1st cycle test only, nice and simple

[The Deadlifting Dog]

I'm currently 227lbs 31yrold, powerlifting { squat-573 bench-347 deadlift-518} For the nutrition part my diet is very clean (following the dolce diet for mma). So i decided to try out a test cycle and compete back at 220 or 198lbs which both pretty easy for me to make.

if you are 227 now, you will easily be 240 by the end of your cycle...
good luck competing at 198.

not trying to be harsh....

and if you are going to cut on your first cycle to make 198, I think that would be a massive waste of a cycle.

I powerlift and I personally feel like too many low-medium level powerlifters cut too much weight trying to get to a lower weight class.
Unless you are within 5-8lbs of a weight class, don't cut unless you are going to try to set some sort of record.