madbomber31 said:
.... ever take the stuff alone? or do you always stack? i can stack it but since it's so toxic i was thinking of going alone
the toxicity of oxymetholone is exaggerated in my view. Scientists are not afraid to give 100mg per day to elderly men for 12 weeks, so i will not be scared to run it for 4-6 weeks. Stack it with an injectible like sust and use it to boost your cycle.
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2003 Jan;284(1):E120-E128
Effects of an oral androgen on muscle and metabolism in older, community-dwelling men.
Schroeder ET, Singh A, Bhasin S, Storer TW, Azen C, Davidson T, Martinez C, Sinha-Hikim I, Jaque SV, Terk M, Sattler FR.
Departments of Medicine, Radiology, and Biokinesiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90033; and Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Molecular Medicine, Charles Drew University School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90275.
To determine whether
oxymetholone increases lean body mass (LBM) and skeletal muscle strength in older persons,
31 men 65-80 yr of age were randomized to placebo (group 1) or 50 mg (group 2) or 100 mg (group 3) daily for 12 wk. For the three groups, total LBM increased by 0.0 +/- 0.6, 3.3 +/- 1.2 (P < 0.001), and 4.2 +/- 2.4 kg (P < 0.001), respectively. Trunk fat decreased by 0.2 +/- 0.4, 1.7 +/- 1.0 (P = 0.018), and 2.2 +/- 0.9 kg (P = 0.005) in groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Relative increases in 1-repetition maximum (1-RM) strength for biaxial chest press of 8.2 +/- 9.2 and 13.9 +/- 8.1% in the two active treatment groups were significantly different from the change (-0.8 +/- 4.3%) for the placebo group (P < 0.03). For lat pull-down, 1-RM changed by -0.6 +/- 8.3, 8.8 +/- 15.1, and 18.4 +/- 21.0% for the groups, respectively (1-way ANOVA, P = 0.019). The pattern of changes among the groups for LBM and upper-body strength suggested that changes might be related to dose. Alanine aminotransferase increased by 72 +/- 67 U/l in group 3 (P < 0.001), and HDL-cholesterol decreased by -19 +/- 9 and -23 +/- 18 mg/dl in groups 2 and 3, respectively (P = 0.04 and P = 0.008).
Thus oxymetholone improved LBM and maximal voluntary muscle strength and decreased fat mass in older men.