ok bros here is what i currently have going on;
week 1-4 test prop 100mgs eod
week 1-8 tren a 75mgs eod
week 1-12 test e 350mgs 2x per week
4 week hcg protocol 8-12
i have adex and caber on hand, but i dont like to use ai's unless I get any of the tell tale signs of trouble (knock on wood haven't previously)
clomid/nolva pct, and a compound called selegeline (I've found it helps the mental game of pct)

cycle history is decent, the only new compound will be tren. my goals are mostly strength oriented, I'd love to eventually become competitive in powerlifting but I'm a long way off! But I do concentrate on aesthetics too, so this is a strength/bulk cycle , I'm trying to maintain 5000 cals a day, All i do other than lift right now is sit in a small room and study, so thats definitely in excess of my daily metabolic requirements, I'm really not too worried about gaining fat at all, this has been quite the dirty bulk so far!

here are my current quandaries, the reason I'm running the tren for 1-8 is because its the first time I'm running the compound and I know it is notorious for shut down and id hate to discover I'm having a miserable recovery, as I've never had too serious a problem in the past, which is why ill use the hcg after the tren and of course before pct. Is this ridiculous guys? I'm about to begin week 3 right now and the insomnia and agression are substantial, and 75mgs eod seemed like nothing! If I tolerate the 75mgs eod fairly well, i may bring it to 100 (I feel that as long as short esters are in use, one can "play" with dosages to find a suitable point, as many i know have done with drol) . Am I being overly conservative and just take it the full 12? would any side or shut down be exacerbated to a high degree? I've heard many differing opinions on this so I'd love to hear any thoughts.

Have any of you guys run a prop kickstart? I personally love it, I don't have an aversion to orals, I just used the prop kickstart last cycle and much preferred it to dianabol (never tried anadrol though)