p53tsg
New member
First time poster after months of lurking. Seeking advice on potential first cycle, still undecided. I've read most of the stickies, perused other forums, and I'm getting closer to making a decision.
The requisite background:
~lifted throughout teens for football, built a foundation (but had no concept of diet)
~neglected the gym in college (4 years)
~been back at it with proper diet and training for 2 years. currently 24 years old. 5'10, approx 170 lbs, 11-12% body fat
Here's why I'm considering anabolics:
~I haven't added the kind of size I've always wanted, though I've gotten a lot stronger.
~I've hit a strength plateau.
~In the 2 years since resuming training, I've spent about 16 months of that on a planned 300-500 cal surplus, yet gained plenty of fat (so I suspect my surplus was probably greater). But here I am stuck at 170 lbs.
I don't have the same goals as some do. I don't plan on competing, I don't have any aspiration to be 230 lbs shredded. I simply want the size that I expected when straightening out my training and diet 2 years ago. Adding 10-15 lbs of LBM would be more than adequate for my goals.
With mild goals, I've done most of my research on the milder anabolics. I'm considering two paths:
~your typical beginner test cycle.
~an anavar only cycle.
~or recommend me something.
I have the slightest of post-pubertal gyno, so I'm a little afraid of the test to be completely honest. But I don't know if the anavar would be potent enough to even mess with.
TL;DR, sorry. But if you have an opinion, I'd greatly appreciate any advice, whether it be to forget the idea or go for it. Thanks bros.
The requisite background:
~lifted throughout teens for football, built a foundation (but had no concept of diet)
~neglected the gym in college (4 years)
~been back at it with proper diet and training for 2 years. currently 24 years old. 5'10, approx 170 lbs, 11-12% body fat
Here's why I'm considering anabolics:
~I haven't added the kind of size I've always wanted, though I've gotten a lot stronger.
~I've hit a strength plateau.
~In the 2 years since resuming training, I've spent about 16 months of that on a planned 300-500 cal surplus, yet gained plenty of fat (so I suspect my surplus was probably greater). But here I am stuck at 170 lbs.
I don't have the same goals as some do. I don't plan on competing, I don't have any aspiration to be 230 lbs shredded. I simply want the size that I expected when straightening out my training and diet 2 years ago. Adding 10-15 lbs of LBM would be more than adequate for my goals.
With mild goals, I've done most of my research on the milder anabolics. I'm considering two paths:
~your typical beginner test cycle.
~an anavar only cycle.
~or recommend me something.
I have the slightest of post-pubertal gyno, so I'm a little afraid of the test to be completely honest. But I don't know if the anavar would be potent enough to even mess with.
TL;DR, sorry. But if you have an opinion, I'd greatly appreciate any advice, whether it be to forget the idea or go for it. Thanks bros.