[quote]kofy wrote:
This is a very well thought out and planned cycle.
Did I read correctly that this is your second cycle? if so, my instinct would be to suggest introducing just one new compound, you said the tren is a must for you. And dropping the dose and the length.
However, you are clearly knowledgeable, have done your research and have limited the risks as much as possible.
This will undoubtedly be an awesome cycle that will induce great gains, good luck and keep us posted
Kofy
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Thanks Kofy, yes you read right, this will be #2 in the book. However, I have been doing research for roughly 9 years, maybe a little longer, and some of my good freinds are either current ifbb, or aspiring to be, so I am around a lot of knowledgable people as well. Would I recommend someone else do this cycle for their second run? No. But, I am pretty confident that I have all the angles thought out. Thank you for the kind words, and yes, I think this will be an awesome cycle.
[quote]VTBalla34 wrote:
Maybe just put makeup over the tattoos while posing? I dunno. Im always curious to see guys pics and physiques up on here as I am dabbling with eventually going the assisted route myself.
Re: thyroid suppression durin contest prep. I wonder how much of that is due to the tren and how much is just from dieting in general. Dieting to contest lean levels of bodyfat is well known to suppress thyroid, so maybe correlation is not causation in this case? I can’t think of a a mechanism of action that would lead tren to suppress thyroid, but whatevs. A small dose of T3 surely won’t hurt.
Know what you’re lookin for with the Aromasin and low E2 sides. As mentioned I normally take 25 mg/week on 200 mg/week of Test, but bought a different brand a while back that only came in capsules and not pills that I was used to. Since I couldn’t cut the cap up like I could the pill as easily, I just took 25 mg twice a week instead. Within a couple weeks, my dick was useful for nothing more than a pretty christmas ornament. No life at all! Mood was poor and my joints hurts like a mother fucker. I skipped a couple doses and went back to my old pill source and thins hve been smooth sailin sense.
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The makeup might be possible, I’ll see if the Mrs can pick up a tub of concealer at BJ’s or something. I like the idea of the picture log as it not only holds me more accountable to my diet, but also helps any guys looking to go the same route as there isn’t a lot of literature on the rise from zero experience to super-heavyweight.
I am sure that the severe calorie deficits play somewhat into thyroid suppression for pre-contest, but the general consensus is that tren itself is the main culprit. In any format, bulk, recomp, or cut, there has been proof that it does suppress, thus driving up the prolactin sides. I obviously would only want the minimum T3 needed as I do plan on putting as much weight on as possible on this cycle and one more before some shows I would like to enter next fall.
I am kind of starting over again with the AI, I found I was an over-responder to Adex, and honestly did not like it. I am interested in trying Asin as a lot of people have said that it is milder on libido (the Mrs wasn’t happy for a few weeks while figuring out that I was an over-responder) and other hormonal effects.