I'm also interested in your previous Test 300/ Var cycle .. How was that for you? I've always wanted to know if using such low doses is worth it
I really like low-dose cycles, but my goals are a little different. At 42, a little goes a long way. Also, I absolutely swear by HGH. I looooove the stuff. I do 2.4 IU's of Genotropin Mini-Quicks 2x/day for five days on and two days off. To an old fart like me, HGH is a godsend. The anavar may all be in my head though, as I normally use it early in my cycle while I wait for the ethanate to kick-in.
Typically I do ten weeks with one shot of 300mg ethanate/week (I know that's considered stretching ethanate). Around week three, I add 0.5mg of armidex EoD (which I also know is controversial). But here are my goals: I want to be able to wear business clothes and not look like a football player. I also want to have decent strength in the gym, but I sure don't need to be the strongest guy.
I did learn something important during my last cycle. In the past, as soon as I did my first shot I started this "the clock is ticking" mentality where I tried to kill myself in the gym and I ate everything in sight. So by week eight or nine I would be burned-out, tired of stuffing myself, plagued with nagging little injuries and generally tired due to restless sleep. This time, I actually cut-back on calories around week five or six (but I sure didn't starve myself). Sure enough, the test ethanate kept me nitrogen positive and I didn't lose much muscle (if any). But for the first week or so after I cut calories, I thought the world was going to end. I lost big numbers (i.e. 10% strength) -- but they did come creeping back. Between weeks 5 and 9, I went from 270 lbs to 255 lbs.
Here's the other thing I finally took into consideration: Stress. I know most people don't have the luxury to do this, but I'd workout mid-day, drink a post-workout drink and then go straight home and rest for a minimum of 20 minutes (normally more like 40-60). I rarely fell asleep, but I almost always stayed flat on my back the entire time. I also started using Lunesta and night, which helps me get better blocks of continuous sleep.
I suspect that in the past, I've really stressed myself out by trying to cram as much training into my cycle as possible. Going forward, I'd like to find the hormones, supplements (including SARMS-S4), training regimen and lifestyle that meets my goals
yet is simple to maintain. That's the kicker -- is there a way to get the most benefit from an easy-to-implement program?