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@Jrock83 your're makin' me blush! Wait - are you trying to get in my pants?!
What's up
@ZKJ? Welcome! Personally, I think 500mg Test E is a good first cycle - I was a little lighter than you on my first cycle and ran 375mg Sustanon and had GREAT results. It also taught me a lot about my body's positive and negative reactions to Test without taking much of a risk. Obviously, though, there are many ways to skin a cat.
In regards to HCG and PCT, everything that I would say has basically already been said. Personally, I don't like running HCG during the cycle because I really don't care if my balls shrink on cycle as long as I can get them to back afterwards and I don't think that running HCG during the cycle makes PCT any easier or smoother. Unless its very important to you to keep your balls the same size, I would suggest you save your money and your HCG for after the cycle and run it just as JRock said: 500iu every day for 10 days straight about 2 weeks after your last pin of Test E. Make sure you still have your AI available for this 3.5 to 4 week period as your body is still metabolizing the Test for those first 2 weeks and, therefore, still aromatizing and the HCG can produce an excess of natural Test that could lead to high E2. Then, beginning the day after your last shot of HCG, run Nolvadex for 4 weeks at 40/40/20/20. Add in Clomid if you want but I don't feel its necessary especially for a 500mg/wk cycle. Basically, you will be completing PCT about 8 weeks after your last shot.
One other thing - I AM NOT a believer in waiting until you have sides to take an AI but I am also very cautious of taking too much since it can cause some pretty drastic sides itself. Ultimately, I'd rather my lipid panel be out of wack for a few weeks then have bitch tits for even a moment (call me vain but man FUCK THAT lol). This balancing act is one that is very individual and must be determined by experience. This is the main reason I am a fan of lower mg Test cycles for your first couple of cycles - it gives you a chance to learn about your body's reactions to supraphysiological doses of exogenous Test, including rate of aromatization, both from your mid-cycle blood work and just from learning the signs your body will throw at you as warnings of too much or too little E2. Learning how to manage aromatization in a way that is as safe and healthy as possible is key to longevity IMO.
Anyways, best of luck with your first cycle and I wish you great success. If you decide to start a log, please tag me in it - would love to follow along!
-Jack