Why would I ever come off?

[drab4]

Gains would slow anyway bro. They do for me past about 16 weeks. Then I have to keep increasing doseage if I want to stay on.

If you stayed on 500mg/week for a year, I'm guessing by the end of the year it would be like you were not even on cycle. Besides, at such a conservative dose why bother staying on for so long?

Best reason to take breaks is that it provides the best results IMHO.

[BigD]

If you do anything like that, I would suggest going HRT between cycles... 200mg/week max. That way you keep test levels within normal range and do not get the side effects mentioned like gyno, lipid changes, etc. You will still be shut down and may lose *some* gains, but for many guys wanting to go big or go pro, they have to stay on all year, and when they stop competing, they go on HRT b/c they'll never get their natty test back. Look at Dorian... retired, on HRT, 265lbs and still rows 200lb dumbells. Who knows how long he'll live, but I like my chances with HRT levels, just not with 500mg/week

[Stupid Biotch]

Normail test ranges are about 7mg a day I think. So about 50mg or so a week. That's why sust is used for testoserone replacement therapy. One shot a month. And since the esters release at different rates...their getting a normal range each week.

I think any amount that shuts you down isn't good. There's no reason to be someone in your younger years deciding right now that you don't ever want to have natural testosterone production again. There's just no point in it anyway...staying on all the time.

[Gaul]

Go to steroidology and read Conan69's thread about his 5 year cycle. He told the doctors he'd been on for 5 years and they didn't believe him because he was in such good health. And these weren't little maintenance doses he was using. A few grams of test, plus a gram of dbol.

[jsjs24]

I think it's more exiting cycling on and off anyway. You get to plan that next cycle and see nice jumps in strength and weight. In theory it might soung good bro but I wouldn't do it.

[latimer99]

i bet if you tried it you would find by about the end of the 3rd month you would start to increase your dosage and by the end of a year you would be around 1500mgs.
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[MidnightRider]

I've got a HRT script, but don't use it. My doc proscribed androgel and keeps my test level at 450, which is not enough. I like to use 400mg of cyp a week instead. Thats probably to much, but I feel good. Side effects are small. Just watch your red cell count, cholesterol level and blood pressure.