Tapering vs PCT

[Musclebounddestiny]

I might get flamed for bringing up this topic but what are your thoughts of tapering down and using no pct vs no tapering and using pct. I know a few guys have claimed that they have recovered from tapering down with no serms used. But almost everyone on the internet seems to use the traditional serm pct.

Here is a few tapering protocols, obviously they vary based on dose and compounds ran.

Your First Cycle to Becoming a Monster

you are on a relatively low dose cycle 250-500mg/week you might be better off allowing your HPTA to return to normal without excessive use of SERM's and/or AI's . . .

This can work by reducing the weekly dose in the last few weeks to: 100mg/week then 50mg/week then OFF . . .

Week 1-10 500mg Testosterone Enanthate or Cypionate per week

Week 11 100mg/week + Arimidex EOD

Week 12 50mg/week + Arimidex EOD . . .

OFF ........

Or another method:

https://forums.t-nation.com/t/test-taper-protocol/100933

This method is a lot longer than the method above.

Have any of you tried tapering is it effective compared to regular pct?

 

[Rogue]

Before the sciences and sophistication of SERMS, AI's and Gonadotropics etc...Steroids in themselves where used to jump start the HPTA.
I do NOT believe it was a "taper down" protocol, rather a taper UP and stop === steroidal compounds at once. This would allow the pituitary to FEEL the sudden drop of hormone levels, thus sending the signal to fire up production. A gradual taper down, will not allow the pituitary to sense this sudden drop and react accordingly to it, it will then take time to fire up again.
There where a couple recognized theories to do this, as I recall they where effective to achieve a "jumpstart" at the end of a cycle.
Im not a Dr., this is theory that has been used in the past successfully, I am sure someone will chime in with more technical detail.