Quote Originally Posted by Praetorian View Post
Bigguns is correct the recommended dosage by the Canadian manufacturers is actually 4000-6000iu three times weekly for 6 weeks. Now this again is dependent on the severity of down regulation, the amount of testicular mass lost, and the duration of the previous cycle including types of compounds used. Generally 2500iu ETD or EOD for a total of 5-10 shots is sufficient for most. Younger guys will be able to use less with quicker recovery...older guys..ie over 35 will need more and recovery takes longer.
While taking HCG you should also be using an AI...such as Aromasin or Femara...Nolvadex will work but will lead to issues when you stop it.... again slowing recovery. An AI used concurrently will prevent the formation of estrogen to begin with and thus excess estrogen in the system does not occur. (excess estrogen hampers recovery via the negative feedback loop) With Nolvadex used concurrently you will block the estrogen formed from the HCG usage but this does not prevent the estrogen from being created in the first place. If you are not using an AI and just nolva you will have an large amount of estrogen in your system by the end of the HCG cycle and when the nolva is stopped this estrogen will again supress LH production causing delayed recovery.

The best method for the quickest recovery is to run HCG along with an AI, once the HCG is completed (2-3 weeks) the AI can be stopped or the dosage cut in half and nolva or clomid or both can be used for 3 weeks...then wait two weeks and get full blood work done.
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You are correct with the Arom or Arim suggestion in "the perfect world" as I like to say. I prefer the nolv (20mg ed) & Clomid (50mg ed) combo only because of the negative effects Arim/Arom have on your lipid profile, especially considering it is already going to be a bit out of whack with your current hormone inbalance during PCT as it is. I generally only run Arim/Arom through my dieting cycle pre-contest, when my diet is bang on and the effects on my lipid profile are significantly minimized with low cholesterol intake. Lol, I don't know about you guys but when I come off, which is shortly after contest, I'm definitely not eating a contest diet anymore. This isn't so much a concern with all you young kids out there but when you hit your mid 30's your a fool not to be monitoring, well, everything going on inside your body. My blood is done every 8 weeks and I will make diet/cycle adjustments accordingly as per the results. The reality is no matter what level of bodybuilder you are, until the IFBB give you a check for placing in a show or Muscletech sends you one for sponsorship, this is a hobby for 99% of us and it's not worth any long term damage, lol, although we'd be fools to think there isn't some ramifications with our little hobby down the road regardless.