Hi there! Thank you in advanced for reading this; I respect and love the Reddit community so much and your help means the world to me.

My question is two fold: 1) The first involves where I am at lifting wise, and whether or not you guys think I should build a better strength base and/or muscle base before trying my first cycle (milk the natural gains first to make the steroid cycle more effective? I don't know.) 2)The second involves my first cycle and whether or not you think it is okay for my first time (TestE + Deca, then Nova)

(1) I've been lifting for several years now about (picked up my first barbell at 17); I'm 5 foot 7, weight 180 pounds, and I'm probably around 15% body fat (my top two abs are visible).

If this means anything, my numbers are: 5 rep Deadlift: 315 5 rep Bench: 200 5 rep Squat: 280 (low bar, thighs past parallel)

My goal isn't really to be strong; I just want to look amazing, so my workouts are now geared towards hypertrophy.

My genetics are slightly above average (I develop size better than strength, that's for sure.).

My current T levels fluctuate around the 600s; last time I checked, it was 638 (got blood work done).

My muscular gains have slowed down a bit, I feel like maybe my genetics are not wanting me to put more mass on my frame? Or now I really have squeezed out any newb gains. I'm not sure. I will post pictures of how my size has plateud for awhile.

So I'm posting all this stuff here for your opinions on whether or not you guys think I should try to milk the natural gains for a little longer or build a better strength base before going on gear (like go back to 5 rep lifts vs 8-12 for a little while).

(2) As for the cycle I'm considering: The cycle I'm planning on doing is Test Enanthate and Deca and then Nova post cycle.

I'm planning on doing 1 cc twice a week for 10 weeks of Enanthate, and doing (I don't remember how much for Deca; what are your thoughts?). As for Nova afterwards, I'm not yet sure of how much I should take per week, nor how often.