Longest cycle you ever ran? longest cycle youd recommend?

[jaw1234]

my first cycle of test e was only supposed to be 16 weeks at most but after week 16 i felt so good and so strong i just kept going for another 8 weeks
pct has been hell
i dont think ill ever run a cycle that long again
whats your guys longest cycle and longest cycle youd run again?

[Bio-Active]

16 weeks is really the max cycle length.... 10-12 is the standard

[austinite]

Long cycles suck. 12 weeks in general are great cycles in my opinion.

[Frenchy93]

Usually 12 weeks.

Ran this one I just finished for 10.5 months. My last pin was 2 weeks ago, still feeling great but expecting a crash any day now.

I don't recommend the longer cycle. It did very little for me except give me unbearable shoulder acne.

[TheTaxMan]

Long cycles like 28 weeks require increasing/doubling the dose.

Im in the middle of a 28 week cycle, the first half was 250mg test per week and sexond half is 600mg test a week so still seeing gains, its just a mixture of greed and experiment for myself. I hadnt cycled for 3 years so responded well to the low test then have room to increase the test to a safe amount.

I recommend picking a normal dose that is normal/recommended at your level of experience and just sticking with it.

12-14 weeks seems to be the longest popular cycles

[PT]

My longest was 52 weeks. I definitely don't recommend it and would never do it again. I recovered fine but that was very lucky. I keep everything under 18 weeks now

[clarky.]

12wks has been my longest and i would not recommend more than that.

[tice1212]

16 weeks was the longest for a show

[< <Samson> >]

3 years and counting

I think cycling on and off in general is a good idea. It gives your body a break & what not.


But, what if your natural base numbers suck - what r u coming back to?


This is why it's a good idea to get base line numbers before you do jump on the sauce.


If I came off & recovered to where I was prior to cycling my test would b in the 300-400 range - which is just straight shit if you want to enjoy any form of real life.

[TheTaxMan]

Interesting Samson

So do you basicaly self TRT? Or are you on TRT?

What dose and ester do you run between those blasts.

I suspect my natural numbers are low, although its a wild guess
right from school years ive never been what id class is high sex drived or any form of aggression

[< <Samson> >]

Interesting Samson So do you basicaly self TRT? Or are you on TRT? What dose and ester do you run between those blasts. I suspect my natural numbers are low, although its a wild guess right from school years ive never been what id class is high sex drived or any form of aggression

Self prescribed TRT - started with under 400 total test levels. Tried hard & got to 600 total test on a ton of trib post my 1st cycle.

Still felt like ass - so I jumped back on, came off once more. Then jumped back on about 2-3 years ago & stayed on.

Still working the levels - currently I am down to 250mg every week. Before, I'd stay high dose year long - running at least 300-350mg a week with my total test running at right under 2k & about 20-30 on my e2.


Getting ready to run another set of BW. Hoping to see 1,500 total test, 20-30 or so on e2. I feel great, better than 750mg a week of test - just not as pumped 24/7

[Far from massive]

There are a ton of people who are ON for years however that's not a cycle just a bad decision that will likely lead to permanent consequences.

As many have said the longest practical cycle is 16 wks but if you are training for a contest and started too late to take a break and restart then yeah that can be a reason to overextend, That is to say (IMO) if you are training for a contest you are better off starting a few weeks earlier and splitting it into two cycles with a bridge between as the gains will be far superior. But that's just my opinion others may feel differently.

Anyhow as far as the original post, I think if you hope to cycle and recover, its best to use short to medium esters and short to moderate cycles of 8-12 weeks with PCT and time off. Rather than extend the cycles to 16-24 wks and do less cycles. In the long run with this approach you will see more gains and have less chance of damage.

[< <Samson> >]

as far as the original post, I think if you hope to cycle and recover, its best to use short to medium esters and short to moderate cycles of 8-12 weeks with PCT and time off. Rather than extend the cycles to 16-24 wks and do less cycles. In the long run with this approach you will see more gains and have less chance of damage.

Agreed for sure

Short esters & shorter cycles r def best if you are planning to cycle on & off.



There is no doubt that the longer you stay on the rougher the recovery.

[SOL!D5NAK3]

Longest 10 weeks for contest , shortest 6 weeks