Precontest gear cycle's are different for everyone. When I was younger, I didnt hold as much water during my diet as I did this past year. So things as you get older change, and they have to change as your hormones change as you get older, and put on muscle. so back in the day I did something simular to this ...when I was in my late 20's to early 30's...
12 weeks to 7 weeks
long ester test (cyp, enth, whatever I could get)
deca and eq (normally 300mg of each)
oral (anadrol or dbol)
HGH 4iu's
arimadex .5mg EOD
6 weeks to show
short ester test (prop, or suspension)
winny inj
tren ace
proviron (normally the last month) or masteron (was harder to get back then)
arimadex .5mg EOD (last week ran ED)
HGH 4iu's (didnt drop until the last week, didnt hold water from it)
diuretics (dyazide, aldactone)
back during this time, I just didnt hold water near as much as I do now. So I would run the inj. all the way up until monday of the show (stop not to have any odd lumps or infections). This year, I did different inj. and orals for the final 4 week. I also ran longer ester stuff closer to the show (couldve been the problem right there).
Now at 39 years old. I have more issues with water retention. So im trying figure out if its an estrogen problem, or GH or inj. I'll prob do things different this upcoming year, with HGH (stopping it two weeks out) and prob with inj. and run orals up to the show. Im not sure yet. Its really hard to figure out cause your body changes each year (more muscle, less muscle, estrogen, age, ect) I do notice last couple years, i do get more infections closer to the show. I dont know if its cause doing shorter ester stuff, or just my body getting tired and beat up from all the inj. Very good subject...I wish I could tell you more...