This will be my 3rd cycle. this is another cycle I am considering running next spring in preparation for my first NPC bodybuilding competion. The other cycle I am contemplating is located here: https://www.eroids.com/cycle_logs/contest-prep-cycle-option-1

1st cycle: 12wk 500mg test e
2nd: 400mg test C; 500mg 1-test, proviron for last month
I am currently taking 5iu HGH. I have been taking it for the last 4 months and plan to continue taking it.

These are my current stats which should be similar when I start this cycle this winter. I am on cycle now but my BF should be around the same (probably even lower since I'll have some time to slowly drop it) at that time but my weight might be a little less depending on what I keep after my PCT

Age 42 (will be 43 for show)
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 179
BF: 13%

I would like to use the first part of this cycle to put on some lean mass and then finish off the cycle at around 5% BF.

I have added EQ cyp as kind of an additional frontload to this cycle to get the boldenone up and going quicker. I have also switched over to Eq cyp at the end so that I can stop taking it and the test e and the same time instead of waiting a couple of extra weeks after quitting the EQ to let it clear my system before PCT.

I plan on taking the stage at the end of wk 20 of this cycle. I have dropped the test down to a maintenance dose for the last month of the cycle to help minimize any water retention from the test. Switched over to sustanon at the tail of the cycle also since I heard that it is drier. Will be pinning the sust M/W/F along with the EQ.

Looking to take the var for 10wks. Will preload my liver support 2wks before a I start the var. I have increased the var up to 100mg for the end of they cycle. I am hoping to get some appetite suppression from this dose since I will be dieting pretty hard for the show.

Since this is a longer cycle would it be better to start with the HCG after I get a couple of weeks into the cycle, or is the 10 day blast at the end just as effective? I am worried about possible water retention since I will be going on stage so that is why for the time being I have decided to blast it at the end. I have heard people say the HCG can make you retain water and others say it doesn't. It would be nice to hear some feedback from people who have used it.

Any comments appreciated.