TraxZBT said:
there was a post not too long ago in another board stating that arimidex or femara was a bad idea post cycle. Something having to do with arterial hardening of some sort... let me see if I can look it up.
EDIT: the post was in the old musclezine forums.. still looking
I think that in general, many of the substances that are discussed here can screw up lipid profiles, elevate cholesterol, and high cholesterol will bring about hardened arteries.
Just Liquidex alone and nothing else, will increase Test, lower Estrogen, and elevate bad cholesterol.
In this case, you must consider the total picture. If taking Liquidex helps one to hold onto gains from a cycle, then in some ways you could cycle LESS, which in its own way would be better than cycling more often.
Stated differently, if you did not do Liquidex post cycle and lost a lot of your gains, then your cycle (which elevated cholesterol anyway) would be less effective in the end, and then for the same total gains you would have to do another cycle.
One of the things people need to consider is that high cholesterol and bad lipid profiles in general are not a huge problem for a brief period of time. Messing those up for like 1-2 or even 3 months is not all that bad. But having them messed up for a LONG time, is when you start to get a lot of deposits onto the walls of arteries, and strain your heart, and create problems.
Yes, you do have some risks just due to the messed up lipid profiles during the time your are ON, but its really the cumulative effects over time that are the most dangerous.
But you know, its all relative. Just a messed up lipid profile, for a month or two, may be enough of a strain to push someone, in marginal cardiovascular health, over the edge.
All the more reason for people to be mature, healthy and otherwise well-trained before ever considering a cycle.