Starting a 16 week Eq cycle, contest prep timing

Hey guys!

I hope it's not considered too douche like to ask for opinions on a cycle one day after joining MC, lol I have some deadlines coming up real soon, such as pre-cycle blood work and am trying to get all my ducks in a row.

I plan on doing my first NPC contest on Oct 7th, men's physique, master's 35+. This is what I'll be running for my 16 week cycle:

1. Test C 350mg wk 1-16, split dose of 175mg twice per week
2. Equipoise 600mg wk 1-16, split dose of 300mg twice per week
3. Rad 140 12 weeks, 30mg ED
4. GW 501516 16 weeks, 20mg ED 30 mins before training
5. S4 Andarine 12 weeks, 50mg ED, split dose 25mg AM, 25mg PM
6. Aromasin on hand and will use as needed based on pre and mid cycle blood work
7. PCT none, on TRT and will resume TRT dose

As I mentioned in my intro, this will be my third cycle, but my first cycle with a compound other than test. First two cycles were test cyp, one was a 12 week, the other a 16 week cycle. Although this will be my third cycle, I have absolutely no experience in timing a cycle with a contest prep. Obviously, I want' to come in as dry as possible and don't want to be retaining excess water during peak week.So my main concern is at what point do I discontinue injectables? Two weeks out, 10 days out? Do I discontinue the Eq only, then drop my cyp down to my TRT dose? What about the SARMS? Can I run them all the way to my contest day?

Sorry for all the noob like questions, but this is all new territory for me and is confusing af.

Stats: male, 47 years old, 5'10" 197lbs. 14% bf, training for 22 years, two prior cycles test only, last cycle ended August last year, time on = time off, one 12 week cycle of RAD 140 only,


Thank you in advance for any expertise in this are you may be able to share. Any and all comments greatly appreciated

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Presser said:

sorry man, this post was automatically moderated by our system, I just approved it, so its now public , not sure whats going on but a had quite a few moderated member posts today ,

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No prob, it happens. Thanks for taking care of it for me!

Ok first of all you got a lot of stuff going on here. You state that you have been on TRT for sometime in another thread, have you ever gotten down to 5-8% bodyfat and saw how you body handles Test C on at a low BF level?

Second thing is have you already bought everthing you listed above? The reason I ask is that you include a lot of SARMS which most guys have very little experience with when heading into a contest..........most guys stick to the tried and true AAS when going into a contest..........even if you go this route your body will handle things differently than others; you will be your own lab experiment. Your are definintly going to need some Estrogen blocker to get the water off you.

yellow snow said:

Ok first of all you got a lot of stuff going on here. You state that you have been on TRT for sometime in another thread, have you ever gotten down to 5-8% bodyfat and saw how you body handles Test C on at a low BF level?

Second thing is have you already bought everthing you listed above? The reason I ask is that you include a lot of SARMS which most guys have very little experience with when heading into a contest..........most guys stick to the tried and true AAS when going into a contest..........even if you go this route your body will handle things differently than others; you will be your own lab experiment. Your are definintly going to need some Estrogen blocker to get the water off you.

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Hey yellow snow, thanks for taking the time to reply!

Yes, I have purchased everything and no, my bf has never been down to between 5-8%. This will be my first actual contest prep. I did a mini cut last summer for a vacy and was able to get down to 11% @185lbs on cardio and diet alone and of course my weekly TRT dose of cyp. I know most people go with test prop for contest prep, but I decided to go with the cyp, because it's what I know and what I feel comfortable with. I threw in the RAD140, because I have experience with it and know what I am capable with while on it. This shit literally turned me into a fricken beast in the weight room! The S4 and the GW combination is supposed to among other things assist in burning bf.

I guess I'll just plan on playing things by ear then. Who knows, if I qualify nationally, I may decide to step it up a bit with a more legit cycle, lol

Thanks again brotha!