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Originally Posted by felon4life
Anyone ever try them? i plan on going on them for about 4 months, at 50mgs per day. never used anything like that though, are the results good? i know low dose 350mgs per week wont do all that much, but it is human grade test, just in gel form.
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I've been on 2 tubes of Testim a day (100mg total) for a couple of years now. I have some advice for you, or at least I have some advice that's worked for me.
It is suggested that you squeeze the contents of the tube onto your hands and then rub the oil into your chest, the upper arms and shoulders.
The problem with this is that fact that the stuff dries rather quickly and you loose a fair amount on your hand, which you then wash down the drain. I circumvent this by taking a regular sandwich baggie, lay it flat on the table and then squeeze the contents of one tube onto the bag.
After getting every last possible drop out of that bitch, I slip my hand inside the baggie, like a glove, and apply it that way, so that only a minimal amount sticks to the bag (as it is a relatively frictionless surface) and none of it gets washed down the drain. I use the one tube on the left chest, upper arm, shoulder and back and I repeat the process with the second tube on the other side – using the same baggie, which is pretty much saturated at this point and doesn't waste any more gel. In fact, I try to use the same baggie for several days in a row.
I used to use Androgel, but I found that Testim is better for me for several reasons.
The most important fact is that Testim achieves maximum absorption within 1-2 hours after application and, should you need to, you can shower after a couple hours without wasting too much. Androgel suggests that you don't shower for at least five hours after application. Now it goes without saying (or at least common sense tells me so) that the longer you wait to take a shower, the more of the testosterone actually absorbs, so I try to put it on in the morning, after showering after my morning cardio, then not wash it off until after work and my second workout.
Testim does have a certain, unique, musky smell to it. This is because of the type of oil that is used as the base for the Test and this oil is the reason that it absorbs faster than the alcohol based Androgel. (Incidentally, I found that Androgel's alcohol base dried out my skin too much for my taste.) Anyway, the smell is not bad, in fact it smells like a French men's cologne that sells for about $200/ounce. It is really a matter of taste for the person wearing it. Some find it too strong and don't like it, the same for some people's wives, etc.
However, it has been my experience that women, almost across the board, really, really like the smell. The only complaints that I've ever heard are from guys -- and usually only after their girlfriends come up, hug me and tell me how nice I smell. Anyway, it's a matter of personal taste, you'll either like it or you won't - though I'd bet your wife likes it.
As ways that I've experimented with to increase the absorption of the Test -I've come up with the following suggestions. As with everything from me, take what you want and leave the rest.
1. Obviously, the longer you leave the gel on, the more Test will be absorbed.
2. It is best applied shortly after a shower, not too soon that you won't be able to get dry, but soon enough that the majority of your pores are still open, as this will help with absorption.
3. While it says only apply to the upper arms and chest, I've found that this is the area more exposed to the sun and wind and is flexed a lot more during exercise and other activities and as a result, the skin in these areas is much thicker than in other places, like the underside your arm, your arm pit (though this one stings a bit, especially after a shower), and the flank portion of your abdomen – the sides, the love handle region and the lower back area, where the skin is thin and thus the oil is more readily absorbed.
4. Also, the more surface area that you spread the oil over, the more testosterone will be absorbed, especially if you put it over the areas of the thinnest skin.
5. Sometimes, if I don't plan on getting dressed or doing much for a few hours, I'll apply one or both tubes to my thighs, especially the inner area and the back of the thigh below the ass. The skin in these areas is very thin and absorbs readily, though if you put the oil here and get dressed right away, your underwear and/or pants will stick to the oil and it will be uncomfortable as all Hell. I wouldn't suggest the thighs unless you were planning on being a complete bum all day or unless you were applying it and then going to bed.
6. Finally, the top of the feet have extremely thin skin and anything applied there is almost completely absorbed, though this has the same problem as the thighs and shouldn't be done except if you're going to be sitting around all day watching a marathon of The Shield and then going to bed.