How long "clean" before new cycle

[confid12000]

I have read in Anabolic Review that you should stay clean for at least as long as your previous cycle's length before starting a new one. I know this is being whiter than white (or blacker than black, no discrimination here ). But I want to stick to this rule, anyway.

My question is: dou you count PCT as part of the cycle length. I mean, if you go through a 10 week cycle plus 5 weeks PCT, should you stay clean for 10 or for 15 weeks?

 

[newpump]

Yes, consider PCT as part of the cycle length.

 

[dali]

Don't know what clean is bro

 

[junk]

Yes, consider PCT as part of the cycle length.

 

[confid12000]

So I should stay 15 weeks clean, right?

 

[dali]

If you want to shrink

 

[paul allen]

The way I think about it is not to include pct in cycle, but don't start counting clean weeks til off pct. i.e 8 week cycle, then a further 6 weeks to finish pct. When finish pct, start counting 8 weeks.

But to be truly honest, I like to leave it as long as possible, I get a real buzz off training naturally (seeing that I can keep all gains and maybe gain a lb or 2). There was 5 months between my last 2 cycles, and I have just done a 3 weeker in dec, but I'm not going back on til end of March. I believe the longer your off, the more impact your next cycle will have, therefore making 2 good cycles a year better than 3 or 4.

 

[confid12000]

Thx, Paul. That was exactly what I was thinking I would do: start counting after PCT but not include PCT in the # of weeks clean.