That was my thinking. Its been around 14 years so would really consider this cycle equivalent to running my very first cycle again. That was why i was wondering why FIST had suggested 50mg on the Dbol.
I took 10 years off before getting back at it. I started out kind of high for back in the day but moderate for these days. I did 500 mg sustanon, 600 mg equipoise and towards the end 50 mg/d winstrol. That was plenty. The orals were way to strong though. That was the first time I felt like my tendons were made out of glass.
Orals are like a crap shoot. Some of them are strong and some are weak. I think it has to do with how they are prepared. A lot of the tabs are like pressed caulk and that shit doesn't absorb. Some of them are prepared better and are strong. The liquids are pretty good. They absorb pretty well since they are solublized in the liquid.
After being at it again for nearly 5 years if I had it to do again I would probably start with a decent test base and nandrolone phenyl propionate (NPP) it's like deca but you don't get the water retention and the dead dick syndrome like the deca cousin does. Skip the orals for now or add a dry oral at the mid point of the cycle for an extra boost. Anavar or turanabol would be good. Dianabol is pretty wet so it can make you look bloofy if you don't really have your diet down as in control carbs unless you are a fast metabolism guy. I like 300 test base, 300 NPP and 200-300 of a hardener either an oral or injectable. oral would be Anavar, Winstrol or Turanabol and inj would be Masteron, Primobolan or dihydroboldenone. Equipoise can act as a hardener too but after I got older it didn't seem to work the same. I like to "balance" the cycle Test base, anabolic and hardener. Mild to moderate doses of all three and seem to avaoid sides and get good results.
After a couple years you will want to try trenbolones. This is where I am at now. After 20 + years without trenbaloony I am wanting some. If that I would probably do test P, Tren A and Mast P or if I could find real Primo I would do that instead of Mast. Taht is the king cycle me thinks. I don't like GH so much. Maked for 400+ incline bencher with 12 year old girl strength wrists like sissy boy walking around gym with straps to hold big weight. I would rather be less bloofy with strong as fuck grip. Use GHRP instead. That's some good stuff right there for old guy.
HCG is your friend in cycle no matter what your age. for the price of a cup of coffee every few days it's worth it big time. You will recover supoer fast compared to without it if you use a decent SERM post cycle. Keep your nuts in the game. It's nie to have a 700 ng/dl test level 8 weeks post cycle. All your buddies with their dece only cycle will be pasty white and soft as a baby's ass while you are still tight and chasing the young girls around the stair master.
Crib notes
1. high dose winstrol = glass tendons
2. test base + ababolic + hardener at moderate dose = good low side cycle
3. NPP is great low side good size anabolic better that deca
4. Trenbolone will call your ass in 24 months time
5. GH = gay boy wrist strength with big bench press
6. HCG is good during cycle
7. SERM after HGC = tight off cycle with chasing girl around couch