No HCG. Like I said this was 2 back to back misguided cycles that ran 6 months so you cannot discount that even prop was causing massive water retention due to high estrogen levels. I would not know if my strength is down bc I do not max out anymore and lift for form vs. ego. I have also been on a 2 week break for overall recovery. I will say it is getting harder and harder to get that motivation to go run every day. At this point I am far more concerned about overall HPTA recovery vs keeping gains(its still important and am doing everything in my power to retain), but I think I have to come to terms with the fact that the way I ran my cycle was flawed and misguided. Diet is 3500 calories, 250-275g protein every day, 300-350g carbs ed (try to get about 225-250 from complex carb sources and about 50 simple carbs post workout), 75-100g fat. I realize the fats may be kinda high but I absolutely CANNOT tolerate the taste of chicken and prefer the taste of red meats. Would increasing workout intensity really make sense though? because it my understanding that when in pct cortisol levels are also skyrocketing.