After many years of using and abusing AAS i came up with a cycle guide:
250mg-500mg EW - Moderate gains with slight body weight increase, little to no sides.
750mg-1000mg EW - Major gains with a substantial body weight increase, moderate to little sides.
1250mg-1500mg EW - Extreme gains with substantial body weight increase and major bloating, moderate to uncomfortable level of sides.
1750mg-2000mg EW - Same as above, but very uncomfortable sides to the point i felt almost sick.
Never went any higher.
Seems to me, in my opinion, that 750mg-1000mg is the "sweet spot" for growth with little sides. This is why i recommend the average lifter to never use more than 1000mg. Anything above 1500mg and the strength increase could cause injury and the sides are not worth it, in my opinion.
Just my .02
