first cycle questions, including when to start
In a few weeks I'm going on a 10 day trip that will involve a lot of hiking and activity, generally in the cardio category and no weight lifting. I'll have access to adequate food but still it's going to be an environment where I could easily lose muscle.
Let me slip in a TLDR here : I'll be starting my first t-bol cycle either before the trip or after -- should I take a low dose of t-bol during the trip in hopes of maintaining muscle, then continue that into a real bulking cycle when I get back from my trip, or hold off on the t-bol until after the trip?
Okay, now more long-winded context:
My PED experience is only SARMs thus far. (I'll give a quick review of what I've tried):
* mk677 : makes my skin glow, I like it well enough (high dose makes me lethargic, so I stick to a lowish dose)
* mk2866 : slight strength boost, but way more suppression than the SARMs shills claim, not worth it
* lgd4033 : no apparent effect
* rad140 : dramatic strength boost, and makes my arms pop, this one's a keeper (and if there was any suppression I never felt it or could identify any symptoms)
I know SARMs aren't real popular around here, but I'm pretty happy with the rad140, the strength boost is amazing. Having said that I didn't get much size from it, just strength. So for my next cycle my plan is to try a mild steroid like t-bol.
Another thing about rad140: I'm not convinced of its value on rest days. In general I totally get that rest days are just as important as workout days, so I intend to use t-bol on rest and workout days alike, but for the rad140 I'm leaning toward just using it as a pre-workout since I think the strength boost is likely the only value it brings to the table.
Roughly the cycle I have in mind is
t-bol : 20mg every day, maybe 30, I don't know how I'll respond to it
rad140 : 10mg only on workout days
dhea transdermal
liver support like nac/tudca
So my question is whether to run the t-bol during my 10 day trip, or whether to wait till after the trip then begin the t-bol. What I have in mind is running just the t-bol at 10mg every day during the trip, then when I get home switch to the above and a calorie surplus and continuing into maybe 9-10 weeks of bulking.
If not t-bol, what other suggestions do you all have for the trip? SARMs / something else? Or just watch my diet and rely on that to avoid muscle loss?
I'm not a big guy fwiw: 5'10" and 175#. But despite my small size I'm a lot bigger than I used to be and have worked hard for what little muscle I do have