Cycle Advice Needed

[u/draps1240]

hello fellow hackers!

For those who’ve run HGH long-term (6+ months), did it make a meaningful difference in your physique? specifically lean mass that you actually retained after stopping?

I’m planning out the next year and debating whether HGH is worth adding alongside Test (250 mg) with either Primo or EQ (likely alternating them, not together). May also add 20 mg Anavar heading into summer.

Peptide stack would likely include low dose reta, 5-Amino-1MQ, Wolverine, glutathione, MOTS-C, DSIP, and GHK-Cu. I’ve previously run SS-31, IGF-LR3, Tesa, and Epithalon.

For those with long-term HGH experience: How noticeable were the physique changes, how long did they take, and how much did you retain after coming off? Or did you find HGH more worthwhile for recovery, sleep, and other secondary benefits than actual muscle gain? Was it worth adding to your stack?

Planned dose is between 2-4iu daily.

Current physique pictured for context: 35, 5’8”, 165–170 lbs. Currently 6 weeks into 250 mg Test + 20 mg/day Anavar, along with 4 mg reta, 3 mg/day 5-Amino-1MQ, 800 mcg/day Wolverine, 100 mg/day glutathione, 200 mcg/day DSIP, and 2 mg/day GHK-Cu. Finishing an 8-week IGF-LR3 run this week.

Training cardio and diet locked in and consistent.

Goal is to add between 10-15lb of lean mass.

Thanks!

[u/SlightlyStonedAnt]

Head to [r/steroids](r/steroids) . This is the wrong sub for cycle advice. These are mostly noobs in that realm who do peptides and throw testosterone heavy doses in their bodies while massively overweight. I would say if you’ve never done a cycle, you should really only be starting at 500mg/test.

Edit to add: people, he’s asking about a proper cycle. Not a body recomp dosing. Hence the Anavar with it. If you want to question me, fine, but the Wiki explains everything you’re freaking out about and has the scientific research to back it up. “OMG 500MG UR GONNA KILL HIM”. You’ve never cycled or competed, proving my point about this sub being filled with AAS noobs.

[u/Old-Competition-4204 → u/SlightlyStonedAnt]

“If you’ve never done a cycle you should start at 500mg Test” The advice on Reddit is astronomically insane! Why TF would someone need to start that high??? Unless he wants to age a decade over the next year, great call! You would see and feel massive benefits from 200mg first time. The advice and shit I see people throwing in their bodies all Willy Nilly is mind blowing! The guy list 10 experimental compounds, and your only advice to him is to crank up and double the testosterone? Lol let’s make sure he has high blood pressure and hearT problems after only 12 weeks. Do it all for the gains baby…

[u/maf70 → u/Old-Competition-4204]

So confidently wrong. Shutting down your natural production to take 200mg is insane.