The mid/intermittent cycle protocol of 500-1,000 IUs HCG and 20 mgs Nolvadex ED for 7 days consecutively can and should be utilized when necessary during prolonged (12+/wks) or heavy dosage (1,000+mgs/wk) cycles. In addition, blood work should be performed before beginning a cycle and after completing a cycle in order to establish baseline values and evaluate recovery, respectively.
PCT should begin after the last injection and/or AAS intake. More specifically, a relative guideline to begin PCT is within 5-10 days when using long acting esters or 1-3 days when using short acting esters. This PCT protocol should consist of 1,000-1,500 IUs HCG 3x/wk (mod/wed/fri) in combination with 20 mgs Nolvadex ED and 50-100 mgs Clomid ED for 3wks. After, discontinue HCG and continue with 20 mgs Nolvadex ED and 50 mgs Clomid ED for an additional 3 weeks.
This is the midcycle protocol/pct that we discussed previously. I would do the mid cycle protocol at the point a few days before wk 9 starts. You could probably stay toward the lower dosages of hcg at both mid cycle and post cycle.
You can begin your pct 1-3 days after your last var dose if your going to run it to wk 18. The pct protocol is 6 wks long.
In summary you would be using hcg + nolva for 7 days mid cycle and hcg, nolva and clomid for 3 wks of your pct and continuing for 3 more wks with nolva and clomid.
When I originally posted this on another thread I made some typos as I was copying from my notes. This should be accurate.
This is not something I dreamed up. I researched it on this board, refined the dosages for myself and then used it right by the numbers and I had the most successful pct recovery ever. This comes right off the pct forum @ elite and it was posted by Jenetic about 1 year ago.
Even though some of my own training partners didn't like the hcg for 3 wks of pct I felt that getting the boys back to adult size before asking them to do their job was more important then worrying about any minor additional suppression. I researched it, compared it to other options, discussed it with knowledgeable guys, used it and it worked. Your cycle fits the 2 guidelines for using this pct, 1) length 12+ wks 2) dosage over 1000mg. there's the info do with it what you will. BTW, after being suppressed for 4+ months I'd assume you would be atrophied.