arimidex=less gains?

[sausage]

i have a friend thats on a test and eq cycle hes also taking arimidex with it and says hes not noticing any strength gains and he doesnt look any bigger to me.how much will it actually hinder your gains if any?

 

[corvettedudeman]

yeah it hinders your water gain... But if you want to be the PBDB then go for it.

 

[krafti1]

less water.

 

[mrt]

Yes Arimidex gives you less bloat but supressingEstrogen levels too much will hinder gains. IMHO, Arimidex should be used only in very heavy cycles and possibly near the end of cycles when bloating is excessive and incase potential risk of Gyno

 

[Mad Max]

Maybe he should lower his dose so he won't completely block estroge. Just a though.
---PEACE---Mad Max

 

[lonewulf]

I dont think the problem lies in the anti-e. I think he may have a diet or workout problem. Usually it just keeps my gains solid without water retension, but then again i am in the pro anti-e group, helps keep you hard and vascular, and estrogenic fat deposits down. I even use it on no juice when cutting.-WULF

 

[Ttokkyo Jack]

It probably will hinder your gains as estrogen is responsible for some of your gains(not only in the form of water). Also it lowers igf-1 levels, which may also hinder your gains. IMO arimidex will slightly hinder gains, but not by that much. I prefer to take l-dex throughout the cycle to stay hard. For your friend depending on how much test he is taking, he may not even need to use arimidex, but I would highly reccomend it, if he is prone to gyno or on a pretty high dose of AAS.

 

[Tricepratus]

It appears that estrogen have many pathways to increase size and strength. Apart to estrogen related water retention to induce some anabolism it is believed that this process of anabolism is manifest through increase in glucose utilization, growth hormone secretion and androgen receptor proliferation. In presence of estrogen alll of these process start up.
Of course too much estrogen is bad ( bloated, gynecomastia)
So, if your friend are not using a very strong cycle, he can low the arimidex dosage to leave some estrogen to act.