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Ha I was reading this book I got from this web site. The book stated that you should only do cycles for 3weeks. Has anyone heard that or done this? I know that when I'm on sustanon 250 it takes about 3 weeks before I start feeling it. Well I keep feeling it when I come off for about 3weeks to. Ok just wanted to know if anyone ever tried the cycle. Looking for good information on cycles samples. Any help would be cook. Also has you guys heard of stmg products? I'm in saudi working and I found this brand. Ok keep it real guys.
The only easy day was yesterday!
Jthom44
 
I am planning on running a test only cycle for 5 weeks now. I love short cycles, easier to recover from. and you can start another cycle sooner after.

my bread and butter cycle is dbol 20-30mg and proviron 50mg for 4 weeks.

also sustanon starts working within hours, it doesn't take weeks. no AAS takes week to 'kick in'.. this is a myth. and yes it keeps working 3 weeks after cause of the long ester it has.
 
short cycles should be run w/ short esters like prop or something similar.
 
The author nelson montana is a well respected member of this site I'm sure hell chime in, and we don't discuss brand or lab names here my man.
 
Imo, a three week cycle would be a waste of gear.. you would be barely getting your blood levels stable even if you are using short esters. I do not believe anyone running a short cycle like that would benefit much, maybe, a little, but not much. I do not understand why people do outrageously long cycles either because eventually you will fry your receptors. I feel 12-16 week cycles are the best for optimal results.

Anyway, I am interested in knowing the science or rationale behind this "short cycle" philosophy.
 
Sorry thanks for information. Maybe it's me but but I really start feeling it about week3. I guess it's working as soon as I inject it. I don't feel like superman until about week 3. I think that maybe I'm not shooting enuff. I do 1 ml every 3rd day. I tried dbol but makes my nose bleed and brake out inside my nose. Came off it and everything was fine. Ok for steroids to be any good for you there has to be a 100 mg active in the blood. True/false. Also your post cycle is it any different since it a shorter cyc? Ok thanks for the replies.
Jthom44
 
take beastdrol for example.. you can put on a lot of weight and gain a lot of strength in 3 weeks no problem... and recovery is super easy...

great way to breakthrough a sticking point.
 
The short cycle approach is still the most misunderstood concept in bodybuilding. (Technically, it's 4 weeks, but let's get to the point).

Right off the bat, there's still this myth that a drug takes weeks to "kick in." That is patently false. A drug does not sit around and do nothing until a certain amount of time passes. It is active immediately. Short acting esters do not act quicker, they simply don't last as long. And oral gives full dosage immediate effect for a very short time and they are recomened in a short cycle.

Just because you may not "feel" a difference or gain much weight, doesn;t mean your body hasn't experienced an anabolic effect. Besides, an experienced trainer will feel the effects of steroids within a few days. If you don't... you simply don't know how to train.That's the cold hard truth. It's a common problem. People learn more about drugs than they do about training.

Short cycles are not meant to put on 20 pounds, reason being, you can;t hold 20 pounds naturally. This is why guys go back on after a few weeks or just do low dosaes and call it a "bridge." They should call it "bullshit" because that's what it is. They're kidding themselves.

The FEWER pounds you gain, the more of them you can keep in a natural state. Short cycles are like adjunct to natural training -- to give a little boost a few times a year. Also, sInce recovery is easy, there's little loss of gains.

People complain and deride short cycles because they don't provide the satisfaction of big ass cycles. But in the long run, they're more effective.

People MUST stop thinking in terms of what the pros use. The pros aren't looking to build muscle over the long run. They're looking to peak for one day. And they're genetic freaks. And most of them off season look like tubs of shit.

These days with better PCT products, I think a cycle can be stretched with no ill effects to 6, maybe even 8 weeks -- which is what a typical cycle was back in the 70's and 80's. And personally, a lot of those guys looked pretty damn awesome.
 
Every now and then someone likes to shock the bodybuilding world with yet another sensation.

@stevesmi. Are you telling me you are running oral only cycles ? And what's with the HIV patient D-bol dose ?

"also sustanon starts working within hours, it doesn't take weeks. no AAS takes week to 'kick in'.. this is a myth. and yes it keeps working 3 weeks after cause of the long ester it has."

If that was true why would you inject a 4 ester mix instead of just one longer acting like Test Enanthate ? I want to hear your argument on this one.
 
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^^^ it is true it takes time for AAS to build up in your system. where did i say it didn't? however where you are dead wrong is in saying AAS doesn't start working right away. thats complete BS started by some young guys online, it starts working within hours. however the strength gains can take weeks to be evident, this is true but misunderstood. its still working before that, just may not be noticeable for some guys.

and I never said I run just short cycles.. I said I like to run them. please do not put words in my mouth.. I ran a tren cycle last spring, maybe you should look it up, with a detailed log... it was 12 weeks total. go under my profile and look at thread history and you will see it, its very detailed and full of good info.

but as I said above.. short cycles rock and have their place. 30mg dbol a day is ample (hardly HIV patient dosages), if you cannot grow on that either your receptors are fried or your diet/workouts are subpar. I love running low dosages and letting my workouts and diet dictate my growth, not depending on AAS :) the pic on my profile is natural btw and was months after my last cycle.. you see not running crazy dosages allows you to KEEP YOUR GAINS, you can achieve a very solid look without ridiculous amounts of AAS

but we welcome all opinions to the board, thats what this forum is all about! just don't be a smartass and put things in other posters mouths or make assumptions ... also put up pics of yourself (months after a light cycle not while you are on cycle), i would be curious to see if you walk the walk or if you are just one of those that talk the talk ..
 
I can explain that dose black. 10mg of dbol beats your natural test production by a long shot, double that and you're talkin some decent test boosting. I ran 20 mg Ed with another 5-10mg 45 mins before training on training days and I gained 11lbs on a 4 week cycle. 50mg+ Ed IMO is a waste, or the person just doesn't know how to train and eat properly. Also I had minimal bloating and kept really lean and I didn't even have Proviron to help that so I can just imagine. That would be an awesome stack for a 4 week stint. :)
 
The short cycle approach is still the most misunderstood concept in bodybuilding. (Technically, it's 4 weeks, but let's get to the point).

Right off the bat, there's still this myth that a drug takes weeks to "kick in." That is patently false. A drug does not sit around and do nothing until a certain amount of time passes. It is active immediately. Short acting esters do not act quicker, they simply don't last as long. And oral gives full dosage immediate effect for a very short time and they are recomened in a short cycle.

Just because you may not "feel" a difference or gain much weight, doesn;t mean your body hasn't experienced an anabolic effect. Besides, an experienced trainer will feel the effects of steroids within a few days. If you don't... you simply don't know how to train.That's the cold hard truth. It's a common problem. People learn more about drugs than they do about training.

Short cycles are not meant to put on 20 pounds, reason being, you can;t hold 20 pounds naturally. This is why guys go back on after a few weeks or just do low dosaes and call it a "bridge." They should call it "bullshit" because that's what it is. They're kidding themselves.

The FEWER pounds you gain, the more of them you can keep in a natural state. Short cycles are like adjunct to natural training -- to give a little boost a few times a year. Also, sInce recovery is easy, there's little loss of gains.

People complain and deride short cycles because they don't provide the satisfaction of big ass cycles. But in the long run, they're more effective.

People MUST stop thinking in terms of what the pros use. The pros aren't looking to build muscle over the long run. They're looking to peak for one day. And they're genetic freaks. And most of them off season look like tubs of shit.

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excellent post Nelson and I've figured this out myself through experience, all points you made are accurate
 
I can explain that dose black. 10mg of dbol beats your natural test production by a long shot, double that and you're talkin some decent test boosting. I ran 20 mg Ed with another 5-10mg 45 mins before training on training days and I gained 11lbs on a 4 week cycle. 50mg+ Ed IMO is a waste, or the person just doesn't know how to train and eat properly. Also I had minimal bloating and kept really lean and I didn't even have Proviron to help that so I can just imagine. That would be an awesome stack for a 4 week stint. :)

dbol/proviron stack is incredible, try it next time around.

50mg dbol just makes me feel like shit and gives me sides, you are correct in that 20-30mg a day is all you need.
 
Every now and then someone likes to shock the bodybuilding world with yet another sensation.

@stevesmi. Are you telling me you are running oral only cycles ? And what's with the HIV patient D-bol dose ?

"also sustanon starts working within hours, it doesn't take weeks. no AAS takes week to 'kick in'.. this is a myth. and yes it keeps working 3 weeks after cause of the long ester it has."

If that was true why would you inject a 4 ester mix instead of just one longer acting like Test Enanthate ? I want to hear your argument on this one.


What are you asking? Why did they make Sustanon? That has nothing to do with the effectiveness of short cycles.
 
@stevesmi - One more time = Are you running oral only cycles ? I would like to comment on your picture but I wouldn't since I don't have one uploaded and I don't want to be a talk the talk. After this cycle is over I'll be sure to put one on though.

@Nelson Montana
No I'm not asking why did they make Sustanon. Assuming what you are saying is true then there would be no difference between taking Sustanon and Test Enanthate since the drug kicks in as soon as it is injected. All 4 esters would count for one shot of 250 mg as they all start working at the same time which would be the same as injecting 250mg of Test E

@draxgear
The healthy male body produces between 2 and 11g of testosterone per day depending on various factors. UG d-bol contains between 2 and 6mg of Methandrostenolone per 10mg tablet. Even if it had the full 10mg (assuming a pill does not contain any starch or other stabilizers to form the actual pill) it would still never beat your natural testosterone production let alone by a long shot. A methane tablet is neither stomach resistant nor the whole contents survive the first liver pass so out of 10mg tablet one would expect to absorb 3-5mg of Methandrostenolone. Gaining 11lbs means nothing, I've had gains of 33lbs achieved for just 2-3 weeks but that's just water and fat and just a tiny bit of muscle. Even professional bodybuilders gain between 22-33 lbs of lean mass per YEAR. Let alone the fact that oral only cycles are a total waste of good steroids. You can never achieve stable testosterone levels in your blood with orals and that's exactly what you need to grow since the process doesn't take just your workout but a lot more :)
 
@draxgear
The healthy male body produces between 2 and 11g of testosterone per day depending on various factors. UG d-bol contains between 2 and 6mg of Methandrostenolone per 10mg tablet. Even if it had the full 10mg (assuming a pill does not contain any starch or other stabilizers to form the actual pill) it would still never beat your natural testosterone production let alone by a long shot. A methane tablet is neither stomach resistant nor the whole contents survive the first liver pass so out of 10mg tablet one would expect to absorb 3-5mg of Methandrostenolone. Gaining 11lbs means nothing, I've had gains of 33lbs achieved for just 2-3 weeks but that's just water and fat and just a tiny bit of muscle. Even professional bodybuilders gain between 22-33 lbs of lean mass per YEAR. Let alone the fact that oral only cycles are a total waste of good steroids. You can never achieve stable testosterone levels in your blood with orals and that's exactly what you need to grow since the process doesn't take just your workout but a lot more :)

you are so wrong and so offbase I don't even know where to start, but I will address one of your points. you grow on AAS cause they are anabolic and androgenic which provides an environment in the body condusive to growth. you don't need 'stable testosterone levels' as you put it to grow. ultimately you are saying that you can only grow on testosterone in a cycle... oh really? is that why people who run superdrol gain 15-20 pounds on their bench in 4 weeks ? i suppose you will come back now and say that they don't, well anyone who has run superdrol or dbol will tell you that they did. (assuming of course they have their diet and workouts in place) oral only cycles are totally fine, debating this either proves you are a troll or you are very misinformed.
 
Thanks Nelson I didn't mean to start a heated debate. Wow. I'm looking to do short cycles with little as possible drugs. My body reacts well to any drugs. So if I do a short cycle say 4 weeks what will my PCT need to be. I'm only going to do sus 1 ml every 3 Ed day. I have Proviron and HCG on hand. My workout buddy says that I need to take the Proviron 25mg from day one of injection. The whole cycle. I really don't thinks so. What's your thinking on this? I've got the anabolic bible book and it's got very good information in it. But not much on short cycles. Are PCT supplements like on ntbm site good enuff for short cycles? I work in Saudi and stuff here hard to get and costs. So if I can get away with supplements for PCT then cool. Ok thanks for all the feel back so far. I think I will post my start and finish stats in the other blog. Ginne pig so to say. I'll try to add pictures I only have an iPad I've tried to add pictures before with o luck but I'll try again. Ok thanks guys.
The only easy day was yesterday. This phrase got me through hard times in Iraq. I just don't say it I lived it. Ok thanks guys.
Jtom44
 
@stevesmi - One more time = Are you running oral only cycles ? I would like to comment on your picture but I wouldn't since I don't have one uploaded and I don't want to be a talk the talk. After this cycle is over I'll be sure to put one on though.

@Nelson Montana
No I'm not asking why did they make Sustanon. Assuming what you are saying is true then there would be no difference between taking Sustanon and Test Enanthate since the drug kicks in as soon as it is injected. All 4 esters would count for one shot of 250 mg as they all start working at the same time which would be the same as injecting 250mg of Test E

@draxgear
The healthy male body produces between 2 and 11g of testosterone per day depending on various factors. UG d-bol contains between 2 and 6mg of Methandrostenolone per 10mg tablet. Even if it had the full 10mg (assuming a pill does not contain any starch or other stabilizers to form the actual pill) it would still never beat your natural testosterone production let alone by a long shot. A methane tablet is neither stomach resistant nor the whole contents survive the first liver pass so out of 10mg tablet one would expect to absorb 3-5mg of Methandrostenolone. Gaining 11lbs means nothing, I've had gains of 33lbs achieved for just 2-3 weeks but that's just water and fat and just a tiny bit of muscle. Even professional bodybuilders gain between 22-33 lbs of lean mass per YEAR. Let alone the fact that oral only cycles are a total waste of good steroids. You can never achieve stable testosterone levels in your blood with orals and that's exactly what you need to grow since the process doesn't take just your workout but a lot more :)


this is one of the worst posts ive read in a long time

1 steve doesnt run oral only cycles.. he mentioned it 2 posts ago.. are you reading or just looking to start drama...

2 nelson didnt say anything along the lines of what you posted...he said they start working instantly but esters make it last longer.. maybe math is your problem not your attitude.. but maybe its both...

3rd.. oh boy thats a lot.. oral only cycles are not a waste.. name some pros that are putting on 20lbs of muscle a year.. for more then 2 years... cant obtain steady levels.. false.. again back to this math issue.. and you DONT NEED stable levels to build muscle.. many will say its better but it is not necessary.. again if you are not growing off 30mg of dbol you have diet or training issues to work on.

but i dont think you care at all about discussing or learning... wonder why you are really here at all.. if you know it all and have that attitude you might prefer a different board to hang out on... if you are open to learning/discussing then you need to change the attitude quickly
 
I'm not mad stevesmi, and you were right to warn me as I did not read the rules back then. In fact even if you had banned me you would still be right.
The only one who is mad right now is you and I have no idea why. I'm not here to advocate anything either so chill.
1. AAS are a dependant factor to every serious bodybuilder. Natural Testosterone production can only bring you so far. Show me just one IFBB Pro that is training naturally.

you are so wrong and so offbase I don't even know where to start, but I will address one of your points. you grow on AAS cause they are anabolic and androgenic which provides an environment in the body condusive to growth. you don't need 'stable testosterone levels' as you put it to grow. ultimately you are saying that you can only grow on testosterone in a cycle... oh really? is that why people who run superdrol gain 15-20 pounds on their bench in 4 weeks ? i suppose you will come back now and say that they don't, well anyone who has run superdrol or dbol will tell you that they did. (assuming of course they have their diet and workouts in place) oral only cycles are totally fine, debating this either proves you are a troll or you are very misinformed.

2. You shouldn't have said that because now everyone will know that you have little knowledge on what steroids actually are.
- First of all most of the gear out there on the market is synthesized out of Testosterone or Dehydrotestosterone (which is also a testosterone derivative). This goes for your beloved Superdrol as well. But to be EVEN more clear - I was referring to Sustanon when I spoke of stable testosterone levels. If it's D-bol then we are talking about stable Methandrostenolone levels which was in fact synthesized out of Boldenone Cypionate which is yet another testosterone derivate.
- Proceeding. Of course you need "stable substance levels". Saying you don't is a pure joke. I'm now going to explain what steroid half-life is. For example D-bol's half life is 4 hours which means that if you take a 10mg pill in the morning after 4 hours you will have 5 mg left in your blood system after another 4 hours 2.5mg. But then muscle recovery continues for 3 days after a workout and you can't even cover 24 hours with d-bol. That's why in the world of serious bodybuilding oral only cycles are a taboo and D-bol is always run with Testosterone as a base. Why ? Runing oral only cycles will also cause constant peaks and lows of your endogenous testosterone levels which of course will promote aromatization. But we are also forgetting another extremely important factor - nutrition. Most of the stuff that bodybuilders eat takes about 2-4 hours to digest and absorb. With the upmentioned unstable levels of AAS in your system you will not have enough D-bol when macronutrients are digested in order to recover from your training, let alone that most of your HGH is produced while you sleep and you recover the most and you need your AAS then as well. So your theory is absolute junk.

- Also there is no such thing like "anabolic or androgenic provides an environment for anything". Proviron for example (which I also happen to like by the way) is a very powerful androgenic substance but will literally produce no gains at all even at doses over 100mg/ed. It's not that simple my friend. You need to learn more before you start giving advice that might affect people negatively. It's not about any environments, it's about hypertrophy, hyperplasia, absorption, hormonal schedules etc. etc.

@Judo Tom
I'm doing nothing but discussing my friend. What's with the sudden heat ? Check this out. Sustanon contains 4 esters that all start acting at the same time according to what Mr. Montana said as do all other steroids (start acting immediately). Sustanon is designed to last in your system for about a month as is Testosterone Enanthate. If both drugs start acting immediately when they are injected that would mean that they are the same right ? Do you get it now or how precise do I have to be ? I understand that you want to compliment your buddy stevesmi with valuable arguments but you just don't have any mate. Instead of putting bombs on my profile or whatever that is, act like an adult and state some science like I did instead of offending me.

Cheers :)
 
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1. AAS are a dependant factor to every serious bodybuilder. Natural Testosterone production can only bring you so far. Show me just one IFBB Pro that is training naturally.

never said pro's don't juice, again you love to put words in my mouth. of course they juice, again you missed my point. I am not a pro bodybuilder, I have a real job as do most of us on this forum.. I am very certain I do not have the genetics do ever be a pro and that is OKAY, in this sport we all have different genetics and goals. I bodybuild as a hobby, I am a gym rat. 95% of steroid users are gym rats trying to get an edge in the gym, 5% are athletes.


2. You shouldn't have said that because now everyone will know that you have little knowledge i\on what steroids actually are.
- First of all most of the gear out there on the market is synthesized out of Testosterone or Dehydrotestosterone (which is also a testosterone derivative). This goes for your beloved Superdrol as well. But to be EVEN more clear - I was referring to Sustanon when I spoke of stable testosterone levels. If it's D-bol then we are talking about stable Methandrostenolone levels which was in fact synthesized out of Boldenone Cypionate which is yet another testosterone derivate.
well then i apologize for mis-understanding your prior post. sustanon vs. cyp is another debate, one which I also have an opinion of cause I have used both.... you on the other hand never used orals by themselves or used superdrol/beastdrol so how can you judge if they work or not? you can't

- Proceeding. Of course you need "stable substance levels". Saying you don't is a pure joke.
you do NOT need it.
I'm now going to explain what steroid half-life is. For example D-bol's half life is 4 hours which means that if you take a 10mg pill in the morning after 4 hours you will have 5 mg left in your blood system after another 4 hours 2.5mg.
half life doesn't necessarily mean how long AAS keeps working in the body (deca has a 2 week half life and anyone who has run it will attest it keeps working much longer than that, more like 5 weeks) and even if your theory was true it would be impossible to achieve that. yes i recommend taking dbol split up throughout the day, when did i say otherwise?

But then muscle recovery continues for 3 days after a workout and you can't even cover 24 hours with d-bol. That's why in the world of serious bodybuilding oral only cycles are a taboo and D-bol is always run with Testosterone as a base. Why ? Runing oral only cycles will also cause constant peaks and lows of your endogenous testosterone levels which of course will promote aromatization.
oh boy. so i suppose testosterone doesn't aromatize right?
But we are also forgetting another extremely important factor - nutrition. Most of the stuff that bodybuilders eat takes about 2-4 hours to digest and absorb. With the upmentioned unstable levels of AAS in your system you will not have enough D-bol when macronutrients are digested in order to recover from your training, let alone that most of your HGH is produced while you sleep and you recover the most and you need your AAS then as well. So your theory is absolute junk.
what is my theory exactly? that orals alone work? I think 99.9% of people on this forum would disagree, we must all be idiots i guess

- Also there is no such thing like "anabolic or androgenic provides an environment for anything". Proviron for example (which I also happen to like by the way) is a very powerful androgenic substance but will literally produce no gains at all even at doses over 100mg/ed.
when did i say to run proviron alone? lol dude you are too much for me. I've written about proviron many times and said you need to stack it, its androgenic so it needs to be stacked with something anabolic... go back like 3 posts, i said run proviron WITH dbol. my gawd you like to pull bs out of thin air don't you? by itself it DOES work as a DHT, so don't say it does nothing though and take me for a fool. but yes it has to be stacked to get the true benefits.
It's not that simple my friend. You need to learn more before you start giving advice that might affect people negatively. It's not about any envirnoments, it's about hypertrophy, hyperplasia, absorption, hormonal schedules etc. etc.
I don't claim to know it all, anyone who does is full of themselves.. I study this stuff everyday and i dedicate hours a week to it cause its awesome, and i try to help people on a daily basis not make mistakes and screw up.. nutrition, health, fitness continues to evolve all the time so to claim you know it all and someone else doesn't is a very ignorant thing to say.

@Judo Tom
I'm doing nothing but discussing my friend. What's with the sudden heat ? Check this out. Sustanon contains 4 esters that all start acting at the same time according to what Mr. Montana said as do all other steroids (start acting immediately).
guess what? Mr. Montana is correct. sustanon starts working IMMEDIATELY.
Sustanon is designed to last in your system for about a month as is Testosterone Enanthate.
half life is 21 days on the long ester of sustanon, it also contains 2 short esters, and an additional 8 day ester. Test E is 14 days. If both drugs start acting immediately when they are injected that would mean that they are the same right ?
they are both testosterone, they just have different esters.
Do you get it now or how precise do I have to be ?
no you honestly just are blabbing and taking what people are saying and twisting it around and trying to sound smart, but you really aren't providing any substance.
I understand that you want to compliment your buddy stevesmi with valuable arguments but you just don't have any mate.
Judo and I have disagreed before as have I an Nelson, the difference is we respect each others knowledge and are open minded. I have tried some of Nelson's techniques in his book and they have helped me wonderfully. specifically his advice on calf and bicep work. I am always OPEN to trying new things

Cheers :)

coming on here and starting trouble with Nelson and other vets right off the bat your first few posts on the site. this forum is home to us, you are a guest and you will respect our rules and members or we will show you the door.
 
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Hey man it's just my two cents. I respect Nelson, he seems like a person who knows what he's talking about unlike some other guys here so I just asked him a question. I don't have any business with you and I don't care about your opinion. If you just want to ban me or whatever will make you feel powerful then go ahead :)
 
@Judo Tom
I'm doing nothing but discussing my friend. What's with the sudden heat ? Check this out. Sustanon contains 4 esters that all start acting at the same time according to what Mr. Montana said as do all other steroids (start acting immediately). Sustanon is designed to last in your system for about a month as is Testosterone Enanthate. If both drugs start acting immediately when they are injected that would mean that they are the same right ? Do you get it now or how precise do I have to be ? I understand that you want to compliment your buddy stevesmi with valuable arguments but you just don't have any mate. Instead of putting bombs on my profile or whatever that is, act like an adult and state some science like I did instead of offending me.

Cheers :)


you obviously dont understand how esters function

all four esters do in fact start to work at the same time. all of them.. how about this.. why dont you tell us what you think is happening.. do the long esters go hide? can you explain the release rate and how these esters become available?

lets say that you had a test blend with four ester each with 100mg of the esters

all four start working immediately once they hit the blood stream however the short esters will be fully used or used up much quicker. the long esters do START to work immediately but they will last longer and released or become active at a much slower rate.

I can get more technical if that will help or I can talk in even more plain terms is that will help you understand how these things work


so dont worry about the bombs.. first worry about your attitude and then start worrying about learning a thing or two before you state things as fact when they are CLEARLY wrong.

you have a lot to learn and this is the place to do it so I hope for your sake you are able to stick around a learn some of the basics
 
Hey man it's just my two cents. I respect Nelson, he seems like a person who knows what he's talking about unlike some other guys here so I just asked him a question. I don't have any business with you and I don't care about your opinion. If you just want to ban me or whatever will make you feel powerful then go ahead :)


you have been here a whole week and made a dozen posts, I hardly think that makes you the authority on who is a good mod and who isn't. so let us run the site pretty please and you worry about sharing and gaining knowledge. you can ignore my advice or opinions, that is fine... just show some respect and you will be accepted into the EF family. your attitude screams of an alter trying to stir up trouble, I am always willing to give guys the benefit of the doubt though. I apologize if you thought I was mad at you, I was merely defending my points and trying to debate... but you kept putting words in my mouth and suggesting a mod gives harmful advice which doesn't speak to highly of the people who gave me this position and will not be tolerated. if i see you putting down staff or saying their knowledge is subpar again that is the quickest way to get shown the door.
the negative karma I will diffuse now and hopefully you will get back on point as this is a very good debate. any time someone is new and starts throwing darts at senior members they usually are an alter here to start trouble, and the board doesn't take too nicely to that stuff, so that is why people are giving you a hard time. I think if you go back and re-read the thread you will see that :)
 
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BlackStan My friend first off your are being pretty damn disrespectful to people so I am only going to tell you 1 time to ton it done. If not my mods have full authority to ban you the next time you sling some attitude and act like a child like you have been... So speak to people with some respect. Then lets discus how wrong you are as well as provide some prof for how wrong you are.

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/a...lic-steroids-oral-steroids-cycles-644727.html
The subject of all oral cycles has been covered here in this thread I made. All the people saying all oral cycles do not work are completely retarded the prof is in the pudding.

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/anabolic-steroids/real-deal-712235.html
all oral cycle of deiselbolan 2 oral steroid combo. This man gained over 40lb of pure muscle with before and after pics to prove it..
SO if you like pictures BlackStan then there you go prof in the pudding now drop the subject you are wrong and and you are the one who is ill informed no questions about it....
There is so much more to gaining muscle then just your test levels. You talk a good talk but you think you know more then ou really do lmao.
 
Ok cool guys can someone get back on track with me on a 4 week cycle. I thought you were about to go to blows. I'm just tring to get good information that's all. Dident mean to steer things up. PCT can you do without it for such a short cycle? Can I use supplemts from ntbm site for PCT? I'm only going to do sus ever 3day. My guy just gave me my HCG. Well it turned out to be hgh pin. I have Proviron on hand 25mg. 40 ea. I don't think I'll need the HCG for a short cyc. Not sure. Please help me out guys.
Jtom44
 
do you only have sust for test? if so I would not use that for a 3/4 week cycle.. the esters just linger too long.. get some prop if you wanna run test in the short cycle.

dbol/prov for 3/4 weeks would be fine and recovery would be NP.

for pct post cycle / unleashed from ntbm is great. and if you run that for 4 weeks you will breeze through pct and keep your gains and start or keeping making gains again very quickly
 
The short cycle approach is still the most misunderstood concept in bodybuilding. (Technically, it's 4 weeks, but let's get to the point).

Right off the bat, there's still this myth that a drug takes weeks to "kick in." That is patently false. A drug does not sit around and do nothing until a certain amount of time passes. It is active immediately. Short acting esters do not act quicker, they simply don't last as long. And oral gives full dosage immediate effect for a very short time and they are recomened in a short cycle.

Just because you may not "feel" a difference or gain much weight, doesn;t mean your body hasn't experienced an anabolic effect. Besides, an experienced trainer will feel the effects of steroids within a few days. If you don't... you simply don't know how to train.That's the cold hard truth. It's a common problem. People learn more about drugs than they do about training.

Short cycles are not meant to put on 20 pounds, reason being, you can;t hold 20 pounds naturally. This is why guys go back on after a few weeks or just do low dosaes and call it a "bridge." They should call it "bullshit" because that's what it is. They're kidding themselves.

The FEWER pounds you gain, the more of them you can keep in a natural state. Short cycles are like adjunct to natural training -- to give a little boost a few times a year. Also, sInce recovery is easy, there's little loss of gains.

People complain and deride short cycles because they don't provide the satisfaction of big ass cycles. But in the long run, they're more effective.

People MUST stop thinking in terms of what the pros use. The pros aren't looking to build muscle over the long run. They're looking to peak for one day. And they're genetic freaks. And most of them off season look like tubs of shit.

These days with better PCT products, I think a cycle can be stretched with no ill effects to 6, maybe even 8 weeks -- which is what a typical cycle was back in the 70's and 80's. And personally, a lot of those guys looked pretty damn awesome.

This makes no sense to me because when you give a patient any drug you need to first reach therapeutic levels. While it is true that a drug starts to mediate an effect once it reaches its target, not all drugs have the same volume of distribution and there are many drugs that we prescribe that take on the order of 4-8 weeks to reach therapeutic levels. So I am not sure what the goal is when using a drug an sub-optimal doses or sub-optimal levels to get the desired outcome.
 
^^^ this is what you should do.. keep in mind the sustanon will be working in the body for 7 weeks so that will effect when you start PCT.

i always recommend you either run hcgenerate or hcg on cycle (heck together they are money in the bank) to keep the nuts plump. run the hcgenerate bottle and 250ius' of hcg. I also like to increase hcg while the ester is clearing up to 1000iu's 2X per week.. that would be from weeks 4-7, and I like to throw in a couple shots of HMG (but this is very optional)
then grab a bottle of unleashed and post cycle weeks 7 on till the bottles are gone. you can add 12.5mg ED of clomid for 2-3 weeks as well.

also during cycle to combat estrogen pick up a bottle of forma, you can buy that from mr supps. that works wonders at combating bloat during cycle

I will be running a similar cycle myself but it will be a tad longer and this is my strategy.
 
This makes no sense to me because when you give a patient any drug you need to first reach therapeutic levels. While it is true that a drug starts to mediate an effect once it reaches its target, not all drugs have the same volume of distribution and there are many drugs that we prescribe that take on the order of 4-8 weeks to reach therapeutic levels. So I am not sure what the goal is when using a drug an sub-optimal doses or sub-optimal levels to get the desired outcome.

it does take time for the drug to build up in the system fully, but what nelson is saying that it starts working immediately is true. in fact with sustanon I typically see a difference within days on my lifts.. for example the same weight i was pushing 6 times, i will be able to push 7 or 8 times.. there isn't a difference when i look in the mirror of course lol. but it is evident the stuff is working especially if you are aware of exactly how much weight for how many reps you can push.

example was on tren ace.. i felt the effects very quick, however the bigtime strength gains came around week 4, that was when things really took off but I also started getting pumps as well.. i have a log up. so running tren ace for example 6 weeks is a good idea. this will ensure you get good bang but also you aren't running it so long that it will be hard to recover.

I think people are not understanding the concept behind what Nelson is saying! the main point he is making is that shorter cycles are easier to recover from. rather than running long cycles... when we finish a cycle we are always excited to start our next cycle, so keeping the cycles short will help do that
 
so if you run a test prop cycle for 6 weeks do you still need a 4 week pct? would hcg on cycle, and then forma and some PCT supps good enough for PCT? I did a 6 week cycle of test prop and kept most of my gains with forma, hcgenerate, post cycle, unleashed and no serm as PCT, this last test prop cycle i did for 10 weeks and used hcg on cycle and nolv for PCT without all the OTC stuff and I didn't keep shit
 
so if you run a test prop cycle for 6 weeks do you still need a 4 week pct? would hcg on cycle, and then forma and some PCT supps good enough for PCT? I did a 6 week cycle of test prop and kept most of my gains with forma, hcgenerate, post cycle, unleashed and no serm as PCT, this last test prop cycle i did for 10 weeks and used hcg on cycle and nolv for PCT without all the OTC stuff and I didn't keep shit

Exactly..

Look all you need to know about pct you can find right here in this thread bro ... http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/a...e-support-drug-steroid-user-bible-778853.html

Learn everything you can about steroids from A to Z before taking the jump. My taking steroids 101 gives you a complete run down of the entire sobject from start to finish. More information slammed into one place then you will ever see in your life.
http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/anabolic-steroids/taking-anabolic-steroids-101-a-642856.html
 
Ok cool guys can someone get back on track with me on a 4 week cycle. I thought you were about to go to blows. I'm just tring to get good information that's all. Dident mean to steer things up. PCT can you do without it for such a short cycle? Can I use supplemts from ntbm site for PCT? I'm only going to do sus ever 3day. My guy just gave me my HCG. Well it turned out to be hgh pin. I have Proviron on hand 25mg. 40 ea. I don't think I'll need the HCG for a short cyc. Not sure. Please help me out guys.
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No you can never do without PCT :heart:
 
The short cycle approach is still the most misunderstood concept in bodybuilding. (Technically, it's 4 weeks, but let's get to the point).

Right off the bat, there's still this myth that a drug takes weeks to "kick in." That is patently false. A drug does not sit around and do nothing until a certain amount of time passes. It is active immediately. Short acting esters do not act quicker, they simply don't last as long. And oral gives full dosage immediate effect for a very short time and they are recomened in a short cycle.

Just because you may not "feel" a difference or gain much weight, doesn;t mean your body hasn't experienced an anabolic effect. Besides, an experienced trainer will feel the effects of steroids within a few days. If you don't... you simply don't know how to train.That's the cold hard truth. It's a common problem. People learn more about drugs than they do about training.

Short cycles are not meant to put on 20 pounds, reason being, you can;t hold 20 pounds naturally. This is why guys go back on after a few weeks or just do low dosaes and call it a "bridge." They should call it "bullshit" because that's what it is. They're kidding themselves.

The FEWER pounds you gain, the more of them you can keep in a natural state. Short cycles are like adjunct to natural training -- to give a little boost a few times a year. Also, sInce recovery is easy, there's little loss of gains.

People complain and deride short cycles because they don't provide the satisfaction of big ass cycles. But in the long run, they're more effective.

People MUST stop thinking in terms of what the pros use. The pros aren't looking to build muscle over the long run. They're looking to peak for one day. And they're genetic freaks. And most of them off season look like tubs of shit.

These days with better PCT products, I think a cycle can be stretched with no ill effects to 6, maybe even 8 weeks -- which is what a typical cycle was back in the 70's and 80's. And personally, a lot of those guys looked pretty damn awesome.

It is not that it takes a set amount of time to " kick in" .. No different drugs take a wile to reach " peak levels" ..

You can run test-e for 4-5 weeks and get gains but everyone knows that you reach peak levels of test at around week 4-5 so it is week 4-10 that you get THE BEST GAINS... So yes short cycles can work but the best gains of some steroids all depends on each ester and half life of that steroid...

I would never run EQ any less then 16 weeks because I know it does not reach peak levels till week 8 and the body does not recompensate until week 16 so best gains for eq ia weeks 8 through 16.. Test-e weeks 4-10. Deca weeks 6-12 so on and so forth. So You can look at it from different angles and from my angle I think unless its a short ester like prop , ace or a oral short cycles are a waste of good steroids.. If you are going to run short cycles then stick to short esters that is what they are made for. :heart::heart:
 
This makes no sense to me because when you give a patient any drug you need to first reach therapeutic levels. While it is true that a drug starts to mediate an effect once it reaches its target, not all drugs have the same volume of distribution and there are many drugs that we prescribe that take on the order of 4-8 weeks to reach therapeutic levels. So I am not sure what the goal is when using a drug an sub-optimal doses or sub-optimal levels to get the desired outcome.

Ok so this guy said what I said but I said it better lmao :D:D
 
It is not that it takes a set amount of time to " kick in" .. No different drugs take a wile to reach " peak levels" ..

You can run test-e for 4-5 weeks and get gains but everyone knows that you reach peak levels of test at around week 4-5 so it is week 4-10 that you get THE BEST GAINS... So yes short cycles can work but the best gains of some steroids all depends on each ester and half life of that steroid...

I would never run EQ any less then 16 weeks because I know it does not reach peak levels till week 8 and the body does not recompensate until week 16 so best gains for eq ia weeks 8 through 16.. Test-e weeks 4-10. Deca weeks 6-12 so on and so forth. So You can look at it from different angles and from my angle I think unless its a short ester like prop , ace or a oral short cycles are a waste of good steroids.. If you are going to run short cycles then stick to short esters that is what they are made for. :heart::heart:


Thank you for confirming my post. I do not understand the philosophy of doing a "four week" cycle?? I do believe you will make "some" gains, but you will not get optimal results. Conversely, I do not believe in doing crazy-ass "long" cycles either because I feel eventually one will "fry" their "receptors," hindering muscle growth. I think both philosophies are a waste of "gear."

Nevertheless, I personally believe 12-16 week cycles are the best for optimal gains because it gives time for "blood levels" to "peak," and to become "stable." Moreover, giving the body time to adjust and create an "anabolic state" for a substantial time enabling maxium muscle growth.. without frying the receptors and giving the body adequate time to grow unlike short cycles..

It is a combination of science and biology, not just science..

Nice post!!
 
I think needto summed it up very well above. and I think everyone is on the same page when he says the difference between "kick in" and "peak levels"... why I couldn't come up with that explanation earlier I have no idea but that is why needto is the man, he knows how to explain things simply.

I generally like to do 10-12 week cycles when i run injectables but I stop tren at 6 weeks... and I like 4 week cycles with orals. I think running both throughout the year is the way to go instead of just doing long cycles. I agree with ledhead that longer cycles scare me that I see people running not just because of the 'fried receptors' but also cause I am always concerned about recovery issues as I do not want to go on HRT anytime soon. would rather continue cycling for years to come then when i hit maybe 50 or 55 worry about HRT.
 
Well, I'm going to have to go on record as disagreeing with a few of my colleagues here.

The truth of the matter is that it DOES NOT take weeks for steroids to reach peak levels, for the very fact that they have a half life of only 14 days. (Give or take depending on the ester). It's not like the first few injections won't work. Of course, the second week will be stronger because you'll still have some of the ester from the first week active. But by week 3, you're not ADDING anything. You're just maintaining a certain level if dosing is the same.

Short esters are of NO ADDITIONAL VALUE to a short cycle because you still need to have a stable level. Sure Prop gives you a bigger hot for a shorter time, but it doesn't matter in a 4 week cycle because you still have to take it at least every 48 hours. After 48 hours it's gone.

The reason certain drugs like EQ take longer to SEEMINGLY "reach stable levels" is because the effects are mild and it takes time to notice them. But you grow every bit as much muscle in week two as you do in week 10 -- maybe more. It's just that you NOTICE the culmination of all the gain when there's more of it.

I hope that makes it clear.
 
Thank you for confirming my post. I do not understand the philosophy of doing a "four week" cycle?? I do believe you will make "some" gains, but you will not get optimal results. Conversely, I do not believe in doing crazy-ass "long" cycles either because I feel eventually one will "fry" their "receptors," hindering muscle growth. I think both philosophies are a waste of "gear."

Nevertheless, I personally believe 12-16 week cycles are the best for optimal gains because it gives time for "blood levels" to "peak," and to become "stable." Moreover, giving the body time to adjust and create an "anabolic state" for a substantial time enabling maxium muscle growth.. without frying the receptors and giving the body adequate time to grow unlike short cycles..

It is a combination of science and biology, not just science..

Nice post!!

No such thing as frying ones receptors my friend. In fact the more steroids you run the more receptors for steroids you create..

If the statement that " you can fry or down regulate or even saturate your receptors" was even remotely true. The how would people like ronie colman or any other massive dude stay this size forever like they do???

These guys like it or not are on steroids year round. Get in good and on a inside friend level with any pro at the top level and they will admit they stay on juice life long and they never come off ever.

No Your body wants to reach homeostasis and that is why gains start to taper off after you have ran something for long enough. However if you know the bodies hormone loop, negative feed backs, what steroids and or homrones do what and the human body inside and out. You can use hormone manipulation to continually grow and grow and fucking grow and not taper off in gans still you have reached your full potential..

Read the thread I wrote called " changing your cycles often blast and cruse" .. this will give you some good incite into how to use hormone manipulation to keep growing.

Is this sound advice for the newb?? Hell know the avg dude should be cycling on and off for as long as he can. With how good we have gotten at supplementation , new drugs like sarms, peptides and other things really no one has to stay on steroids all the time ever unless they are at the top 50 IFBB pro level ..


BTW dont bother coming and telling me OOO well I know some pros and they dont run that much or they cycle off I talk to them.. YA OK buddy you been laid to plan and simple you been had lmao..<--- this is not directed at you or anyone leadhead my friend just a general statement as is all of my statements that would ever sound any bit rude or less then respectful. I never direct that at anyone but speak to only the people who the shoe fits for lol.
 
Well, I'm going to have to go on record as disagreeing with a few of my colleagues here.

The truth of the matter is that it DOES NOT take weeks for steroids to reach peak levels, for the very fact that they have a half life of only 14 days. (Give or take depending on the ester). It's not like the first few injections won't work. Of course, the second week will be stronger because you'll still have some of the ester from the first week active. But by week 3, you're not ADDING anything. You're just maintaining a certain level if dosing is the same.

Short esters are of NO ADDITIONAL VALUE to a short cycle because you still need to have a stable level. Sure Prop gives you a bigger hot for a shorter time, but it doesn't matter in a 4 week cycle because you still have to take it at least every 48 hours. After 48 hours it's gone.

The reason certain drugs like EQ take longer to SEEMINGLY "reach stable levels" is because the effects are mild and it takes time to notice them. But you grow every bit as much muscle in week two as you do in week 10 -- maybe more. It's just that you NOTICE the culmination of all the gain when there's more of it.

I hope that makes it clear.

Well I would like to see one single test that shows that it does not take time to reach peak levels of all the different esters and steroids bro.. No in my experence I have seen a billion that show it takes time for these drugs to build up in the system..

SO we will have to agree to disagree until the day comes I see a study showing that when I inject test-e today I am now at peak levels tomorrow lmao.. NOT EVER GOING TO HAPPEN>>> But hey who knows. :heart::heart:

I f what you were saying is true that you reach peak blood levels of any steroids no matter what ester is attached to it within 24 hours or evena fucking week. Well then what the fuck is the point of esters at all then? Why did the drug companies even invent esters in the first place what was the reasoning? Why keep using them? Their very creation is for the purpose of prolonging a drugs effect, quickening a drugs effects , causing a more stable "rise" and or "fall" in hormone levels.

Most Medical professionals( I know this is not saying much lmao) would agree that sky rocketing your test or any hormone for that matter into super high levels overnight can cause some problems. This is one of the major reasons they have created slow releaseesters ... To prevent a massive increase and to allow the hormone to rise slowly...

so what you are saying is 50 years of doing everything they can to perilously create a ester or version of a drug that slowly reaches peak levels not all at once is all a pile of shit?? lmao

The put billions of dollars worth of research and drug development into creating a drug that would not reach peak levels quickly... and after all that they failed ... You inject test ethenate today and hit peak levels tomorrow?? I doubt it
 
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Well, I'm going to have to go on record as disagreeing with a few of my colleagues here.

The truth of the matter is that it DOES NOT take weeks for steroids to reach peak levels, for the very fact that they have a half life of only 14 days. (Give or take depending on the ester). It's not like the first few injections won't work. Of course, the second week will be stronger because you'll still have some of the ester from the first week active. But by week 3, you're not ADDING anything. You're just maintaining a certain level if dosing is the same.


I have blood work proving otherwise. Tested just over 2 weeks in and again 8 weeks in. I'm just gonna say now my levels were a good bit higher .
 
Comparative pharmacokinetics of testosterone en... [Int J Androl. 1984] - PubMed - NCBI
The pharmacokinetics of 2 testosterone esters, testosterone enanthate and testosterone cyclohexanecarboxylate, were compared in a single blind crossover study in healthy young men. Their effects on serum and salivary levels of testosterone, as well as on the serum levels of LH, FSH and prolactin were measured after the injection of doses equivalent to 140 mg free testosterone. Both preparations yielded supraphysiological testosterone levels in serum and saliva as early as 2 h following injection, reaching peak levels 4 to 5 times above basal between 8 and 24 h. LH and FSH levels were suppressed as long as serum testosterone levels were elevated. Nine days after injecting testosterone enanthate and 7 days after giving testosterone cyclohexanecarboxylate, serum and salivary levels of testosterone had returned to basal. The longer activity of testosterone enanthate was also evidenced from more extended suppression of gonadotrophin levels. Although neither preparation is ideal because of the initial supraphysiological peaks, testosterone enanthate appears preferable for clinical use because of its slightly longer duration of action.



However nelson is absolutely right though that your test levels are elevated well above normal the very second you are done injecting even testosterone Ethenate. I mean this study^^^^^^ right here proves it without a doubt. So yes you can start gaining right away no reason you cant. So Nelsons Idea of short cycles is not wrong or even a bad Idea at all. He is write you can start gaining right away. Within 1-8 hours of injecting as little as 140mg of test your blood levels of test is 5 times normal if not more...

But that does not mean your levles are peaked by any means.
 
well i would like to see one single test that shows that it does not take time to reach peak levels of all the different esters and steroids bro.. No in my experence i have seen a billion that show it takes time for these drugs to build up in the system..

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So you'e saying that if someone take 500 mgs of test a week, their t level will be higher at week 15 than at week 5? I'd like to see those studies. Because i don't think that'd be the case.

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So we will have to agree to disagree until the day comes i see a study showing that when i inject test-e today i am now at peak levels tomorrow lmao.. Not ever going to happen>>> but hey who knows. :heart::heart:

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that's not what i said. But after 2 weeks -- yes. You're as high as you;re going to go.


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I f what you were saying is true that you reach peak blood levels of any steroids no matter what ester is attached to it within 24 hours or evena fucking week. Well then what the fuck is the point of esters at all then? Why did the drug companies even invent esters in the first place what was the reasoning?
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two reasons -- more stable levels and less required injections. Most people want to inject as infrequently as possible.


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Most medical professionals( i know this is not saying much lmao) would agree that sky rocketing your test or any hormone for that matter into super high levels overnight can cause some problems.

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This is one of the major reasons they have created slow releaseesters ... to prevent a massive increase and to allow the hormone to rise slowly...

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exactly, but it still only goes so high and then back down. After 2 weeks that drugs hasn't "built up" in your system.. It's gone.



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So what you are saying is 50 years of doing everything they can to perilously create a ester or version of a drug that slowly reaches peak levels not all at once is all a pile of shit?? Lmao

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no, i'm saying they did it for a very good reason! Lmao


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The put billions of dollars worth of research and drug development into creating a drug that would not reach peak levels quickly... And after all that they failed ... You inject test ethenate today and hit peak levels tomorrow?? I doubt it
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I have blood work proving otherwise. Tested just over 2 weeks in and again 8 weeks in. I'm just gonna say now my levels were a good bit higher .

And were the tests taken the same exact time after the last injection? Bet not.

Folks, the half life is 14 weeks. The drug can not last longer than that. So yeah, there's a slight carry over but it's nominal -- not enough to make a big difference in growth.

Ask yourself this. How much weight did you gain 3 weeks after your last cycle? It's usually about 15 pounds. Now, if you stay on the same amount for another 21 weeks do you gain another 100 pounds? Of course not. You grow LESS the longer you stay on.
 
No such thing as frying ones receptors my friend. In fact the more steroids you run the more receptors for steroids you create..

If the statement that " you can fry or down regulate or even saturate your receptors" was even remotely true. The how would people like ronie colman or any other massive dude stay this size forever like they do???

These guys like it or not are on steroids year round. Get in good and on a inside friend level with any pro at the top level and they will admit they stay on juice life long and they never come off ever.

No Your body wants to reach homeostasis and that is why gains start to taper off after you have ran something for long enough. However if you know the bodies hormone loop, negative feed backs, what steroids and or homrones do what and the human body inside and out. You can use hormone manipulation to continually grow and grow and fucking grow and not taper off in gans still you have reached your full potential..

Read the thread I wrote called " changing your cycles often blast and cruse" .. this will give you some good incite into how to use hormone manipulation to keep growing.

Is this sound advice for the newb?? Hell know the avg dude should be cycling on and off for as long as he can. With how good we have gotten at supplementation , new drugs like sarms, peptides and other things really no one has to stay on steroids all the time ever unless they are at the top 50 IFBB pro level ..


BTW dont bother coming and telling me OOO well I know some pros and they dont run that much or they cycle off I talk to them.. YA OK buddy you been laid to plan and simple you been had lmao..<--- this is not directed at you or anyone leadhead my friend just a general statement as is all of my statements that would ever sound any bit rude or less then respectful. I never direct that at anyone but speak to only the people who the shoe fits for lol.


That is what I meant about "frying receptors." Gains taper off.. Thanks for insulting me friend.. O' I just got off the phone with Coleman, he said to tell you to speak for yourself. lol..

I will have to look into these peptides some more..
 
That is what I meant about "frying receptors." Gains taper off.. Thanks for insulting me friend.. O' I just got off the phone with Coleman, he said to tell you to speak for yourself. lol..

I will have to look into these peptides some more..

WTF are you talking about... You know damn well I would never even try to do that??? Where did you get that from bro? If that is how I sounded then my deepest apologies bro you know I would never purposely try to insult you bro...

Unless that was a joke? If so then bwahahahaaa you got me:confused:
 
WTF are you talking about... You know damn well I would never even try to do that??? Where did you get that from bro? If that is how I sounded then my deepest apologies bro you know I would never purposely try to insult you bro...

Unless that was a joke? If so then bwahahahaaa you got me:confused:


I am agitating you bro..lol
 
heres another thing no one has pointed out..
if you have done a few basic cycles.. then

if you havent tried a short cycle of 4 weeks a few times.. give it a shot for a year and see how you do

if you have never tried a 12-16 week cycle.. do that for a year and see how you do.

EVERYONE is different in our chemistry, in our lifestyle, in our emotions, in damn near everything.. ive met a lot of dudes that can not stay focused for 10 weeks.. but 4 weeks on beast and they kill it.. take 3 months off.. hop on epistrong and kill it again.. and that works for them 4 weeks at at time.. good solid recovery.. great LONG TERM results

I know other bros that are just hitting their stride 5 weeks in.. diet is getting set, focus in the gym is up, intensity is up and now they are set to rock it for another 2 months..

To each their own and no matter what you gotta do what works for you

Look just in this thread we have a bunch of super respected guys are giving pro's and cons to both these approaches...if that doesnt make you go "hmmmm maybe I should check that out.." well then I think you might be missing out on something.

no matter what just be glad that we got the best guys on the net on this one site who are willing to help out no matter what crazy approach we come up with!
 
okay I was thinking about this thread and what has been said by all sides. here are 3 questions to chew on playing devils advocate, I am curious to everyones opinion on these.

1. if you were to run tren ace or deca alone for 6 weeks for example... what would your test levels be after a week? after 5 weeks? higher or lower?
2. jmat said he ran test and he had a higher test level at 8 weeks then 2 weeks, say that his injections were the same time before the test all things being equal wouldn't workouts, diets, sleep and stresss etc. cause test levels to fluctuate all the time?
3. and those of you who say that peak levels are reached at X time, do you believe that peak levels of testosterone equals the most muscle gains? or would you agree that someone who has a 800 test level but who doesn't workout won't gain as much muscle as someone with 400 who does?
 
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well i would like to see one single test that shows that it does not take time to reach peak levels of all the different esters and steroids bro.. No in my experence i have seen a billion that show it takes time for these drugs to build up in the system..

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So you'e saying that if someone take 500 mgs of test a week, their t level will be higher at week 15 than at week 5? I'd like to see those studies. Because i don't think that'd be the case.

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No I am saying that if they take 500mg of test a week their test levels will be higher at week 6 then they are at week 2... and yes we have seen 50 billion studies that show this.

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So we will have to agree to disagree until the day comes i see a study showing that when i inject test-e today i am now at peak levels tomorrow lmao.. Not ever going to happen>>> but hey who knows. :heart::heart:

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that's not what i said. But after 2 weeks -- yes. You're as high as you;re going to go.


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SO then by your standards you reach peak levels at week two then wy stop only at week 3 lmao or even week 4 for that matter. By your standards Nelson when do the gains start to diminish then?

As everyone who has ever ran a cycle ever as experienced first hand. The entire steroid world knows and has experienced little to no gains at all the first 4 weeks of s test-e cycle and the majority of the gains from weeks 4-10.. In your steroid world nelson when would be the best gains and when do these gains taper off?


It is kind of hard to argue with the persinal experence of what? 50 trillion past steroid users who will all tell you flat out they gained the least amount during the first 4 weeks of a test-e cycle and the most during weeks 4-10.. That is the experience of fucking every damn one. HOW IN THE HELL DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT THEN NELSON LMAO??????? Some times I do believe you just pick the most absolutely off the wall shit to argue about simple because no one in the god damn world would agree with you. SO you know its going to make for a awesome long as thread lmao..


I f what you were saying is true that you reach peak blood levels of any steroids no matter what ester is attached to it within 24 hours or evena fucking week. Well then what the fuck is the point of esters at all then? Why did the drug companies even invent esters in the first place what was the reasoning?
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two reasons -- more stable levels and less required injections. Most people want to inject as infrequently as possible.


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Ok well we both know that testosterone ethenate was created long before prop was. And longer still before acetate was. So why would they go backwards and invent shorter esters?

If that is the case then then everyone should all be using testosterone undocylanate then. 1 inject every 30 days fuck every other steroid created then.


Most medical professionals( i know this is not saying much lmao) would agree that sky rocketing your test or any hormone for that matter into super high levels overnight can cause some problems.

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This is one of the major reasons they have created slow releaseesters ... to prevent a massive increase and to allow the hormone to rise slowly...

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exactly, but it still only goes so high and then back down. After 2 weeks that drugs hasn't "built up" in your system.. It's gone.




It takes longer then 2 weeks. as I stated you and I have been on these forums for decades and we have both seen people take a blood test 2 weeks into a cycle and then again 8 weeks into a cycle and every single last mother fucking one of them have had test that show test levels are higher at week 8 then they are at week 2... You can argue what time they took the injection at or what day but this is not just one test showing it, not just 100 or even a thousand. Every mother fucking last one of them bro every single one.... So I guess every single person on earth who has ever taken a blood test 2-3-4 weeks into a test cycle and then again 7-8-10 weeks in and every single time it shows test levels are higher then the first time. WHAT??? every single time it was a fluke??

Nelson that is just simple nuts to think that just plan nuts. the facts are insurmountable against your theory bro. Not just a little but insurmountable

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So what you are saying is 50 years of doing everything they can to perilously create a ester or version of a drug that slowly reaches peak levels not all at once is all a pile of shit?? Lmao

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no, i'm saying they did it for a very good reason! Lmao


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The put billions of dollars worth of research and drug development into creating a drug that would not reach peak levels quickly... And after all that they failed ... You inject test ethenate today and hit peak levels tomorrow?? I doubt it
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what about orals? They peak in 2 hours. That's the way the drugs work. That's a fact.


Yes orals do and so does test suspension too but we are talking about long esters here not short esters and or orals. I do not feel you reach "peak" level of a oral the same day you start taking them ether for that matter.


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lets just pretend that you are right for a second. Even if you reached peak levels of test no matter what ester attached in 2 weeks time ( which every last shred of evidence in the world proves wrong) We still have literally thousands of other mechanisms within the body at play here nelson and not all of them are firing 100% at 2 weeks into a cycle ...STEROID HORMONES have a multitude of biological targets hormonal and nero as on the muscle, in the brain, and every last nook and cranny of the bosy. Not just an anabolic effects on skeletal muscle and even that anabolic effect is so much more complex then just the level of testosterone in your blood.

Most steroid Androgens actions are mediated by binding to there respective androgen receptor, which is localized to the cytoplasmic compartment of target cells (but of course you knew this already). Unbound androgen receptors are maintained in a hetero-complex with chaperone albumen . Heat shock protein legislates the ligand binding affinity of the androgen receptor by preserving the receptor in a high-affinity ligand-binding conformation, which is conducive to efficient stable hormonal response.

All of this does happen within the first administration of a androgen however even this process its self does not "peak" out even after blood levels of testosterone or an androgen is peaked. This is a process that gradually builds higher and higher as time goes by and androgen levels keep raising..

Ligand binding induces a conformational change that facilitates unmasking of the nuclear localization signal Translocation of the ligand-activated androgen receptor to the nucleus is induced by localization signal Translocation binding to importin albumens . In the nucleus this complex can bind androgen response elements and collaborate with the transcription initiation complex . Androgen receptor regulation is extremely complex and dependent on both tissue-specific and developmental regulation . The androgen receptor can also be activated in the absence of ligand, and cellular signaling pathways can also modulate androgen receptor actions . Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), keratinocyte growth factor (KGF), and epidermal growth factor (EGF) can induce androgen-independent activation of the androgen receptor .

Androgen receptor protein expression and ligand binding capacity are increased in functionally overloaded rat skeletal muscle. The skeletal muscle androgen receptor may exert both ligand-dependent and -independent actions in functionally overloaded skeletal muscle, which may be related to growth factor signaling . IGF-I and muscle DNA content are also increased in overloaded skeletal muscle . Rat soleus and plantaris muscles respond quickly to functional overload by increasing muscle mass after 1 wk, and this growth continues for several additional weeks As much as 21 weeks depending on the androgen. Functional overload also stimulates a rapid remodeling response in rat hindlimb muscle, which includes structural damage, myofiber growth, satellite cell activation, and immune cell infiltration . Each of these responses has been hypothesized to be important for the large increases in muscle mass and protein induced by functional overload and although it is not completely understood how this happens we do know that it can take as much as 7 weeks after peak androgen levels for the process to crown and then decline.

Androgens can also influence muscle DNA content, inducing myonuclei accumulation in the rat levator ani muscle . This induction is thought to be mediated by the proliferation of muscle satellite cells.

Nelson even if what you are saying is true ( which it is not) the influence steroids have on muscle satellite cells through
cellular signaling pathways also does not reach top levels within 2 weeks of injecting testosterone ethenate my friend.

Although muscle androgen receptor expression is sensitive to both circulating androgen and mechanical stimuli, the regulation of muscle-specific gene expression by this receptor-ligand complex is something far beyond simple androgen levels peak concentration levels. Of course the process starts as soon as androgen bind to AR's but as time goes on and levels go up more signaling is activated each week and I would venture to say the magic of all this does not cap out at the 2 week mark during a testosterone ethenate cycle or even after one reaches peak levels of any steroid for that matter. No my friend IMO I feel this is much more complex then that and can take much longer then this.

All Anabolic steroids are structural derivatives of testosterone that can increase skeletal muscle mass protein synthesis , myonuclei accumulation, and IGF expression among many other mechanisms of action. The entire process is way more complex " o we reached peak levels of this hormone" and braking steroid cycles down into something that simple is not only foolish but overlooking many factors at play..

I know its a nice marketing gimmick however for this old cat I am not buying it and I never will...


:heart::heart::heart::heart: Have a great day and I hope everyone has enjoyed this awesome thread.
 
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No I am saying that if they take 500mg of test a week their test levels will be higher at week 6 then they are at week 2... and yes we have seen 50 billion studies that show this.

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I THINK THERE'S A MISUNDERSTANDING HERE. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ONE STUDY THAT SHOWS THAT. I'M ON HRT. IF TESTOSTERONE BUILT UP IN THE BODY WHY WOULDN'T MY BLOOD TEST SHOW INCREASES EVERY TIME I TESTED?


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SO then by your standards you reach peak levels at week two then wy stop only at week 3 lmao or even week 4 for that matter. By your standards Nelson when do the gains start to diminish then?

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I THINK THERE'S A MISUNDERSTANDING REGARDING "PEAK." THE DRUG CAN PEAK, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'VE REACHED YOUR PEAK IN MUSCLE GROWTH. GRAIN DO START TO SLOW DOWN AFTER 6 WEEK.S THE REASON FOR THE 4 WEEK CYCLE WAS TO RECOVER BUT NOW WITH BETTER PCT, I BELIEVE ON ECAN DO A 6 WEEK CYCLE WITH NO PROBLEM.


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As everyone who has ever ran a cycle ever as experienced first hand. The entire steroid world knows and has experienced little to no gains at all the first 4 weeks of s test-e cycle and the majority of the gains from weeks 4-10.. In your steroid world nelson when would be the best gains and when do these gains taper off?

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THAT'S NOT SO. ANYONE WHO'S EVER DONE A CYCLE KNOWS YOU CAN INCREASE YOUR LIFTS AFTER A WEEK.


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It is kind of hard to argue with the persinal experence of what? 50 trillion past steroid users who will all tell you flat out they gained the least amount during the first 4 weeks of a test-e cycle and the most during weeks 4-10..

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AGAIN, I THINK YOU'RE MISSING WHAT I'M SAYING. OF COURSE YOU GAIN THE LEAST IN THE BEGINNING BECAUSE THE LONGER YOU STAY ON THE MORE YOU ACCUMULATE. THINK OF IT LIKE THIS -- LETS SAY YOU HAVE A BIG BUCKET AND YOU POUR A GLASS OF WATER IN IT EVERY DAY. THEN AFTER 7 DAYS YOU POUR 1/2 GLASS OF WHATER IN IT. THEN AFTER 14 DAYS YOU POUR 1/4 OF A GLASS OF WATER IN IT. WELL , AT THE END OF 21 DAYS THERE'S MORE WATER IN IT THAN AFTER 7 DAYS. BUT MORE WATER WAS GOING IN IT THE FIRST 7 DAYS. GET IT NOW?


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That is the experience of fucking every damn one. HOW IN THE HELL DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT THEN NELSON LMAO???????

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I JUST DID. LMAO.


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Some times I do believe you just pick the most absolutely off the wall shit to argue about simple because no one in the god damn world would agree with you. SO you know its going to make for a awesome long as thread lmao..


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NOPE. SCIENCE MY FRIEND. PURE SCIENCE.



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Ok well we both know that testosterone ethenate was created long before prop was. And longer still before acetate was. So why would they go backwards and invent shorter esters?

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THEY MADE LOTS OF STEROIDS LATER THAT WEREN'T AS GOOD AS THE EARLIER ONES. THERE IS AN ADVANTAGE TO PROP IN THAT BECAUSE IT'S A SHORTER ACYING ESTER, THERE'S ACTUALLY MORE AVAILABLE DRUG PER DOSAGE. AND THE HIT COMES ALL AT ONCE. BUT IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS, BEING A CYCLE THAT LASTS WEEKS, THERE'S LITTLE ADVANTAGE TO IT. HELL, SOME DOCTORS STILL GIVE B 12 SHOYS AND THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO REASON FOR THEM OTHER THAN TO GET THE B12 INTO YOUR SYSTEM IMMEDIATELY AND THERE ISN'T A SINGLE REASON WHERE THAT WOULD BE NECESSARY EXCEPT FOR DANGEROUSLY LOW MALNUTRITION.


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If that is the case then then everyone should all be using testosterone undocylanate then. 1 inject every 30 days fuck every other steroid created then.

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WELL YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT IF YOU COULD STAND A 4000MG SHOT! THAT'S THE PROBLEM, YOU STILL NEED A CERTAIN AMOUNT IN YOUR SYSTEM AT ALL TIMES.


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Nelson that is just simple nuts to think that just plan nuts. the facts are insurmountable against your theory bro. Not just a little but insurmountable
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NOPE. I AM CORRECT. I THINK THERE'S A MISUNDERSTANDING IN THE APPLICATION.


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OK dude I can fully understand why people just get pissed or walk away from you some times.. You will come back and say just about anything just to make a argument even knowing damn well your wrong lmao its like you dont even think you just spew... Again will just agree to disagree. Your arguments make little to 0 sense at all. And I do not have the time to just keep going around the merry go round of retardation that is this conversation right now lmao... Ill walk away.
 
okay I was thinking about this thread and what has been said by all sides. here are 3 questions to chew on playing devils advocate, I am curious to everyones opinion on these.

1. if you were to run tren ace or deca alone for 6 weeks for example... what would your test levels be after a week? after 5 weeks? higher or lower?

a week not much of a change at all by the end of 2 week very shut down by 4 almost total.. no change after that..this is for tren/deca for me... different people are different and different compounds can effect everyone differently.. as well as supps like hcg and things like age...

2. jmat said he ran test and he had a higher test level at 8 weeks then 2 weeks, say that his injections were the same time before the test all things being equal wouldn't workouts, diets, sleep and stresss etc. cause test levels to fluctuate all the time?

by end of 2 weeks you are at 80% of the peak levels you will reach with test enth. its math plain and simple.. if that is not true something is off in the experiment

3. and those of you who say that peak levels are reached at X time, do you believe that peak levels of testosterone equals the most muscle gains? or would you agree that someone who has a 800 test level but who doesn't workout won't gain as much muscle as someone with 400 who does?

peak levels do not equal peak gains.. sides can lower gains, diet drastically effects gains, social life, stress, workouts, sickness.. you have to find your sweet spot too for dosages

my responses in red
 
1. if you were to run tren ace or deca alone for 6 weeks for example... what would your test levels be after a week? after 5 weeks? higher or lower?

a week not much of a change at all by the end of 2 week very shut down by 4 almost total.. no change after that..this is for tren/deca for me... different people are different and different compounds can effect everyone differently.. as well as supps like hcg and things like age...

so your T levels would be down by week 4 or 5? how bout people who run compounds with no test? i actually will have to run a T test to see if this is true. does anyone have any bloods confirming this is true? your body will still get the androgenic and anabolic benefits with or without test. isn't all AAS synthesized from test anyway ?

i think once the esters clear the body you are left with nothing.. no natural T production and no AAS esters.. so that is when you are really shut down, you cannot techniqually be shut down during cycle or can you? yeah you can have your libido killed but i wonder where your T levels would be even running deca or test alone. or does it not matter because you are still getting androgenic and anabolic effects ..( thats why hcg and hcgenerate are such weapons during cycle keeping the nuts plump then when you come off you atleast have some kickstart to your HPTA .. it really speeds up recovery)


2. jmat said he ran test and he had a higher test level at 8 weeks then 2 weeks, say that his injections were the same time before the test all things being equal wouldn't workouts, diets, sleep and stresss etc. cause test levels to fluctuate all the time?

by end of 2 weeks you are at 80% of the peak levels you will reach with test enth. its math plain and simple.. if that is not true something is off in the experiment

but those other factors could skew the results right? so how would you able to know 100% that the expirement is accurate which goes back to my first question (although if your test levels are under 100 you know you are suppressed) not to mention time of day you did the test since it should be done before 8am to get peak test levels. if you didn't get much sleep the few prior nights im' sure can knock off 50 points off your T easily. i think you would have to run a series of tests to get a very accurate picture, just like any study (just playing devils advocate here)


3. and those of you who say that peak levels are reached at X time, do you believe that peak levels of testosterone equals the most muscle gains? or would you agree that someone who has a 800 test level but who doesn't workout won't gain as much muscle as someone with 400 who does?

peak levels do not equal peak gains.. sides can lower gains, diet drastically effects gains, social life, stress, workouts, sickness.. you have to find your sweet spot too for dosages


this i agree with 100%

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in bold I think where everyone is getting confused is test levels being the deciding factor whether you look good and grow vs. not. there are plenty of guys out there on TRT who look like crap but who have to take it cause they have some problem and have to go on in their teens or 20's. and there are juicers who have 1000 T levels year round who look like crap too. (i know one personally who stays on cyp year round probably has 1500+T levels and is very feminine and skinny) and vice versa there are natty guys who have 400 test levels who look great. i think that is where everyone is argueing and not seeing eye to eye on

great thread btw, where else can you talk about this stuff with fellow meatheads?
 
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OK dude I can fully understand why people just get pissed or walk away from you some times.. You will come back and say just about anything just to make a argument even knowing damn well your wrong lmao its like you dont even think you just spew... Again will just agree to disagree. Your arguments make little to 0 sense at all. And I do not have the time to just keep going around the merry go round of retardation that is this conversation right now lmao... Ill walk away.

Wow, sorry you feel that way. I'm not saying what I'm saying to be a dick bro. I have over 30 years experience in this field so to say my points make zero sense is a little insulting. I honestly think you're not understanding what I'm saying. So let's just agree to agree on that.
 
I also think this is an important aspect of bodybuilding enhancement and should be addressed more often.

The more that is understood, the better the results, the better the recovery and the better chance of continuing cycling without nasty side effects down the road.

But you have to understand how these things work and not just rely on myths, misconceptions and parroted misinformation.
 
ANother point to consider -- if testosterone builds up in the system, then your T should be above normal, 4 weeks after stopping its use -- and that's just not the case. Again, the half life is 2 weeks (with long esters) , so for the following week, it'd still be elevated, less so a week later, and after a month, you'll be suppressed. (More so, without PCT). That is a fact.
 
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