Advise and or thoughts

[cutright]

I'm currently running a pryamid cycle of test E. 10 weeks
1-5 500mg
6-8 750mg
9-10 1000mg
Arimidex eod...and 1000iu of hcg.
I am going to be running test prop and masteron for my next cycle...my question is can I cruise on 250mg of test E for 8 weeks keeping the hcg going..then blast my spring cycle...or would I get better results doing pct and rolling natural before my prop and masteron cycle? I prefer to cruise...just wanna get some thoughts on this...thanks in advance for any input.

 

[bknoxx]

interested as well

 

[heavyiron]

Cruising is for guys that can't keep their mass when they go off aas. Usually guys who have low T no matter what they do. Guys like us have to cruise or we lose a lot of mass. My pics when I was totally off last year look like a completely different person. However, when I was younger and holding less mass coming off was no problem because I recovered well so if you have low natty T to begin with you will likely need to cruise. If you have no problem recovering then PCT.

 

[Glycomann]

You will have been on for 30 weeks or so. There are some things you will have to watch. Your red cells will loikely get very high so you should give blood every 2-3 months. Also you will have shut down your hypothalamus and pituitary from producing GnRH, LH and FSH for that length of time. Usually these come back better than testes but still it is a concern. You should also keep a close watch on your BP and heart rate. Skeletal muscle isn't the only tissue with androgen receptor. Cardio vascular system smooth muscle also has androgen receptor and the affect of high amounts of androgens on them can cause some smooth muscle growth leading to stiffer vasculature over time. This, coupled with high RBCs can add cardiovascular stress. Ever see heavy juicers gas really fast? This is part of it. There are many changes that occur throughout the body on extended cycles. Most of them are pretty much reversible with AAS abstinence. 250 mg/w isn't a lot but it may not let some of these effects resolve. Then you have also the restart concerns afterward. Many of us do this extended stuff though and are fine as long a we take the necessary actions and precautions. Some of these are.

1. Give blood every 2-3 months
2. Watch BP
3. Watch heart rate
4. Treat estrogen prophylactically
5. monitor with blood work (a good one is privateMDlabs.com. Get the deluxe male antiaging panel (Private MD - Buy Lab Tests Online)
6. Be prepared with ancillaries: AI, BP meds, anxiety, Saw Palmetto etc)
7. Maintain a clean diet
8 do at least some cardio
9. Get off at signs of significant organ stress
10. Get off or medicate in the case of extreme lipid values
11. limit or eliminate organ stressors such as alcohol of rec drugs

I'm on TRT so I do something similar but I do take time off once a year to normalize as best I can.

 

[Glycomann]

Cruising is for guys that can't keep their mass when they go off aas. Usually guys who have low T no matter what they do. Guys like us have to cruise or we lose a lot of mass. My pics when I was totally off last year look like a completely different person. However, when I was younger and holding less mass coming off was no problem because I recovered well so if you have low natty T to begin with you will likely need to cruise. If you have no problem recovering then PCT.

Yeah what Heavy said. I find it really hard to hold size off now too but my HTPA is done at almost 50.