I have yet to cycle myself so cant give any actual info. Just wanted to mention that alot of guys I know that go through the motions you mention never keep gains becasue the go on cycle, eat great, train hard, etc, go 100 % and make great gains. Then after cycle they stop training consistantly, dont eat right, party and live it up, and a few months later they are back to square 1. I "think" (hope) if you train hard/eat right/etc all the time the aas should allow you to stay above your natural potential full time!