I've been reading these forums now for the past couple months, I sincerely believe that I at least have enough baseline knowledge/dedication/and willingness to move forward to start a cycle. That being said, here are some stats:
27 y/o, 6'1', 185 lbs., approx 15% body fat. I am a big time ectomorph I feel with my bone structure. I'm trying to put on weight, preferably lean muscle mass. I've been training relatively hard now for about 7 years. I eat like a horse. My metabolism obviously is quite fast, though I can definitely feel it slowing down slightly. I've tried everything else besides cycling: protein, creatine, weight gainer, etc. and after each, when I've gotten off it, have regressed back to my natural weight of 180-190 lbs. There is no staying power it's fleeting success. Actually just started taking propecia recently as well if that compounds matters ...
I've gotten my test levels measured in blood work, and while it hovers around 400, which I know is low and doctors have been reluctant to give me test because they claim while that number is 'low', it is in fact 'low normal', it also has been seen to fluctuate in the 200s also! I'm thinking that is definitely one of the reasons I am having trouble putting on mass and keeping it on - lean muscle mass not fat. So I'd like to go on a beginners cycle, maybe it will push my weight into the 200 lb. range?
I've read alot on here, people seem to think that 500 test EQ (250 X2 week) may be enough for a first cycle, along with novaldex/clom ... any thoughts or suggestions? Should I be taking something else along with that besides straight test EQ? Or is test EQ with nov/clom enough?
I appreciate any insight you guys might have.