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All about post steroid cycle therapy

After ceasing steroid cycle body get in a situation where its natural testosterone production was repressed by androgens, and it need help to restore it. With no help, body turn into a catabolic state which cause loss of muscle mass gained during steroid cycle.
Namely for this purpose has been designed post cycle therapy, which include a range of preparations and sport supplements, able to minimize the side effects of steroid use and to restore the natural production of user hormones.

Post cycle therapy is considered even more important than steroid cycle itself. Adding muscle mass can be an easier task than maintaining it after steroid ceasing. This is the challenge, and post cycle therapy is the best tool for this. Most of bodybuilder loss a big percentage of muscle mass gained during steroid cycle, and this happens mainly because they ignore the importance of post cycle therapy.

Despite it called post cycle, there are medication that have to be taken during steroid cycle itself. Usually, it is introduced at the beginning of the cycle and continue to be taken 2, 3 weeks after steroid cycle end up.

These are the main goals of post cycle therapy:
-Prevent aromatization, which means no or minimal water retention side effect;
-Prevent the occurrence of gynecomastia (bitch tits);
-When taking steroid, testicles decreased significantly in volume. Post cycle medications prevent testicular atrophy and oligospermia;
-Restore the natural production of testosterone;
-Keeping the muscle mass gained during steroid cycle;

The most important to be taken during post cycle therapy are antiestrogens. These are all preparations for preventing first of all gynecomastia. Among most common drugs from this group are Clomid, Nolvadex and HCG.

Clomid (Clomiphene citrate ) is the most effective among antiestrogen drugs. It is perfect to obviate gynecomastia and restore natural testosterone production. It has almost no side effects, being considered a safe drug. One of most reported side effect is blurred vision, but it occurs only in case of exceeding recommended doses. It can be found on tabs or liquid version, and can be found is all market.

Clomid dosage
The most common dose of clomid is 300 mg for the first day. Beginning with the second and till 7th day the recommended dose is 100mg per day. Further clomid should be taken in a dose of 50 mg per day.There is no need to split up the clomid dose throughout the day, you can take it one time. Clomid have to be taken during all steroid cycle and 2, 3 weeks after it ceasing.

Nolvadex( (tamoxifen citrate) is  a nonsteroidal agent, and can be a great alternative for clomid. If you worry about clomid side effects, you can safely choose to use Nolvadex. It can be taken once a day, since have a relatively long life.
Mostly the administration rules are closed to Clomid: have to be taken during the all steroid cycle and few weeks after it ceasing.

Nolvadex dosage
It depended on steroid cycle type. For moderate steroid cycle, those for beginners steroid users, you can follow these doses:
-In the very first day take 100 mg of Nolvadex
-Next ten days take 60 mg daily
-Final ten days take 40 mg per day.

Dosage pictures is changed depending on the length of steroid cycle and the types of steroid used during it. If you choose to use more powerful steroid, or opt for a longer cycle than the dosage of nolvadex should be slightly increased.

For greater results there are bodybuilders who choose to stack Clomid with Nolvadex. This is a quite good idea, since it will prevent all side effects with greater success. But, be careful to dosage. Most common dosage of Nolvadex and Clomid used simultaneously look like this:
I day- 200 mg of Clomid and 40 mg of Nolvadex;
Next 20 days- 50 mg of clomid plus 20 mg of Nolvadex.

Along with Clomid and Nolvadex, HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin)  is another very popular medicine used in post cycle therapy for helping the body to restore natural testosterone production.  It is especially used during longer or heavier steroid cycles to prevent testicular atrophy, or rectify problems of atrophy if they already occurred.

HCG dosage
The best will be to use HCG in small doses, more frequently during a steroid cycle and after its ending. This will give you better results and minimum side effects. The most commonly used dose is about 500 IU and 1000 IU per day. Begin to take HVG after 2-3 weeks of steroid cycle, and completed it a week before Clomid and Nolvadex use. This have to be done in order to prevent inhibition of nolvadex and clomid therapy.

Do not go for higher doses, since you risk to increase oestrogen level, and this may cause the occurrence gynecomastia side effect. Keep in mind that 500 IU and 1000 IU per day of HCG will prevent testucles atrothy or rectify this is problem. And this is the maningola of HCG use.

Testosterone boosters are also included in post cycle therapy.  Their main goal is to help to restore hormonal balance. Most popular preparations from this category are: Tribulus terrestris, 6-OXO, ZMA, Forskolin and D-acid aspartic. The length of this testosterone booster cycle is no longer than 4 weeks, and have to be taken one to three times a day.

Hepatoprotectors are another category of medication taking during steroid cycles. These drugs have protects the liver form toxicity of many  anabolic steroid.  Usually they begin to be taken during the second week of cycle and continue 2, 3 weeks after its ending. Some of these medication are; Phospholipids (Essenciale), Alpha-lipoic acid, Arginine and Ornithine. The recommendation is to take them in combination for greater effects.

Omega 3 has also to be taken during post steroid cycle. Its role is to normalize cholesterol and protect the heart and blood vessels. It should to be taken during the whole steroid cycle and next 2 weeks.

Cortisol blockers supplements lowers cortisol level. Drugs from this group are are used to protect the muscles from damage after ceasing steroid cycle. Meantime they greatly burning fat and help you get shredded. Most common cortisol blockers drugs are: Clenbuterol,  Higher Power CortiShed, Muscle-Link Cort-Bloc, Goliath Labs Thermoloid, Cortislim, Cortiburn, Cortidrene and others.

This is how post therapy steroid cycle look and what it has to contain. It is up to you to choose what you will include, and what you will ignore but antiestrogens are a must. They will keep you away from the most common side effects of steroid use and will help your body to restore natural testosterone production.

Basic IGF-1 Cycle Guide

What is it? And why is the difference between huIGF-1 and LR3 IGF-1?

IGF-1 stands for insulin like growth factor. IGF-I is the primary protein involved in responses of cells to growth hormone (GH): that is, IGF-1 is produced in response to GH and then induces cellular activities. One such example is muscle growth or hyperplasia
This compound also makes the human body more sensitive to insulin. It is the most potent growth factor found in the human body. IGF-1 causes muscle cell hyperplasia, which is an actual splitting and forming of new muscle cells, this is a good thing.

LR3 IGF-1
Long Recumbent 3 IGF-1, which is an 83 amino acid analog of human IGF-1 sequence with the substitution of an arg for the glu at position 3 (hence R3), and a 13 amino acid extension peptide at the N-terminus (hence the long).

HuIGF-1
It has a 70 amino acid string. It is very short lived in the body (half life of probably around 10-15 minutes). This type of IGF-1 is very useful if you are seeking local site growth. Since it is so short lived, little of the IGF-1 makes it to other tissues and IGF-1 receptors in the body. The way to inject this is immediately post work out into the muscle that you wish to have local site growth.

This coupled with PGF2a and TNE would do wonders for site specific growth IMO.

Usage
It needs to be shot PWO. Most shoot bilaterally into the muscle that was worked.

Stacking- because LR3 increases hyperplasia it is best when used in conjunction of other AAS.
The ideal situation would be to inject twice ED due to the life of LR3. If this isnt feasible PWO will suffice, and suffice well.
If you are on your off day, in the AM is best. It will help fight catabolism.
If you add insulin to your LR3, be careful. LR3 will make you more sensitive to the effects that insulin has on you. So raise your PWO carb intake to accommodate the added LR3.

If you have never ran insulin before, DO NOT add it with LR3.
What can I expect?
First off you can expect to drop a little BF if your diet is good. LR3 seems to burn off fat.
You can expect an increase in hunger, this is awesome when bulking. That though can be controlled while cutting.
Another thing to remember is hyperplaisa, once again the forming of new muscle cells, thus more size. Strength will go up along with the new muscle mass.
You can expect great pumps. For some people so bad it hurts... you be the judge. I for one have never got pumps that hurt like that... for me personally I feel more pumps with insulin.

Dosing For LR3
The general consensus for dosing LR3 seems to be 40mcg to 60mcg. For no longer than 5 weeks. Do not exceed 100mcg. The average user should have no reason to ever come close to that dose. Some people shoot everyday, some just PWO. So on the days you do not work out the best thing to do is shoot whenever you wake up this helps maintain constant blood levels and helps fight of catabolism.

The first time user should just use 40mcg on PWO days only. This way you can use 40mcg for 5 weeks assuming you have just one MG of LR3. It is a great starting dose that will get you results. But if you have used 40mcg in the past and didnt see the results you wanted, try 60mcg.

A great way to run a cycle that includes IGF would be this-
weeks 1-12 test enanthate E3D 500-750mg a week
Weeks 1-4, 15-19* 40mcg of LR3 ED
PCT 14-18

Post Injection Pain? Causes and Solutions

It is very common for someone to experience pain after injecting either underground lab or pharmaceutical grade drugs and it always leaves people wondering what the causes are. I will try to explain the 3 major causes of this pain and give advice on how to avoid it.

The first cause of post injection pain is when you hit the lymphatic system with your needle. Even though it is still very rare, it should still nonetheless be mentioned.   The lymphatic system is as intensive as the circulatory system, but the problem is that the standard injection sights such as the medial delts, Glute, vastus lateralis and ventro-glute, are basically void of lymphatic nodes and if a lymph node is hit with an injection, the pain is surely to be severe, the edema vast and the swelling will come on both very fast and severe. The pain is also likely to pass along the lymph system to the next lymph gland. This happens more often with a vastus lateralis shot where the swelling tracks down toward the back of the knee. And unlike the edema experienced with tissue irritation, which happens only with the muscle, the edema with a lymphatic puncture will be both inter and intra-muscular with a moderate amount of swelling just underneath the skin, which will give it a softer puffy feel and can simply be tested by pressing the swollen area with your finger. If an indentation does remain, you have a more systematic edema and more than just local tissue irritations. The other most obvious difference is that the swelling should neither be warm or hot to the touch.

It is recommended to use ice and ibuprofen to help with this. Also note that the affected area must be rested as the patient can expect pain and swelling to start to disperse after 72 hours and last at least 10 days. Be mindful that painful areas must not be massaged.

The second cause of post injection pain is tissue irritation. This is perhaps the most likely cause of post injection pain and the least serious. Tissue irritation is likely to start 12-24 hours after injection and pain can be mild to moderate depending on the level of tissue irritation and the amount injected. The injection site is likely to swell within the muscle, perhaps red and likely to be warm and very firm to the touch. The swelling and pain will start to subside after 72 hours and can last over a week in the most severe cases. Its important to note that the most likely causes of tissue irritation are when the steroid hormone crashes out of the solution in the depot as this causes crystallization of the steroid hormone and this in turn places a lot of pressure on the nerve endings in the muscle belly which causes pain, knotting and swelling. This is most common in long chain esters, high mg/ml concentration anabolic steroids and steroids compounded with less than an ideal oil blend. Another cause can be a reaction to the acid compounds within the ester. This happens when the metabolic breakdown of the ester attached to the hormone free form acids, which are released, which in step cause the muscle tissue to become rapidly irritated at the injection site. This is most common with propionic acid of the propionate ester as well as poor quality raw materials also liberate more freeform acids.

Another cause can be excessive preservative or when too much benzyl alcohol is used to formulate the solution inflammation and as a result pain may result. Pharmaceutical grade usually contains 0.9% benzyl alcohol. Common underground lab products contain on average 2%. Also keep in mind that anything above 1.2% offers no added anti-microbial effects. Due to water soluble nature of benzyl alcohol, tissue irritation of this nature has been known to travel as the excessive alcohol disperses via the blood stream. This is most common with injection into the quads, or the vastus lateralis as the pain travels down toward the knee. Ice and ibuprofen may help with the swelling as well as hot baths, showers and massage of the injection site as this may help to distribute the injection and reduce pain.

The third cause of post injection pain is an infection and abscess in the injection site, which can be the most serious causes of injection pain. An infection will start in the same manner as tissue irritation with local pain and swelling, with heat and redness around the muscle. The major difference is that after 72 hours tissue irritation should start to lessen and if the area is indeed infected this pain and swelling will get worse. The swelling will change in nature becoming more systematic and edema will start to form under the skin and become softer and spongier.

Please note that there are many reasons why an infection can manifest (like poor injection technique) so you must make sure the injection site and rubber stopper is clean and swabbed with an alcohol wipe.

Also, the moisture from the alcohol swab should be allowed to dry before preparing to inject. It is extremely rare but if the alcohol is not allowed to dry, the bacterium has not been allowed sufficient time to be killed off. If this partly destroyed bacterium was then pushed into a muscle through an inter-muscular injection the bacterium can evolve into a superbug. Always be sure to use a clean and new syringe barrel and pin and not allow the pin to touch anything before you inject. Also avoid pinning through a hair follicle or hair and try not to inject too quickly as injecting too quickly can increase the risk of infection as this in turn increases injection trauma.

Another cause of infection is not rotating injection sites. The risk of infection is massively increased if the same injection site is used over and over again without giving it time to recover. The more an injury is irritated the more likely it is to become infected.

The last cause of infection can be contaminated drugs. In my opinion this is probably the least common cause of infection with oil-based injections so be sure to use reputable underground labs or pharmaceutical sources and avoid water-based suspensions.

Thyroid Hormones For Fat Loss In Women

A 40 year old woman claimed to be active in sport. She started to join swimming competition when she was a kid and eats healthily on organic foods. She however, admitted her big appetite of eating after training is helpless. She never really counts calories but fortunately, with the sports she does, she never has an issue with weight or body fat.

As years pass by, she can’t keep off the fat and she took T4 wrongly. The overdosed of T4 has led her to bulking. The heart rate began to increase but the fat loss program is effective although it caused another trouble. And then she tried T3, but this time, with a proper dosage of 100 mcg/day.

But another problem occurred as the heart rate affects her training and the fat loss program is no longer effective. She supported her training with fat loss supplement including thyroid hormone.

But another question comes to mind, is it effective? And what about the difference between T3 and T4?

This woman’s case is a genetically gifted one. She is able to stay slim while having big appetite. Not all people are able to maintain a lean body while eating a lot and only rely on training. At the age of 40, the case is different. Our body will experience a certain degrade and getting back a lean body might not be easy like when you are 20. Hence, calories are the things to avoid if you want to lose some fat.

Fat loss supplements may be effective to some people. It works by reducing your appetite released by the chemical substance in the supplement. In return, it raises the metabolic rate and the process.

This significant loss of appetite, causes an individual to eat less – and lose fat. The supplement products generally work like this.

    The T3 effect

When you take T3, the food you consume has to ‘work’ to match the calorie burning rate. This way, you don’t lose fat.

    The T4 effect

T4 is rather extreme or stronger than T3. And you will have fat loss.

Thyroid hormones: don’t overdose it
It is important to note that thyroid hormones must not be abused. Once overdose, it is hard to actually recover.

The powder is not recommended however, if an individual needs to take it, it must be in a very small dose and prescribed by a nutritionist if possible because there has to be an exact 100% of certainty.

Some women have been reportedly gain weight and it is a noticeable sign that they have overdosed the thyroid.

Even when they have struggled, they can’t figure out why. Thyroid impair is caused by the wrong dosage and it affects the slowing down of your rate.

Recommended intake of thyroid hormone:

    The best dosage is less than 50 mcg/day for T3.  You need to divide it to 3 doses.
    The best dosage T4 is less than 200 mcg/day.

T4 vs T3
T4 has a longer effect when used than T3. Hence, it is preferable to take T4. However, for some individuals, T3 is proven to be more effective. People find that T3 is more convenient in terms of conversion.

Thyroid affects most women
There are many reasons why women have thyroid issues and here are some of the factors
- Pregnancy
- PMS
- And per menopause

The calorie intake must be well monitored. The dose of thyroid hormone needs to be a certain number allowed because it will affect the metabolic rate.

Anadrol Oxymetholone - the Best Steroid for Women

It may seem surprising but It may seem surprising but Anadrol (oxymetholone) is a good choice for women who wish to be conservative yet have very effective results.

Medically, you’d be astonished at the doses women and even girls have taken with very low virilization rates. So anyway, contrary to what intuition might suggest, Anadrol is not one of the riskier choices for women.

That aside, 15 mg/day of Anavar (oxandrolone) will be virilizing in quite a few cases. Probably about 5 mg/day of oxandrolone is comparable to 25 mg/day Anadrol (divided doses) for risk.
Primobolan up to 50 mg/week, divided injections, is a common and reasonable choice, but has some risk: not a particularly high rate though.

In the earlier parts of Denise Rutkowski’s career, he had her on 25 mg/day Anadrol. There is no secret here because he also published this. She obviously did very well with it and at that point she was not virilized at all.

The medical doses are pretty astonishing. The reason that 50 mg is the tablet size is because that’s the standard minimal medical dose, including for women and children! It used to be used extensively for improving red blood cell count.

There’s at least one paper in the literature reporting doses used for quite a large number of women and reporting low incidence of any side effects. And these doses were often more than 50 mg/day. Sometimes much more.

And further, 25 mg/day never go wrong. You see some women developing hoarse voices and facial hair naturally with time, so there must be some women that are right on the edge. But generally speaking, this is a conservative dose, yet quite effective.

The mg amount that women can tolerate of Anadrol is markedly higher than any other anabolic steroid. However, that said, it’s also true that effect per mg is less, but not enough so to make up the safety difference IMO. I would put 25 mg/day Anadrol (in divided doses) up against 50 mg/week Primo any time for effectiveness and it’s at least equally conservative.

Another thing about Anadrol that’s remarkable is that other anabolic steroids are very easily disruptive of the menstrual cycle. Even dosages such as 2.5 mg oxandrolone 2x/day commonly raise issues. Anadrol however medically has shown often only moderate effect on the menstrual cycle at 50 mg/day, and 25 mg/day only lightened and shortened the cycles slightly. Remarkably less disruptive.

As a rough rule of thumb: take a dosage that would be quite moderate for a man, nearly the minimum likely to be recommended that could still give reasonable results for a novice, then divide by 10 to have something that’s moderate but effective for a woman.

For each individual steroid, suggested mild-but-effective dosage range may differ from the above slightly, and of course the above also is only approximate because there will be diffferent opinions as to what would be moderate for a man. But if having nothing else to work with, if you see or are considering a dosage and want to do a quick “reality check,” the above can help. For example, say that someone is proposing EQ at 100 mg/week. Multiply by 10, and our comparison would be to 1000 mg/week of EQ for a man. That’s well above being a mild cycle. So we can see at a glance that this EQ dose is off, without having had to remember specific values for each steroid.

The best understood uses are single-drug, and single-drug works fine. Primo or Anadrol are top two choices for bodybuilding and fitness; oxandrolone is also acceptable but must be lower dosed than those two; for quality of life enhancement, very very low dose testosterone works fine. is a good choice for women who wish to be conservative yet have very effective results.

Medically, you’d be astonished at the doses women and even girls have taken with very low virilization rates. So anyway, contrary to what intuition might suggest, Anadrol is not one of the riskier choices for women.

That aside, 15 mg/day of Anavar (oxandrolone) will be virilizing in quite a few cases. Probably about 5 mg/day of oxandrolone is comparable to 25 mg/day Anadrol (divided doses) for risk.
Primobolan up to 50 mg/week, divided injections, is a common and reasonable choice, but has some risk: not a particularly high rate though.

In the earlier parts of Denise Rutkowski’s career, he had her on 25 mg/day Anadrol. There is no secret here because he also published this. She obviously did very well with it and at that point she was not virilized at all.

The medical doses are pretty astonishing. The reason that 50 mg is the tablet size is because that’s the standard minimal medical dose, including for women and children! It used to be used extensively for improving red blood cell count.

There’s at least one paper in the literature reporting doses used for quite a large number of women and reporting low incidence of any side effects. And these doses were often more than 50 mg/day. Sometimes much more.

And further, 25 mg/day never go wrong. You see some women developing hoarse voices and facial hair naturally with time, so there must be some women that are right on the edge. But generally speaking, this is a conservative dose, yet quite effective.

The mg amount that women can tolerate of Anadrol is markedly higher than any other anabolic steroid. However, that said, it’s also true that effect per mg is less, but not enough so to make up the safety difference IMO. I would put 25 mg/day Anadrol (in divided doses) up against 50 mg/week Primo any time for effectiveness and it’s at least equally conservative.

Another thing about Anadrol that’s remarkable is that other anabolic steroids are very easily disruptive of the menstrual cycle. Even dosages such as 2.5 mg oxandrolone 2x/day commonly raise issues. Anadrol however medically has shown often only moderate effect on the menstrual cycle at 50 mg/day, and 25 mg/day only lightened and shortened the cycles slightly. Remarkably less disruptive.

As a rough rule of thumb: take a dosage that would be quite moderate for a man, nearly the minimum likely to be recommended that could still give reasonable results for a novice, then divide by 10 to have something that’s moderate but effective for a woman.

For each individual steroid, suggested mild-but-effective dosage range may differ from the above slightly, and of course the above also is only approximate because there will be diffferent opinions as to what would be moderate for a man. But if having nothing else to work with, if you see or are considering a dosage and want to do a quick “reality check,” the above can help. For example, say that someone is proposing EQ at 100 mg/week. Multiply by 10, and our comparison would be to 1000 mg/week of EQ for a man. That’s well above being a mild cycle. So we can see at a glance that this EQ dose is off, without having had to remember specific values for each steroid.

The best understood uses are single-drug, and single-drug works fine. Primo or Anadrol are top two choices for bodybuilding and fitness; oxandrolone is also acceptable but must be lower dosed than those two; for quality of life enhancement, very very low dose testosterone works fine.

How Deca Durabolin Nandrolone is Detected

Deca Durabolin, which is also known as 19-nortestosterone, is an anabolic steroid that, in very small quantities, is present in all of us.  You may also know Deca Durabolin by its commercial name Durabolin, under which it is sold as an ester. Today, there are many medical uses for Deca Durabolin one of which is treating osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. This anabolic steroid is also used to treat anemia.

Metabolism and Deca Durabolin
There are many positive effects of taking Deca Durabolin, some of which are muscle growth, appetite stimulation and increased red blood cell production and strengthened bone density. There have been numerous university research studies which have revealed Deca Durabolin to be effective in treating anemia, osteoporosis and some forms of neoplasia including breast cancer. Deca also acts as a progestin-based contraceptive.  Because of these medical breakthroughs, the U.S. FDA gave approval for the widespread use of Deca Durabolin in 1983.

Deca is not broken down into DHT and, as a result, there are some drawbacks to using Deca Durabolin.  To a certain extent, the negative side effects that are common to most anabolic steroids that appear on the scalp, skin, and prostate are reduced, but not entirely. Rather, Deca is broken down into a weaker androgen called dihydroDeca Durabolin. As a result, the lack of alkylation in the important 17α-carbon drastically reduces Deca’s liver toxicity. Despite side effects like gynaecomastia and reduced sex drive occurring at larger dosages, the estrogenic effects are mitigated because the drug is a progestin. If taken for lengthy periods, Deca Durabolin can cause erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular damage, as well as several other ailments caused from Deca’s effect of lowering levels of the luteinizing hormone. Erectile dysfunction may occur because of dihydroDeca Durabolin being in the penis.

Ways to Detect Deca-Durabolin
Deca Durabolin can be directly detected in the hair or indirectly detected in the urine by testing for 19-norandrosterone, which is a metabolite. The International Olympic Committee has set standards about the quantity of 19-norandrosterone in the urine that is allowed in sport competitions. If an athlete exceeds such limits, they stand to be accused of doping. The largest testing of Deca Durabolin among sports athletes came at the recent Vancouver Olympics where more than 600 athletes were asked to provide urine samples. Thankfully, no one tested positive. Until 2004, Deca Durabolin was available without a prescription as a dietary supplement.

1999 was a year when numerous professional athletes, including M. Ottey, D. Baumann and L. Christie tested positive for using Deca Durabolin. Needless to say, the detection method for Deca Durabolin was proved to be faulty the next year. There have been instances where athletes have mistakenly tested positive for using Deca Durabolin. If used excessively, the essential amino acid lysine (which is used to prevent cold sores) will cause “false positives” and the presence of metabolites from other anabolic steroids will cause incorrect urine test results to occur. As a result of the numerous overturned verdicts, the testing procedure was reviewed by Sport Authorities worldwide. Today, mass spectrometry is used to detect small samples of Deca Durabolin in urine due to its unique molar mass.

What is the Ideal Steroid Dosage to Maximize Fat Loss?

How high a dose of anabolic steroids is needed for good acceleration of fat loss?

Even the 500 mg/week dosage level, as a total of all the steroids used in the stack, is sufficient for substantial improvement in fat loss compared to the natural state. There’s some further improvement as the dosage increases to about the 1000 mg/week level.

In a few cases there have been remarkable results with quite low dosages, such as 250 mg/week testosterone or even 9 mg/day Dianabol (as odd as that number is, the specific case really was that amount.) However, that’s unusual, and appears to be correlated with the individuals having somewhat low natural testosterone. Generally, 500 mg/week is a reasonable minimum for a fat-loss steroid cycle.

Whether to lose fat first and then gain muscle, or do it the other way around, will depend on the case. A simple rule of thumb though is to accomplish the personally-easier task first.

For example, if you know you can drop 10 lb of fat relatively easily but adding 10 lb of muscle will be a challenge, then by all means lose the fat in the first few weeks of the cycle, preferably with quite high volume training. Your body will then be in a highly responsive state for muscle gain in the following weeks, due both to the previous high volume training and due to a homeostatic tendency to return to previous weight, in this case with muscle gain. More importantly than any reason why, this simply has been found to work very well.

Or if on the other hand if you find it hard to get much leaner than your present condition but you know you can add the planned amount of muscle in a matter of weeks, then add the muscle first. This will aid in the following fat loss, both because the added muscle increases metabolic rate, and again because of a homeostatic tendency to return to accustomed weight, in this case with fat loss. And again, regardless of reason, this too works very well in practice.

Gaining muscle while losing fat simultaneously can be done, but generally isn’t the optimal approach. It would pretty much look at that as being a possible unintended outcome in some training scenarios, where very intensive programs with intent of maximum strength gains might result in some fat loss despite best efforts at sufficient eating. But as a deliberate plan, most times it wouldn’t aim to accomplish both fat loss and muscle gain at the same time in a steroid cycle.

Steroids that do not cause virilizing effects in women

Steroids use among women is not as popular as among men. However, the number of those who want to build a nice body through anabolics is quite high, and it continue to raise every year. And it is not about professional female bodybuilders or athletes only. There are ordinary women who would like to give a try to these gears, but are concerned about their side effects. When it comes to steroids and women, the biggest concern is about virilization side effect these drugs have on women body. That’s why in this article we will talk about anabolics that has less or almost no virilization side effects, and how to manage to stay safe while building muscle mass.

Anabolic steroids are safe drugs, if used properly. This is available for both women and men. Taking them with responsibility and in right doses are the key points that prevent the occurrence of any unwanted side effects. When it comes to women, they are safer using these compounds, since they take them in much lower doses than men do. If you are informed enough to choose a steroid that carry low virilizing properties, than you can be sure that great muscle mass would be achieved.

But what is virilization? It is the antagonist of femininity, and women fear it enough to think twice before getting involved in steroids use. It is about developing some masculine traits, as a result of hormonal changes caused by steroids use. Anabolic steroids are synthetic derivatives of the natural produced by the body hormone testosterone. Whereas testosterone is a male hormone, women body produce it too, but in much lower doses. When taking steroids, the testosterone level increased, leading to unwanted virilizing effects.  Even taking in much lower doses compared to men use, the likelihood of facing such effects as body hair growth, voice deepening, and clitoris enlargement are still present.

It is quite hard for a women to even imagine such a picture, not even to accept that it may happens to her too. Despite of this, there are many women who succeed to build  great bodies, preserving their femininity. Of course, you ask how? Indeed this is simple.  Reading a lot about anabolic steroids, getting informed which steroids are the most androgenic and which one fit women use are just based steps to take before planning any steroids cycle. If you do it blindly, than the likelihood that you will end up failing is very high.

How to avoid virilization
Knowing which steroids are safe for you, and which ones to avoid is main criteria for staying away of any virilization effect. Bear in mind, that even taken “no virilization” steroids for women you are at risk to develop some of the unwanted side effects. This is because we are different, our bodies might have different reaction to the same drug. Thereby, is impossible and totally wrong to talk about a wonder steroid with “no virilization”, when there are still chances to occurs in someone. So, let’s stay realistics and do not idealize the use of steroids. After all, you take some risks every time using any other drug. But the sense of reality is what you have to follow all the time.

Here are four steps to take for avoiding virilizing effects:
-Choose steroids that present low or almost no virilizing properties. Usually, the more powerful is the steroid, the less suited is for women use. Thus, mild anabolic steroids are the first choice for women.
-Interrupt the steroids use if you body begin to develop virilizing effects. Carefully watching your body while running a steroids cycle is tremendous for safe use. Listen to first signs your body display to you and take a timeout if you are not  happy with what you get if the smartest decision to take for you. Allow you more time for understanding what you did wrong, change the steroid or doses to stay safe next time. The good news with steroids use, is that any side effect disappear once you cease their use. So,  just stop using them if you notice something bad, and your body will begin to return to its previous functions.
-Use steroids in low doses. People think that taking higher doses lead to bigger gains. It is a big mistake, that undoubtedly end up with a range of dangerous effects for your health. Begin with lower doses, and stick to them during the all course. Over time, once you gain some experience with steroids use, and checked your body reaction to it, you can go with higher doses with no damage for your health.
-Short steroid cycle. A six weeks cycling is maximum you can follow to get great results and stay safe. More longer cycles automatically increases the risks of developing virilization side effects and not only.

Best post steroid cycle products

Best post steroid cycle products. What they are?

    - Sometimes identified as anti estrogen drugs, the drugs do not only help minimize the side effects while on a steroid cycle but also in post steroid cycle therapy.
    - The drugs can be used to reduce the estrogenic activity or the level of estrogen in the body.
    - The aromatase inhibitors are activated to inhibit the aromatase enzyme that converts androgens into estrogens by a process called aromatization.

Importance of post cycle therapy:

This could just be the most important part of your steroid cycle as you work towards maintaining the hard gained muscle through the best Post steroid cycle activities that should be both safely and effectively beneficial to you.

Types of post cycle products

Unlike 10-15 years back where there were little but expensive products to assist with the post steroid cycle, the advance in technology has allowed for a better playing field as users are now able to buy and choose from a range of products. Some of the products that are well known are:

    - Arimidex which is chemically known as Anastrozole
    - Clomid which is known as Clomiphane Citrate
    - Femara which is known as Letrozole
    - HCG which stands for Human Chorionic Gonadrotrophin
    - Nolvadex which stands for Tamoxifen Citrate

With these helpful drugs, there is no point in being ripped for only halfway through the year as you turn out to become the exact opposite of what your body was during the cycle.

Clomiphene (Clomid: common name)Best products for PCT are:

    - Clomid is the general title for (Clomiphene citrate).
    - It is also a synthetic estrogen. Medically, this is referred to help low fecundity females in their ovulation period.
    - Clomid actually works by stimulating the hypothalamus which in turn stimulates the anterior pituitary gland. This stimulation results in release of the gonadotrophic hormones. These hormones are known as follicle stimulating hormones (abbreviated as FSH) as well as the luteinizing hormone (abbreviated as LH) where the FSH is used to stimulate the testes for more testosterone production and LH works to stimulate the secretion of testosterone.
    - It also functions against estrogen to minimize the harmful effects such as gynecomastia as well as water maintenance/retention which could be a consequence of the aromatized estrogen from testosterone.
    - It does not function as stimulating the discharge of normal testosterone but reduces the estrogen hang-up rooted by the steroid cycle.

The best time for taking Clomid depends on the cycle and type of steroids used as there are different steroids which have different half lives which is the time a substance disappears from the blood system.

At first day, when taking Clomid, one should use 300mg then 100mg for remaining 10 days and 50mg on the next 10 days.

Nolvadex

    - A substitute to the Clomid, this product is actually a business title for the medicine Tamoxifen. Actually, the half life of the drug Nolvadex is comparatively long which gives the user a chance to administer one day daily dose. Administration starts according to outlined schedule as well as the period of this dosage is similar to Clomid.
    - For a normal mass cycle, the dosages will be taken in the following order:

100mg on day 1

60mg on the following 10 days

40mg: the dose of next following 10 days

A few of the users who take both Clomid as well as Nolvadex during their PCT where dosages may be administered as:

- Day 1:

Clomid 200miligram + Nolvadex 40miligram

- Following 10 Days:

Clomid 50miligram + Nolvadex 20miligram

-Again following 10 days:

Clomid 50mg + Nolvadex 20mg

 These examples do not imitate a standard dosage as adjustments can be done depending on what is needed as the end result.

The use of HCG

    - Being one of the nearly everyone misused and misunderstood substances in bodybuilding; the substance is a short form for a Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin plus it is net anything close to being a steroid. Instead it is a natural hormone that is developed in pregnancy period in the placenta of women.
    - In the human male body, it acts like the LH where the Leydig cells in the testes are enthused to generate hormone (testosterone).
    - It is used during mass steroid phases just to keep up testicular size and the condition of the testicle. It is also used to bring back emaciated testicles reverse to their actual state. This is a preparatory measure for post steroid therapy as shrunken testicles generate abridged levels of normal hormone (testosterone).

HCG administration


    - This is a common practice amongst body builders who believe that using the substance may aid in recovering the normal level of testosterone, but this is a theory that is unsubstantiated as well as counterproductive.
    - It is the most excellent used for the duration of a cycle to:
        * Avoid testicular shrinking, and also
        * To set right the predicament of existing testicular atrophy.

For the dosage of HCG, smaller and frequent doses for a period of a cycle gives the most excellent on the whole consequences along with the slightest chances of unwanted harmful effects where for about 2 weeks one should consume between 500IU to 1000IU daily

Post Cycle Therapy for Female Steroid Users

Even men are the most popular users of steroids, women also tend to use them, especially those women who are professional bodybuilders. There are more men than women in this sport so almost every research is based on men’s organism. But consequences that steroids can produce in a female body are bigger and more significant that one’s appearing with men. But, women, just like men, use steroids to gain body mass and strength faster than they would get it without using steroids.

How are steroids used?
Steroids are not used constantly, there are periods of usage and periods of resting. Your doctor should decide how long periods will be and how high dose you will take. There are no universal rules because there are no two same persons. One cycle can be 6-12 weeks long and it considers that you take steroids every day during those weeks. After each cycle you must make a brake, so your body won’t get used to steroids.

What is PCT (post cycle therapy)?
Post cycle therapy is something that started to be usual practice just recently. It’s very important not to avoid it if you are using or planning to use anabolic steroids. PCT is used to help you preserve effects you gained during the steroid usage period. Steroids have big effect on our endocrine system and it’s important to help him recover from such a big shock. When you suddenly stop using steroids your body will be in some sort of shock. In medicine it’s called hormonal crash or post cycle crash. PCT is different for a man and a woman.

PCT for women
There are so many post cycle therapies and so many people take it on their own, without knowing consequences they can have in the end. If you take PCT without consulting your doctor, you can make more damage than good to your organism.

With women it’s really important to determine their age and stage of life. Pre-menopausal females who have used anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) can gradually decrease amount they are taking as they come close to end of a cycle. Because steroids affect hormones, the best way that shows to a woman that her treatment is going well is her period return. Anabolic-androgenic steroids cause some kind of menopausal side-effects. It’s recommended to decrease AAS use until period appears. Also, women can do blood tests to see if her hormone levels are getting back to normal.

What PCT is not recommended for women?
Highly inadvisable post cycle treatment for women is SERM (selective estrogen receptor modulators) or ALS (aromatize inhibitors). These two kinds of treatments cause intense menopausal symptoms, so even very young women can face with that problem. They are literally pushing women into menopause. And menopause symptoms are really hard and strenuous even for women who naturally experience it. With men this is different, but women should avoid this kind of post cycle therapy.

SERM medications like Nolvadex and Armidex sometimes are use in breast cancer curing, so they have really large and massive effect on female body. A woman shouldn’t expose herself to so strong medications if she doesn’t have to.

What PCT women can use?
HPGA and HPTA are highly recommended for post cycle therapy for women. HPTA is the hypothalamic pituitary testicular axis and affects brain and helps your endocrine system to control production of testosterone, the male hormone. How your body will react of this treatment depends on:

    individual characteristics;
    anabolic-androgen steroids that you used;
    how long your cycle lasted.

Today everybody can find different types of recommendations for post cycle therapy on the internet, but you shouldn’t listen to them all. Many of those treatments are written for male users and that not even indicated in the text. It’s important to see how wrong post cycle therapy can have harmful consequences in a female organism and go and consult a doctor before deciding to apply some therapy on yourself.

Trenbolone Side Effects: Night Sweats And Reduced Cardio Capacity

Although there are people who take Trenbolone and have no side effects at all, there are others who use it and face unpleasant side effects, such as extreme night sweats. Although those who suffer of such side effects consider the results worth it, despite the unpleasant, extreme sweats, they were still wondering whether these issues are normal or not. Also, those people facing such issues were wondering whether they will always suffer of these side effects or not.

Elucidation
The trenbolone users have complaint many times about its side effects, which mainly included less cardiac as well as night sweats. However, these are not generally met effects, which mean that not every user of trenbolone has them, although there are many who accused such side effects in their case.

The cardiovascular problem is mainly associated with eminent hematocrit. This happens in some of the cases of trenbolone users who accused this issue as a result of their trenbolone use. As it has already been established, athletes who participated in utmost level of viable cycling have sought great hematocrit stages. The high levels of hematocrit helped them by sustaining the bigger power productivity, which means they developed a better cardio performance.

Further explanation
However, this cardio performance due to the high levels of hematocrit is not a universal regulation. This can also cause higher blood viscosity or greater blood thickness, when it comes along with:

- Higher oxygen transporting capacity

- Higher hematocrit

Other examples
It has been established that even if the hematocrit levels remain in the usual limits, according to one study, the aerobic ability of some athletes can be better with mid-range otherwise low-midrange hematocrit levels, rather than with the high-usual hematocrit values.

It is possible that during an anabolic steroid cycle, the hematocrit level goes drastically above the normal range. As far as the anabolic steroid user observes a negative side effect of this drug, it is recommended that he checks the hematocrit level, as this may be the cause that determines the apparition of such side effects. If the hematocrit level is around 53 or even higher, then it is highly recommended that the user discontinues the use of anabolic steroid for the moment.

Other problems
However, in the case the hematocrit level is in the normal range, there is no answer to explain the lessen cardiac capacity. In such case, there were people claiming that lung pain could be one of the factors that determine this reduced cardio capacity. For this cause, however, it is needed to consult further medical evidence, as this is not one of the known causes by users of trenbolone.

Dosage limitation
In order to avoid or deal with this cardio issue that might be caused by the use of trenbolone, some users get to limit their dosage of trenbolone for 50mg/day instead of 75mg/day or 100mg/day. The Trenbolone is an effective steroid, so that 50mg/day of trenbolone offers amazing effects as a fraction of a steroid stack.

About night sweats
As for the problem regarding the night sweats, there is no explanation, as it seems to only strike randomly, which means that not every trenbolone user suffers from this side effect. It also depends in the case of the similar person, as it might occur in some cycles, while it may not occur in others. The only recommendation that can help avoid the night sweats as much as possible is to get the room as cool as it is possible. Also, the user who faces this issue, may also use beach towels in order to sop up the sweat.

Best anabolics and anti-estrogens for fat loss

Losing fat is a common goal for most of bodybuilders. For this purpose many of steroid users look for the anabolics with best fat burning features and anti-estrogens that helps to keep water retention and bloating low or even inexistent.

A general tendency is to divide steroids into two categories: bulking and cutting anabolics. An inaccurate approach as none of steroids is labeled as serving just one purpose. Indeed, some of them can be better of cutting, while others excel at packing one muscle mass. But in the final, with the proper manipulation any of them can be used for more than one goal.

“Manipulations” suppose diet, workout routine which accompanies the steroid cycle. Or without a diet/workout that support your fat burning goal no or minimal results will be achieved.  Losing fat is a lot about diet, cardio and then steroids. Try to get leaner without steroids, but if you decide to use – make it wisely.

Dosing is also relevant for to attaining one or another goal. Bulking and cutting dosing of the same steroid is different and has to be set accordingly to the way you want to look in the final of cycling. Usually, for cutting purpose a higher dose is recommended. The higher is the dosage, the more ICF-hormone is released and a more powerful fat burning process is triggered.

It is a well known fact that body burns more calories to keep muscle mass than fat. That’s why when being when a calorie deficit body begins to pull energy from fat deposits. The more muscular you are, the faster you burn fat and viceversa.

Low-aromatization steroids for getting shredded

Not all steroids have low estrogenic activity. The more androgenic it is, the greater estrogenic activities it shows. Body is able to assimilate a certain amount of testosterone. With chemicals this threshold goes pretty high, so that anything above this level may be turned into estrogen. The process is called aromatase and especially occurs if you are already susceptible to this.

High estrogens cause water retention and slow rate of fat burning. In order to prevent this use of anti-estrogen is necessary. But about anti-estrogens we will talk later. Now let’s concentrate our attention on steroids for fat loss.

Top 4 non-aromatazing steroids are:

Trenbolone

Primobolan

Winstrol

Masteron

This list can be completed with:

Halotestin

Equipoise

Deca

Have to be mentioned that these steroids may aromatase if you are genetically predisposed to higher estrogenic activity.

Being sensitive to estrogenic side effects limits you in using anbolics that do aromatase. All other people can use aromatase steroids with less or almost no negative impact on their health. Of course with condition that minimal dosage of anti-estrogens is taken.

Trenbolone

This is a powerful steroid with no estrogenic activity and water retention side effects. It’s great for keeping on muscle mass and strength while dosage is moderate-200 mg weekly. If there is a “best cutting steroids” then surely this is about Trenbolone.

All forms of Tren are efficient in burning fat; however Tren-A or Trenbolone-Acetate have been actively recognized as the most effective.

Equipoise

Has good fat burning action with low estrogenic activity.  EQ cause a high nitrogen activity so that even in a calorie deficit an increase of muscle mass will be registered.

A 400mg per week of EQ is a safe dose, allowing reaching a shredded look within weeks of usage.

Anavar

If you want a safe fat burning steroid then Anavar has to be your choice. Free of any side effects, Anavar helps to retain strength, and hence muscle mass. Especially good it is for burning abdominal fat. It also raises the good cholesterol in the body and lowers the bad one.

A 20-30 mg of Anavar per day is required to burn fat. It is not a low dosage, but the real problem is that Anavar is more difficult to find.

Winstrol

This is another oral quite effective in burning fat. It speeds up metabolism and enhances body’s ability to retain muscle mass and strength. For more details about Winstrol effects in fat burning read our post “How effective is Winstrol for burning fat”.

Anti-estrogens to use when juicing

At least two anti-estrogens have to be taken even you are not prone to estrogen and water retention. Proviron and Arimidex or Provirion with Nolvadex if you are estrogen sensitive. The general idea is that you cannot take fat loss steroids without anti-estrogens even you are not susceptible.

The most important with fat loss steroids is responsible use. As long as you respecting proper dosage and use antiestrogens you are on the way to your perfect body. This post is informative. Please consult a specialist before getting involved in steroids use.

Masteron or Drostonolone Propionate

Masteron is also known, as drostonolone and  is relatively rare in the United States. Though it is well known to the Europeans. The production of Masteron was never of a large quantity and it was never before marketed in the United States.

Masteron History:

Masteron (drostonolone propionate) for 20 years prior was used for inoperable postmenopausal breast cancer in women, then later as a cutting agent used by bodybuilders, which where it is now enjoying its popularity.

What it is:

Drostonolone propionate is a DHT (dihydrotestosteronethe) a derived anabolic ( abiological process of making more complex living organisms from simpler ones) Drostonolone has been altered by the addition of a methyl group. This addition prevents the hormone from a metabolic breakdown by 3 skeletal muscle properties ofHydroxysteroid dehydrogenase enzymes.

It also increases the anabolic nature of the hormone as well as the attachment of proplonate ester to control the release time. Masteron is unaffected by the aromatase and 5alpha reductase – enzyme and thereby leaves no estrogen issues, particularly with the increase or lessening of estrogen in the skin and prostrate.

The true effects of Masteron will be best seen in a lean person, during the cutting cycle. This is why Masteron is generally in use at the end of the bodybuilding prep. It is expected that the bodybuilder will at this point be extremely lean.

A benefit when using Masteron, is its influence on anti-estrogen is when using in moderate doses of aromatizing steroids and not with typical doses of Masteron, there is no competition between the estradiol at the estrogen receptor and the receptor is not activated by the Masteron.

However, by competing with the testosterone for the “binding site” of the aromatase enzyme the conversion is indeed reduced.

It would be wrong to leave this the only reason as to what makes Masteron good. Masteron is low in side effectsas an anabolic steroid. At one point it was considered a weak steroid however, it has since been recognized as an anabolic of standard potency.

Masteron provides more of an aesthetically pleasing enhancement. Meaning that it does not provide strength, performance or size.

Why the doubt of potency:

If a low dose is used weekly as would occur with most anabolic steroids this product does not perform well.

The general concentration of Masteron that is given is that of 350 mg per week as provided. In some cases smaller doses are given. 700 mg. per week provides a more satisfactory performance.

However, a major problem with this dose is the availability and the cost of the product.

Dosages:

Dosages are based on a number of factors, for the body builder dosage once becoming lean the dosage can be as high as 1000 mg. per week. However, this dosage is not recommended for those who have health problems such as lipid issues or blood pressure problems.

The dosage of 1000 mg. per week is only recommended for those on a 1 – 2 week cycle.

• The traditional cycle ranges from 1 – 12 weeks long. It is a combination of enanthate testosterone at 300 – 500 mg. per week
• Masteron (Drostonolone Enanthate a Masteron variant) at 400 mg. per week.

This variant is used for the beginner due to several reasons;
• Combines perfectly with the enanthate testosterone
• Compensates for the infrequent scheduling of injections
• The testosterone is used in the body building dosages in this case.
• This dose of Masteron will provide the user with familiarity of his reactions to Masteron.

Because of the aromatase inhibitor in Masteron, it should be unnecessary to use an addition aromatase inhibitor. Masteron is not as strong as such inhibitors as aromasin or arimidex but, should the stacking of aromatizable become too large, the aromatase effect of Masteron will be unable to handle it.

Gynecomastia has been a reported effect during a cycle using Masteron along with such aromatizable compounds such as Dianabol and Testosterone.

What is the Ideal Steroid Dosage to Maximize Fat Loss?

How high a dose of anabolic steroids needed for good acceleration of fat loss?

Even the 500 mg/week dosage level, as a total of all the steroids used in the stack, is sufficient for substantial improvement in fat loss compared to the natural state. There’s some further improvement as the dosage increases to about the 1000 mg/week level.

In a few cases there have been remarkable results with quite low dosages, such as 250 mg/week testosterone or even 9 mg/day Dianabol (as odd as that number is, the specific case really was that amount.) However, that’s unusual, and appears to be correlated with the individuals having somewhat low natural testosterone. Generally, 500 mg/week is a reasonable minimum for a fat-loss steroid cycle.

Whether to lose fat first and then gain muscle, or do it the other way around, will depend on the case. A simple rule of thumb though is to accomplish the personally-easier task first.

For example, if you know you can drop 10 lb of fat relatively easily but adding 10 lb of muscle will be a challenge, then by all means lose the fat in the first few weeks of the cycle, preferably with quite high volume training. Your body will then be in a highly responsive state for muscle gain in the following weeks, due both to the previous high volume training and due to a homeostatic tendency to return to previous weight, in this case with muscle gain. More importantly than any reason why, this simply has been found to work very well.

Or if on the other hand if you find it hard to get much leaner than your present condition but you know you can add the planned amount of muscle in a matter of weeks, then add the muscle first. This will aid in the following fat loss, both because the added muscle increases metabolic rate, and again because of a homeostatic tendency to return to accustomed weight, in this case with fat loss. And again, regardless of reason, this too works very well in practice.

Gaining muscle while losing fat simultaneously can be done, but generally isn’t the optimal approach. Being a possible unintended outcome in some training scenarios, where very intensive programs with intent of maximum strength gains might result in some fat loss despite best efforts at sufficient eating. But as a deliberate plan, most times wouldn’t aim to accomplish both fat loss and muscle gain at the same time in a steroid cycle.

How to Use Proviron with Steroid Cycles and PCT

How to use Proviron (mesterolone) during steroid cycles, during PCT (post-cycle therapy), and between cycles?

Proviron has no use for anabolic or recovery purposes. It does not aid in building muscle and does not aid in recovering LH production or testosterone production.

It’s an odd fact that it doesn’t aid in building muscle. It’s the only compound of which activates the androgen receptor yet is valueless in this regard. The reason probably is metabolic deactivation in muscle tissue.

What’s not odd is that it’s valueless for helping recovery of natural LH or of testosterone production. No anabolic steroid is able to provide assistance in these regards: instead their effect is generally inhibitory.

There’s disagreement as to whether Proviron simply doesn’t help recover natural hormone levels or whether it actually impedes recovery.

Its effect on LH is difficult to determine because any effect it may have on LH is at most moderate, but LH levels always vary greatly from moment-to-moment. So, if a measurement is a little lower when Proviron is used, is it because Proviron lowered LH, or because the blood draw happened to be at a trough value between blood peaks?

This is quite difficult to determine. One study about 40 or more years ago detected an inhibitory effect on LH levels from 50 mg Proviron per day. The reduction was statistically significant, but levels still averaged in the normal range. On the other hand, a number of scientific studies since have been unable to detect effect of Proviron on LH to statistical significance.

While that probably sounds like a contradiction, not detecting effect to statistical significance is different from detecting that there is no effect.

Unfortunately, authors typically write that there “was” no effect rather than put the matter accurately.

It’s fair to say from the total body of scientific evidence that any inhibitory effect of Proviron on LH production is at most modest. When fully recovered from a cycle, any inhibitory effect from occasional use is of no importance.

During PCT however, was found that Proviron use makes a noticeable adverse difference on recovery.

Proviron formerly had some use during cycles as a weak anti-estrogen, but today, using an anti-aromatase is a much better approach.

Where Proviron can provide a use is in the feeling of having good androgen levels, and in enhancing erectile performance in some instances. In terms of physical appearance, sometimes it can enhance apparent hardness or vascularity.

It’s fine to use Proviron occasionally between cycles, if enjoying its use for any reason. There’s no exact needed dose, but for example 50 mg is a typical dose to take occasionally. There’s no harm to taking amount such as 100 or 150 mg, but there’s not necessarily further benefit from the larger dose.

Anabolic Steroids Cycles for a Basic Training Program

Want to accelerate results with steroid use? What sort of cycles go best?


An obvious advantage of 8-week cycles is that there will be a lot of gratification acquired quickly. If we compared with 2-week on, 4-week off cycles, it would typically take 14 weeks to get results similar to what could be achieved in 8 weeks straight.

But on the other hand, with the two-week cycles, progress would continue straight on from there, whereas with the eight-week cycles, there will be a 16 week gap before being able to continue again! This is if making an equal comparison where steroids are being used 1/3 of the time, where there are two “off” weeks to each week of use. It also works the same way in any equal comparison.

So which is “better” is not so obvious as at first glance. Your choice will depend on personal preference.

However, in general the two week cycles are very suited to basic progressive training, where there is no real pattern to training weeks. This is because such a program is really helped by the shorter “off” periods, and there’s very good carryover from the gains of the “on” weeks to the “off” weeks.

If taking the advice on 2-week cycles, I would however suggest putting at least a little bit of pattern onto the training weeks though. The “on” weeks should preferably be with relatively heavier weight, such as allowing only 5-8 reps, and training volume should be say 30% greater than in most of the “off” weeks.

If choosing the 8-week cycle route, the increased volume consideration would still apply. Your training during “off” weeks could still remain similar, but the optimal training volume will be less than while assisted.

Women on Steroids Myth and Truth

Women on steroids, to many those three little words sound ridiculous; for many the idea of women on steroids is nothing short of a disaster waiting to happen. However, when it comes to anabolic androgenic steroids we have a topic that is one of the most highly misunderstood and quite often spoken of in a highly disapproving light regardless of who such a discussion pertains to and in that light more often than not inaccurate assumptions are made of a highly inaccurate nature. Many will indeed be surprised to learn women do in-fact supplement with anabolic steroids; sure, we’re all familiar with those who do so of a highly extreme end, those who have sacrificed all femininity for mounds of muscle but the reality does not stop there.

Year after year, every single day many women supplement with anabolic steroids; many of the women highly admired for their beauty who possess a fit and healthy look supplement quite regularly; we’re not speaking of a small number, in-fact we’re speaking of a fairly large number. Many female athletes from all walks of like regularly take part in the anabolic game and for good reason, it works but it remains this is a fact most are not willing to accept. Make no mistake, women on steroids pales in comparison to men who supplement with anabolic hormones but the numbers of female users far extends past what most understand.

There is no doubt about it, anabolic androgenic steroid use can be very damaging to a female but when a woman is educated on the matter and responsible use is implored use can be very successful. For women on steroids the biggest risk is virilization by-which masculine traits are brought forth. For any female this is a horrific end as a large part of our personal identity is connected to our sex and the attributes associated with it; however, this horrific end can largely be avoided.

For years many myths and legends have existed regarding anabolic androgenic steroids and the use thereof but it’s important to remember myths and legends are just that, myths and legends, meaning they are absent of truth. While some of these myths may hold some truth to them in-part unless the full truth is explained the rest of the assumption is either a lie or simple ignorance. Such assumptions can be seen on a host of message boards that deal in the topic of anabolic androgenic steroids; for years many have gone to such message boards to obtain anabolic information and while there is good information on many of them there are often just as many half-truths and inaccurate assumptions. We have taken some of the most common myths and outright lies from some of the most popular message boards on the internet that deal in such discussion regarding women on steroids and left you with only the truth. While you’ll find there is still much more to learn hopefully you’ll find this to not only be an interesting starting point but one that urges you to seek the truth.

Myth: Masculine traits will occur in women on steroids and it’s largely unavoidable.
Truth: While many anabolic androgenic steroids will produce such an effect there are certain steroids that can be used both effectively and safely without such an effect occurring. Most notably is the steroid Oxandrolone or as it is more commonly known Anavar. Most women will find Anavar to not only be highly effective but to possess little to no side-effects whatsoever. Women on steroids who make Anavar a stable part of their plan will find they build a leaner and tighter physique that still possesses all the femininity they began with.

Myth: Women on steroids will gain massive amounts of weight and turn into gigantic piles of muscle.
Truth: For some women such an end is desired and if so then absolutely, it can be obtained. However, anabolic steroid use will not by itself produce this end in a woman any more than it will for a man. This is a common misconception regarding anabolic steroids as a whole but one that is often used to scare women away. In order to be big you have to eat big; steroids or not this is an inescapable fact. Women on steroids who do not follow a mass gaining diet will not blowup into behemoths by any stretch; sure, they may indeed possess more lean muscle tissue but lean muscle tissue is a good thing. Lean tissue not only lends to a healthier body but one that is more appealing; the amounts of such tissue will be highly regulated by the amounts of food you take in but the doses of the steroids will also play a role. Women who are looking for a nice athletic boost in-terms of function or appearance can reach this end through steroid use and take it as far as they want from very slight to very extreme and everywhere in-between.

Myth: Most of the women on steroids are competitive bodybuilders.
Truth: Most of the women on steroids are not competitive bodybuilders at all; however, physique sports do make up a large portion of the total users. Many and by many we mean a whole lot of figure, fitness and bikini competitors of the physique world supplement with anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing drugs. Such use however by no means ends with physique competition but stretches to non-competitive fitness models to many of the celebrities the world loves and adores to some of the women you find attractive at your local super market who simply enjoy working out. There is a very good reason many women are able to hold onto a more youthful appeal and maintain a more well-rounded healthy look in far greater numbers and for far longer extended periods of time and it’s not some magical machine they step into; it is undisputedly performance enhancing drugs and anabolic steroids make up a large portion of this group.

Anavar for Women

As the bird is to the sky, as the dog is to the bone, as up is to down, so is the relationship between Anavar and women. In the world of anabolic steroids, as testosterone is for men, so is Anavar for women, as it is the primary anabolic steroid for all female use. Unlike the vast majority of anabolic steroids, the Oxandrolone hormone that is Anavar can be used very safely without virilizing effects. Make no mistake, virilization symptoms can occur, but the odds are in your favor. With responsible use, Anavar for women can make all the difference in the world. It can be the difference between a poor finish and a win in a physique contest; it can be the difference in getting the modeling contract you want or looking at the magazines from the other side, and more importantly, it can be the difference between being confident with yourself or feeling like a fat out of shape slob.

Regardless of your goals, building new mass, leaning out just a little or becoming ripped to the bone, the Oxandrolone hormone has something for every woman. Of course, you're going to need to know how to use it if you are to maximize your results; not to mention remain safe. Before we begin understand this truth; with responsible use, you will be safe, but as we are all unique individuals, even with responsible use some will have problems. This applies to all things we put in our body. Most of us can take Aspirin if we take the proper amount; if we take too much we get sick. Then there are a few of us who can't take the first Aspirin pill without getting sick. This is crucial to remember, as we are all unique everything affects all of us a little differently. Nevertheless, with responsible use most women will be fine. If you supplement responsibly and you find you are one of the unlucky ones, as soon as symptoms begin to show discontinue use immediately. If you do so, the symptoms will fade away quickly. If you ignore them, the phrase Anavar for Women will become a permanent nightmare!

What can you expect? Anavar for women will do just about anything and everything a female athlete or gym rat could ever desire. It can promote muscle growth with a solid plan to promote it in place. Oxandrolone can significantly promote strength, as it is intrinsic to its nature. However, the greatest attribute it possesses revolves around leaning out.

Anavar will greatly preserve lean tissue when dieting as well as strength; this is welcomed for two reasons. First and foremost, tissue and strength are often lost when we diet, and while some may still be lost with Oxandrolone use, we will maintain more of it than we would without. Further, by maintaining mass, we ensure our metabolic rate is all it can be; the more muscle you carry, the more lean tissue, the greater your metabolism will fire. All-in-all, this means we burn more fat. Of course, and this is extremely important to physique athletes, or anyone looking for a fitness model type look; the Oxandrolone hormone will significantly harden your physique. How hard you get, will depend on how lean you get. Don't worry, if you don't want to be a granite statue you won't be, but if you do this is available and attainable, if you diet hard enough.

Steroid Stacks Myth and Truth

For any anabolic steroid user the search for the best steroid stacks is always high on the list and for good reason; the more efficient the stack the better the results. While there are numerous steroid stacks we can compile and some will be better suited for different purposes, in general most steroid stacks can work well for bulking or cutting; it’s often when we get into pure athletic performance that this will vary the most. However, regardless of the purpose of use there are universal truths and you better believe it, when it comes to steroid stacks there are a host of myths; let’s dispel a few and leave only truth.
Steroid Stacks Myths & Truth:

- Myth: Deca-Durabolin (Deca) and Equipoise (EQ) cannot and should not be run in the same cycle because they are virtually the same thing

-Truth: While in many cases there will be no need to use both Deca and EQ they are in no shape or form the same thing; these are two very different hormones. This idea that they were basically the same drug was originally started by the late great Dan Duchaine but even he would eventually recant. These two hormones serve various purposes, many unique unto their own. Many performance enhancers will use both at the same time; normally a low dose of Deca will be used to relieve joint pain while EQ will play a more primary role if both are used at the same time. However, for pure size Deca will always be a far better choice in in any of your steroid stacks.

- Myth: Some steroid stacks require no post cycle therapy (PCT.)

-Truth: While some stacks will be easier on our system than others, for the adult male a PCT should always be applied. No matter the anabolic steroids used in your cycle your natural testosterone production has been diminished. A proper PCT will not only promote your natural testosterone production but will further aid you in keeping the gains you made. More importantly, the sooner we can bring our natural testosterone levels back to normal the better we’ll feel. However, no matter how good your PCT plan is understand your natural testosterone levels will not be normal for some time; the PCT only helps, it does not completely restore. If you choose not to run a PCT you will only prolong the time before your testosterone levels return to a normal state; it does not matter what you’ve heard from this or that guy, it doesn’t matter how genetically gifted you may be; this is a universal truth.

-Myth: You shouldn’t stack cutting steroids with bulking steroids

-Truth: First and foremost, get the idea of cutting and bulking steroids out of your head; almost all anabolic steroids can be used for both purposes. Although some you will find better suited for certain purposes, many steroid stacks will have the same anabolic steroids in them regardless of the purpose. For example, the steroid Trenbolone, both in its Acetate or Enanthate form can be one of the most powerful steroids we can use and serves a great purpose in any bulking or cutting cycle. For the competitive bodybuilder never is this little trick truer; the drug Anadrol is often viewed as a bulking agent only in truth it can be used successfully for either purpose as is commonly done by a many competitors. Then there’s of course testosterone, the foundation of most any quality cycle. The list goes on and on but hopefully you get the idea.

-Myth: Steroid stacks made of underground gear are just as good as ones made of human grade gear.

-Truth: Due to their price and high availability underground steroids have always been of high popularity. While there are good underground brands this myth in a general sense could very well be the biggest of all. Make no mistake, human grade steroids will always be the cream of the crop, steroid stacks comprised of them will almost always yield better results and will further be the absolute safest stacks of all.