2-3 compounds, test as the primary one, dont try to reinvent the wheel when your knowledge is at its lowest
id also avoid most orals for first time, dont fall into the trap of them somehow being safer just because they aren't injected
get bloods and adjust cycle based on them
make sure you actually know why you're taking each thing whether its the gear or ancills so you can adjust doses based on symptoms
make sure ancilliaries and other supplements are on point they are just as important as the gear especially if higher doses
im about to start 500 test + 250 eq for 8 weeks, 700 test 350 eq 100-150 tren for 12 weeks, 700 test 350 eq without tren for remaining 10 then just cruise on maybe 250 test for a while after that
even the tren im still deciding on and will see how i respond to the test and eq alone first, so its only 2 compounds guaranteed
its quite high for first time, lots of people will go for just 300 or 400 test and have an ai on hand or integrated with cycle but i thought go big or go home and not a fan of how AIs sound so went for the eq
still have Adex on hand though among other ancilliaries alongside cycle or on hand
most importantly DYOR, just because someone you like said to do something it doesn't mean they're right, there's tons of info available on yt, podcasts, forums etc
im 18