OK, here goes……looking to take a standalone cycle of Phera Plex. First time using. THANKS A TON FOR REVIEWING AND THANKS IN ADVANCE TO THOSE WHO HELP!
STATS:
Age 35
Height 5’10
Weight 185
BF: about 13
My training situation is a bit interesting in that I do triathlons in the summer and therefore increase endurance exercise in the spring and summer. Lifting program during these months involves shorter (1 minute) rests between sets. Whole body workouts 3 days per week. Essentially more circuit and HIT type training to save time for triathlon training. In the fall and winter I go for bulk, eat more, do dome sort of a 4 day split, increase exercises and volume, lower reps and increase rest between sets (2-3 minutes) for hypertrophy.
Here is the cycle plan…pieced it together doing research from various threads. Please look carefully and give feedback and feel free to answer questions I have asked throughout.
Before I begin, is there any reason to preload with Hawthorne and Flax seed for a few months before the cycle? Anyone heard of this? Benefits? Necessary? Saw someone mention this in a thread.
Cycle
Week 1 PP 10mg
Week 2 PP 20mg
Week 3 PP 20mg
Week 4 PP 30mg
Post Cycle Therapy
Week 5 Nolva 40mg Rebound XT 75mg Retain 3caps
Week 6 Nolva 30mg Rebound XT 50mg Retain 3caps
Week 7 Nolva 20mg Rebound XT 25mg Retain 3caps
Week 8 Rebound XT 25 Retain 2 caps (Is this week really necessary just running Phera Plex for 4 weeks?)
Supps (Multi-Vitamin Daily)
Week 1 Hawthorn, RYR w/ Co-Q10, Milk Thistle(600mgs x2), Celery Seed, Fish Oil (How much celery seed and fish oil should I take? Does this come in capsule form? Syrup?)
Week 2 Hawthorn, RYR w/ Co-Q10, Milk Thistle(600mgs x2), Celery Seed, Fish Oil
Week 3 Hawthorn, RYR w/ Co-Q10, Milk Thistle(600mgs x2), Celery Seed, Fish Oil
Week 4 Hawthorn, RYR w/ Co-Q10, Milk Thistle(600mgs x2), Celery Seed, Fish Oil
Week 5 Hawthorn, RYR w/ Co-Q10, Milk Thistle, Celery Seed, Fish Oil, CEE, BCAAs, EC (What is CEE and EC?)
Week 6 Hawthorn, RYR w/ Co-Q10, Milk Thistle, Celery Seed, Fish Oil, CEE, BCAAs, EC
Week 7 Hawthorn, RYR w/ Co-Q10, Milk Thistle, Celery Seed, Fish Oil, CEE, BCAAs, EC
Week 8 + CEE, Fish Oil, BCAAs, EC,
For thebigguy and those who are new like me, I found out that RYR is a product by Now Foods called Red Yeast Rice w/Co-Q10 which contains 1.2g RYR, 210mg Coq10, 210mg Milk Thistle, and 100mg Alpha Lipoic Acid which is also known as ALA. BCAA’s are Branched Chain Amino Acids. I have absolutely no clue as to what Co-Q10 is or what Milk Thistle is and what either do but I think that they might be related to reducing the tendency for high blood pressure while on cycle and/or liver protection. I know ALA is an antioxidant. Also, I don’t know what the celery seed and fish oil do either but many logs mention their use.
I’m curious as to what some of you with experience think about the following statement I found on a thread …i.e. Should I change my PCT plan? According to this statement perhaps I should ramp up the Rebound XT instead of taper? Any thoughts?
“Rebound XT - Can be run inversely to a SERM. This is best when hCG is included. As the SERM dose goes down and hCG is phased out over a few wks, the Rebound XT goes up. I've posted everywhere on this method. Also, Rebound XT can be used solo for uncomplicated PCTs when stacked with DHEA and Fenugreek for short, oral only cycles (1 month or less). Last, Rebound XT can be used at the very end of a post cycle therapy just to taper off of SERMs. I haven't tried it yet, but it makes sense for longer PCTs or when an edge on test production or reduced estrogen is desired long term.”
OK, I think that’s it…Feedback? Comments? Questions?