how much rest in between cycles?

GrChRampage

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• Mar 31, 2005

• #1

i know its suggested to stay off the same or more time you were on but how many off you guys dont go by the rules?

 

MMX2

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• Mar 31, 2005

• #2

For most that would be a good rule of thumb. Competitors sometimes don't have the time, so they cut recovery time to half... but you need to let the body normalize before you put it through the stress again... my two cents.

 

ton1333

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• Apr 15, 2005

• #3

like mmx said, its really person dependent, i can tell when everything start going right again after a cycle and then i give it another week or two before going back on to let the body get used to functioning on its own again, the off as long as on is a good guideline, but as with everything in BBing everyone responds differently.

 

DoubleWide22

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• Apr 15, 2005

• #4

it depends what your trying to do. if your tryign to really make a impression competing you wont be off fo rlong at all. its just offseason contest then off for a few months. id say most competitive bodybuilders stay on around 10months of the year. this isnt for everyone. and i dont recommend it.

 

modizzle

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• Apr 15, 2005

• #5

If you want to avoid unwanted sides then you should take the time off and have your body adapt to it's normal stage....but once you are an experience user and know what you are doing and also keep in if you are competing then that's a different story....

 

Bignick

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• Apr 15, 2005

• #6

some guys truly never go off....and i have seen studies that when using shit....cant thing of the name of it...very common one!! damn it...im sure somebody knows.....but it doesnt suppress natural test production...and alot of bros use that during their post cycle therapy in order to keep the gains that they have...so technically you would be on all year round when looking at it like that

 

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Chaps

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• Apr 17, 2005

• #7

Bignick are you thinking of Anavar? I've heard of people bridging with that and it not being too supressive on the HPTA. Also about off time it all depends on how supressive the compounds in your cycle were to your HPTA, I've read article by Author L. Rea where he has mapped out cycles for people where they are on for 8 weeks off for 2 then they are able to be back on for another 8 weeks! Maybe when i finally get my hands on his books i can elaborate on this.

 

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KILLYOU

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• Apr 17, 2005

• #8

a good friend of mine has been on for almost 20 weeks now, he plans on staying on as long as he is making gains.... he says why cut it short at 10, 12, 16 weeks if your still making weekly gains... im gonna try this this time around, im 7 weeks in .... when i go a few weeks and nothing then ill hit pct.
most guys i know and myseld stay off 6-8 weeks.... as long as my nuts are back in...
hell i know ppl who are off for less then a month between... and they are some of the freaks...