blank! said:
you need to re-read my post. i never said nolva prevents aromatization. i dont even know where you got that from, but it obviously wasnt me.
and as for the "in theory" business - people take it for systemic estrogen blocking, but it appears to target certain areas (breast tissue) more than others...which is why it's used for gyno flareups, and isnt exactly perfect/complete for PCT. why this is, on a chemical level? i dont know but i'd love to hear why if someone else does.
grant - i dont mind your 10-12 week cycle plan, but i dont really like it either. 1-test gains really slow after 6 weeks, which would make that cycle a helluva waste (and like you said, a PITA to apply for so long)...even with HCG i'd never recommend that cycle. the 6-on 4-off and repeat looks much better.
I got that idea from you saying nolva has you covered on "both fronts" both fronts being an AI and a SERM, which is what I thought you meant.
Like I said, Nolva acts as an Anti Estrogen in some tissues and an estrogen in others, I also dont know why but wouldlike to hear why.
I gave him 2 cycle plans because I like to recover completly after cycles, so I dont neccesarily agree with running 2 cycles without completly recovering in between them, and he asked for 2 cycles in 16-18 weeks. I gave him 2 in 16. In my experience with 1-test and 1-test cyp, the gains did not slow or end after 6 weeks. The only issues with running that cycle for 10-12 weeks would be A) Lack of HCG and B)PITA to apply for that long, but if he is willing to apply it for that long, I think he would keep more gains then running two cycles in such a short tme. The longer the gains have time to "set in" the more likeyl you are to keep them. Thats great that you would never reccomend that cycle, I would never do it myself, unless I was pinning the 1test and 4ad, I personally hate transdermals, but have seen people run them for that long.
Funny how you had to even comment on what I said I personally believe(clomid better then nolva), if you read the boards you will find there is quite a dissagreement on whether nolva is more effective then clomid/ vice versa.
About the HCG comment, do a search, you will actully find that many people here use HCG on short cycles (8 weeks and even less sometimes) I have never used HCG, but if I did, I would use it on every cycle. I usually use IGF-1 and find that it brings my nuts back to full size, but that doenst mean much in terms of suppression.
About the DHEA that Dr. D suggest in use for PCT, he suggests such a small dose, that supression would be non existant from it, I think he suggests something like 200mgs?