Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below I am just about to finish a 500mg a week Test E only cycle this week (12 weeks). Seeing that summer is just about here i don't really wanna be losing gains and looking smaller for the summer but i will if i have to….I have a solid pct. Im just looking for outside advice on how long i need to be off before i start my test prop/deca cycle. I am not shut down or anything from the test e, i feel great. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
How long do i really need to be off after 12 week test e cycle?
- Thread starter MikeyC87
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What do you mean you aren't shutdown from the test E? Yes you are bro. Test shuts you down, period. Of course you feel great right now. You are on test...LOL.
As for your question, the normal recommended time off is your time on cycle plus PCT, so your 12 week cycle and 4 week PCT means 16 weeks off before cycling again. Bloodwork is also crucial to make sure you recover after PCT, but you need to be normal at homeostasis for quite a while before shutting yourself down and putting your health under strain again with another cycle.
Mr. Chicago
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Haha too funny, "I'm not even done with my cycle yet but I feel great so obviously I'm not shut down." Let us know how you feel in a few more weeks with your "solid pct."
Poor choice of wording on my part as far as the not being shutdown. I understand that my natural production is shutdown. Maybe rundown or "don't feel like shit" would of been better to use….i know some people who felt great and first and then felt like shit whether it was anxiety, high BP, bad sides in general, etc. Just saying I've had nothing along those lines. Just wanted to clear that up as i feel stupid for letting my self say that lol. I'm relatively new to the anabolic game….appreciate it guys.
Mr. Chicago
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It's all good bro, and I figured you didn't mean you weren't shut down, just simply you still felt great, but again the funny thing about that is you're not even done with your cycle haha so of course you still feel good. I'm not trying to scare you or anything but PCT could sometimes be a bitch if you don't have it lined up right, otherwise if you do have a decent one you should be able to recover in a decent amount of time and then come maybe July you can consider starting your next cycle.
Essie
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^^^^^ This. If your cycle + PCT = 16 weeks, then you should be off for 16 weeks. However, if your cycle + PCT = 24/28 weeks, then 16 weeks off is also fine. I work on 16 weeks generally speaking, unless my bloods come back indicating that I need to still be off and get some other shit squared away before getting on again.
