OK, here it is guys, the intended Testosterone Enanthate cycle is as follows (including Post Cycle Therapy, PCT):
Wk 1-10, 500mg/week Testosterone Enanthate (250mg twice a week)
Wk 11, nothing
Wk 12, 100mg/day Clomid, 40mg/day Nolvadex
Wk 13, 100mg/day Clomid, 40mg/day Nolvadex
Wk 14, 100mg/day Clomid, 20mg/day Nolvadex (blood test at this point)
Wk 15, 50mg/day Clomid, 20mg/day Nolvadex
Wk 16, 50mg/day Clomid, 20mg/day Nolvadex (Nolvadex optional this week dependent on blood test)
I am considering the use of hCG during the cycle to reduce testicular atrophy - i.e. stop the boys shutting down which should also help with getting back online quicker at the end (and possibly reducing the period of PCT which actually contains some pretty potent drugs that you don't want to stay on longer than you have to in their own right).
For reference, see:
Testosterone Only Cycle
As a new user a testosterone cycle will give you the best value in gains to side effects and money to results. There are indeed quite a few other compounds out there you could call "safer", but there's nothing like test for a first cycle. It lets you know how your body will react to supraphysiological levels of androgens and anabolics while keeping your libido happy. The "Fisher Price" Cycle.
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=664607
Testosterone
Testosterone is responsible for the development and maintenance of male secondary sex characteristics. This includes it being a highly anabolic and androgenic hormone, therefore being capable of increasing users' muscle mass and strength/power when administered at larger than normal doses in the body. The testosterone enanthate compound itself is an injectable oil which contains testosterone with the enanthate ester attached to the testosterone molecule. When the enanthate ester is adding to testosterone base, it creates a long-acting form of testosterone. This requires a user to only inject the compound once or twice per week to maintain fairly stable levels of the compound, something that is obviously an advantage. Blood levels of testosterone enanthate will fall rather dramatically five days after it is administered, however the level of the compound should still be well above baseline after a week. This is quite similar to the cypionate ester. In fact, testosterone cypionate and enanthate are basically interchangeable in terms of active life and half life, including almost identical release patterns. Enanthate was primarily manufactured in other areas of the world outside of North America. Cypionate was the ester of choice for North American companies in the early stages of anabolic steroid development. However now both of these esters are used throughout the world having both maintained their popularity with users. They are both widely available.
http://www.musclesci.com/forum/f297/testosterone-43728/
Testosterone
Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group. In mammals, testosterone is primarily secreted in the testes of males and the ovaries of females, although small amounts are also secreted by the adrenal glands. It is the principal male sex hormone and an anabolic steroid. In men, testosterone plays a key role in health and well-being as well as in sexual functioning. Examples include enhanced libido, increased energy, increased production of red blood cells and protection against osteoporosis. On average, an adult human male body produces about forty to sixty times more testosterone than an adult female body, but females are, from a behavioral perspective (rather than from an anatomical or biological perspective), more sensitive to the hormone. However the overall ranges for male and female are very wide, such that the ranges actually overlap at the low end and high end respectively.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testosterone
Steroid Usage Basics For Beginers. 101
There are limits to the length of cycle use. When you being AAS use, it takes time for the body to “swap” its natural testosterone with the synthetic compound. The times vary with the particular ester used. However a short AAS cycle will most likely only result in a shut down of HPTA and not leave the body exposed to the synthetic testosterone long enough for positive gains. Too long of a cycle, and your suppressed HPTA will have a harder time recovering. Further, the body can develop more or less immunities to AAS on cycles ran too long and cycles ran at too high of a dose. Secondly, the body has limits for how much it can grow. A longer, higher dosed cycle will not be more effective simply because of the body’s tolerance and limited ability to grow. My own guideline for a first and second time user is any cycle ran less than 8 weeks is too short; any cycle ran longer than 15 weeks is excessive. 10-14 weeks is a good range for a first and second time user.
http://www.musclesci.com/forum/f297/steroid-usage-basics-beginers-101-a-16568/
SERM/AI Definition
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator (SERM) Compounds that bind with estrogen receptors and exhibit estrogen action in some tissues and anti-estrogen action in other tissues. The ideal SERM would deliver all the benefits of estrogen without the adverse effects. ex: Clomiphene Citrate (Marketed as Clomid or Serophene). Tamoxifen (Marketed as Nolvadex).Aromatise Inhibitor (AI) Aromatase inhibitors exhibit a very different mechanism of action than SERM’s. Aromatase inhibitors prevent the conversion of androgens into estrogen in fat, muscle, breast, and brain. ex: Anastrazole (brand name Arimidex). FEMARA (letrozole tablets).
http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=94545
Clomid, Nolvadex and HCG in Post Cycle Recovery
One of the most frequently asked questions on MuscleTalk is how to use properly use the post cycle therapy (PCT) drugs Clomid, Nolvadex and HCG correctly.
http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/clomid-hcg.aspx
