Jewett is currently running 2.5 g of testosterone sustanon, 1 g of masteron enanthate, 15 IU of pharmaceutical-grade HGH, 500 mg metformin, 40 mg telmisartan, 1 mg MOTS-c, and 10 mg methylene blue.
During bulking phases he remains perpetually on 3.5 g of total gear.
The protocol you referenced dates back quite a while.
Cycling remains an extremely individual matter; high-dose testosterone still performs exceptionally well and, in my considered opinion, continues to represent the most effective approach.
At the present time, it is frankly the worst possible moment to incorporate DHT derivatives, as the overwhelming majority of underground labs are peddling counterfeit masteron and primobolan. Should you have access to raw powders, by all means have them analytically tested; only then may one reasonably proceed.
Yet believe it or not, virtually no one has ever achieved truly massive proportions relying on a low-testosterone, high-DHT or high-anabolic paradigm.
The sole low-testosterone cycle that actually holds logical merit, should one genuinely wish to restrain testosterone dosage, is a modest testosterone base paired with a substantially higher nandrolone decanoate component
Also for my experience there's no need to push super high doses of Test like 2,5g.
Test at 1g already does his job quite well.
Justin Harris always said that most pros take between 2-3g of gear on offseason and I think it's accurate.
The ones that use less usually have 19-nors and the ones the use more have just Test+EQ/Primo.
I don't think that Masteron is a builder at all, keeps you dry on off-season which can be a plus to see your progress but just that.
I am more oriented on:
High test 1-1,5g
EQ whatever is need to regulate my E2
low dose of TrenA/E 50-200 max
One vial of HGH generic a day
Humalog pre and postwo
Ofc you have to do 5k+ steps a day and at least 5x20min cardio, but this is the lifestyle to keep you insulin sensitive.
I totally get that works for you man, and I don’t refute at all that that may be used and works by many other pros.
With that being said, as we all know and as you pointed out, this muscle growth / strength gain game isn’t a one size fits all.
Eric Janicki runs 300-400mg of test and a higher DHT in his off season. Jay Cutler’s dosages were around 500 test and 600 EQ in his off season.
Then strength guys like Colton Engelbrecht and Larry Wheels barely do/did 500 test in their strength and mass pushes with other compounds like anadrol, dbol, and mast in the mix.
Given how much 5-6iu of HGH and the cycle dosages I mentioned here puts the average individual above the anabolic baseline, it’s not unreasonable to assume that they’re sufficiently promotive of substantial growth in their respective dosages.
All of my compounds were bought earlier this year, btw, and from a tested and verified source here on the forum.
I do agree that Masteron isn’t the best mass builder. Far from it. With that being said, I am not driving hypertrophy only through means of AAS.
Masteron is great for boosting strength for me. My last training block before the cycle, I did a PR of 365 on bench for 10 reps.
Not elite by any means, but the point is, in my experience, you can elicit a serious muscle growth response through heavy weight, high rep training.
Take a weight that’s RPE 10 for you that you can only hit 8-10 reps with, set those PRs, overreach the week before deload, and smash it, is my philosophy that’s lead to consistent hypertrophy and strength gains for me.
I have gone from 165lbs to 225lbs (currently 230ish on cycle, not true weight) in 5 years while maintaining a low body fat percentage (maintaining quite visible abs the entire time) with this method.
Ideal from a hypertrophy standpoint?
Probably not.Could I gain more muscle with what you are recommending?
Very likely
But, this is the way that makes me feel healthiest and keeps me the strongest. If I could feel healthy doing it the way you are recommending, believe me, I would man.