hardbody04 said:
how the best way to do this (besides not cycle) if you use a DHT blocker arnt you canceling out the affects of the compounds?
I've used finasteride in the past and I'm currently running dutasteride 3x per week. I noticed no drop off in strength/gains while running either dut or fin vs while not running them (while cycling or not cycling). They'll only help if you cycle testosterone. Both block the enzyme which converts testosterone into DHT, although dut is more powerful as it blocks both type 1 and type 2 (finasteride only blocks type 1). You'll still have a plentiful supply of testosterone from which to grow.
Some argue that the drop in DHT due to the aforementioned compounds affects their gains. I don't think this is true for the vast majority of people.
At the very least you'll want to use the following:
finasteride or dutasteride
minoxidil
nizoral shampoo
topical spiro (I would not cycle again without using a topical anti-androgen)
DirtyBird, unfortunately topical spiro, (or another more potent anti-androgen such as flutamide), minoxidil, and nizoral are just about your only options. I don't know if you would want to start on the minoxidil just yet as it's only a growth agent and once you begin using it you really have to use it the rest of your life (or quit and quickly lose any ground you may have gained).