[Blindsight]

Sorry that you're getting so many mixed opinions here, bro, but I couldn't just let this one go. First of all, I would agree that you probably shouldn't go more than 12 weeks for your first cycle; you should get used to the way your body responds, both to being on, as well as to recovering. There is no need for a steroid taper: test enanthate has a long half life and will [conceptually] taper on its own over a period of 2-3 weeks. D-bol will give you better results, but it is also much harsher and causes more side effects. Use it at your discretion, but if you do, I'd probably keep it how you planned, with 30-40 mg/day spread out over 3-4 doses. Lastly, I personally use arimidex fairly liberally in my cycles to reduce the sides. If I go below 0.5-1 mg a day, I definitely notice an increase in bloating, acid-reflux, hypertension, and sore nipples. I know that arimidex can mess up your cholesterol profile a little more, but I feel it's a must for me. The empirical research leans more towards using a-dex throughout the cycle and then discontinuing it before PCT, so that's what I do.

I think a better cycle for you with the drugs you mentioned would be:
wk 1-12 Test E 250 mg q3days
wk 1-4 dbol 30-40 mg/day spread over several doses.
Arimidex 0.25-0.5 mg/day, and adjust up or down as needed for side effects.
Nolva 10-20 mg/day throughout cycle (if needed) to reduce sides.

Stop the adex about 2 weeks after your last injection, and begin PCT at that point.

If you don't use dbol, then I'd recommend either frontloading the test E (maybe use 750 mg for your first injection), or using prop for the first few weeks, in addition to the test E.

--Blindsight