T3 - Aggressive Dosing

[Spartan.]

I've been using T3 for the past 2 years (No, not constantly, 3 on 3 off, with a few month breaks intermittently). The results I get I'm certainly glad with, but the tapering up is getting to be annoying. I understand the pharmacology of exogenous T3 administration and tapering down is not something that should be avoided, for obvious reasons. But I'm beginning to doubt if tapering up is really necessary. I'm comfortable with the chemical and know how my body reacts.

A normal dosing scheme might be along the lines of;
25/25/25/50/50/50/75/75/75/100/100/100/75/75/75/50/50/50/25/25/25

I'm looking for an example or ideas of a more 'aggressive' dosing scheme (longer at 100mcg, less of a ramp up).

[Poobah]

I'm not sure I understand what you doing?

WHy would you run t3 for prolonged periods of time.. even if your cycled off?

I've ran it before.. twice actually, and well it certainly works, but I'm trying to remember that first and foremost, diet is most important... So It's my goal not to use it again, until I reach 10%bf or a low enough body fat that such supplementation may become necessary to achieve ultra lean numbers. But that's me.. Who knows.. I often say one thing and do something else anyway.

Anyway, don't mess with your thyroid more then you already have... cycle up a little quicker if you must, but I wouldn't start off high, as you could send yourself into hyper thyroidism, which isn't good. Maintain the ramp down, as is... or even prolong it.

peace

[ryanbodybuilder]

spartan are you really fat? why not just use a strict clean diet and lots of cardio along with test to keep your muscle and lose fat? are you a competition bodybuilder? if not you arent doing your body good

[Spartan.]

Originally Posted by ryanbodybuilder

spartan are you really fat? why not just use a strict clean diet and lots of cardio along with test to keep your muscle and lose fat? are you a competition bodybuilder? if not you arent doing your body good

I'm currently just a bit over 11%. I'm on a test/tren cycle right now, and I'm not a competing bodybuilder. Every few months (while I'm off T3) I make sure to have a full metabolic panel done. No adverse side effects.

[Poobah]

Originally Posted by Spartan.

I'm currently just a bit over 11%. I'm on a test/tren cycle right now, and I'm not a competing bodybuilder. Every few months (while I'm off T3) I make sure to have a full metabolic panel done. No adverse side effects.

Well at least your through-o (forgive my spelling.. lol)

but no, it's a very bad idea to start off at full dose on t3... My understanding is no where near complete... but it is possible to send your throid into over drive, which can leave you breathless, and with a resting heart rate of 130... t3 has been in use a long time now, don't mess with it... give you body time to adjust to dose as always.

And if you've been happy with results thus far, why mess with a good thing?

[RRAdam]

How about a slower ramp-up, two instead of 3 days, then perhaps even a one day ramp up.

[Spartan.]

Originally Posted by RRAdam

How about a slower ramp-up, two instead of 3 days, then perhaps even a one day ramp up.

Thats what I was leaning towards. I see the best results (of course) at 100mcg, it would reason that the longer I can stay there (safely) the more effective results would be. In CME, L. Rea states that when exogenous T3 isn't tapered down, theres actually a rebound, where the thyroid produces 10-20% more T3 than it did previously.

[Poobah]

If you want to stay at an effective dose... I see no problem with lengthing in the cycle to 8 even 10 weeks... adding all your extra on time at 100mcg.... (that's what I did last time. Had about 4-5 weeks at 100mcg)

[rckpytn]

yeah i read a while ago that you dont need to ramp up with t3, its the ramp down that is necessary.

[doom]

Clen is alot less risky IMO.

and you must taper down t3, no matter how "comfortable" you feel with it.

[RRAdam]

Originally Posted by doom

Clen is alot less risky IMO.

and you must taper down t3, no matter how "comfortable" you feel with it.

I used to think so, but now, Im not sure. There is too much risk of heart damage with clen.

[Spartan.]

Originally Posted by doom

Clen is alot less risky IMO.

and you must taper down t3, no matter how "comfortable" you feel with it.

As stated in the original post, I don't doubt the need for a taper down. It's the taper up and the amount of time spent at the maximal dose that I'm curious about.