Advice please.

New to this, ran a 8 week cycle of fastrip last month with no issues but don't feel I benefited from it.

Struggling for genuine advice as looking to start a stack 12 week cycle in new year for a novice but don't know where to start.

Advice/directions needed please, what best to take for novice and any additional stuff I'd need to take along side.

Looking for minimal side affects as Mrs will kill me!