1 andro is definitely going to cause shutdown so don’t add that in.
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@Smont suggested, stack it with 4 andro.
I ran Halodrol a while ago, 14lbs of weight gain, strength, no sides to report. 100mg for 8 weeks
I think I see some confusion and there's not much logic in your opening statement about 1 andro, and I'm only pointing this out because you tagged me in the post and I see a lot of ppl make this assumption or thought process on what is suppression/shutdown. H-drol is going to cause shutdown/suppression, more than 1 andro. Shutdown is part of a cycle. Adding 4 Andro will also cause more shutdown just like real testosterone would cause more shutdown. Steroids cause shutdown, it's part of the cycle. If a cycle doesn't shut you down or supress you, it's likely it didn't do much in the first place. (Suppression is actually the correct word I'm looking for) shutdown would be more like when you bottom out. 4 Andro will help avoiding the feeling and the side effects of shutdown but it does not prevent you from being shut down. Even when you're on testosterone, you're shut down and the testosterone number that you have is artificial. Your supplying it, not making it.
On 4 Andro most guys will still have lower end testosterone on cycle, Ive seen a lot of blood work on 4 andro show like 400-500 total test and normal to slightly elevated estrogen, (sometimes high estrogen even. But that mediocre testosterone level and the estrogen is actually what's helping you feel good as opposed to not having the 4 Andro and risking crashing your estrogen (which probably won't happen in a short 4 to 6 weeks cycle but it is possible)
There's lots of things to consider, and they're normally not very black and white answers.
This last part is for everybody, when your goal on a cycle is to avoid shutdown that means your goal is also not to build muscle because there's very little muscle that's going to be built on your natural hormones. If a product you're taking is not strong enough to shut down your natural hormones to some degree then it's likely not strong enough to build much muscle.
This is why nobody gets jacked on Epi Andro or proviron or like compounds. Now that doesn't mean they don't have a place, I actually love epiandro. But I like it at 900-1200mg or more. And at that dose it very likely is contributing to suppression.
And while trt is not a option for many ppl. The reason most guys use testosterone and run test in-between cycles is because if your goal is to build muscle and maintaining it and remain feeling good and functional in-between running 2-3 cycles a year for years, ya test will prevent a lot of the issues on and in between cycles.
And of course everyone is different and there's 10 million variables, nothing is set in stone, but there are things that are to normally be expected
