I'm planning my first cycle. I'm 40 y.o., ex-amateur wrestler, etc., have weight trained off and on for 25 yrs--been working seriously hard for last 3 yrs. My stats: 5'9", 160#, BF 6 %. I am a very hardgainer--totally shredded with good strength for size, but want to finally gain more size.but quality, lean mass. My bench is stuck at 250, and I'd like to break thru that strength ceiling. I'm doing protein >200mg/d, creatine, arginine, glutamine, multi.--always above 3000 cal/day (trying for 5000/d)--forcing kcal is probably my dietery weak point. My jobwork is 50-60 hrs/wk and burn ALOT of cals--and workout 3-4 d/wk-(yes, I'm guilty of doing cardio, too). My goals for cycle are: 1)low sides--safety first, 2)LEAN-mass --no Michelin-man, water yo-yo, 3) retain decent portion of gains. It is absolutely amazing the amount of quality knowlege one can get on this board! Like an naive idiot, I selected Deca/Primo off the AS
Effectiveness Chart, only to realize how ludicrus a first cycle that "wood" be. :wg: . I will go with test as a base. Is this a solid 1st cycle for my goals?
CYCLE
wk 1-10 test e @ 250mg/wk
wk 1-10 EQ @ 200mg/wk
wk 1-10 Nolva 10mg/d
PCT
wk 10-15 Nolva 20mg/d
wk 12-13 HCG 5000iu x 3
wk 13-15 clomid 100->50.
My questions are: If I could afford to bump up the dose of one AS to say 400mg, which one? (I like the appetite stimulation of EQ--so I can eat like a horse...get it..horse..Equi-poise?..oh never mind). Should I go with just test e at 400mg/wk? Can I get away with only injecting once per week? Is twice better? Do I need to do Nolva during the whole cycle at this low dose? (Remember my receptors are newbies and I'm paranoid about sides).
Sorry so verbose. I totally appreciate and respect the wisdom on this board!
Thanks for all help.