Currently on TRT, want to run a cycle

[austino]

I am on TRT currently and listed my daily intake and numbers in previous posts. I have been watching and measuring myself monthly over the past year and have had pretty stable numbers for about 8 months. Now knowing what I need on a daily regiment, what can I/should I do to run a cycle?

This would be my first time. I am in my 30's, eat very well, 5'8", 15-18% body fat and 185lbs (i used to be 155 and lean in my early 20's so it has been a slow progression) and have been a gym goer for decades at this point but training hard for dynamic movements for olympic lifting for the past 4 years straight, 4-5 days a week.

I have seen my strength plateau over time and want to take it to the next level.

Suggestions? My main goal being strength, 2nd being aesthetics, size is a concern not to shift weight classes drastically or anything like that. Something clean and simple perhaps?

I was thinking of a Test only run but I am curious about how it should be managed from the perspective of someone that is on TRT.
eg. Should I spend a month and cycle off TRT then, Test only cycle for X number of weeks, then PCT + TRT ?

Updated:

What are the thoughts out there for an Anavar only cycle? I am an athlete of sorts.

Also I should have mentioned, my TRT is actually a Clomid/Arimidex program and not TEST. I have secondary hypogonadism (empty sella) which means I can produce all the Test I need naturally, my pituitary gland just does not produce the right signals to do so.

So come off Clomid/Dex immediately
4-6 weeks of Anavar 50mg ed
Then go back to my clomid/dex program?

Or
4-6 weeks on Anavar and keep my Clomid/Dex program on par to fight shutdown? Could even increase as needed as I have plenty.

Does that sound alright or should I keep on clomid/dex the whole time. The goal is to be low level and not look like the guy that just did steroids . I have about 18months in front of me before my goal so I dont need explode, just accelerated growth.

[Beethoven]

If you're on HRT you just cycle and go back to HRT . Read the sticky on the first cycle on the other forum on this site. Good info for your first cycle. I recommend test only first cycle. Read the sticky.....

[The_Crawfish]

My First Cycle: Planning and Executing a Successful First Cycle

[Baxter35]

To be clear, you don't do any PCT on trt. The link above for first cycle is what you want to do, except skip everything in pct and just go right back to your trt dose. Regarding size/weight gain, the biggest influence there is your diet. If your more interested in strength than size, keep your calories close to your TDEE or just a little above.

[austino]

What are the thoughts out there for an Anavar only cycle? I am an athlete of sorts.

Also I should have mentioned, my TRT is actually a Clomid/Arimidex program and not TEST. I have secondary hypogonadism (empty sella) which means I can produce all the Test I need naturally, my pituitary gland just does not produce the right signals to do so.

So come off Clomid/Dex immediately
4-6 weeks of Anavar 50mg ed
Then go back to my clomid/dex program?

Or
4-6 weeks on Anavar and keep my Clomid/Dex program on par to fight shutdown? Could even increase as needed as I have plenty.

Does that sound alright or should I keep on clomid/dex the whole time. The goal is to be low level and not look like the guy that just did steroids . I have about 18months in front of me before my goal so I dont need explode, just accelerated growth.