i just came off a very long cycle, and to be honest im not impressed. i think i started in feb, took a 3 wk break in may i think, then ive been on untill a few days ago.
i dont think i let the cycle reach anywhere near its potential, i got sick too many times, partied too much, got lazy too much, and a undercaloried diet...
not only for mental reasons will i be doing shorter cycles from now, on but also for hormonal reasons.
i myself start to plateu after about 8 wks on a cycle. i keep gaining but its very slow, just a little faster than what natural gains once were for me.
bumping up doses helped only for a few wks. and when the gains slow so did my motivation. even though thought to be "oldschool" pyramiding up does have a purpose, and it has to do with whats written below.
when your on test you body tries to reach homeostasis, and one of the ways it does that is by jacking up SHBG, so your injecting a ton of test every wk, but after so long your body is just almost normal, due to the rise in shbg, the actual amount of test left to build muscle is low.
ui havent tried it yet, but i plan to soon, but i think if someone was to want to do a long cycle something on this order would be more productive.
use fast or slow esters, but every 8 wks or so go off the gear or just go very low dose, and do a 3 wk break of clomid (or nolva) and hcg at about 300-500iu ed.
by lowering the dose or coming off, even though your not fully recovering, your freshening up and letting shbg drop back down, and the clomid and hcg will keep your test production up so you never experience a crash due to low hormones.
basically just a bunch of mini bridges but with a twist.
switching types of gear is also a must in my opinion, it will help keep your body from adapting.
but id consult with som bros who have more experince in this kinda thing, i wrote what i will be trying, but i have little experince in this kinda thing.
please post here what others say on other boards, im curious myself.