For beginner cycles, the vast majority (on this site) proposes a 8-12 week cycle of Test E, 500mg divided up into 2 shots or more.
Wouldn't test prop be a more effective beginner cycle? You can run it shorter, making it more managable (and maybe safer) if you know what you are doing. More injections would have to take place, but your body would be under the drug for less time. I've never dealt with prop, so I wouldn't know if I'm missing something.
I know prop hits hard, ie more pain than test E. But of course, it's nothing someone can't deal with if your committed to doing the cycle. I just don't see why people recommend using test E off the bat for such a long duration. Cost should not be an issue when you run a cycle, with differences being ~20 dollars at most per week.
For a beginner, how much test prop would be recommended? And how many injections would this be divided up through. Would it not be 6-8 weeks, far shorter than a Test E cycle? I'm not expecting the dosage to be different than any other average prop cycle, but as people don't recommend it for a first cycle, so it seems, I may be missing something.