The shortest cycle I will do is 6 months. I have never had ANY trouble with recovery. I run at the present time, 750mg/week of sust. One of my main reasons for 6 months or longer cycles is because I am addicted to HGH. I feel the best way to maximize you gains from HGH is to run it for at least 6 months. I have never needed to use HCG for recovery either. Clomid always does the trick. I really feel that the gains I make are 100 times easier to keep after a long cycle. I have been working out and using AAS for over 12 years, and 6-8 weeks post cycle my blood results are all normal. My last cycle which started Jan 1 consisted of 5 weeks of anadrol at 100mg/day, 750mg/week of sust, 4-6I.U.s/day of HGH, and 75mg/EOD of fina. I gained about 37lbs and have only lost 7lbs so far. I have been off for the last month, so I really dont think I will loose anymore. Besides, I will be starting another cycle in 4 weeks, so if I do loose more weight by then, I'll gain it all back.