I'm looking for recommendations on what to take for first cycle. I'm 26 yrs old, about 5'8, 160lbs, 12% bf. I've been working out consistently for a couple yrs now. Looking to gain mass and not be bloated with bunch of water weight.
testosterone is base of every cycle and should be run usually by itself for first cycle.
A very common first cycle would be test e or c at 250 mg 2x per week like monday and thurs or tues and friday injections.
So you would total 500mg of test per week for 10-12 weeks. See how your body responds to the test then add every cycle from there.
Have you ever used prohormones in the past? My first cycle was as described by boltz (i.e. 500 mg test-c/week), but I also used a dianabol kickstart at 30mg a day for 4 weeks.