Hey cbiddt if you are looking to stay the legal route and avoid gear and a pin altogether, check out mega sten or Msten. Both are the same compound, methylstenbolone. I've actually ran both brands and had great gains from it. But I ran them a little longer than 4 weeks also, which I wouldn't recommend by any means especially if new to it. It is methylated so I would definitely run some liver support on and post, and possibly kick start it a few weeks before taking the methylstenbolone. I didn't need an AI for this, but did have erase on hand and liquid ex if I needed something better. But honestly erase is a great OTC AI/cortisol blocker IMO. Had very dry gains, great size, pumps, strength and aggression. It doesn't compare to real gear but its probably the closest I've ran to come close to superdrol. Just keep an eye on your blood pressure and definitely should still run a SERM in pct. not sure if this interest you but if it does, I hope this helps.