Vic, I am ordering my first cycle on the 23rd, and just want to nail down some final details with a couple explainations of a few things.
I am 29, 205ish, around 14-15% BF, but I will hopefully be closer to 12 by the time I kick this off. Been training for years. Nowhere near my natural potential, but pretty big and strong and I feel that I am ready for the next step.
I will be doing 500mg Test E pinning twice a week (250x2) with a D-bol kick start. My questions lie mainly in the area of PCT and AI.
1. The Dbol I am getting is 100x15mg. I have no desire to save a couple of pills and want to use the bottle. Is it best to take 30mg ED for 50days, 45mg ED for 33days, or 30 days at 30mg and the last 15days at 45mg?
2. Using MDrol I had significant testicular atrophy, and had pretty severe erectile dysfunction for about 3 weeks after the cycle. I know HCG can help with this, but working offshore 2 weeks at a time, I have no way of refrigerating it. What other alternatives are possible?
3. Do I want to aim for 23g pins?
4. AI's and Nolva. Frankly, even after a year of reading on this, I am MORE confused than when I started. I hear Nolva! No don't use Nolva! Clomid! No Clomid is bad! No Arimidex is the only way to go! Nah, it sucks! Any advice in this area is highly appreciated.
I plan on using all board sponsors for this cycle, for pins/gear/PCT the whole nine, and will be documenting the entire cycyle here, including the ordering processes, delivery times, cycle, and PCT. So for PCT I would like to stick with CEM. I have had great results ordering through them, and would like to keep it going if they have everything I need for PCT.
Hey Bro, I'll do my best to help answer some of your questions.
1. It's difficult to say what your dbol dose should be. I usually run between 50-75mg ED and that's considered by most to be too much. Yet on the other hand, I know guys who do VERY well off of 25mg ED. 50mg is the highest most suggest using. So, I can't be honest and say what's best for you. But, if I had to "guess" by your stats (being a first cycle and all) I would take between 20-30mg ED. See how that works for the first week, if you want to up the dose…jump it.
2. There is no effective substitute for HCG that I am aware of. Nobody wants testicular atrophy, but it does happen. There are lots of ways and methods to store the stuff…you can store it at a friends place, in a special container that nobody can see in the fridge, in a cooler in the trunk of your car, etc. Use your head, think about it. If you are traveling back and forth someplace, be sure to have some at both locations.
3. 23g pins are ok…they take some time for them to empty out, so when I shoot for the glutes, I use 22g. 1.5" pins on the glutes, 1" pins on the quads.
4. AIs. This is a very long and detailed subject. I'd be happy to try and answer some of your specific questions, but I can't write ya a book. Every answer I give you will have a follow up question. Just to round some corners, nolva is often a bad combo with certain other products. It can also have some rather nasty sides. Study a little more to find out witch products don't work with nolva and why. Clomid works very well and I include it in all my PCTs. I'm used to running adex, but am looking forward to trying aromasin on my next go. Be sure to pick one or the other.
1. Ok, I will start with the 30mg a day and see how it goes. I may ramp it as it progresses.
2. I dont travel to work, I am home for 14 days, then I work on an oil rig for 14 days in the ocean. The only refrigeration out here is the Galley refridgerator, and thats a no no. Simply not an option for me. I guess I will just have to deal with baby-balls
3. I will go to 22g 1.5". I don't mind needles and will be shooting glutes.
4. Well, I will just write out what I have planned, and you can wreck it as you see fit!
500mg (250mg x2) Test E Week for 10 weeks
Dbol 30-45mg ED for 4-6 weeks
Arimidex .25 - .5mg ED-EOD as needed
Clomid 100mg ED week 13, then 50mg ED for 4 more weeks
yes, got then 60mg d-bol a day if tabs are 15mg.
why not add some deca or bold or some tren too? summer time ..add tren
Keep in mind he is a first time user....nobody feels that a novice user should touch tren until many cycles later. Deca and bold work lovely, but again...it's his first cycle. JMHO!
As a first timer I would suggest running test by itself. Although, I tend to approach things from a conservative stand point. The test alone will give you great gains! If you're dead set on running Dbol start it at 30mg ED. DO NOT RUN TREN THIS EARLY!
Also, you could pin the HCG on the weeks you're on land. It will still help with the atrophy. It's not ideal but you're hardly living under ideal conditions.
Don't worry about the tren! I will be sticking with the Test/Dbol kick. I may move into bigger and better down the road, but if I get reactions I want to be able to identify whats causing it!
So I can pin the HCG for 2 weeks at a time with 2 week breaks in between? What dosages would I be running, and what benefits could I expect? To be honest, I am not worried about the fertility issue, I have more kids than any man (or third world country) should have, and couldnt care less if I have more, but I AM worried about ED and ITT.
So I can pin the HCG for 2 weeks at a time with 2 week breaks in between? What dosages would I be running, and what benefits could I expect?
Some is better than none in this case. If I had to work the HCG 2 weeks on/off during the cycle, I'd guess your dose should be something around the 2000iu per week mark (1500iu each shot). I'm guessing this should help you with atrophy.
Most of us take 800-1000iu per week on a normally run cycle...in your case, since you will have larger gaps between shots, 2000...maybe 2500iu per week will do. Hopefully someone else can chime in on this one as I have never had to deal with this type of dilemma. I'm shooting in the dark here.
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