I will say that one of the main reasons I choose Anavar only as my first cycle is because I wanted to be cautious and was kind of scared of stepping into the realm of steroids despite being like 41yrs old.

But the main reason was that I was FAT and anavar doesn't automatize so I didn't have to worry about gettin bitch tits. I posted a lot of details of that first cycle and made many a screw up that I posted honestly about. If u look at he before and after pics u will notice a very significant difference. I know that cardio and diet will do the same thing, the fact is the anavar route was easier for me. It was a shortcut. I like shortcuts. I dislike long cuts.

None of this is meant to encourage OP to cycle, i am just sharing my personal experience (plus he seems pretty stubborn like he's gonna do what he's gonna do). I made a ton of mistakes with diet, etc but none put me in harms way. In fact I went from being obese to not obese (probably putting an extra 10 years onto my life expectancy).

Young men are so stubborn though, bull headed. That's why bar fights always consist of a bunch of dudes UNDER 25 and not OVER 25 (with exceptions of course). I read and post almost every day. I learn many new things in this area every single day. Then I go check what I learned to see if it is confirmed or under debate/there is disagreement.