The Newbie's Starter Guide

[powerliftmike]

The Newbie's Starter Guide

The Beginning:

First, read the forums, use the search button, and ask questions if you are confused or need advice.

If your training, diet, experience, age, bodyfat, and maturity are all in check you may be wanting to embark on your first cycle. Your first cycle should be

a testosterone . Testosterone enanthate and testosterone cypionate are the most common choices, but propinate will also work (it requires more frequent

dosing). In general, test suspension should be avoided by newbies. Blends, such as sustanon are ok but Im not a fan of blends myself.

Now, I know what you are thinking: no way in hell i'm gonna be sticking myself with a needle. I know its scary the first time you do it, I've been there. As

long as you follow simple precautions it will be a very easy experience. Its just a tiny piece of metal going through your skin and underlying tissue, really

nothing to be afraid of.

I dont mean to insult anyone's intelligence, but I've known guys that dont follow these precautions and pay the price:

1. NEVER reuse or share needles or syringes (that's why they say single-use only on them)
2. Needles and syringes are sterile in their packaging, no need to clean them with alcohol or anything else and NEVER touch the needle.
3. Always clean skin with alcohol in the vacinity of injection area.
4. Remove as many air bubbles as you can prior to injection.
5. Always aspirate to avoid injecting into vein.

Testosterone:

You will need to decide which one to use, I recommend testosterone enanthate for a newbie and that will be used in the example, but testosterone propinate is

my favorite. Test E is usually dosed at 250mg/mL, test cyp at 200mg/mL, and prop at 100mg/mL. Check the labeling to be sure. 400-500mg per week is a good

starting place. So for our test e example:

One 1mL shot every 3.5 days for 10-12 weeks.

Sunday morning shoot 1mL at 250mg/mL and Thursday evening shoot another 1mL at 250mg/mL giving us the desired 500mg per week of testosterone.

It's up to you to figure out where to get testosterone. That information is not/should not be given out. That increases risk for both dealer and buyer and

hurts everyone. You will definently not find it on the AR forums. However, if you have found a source it's ok to check it out with a Vet or Mod to verify its

legitamacy. That's all Im going to say about that.

PCT (Post cycle therapy):

It's now time to come off testosterone and readapt our bodies to pre-cycle functioing all while holding on to as much gains as we can. Nolvadex and Clomid

are the staples of PCT. To keep things very simple and basic one can actually run a Nolvadex only PCT.

Ex.

4 weeks ~ 30 days

40-60mg per day of Nolvadex.

Nolvadex can be simply ordered through this site: ARR. See banner ad at top of page. It's sold as 'Tamox', this is derived from Nolvadex's drug name:

Tamoxifen . Adding in clomid, adex/ldex, letro, clenbuterol , and other things are just extras. Dont get caught up trying to develop the best and most complex

PCT the world has ever seen. My advice is to avoid adex/ldex and letro unless you really need them (as in the case with severe water retention and itching

nipples), respect the dosages-- they are powerful and you do need estrogens in the body.

Brief Side Effect Discussion:

Many newbies are very confused and concerned about side effects. Every drug has side effects. Testosterone is a hormone, and hormones are messengers that

tell certain parts of the body what to do. Many people become overly concerned when planning their first cycle about acne and gyno. A testosterone only cycle

should have minimal acne, if any noticeable increase. Your skin will probably be a little oilier, but its not that much different. Some people just dont get

gyno, while others are pretty sensitive. Gyno is more of a concern with higher bodyfat levels, esp those over 15%. My advice is get some extra nolvadex or

adex/ldex and just use it if problems arise (itching nipples and moonface for example). You may find you dont need any of it. Less drugs means less costs,

and less side effects, as well as more gains in this case, so dont automatically assume you need them.

Sexual side effects of testosterone are pretty mild, you will enjoy a higher libido and erection quality and duration on cycle. With testosterone, gonadal

shrinkage is minimal.

Good luck and happy training!

-Mike

[cfiler]

This should be a sticky.

[sircharles]

I 2nd that. excellent info.

[powerliftmike]

This should be a sticky.

I 2nd that. excellent info.

Thanks guys. I will be updating and adding more info in the future. I just wish I had this guide when I first started, haha

[marcus300]

Good quality information, a must read for any newbie

[powerliftmike]

bump for newbies

[perfectbeast2001]

good post man

[pender7]

Now thats a great post. Thanks for all the info. It will come in very handy.