I agree with Ghost it's a dumb first cycle.
Not really. It really depends on his goals. Which is goals states is basically going to have him dropping BF% and cutting some weight. In a case like this, winstrol (or anavar or priimo) would be excellent. It is his first cycle and it is always good to start with one compound at a time just to see how your body reacts to it. Who knows what will happen if you add 2-3 in there and start having sides, and can't pinpoint which of them is doing it to you. At least doing winstrol by itself, if he experiences hairloss or sore joints, etc.. he will know it is directly the winstrol and therefore eliminate it from future use.
Also, winstrol will be excellent for his goals because what a lot of people do not realize around here is that when you are cutting bodyfat and dropping weight you are NOT going to build muscle at the same time. A diet deficient in calories and carbs simply is not going to be conducive to muscle growth because the environment is going to be lacking and not properly supported to enhance this process. A "dumb" first cycle for him would be something like test, dbol or deca... things that promote water retention when in fact, he is trying to go in the opposite direction
First off u need to have very low bf to start with if u want to see the benefit of a Winstrol - stanozolol only cycle.
Not necessarily. You can utilize winstrol to help get you to low BF in the first place. You will definately need some kind of anabolic protection to keep the muscle you have (at least as much as you can) while dieting down. In the low BF area, I would not even suggest using winstrol at all once you reach that stage because there are other compounds that can be utilized to a greater degree than winstrol without having to worry about the effects on your tendons and such.
Secondly it makes a difference if this cycle is an oral or an inj one. If u plan on injecting u'll likely get more out of a Winstrol - stanozolol only run since it does entail more nitrogen retention than oral ingestion. The downside is the painful ED poking. Oral ingestion leads to a stronger synergy with test since the winstrol acts to free up test in ur system. This effect is more pronounced when u do it orally.
Personally, I never saw a difference and I have run winstrol 34 weeks before in both modes, injects and orals.
This means that the results from an oral wintrol only cycle likely will not match ur expectations unless ur very low on bf.
Read his goals again, his goal is to get down to low BF in the first place. Winstrol would be excellent for this purpose. The advantages is that it is much cheaper than anavar and less likely to be underdosed or flat out fake. It is a better choice that using something else like tren. Prim.o? Forget it.. good luck finding that. Good luck affording it too. And considering the harsher alternatives of playing around with T3, the headaches from clen, DNP - fuck that... winstrol seems the most solid choice available to him.