Newbie with better questions than last time...

[33dc]

Ok. So after I embarrassed myself with the "Green"ness of my last post I did several, SEVERAL hours of reading on this site and feel like I can speak a little more intelligently. Here goes...

First my stats- I am 30 years old, 5'8" and currently weigh 165 at about 5 to 10% body fat. I am very active daily and my maintenance caloric intake is right around 3,000 calories a day. I am primarily interested in the strength benefits of a cycle and am not trying to gain weight so I plan on staying right around that calorie number, eating 6 meals a day (not including PWO and before bed) dividing up my calories into basically 30 g of protein per meal and then alternating between higher carbs and fat. (high end of carbs = 80 to 85 g per meal, high end of fat = 10 g per meal ((fat total being 10 to 15 % of my daily calories)) ) So my first question is... Is this a reasonable diet plan to see the strength gains I'm looking for?

Second: Gear- I plan on cycling Testosterone Cypionate at 400 mg per week for 12 weeks after which I will do PCT with Week Nolvadex, HCG, Aromasin, and Vitamin E for six weeks at these dosages: (this is plagiarized directly from the site)
1 20mgs/day 500iu/day 20-25mgs/day 1000iu/day
2 20mgs/day 500iu/day 20-25mgs/day 1000iu/day
3 20mgs/day 500iu/day 20-25mgs/day 1000iu/day
4 20mgs/day 20-25mgs/day
5 20mgs/day 20-25mgs/day
6 20mgs/day

I also have on hand Nandrolone Deconate that I was considering adding in for the first 10 weeks at 400 mg per week.

So the next questions are... Is this a reasonable cycle/PCT plan? - Should I add in the deca? What about "front-loading"?

Third: Workout Plan-
Monday- am cardio - swimming / running 1 hr pm sport-specific exercises/drills (2hrs.)
Tuesday- am full body weight training (warm up/core/olympic lifts/secondary((upper body))/cool down/stretch)
Wednesday- am cardio - swimming / running 1 hr pm sport specific exercises/drills (2hrs.)
Thursday- am circuit training (anaerobic) pm sport specific exercises/drills (2hrs.)
Friday- am sport specific exercises/drills pm full body weight training (...((lower body))...)
Saturday- am cardio swimming/running 1 hr pm sport specific exercises/drills (2hrs.)
Sunday- am circuit training (anaerobic)

Next question... Does this seem like a reasonable workout plan?

Miscellaneous questions... What things do you out there with more experience wish you would have known going into your first cycle?

Thank you to anyone who helps me.

[DeadlyD]

Save the deca, run only the test, especially if your not wanting to bulk! How come your not using clomid aswell for pct ?

[33dc]

This is what the thread "PCT by Steroid.com" had to say...

Although both Nolvadex and Clomid are both SERMs, they are actually quite different. As you already know, Nolvadex is highly anti-estrogenic at the hypothalamus and pituitary, while Clomid exhibits weak estrogenic activity at the pituitary (7), which as you can guess, is less than ideal. It should be avoided for the PCT I’m suggesting…and in fact, avoided in general…it’s simply not as good as Nolvadex .

Need I even add that the 150mgs of Clomid you need to get the hormonal increase experienced with 20mgs of Nolvadex is much more expensive? So lets dump the Clomid …and no, using it along with Nolvadex will provide no “synergy” that I’ve ever seen in any relevant study.

Being totally inexperienced, I don't know if this is true or not. If you have experience or advice, I'm all ears. And thank you.

[gixxerboy1]

use the aromansin and hcg during cycle not pct
also aramosin at 12.5 ed
pct starts 18 days after you last injection
save the deca
also what kind of sport are you doing? The pump you get while on cycle may limit you.

[33dc]

I am not using Clomid because from what I've read it is inferior to Nolvadex. As for the sport, I fight MMA so cardio/endurance is very important as is maintaining my current weight. At what point do I start the hcg and aromasin during the cycle? Do I continue with these same "ingredients" on into the PCT or is there something different/better I should be doing?

[stpete]

You can start them at week one and stop just prior to PCT. And clomid is a good addition alongside the nolva.

[songdog]

Clomid and Nova due different things but work good togeather to get you going.