# Eat Big To Get Big After A Cut, Best PEDs For Older Guys, Real Cost Of Competing, MENT Experiments?

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Published: 2026-06-12T13:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Contest season is here, and this bodybuilding Q&A goes deep into the real-world decisions serious lifters, coaches, and competitors face when trying to build muscle, stay lean, rebound properly, and prepare for the stage. In this episode, we cover Big Paul’s 12-week-out update, how to place high, medium, and low carb days during carb cycling, what to do when weight stalls during a rebound, and how to adjust your diet when coming out of a cut. We also dig into estrogen management, vascularity, hematocrit and RBC values, realistic annual costs for amateur competitors, and whether a man dieting on 1,500 calories is making the right move. The Q&A also covers PED-related bodybuilding topics including older guys using PEDs for fat loss, thoughts on MENT, switching from HGH to tesamorelin, GLP-3 and anxiety, how to know if tren is real, how PED doses accumulate in serum over time, and whether compounds like ezetimibe and telmisartan should stay in during a cruise. Plus, we talk practical home gym setup with the top 3 machines for building a serious physique at home, and Big Paul breaks down how he approaches high carb days during prep. Whether you’re in contest prep, coming out of a cut, trying to rebound without getting sloppy, or simply trying to understand bodybuilding at a deeper level, this Q&A is packed with practical insight for competitors and advanced lifters. 📧 For exclusive inside Information and free articles, join my mailing list: https://www.anabolicbodybuilding.com/email-list Subscribe to my Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCjQmfhe1yyDsRjCVedA5IBA 📘 The Science of Anabolics E-Course:https://www.anabolicbodybuilding.com/the-science-of-anabolics-performance-enhancing-drugs 🗺️ Get The Ultimate Cycle Cheat Sheet: https://www.anabolicbodybuilding…

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