Quote Originally Posted by Honkey_Kong View Post
Nolva can help fight gyno that's already there, but an AI at the onset of symptoms should be fine (don't take too much either). You should have both on hand. It's easier to bulk if you're getting the "wet" effects from the estrogen so you don't want to kill it off (plus it'll make your joints hurt and will give you problems popping a boner if you completely crash your estrogens).


At 5'9 and 160lbs, honestly you need to eat more. In fact, I'd put off this cycle for 6 months to a year and spend that time training yourself to eat more food. Steroids aren't magic and you're not going to grow very much if you're not consuming enough food. What little gains you make from it, will likely not make it through your PCT. It's not something to hurt your feelings or anything, it's just a fact.
This is very true and it's not to rain on your parade. Estrogen is an anabolic hormone and has several benefits (including keeping your dick working). From a muscle-building perspective alone, it's not something that bodybuilders should be looking to avoid. It can be done but Honkey is right, you will need to make sure you're eating enough and continue that through PCT and beyond to give your body a reason to hold onto all that newly acquired mass. We don't want you to be underwhelmed with your cycle results.

PCT is a bitch too...it's hard to keep a significant amount of what you gained when your hormones will be in the toilet for a significant period of time. I don't want to say it's temporary muscle, but it's...there's a quote I heard that i'm going to butcher but it's something like "steroids are like playing at a blackjack table where you're always winning but if you leave the table you can't take your winnings, so you just have to keep playing."