Best PCT After Testosterone Cypionate and Deca?

By George Touliatos, MD

Q: What is best PCT for coming off 20 weeks of Test C (200mg/wk) and some lower Deca dose added (for 12 weeks)?

A: PCT is a kick to the endogenous synthesis of the HPTA, and has to be followed by a significant time period and a healthy lifestyle in order to restore our testosterone to optimal levels. So initially we use HCG under moderate doses (1000/1500iu) every three days (M/T/S) for two weeks, first thing in the morning. This will kick testicles for intratesticular testosterone production, improving volume of scrotum and ejaculation volume too. After that, we use a low dose of SERMs (clomiphene citrate, along with tamoxifen citrate 25/10mg) in order to kick the brain (hypothalamus/hypophysis) for GnRH/LH/T production. Those pathways are acting for the same result (to increase T) but through antagonistic pathways; therefore they shouldn’t be used simultaneously, but one following the other instead. Meanwhile, we can also use supplementation all the way such as zinc 50mg at night, D3 vitamin 5000iu with breakfast, D-aspartic acid, Tribulus terrestris and fenugreek. It’s also important to eat egg yolks daily, in order to provide a cholesterol molecule for the synthesis of all steroid compounds, including androgens. Sleep is crucial and has to begin strictly before midnight for a straight eight hours, period. The broscience says you need to come off from steroid use the equal amount of weeks in order to restore your hormones. PCT isn’t a magic bullet and will provide a stimulus; then time is a healer until the next time you will use steroids.

A wise idea to avoid this crush next time is to provide a small amount of HCG every week of your next cycle (500/1000iu), preferably split in two doses.

George Touliatos, MD is an author, lecturer, champion competitive bodybuilder and expert in medical prevention regarding PED use in sports. Dr. Touliatos specializes in medical biopathology and is the medical associate of Orthobiotiki.gr and Medihall.gr, Age Management and Preventive Clinics in Athens, Greece. Heis the author of four Greek books on bodybuilding, has extensively developed articles for www.anabolic.org and is the medical associate for the book Anabolics, 11th Edition (2017). Dr. Touliatos has been a columnist for the Greek editions of MuscleMag and Muscular Development magazines, and has participated in several seminars across Greece and Cyprus, making numerous TV and radio appearances, doing interviews in print and online. His personal website is https://gtoul.com/