What's the best route to take?

[East Coast Kid]

Hey guys. I've been a member of the board for a few years, since '06 sometime, and haven't really posted much, but have been reading and observing constantly. In '07-'08 sometime I started taking my diet and training seriously thanks to this site.

I'm 26, 6 ft., and around 202 lbs. when these pictures were taken a few days ago. I wanted to take them cold because after a workout my pump makes me noticeably bigger/more vascular.

I have no cycle experience, but have researched tons and know what I'm doing with support, PCT, etc. Am I physically in a good place to run a test cycle? It would be test C, most likely. Should I run a cut for awhile and then use the cycle to bulk? Continue bulking naturally and then add the Test?

Thanks for any suggestions/criticisms/opinions!

[l2elapse]

If I was you I would cut 1-2% more BF but in my opinion i think you are ready to cycle

[juttsdm5]

I think Test C would be a good option for you. Esp if your not used to jamming yourself. Id put you around 15% roughly for BF.

Do your research bud and good luck. Id go over to the diet section as well.

[East Coast Kid]

Hey gang...still haven't hopped on anything. I attached a couple pics of me cold/unpumped. I've been doing an IF diet and training hard with very little cardio thrown in. I have a hard time making myself do abs sometimes, too. Because of the lack of cardio/abs, I'm not to the level of leanness that I'd like to be.

When you guys decide to switch to more of a bulk mode, how do you know when to switch? When you reach a certain bf%? By looking in the mirror? I'm thinking of switching my focus to more of a lean bulk mode, but I want to make sure I'm at the right point. I know it's up to me, but I was just curious about y'alls opinion. Thanks guys!

[Razor]

Hey gang...still haven't hopped on anything. I attached a couple pics of me cold/unpumped. I've been doing an IF diet and training hard with very little cardio thrown in. I have a hard time making myself do abs sometimes, too. Because of the lack of cardio/abs, I'm not to the level of leanness that I'd like to be.

When you guys decide to switch to more of a bulk mode, how do you know when to switch? When you reach a certain bf%? By looking in the mirror? I'm thinking of switching my focus to more of a lean bulk mode, but I want to make sure I'm at the right point. I know it's up to me, but I was just curious about y'alls opinion. Thanks guys!

You look great, keep up the good work
Great gains, very defined

[M302_Imola]

Yeah good solid foundation bro...you obviously are doing many things right to have that build with no aas. Looking forward to seeing your after cycle pics!

[nycdave]

Did you end up running a cycle?

[East Coast Kid]

Did you end up running a cycle?

Hey, sorry I didn't respond earlier. I don't frequent as much as I used to. I haven't...partly because I travel a good bit for work and training/diet is a little spotty and I am waiting to get into a more "normal" routine. And also, because I don't have any access. I guess I haven't really tried though.

I'll post up some pics of my bulk so far.

[East Coast Kid]

I took these about 7-10 days ago. I stopped micromanaging my diet and have just been trying to pound as much food as I can (dirty, at times). I was doing an IF-style diet before and have since switched to a more traditional eating schedule. If I could, I would stick with IF, but it's tough to maintain when traveling, etc. I added in creatine mono when I switched to bulking and switched up my lifting schedule, too.

I would love to get in a situation where I can cycle sometime in the future. We'll see

[M302_Imola]

Put on some quality mass bro...good work!

[oldnsedentary]

No way he is 15% - maybe 11-12%