Well, based on my little experience i'd say age plays a role here and i will explain why.
If you're young like below 30 and you're determined to experiment with gear for years like blasting and cruising before transition to a true TRT i would say there's no reason to rush it now with high dosages or more than 2 compounds. You will have plenty of time to try all sorts of things if that's what you want.
I started gear just before turn 36 and i kinda rushed it, without any regrets of course. I'm not planning to run harsh compounds or 2-3 grams while approaching into 50's, so i started with low test like a cruise for couple months and my first actual cycle was Test+Primo with some var last weeks. I was just under 500mg total injectables.
Second cycle was Test/EQ and last weeks i added NPP and anadrol. Total milligrams were a lil under 1gr for injectables + anadrol.
Someone could say going from 500mg to 1000mg on second cycle was too much or unnecessary and i kinda agree but as i already said i wanna push some gear now that i'm somewhat young and not milk every cycle mg for mg to end up doing 1000mg at 45.
To be completely honest i was expecting more with double the milligrams but it doesn't work that way. People who say more is not always better, they are correct. Unless you go from 500mg to 3000mg which is dumb AF obviously.
Just remember this, even with gear progress and muscle gain is something that takes years, considering diet and training is on point too. Use as much as you need (ok, maybe slightly more for the fun of it) and that's it.