pyramid cycles

[ricorico]

does anyone even do this sh*t anymore? or is this just totally oldschool and outdated?..seems like frontloading and/or tapering off at the end is more common these days....i remember when i was lookin into my first cycle like 5 years ago poeple always suggested "pyramiding doses", now i havent heard anyone mention this in long time?

 

[theslime]

I think gradually decreasing dosages can be somewhat helpful psychologically when coming off. Otherwise, I remember reading that it wasn't a physiologically proven method.

 

[ricorico]

I think gradually decreasing dosages can be somewhat helpful psychologically when coming off. Otherwise, I remember reading that it wasn't a physiologically proven method.

tru, i still even do that sometimes myself,, ill take like 1/2 the dosage sometimes the last week or 2...but i mean does anyone start at a low dosage anymore?? everyone does the opposite these days (myself including), double dose the 1st week or 2 then a moderate dose for like 6-8 weeks, then the "taper-down" dosage at the end

 

[Outtlaw]

tru, i still even do that sometimes myself,, ill take like 1/2 the dosage sometimes the last week or 2...but i mean does anyone start at a low dosage anymore?? everyone does the opposite these days (myself including), double dose the 1st week or 2 then a moderate dose for like 6-8 weeks, then the "taper-down" dosage at the end

I dont do that. I never frontload anything. My doses are too high for that. And I normally dont taper either. If my dose is really high, then I'll drop to a low maintenance dose for a few wks after the cycle so my body doesnt have to quit cold turkey.

 

[Apexx]

Only tapered once, and that was way back in the day when I didn't know shit.

 

[sprinter86]

I use pretty high doses and nearly always pyramid to some extend (around 40-50% more for wks3-6 of a 8week cycle). eg. Pyramid a test stacked with constant deca or dbol. I find that this works best for me but everyone is different. I never frontload as I had some sides from trying this...and known other who had problems also. Tapering down also seems to work well to ease off.