IMO, HCG is never going to hurt a cycle and never going to hurt your recovery. With all we put into growing muscle, the cost of the drugs is the small part. We have the cost of eating every 2-3 hours, the time it takes to buy and prep that food, plus carry it around. The time we spend in the gym and everything else that goes along with the lifestyle, whats an extra few $$? Thats the way I see it. I'd run HCG through the cycle at 250iu 2x wk through the cycle and stop a few days short of starting PCT. If, in the last wk of HCG, you happen to have extra, it won't hurt to take a larger dose, in your last 2 shots. A lot of times, I'll take about 1000iu 2x wk in the last 2 shots, then start PCT about 3-4 days after that. Be aware that HCG can cause gyno, so make sure you are ready for that. I run an AI through my cycle, so it is never an issue for me