It is dependent on the dosing and what esters. But, a good rule of thumb is 3 days gap for prop or acetate, 2 weeks gap for ethane or cypionate, 5 weeks gap decanate, undeclyenate, laureate, etc. There are PCT calculators to determine when exactly you should start pct. But, these are good ballpark estimates.

correct. the decanoate ester takes a bit longer to clear than enanthate or cyp. extra time is needed. i'm waiting to see what his response is to me below before i make any recommendations.

things that i see need to be revised are AI dosing schedule, PCT to include the right AI, and possibly a prop taper. just depends on whether or not he's already on this cycle, which i think he is. i also feel that the duration of this cycle is too short. i like 8-10 weeks for short ester cycles. for sust, enanthate, or cyp, 12+. for first cycle, 12 weeks is the magic number IMO.

ok. a little history about myself is wrapped up in this thread, if you're curious: http://www.eroids.com/forum/general/introduction/introduce-myself

outside of that, my goal has always been to give people facts so that they can build an understanding and make informed decisions for themselves.

for you and your current level of experience, best course of action is to keep it as simple as possible. my approach is rather conservative, yet effective.

sustanon is a great compound, and you can see some great results from it. only thing that i'd like to point out for you here is that sustanon is a blend made up of 4 esters. each ester provides for a different release into blood stream. what this means is that it creates the potential for fluctuations in hormonal levels - peaks and valleys, if you will. it is these peaks and valleys that bring about some of the side effects that we try to avoid.

typically, we want to take one compound and one single, long ester at a time. we do this because we want for your body to experience a more gradual increase and decline in serum levels. we then throw in the appropriate AI to ward off the estrogen issues. leading into PCT, we can take a few different approaches that will alleviate or avoid possible side effects, as well as speed up recovery and get you a step further for your next cycle.

i think i read something down the line about you already starting this cycle? if so, no point in giving you a new layout. instead, we can take a closer look at this one and see if it can be tweaked to better fit you.

Aromasin is a Type II (suicide), this cat don't fuck around, what it bonds to, don't come back.

love the analogy!

1.) I apologize for the first point you brought up, that was completely incorrect information. However aramosin is always a better choice as it is a suicide inhibitor, not a type I which will cause an estro rebound further exacerbated by the serm raising test levels.
2.) By saying the A.I is more important, I was more or less stressing the importance of lowering e2 in post cycle. I wasn't trying to say forego SERM administration
3.) I was only trying to suggest a better protocol with the drugs, not reset his PCT timing, as everybody and their mother thinks two weeks after last injection is the right time to wait before PCT when in reality it's dose dependent.
*** Next time I will be more careful with my advice. Apologies.

serms raise circulating estrogen levels. they increase lh production, which increases test. this extra test aramotizes into estrogen. the reason you don't think that is bc while this extra estrogen is floating around in your body, it is competing with the serms to connect to your cell receptors. Serms absolutely 100% raise your estrogen levels this is indisputable.