Winstrol is one of the best muscle builders out there, and being a DHT derivative should add a lot of strength. Fun compound, just watch your lipids. IMO with 500 test you shouldn’t have any estrogen side effects that can’t quickly be fixed with some adex. You want as much estrogen as possible without it being problematic. Estrogen is like lawyers and hookers, more is better until it’s not. More estrogen = better heart health, better libido (contrary to popular belief, estrogen is one of the main factors in the male libido, and for women it’s testosterone), more fat loss, faster soft tissue recovery, neuroprotection, etc etc etc. My cycle philosophy now a days is a “sports TRT” base of as much test you can handle without needing to remedy estrogen (this is a moving target depending on time on, body fat, etc) and then filling the rest of your cycle with the right compounds for what you’re trying to achieve. If that’s pure lean dry contractile tissue then something like Masteron, Primobolan, and Winstrol are phenomenal choices. If you like volumizing compounds that add intercellular water just because you like looking “fuckin hyoogeee” then Nandralone, Dianabol, and Anadrol are good choices.