Remember when testosterone was broken up into "god" and "bad", much like cholesterol? They used to say that DHT was bad. Well, it turns out that DHT, although having no anabolic effect, is necessary for muscle hardness, it prevents the formation of estrones and is directly related to erection rigidy. Who wouldn't want more?! As it turn out, there's no such thing as "bad" testosterone. It's ALL good! Yea!
What is less often addressed is the types of estrogen. Now most bodybuilders find estrogen to be as appealing as an albino is to a trip to the equater. But we all need some estrogen. But just like HDL and LDL cholesterol, we want to keep the good and lose the bad.
When using anti-e's it might be a good time to add some "good" estrogen. Primrose oil is great for bodybuilders on gear because it helps the body produce prostaglandins as well as containing EFA's and GLA. This can help with joint mobility, cholesterol, liver enzymes and endurance. One problem -- Primrose oil is slightly estrogenic. But it has more of the "good" estrogens so it would be a good time to take it on days when you use your anti-e.
Prenenolone is another interesting substance in that it's sort of a super charged DHEA master hormone. It raises both T and e. Taking it along with an anti-e may leave the good without the bad.
Now what are these "bad" estrogens? Well, technically, it's a metabolite (16 alpha hydroxy estrone) and in short, it's responsible for all the nasty estrogen shit including gyno, prostate hyperthrophy and cancer.
Now stick with me for a minute. This is important.
We all know there are essentially two types of anti-e's -- the type that block and/or remove estrogen or SERM's -- the type that are estrogens themselves and prevent the formation of more estrogen. The first is classified as a suicide inhibitors and the other as a competitive inhibitor.
Still with me? Good. It gets easier now.
Let me interject a personal statement right now. I never liked the concept of a "competitive" estrogen. I don't want more estrogen. I don't like estrogen. Why try to occupy estrogen receptor sites when you can just kill the bastards? In short, love a-dex, femmera -- hate clomid and nolvadex.
There are estrogens and anti estrogens all over the place. Like those microwaved dinners in plastic? It's loaded with titty juice. Of course you can't escape it, but you can fight it.
There are also estrogens and ANTI estrogens in nature. (Isoflavones from soy are estrogenic. Bad. ) But natural anti-e's intrigued me so I went to work with some experimentation. What was esspecially fascinating is that natural anti-e's work similarly to their drug counterparts. There are estrogen-like compounds that SUPPOSEDLY take up the estrogen site preventing the formation or additional estrogen... and then there are estrogen REMOVERS.
Guess which ones I like better?
DIM is a phyto estrogen sold as a natural anti-e. I've used the stuff and I must say, the effects were almost exactly that of clomid. In other words, IT MADE ME FEEL LIKE A WEEPY BITCH WHOSE DICK FELL OFF!!! So much for natural SERMS.
Then there are natural eliminators -- calcium D glucarate and to a lesser degree chrysin. What's so great about calcium D Glucarate is that it's especially agressive in removing the 16 AHE -- remeber that? It's the BAD METABOLITE of estrogen that causes gyno and all that shit.
Now when I went about designing an anti e I could have put some DIM in there. Or some bullshit prohormone like AIFM and be done with it. But I wanted to use what I found to be most effective. Now I'll be perfectly honest. If Clomid works for you -- DIM may too! But I don't sell it because I don't like it. (Hey, it's my shit, I can do what I want).
Actually I don't technically sell anything. But obviously I want people to know about my product. For more info, check it out: http://proteinfactory.com/shop/product.php?productid=110&cat=0&page=1
So what's the lesson here? Testosterone GOOD. Estrogen...well, bad, but maybe it's mainly the bad that's bad. And as far as controlling estrogen during and after a cycle, find what works best for you.
For years I tried to convince people that Clomid may not be the best choice for PCT and that notion faced fierce opposition. (Okay, more likecontempt, vile, derrision, discourse and hate. But what the hell, I'm used to it).
Today, the tide has changed. (There's a certain gratification to that I must admit).
Clomid will always have its place because, if it works for you, it works. But it doesn't work for a lot of people and the alternative may work just as well if not better. And in either case, adding a natural substance to increase recovery and the removal of more "bad" estrogen can only help.
What is less often addressed is the types of estrogen. Now most bodybuilders find estrogen to be as appealing as an albino is to a trip to the equater. But we all need some estrogen. But just like HDL and LDL cholesterol, we want to keep the good and lose the bad.
When using anti-e's it might be a good time to add some "good" estrogen. Primrose oil is great for bodybuilders on gear because it helps the body produce prostaglandins as well as containing EFA's and GLA. This can help with joint mobility, cholesterol, liver enzymes and endurance. One problem -- Primrose oil is slightly estrogenic. But it has more of the "good" estrogens so it would be a good time to take it on days when you use your anti-e.
Prenenolone is another interesting substance in that it's sort of a super charged DHEA master hormone. It raises both T and e. Taking it along with an anti-e may leave the good without the bad.
Now what are these "bad" estrogens? Well, technically, it's a metabolite (16 alpha hydroxy estrone) and in short, it's responsible for all the nasty estrogen shit including gyno, prostate hyperthrophy and cancer.
Now stick with me for a minute. This is important.
We all know there are essentially two types of anti-e's -- the type that block and/or remove estrogen or SERM's -- the type that are estrogens themselves and prevent the formation of more estrogen. The first is classified as a suicide inhibitors and the other as a competitive inhibitor.
Still with me? Good. It gets easier now.
Let me interject a personal statement right now. I never liked the concept of a "competitive" estrogen. I don't want more estrogen. I don't like estrogen. Why try to occupy estrogen receptor sites when you can just kill the bastards? In short, love a-dex, femmera -- hate clomid and nolvadex.
There are estrogens and anti estrogens all over the place. Like those microwaved dinners in plastic? It's loaded with titty juice. Of course you can't escape it, but you can fight it.
There are also estrogens and ANTI estrogens in nature. (Isoflavones from soy are estrogenic. Bad. ) But natural anti-e's intrigued me so I went to work with some experimentation. What was esspecially fascinating is that natural anti-e's work similarly to their drug counterparts. There are estrogen-like compounds that SUPPOSEDLY take up the estrogen site preventing the formation or additional estrogen... and then there are estrogen REMOVERS.
Guess which ones I like better?
DIM is a phyto estrogen sold as a natural anti-e. I've used the stuff and I must say, the effects were almost exactly that of clomid. In other words, IT MADE ME FEEL LIKE A WEEPY BITCH WHOSE DICK FELL OFF!!! So much for natural SERMS.
Then there are natural eliminators -- calcium D glucarate and to a lesser degree chrysin. What's so great about calcium D Glucarate is that it's especially agressive in removing the 16 AHE -- remeber that? It's the BAD METABOLITE of estrogen that causes gyno and all that shit.
Now when I went about designing an anti e I could have put some DIM in there. Or some bullshit prohormone like AIFM and be done with it. But I wanted to use what I found to be most effective. Now I'll be perfectly honest. If Clomid works for you -- DIM may too! But I don't sell it because I don't like it. (Hey, it's my shit, I can do what I want).
Actually I don't technically sell anything. But obviously I want people to know about my product. For more info, check it out: http://proteinfactory.com/shop/product.php?productid=110&cat=0&page=1
So what's the lesson here? Testosterone GOOD. Estrogen...well, bad, but maybe it's mainly the bad that's bad. And as far as controlling estrogen during and after a cycle, find what works best for you.
For years I tried to convince people that Clomid may not be the best choice for PCT and that notion faced fierce opposition. (Okay, more likecontempt, vile, derrision, discourse and hate. But what the hell, I'm used to it).
Today, the tide has changed. (There's a certain gratification to that I must admit).
Clomid will always have its place because, if it works for you, it works. But it doesn't work for a lot of people and the alternative may work just as well if not better. And in either case, adding a natural substance to increase recovery and the removal of more "bad" estrogen can only help.