I dont understand why everyone reccomends test for a first cycle. Test has high water retention, hard to mantain gains, and has some bad sides to it. Why shouldnt a novice go with a milder steroid thats easier to maintain gains like Deca op EQ. I am just not getting it? When someone does their first cycle their looking to put on a good amount of permanent muscle, why would they want to rapidly blow up then shrink down all the sudden and not maintain much.