as someone who is currently running his first cycle, i'm starting to think more and more that the first cycle should be short-acting stuff. that way, if anabolics in general or the particular ester you're using (test, typicall, on a first cycle) doesn't suit you, you can stop pretty easily. i mean, i'm LOVING being on the juice right now--but i'm not so sure test E in particular was the right choice for a number of reasons--and yet there's no turning back now.
so i recommend test prop; worries of "turning into a pin cushion" are overblown insofar as with enth or cyp you're going to be injecting every 4 days to keep blood lvls stable, so with prop it's every 2--not a huge difference. and if you're worried about painful injections or infections/abcsesses, well there are always orals, which are, of course, also short-acting. var, tbol, winnie are all good candidates here (non-bloating).
another thing: people talk about a "simple" first cycle of 8 weeks of test E. it ain't so simple. u've got to find pinz, alcohol swabs, nolva, hcg, and probably an anti-aromatase if u don't want to look like a bloated hippo. you'll also need to read up on how to do a proper injection. in other words, you're pretty committed to spending a good sum of change and time--especially as you haven't yet found an inexpensive source yet and are going gung-ho-reliability. (which u will pay dearly for.)
so in sum, i recommend a short, 4-6 weeker with test prop (where u'll need to buy needles and syringes, from a place like getpinz.com) or--even better, i'm thinking as i write this--a cycle consisting of a mild oral like anavar / tbol / winnie for a month or so. put on 5-10 lean lbs, see if u like AAS at all. from there, do a simple nolva pct--sure, it won't be utterly ideal but if it worked for arnold it will be fine for you too. (if u've got hcg, u can of course use it.) THEN, for cycle number two, u can go all out with test and hcg and the anti-aromatizers and sticking yourself in the ass what not. remember with ur first cycle to always keep nolva on hand in case of gyno. keep it simple.
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