I think I'll take your advice and save it for a later cycle. The Competition is USS and I'm looking to completely dominate the novice division. This will be my first competition, I have about 5 months to prepare. I am just getting out of the bodybuilding scene so I am really struggling mentally with the extra body fat..... would you say I'll be ready for the cut blend after a cycle and rest period of test?
Yes, if you are still set on it then you will have experience pinning and modulating your estrogen with Aromasin or using SERMs like Raloxifene daily to control gyno and know how test treats you. Some guys make huge gains off plain test and can just keep pushing test, most need other anabolics with more moderate test, but you need to know.
If you want to be strong as possible you aren’t going to look like a bodybuilder - you can’t ride 2 horses with 1 ass, as they say. But you don’t need to gain weight fast or get sloppy at all, that’s a choice. Take your time increasing foods you already do well on slowly as your weight rises.
You also need to learn the events, but don’t make them the core of your training until the last 6-8 weeks before the show to avoid getting injured - events are hard on the body. Things like squatting, rowing, pulling and strict pressing should still be the meat and potatoes of your work. Any moving or loading events like farmers and stones done now should be lighter and for distance or technique and done after primary barbell work.
Tbh if keept in moderation, I don't see a reason as to why not use this blend. Like Hyde said, 25mg eod is a nice low dose cycle and being so low dose, should avoid most if not all sides. 175mg of test per week is nothing, but enough to keep your willy up. No need for Ai or anything. 175mg's of mast will help with strenght and energy levels but wont have any sides. 175mg of tren is the only thing that can have sides, but still, it's such a low dose that most likely wont have any major sides.
I don't believe in test only cycles. Imo test should not be the main active compound but rather only a "base" kept at a TRT level, ie. 100mg a week. Test is the weakest and most androgenic compound. Don't use it as a main compound. Use primo, npp, EQ, DHN, etc. And keep test at 100mg.
Anyway, 175mg test, 175mg mast and 175 tren a sounds like a safe cycle imo.
This cutting/ripper blend was frequently used by strongmen and powerlifters back in the day - it’s actually excellent for strength, as it is an extremely androgenic blend and greatly upregulates neuromuscular potential while on it.
But plain test is also excellent for a strength athlete as it’s very cheap, quite androgenic, no prolactin issues, and doesn’t need to be run too long to PCT the way EQ and Deca are. The goal of drugs for a strength athlete is to increase competition performance, and while muscle can help with this it’s only one avenue. Being androgenic is actually desirable, despite the sides like acne, hair growth, crazy libido - this is what raises strength. Primo is not a strongman’s drug at all by comparison. Deca mainly gets used by bigger guys trying to be as big as possible in strength sport, and only from guys who have maxed out their personal test dosage already. It doesn’t make sense for a newbie, nor does EQ since it isn’t for those PCTing.
Basically while he could use the ripper blend safely, OP should get his feet wet before diving into the deep. Take advantage of the easy gains.