No one is ever going to agree on anything. The guys who state that you won't be shutdown are giving an opinion. My opinion is that 500mg will shut you down. I don't understand the constant references to this being his first cycle, b/c thats got little if anything to do with his nat. test production & suppression. Are you guys suggesting he might need hcg if he had more cycles under his belt? Additionally, we've all come off test, particulalrly sust., with limited to no pct and its definietly a forgiving compound. That said, for those who have had good pct experiences with only clom/nolv., have you also recovered using hcg as well? I've done it both ways, often times when I didn't even think I was badly shutdown, and almost every instance saw improved gains and strength keeping when the hcg was utilized. Many times with hcg, all I drop was the water and almost no strength. Thats worth the cost of a cheap entree at outback in my book. Thats been my experience.
Stu, not trying to bust your balls too bad but you really haven't put alot of time or thought into this cycle if you have come this far and still don't have a clue what hcg is. Do a search instead of complaining b/c you expect us to agree on something as individual as how your endocrine system will respond to 500mg of exogeneous testosterone. If you approach this board expecting consesus and think that this is the way to map your path, absent of individual research, you're gonna be disappointed. Go to any web profile and look up hcg. Thats a start.