I'm sure this has been discussed time and time again but what is the best thing one can do to keep gains post-cycle? I'm on my first week of tren test dbol and already I am noticing a tremendous amount of gains. The thought of not being able to keep all my gains is disheartening. Seriously, i feel like a god at the gym. I do not want to cruise. I plan on utilizing clomid for pct. Any and all suggestions would be appreciated...
If I may chime in..Your on 2 agents that are notoriously responsible for strength and mass,this being said the loss of strength is going to be a huge factor,also the volume of water retention and glycogen levels will drop and can not be retained..Your genetics will play the most pivotal roll here aside from HTPA recovery and how well you recover,how you diet/train when you come off, and last but not least, your over all lifestyle (taking this lifestyle serious and not parting now that your cycle is over,beer,booze late nights with the ladies, ext ext ext.)
My suggestion would be focus on your nutrition,and ad more supplements during this time (recovery), more BCAA's,protein,carbs,add creatine (and think about adding some peps like IFG) .. Let's forget about water retention and the gains you yield from it, there will be a % of actual muscle gains, you need to provide them with the nutrition and demand of stress that you have been providing.. Naturally, your strength will drop off, so you can't lift with the same load and volume as you have been, it would be foolish and you'll set your self up for injury, HOWEVER, this doesn't mean that you still can't increase the "INTENSITY".
Motivation will be hindered, so you need to push through this, and maybe add a pre workout if you already haven't..You need to stay motivated! Period..
In regards to your PCT..The amount of gains you keep will ultimately depend on how fast you can recover.. I'd suggest adding some Tamox at 40/40/20/20, and it may not be a bad idea to toss some HCG in there to stimulate the testes because if your balls are firing slowly or not at all at first, everything else could be useless, that's if your gonads didn't take at first for some reason as some people have to run it twice, the addition of HCG will assist by helping maintain testicular function..
PCT,Diet/NUTRITION, intensity,and motivation.. Focus on this!
Good luck!
Vision