Update - after much deliberating and consideration, I've decided to move forward with the cycle. I appreciate all the advice and guidance I've been given, and to those who advised against it, I've spoken with personally to make sure they know I appreciated their feedback and didn't simply write it off; instead, I weighed out positives vs. negatives and made an informed decision. With that said, I am wrapping up day 5, but so far feel nothing. Every day, I worry more and more that the gear may be bunk. I know I have a few more days before I can be certain, but of course, i'm anxious to see results. The cycle consists of:

Test prop, 50mg ED - weeks 1-9
Tren ace, 50mg ED - weeks 1-8
Aromasin, 10mg EOD - weeks 1-9 (may bump to ED if I feel it becomes necessary)
HCG - 250iu 2x weekly - weeks 1-9 (I haven't gotten my hands on the HCG yet and as such, will have to start this later. I didn't want to wait and revolve the entire cycle around it

PCT will consist of Clomid 100/50/50/50/50, and Nolva 40/20/20/20/20. I may add 2 additional weeks to the Nolva if I feel it's necessary.

Pinning ED takes some getting used to, but i'm ok with it. Doing glutes, quads, and delts. May pin lats as well, we'll see. Drawing w/ an 18g and pinning w/ a 23g. Fairly painless, although today the left delt was a bit sore immediately post-pin - maybe the prop? Feels fine now other than the usual soreness that follows pinning a new spot. In fact, both ass cheeks and quads are sore as well right now, lol!

So, hopefully the gear isn't bunk and i'll be able to see some results soon. Remember that the goal of this cycle is to continue cutting and hit single digit bodyfat, not to add mass. As such, my caloric intake will remain in a deficit for a good part of the week, at maintenance on some days, and a modest refeed 1x weekly. If I make any gains, it's a bonus.

Stay tuned here, and/or in my diet section thread for updates if you're interested - http://forums.steroid.com/showthread...ess-Log/page57

Thanks!