I see a lot of discussion about post cycle therapy . Many different regimens all with essentially the same goal, maintenance and side effect avoidance/reversal. Does anyone ever "ramp up" prior to a cycle with something that raises T levels slightly, so it's not such a shock to the system when you start. I was wondering if this sort of approach would lessen side effects. Maybe a week or two of PCT before a cycle. This is just theory on my part as I've never done a cycle and my knowledge base is limited. It just seemed to make sense to me and I wondered if anyone else had thought of it or tried it. If you know a good reason why this is a bad idea, please let me know. Perhaps this is covered elsewhere, and I don't know the right words to search for it. If so, I apologize.