Toothpickarms
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Age: 27, Weight: 190 lbs
I have access to the following materials: 8750mg Test-E, 25mg Arimidex, 1000mg Nolvadex, 7,500 iu hCG
Based on that, here is the first time cycle I was planning on:
Weeks 1-16: 500mg Test-E per week (250mg every Tues and Fri)
Weeks 2-15.5: 500iu hCG per week (250iu every Tues and Fri)
Weeks 17 and 18: Nothing
Weeks 19-20: 40mg Nolva daily
Weeks 21-22: 20mg Nolva daily
I feel like a couple things in that need to be tweaked though. Most people are telling me that 16 weeks isn't necessary for a Test-E cycle and that I probably want to stop around 14 weeks. The two extra weeks aren't worth it? If so, should I save the extra Test or try to taper off it at the end or...?
Second of all, notice that I have 25mg Arimidex but no concrete plans for it. The idea was just to have it on hand in case I needed it, but now I'm leaning towards taking .25mg every 3 or 4 days. I would want to start this on week 2 or 3, correct?
Most glaringly, I screwed up big time on the amount of hCG I ordered. I realize now that I should be running it almost up to the start of week 19 when Nolva begins, but I don't have enough. How should I better make use of my 7500 iu? Still use 500 hCG a week, just start it on week 4 or 5 instead so I run out closer to post cycle therapy (pct)? Or, maybe do 250iu every 4 days? That would still have me running a bit short of ending the hCG before post cycle therapy (pct). Is it ok if I end hCG usage at the same time as ending Test injections? If I drop the Test-E to 14 weeks instead of 16, my hCG shortage becomes a bit more manageable.
***Diet*** - I'm aiming for a minimum of 4500 calories a day with at least 300g protein. My normal post workout shake is ~900 calories with 70g protein. Instead of only using this post workout, I will be drinking it three times a day (first thing in the morning, post workout, and final meal before sleep). That gives me 2700 calories and 210g protein. The other ~1800 calories/90g protein will come from my usual diet, which is just the basic stuff like beef, chicken, tuna, nuts, veggies, etc.
***Training*** - I normally do a three day split on MWF with HIIT/accessory lifts on Tu/Th with some general cardio on Sat. I'm going to cut the cardio completely, but I think I may still keep some HIIT. My split needs to change completely, because I want to hit everything at least twice a week while on cycle. I am also considering just doing on/off/on/off (repeat infinitely) for the entirety of the cycle, switching each workout with either push/pull or upper/lower.
**Details***
Test-E injection process: Alcohol swab the rubber, invert bottle, pull 1ml from syringe, insert and draw 1ml using 18 gauge needle, remove 18g needle and attach 25g needle, alcohol swab injection site, pull skin flat and inject perpendicular, remove and bandage, dispose of needle in sharps container. Currently unsure of injection sites, would strongly prefer to do ventrogluteal but I'm having trouble locating it. Considering rotation between deltoid/quads.
hCG injection process: Identical to test E, but using a 29g needle for the entire process. Injection site rotated between left and right of the navel, about 1 inch. My hCG will be mixed with bacteriostatic water so that 250 iu comes out to about .15ml, does this sound right? Will be stored in the fridge.
My arimidex tabs are 1mg each, if I end up taking .25mg I will use a pill splitter on them. My Nolva pills are 20mg each, so that's easy (just 2 a day for the first two weeks of PCT, 1 a day after that).
Thanks for answering my questions, I felt pretty prepared but now that all the gear is in my hands I'm having lots of anxiousness about starting. I am confident I can handle the injections, I'm hopeful my hair will be fine, I'm pretty sure I won't cause any permanent damage with that low of a hCG dose (still want kids), and in general I think I can gain around 20 lbs and maintain a good chunk of it.
I have access to the following materials: 8750mg Test-E, 25mg Arimidex, 1000mg Nolvadex, 7,500 iu hCG
Based on that, here is the first time cycle I was planning on:
Weeks 1-16: 500mg Test-E per week (250mg every Tues and Fri)
Weeks 2-15.5: 500iu hCG per week (250iu every Tues and Fri)
Weeks 17 and 18: Nothing
Weeks 19-20: 40mg Nolva daily
Weeks 21-22: 20mg Nolva daily
I feel like a couple things in that need to be tweaked though. Most people are telling me that 16 weeks isn't necessary for a Test-E cycle and that I probably want to stop around 14 weeks. The two extra weeks aren't worth it? If so, should I save the extra Test or try to taper off it at the end or...?
Second of all, notice that I have 25mg Arimidex but no concrete plans for it. The idea was just to have it on hand in case I needed it, but now I'm leaning towards taking .25mg every 3 or 4 days. I would want to start this on week 2 or 3, correct?
Most glaringly, I screwed up big time on the amount of hCG I ordered. I realize now that I should be running it almost up to the start of week 19 when Nolva begins, but I don't have enough. How should I better make use of my 7500 iu? Still use 500 hCG a week, just start it on week 4 or 5 instead so I run out closer to post cycle therapy (pct)? Or, maybe do 250iu every 4 days? That would still have me running a bit short of ending the hCG before post cycle therapy (pct). Is it ok if I end hCG usage at the same time as ending Test injections? If I drop the Test-E to 14 weeks instead of 16, my hCG shortage becomes a bit more manageable.
***Diet*** - I'm aiming for a minimum of 4500 calories a day with at least 300g protein. My normal post workout shake is ~900 calories with 70g protein. Instead of only using this post workout, I will be drinking it three times a day (first thing in the morning, post workout, and final meal before sleep). That gives me 2700 calories and 210g protein. The other ~1800 calories/90g protein will come from my usual diet, which is just the basic stuff like beef, chicken, tuna, nuts, veggies, etc.
***Training*** - I normally do a three day split on MWF with HIIT/accessory lifts on Tu/Th with some general cardio on Sat. I'm going to cut the cardio completely, but I think I may still keep some HIIT. My split needs to change completely, because I want to hit everything at least twice a week while on cycle. I am also considering just doing on/off/on/off (repeat infinitely) for the entirety of the cycle, switching each workout with either push/pull or upper/lower.
**Details***
Test-E injection process: Alcohol swab the rubber, invert bottle, pull 1ml from syringe, insert and draw 1ml using 18 gauge needle, remove 18g needle and attach 25g needle, alcohol swab injection site, pull skin flat and inject perpendicular, remove and bandage, dispose of needle in sharps container. Currently unsure of injection sites, would strongly prefer to do ventrogluteal but I'm having trouble locating it. Considering rotation between deltoid/quads.
hCG injection process: Identical to test E, but using a 29g needle for the entire process. Injection site rotated between left and right of the navel, about 1 inch. My hCG will be mixed with bacteriostatic water so that 250 iu comes out to about .15ml, does this sound right? Will be stored in the fridge.
My arimidex tabs are 1mg each, if I end up taking .25mg I will use a pill splitter on them. My Nolva pills are 20mg each, so that's easy (just 2 a day for the first two weeks of PCT, 1 a day after that).
Thanks for answering my questions, I felt pretty prepared but now that all the gear is in my hands I'm having lots of anxiousness about starting. I am confident I can handle the injections, I'm hopeful my hair will be fine, I'm pretty sure I won't cause any permanent damage with that low of a hCG dose (still want kids), and in general I think I can gain around 20 lbs and maintain a good chunk of it.
