I am torn between what to do here. Here's the scenario. I will be returning to school to play football this spring semester which starts in January. Weightlifting testing for spring football will take place on Jan 15 and 16 when we all get back from break. Around this time is when I want to be my strongest. I have two proposed cycles. The first one is a 10 week Prop (Dbol weeks 1-4, Var weeks 5-10). This one would require a start date of November 12. This cycle is good because week 10 would be the team max out week. And also, it ends soon enough so that I can get a good max out in, finish up my PCT, and be clean before the start of spring practice (NCAA may drug test us).
The other option I'm currently considering is a 7 week Prop (Dbol 1-4) starting December 24. Doing it this way will likely give me a good max out as well because max out week would be my 4th week of Dbol. Also, the cycle will continue until Feb 10, making the gains a little more maintained (than a cycle ending in Jan) going into spring practice.
Another thing I could do is run the 10 weeker without Var, then do a Var only cycle after we get drug tested (whenever the NCAA decide to come). Or run the 7 weeker and have Var on hand.
As you can see I am pretty confused. The only good thing about this situation is that I do have plenty of time to figure it out. Any words of wisdom, suggestions, or ideas?