Thanks pstacks. Want to clarify some things though:
With gym time pre-cycle, though 2 times a week was average over last 3 years, for the last 9 months, have been hitting hard at 3-4 sessions a week + MMA training.
The high calorie intake is due to the cardio. 6+ hours of high intensity road bike per week. If I don't eat enough to cover BMR + exercise, all the posts I've read suggest I will lose muscle. Isnt this true? I know so much cardio complicates things - but im hooked on it (one thing I might need to do here is get hyper accurate on calorie burn for the calorie burn during rides. A power meter will do the trick).
For PCT, planning on
20mg nolva for 4 weeks and prov (researching dosage etc) and vitamin C for
cortisol control. As the cycle is fairly short, hope HCG wont be needed, but have that on hand to keep the nads online.
Might not have been clear, but the recomp results were good pre-cycle. Having been DEXA tested previously at 8% BF and comparing weight and visible composition, I'm at around 12%. My trainer tells me I'm lower, but until I get another DEXA this is all I have to go on. What's certain is those body comp scales were wrong... thats not uncommon.
Still the same concerns with this additional info?