Hand holding I know
Dan-O now that you are thoroughly confused, you see we are all different and at different levels of experience and use, what works for one may not work for another.
Here is my .02 cents as a newer user.
First Cycle should be Test only. Period
This is to evaluate how
you respond to Testosterone. In later cycles you can add another single component and you can evaluate it based on your prior personal experience with Test alone. Test is almost always your base to a cycle.
Dosage:
It depends on your age, fitness level, and what kind of responder you are to external Testosterone (Exogenous), which you don't know till you run a cycle.
But a rule of thumb is 300mg to 500mg a week for a first cycle.
Duration:
8 to 12 weeks is enough time for you to reap the benefits of a cycle.
Any less and you may not get the full benefits of running a cycle, any longer and you are putting undue stress on your system and restart of your natural test may be harder.
Ancillaries:
It is a must that you have on hand an anti-estrogen such as Adex and a SERM such as Nolva.
This does
not mean you have to take them during cycle, they are for side effects
only. If you don't have side effects if high E2 why add more drugs into you system that you don't need. If you do then you have them at the ready.
If sides appear itchy or swollen nips, for instance, start taking Nolva right away at 20mg to 50mg a day till symptoms stop, this blocks the estrogen at the site of your soon to be tits. Start the Adex at .25 to .5 EOD to lower your estrogen the most likely cause of your symptoms.
(NOTE
Estrogen is good and is needed for the production of muscle so taking an anti-estrogen is only necessary if you have sides/symptoms. If you lower your estrogen too much (crash your E2) you will experience low E2 sides like, your dick wont work and gains will be limited.
PCT:
After all external testerone has cleared you system you start your Post Cycle Therapy
10 weeks at 500mg a week of Test C or TEST E it will take
3 weeks to be low enough for your natural production to be stimulated.
Nolva, Clomid, Torem are the preferred SERMs for this job.
Since you have Nolva on hand for sides I suggest that. Again one component and you can evaluate how you respond to it. You may have others on hand if you do not respond to the first.
Dosages are all over the place so do you own research and find what you are comfortable with
Basic is something like this 4 weeks at every day dosage getting less each week (tapering):
Nolva 50/50/25/25
Clomid 100/50/50/25
Torem 120/90/60/30
Finally put together a Proposed Cycle including time frames, components, dosages, your current stats, age, weight, BF, diet and work out.
Then post it up for evaluation. You will get better and more valuable responses.
