Great questions medrep. You've got your thinking guns pumped..
The period that you just desrcibed above is THE FINISHER; NOT the ACTIVE RECOVERY.
ACTIVE RECOVERY(Pre-PCT) begins AFTER your FINISHER. Rather than beginning PCT, you begin Pre-PCT instead. This is where we utilize a NON-inhibitory compound such as Primobolan, Turinabol, or Dianabol to keep the body in an anabolic state, while simultaneously BEGINNING to restore HPTA function.
Then comes PCT. FULL HPTA restoration.
Then comes the BRIDGE. Greater than NATURAL gains, with MINIMAL HPTA interference.