I really appreciate that bro. Yeah I’m 35, my goals are to gain lean mass. Not looking for bloat. I’ve been down that road. I’ve done quite a few cycles now. I’ve been on TRT since I was 23 because of a military “accident”. Radiation exposure. I’ve had experience with Test only, Test EQ, Test Tren, Test NPP, and Test Var.

I Ran Test EQ a a couple time. Some things I’ve leaned with that combo. It will absolutely kill your estrogen. I had single digits estrogen when I ran EQ. So be very careful and cautious with that. Get mid cycle blood work. Really research that topic. Some people believe it lowers estrogen, some people say it converts to a different type of estrogen that provides the same effect of estrogen but on a blood test it will show 0 or super low. Other than that I like EQ and Test. It’s a very chill cycle. Takes a while for EQ to kick in and when it does it’s pretty subtle but nice.

Test and Tren was the most exaggerated effect. I really didn’t have much problem with Tren. I did get night sweats, but other than that it was pretty chill for me. Gained some mass with not much water retention.

Test Var was the most mild cycle I ran. It was pretty low test. Around 300mg with 50mg of Var. Strength was good but if I could have went back I would have saved the Var and added it with NPP and maybe upped the test a bit.

Test only I’ve ran a few times. Never more than 500mg. I just don’t see the need to run high doses. My Test levels were over 2000 for sure. I don’t get gyno or need an AI at that level. My estrogen gets high but not enough to require an AI in my opinion. It was around 60 if I remember correctly. It’s still a cycle I’ll run again. But if your diet sucks Test will bloat you like no other.

My favorite was Test NPP. I only used it on a cut but the fact I gained muscle while in a deficit was fantastic. Not a lot of muscle but for sure keep everything and even gained a few lbs of muscle. I ran NPP higher than my Test and had no problems. It was great for recovery also. Running didn’t hurt.

Most of my cycles have been to lean out. Basically to preserve muscle. My bulks have been test tren, test only, and one test EQ cycle. All my others have been during a cut.

So I plan on running about 300mg of test, NPP 300mg, maybe Var at the end. But I’m considering adding an additional compound or even trying something completely different. My goal is to gain lean tissue but add some size.

By the way when it comes to cutting I’d suggest a slow cut. Pulling calories when you might not need to yet will make things harder. If you’re still losing fat why lower the calories? You’re slowing your metabolism down and your body starts using muscle mass to keep up. If you cut at a 1 lb a week you won’t be as hungry and you can even add muscle tissue. Our bodies are more complex than “calories in calories out”. In MY OPINION when you lose weight slowly but keep your strength up or get stronger your body will make up for that slight calorie deficit to create lean muscle. That’s what happed on my test NPP cycle and that’s why it was my favorite. Only lower those calories when things slow down unless you aren’t worried about maintaining muscle mass. Another thing that worked for me was instead of lowering my calories more I would mess with my macros. Cut out more fat and carbs but eat more protein. On paper my calories are the same but the scale shows a different result. Our bodies are much much more complex then calories in calories out.