My cycle

Ok, just about to start my first cycle. You know the basic beginner cycle.

10 Weeks

Test Enanth 500mg/week 1-10
EQ 400mg/week 1-10
Dbol 35mg/day 1-4
ALA 1000mg/day
Nolvadex 50mg/day throughout

I would opt for Liquidex but money is pretty tight. I might bump up the ALA to 2000mg a day. Should I run the nolvadex 50mg per day or eod. All I have is 50mg's.

Stats:
5-9
178 lbs
~14% bf

My goal is to pack on at least 10 pounds of lean muscle. What do you guys think?

Ultimate Goal:
5-9
200 lbs
~8% bf

What should my next cycle look like? I am looking for a cutting cycle that will add a little muscle, but mostly drop fat and make me look ripped.

Perhaps:

10 Weeks
Fina 75mg/day 1-10 or 150mg eod
Test Prop 100mg eod 1-10
EQ 400mg/week 1-10
Clen 1-10
Nolvadex throughout 1-12

T3 30mcg? not sure if I want to mess with thyroid....yet

What do you guys think? Any suggestions?

I think if you train, eat and rest appropriately, you will net more than 10lbs on your bulk cycle.

I think on your cutting cycle, although maybe premature, would be a good idea to limit your Fina use to 6 weeks or less.

I am also partial to liquidex, and will never do another cycle without it @ .25-.50 per day, but this is a debated topic.

Either way, looks like you have studied some and are well on your way to a smart and beneficial experience.

I noticed you are tryong to go from 14%bf to 8%bf while adding 22lbs. I don't think you will be able to add all that weight and drop that much bf. You will need to decide what you want more.
As for Nolva, 50mg is a lot to run per day. Try it at 25mg and go from there. I ran 10mg and didn't notice much.

Oh yeah....My eating habits

I'm shooting for 3500-4000 cals per day

300g protein
Moderate carbs
Low to Moderate Fats

I think I have another post around her one my usual eating habits. (or difficulties )

I don't expect to gain that much muscle and lose that much bf in 1 cycle. That was my ultimate goal after a few cycles and hard training. Hopefully after my bulking cycle and then my cutting cycle I'll be close. My time frame for my goal is about a year or so.

On my first cycle I want to gain 10-15lbs (or more) of muscle while probably staying about the same bf. Then on my next cycle lose the excess fat and put on maybe 3-5 lbs of muscle. Is that do able?

That is very do able.

Looks good to me bro.

i'd run the ala at 3000mg ed but atleast bump it up to 2000

I wonder why people see first cycles with 1gm /wk and more with large frontloads and large D-bol "kickstarts" and condone them-shouldn't the focus be on training,recovery and diet with more moderate "first" cycles-no offense-just concern for younger bros

I agree rippedchef I think that cycle is an intermediate cycle not a 1st cycle. I just finished my first cycle with literally half the dosages and gained 20 lbs. Biggerstronger you probably don't need the kickstart since your a gear virgin. Also you definitely don't need 50mg of novaldex a day. 25mg at the most.

Do you think 35mg of dbol is too much? I have done some Dbol and Winny cycles before, but this is my first real cycle. I think 500 mg of test and 400 mg of EQ is about right for a first cycle. I am just as concerned about diet and recovery as am with the juice. I am looking at the whole picture, and I do not think the AS is some magical pill that will induce growth on it's own.