Goldprospector said:
Lean mass cycle = CORRECT DIET
The AAS that you choose is not a factor in gaining lean mass...it is your diet.
Tren is wicked as Hell for fat burning and metabolism boost though...but you can kiss your long cardio sessions goodbye. Most people (including me) on tren lose their wind.
I'm not flaming you, but this is a comment I see all the time and it just isnt so. You even contradicted it in your second paragraph.
Of course diet is key, BUT all other things being equal (ie diet), different steroids have different qualities that either help or hurt fat-burning/fat accumulation.
-Anavar has studies showing it preferentally burns visceral & abdominal fat compared to other steroids.
-Tren accelerates metabolism and fat burning as you said above (altho thats only when not competing with estrogen from other roids according to bill roberts)
-Aromatizing steroids increase likelihood of fat accumulation and/or make fat loss more difficult (all other things ie diet being equal), but will also produce more lean mass
-Non-aromatzing steroids decrease liklihood of fat accumulation and/or make fat loss easier (all other things ie diet being equal) but also build less lean mass
bottom line is that diet is key, but controlling for diet, you should choose a drug that has tendencies consistent with your goals.