First Test-e cycle

[StumpMT]

Hey everyone I've been browsing around this site, reading, and just taking in all the great information. I'm very interested in starting my very first 12 week test-e cycle and wanted your opinion. I've done a few PH cycles in the past with good gains but I feel that I have hit a plateau. I work at a lab and am able to run blood tests on myself to monitor lipids, liver enzymes, etc (which I did throughout all my PH cycles with no substantial increase in AST or ALT which is why I kept using PH's). My stats are as follows:

Age: 28
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 200lbs
BF%: ~12
#Years training: 6-7

My cycle is as follows:

W1-12: 500mg test-e/wk
W1-18: 12.5mg aromasin EOD
W15-18: 20mg nolva ED

Training is next:

Day 1: Chest/Tri
Day 2: Back/Bi
Day 3: Shoulders
Day 4: Legs

My diet is really clean and I take in approximately 40% protein, 40% carbs, and 20% fat.

Meal 1: 2 whole eggs
4 egg whites
1 cup oatmeal
1 piece of fruit
Meal 2 (PWO): 2 scoops ProComplex
Meal 3: 8oz chicken, beef, or fish
60g of a whole grain carb
Meal 4: 3-4 scoops CytoGainer
Meal 5: Same as 3 plus veggies
Meal 6: Same as 5
Meal 7 (Pre bedtime): 1 scoop ProComplex
2 tblsp peanut butter
8oz milk

I eat 6-7 times per day with a calorie intake around 3500-3600 (Thinking of upping it to 4000). I take AnimalPak multivitamins everyday also.

I'm asking for advice on the aromasin and nolva. Would the 12.5mg of aromasin EOD be sufficient or should I up it to 25mg EOD throughout the cycle? I'm looking to add some quality muscle with this cycle. Any and all feedback is welcome. Constructive only please. Thanks

 

[rubicon09]

cycle looks good. run aromasin 12.5mg ed. and i prefer clomid 50mg ed for 4 weeks over nolva but most do 40mg of nolva for two weeks then 20mg for the next two.

 

[StumpMT]

Yeah, I was wondering if I should up the dosage of aromasin....better safe than sorry. It also seems that it's an even 1:1 ratio of people for clomid and people for nolva I've found. Guess I'll have to try both individually on two separate cycles to see how my body reacts to each. Yeah, I'll up my first two week nolva dosage to 40mg/day. Seems pretty standard.

 

[rubicon09]

12.5mg ed of aromasin is more than enough to control estrogen but up the dose if needed.

 

[peter north]

im about to do a cycle very similar to this stump, but im switching out aromasin for a-dex, and my post cycle therapy (pct) is gonna be a nolva/clomid combo. Even the routine is the same lol.

But yeah looks pretty good, one thing I would suggest is that you have a lot of calories coming from shakes, just from my experience it is a hell of a lot better on cycle to use shakes sparingly, like 1 a day(cytogainer doesn't have the greatest profile for weight gainers either).

Also, at 200 pounds I would think you would want to up the calories to at least 4000. But i'm probably just comparing you to myself so sorry, i need 4000 off and 4500 to 5 on to gain.

 

[NumberSix]

I just posted a new thread with my results on my first cycle, I ran test-e alone for 10 weeks - 500mg (250/mon - 250/thurs) and gained about 32lbs - - - There is some great info on this site!

 

[StumpMT]

@North - Yeah, I've been slowly eliminating shakes from my daily intake. Just so damn convenient! I definitely agree with you though.

@NumberSix - I may be putting my foot in my mouth by asking this before reading your thread (which I'm about to do). Of those 32lbs how much were you actually able to keep after your PCT? And yes this is amazing! So much great information! I could spend hours going through forums and articles...oh wait....I have

 

[StumpMT]

Ok what would your guy's thoughts be on dropping the dosage of test-e to around 250-300mg/W for slower gains? You know just taking enough to be say twice normal test levels.

 

[rubicon09]

As long as your diet is on point and your training hard you should make some gains w/ 250mg of test a week.

 

[StumpMT]

After further research I have revised my cycle a bit. Let me know what you guys think.

Week 1-12: 500mg Test-e/week (250mg M and Th)
Week 4-12: 500iu HCG/week (250iu every 4 days)
Week 1-18: 12.5mg Aromasin EOD (I'll start with EOD and if I need more then I'll adjust accordingly)
Week 15-18: Nolvadex 40/40/20/20

Do you think that I should continue the aromasin all the way out till the end of my post cycle therapy (pct) or stop it after my last injection?