I've gotta say, I used to think self-coaching was a plausible option. But after a few cycles, I asked a local pro for some help. We backed off on the gear, and every speck of food and every drop of fluid that goes into my body is measured.
Here's a shot of me after 2 cycles, and a picture after working with my coach for 8 months:
https://i.ibb.co/ChX071f/A27-E2560-5221-4-B8-F-BFA8-7426-EB680594.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/4W4rpLk/C6-AE185-D-8744-4-B15-9009-F2556-F34-D65-D.jpg
And especially if you have someone like
@b-boy or
@luki7788 in your corner and you follow their plan, there's no way you won't make signficant progress.