Hey folks,
5'9, 178, 41.9 years old.
I have been researching here and elsewhere pretty actively for a couple weeks. I've also been researching and contemplating a cycle over the last several years, but haven't pulled the trigger yet.
I'm 42 next week, I've been training in one form or another for most of my adult life. I have been dieting for the past 10 months, of which I've been leaning for the past 5. My diet is very clean and pretty well dialed-in.
I attend X-Fit 4-5 days weekly, as well as run 12-15 miles 4-5 days weekly. (when I was trying to bulk up, I wasn't running) Before that, I had been doing more traditional body-part per day workouts, and bulk up/trim down routines for years. My goal is not to get huge. I've always been active and prefer lean over big.
Since I turned about 38 or so, I've noticed it's exponentially harder to gain muscle, or especially to lose fat while keeping it. I'm in a rut of either being able to gain, but not keep extra fat off, or lose, but not be able to retain muscle. I am working and dieting far too hard to not see the results I'm wanting, and I'm REALLY feeling my age the last few years.
Dropping weight has never been a problem for me. Keeping muscle while doing it though, just gets harder as I go along. Nowadays, once I get a calorie level that allows me to slowly drop weight, I start inevitably losing muscle and strength. My workouts become much less intense and more of a drag too.
Anyway, I read the "Ajax Post" many times, and It sounds much like my story. Trouble is that as I read opinions about a topic, there are always others who think differently, or exactly the opposite. I think I've found some basic consensus, but it seems there's still a lot to sift through. I'm hoping some of you guys can help me clarify, and help find the right plan for me.
I want a simple 'first timer' cycle with the idea of leaning up, and maintaining muscle mass. Enlarging or gaining muscle is secondary. I'll never say no to more muscle, but primarily I'm looking for lean and hard.
I may want to do a bulking cycle later, but for now I want to rip it up.
Also, I'd like it to be not super complex or long, as I want to see how it feels and works a little at a time. - being a newbie and all.
Anavar (from the descriptions here and elsewhere) sounds perfect.
I am fine with needles and doing Test with it. Also doing Nolva, etc. as PCT. But I keep reading that it works fine as a stand-alone as well. The prevailing wisdom here seems to be always use Test with any cycle. What is right??
Can someone recommend an ideal cycle for what I want?? (schedule, dosage, etc.) Can I run an Anavar only cycle for 6-8 weeks?
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I'd like to post pix, and keep a sort of diary in this thread as well. - Maybe for someone else like me, with more Q's than A's. Also, I think looking back and keeping a diay can help you find problems and make improvements.
Thanks for any updated info.
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