Anavar, T3/Clen, intermittent fasting, and an attempted emergency body recomp

[Jiggerjaw]

Truth!
In all honesty it looks like you can easily gain without AAS still. Why not learn how to train and eat, and use the AAS years later when you have a good foundation?

You are right, I know I could get back to where I was before without any added help. After all, I've done it once before.

I am glad I posted here because I didn't realize what a hardcore aromatase inhibitor Letro is... After doing further research I'm definitely glad you told me to look into it more.

The logic behind an AI during/post Anavar (I realize Anavar mimics testosterone and lowers your natural testosterone) is that I'm only taking 60mg of Anavar, I don't believe that is enough to completely suppress my natural testosterone. Since I'll still have some testosterone through the end of the cycle, keeping it from being turned to estrogen should help my levels return to normal after the Anavar is done. This is a two-fold approach, first off... Testosterone not being converted means higher testosterone levels. Second, estrogen signals the downregulation of LH and FSH. By cutting estrogen levels, I'll help keep my LH and FSH at normal levels which will allow my testosterone to return to normal levels faster.

I appreciate the advise and in no way want to burn any bridges, but I'm going to do my cycle. I'd like useful recommendations other than "don't do your cycle". I should mention I'm a 4th year biological sciences major so I do understand this stuff pretty intricately. I do know that I'm not plateauing and to people who have been at this stage and easily pushed past it, it seems pointless. To me, spending a few hundred dollars to keep the muscle mass that I have spent years building is worth it. I could spend 3 months slowly cutting, trying to preserve mass and still losing a lot of it. Followed by 3 months of slowly building back up my strength to where it is now.... Yeah, sure, that's definitely a possibility and it's only 6 months.

The other option is I take some anabolics during my cut and I don't lose any lean mass. In 1/2 the time or less end up at the same place I'd be in 6 months doing this without any help.

I don't mean to sound like an asshole, I can't stress enough how much I do appreciate the insight of people more experienced than me. At the same time, my goals are my goals and even if you wouldn't try it, I'm going to.

*edit* Looked in to HCG and I can't really see any reason not to use it? It seems to stop the andrenergic downregulation of testosterone... So in principal, I could use Anavar and HCG with minimal decrease in natural T production?