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Blood Sweat & Gear 330 How to Nail Your Cruise Phase Between Steroid Cycles (Health, Recovery & Muscle Retention)

Category: Sports & Recreation
Duration: 01:55:23
Publish Date: 2026-01-10 15:37:34
Description:

Skip Hill, Andrew Berry, and Scott McNally break down how to run a cruise phase the right way so you keep gains and protect your health between cycles. Listener questions hit HCG, bloodwork vs feel, EQ ratios, aging and growth, having kids on gear, supplements, and the mental side of PED use.

0:00 Welcome Back to Blood Sweat & Gear

0:45 What the Cruise Phase Really Is

2:20 Training While You’re Cruising

8:25 Why Recovery Feels Worse on a Cruise

19:15 PED Choices During a Cruise

25:00 Should You Use HCG on a Cruise?

28:45 How Nutrition Should Change

37:45 Can Older Lifters Still Grow?

41:00 EQ to Test Ratios for Estrogen

44:40 Bloodwork vs Feel-Based Decisions

48:25 Nicotine Pouches Discussion

50:30 DHB Compared to Other Steroids

56:20 Ghost Syndrome Explained

1:00:25 Patreon Physique Critiques

1:09:20 Skip’s Word of the Day

1:17:00 Vitamins After Getting Sick

1:19:15 Words Bodybuilders Should Stop Using

1:20:00 When to Have Kids as a Bodybuilder

1:25:06 Lessons Skip Learned in 2025

1:36:00 Behind the Scenes With the Hosts


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