Hello,

I've been lifting seriously for several years. Most of my life really. I stay relatively lean all year round around 12% body fat or so. I like to cut down to 8% or below a couple times a year. I usually time this once near my birthday in December and take photos and then let my body fat drift back up to 12% or so for around 4 months then cut back down around spring.

I'm a smaller guy 5'7" and 160 lbs. and love to have a fit beach body. I'm not looking to gain mass although I wouldn't complain if I gained a bit.

I'm happy with how much muscle I have when I'm at 12% body fat and if I could shrink wrap that without losing it while cutting below 8% body fat, I would be happy.

Blood pressure, cholesterol, etc. are all very good, but I've not had my test levels checked. I've always been natural and not had any issues, so I was never motivated to get test levels checked. I plan to get blood work done after this cycle and use that information along with whatever I learn here and from lessons learned during this first cycle to apply towards my next cycle in the spring. That would give me 4+ months from the end of this cycle before beginning the next cycle.

With my goals and research, I decided Anavar was probably right for me for a first cycle.

I've been using 25 mg a day of Anavar for just over a week and planned to do this for 5 weeks as I approach time for my birthday photos. I also have Winstrol and was thinking about adding it the last week right before my photos.

My research shows that most have issues with Anavar after a few weeks, and a test base is recommended. No issues at this time, but my research has me a bit concerned. I think 5 weeks at 25 mg a day probably isn't going to be big suppression problem for a healthy male, but I'd like input from more experienced guys.

I'm now thinking I should add 100 mg a week of test cypionate for the remainder of this cycle followed by pct 2 weeks after stopping the test.

So, since I've already been taking Anavar for a week my question is this:

Is the following plan acceptable even if not ideal...

First 2 weeks:
25 mg Anavar a day

Weeks 3-5:
25 mg Anavar a day + 100 mg Test cypionate a week

Week 6:
50 mg winstrol a day + 100 mg test cypionate a week
Photos at the end of week 6

Weeks 7-8:
Nothing

Weeks 9-12:
Nolvadex

This is all during a small calorie deficit until the end of week 6 as I'm already very lean at this point.

Do not hesitate to tell me if this is completely stupid and offer completely different suggestions. The only thing to consider is I've already started the Anavar only cycle for just over a week now so I can't change that.

Thank you for your input in advance!