Heres the setup. Im 45 and very athletic. Ive had a couple of ortho surgeries in the last few years but keep getting back to working out since thats just what I love to do. Prior to my last surgery my workouts consisted of 3 sprint triathalons a week, not for time but just to finish. I love the workout high!
About 4 years ago I injured my back without knowing how. It causes a lot of pain throughout the day and I went for a long time without going to a pain management doc and tried neurologists and etc. I wish I had done it sooner. Currently I take approximately 10-20mg of percocets a day depending on the back pain. Thats 1 or 2 10-325's I have a disc pushed in to the cord in the upper back. The percocets really do help and Ive been taking them for years. I rarely exceed that dose unless its really bad. Previously I would drink 2-24oz cans of beer to make the pain go away. I feel I have been responsible with the opiates and although it hurts more now and the percs are less effective, the amount of pain it cuts out is enough for me to be fine with. Ive tried everything else before and they really do a good job like nothing else.
With that said Im back to working out and finding myself a little tired and lass capable of pushing it. I know age is a big part of it but is that dose of opiates pretty harmful? At 45 and the desire (almost inbred need) to workout hard and intensly seems to be getting farther out of reach. Ive never taken steroids before when I was young and lifting. My friends did and WOW did they work. Id like to get back to high cardio capacity like sub 20min 5k's and bulking up.
With all that said, what would testosterone therapy do if anything? For some reason I find myself looking into the different kinds of steroids for bulking. Any thoughts from you more experienced guys would be great
About 4 years ago I injured my back without knowing how. It causes a lot of pain throughout the day and I went for a long time without going to a pain management doc and tried neurologists and etc. I wish I had done it sooner. Currently I take approximately 10-20mg of percocets a day depending on the back pain. Thats 1 or 2 10-325's I have a disc pushed in to the cord in the upper back. The percocets really do help and Ive been taking them for years. I rarely exceed that dose unless its really bad. Previously I would drink 2-24oz cans of beer to make the pain go away. I feel I have been responsible with the opiates and although it hurts more now and the percs are less effective, the amount of pain it cuts out is enough for me to be fine with. Ive tried everything else before and they really do a good job like nothing else.
With that said Im back to working out and finding myself a little tired and lass capable of pushing it. I know age is a big part of it but is that dose of opiates pretty harmful? At 45 and the desire (almost inbred need) to workout hard and intensly seems to be getting farther out of reach. Ive never taken steroids before when I was young and lifting. My friends did and WOW did they work. Id like to get back to high cardio capacity like sub 20min 5k's and bulking up.
With all that said, what would testosterone therapy do if anything? For some reason I find myself looking into the different kinds of steroids for bulking. Any thoughts from you more experienced guys would be great