymes normal
• Electrolytes normal

Lipids

• LDL: 95 mg/dL
• HDL: 56 mg/dL
• Triglycerides: 63 mg/dL

A1C

• 5.4%

Blood Pressure

• Generally around 120s/80s

Estradiol

• Still waiting on the result.

How I Feel:
Positives

• Recovery seems improved
• Weight is down while maintaining strength
• No acne
• No water retention
• Erections are normal

Negatives

• Energy is only about 5/10
• Mood is a little more irritable/easily agitated than before
• Gym performance is about the same as pre-TRT
• Libido isn’t really higher than baseline (about the same)

Questions

1. My total testosterone is still over 1,500 ng/dL at trough on only 200 mg/week. Does that seem unusually high?
2. Would you lower the TRT dose? If so, to what?
3. Could high testosterone without elevated estradiol explain average energy and increased irritability?
4. Would adding CJC-1295 + Ipamorelin provide meaningful benefits for recovery, IGF-1, sleep, and lean muscle, or is it unnecessary with everything else I’m already running?
5. Would you change anything else in this protocol? Remove any peptides or add something different?

Appreciate any feedback from people who have experience dialing in TRT and peptide protocols. Looking for optimization while keeping health markers in a good place.

 

[didnotreadlol]

what’s with the gpt formatting here bro

 

[gigatedcruz]

I put that shit in bc didn’t feel like typing it all out. The message is still the same. Just looking for advice that’s why I’m here