2nd cycle, absolutely zero need for eq, and in all honestly i really dont think it does much for adding muscle. ive ran it 3-4 times, always great quality the last stuff was 300mgs/ml and it test at 317mg so its not like i was running junk, ran it at 750 twice and 900-1000 twice. I can pretty much attribute all the muscle gains i made to the test i was running at 600-750mgs. What its good for and the reason i will run it again, but not as my main anabolic that will be nandrolone is for how much it increases my appetite. adding muscle is all about diet, then training, then gear. If you dont eat enough you wont gain shit, period. This stuff makes it so i can comfortably eat 5000+ calories a day everyday, always hungry for more. IMO thats where its value comes from. But never again at those high doses, never got any sides from the doses, but like i said i really dont think it does much at all for muscle gains, theres entire forums who agree on this. Im hoping i can get the same appetite increse from say 300-400mgs. Its results are really cosmetic. it gives you a hard, dense dry and very vascular look. Im sure thats not your highest priority as a power lifter. But for your second, 3rd and honestly if you know how to eat and train you dont need to start adding a second injectable compound. not at 138lbs at 5-4. Those stats are attainable naturally. And i know you said your restricted by a weight class, but you could be those same stats at a lower bf naturally, probably even a few lbs heavier. So if youre gonna use gear theres absolutely no reason to be using anything other then 500mgs of test. If you wanna add an other prior to the meet that wont put much size on you but will increase your strength add some anavar, its a pretty damn good strength drug, and its mild in all ways except on your lipids, but thats the case with all orals. But liver isnt a worry. But after a while and i mean a while, more then just a few cycles test wont be doing it anymore, thats when adding a second injectable comes into play. But for the vast majority of steroid users nothing more is needed then some test and an oral for bulking, and test and some var or winny for cutting. The guys who do this right arent the ones who are curious, they milk test for all its worth. Then if and when the day comes that its not giving them the results they were once getting they add a second drug, not talking about orals i see no issue with adding an oral on a second cycle. But take it slow, test and a good diet and training protocol will do wonders for you. If it doesnt then this sport isnt for you. Were all curious and wanna try the large plethora of compounds available and i was no different when i started. Took a few years to realize that the average gym rat, or local competitor doesnt need much more then the basics. Its will be much healthier in the long run also. Good luck. If you dont take my advice and go ahead with said cycle youre gonna wanna run hcg at 250-500ius twice a week starting pretty early on, week 3 or so vs blasting it for a few weeks before pct. This way your leydeg cells never have the chance to desensitize to the LH signal while your on cycle and when you start pct and your body starts producing LH naturally again your leydeg cells remember wtf to do with it. Studies have shown that LH levels recover very quickly after discontining exogenous hormones, but test levels take many weeks to rise and this shouldnt be the case with normal LH levels but they find that ones leydeg cells desensitize to LH if ones hpta lies dormant for these long periods of time. The best way to avoid this is by using hcg throughout the cycle. From my experience pct and recovery is far easier this way and ive done it like this, the 2 week blast and without any hcg. But its especially imporant for long cycles like the one you have posted. The longer the cycle the harder its going to be to recover, and recovery isnt guaranteed so do all you can to give yourself the best chance.