I’m 32 and considering a short testosterone cycle to gain lean muscle, but I don’t want to be dependent on TRT for life. Has anyone successfully run a cycle, recovered natural testosterone production afterward, and maintained most of their gains? What factors affect recovery and long-term hormone health?

Two weeks in mine looked like little balloons. Four weeks later everything normalized without changing the dose.

Sounds like fluid retention unless you’ve got pain, redness, or something else going on.

My fasting glucose climbed while I was using MK. Puffy hands came with it. That’s what made me stop.

Weirdly enough I never had hand swelling, just crazy dreams and endless hunger.

Bro eat clean and track what’s changing instead of guessing.

Mine felt worse first thing in the morning.

I figured it was from eating like a garbage disposal because MK had me raiding the pantry every night.

I switched back to just TRT because I hated looking smooth all the time. Strength was up but I felt bloated.

Could be the dose. Could be your diet. Could be both.