Basic Test E cycle has kind of dragged on longer than planned.. need advice

[WereAllGonnaMakeIt]

Test E 500mg x 13 weeks

weeks 13-20 I have been running about 250mg Test E.

I had bought extra test (planned a 16 week cycle) and in week 13 started worrying about gyno sides (which quickly went away) so I cut to 250 and have been doing 250/wk up to week 20.

My question is: I should probably stop right now, wait 2 weeks and then run my planned PCT right? Wasnt sure if there are extra steps I should take now that the cycle has gone overboard. Just sort of got addicted to the gains and didnt want to stop week 16.

 

[Gullinbursti]

No extra steps needed. Stop when you're ready to. Honestly tapering down to 250 may help mitigate issues from hormone fluctuations. You'll be fine either way. And lol they often do go longer than planned unless you seriously stick to a definite time line

 

[Aoi_611]

Welcome to blasting and cruising lol

For harm reduction’s sake I’ll say the same as above but this is exactly how I started b’n’cing

 

[ZephyrHillz]

Hey bro, I'm planning on running the same Test E cycle. What has your gains been like so far? Did you notice any side effects?

 

[Gullinbursti]

Gains will be good as long as you eat a lot and train hard. My personal advice is try to get as strong as possible during this cycle. A 5×5 with AMRAP and volume work at the end for basically every muscle group got me big and strong quickly. Lifts should be going up every week, you should be making consistent progress or there's a problem somewhere. Steroids work if you do. They're not magic but they sure help a lot. The only side effects you'll come across would be estrogen related and easily fixable with the AI that you should already have on hand before starting your cycle. Run it for 16 weeks and you should be able to gain twenty pounds or so and keep at least half after pct and cutting down a bit.

 

[ZephyrHillz]

Gains will be good as long as you eat a lot and train hard. My personal advice is try to get as strong as possible during this cycle. A 5×5 with AMRAP and volume work at the end for basically every muscle group got me big and strong quickly. Lifts should be going up every week, you should be making consistent progress or there's a problem somewhere. Steroids work if you do. They're not magic but they sure help a lot. The only side effects you'll come across would be estrogen related and easily fixable with the AI that you should already have on hand before starting your cycle. Run it for 16 weeks and you should be able to gain twenty pounds or so and keep at least half after pct and cutting down a bit.

Thanks man! What AI and PCT are you taking for the Test E cycle? Novaldex?

 

[WereAllGonnaMakeIt]

Welcome to blasting and cruising lol

For harm reduction’s sake I’ll say the same as above but this is exactly how I started b’n’cing

Is this your first cycle? If so, I would go with 12 weeks of 500mg test E. Assuming you are someone who has worked hard at the gym and is in decent shape going in, you will be truly amazed at the gains. I would be prepared for some water retention, but as far as your numbers / improvements on your lifts go, you will be amazed. You can lift basically every day as hard as you want, assuming you are running normal splits. Read the book in the wiki about gyno / beginner cycles. Use tamoxifen (nolvadex) and in a true emergency only, exemestane (aromasin). You can use nolvadex for a gyno flare up effectively, and this is recommended as AI's such as aromasin are extremely harsh on your body. And seriously, keep it to just test E 500mg x 12 weeks for first cycle, you want as few variables as possible in case you run into issues such as gyno.

 

[Gullinbursti]

Thanks man! What AI and PCT are you taking for the Test E cycle? Novaldex?

Nolvadex will work fine. Taking hcg during cycle will make your pct easily. But could make figuring out your estrogen slightly more complicated. Check out the r/steroids subreddit for great info. Read there wiki before asking basis questions on there though