recovery time 8wk cycle

[mkv213]

What time difference would the recovery time be for an 8 week cycle of Test E @ 500mg/wk vs. a 12 week cycle of the same? I'm thinking of starting to run short 8 week cycles and cruise with test between. But im not sure if it would be better to hit the PCT or to just bridge with test. I want to start my next cycle Mid May so I'll be on during summer. Would PCT even be incorportated if cruising between cycles with test at like 200mg/wk? I want to bridge with the test to keep gains while I try to diet and burn some excess BF before I start my cycle for the summer. Or I could just stay on I guess, but I def. want to be on a cutter during the summer. I fvcked my timing up with this cycle. I wanted to start earlier in the year and have it timed for a summer cycle but that didn't happen. SO...do I Recover, bridge, or stay on? Any ideas, suggestions? I've ran up to 16 wk cycles but the gains seem to stop around 10-12 weeks (reason i want to start doing short 8 wk cycles)

Thanks

[IBdmfkr]

Umm... So you just went from talking about an 8wk cycle to a "I'm never gonna come off" cycle? You will not recover with 200mg/wk in your system. Run PCT unless you want to shoot Test for the rest of your life.

[mkv213]

Umm... So you just went from talking about an 8wk cycle to a "I'm never gonna come off" cycle? You will not recover with 200mg/wk in your system. Run PCT unless you want to shoot Test for the rest of your life.

Yes, you read it correct. I can't decide if I want to cut it at 8 wks and recover then begin again once recovered or if I want to just keep running the cycle and throw in some other compounds or if I want to just come off at 8 wks and run a low dose of test to keep gains until next cycle. I should do what I planned to do and cut it at 8 weeks, recover, then hit it again but I just don't want to come off nor do I want to lose gains while trying to cut some BF before the next cycle. Wait...that's the same thing I said in the first post.

So recover time.. 8wks vs. 12wks. How much less time would it take to recover?

[IBdmfkr]

It really depends on compounds bro, sorry to not understand your first post fully, didn't know if you realized that bridging with test was not a good idea etc.. I see you do have an understanding of this.

Ex. Prop/Tren cycle would work great 8wks
TestE, Deca cycle would work much better 12wks etc...

Both should be easy to recover and keep most of the gains depending on Diet/Training intensity + technique. Start reducing calories after PCT is finished and you've had BW showing you're fully recovered, Really though you should just run a lean bulk and keep calories clean so you don't have much fat/water to lose anyhow. i stay at most 10-12% even when bulking with 5-6K calories/day.

[mkv213]

NP bro. Yeah I know what's up, i've done my fair share. I'm just fighting the urge to become a lifer. I came very close last year. I just friggin hate being off, that's why I'm trying this short cycle/short recovery blitz's. I know some pro's who swear by doing short cycle/short recover blitz's at high doses but they run low doses of test between (which IMO is basically a lifer sooner or later). I just wanted to get some different opinions. I used to run long cycles but I noticed that the gains seem to halt/slow down at like 12wks unless I switched compounds.