I am relatively new to the group and truly honored to be a part of it. I have been doing a considerable amount of reading and would appreciate any advice you are willing to offer. I am open to all constructive criticism and suggestions.
A bit about me: I am 39 years old, turning 40 this year. I have been training consistently for several years and have recently decided to undertake my first cycle. I am 5’9” and currently weigh 177 pounds, with an estimated body fat percentage of 15-18% roughly guessing.
I have ample supplies of Test E, Mast P, and Anavar available, as well as Arimidex on hand for potential estrogen-related side effects, and Tamoxifen prepared for PCT. I am currently debating whether to pursue a lean bulk or focus on getting shredded.
Any guidance, feedback, or advice would be sincerely appreciated.
I’m going to argue that has no impact on your steroid choices and everything to do with your diet. So you gotta decide which direction you want to go. IMO, it’s summer, go shredded.
Why do you want to get shredded, which means below 10% body fat to me.? IMO, “Shredded” is also a condition that is unmaintainable over a long period of time. I do believe you could drop some more fat. I like the sustainable look of obvious major body part separation throughout the entire physique of a little over 12% body fat.
I would choose this. If this is your first experience with AAS, take advantage of your body’s first experience of being highly anabolic to add that easy muscle.
Think about where you want to be in 5 years….
I personally would add as much lean tissue as possible heading into middle age.
You can do this with a building phase, adding no more than 1% scale weight per week until you get a bit fluffy(by YOUR definition), drop to a trt or trt+ and hgh and allow your blood panels to normalize. Then lean gain again. Rinse and repeat
So what you are suggesting is, run a cycle of per se, 500 mg Test E weekly for 10-12 weeks, then subsequently drop to TRT levels? No PCT? How long would you recommend I maintain this regimen for? Thank you very much for the input.
Do you want to be smart about it with the least side effects? That would be starting with Test E 300-500mg a week for 10-12 weeks. During that time you’ll figure out what sides you have from one compound, the king and base for all further cycles.
Save the Mast and Var for round 2. Also throwing high doses on a shred are a waste IMO. I’d grow first. At 5’9 you shouldn’t have a problem getting to 200lbs, with time, at your current BF. I’m only 5’7 and have never taken high doses and easily got to 210+ at 15-17%
