Cutting is going well, but need some input.

[Deleted member 33117]

Now that I am off of the test and have reduced my calories a bit (limited me refeed to about 7000 calories friday) I am definately looking alot harder. Weighed in at 227 today (was 239 two weeks ago), but my strength is down slightly... this is a bit concerning... since the weights I normally handle for 6-8 reps are down to 3-4.

I might need to up the dose on my gear, however I think perhaps when the boldenon is at peak onset (running 500 mg a week, but frontloaded 1500 mg on thursday) it will help. The winstrol alone may not be enough to maintain all of my strength I had on prop/masterone with high calories. Still alot of people are noticing that I look leaner and harder so I can't complain. My concern is a loss of muscle mass.

I'm currently runnign 40 mg of nolvadex a day as well due to puffy nipps, however the puffiness is subsiding already in under a week and they are no longer tender to the touch. I will soon reduce to 20 mg a day... and keep it at 10 mg a day once my nipples return to normal, just in order to help with my cholesterol while on winstrol I do not expect to have problems from 500 mg eq every week with 50 mg of winstrol a day with gyno or water retention.

In anyone elses experience does nolvadex seem to help with water retention and do we have any scientific literature to support an argument one way or another? This one I have as of yet to reach a conclusion on.

 

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IMHO, nolvadex has not helped me with water retention at all. I ran a hefty dose of test with nolva, but then switch to liquidex because I ran out, and I shedded water like mad.

However, I don't think youll hold very much water on that stack. Winny sheds water weight (not sure of exact mechanism), and eq aromatises at a very low rate. You might notice the difference, but I doubt others will.

As for strength loss, I know what you mean. My strength takes a beating, even while cutting with AAS.

However, IMHO, strength loss does not equate to muscle loss if your diet is in check, and on anabolics. I believe strength loss is equated to lowered energy reserves and less carbs. I'd bet if you quit cutting for a week, by the end of the week, your 3-4's would be back to 5-6, and in 2 weeks back to 7-8's.

 

[muscleup]

bloat should not be an issue with that cycle...Nolvadex is weak at controlling estrogen related bloating...Letrozole is the KING at controllong it....But with winny and eq, Nolva should work...