How To Use Cabergoline

CABERGOLINE (Dostinex) – Caber is a very potent Dopamine Agonist. It acts on dopamine receptors in the hypothalamus to suppress prolactin production in the pituitary gland. It is used for Hyperprolactinemia. (elevated levels of prolactin in blood) It is also used in treatment of Parkinsons Disease. Now Ill get deeper into what the hell all that means a little further on.

Half Life = 63-69 Hours. So I recommend to take Caber every third day. That’s at the far end of the range of its half life. Though this is what the dosing is for patients and studies that have been done and it works just fine. If you’re a stickler for dosing everything correctly I would obviously dose it every 2 and ½ days.

Taking your dose of Cabaser before bed. (with or without food) will minimize your experience of sides.

Documented Sides – (bad sides) Fatigue, nausea, dizziness, vertigo, headache, slightly abnormal vision, hot flashes. Now before you get all scared and think oh I cant take this. These sides were mostly reported when taking higher doses (1g+ a week) then we will be taking for our cycles. Also Caber has been found in some instances to increase the affects of Depression Medication. Word to the wise for those members using said meds.

Other Sides - (good sides) that many users have reported are…Increased Sex Drive, Stronger Erections, More Powerful Orgasms, Taking Less Time to Achieve A Full Erection after Ejactulation. And I will attest to the fact that those sides do happen.
There are even ppl who have been taking Caber only for the specific reason of the sexual sides. Now I of course do not condone this and would only recommend using Caber in conjuction with an AAS cycle.

Another big thing I have heard members cry about as a reason not to take Caber, is that it has been found to cause Heart Valve Damage. This is true but as I stated earlier, only at a lot higher doses (3mg/per day!!) then we will be using. So stop whining.

If for some reason you are prone to sides for any and everything, reducing your dose, while continuing the Caber will improve the severity of the sides. So basically if you experience a slight amount of sides at any given dose. Lower your dose until the sides fade but don’t stop using the caber! I would prefer some of the lesser sides of Caber to those of Tren and Deca any day.

How much Caber to use and when?
It's better to use Caber while running any 19-Nor. (tren, deca) They affect the thyroid by lowering it (hypothyroidism) which causes the body to release more prolactin in the blood stream. (note- an overactive thyroid can cause elevated prolactin levels also) Prolactin at high levels has the affect of lowering sex drive and causing erectile dysfunction. We call it deca and fina dick. And from first hand experience, deca dick is not fun!! Tren is also a Progestin, it bonds to the receptor of the female sex hormone Progesterone. Which is responsible for preparing the body for milk production. I.E. By raising prolactin. So in order to avoid all that. Its best to run Caber from the very beginning of the cycle. I even prefer to run it into PCT for an extra boost.

STARTING DOSE OF CABERGOLINE – Beginning dose of Caber for use on cycle would be .25mg taken twice a week. For a total of .50 mg a week. Notice the point in front of the 25. Its not 25mg!! Its .25mg
This dose is usually enough for an 8 week Tren cycle. If your prone to sides, running deca/tren E, or just running the Tren A longer. Then take the .50 mg/per week for 4 weeks and then bump it up another .25mg a week. For a total of .75mg per week. If sides from the gear are very bad, you can even bump it up to a total of 1mg a week. You can continue to up your dose (only if your experiencing sides from Tren/Deca) of the Caber every 4 weeks until you have reached a maximum dose of 1mg twice a week or 2mg per week. But there is no reason to go no where near that high. If your still experiencing sides at 1mg/per week then your Caber is bunk or there is more serious underlying causes at work.
I was taking .5mg/p/w of Caber during a cycle with high doses of Tren. I actually didn’t have any fina dick problems but I did start Lactating! Yes my nipples were leaking. (its called Galactorrhea = lactation in the absence of nursing) lol So then I bumped up my dose to .50mg at 2 times a week (1mg/week) and the milk juice went away within a week. Other then that, I have had no problems and nothing but good experiences while taking Caber.

Now to give you an idea of the doses that are being taken by Parkinsons Disease and other Patients,
• Parkinson's disease: Monotherapy: Initial dose should be 0.5 mg daily. The usual maintenance dose is 2 to 4 mg daily. Combination therapy: Usually 2 to 6 mg daily.
• Tumors of the pituitary gland and other hyperprolactinemic conditions: Initially 0.5 mg per week, slowly titrated to 4.5 mg per week, if necessary.
• Note – Caber is not approved in the U.S. for the treatment of Parkinsons.
You can see why they would experience the sides that I stated above. Since we are no where near those doses, we should not experience any sides other then the “good ones.”

Caber for PCT – Basically the same dosing as during cycle. I would go with a good dose of .50per/week to 1mg per/week. You are not taking the Caber during PCT for its affects on Prolactin because the use of it during cycle will negate any of the prolactin affects. I use caber during PCT to help with the lowered sex drive and slight decrease in the strength of your erections. It will give a little bump to your sex drive and give you slightly more powerful erections. During PCT while many experience depression and such, knowing that you can still get it nice and hard when you want is always a plus in my book. Since Caber is also known for helping prevent gyno. Theres another reason to use it during PCT. I run Caber during every PCT and have found that it does help a great deal.

A lot of ppl put off adding Caber to their cycles because of the price and availability of it. But if you have access to and can afford it. I highly recommend Caber as an addition to your cycle and PCT.

The Benefits of Boldenone Propionate

 The idea of boldenone propionate is great. Boldenone has a relatively favorable side effect profile compared to most other anabolic steroids. Conversion to estrogen is low, and if anything the modest amount of conversion can be beneficial if no other aromatizing steroid is being used. Unlike testosterone, it’s not potentiated in the skin or scalp. Boldenone typically has little in the way of adverse effect on mood. The most common problems are increased appetite (in cases where that’s experienced as a problem) and at higher doses, sometimes a feverish feeling. But in general, it’s very well tolerated at modest dosages such as up to 400-500 mg/week and sometimes more.

Problem, however, can result from the long half life of the undecylenate ester form typically used for boldenone, as in the Equipoise product. The half life of up to about 2 weeks results in very slow transition from anabolically-useful high androgen levels to recovery-permitting low androgen levels.

For example, let’s say that 500 mg/week Equipoise is being taken as the injectable part of a steroid stack. That, particularly in combination with an oral, can be very effective.

A week after the last injection, really we would like recovery to be occurring. It won’t be, however. Blood levels of boldenone will be comparable to ongoing use of about 350 mg/week of Equipoise. Such a level on its own might provide a slow degree of anabolic effectiveness relative to a starting natural state, but after the gains of a cycle have already been made, this is far too little for still-further gains. Recovery won’t occur and neither willgains. Time of HPTA suppression, however, will accumulate.

How about 2 weeks after the last injection? Levels are now comparable to ongoing use of about 250 mg/week. Same story.

Typically, in practice with an Equipoise cycle it’s about a month before good recovery can begin (it can be less with lower dosages.)

Boldenone propionate, in contrast, has a half-life of probably only about two days. It would provide a very sharp transition of blood levels. So you would be either making progress anabolically, or be starting your recovery.

The theory offers promise.

In practice, boldenone propionate injections are exceptionally painful. Even 25 mg/mL concentration to be unacceptable for use. Others also have had findings of greater pain with this injection than any other.

Hypothetically, either the phenylpropionate or acetate ester of boldenone might well provide the benefit of short half-life and pain-free injection, but so far these are not available.

It's better to suggest either trying testosterone propionate at only a 50 mg/mL concentration, which can be painless, or testosterone acetate at that same concentration, or no more than 100 mg/mL.

Can You Just do Trenbolone?

This has become an increasingly common question amongst body builders, weight lifters and athletes who run cycles of Trenbolone and different anabolic steroids. With much advertised listings of various side-effects and warning labels posted on the bottles, these steroids remain quite popular amongst fitness enthusiasts. This is because they have managed to run these steroids in cycles that are not very detrimental to health or have altered its use with other safer steroids so that the side effects can be balanced.

But before we get to the topic of whether or not Trenbolone can be used alone, it becomes imperative to explain to everyone what Trenbolone is, how it can be used and what side effects can result from its usage.

Trenbolone is a notable anabolic-androgenic steroid which means that not only does this steroid aim at building tissue and muscle mass; it also aggravates and enhances the various masculine characteristics, like the deepening of voice, increase in body and facial hair. Anabolic steroids have been known to boost appetite and bone growth but exact findings have not been confirmed regarding Trenbolone as it is by far the strongest steroid for muscle boosting yet.

In fact, Trenbolone has never achieved the status of an FDA approved steroid or drug for humans. It was created in the labs solely for veterinary purposes. The drug was injected under the skin of cattle to promote muscle mass effectively. However the potential it carried as an anabolic steroid was soon recognized and body builders started its use as one of the most effective and powerful boosters of muscular strength and muscular mass, even though its side effects have been confirmed as more pronounced and severer.

How is Trenbolone Administered?

Because Trenbolone was meant for use amongst animals, it was not readily available in injectable form for humans. Therefore, people would convert the tablets or capsules into a rough injectable form themselves. This manner was undoubtedly crude and rough and carried a dangerous potential as it was not sterile, nor safe.

Nonetheless, with its increased usage, certain underground labs (UGLs) started manufacturing the Trenbolone in sterile injectable forms for use amongst humans. The usual vial dosage of Trenbolone comes in 67mg/ml to 250mg/ml. That being said, it is also true that even today, an athlete or body builder will not be able to find pharmaceutical grade Trenbolone.

What is Trenbolone More Commonly Known As?

The pharmaceutical names of Trenbolone are,

    Trenbolone Acetate
    TrenboloneEnanthate
    Hexahydrobenzylcarbonate
    Cyclohexylmethylcarbonate

The most common street names of Trenbolone are,

    Tren
    Para
    Fina
    Trenbolone

The common brand names are,

    Finaplix and
    Finajet

Uses of Trenbolone

The regular use of Trenbolone will not only result in rapid gain in muscle sizebut also in muscle strength. However, if it is not run in cutting cycles, it can also cause hardening of muscles and may even result in a change in body’s composition.

As it becomes responsible of building lean mass, it also generates the loss of fat. However, excessive use in women for this purpose alone should be prohibited as it is highly androgenic in nature and would surely result in masculine characteristics.

Warnings and Side-Effects

Excessive and disproportioned use of steroids easily leads to side-effects, many of which are non-reversible and serious; but there are some that are specific to overuse or wrong use of Trenbolone. In fact certain side-effects are bound to show up even with regular and light dosage of Trenbolone and these include, over sweating, insomnia, acne and notable decrease in cardiovascular capability. For this reason it is not recommended for those athletes who are involved in cardiovascular fitness training. Some other, rather commonly observed, side-effects are hair loss, high water retention, aggressive behaviour, overgrown testicles and extremely oily skin.

Should Trenbolone be Used Alone?

The general consensus of using Tren alone is that it can result in some undesirable effects; the most common one being affected libido. Your libido will come crashing down with Tren-alone cycles. Similarly, fierce acne has resulted in numerous users and this is not limited to face or some parts of back, but severe acne bursts have been seen on chest, arms, face and whole of back. The use of testosterone, or even HCG or Dianabol can solve these issues.

Also tren-alone usage can easily result in suppressed estradiol levels as natural testosterone production is affected with its use. The estrogen reaches an abnormally low level and hence it should be used with other drugs.

Cycles of Trenbolone with Testosterone

The usual dose of TrenboloneEnanthate is 200mgs per week coupling it with 500mgs of Testosterone every week and 0.25mgs of Dostinex every other day. However people, who have been on regular dosage of Tren, suggest that even 125mg of Testosterone per week is enough for whatever amount of Tren.

50mg of Tren coupled with 100mg of Testosterone per week, gets better results when compared to any other steroid cycle. Tren is a strong compound and results in mass physical changes soon enough.

Best Testosterone Boosters To Take

If you don’t know for sure what testosterone boosters are then read this article and find out what type of substances they are and how they benefit your body.  But if you are involved in bodybuilding activity for a while, have heard something about these agents and are planning to pick up for use but not sure which one is the best - you will find the best recommendation further in this article.

Testosterone is the most powerful androgen, male sex hormone which is found in small amounts in women too. In men, testosterone is fully responsible for big and fast gains in muscle mass. During weight training program testosterone level goes high with almost 40%, meaning a greater muscle development. No other hormone have such powerful influence in building muscle mass.
With the development of nutritional science, were created a number of testosterone boosters to help with not only building and maintaining muscle mass, but also improve body endurance.
Testosterone natural production lowers with aging, so that on your 25 years you are in the peak while starting with 40 testosterone starts to go down.
Diseases caused by decrease of testosterone because of aging:

    Low libido;
    Impotence;
    Sarcopenia (muscle loss with aging);
    Tiredness;
    Memory loss and lack of focus;
    Slower metabolism and fat gains;

Taking testosterone boosters will help you to prevent all these diseases as long as you do it right. Testosterone boosters are drugs, hence if abused of wrongly administered can cause serious side effects.

Drug abuse is the problem of many bodybuilders. They begin to use of one for increasing test level and keep adding other to treat side effects and so one. A vicious circle that has no chance for good finish. Choose one or maximum two of the testosterone boosters we are going to present you, stick with them and progress will be visible soon.

Androstenedione
May increase testosterone production with 600%.
Maybe the most popular testosterone booster on the supplement market at the moment. It presents strong steroids characteristics, but it not a steroid at all.
Unlike anabolic steroids which are  synthetic derivatives of testosterone, Androstenedione is a plant-derivative agent which turn into testosterone when getting in contact with liver enzymes.
How powerful it is? Well, it use cause a spike in testosterone level of about 600%.
The side effects that may occur during its use have to be mentioned too. Since it’s not a steroids, Androstenedione safer with much less side effects.
However, such signs as head hair loss, body hair growth, acne, gynecomastia and increased aggression can be observed in some men after Androstenedione use.
It’s cheaper than other similar substances. Allowed for use for individual older than 21 years old,  for no longer than 6 weeks strictly followed by 4 weeks pause to let the body recover.

Tribulus Terestris
Increase muscle mass, as well as sex drive and erections.
Tribulus Terrestris helps not only to improve muscle mass, but also increase sex drive and erections. It contains natural compound called  saponins which encourage the brain to produce more testosterone.
Timing is not very important, so that you can take it during your breakfast or lunch time. Find other supplements recommendation here: Best supplements for fast muscle gain for muscle insights about.

DHEA (hormone)
DHEA promotes testosterone production because it’s a precursor which body can turn into testosterone. The use of this hormone is recommended over reaching 30 years old because till that moment our body has enough of it. The normal dosage is around 25-50 mg daily and has not to exceed 100 mg.

ZMA
Increase testosterone production with 30%.
Zinc-methionine-aspartate is a  mixture of 30 mg of Zinc, 450 mg of magnesium aspartate and 10.5 mg of Vitamin B6. Studies showed an 30% testosterone increase in individuals taking ZMA.
Essential fats, Glutamine, Creatine, Multivitamins are also very helpful in increasing testosterone level naturally.
Visit bodybuilding forums and take a look on supplements boards. No wonder to find ZMA being quite popular and largely discussed. This is because of easy availability and fair price.
Take it once a day before bedtime.

Bottom line
Whatever of these testosterone boosters you choose, make sure you lifestyle is totally supporting your new goal.
Following a protein rich diet, working out in the gym for at least 2 times a week is the minimum you have to do to to maximize the effects of any of the testosterone boosters you take. Also, don’t forget about getting enough sleep, enough recovery time and stress reduction.

Drink more water if you want to lose weight and build muscle fast

As you know water is the source of life and our body is constituted 75% of water. All metabolic processes, including protein synthesis requires water. The easiest and meantime most important thing you can do for your body is to drink plenty of water during workout.

Do you think that soda or coffee beverages can replace water? No, they can’t. Be aware to the fact that these drinks are not liquids, as using caffeine or soda increase fluid loss through the formation and excretion of urine. At the same time body starts storing water. In ordinary life a person should drink 6-8 glasses of water a day. In case of people practicing sport the amount of water intake have to be doubled at least. Of course it depends on the intensity of exercising.

Water eliminates toxins

Water helps clean the body of toxins and is especially useful if you are on a diet rich in protein. It helps to remove excess of nitrogen, toxic substances. If you want to gain weight while eating large amounts of food, then the water will help to assimilate all the products in the body.

Bodybuilders like no one else needs to maintain their body well hydrated as in case of less water intake body takes water from other organs, and this can damage your health. Besides this water improves digestion, which is pretty good, when using more than 4,000 calories a day.

Water is absolutely necessary for those who love salty foods. The more salt you eat, the more your body tries to hold water to reduce the concentration. So either you eat less salt, or increase intake of water.

More water if you take supplements

If you are taking supplements such as creatine, than be aware they retain water in the body, especially in muscle cells, resulting in increased protein synthesis required for their growth. To make this process work as it should, always keep a high level of hydration of your body. In addition, if you training intensely and take water-soluble mega-vitamins, you need to drink plenty of water too.

Best water to drink

Another question that appear usually to bodybuilders when it comes to water intake is about the best type of water recommended for them.  Raw, boiled or distilled water is best for bodybuilders?

You have to know that boiled and distilled water are very different in their structure. Boiled water is quite easily to obtain, while distilled water is obtained by the distillation of raw water in a special device.

Distilled water in the process of getting it is fully exempted from minerals. Later it was found that taking large doses of distilled water leads to a malfunction of the kidneys, and cause problems in the cardiovascular and excretory systems.

Distilled water due to low salinity has no taste, and most importantly has a very adverse effect on fluid and electrolyte balance. If we are talking about the use of distilled water in bodybuilding, then the violation of the water-salt metabolism can lead to seizures, disruption of the heart, as well as the accumulation of such “water” under the skin.

Boiled water is not an alternative. Things are even worse here. The main point is that this water molecule is different from the normal water molecules by its huge size, and thus water can’t penetrate into the cell, as result it goes under the skin, and visibly weakening the visibility of muscle relief.

Now you know which water is bad or less helpful for our bodies. But which kind of water is full of minerals and necessary for good health? Mineral water -natural spring water or artesian- is the best water to drink. It has the best combination of trace elements and is perfectly absorbed by the body of those engaged in bodybuilding or anything else.

Here are some important tips that every bodybuilders should pay attention to:

1.     Never consume tap water

2.     Drink water at every 15-20 minutes

3.     Drink water 1-2 hours before the workout

4.     Try to drink warm water.

5.  Pour in water some lemon juice. It greatly helps to burn fat and improves metabolism. Make a routine to drinks such a mix every morning after you wake up, with at least 30 minutes before the breakfast.

Hydration is crucial for bodybuilding. If you want  to give the most in the gym and stay healthy you need to carry a close eyes on your water intake. The more water you drink, the higher performance will be achieved.

What Luteinizing hormone values tells about natural testosterone production?

How Does Luteinizing hormone (LH) work?
LH is an important hormone produced by the pituitary gland for both men and women. In women, it works as part of the menstrual cycle. In men it serves to maintain and produce testosterone and sperm. It is important to stay within a normal range of secretion in order to keep these body functions working correctly and to ensure the general health of your pituitary gland.
To check secretion levels you can request a blood test. Before you go, be aware that tests results may vary, and getting different results even minutes apart is quite normal. Many people become concerned with the differing levels of normal, as they want to be high normal in their levels of testosterone as opposed to low normal.
While high normal is more effective for your body, low normal is not necessarily bad, especially since levels fluctuate regularly. So do not be surprised if your LH levels vary while your levels of testosterone remain consistent.

The true value of measuring LH using a single measure test
It’s a known truth that LH levels can change from minute to minute. This makes small changes in daily production nearly undetectable through testing. An example from another article (source below) gives a comparison of the LH test represented by judging a better hitter in baseball on one hit.
Will the player who has hit better all season necessarily win? No, but that’s why batting averages are made up of every single at-bat. We must think of LH in the same way. The whole (being at a normal level) is more important than the individual highs and lows within normal.
A variable better suited for that kind of test would be something like “Who has blue eyes” or “Who is younger”. Variables like age and eye color do not change. The nature at which the LH changes makes a single measure much less useful in determining daily levels.,

Why the test is still important
While the test cannot give precise information on miniscule daily rises and falls in LH levels, what it can do is indicate when you are dangerously low.
The test will be able to tell you when your pituitary gland is about to go into hypopituitarism. Considering the range of things controlled by your pituitary gland, such as the thyroid, adrenal gland, ovaries, testes, and kidneys, it important to know if you are below average.
The symptoms of hypopituitarism include abdominal pain, fatigue, loss of body hair, shortened height (if during a growth spurt), vision issues, and weight loss, among others. The test is not made to worry about being high or low normal, but it can keep you safe from larger issues.

What can be done if you’re still wanting higher levels of LH?
The problem with recommending drugs to increase levels of a hormone that is hard to measure is that we really cannot gauge the effectiveness of the drug. Some have tried a DAA supplement regimen, but you’ll really only benefit from that if you are consistently low normal. Since we cannot tell how close to a blood peak each test is, worrying about these levels is unnecessary unless your levels are below average.
As long as your LH and testosterone both read some kind of normal, there is no need for worry. But if you’ve got it in your head that you need some kind of measure, the best you can do it measure how the DAA is affecting your testosterone.

Steroid Cycles and Stacks

One of the most commonly asked questions when it comes to the world of steroids is “what are steroids cycles?” A steroid cycle simply refers to the amount of time steroids are used, and the times they are taken or administered. Cycles will vary from person to person based on the individual need and the person’s progress and advancement with steroids and bodybuilding.

What is a “stack”?
A stack is referring to a different set of steroids being taken within a cycle. Because all steroids are made differently or with a different purpose it can sometimes be considered more effective to take a combination of them within a cycle. It’s important to remember that some ingredients can overlap when considering a stack so you should closely research each steroid product and monitor your body’s reaction to make sure there aren’t any adverse effects.

Steroid cycles and stacks can only yield success if they’re also safe. Bodybuilding and steroids is the balance and art of putting your body and muscles at peak performance. To do so you must take care to only use recommended brands and safe combinations during your steroid cycles.

How to get started:
For anyone within the world of body building looking for peak fitness with advanced muscle growth, it’s almost inevitable that steroids will be required. A good rule of thumb when taking steroids is to set a goal and stick to it. If your goal is to see slight muscle definition and you’ve achieved that through minimal use there’s no shame in sticking with what works for you. Your body will never become “too accustomed” to any steroid, so if a low dose of testosterone works for you, it will always work for you.

– Beginners: As you first start considering anabolic steroids and supplements it’s best to think of them as levels to work up to. Because steroids are unfamiliar compounds of hormones to your body you’ll want to begin taking them in as simple a form as possible. In this case, most people start out by taking low doses of testosterone. Testosterone is a natural hormone to your body and is therefore considered one of the most easily absorbed into the system. As your body becomes accustomed to the increase of hormones you can slowly start upping your testosterone dosage.

– Intermediaries: The more your body becomes used to steroids and supplements the more room for experimenting you have. Now that you know your body can handle a high dosage of testosterone you can start steroid stacking. Begin by alternating steroids for a period of time before you take them in conjunction with one another. By slowly progressing and listening to your body you not only help your body more naturally acclimate but also reduce your risk factor of having a negative steroid experience.

– Advanced: At this point in your steroid journey you’ll need to closely monitor the effects of steroids on your body. While moderate steroid use has been shown to be safe, advanced use if not done with complete caution can be very hazardous. Advanced steroid users will most likely want to use varied stacks of many high dosed steroids. In this case, make sure to keep a close eye on the milligrams of each ingredient within the individual steroids, and add up any similar ingredients in your stack to keep from overdosing.

As you advance through the levels or even stay within one, a good tip is to keep a log of your body’s progress. This will help you monitor the effects of the hormones to your body and will help keep you in check for your goals to both inspire you and keep you from pushing yourself too far. Keep a written record of each steroid you use, when you use it, how you feel on it and any problems or concerns. Each week you should go over your log, watch out for signs of any negative patterns. The most important thing about your log is that it helps you make sure that any and all steroids you take only contribute to helping you achieve your goal instead of subtract from it.

How to maintain use:
It’s a common misconception with steroid use that once you’ve used them to achieve results that you’ll never have to take them again. Unfortunately this is not the case. Steroids are used to make significant gains to your muscles, but because the hormones provided through steroids can only last so long in the system the gains made will eventually begin to decrease. To maintain the gains made for the long term you’ll need to always have periods of use.

Figuring out how long your steroids cycles should last is all about understanding your own goals for steroid use. A steroids cycle consists of both on-cycle and off-cycle times, steroids will often need to be taken for several week periods to make any significant changes, but to avoid any serious health risks or major damage you’ll also need to give your body periods of down time.

The average duration of a steroid on-cycle lasts anywhere from 8 to 12 weeks, by 8 weeks a lot of users are able to see improvements to their overall look and in many cases feel they’ve reached their goal, for others this could take more time. In this case, by week 12 you should be able to see major results and your body will be ready for an off-cycle. Off-cycles for a beginner-intermediary user will often last as long as the on-cycle. For example if you’ve spent 8-12 weeks supplementing you’ll want to spend 8-12 weeks without use. If you’ve advanced your on-cycle to more potent stacks you can consider shorter off-cycles, or take an off-cycle from your usual stack but continuing a low dose of testosterone.

Bodybuilding and steroids typically go hand in hand with steroids cycles, playing a key role of making sure you are the most effective in achieving your goals. Any plan or cycle you choose to follow should always have your overall goal in mind, by listening to your body you’ll have the greatest chance for success.

When steroids begin to be dangerous for your health

Anabolic steroids, like many other drugs, can damage your health if abused. When staying right with their usage you get only benefits. That’s why we will talk not about how bad are steroids in general, but will try to bottom the line where their usage is dangerous for your health and you have to revise your further actions.

I always try to stay realistic and analyze situations with cold eyes. Going through dozens of articles and opinions about steroids help me to get a whole portrait about anabolics and their use.The big number of stereotypes associated with steroids consumption is not totally true. These are very powerful drugs, thus the side effects as well, but when used properly deliver great results and you can enjoy long life free health issues. The example of what i’m saying are numerous bodybuilders like Schwarzenegger who continue to enjoy happy life at his 66 years old.

I wiil not make a introduction to anabolic steroids as you all know what are they about. Being synthetic hormones of male hormone testosterone, steroids are able to make you look crazy in just few weeks. The main reason people resort to them is the aim to get a muscular physique. Professional sportives are also using them for increasing body strength and endurance. The consumption of steroids is prohibited in many countries, which have strict laws. Having, manufacturing or the attempt to sell steroids may send your in prison for several years. So, be careful with the countries you’re staying in and their law regarding steroids use ( what is legal in country may come illegal in the other one once you try to enter it).

Steroids have been created for treating many serious diseases. But came times when their use by professional athletes made any competition irrelevant. How can people who never used these drugs compete with another one who take them and have a greater performance?! It is unfair and also dangerous for people whose limits in their use are hard to fix. That’s why authorities decided to prohibit their use and make them available only in pharmacies. Steroids can be bought legally but you need a doctor prescription, and usually these are mild steroids with  modest effects in muscle growth.

Instead, on the black market the variety of steroids to choose from is quite wide. Powerful steroids can be purchased with decent amount of money and get to you in few days or a week. But are all those who purchase them educated about safe use of steroids and are they able to to know when to stop? My answer is not. Most of them are just running for the results that can be achieved with steroids, forgetting that you have also to work hard in the gym too. If they get informed before making any purchase about steroids usage and side effects, the number of those who complain about the dangerous of anabolics would be lessen.

Factors to consider for staying safe with steroids use:

1. Asses your experience as a bodybuilder and a steroid user. If you are younger than 20 years old and have less than one year of gym experience than steroids are not for you yet. Steroids usage in young people may confine their psychological and physical development. Also, steroids do not build muscle alone. You have to follow a special training program where lifting weights is a must.
If you are out of this category, than you can try steroids for bulking or cutting purpose. Testosterone is the everyone steroid to begin your cycle steroid. It works great and has no side effects.
2. Make sure you are well educated about stacking and cycling. If you know how to mix steroids and for how long time to take them, than most probably you use them safely. The most errors with steroids consumption come from user ignorance. If you take any other drug and use them blindly, then surely you get some underinsured side effects. So, be careful with steroids consumption as you are with any other drug.
3. Pay attention to your body signs. Steroids do cause a series of side effects, but the good news is that they disappear once you discontinue steroids use. Thus if there are signs that worry, just cease steroids use and let your body get to normal stage. Such side effect as gynecomastia is the most feared by men. It worsens when user continue to take steroids in spite of visible signs. Another reasons for this may be missing the antiestrogens or aromatase inhibitors use. They help the body to keep the estrogen level in normal limits. Estrogens are female hormones present in men muscle too. When estrogen level goes too low occurs the risk of developing those bitch tits (gynecomastia).
4. Check you predisposition to some diseases. Oral steroids are toxic for liver, since they contain a substance which block the excretory function of the liver. By doing so, oral steroids are able to get into bloodstream, otherwise they would be destroyed by liver enzymes. Therefore, if you have live issues is better to leave the idea of taking any oral. Mild injectable steroids can be a good alternative, if you do not fear needless.

Steroids are not bad 100%. This can be said about any other drug in this world. If used properly, anabolics give you big gains in muscle mass and strength without damaging your health. But they threaten your health once you misuse them. So, keep common sense when running a steroids cycle and enjoy.

The best stacks for burning fat

A common problem among bodybuilders is how to get rid of fat gained after bulking cycles. Despite the best piece of advice is to try to melt away fat through diet and exercises, it is not available for all people, and especially those who belong to endomorph body type. These people are prone to add fat easily and find quite difficult to burn fat even in small degree.

Anabolic androgenic steroids can serve many goals as bulking, increasing strength or body performance or even fat body reduction. But you will not find a steroid labeled as “fat loss steroid” since none of them has it as a primary function. It always comes in a second way, being and additional trait to its first function. Just as some steroids are far better on bulking than increasing body strength or performance, just the same way some steroids present better fat burning features than others do.

The best fat burning steroids
Among many steroids at your disposal, Trenbolone is the drug which perfectly meet your fat burning needs. It is the most versatile steroid, serving all the purposes equally well, thus being one of the most popular drug all over the time.
Trenbolone can be found in several forms, but for cutting purpose the most efficient are Tren-A or Trenbolone-Acetate. Mixing one of these drug with Winstrol and Testosterone is one of the best cutting stacks which effectively melt away adipose tissue.

Other powerful steroids that are good on burning fat are Stanozolol and Equipoise. They have great bulking characteristics, but with the same success they can be used for cutting cycles too.

There is a long debate around Dianabol & Anadrol as being less efficient when it comes to burning fat. The rough truth is that even these drugs which are indeed very efficient on putting on muscle mass and increasing body strength, have positive effects in burning fat. In other train of thoughts, lean mass increase the rate at with fat is burned, so the more lean you are, the lower is fat percentage in your body. This means that in both cases you have only to benefits from their use.

Do not confuse the best with safest fat loss steroids. While above mentioned drugs have prominent fat burning capabilities, they may cause nasty effects on you. If your safeness is your priority, than Anavar is just what you need. It’ is by far the best fat burning steroids with almost no side effects on your body.
It is a mild steroid, with very low androgenic and toxic effects. Mostly used for cutting and strength cycles, Anvar is that kind of steroid about which can said the that small gains lead to great body. As it don’t cause water retention at all, the gains you made are lean muscle mass with low percentage of fat.

Add-in hormone drugs for more effective cutting cycle
In order to increase the properties of fat loss steroids throw in your cutting cycle non steroidal drugs with great fat burning characteristics. HGH (Human Growth Hormone), Clenbuterol (Clen) or Cytomel (T3) are medications that added to a cutting stack increase the potential of fat loss steroids and make you attempt to get rid of fat a real succes. Well, you may ask if adding these hormones is mandatory. Chances are that you may reach your goal even without their use, but to be more sure about it and not end up with something that is too far of what you was planned just make sure you add in at least one of these drugs.

The best steroid stack for burning fat should always include testosterone. It is the basis of any steroid cycles as it benefits the men the greatest way, as help you preserve the male characteristics and increase the tissue muscle. Testosterone and all its forms is not indeed for burning fat, but it greatly assist you on getting lean. And lean muscle is always associate less fat percentage. Just remember, no use of testosterone would lead to a less lean body and greater risk to affect you male traits.

Diet-key element when cutting

A very important factor when cutting is your diet. What you eat is directly affecting the speed you melt away fat deposits. Keep a close eyes on your daily calorie intake, and make sure it doesn’t exceed you minimal needs. Protein and carbs is what you need more, while fats have to reduced dramatically. Focus on healthy, saturated fats which can be found in seeds. Also, make sure the you drink enough water. A well hydrated body burn fat more efficiently and make you feel full energy.

The best fat loss steroids stack is the one run properly and with high attention on your safeness. Running for fast results in not going to lead you to something good. Make sure you use steroids properly, having a strong sense of reality. Be patient enough, and don’t rush things. The slower you got, the more stable results will be. In case of fat loss, this is really what you need.

Alcohol’s Effect on Muscle Growth

Those who are bodybuilders or those who are just looking for getting a better shape for their bodies are certainly wondering how the alcohol works for the muscle growth. It is known by everyone that the alcohol consumption can be harmful for the human body, especially for the liver, but the moderated consumption of alcohol it’s not harmful.

For those who are working out the calories are very important. That’s why some of those people who are training, with or without help from the steroids are wondering if the calories from the alcohol are counted for their bodies or not.

Usually those who are consuming alcohol are having a lower weight than those who are never drinking. One of the reasons why this is happening is because the fat and carbohydrates are exchanged for the calories from the alcohol.

The thermic effect of food should also be taken in calculation because this effect is lowering the level of calories contained by alcohols.

The effect of alcohol on testosterone

Some studies have shown that those who are consuming alcohol are having a low level of testosterone and that alcohol can decrease the level of testosterone from the human body. This thing could be very bad for the bodybuilders, because they need testosterone in order to gain muscle mass, burn the fat and to have the necessary energy and strength for working out.

However, some studies also shown that the level of testosterone is decreasing only if a person consume 10 beers per day, for a period of two weeks. There were a lot of tests done to see the real effect of alcohol for the bodybuilders and the opinions are certainly divided.

Moreover, alcohol is producing dehydration, and this thing is certainly not good for the bodybuilders. It is also slowing the ability of the human body to heal, even if we talk about organs or skin tissue.
The nutrient absorption

One of the ugliest things that can be caused by the alcohol will be the absorption of some important nutrients. For those who didn’t know, alcohol is absorbing B1, B12, folic acid and zinc, and these vitamins are excellent for the human body.

As an example, if there is not enough folic acid in the human’s body, this could lead to a blood disorder which is having a negative effect on the endurance of a person.

That’s not exactly what a bodybuilder or athlete is trying to obtain. Some people also said that alcohol can be also excellent for working out because it’s giving enough energy for that. Everyone knows the effect of alcohol when it’s not consumed with moderation.

The final conclusion

Alcohol can be consumed by those who are injecting or taking steroids, but only if they are doing it with moderation. If you go out and you are a bodybuilder you don’t have to drink only water or natural juice.

Three or four beers won’t bring you any harm; only try to avoid doing a habit out of it. In addition, the alcohol will never affect your body condition if you really know how to drink alcohol.

Try to avoid as much as you can to get drunk but for that you will have to know your limits and to ignore what your friends will say.

As an example, if you go out every weekend, you can consume alcohol as long as you don’t cross your own limit. You should also have a whole month in which you don’t drink anything, because this way your body will heal, especially your liver.

For the best results, it’s recommended to avoid the consumption of alcohol.

Breaking the myth of steroids causing hair loss

Baldness is one of the most feared side effect related to steroid use. All those who are against steroid consumption tell that anabolics are responsible for losing hair and you have to avoid them. Is this indeed true? Are they so bad for hair or there is something else that you have to know?

Take some time to understand hair loss from steroids. Experts say that male pattern baldness is caused by the increase of DHT hormone. It attaches to hair follicles and cause them to thin. If not interrupted, it may lead to permanently hair loss.

So the main factor liable for hair loss in indeed DHT.

But there is a big BUT. It is true only when individual has already genetical proneness to baldness. If it is not present, then hair loss when taking steroids is not as harmful.

How do steroids cause hair loss?

Being prone to hair loss means that you already have high DHT level in your body. Once you begin steroid consumption DHT will go higher, hence you experience a powerful baldness.

If you are not genetically predisposed to develop baldness, taking steroids is not going to trigger such a process, due to DHT level which will be in normal limits. In case of individuals who already have problems with baldness, steroids just worsen the situation.

Not all steroids are quility for developing baldness. Some of them do it in a high degree, while others a pretty safe.

Worst steroids for hair loss

Anadrol (Oxymetholone) is a popular steroids but with dramatic impact on hair loss. Because of its rapidity to run into estrogen and DHT, is quite difficult to control hair loss while being on Anadrol. Stay away of it if you already have hair problems. It’s definitely not for you.

Anavar (Oxandrolone) is one of the safest steroid, but can trigger hair loss when taken in a dosage higher than 100 mg. 

Deca-Durabolin is a good choice if you are trying to avoid hair loss issues. But it has to be stacked with testosterone, which automatically increase the risk to get higher DHT level. Taken alone is not just risky, but it will left with no sex drive and energy within just dozens of day.

What can be worse than this? Mixing Deca-durabolin with a 5AR inhibitor like Finasteride. Androgenic properties of Deca-durabolin would go wild, resulting in a strong hair loss effect.

Equipoise (Boldenone undecylenate), Primobolan (Methenolone), Superdrol ( Methasterone) and Testosterone have weaker effect on hair loss, but the risk is still present. Is better to avoid them if you present signs of hair loss.

How to stay away of baldness caused by steroids?

There are two possibilities:

1. Keep DHT level lower through limiting or even omitting at all steroids that acute hair loss.

2. The use of topical medications.

When testosterone or DHT level is extremely high in the body topical creams or gels are inefficient. You will find dozens of recommendations but just few of them can be of real help. Therefore, be careful with your choice.

Steroids will speed up the hair loss if you are genetically predisposed to male pattern baldness. If you have previous cases of baldness in your family keep you hands off steroids if you dare your hair. Or at least, cut from your list the ones with worsen effect on hair.

What are the best drugs for pro-sexual effects?

Drug Options for Pro Sexual Effects

If you are looking to increase your prowess in the bedroom with help from something other than steroids, there are three main types of drugs you should consider:

    PDE5 inhibitors,
    Melanocortin agonists,
    Pramipexole (Mirapex).

Each performs the task in different ways with different benefits and drawbacks. Please read carefully and consider all side effects before choosing what is best for your body and bedroom activities.

What Causes an Erection?

An erection occurs when arousal triggers a series of reactions in the body that lead to the enzyme guanosine cyclase being released. Every particular enzyme only fits one substrate (compound affected by the enzyme). The substrate for guanosine cyclase is guanosine triophosphate (GTP). When guanosine cyclase is released, it joins with GTP, creating cGMP. cGMP relaxes the smooth muscles of the penis, allowing increased blood flow.

PDE5 Inhibitors: How the Little Blue Pill Packs Its Punch

What are the best drugs for pro sexual effects?PDE5 inhibitors such as sildenafil (Viagra) and tadalafil (Cialis) are the most talked about drugs in the discourse about erectile dysfunction (ED). The intended effect of PDE5 inhibitors is to stop the breakdown of cGMP (cyclic guanosine monophosphate) in blood vessels. By stopping the breakdown of cGMP in blood vessels that fill the penis, these drugs increase the amount of blood flow to the penis.

Side Effects and the Truth about PDE5 inhibitor Erections

Despite what some commercial and drug companies would have potential customers believe, these are not miracle drugs. Their increase in blood flow is only relative to how the user would usually perform without them. Consider the effects of the drug on a scale from 0 to 10. Viagra and other PDE5 inhibitors will not take an erection from a 4 to a 10. The user at 4 will see an increase to a 6 or maybe a 7.

One thing to note is the PDE5 inhibitors do not have an effect on the libido. It is not recommended to take them daily as your body can acclimate to the effects of the drug.

Common side effects include:

    headaches,
    dizziness,
    nausea,
    muscle pain,
    blurred vision.

With more serious side effects being:

    loss of vision, hearing,
    or an erection lasting longer than 4 hours.

Melanocortin Agonists: Working from One Head Down to the Other

What are the best drugs for pro sexual effects?The most common Melanocortin Agonists are Melanotan II and bremelanotide (PT-141). They come in the form of injections and, unlike the PDE5 inhibitors, do not target the penis directly. Instead, they work from the brain down into the nervous system.

Sunny Side Effects

The recommended dose of Melonotan is 1-2 mg. The injection can take up to 8 hours before fully effective. Those who use Melanotan II can experience an increased ability to tan as well darkening of skin impurities such as moles.

Those who use PT-141 will not see an increase in ability to tan and should know it can cause nausea and backaches. The recommended dose of PT-141 is .5 to 2 mg.

Increasing Dopamine as a Pro Sexual Solution

Pramipexole (Mirapex), a dopaminergic drug, will have the best results through daily use. A safe dose is .25 mg and anything over .5 mg is not encouraged or recommended unless prescribed to you by a doctor. A safer choice would be selegiline (Deprenyl) at 2.25 mg as day.

You May not need ED Drugs

High Estradiol can also cause erectile dysfunction. Aromatase inhibitors can correct the imbalance and have a pro-sexual effect. If testosterone or estradiol is too low, one can sometimes get a pro sexual effect from HCG through correcting the deficit. While it will only increase estradiol slightly, it may be enough to get levels back to normal.

Conclusion

Seek to fix any sexual related problems before turning to ED drugs. But if it happened to got in a such situation be sure the above mentioned tips would help you a lot.

Sex and Muscle Growth

Ever wonder if your sex life is hurting your ability to build muscle mass?


Ever wonder if your sex life has to come at the expense of your ability to build muscle mass in the gym? If so, you aren't alone. Many people wonder if regular bedroom time is something that's really going to hurt their progress and some are even willing to make sacrifices if it's true.

While it is definitely true that there is a connection between sex and muscle building, it's important to understand fully what this connection is.

Potentially one of the most critical connections between sex and muscle building is the zinc status within the body. Whenever a male has an orgasm, zinc will be released in the semen. Zinc is a critical nutrient that is required for proper sperm growth and development and when levels fall short, infertility is often the consequence.

In addition to this, zinc also plays a key role in muscle development as well, as it is closely tied in with total testosterone levels. When zinc levels are low in the body there is more likely to be a noticeably lower sex drive as well as a difficulty shown with generating more lean muscle mass.

So then because zinc is lost through orgasm, if you're frequently having sex but not replacing this lost zinc through your diet, it is very likely that you're going to fall into that deficit.

In order to prevent this from happening and make sure you not only maintain healthy libido levels but also keep progressing towards your goal of muscle building, you'll want to fill your diet with foods rich in zinc such as oysters, shellfish, wheat germ, liver, cashews, pine nuts, and pecan nuts.

Sex and Strength Levels
The next connection to know about when it comes to sex and muscle building is the connection it has with your strength levels. If you've ever taken notice of yourself, most guys will find that immediately after sex they feel very relaxed and often want to fall asleep.

At this point there is a very high release of oxytocin in the body, which serves to really relax you and could cause you to feel slightly weaker than before the sex took place. This relaxation phase does not last for an extended period of time, however, and you will return to your usual hormonal levels in the body, but the take home message is that trying to attempt a training session immediately after you're involved in sexual activity may not be the best of approaches.

Aim for at least a 3-4 hour time span afterward to allow the hormones to normalize again and for you to recover your strength and energy.

Impacts Of Sex On Overall Testosterone Levels
With the issue of zinc and the effects on testosterone aside, another correlation to look at is the overall impact of frequent sexual activity on testosterone and libido levels. For most men, the more frequently they are engaging in sex, the higher their libido levels tend to be. If a large break is taken for whatever reason, at first libido will increase, but over time if release is not achieved, levels may begin to drop.

Studies have also demonstrated that when testosterone levels are elevated in the body, it has a positive impact on libido levels. Therefore, when testosterone levels are higher, this will, in return, keep you interested in sex and the act of sex will serve as a positive reinforcement, further maintaining the cycle.

Since testosterone levels are one of the primary predictors of muscle growth and development, having higher levels in the body will help to induce greater muscle gains.

Obviously the workouts must be performed in conjunction to simulate the muscle growth response, but doing everything possible to maintain high testosterone will work to your benefit.

Sex and Focus
Finally, the last impact of sex on muscle building is going to be with regards to your focus levels. Maintaining focus both in the gym and out for the actual gym sessions will be critical to see optimal results. In some extreme cases if you become too fixated on sexual activity, you may prioritize this ahead of regular workout sessions, which will then have a large impact on the overall results you experience.

Obviously this will be to the extreme and most people will have no trouble maintaining a normal balance between the two, but if you feel like you may be pushing the barrier between an unhealthy balance it is worthwhile to seriously consider.

For many people this will never be an issue as their workouts are directly tied in to their desire to become more sexually appealing as they workout for a large part to look good for members of the opposite gender. So by keeping up with their workouts regularly, they will help promote the chances of frequent intercourse.

Conclusion
So next time you find yourself questioning what the impact of sex is on your muscle building efforts, keep these points in mind. The good news is that those who do take a more active role in regular workouts and maintaining a good diet are far more likely to be healthy and thus experience fewer sexual problems such as pre-mature ejaculation or erectile dysfunction, so you won't have to worry about either of those impacting your overall ability to perform in bed.

As with anything in life, balance is key and as long as balance is achieved, you should have no worries about maintaining a healthy sex life while making the absolute most of your muscle building efforts in the gym.

Low Testosterone Myth and Truth

Low testosterone is a conditioned suffered by millions of men and while remedy is readily available the vast majority does little to nothing about it. In some cases it could be laziness but in most it’s simply a lack of education; when you don’t know or understand something the simplest thing in the world can be akin to trying to understand the most complicated aspects of human thought. Even so, while many men remain in the dark increasingly many more are coming into the light so to speak and doing something about their low testosterone problem; after all, it is a condition no man has to live with and once remedied the normal statement is “why didn’t I do this sooner?”

As education has begun to increase so have the myths and lies that surround it, as the only true treatment for low testosterone is anabolic steroids; this should come as no surprise. Many men are so afraid of anabolic steroids they’ll do anything to avoid them even if it means convincing themselves of half-truths; as the old saying goes, it’s not a lie if you believe it but unfortunately it simply doesn’t work this way. In truth, to understand low testosterone and the treatment involved you need to understand anabolic steroids and when you understand them you’ll understand they are not medications in the common sense of the word but rather synthetic hormones identical to the ones you already produce; however, as you now suffer from low testosterone you now produce far less.

Low testosterone can affect a man negatively in a host of ways from ruining his physique, draining his energy, destroying his sexual performance or even desire to a host of other mental and physical problems. Many men often attribute this to age but it doesn’t have to be this way and in-fact, man was not intended to fall into this state; much of it is often brought on by us. While this remains true and taking care of one’s self will aid in keeping testosterone levels adequate many times that is not enough. There are things you can do to aid in remedy in a natural sense but if you truly suffer from low testosterone actual testosterone therapy is going to be the only course of true action.

We have taken some of the most common myths revolving around low testosterone and the treatment thereof and left you with only the truth. While you find there is still much more to learn hopefully you’ll find this to be a good starting point. Each and every myth discussed is taken right from some of the most popular message boards that deal in such discussion but it is here we will put some of these myths to rest.

Myth:
If you suffer from true low testosterone brought on simply by age you can remedy the problem with diet and exercise.

Truth:
It is true, exercise can increase testosterone levels and some foods have been shown to do the same; foods such as eggs and red meat are two very good foods for aiding in such a cause but the increase in testosterone from diet and exercise is so miniscule that for an individual suffering from low testosterone it’s hardly worth mentioning. If you suffer from low testosterone and desire a remedy the only remedy that will aid in your cause is true testosterone therapy.

Myth:
Once you begin testosterone therapy and your levels return to normal you will eventually be able to discontinue therapy and remain at a stable level.

Truth:
If you suffer from true low testosterone you will always suffer from low testosterone; if you are over the age of 40 this is guaranteed and in many cases those over 30 years of age will find the same to be true. However, while continuous lifelong therapy sounds very annoying isn’t it better than low testosterone; of course it is. Now there is an exception to this rule; an individual who has brought low testosterone upon himself due to years of anabolic steroid use may be able to stimulate natural testosterone production again to an adequate level and discontinue therapy once this is achieved; however, while possible it is unlikely. Any individual over the age of 40 will never be able to accomplish this and even a younger individual will have a very difficult time.

Myth:
Low testosterone treatment plans are all the same as the hormone in each is simply that of testosterone.

Truth:
Testosterone therapy can occur in many forms, from injectable and transdermal creams and patches and even subcutaneous pellets implanted under the skin. In the end it is true, with each form of therapy you are receiving the same testosterone hormone but the efficiency and effectiveness of each form varies greatly. Without question injectable testosterone is the most efficient and effective form of testosterone therapy, as through injections the needed testosterone is placed directly into the blood. While transdermal medications will absorb into the blood many men find difficulty in achieving proper levels with this form making it the least desirable of the four. If injections are not an option for whatever reason testosterone implant pellets are a fine choice and often all the testosterone an individual will need.

How bodybuilding will affect your sex drive

If you are a bodybuilder, then you already know how pumping iron changes your physique. More than likely, you will also know how just the look of a lean muscular body becomes a psychological turn-on, even if it's your own. Whether male or female, bodybuilding is more than just mere muscle; it's an aphrodisiac and it gets its power from the same hormone that stimulates growth in both sexes, 'testosterone'.

Researchers have found that testosterone levels in both sexes are higher following an intense workout. When you train at optimum levels, you have the highest amounts of testosterone in your system and it remains high even after you have completed your workout. This intensity is caused by the blood flow circulation of the sex glands.

The overwhelming urge to have sex after a workout (sometimes even during a workout) is created by the consistent stimulation of the body through strenuous activities such as bodybuilding or weight training. You may find yourself experiencing an excess of sexual fantasies, even while training. It is also not too uncommon for males and females to experience near ejaculation while training during this heightened level of testosterone. Your muscles become hard, round and full. When you're seeing your body transform, you begin to feel powerful, desireable and sexy. The reason is bodybuilding promotes a more positive body and self image. When this happens, it sparks your confidence and ignites a fire that transends into your sexual desires, fantasies and romantic or sexual relationships.

It may come as a surprise that certain exercises are responsible for the increase in testosterone in the body. One of the main exercises is the 'squat'. Squats are very important for building powerful quadriceps but squats also utilize huge amounts of muscle fibers which causes an increase in testosterone resulting in a heightened sex drive.

You will find that your body's hormones will send signals to your partner due to your heightened levels of self-esteem and confidence. In fact, your body language will send signals to others who come in contact with you that you have an ora of confidence which will become an attraction as well. Because you feel sexy, your actions automatically create sexual desire. If you are a bodybuilder with a partner who is also a bodybuilder, you both will come from a place of raging hormones since you both will experience the same elation that bodybuilding and heavy lifting brings.

Some males have higher levels of testosterone in their systems than other males. When bodybuilding, a male with a higher level of testosterone will also have a stronger sex drive than a male with less. This is because the male is consistently building muscle which gets the blood flowing, which produces the testosterone, which peaks during and after his workout. In most cases, he becomes a walking hormone able, willing and ready.

On the same token, female bodybuilders experience this heightened sensation just as the males do. Even though females do not normally produce great amounts of testosterone, some females will have higher levels than other females. When this happens, these women can pack on more muscle mass naturally and will experience the overwhelming sex drive that men experience.

The body also has ways of letting you know when something is off. Surprisingly, you can judge your body's response to your training simply by your sex drive. For instance, if you normally have a heightened sex drive, especially after a rigorous training session and you find that your appeal towards sex is weaning, it can be a sure indication that you may be overdoing it in the gym. One of the best ways to combat this problem is to allow the body to get adequate amounts of rest and to reduce the amount of time spent in the gym. This will allow the body time to repair itself and grow.

Experiencing great training sessions followed by great sex is a bodybuilder's dream. If you are not experiencing this phenomenon, maybe you should get into the gym and start lifting. Before long, you too will feel like a human hormone.

Effects of Testosterone

The effects of testosterone are truly amazing, as there is almost nothing this primary androgen cannot do. Testosterone is an essential hormone for both men and women, and is one of the most important hormones we produce. Of course, men need ten times the amount women need, literally ten times the amount, but it remains essential to both sexes. To understand the effects of testosterone, we largely only need to understand the effects of low levels, for when we see what happens when levels fall we can see how vital testosterone is to our body. Then of course we have exogenous testosterone, the synthetic version and primary anabolic steroid. Let's take a look at the hormone as a whole, and lead you to understanding the true effects of testosterone.

Testosterone is the primary androgenic hormone of an immense anabolic nature found in both men and women. By its nature, the effects of testosterone are largely responsible for our physical and mental well-being as well as our sexual function. When we do not produce enough testosterone we suffer in numerous ways that can be quite detrimental to our quality of life. No, the effects are not directly life threatening, but they can lead to many serious issues that are indeed life threatening if ignored. In many ways, low levels can be viewed as a gateway to serious complications. As stated, to understand the effects of testosterone we only need to see what low levels can cause, and such effects include:

Loss of Libido
Erectile Dysfunction
Loss of Muscle Mass
Loss of Strength
Increased Body-Fat
Loss of Energy
Loss of Concentration
Depression
Insomnia

As you can already see, testosterone is a very important hormone, but when levels remain low for an extended period of time you can really see how important this hormone is. As stated, low levels can be a gateway to many far more serious problems and they include:

Alzheimer's
Anxiety
Diabetes
High Cholesterol
Infertility
Constant Muscle & Bone Soreness & Pains
Osteoporosis
Polyuria
Exogenous

You now have an idea regarding how important the effects of testosterone are, but what about synthetic testosterone or exogenous? Put simply, exogenous testosterone is the same as the testosterone you make. Once in the body, the body makes no notable distinguishing difference. The hormone will provide the same benefits as the naturally produced; however, with the introduction of exogenous testosterone, natural testosterone is suppressed. With the introduction of exogenous testosterone there is no need for natural testosterone production.

The idea behind exogenous use is quite simple, to provide enough testosterone to fill a deficiency or to enhance performance by increasing levels beyond the normal range. Through this enhancement we really see the effects of testosterone shine For instance, when supplementing to bring levels above baseline normal we enhance several various things within the body which include:
Increased Nitrogen Retention
Increased Protein Synthesis
Increased Red Blood Cell Count
Decreased Glucocorticoid Production
Increased Rate of Recovery
Increased Stamina
Increased Clarity of Thought
Increased Focus
Improved Sense of Well-Being

It doesn't matter who you are, when you look at the above list it's impossible to say the effects of testosterone are not welcomed. Through these effects are quality of life is enhanced, and that is the true effect we are all after regardless of our individual goals.
Adverse Effects

Of course, the use of exogenous testosterone is not without possible problems, "possible" being the key word. When we supplement with exogenous forms for the purpose of hormone replacement this is normally not much of a concern as we are only replacing what our body is no longer making. However, when we go beyond the normal or average range the adverse effects of testosterone can become an issue of concern. The reason for concern is the manner by-which testosterone converts into estrogen via the aromatase process. Through this conversion, as estrogen builds up five possible things can occur:

Gynecomastia
Water Retention
High Blood Pressure
High LDL Cholesterol
Low HDL Cholesterol

To prevent the adverse effects of testosterone, first and foremost we must keep our exogenous doses reasonable. Secondly, we must combat the estrogen conversion, and the best way to do this is through the use of an Aromatase Inhibitor (AI). AI's do exactly what their name implies, they inhibit Aromatase. If the aromatase process is inhibited there is no buildup in estrogen, and further, by its nature an AI will actively reduce the amount of estrogen in the body making the adverse effects of testosterone of little to no concern.

SERMs: Nolvadex and Clomid PCT

The question is often asked among the anabolic steroid using community: Clomid or Nolvadex? Which one for PCT?

First of all, the best possible addition to HCG in a PCT protocol is Nolvadex (Tamoxifen Citrate), as studies have demonstrated that HCG and Nolvadex utilized together have exhibited a remarkable synergistic effect in terms of stimulating endogenous Testosterone production, and that Nolvadex will actually work to block the desensitization effect on the Leydig cells of the testes caused by high doses of HCG]. This is very important, because just as too little LH secretion for extended periods can cause desensitization to gonadotropins, too much gonadotropin stimulation (in the form of HCG or otherwise) will likewise cause a desensitization effect.

Secondly, Nolvadex on a mg for mg basis is far more effective than Clomid in stimulating endogenous Testosterone production, as well as being a more cost-effective choice than Clomid itself. Studies have demonstrated that 150mg of Clomid (Clomiphene Citrate) administered daily raised endogenous Testosterone levels of 10 healthy males by approximately 150%, while incidentally, 20mg of Nolvadex (Tamoxifen Citrate) daily raised endogenous Testosterone levels by the same amount. It is very evident here that Clomid is very effective for this purpose, but Nolvadex seems to be a more cost-effective choice seeing as though it is more effective than Clomid when compared mg for mg. The benefits of Nolvadex over Clomid do not end there – Clomid, although it does exhibit Estrogen antagonist effects at the pituitary gland like Nolvadex does, actually exhibits Estrogen agonist effects there too. What this means is that Clomid will actually work in varying degrees as an Estrogen at the pituitary gland, triggering the negative feedback loop and reducing the output of Testosterone stimulating gonadotropins (LH and FSH). This is a very serious problem during post cycle therapy, which is a period in which individuals are trying to recover their HPTA function rather than halt it even further. Ideally, one would want a SERM that exhibits almost 100% Estrogen antagonistic effects on the pituitary gland, and Nolvadex is the perfect choice for this.

When it comes to the dosing aspect of Nolvadex, The standard dose for PCT and for stimulating the release of GnRH (Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone), LH, FSH, and ultimately Testosterone is that of a simple Nolvadex dose of 20 – 40mg daily. In all studies involving Nolvadex doses used to stimulate endogenous Testosterone production, only 20 – 40mg daily of Nolvadex was utilized, and it has in fact been shown that doubling the dose to 40mg or any higher will not produce any significant difference in endogenous Testosterone secretion. The only reason why many elect to utilize 40mg daily of Nolvadex for the first 1-2 weeks of a PCT program is for the purpose of achieving optimal peak blood plasma levels quicker so as to ensure HPTA recovery quicker.

High Testosterone

From magazine adds to TV commercials, with increasingly regularity you hear talk of those suffering from low testosterone. You’ve seen the commercials talking about “Low-T” and the treatment of the condition, but what about high testosterone, what about those suffering from high testosterone? Let’s be clear, if you’re a man with high testosterone you’re not suffering, in-fact, your quality of life is more than likely far greater than the man next to you. To understand this, we only need to understand two things, what testosterone is and what happens when our levels fall. Once we understand these two simple, very simple things, then we can have a grasp on what high testosterone can do for you.

Understanding Testosterone
Testosterone is the primary male hormone, the primary androgen, and by its nature is responsible for male sexual development and the male characteristics. While testosterone is the primary male hormone it is also produced by women, although in far lesser amounts. In either case, with men and women testosterone is essential to our health and function; men simply require more, about ten times the amount. By design, testosterone affects both our physical and mental state, as well as our overall sexual function.

Low Testosterone
Millions upon millions of men worldwide suffer from low testosterone; in the U.S. alone it is estimated to be between 15-20 million. Many women suffer from testosterone related issues too; women who are on birth control often find their levels suppressed, and post-menopausal women often find they have a problem. Even so, it will be men who carry the brunt of the weight and when levels fall rest assured it is no fun for anyone. Low testosterone can cause many unwanted symptoms, including but not limited to:

Loss of Libido
Erectile Dysfunction
Loss of Muscle Mass
Loss of Strength
Depression
Increased Body-Fat
Inability to Lose Body-Fat
Loss of Focus
Loss of Energy
Insomnia
Lethargy

The Reverse
When we have high testosterone levels, we can take the list above and completely flip it around. When we have high testosterone levels, not only will the above symptoms never occur, but regarding each one that area of our life will be improved upon. No, this does not automatically mean those with high testosterone will be behemoths of muscle and strength, training and diet will still dictate this end. However, men with high testosterone will be in better shape, enjoy a higher quality of life and simply possess a better sense of well-being. Men with high levels can expect the following:

Increased Muscle Mass
Increased Strength
Decreased Body-Fat
Increased Clarity of Thought
Increased Energy
Enhanced Mood
Increased Libido
Better Rest
Increased Rate of Recovery

Obtaining High Levels
There is no set in stone normal testosterone level. As individuals, we all produce varying amounts of the hormone, and the amounts naturally produced can vary dramatically from person to person. In any case, in most therapeutic circles a total testosterone reading of 300ng/dl or below is considered low with anywhere from 500ng/dl-700ng/dl being considered adequate. As you can see, that’s quite a variation.

In any case, we can describe high testosterone as any amount above your baseline average, and to obtain it there is only one true way; anabolic androgenic steroids. If you desire high testosterone levels you will need to supplement with the primary anabolic steroid testosterone. If you need more gas in your car then guess what, you need to put gas in the car, and if you want more testosterone in the body you’re going to have to give the body testosterone. There are certain foods you can eat that will naturally stimulate production and there are a few testosterone boosting supplements, but to obtain true high levels, pure exogenous testosterone is the only way.

What is the Right Age to Start Using Steroids?

This article is being published in hopes of reaching some of the younger people, involved in our great sport of body building, reach their goals without making the great mistake of using steroids too early in their long lives. The problem with this is that most young bodybuilders (BBs) cannot grasp the concept of the future and how long the road ahead really is even with the use of steroids. How do you convince a 14 year old that it will take years before he can look like the Pro BB's in the magazines, and that he may never look like that even with all the drugs available in the world. Well that is what I hope to accomplish within this article.

At what age should you be, before you consider using steroids? This question is not as easily answered as you may think it is. You cannot randomly just pick an age and say that this is the point at which you can now start to consider using steroids.

Between the ages of 12 and 26 a male's hormone levels are on a steady rise until the age of 26. This is when these levels slowly start to decline until they are almost nonexistent by the ripe old age of 40.

When puberty starts in males at the age of 12 there is a huge flux in hormonal patterns in the body, which cause the growth of male characteristics, (deepening of the voice, growth of body hair, growth in height, etc.). These hormone levels increase by themselves so much that they can be compared to that of a mild steroid cycle. Therefore trying to add to what the body is doing on its own by adding in exogenous (outside) Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS) is very counter productive.

Whenever any extra amount of AAS is added to the body, the body recognizes this extra level through a feedback loop in the human body known as the Hypothalamus. Once the Hypothalamus recognizes the increase in hormones which happens usually between 14 and 21 days, the body will shut off its own production of hormones until these levels decrease, along with increasing hormones to decrease these extra levels in the body (cortisone, estrogen). Cortisone and Estrogen are 2 hormones in the body that BBs do not need any extra. The easiest way to try to explain this without getting to complicated, is that the more AAS you put in your body, the more your body will try to lower those levels. When this happens BBs get all the side effects that are normally associated with AAS use, gynecomastia (growth of fatty tissue underneath the breasts in males), hair loss, kidney damage, liver damage, and high blood pressure, just to name a few).

Before you consider the use of AAS you should have already reached your genetic potential. What is your genetic potential? To figure this out you should first look at the weight, height and build of other members in your family. Is this exact, no, but it is somewhere to start. If every male on both sides of your family is approximately 5'7" and weighs between 150lbs and 170lbs and they are all bald by the age of 25, then it would be a good guess that you will also fall somewhere in those ranges by the time you stop growing. Now with working out and eating correctly for 4 years lets say, you would be able to put on 15 or more pounds of muscle tissue (that would mean you now weigh 165-185 lbs.). This is what your genetic potential would be. Now if you started to use steroids at that point, 165-185 lbs you may be able to put on another 15-20 lbs (180-200lbs). If you had started using when you were 125 lbs., and gained 25lbs through the use of steroids, you would still be well short of what you could have gotten naturally (150lbs as compared to 180-200lbs), and now it will be much harder to try to gain another 30-40lbs.

So for a starting point lets say that you need to be at least 18 years of age before you consider using steroids. Now that we have a starting point, lets look at a few other factors that should be considered. Steroids DO NOT IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM makes up for a good diet and workout program. Most people who use AAS feel that this is the time where they can be a little more relaxed in their workouts and diet. Actually this is when they should be even more strict. So before you can think of using at the age of 18, you will need 3 more solid years of good training and eating habits. Minor changes in diet and workouts can result in great gains in mass and muscle as well as strength.

No matter how much assistance you get from AAS, without proper nutrition and workouts you will be lucky to have any gains at all, let alone keep them after the cycle is over. The goal of using any substance, legal or not should be that after you stop using it you don't loose all of that which you have fought to get. What would be the point of spending all that money (steroids are not free) to gain that 30lbs when you will loose it after the cycle is over anyway?

So the better question to ask instead of when can I take steroids, should be, what can I do to get all that I can out of my body without needing steroids?. In order to calculate my progress, I need to talk with my family and doctors, before I try to make a choice like that.

We will start with the age range of 14-16; this is when your hormones are raging. Your body is in full swing of making the best steroids that you can ever get, and it does all this without you even needing to do a single thing. At this point you should start with a solid exercise plan and a basic supplement plan in addition to the regular food that you need to be eating on a regular basis.

For workouts focus on the basic compound movements (Bench Press, Squats, Deadlifts, Barbell Curls, etc.) Working out 4 days a week with at least 8 hours of sleep a night is a great start. Add to that the extra protein that you should be taking and you will definitely start seeing a difference in your body. As for supplements, at this point all I would suggest is a good Meal Replacement Shake, multi-vitamin and creatine. Any shake will work, just add 2 shakes a day to the 3 solid meals that you should already be eating. Creatine has more benefits then I could start to explain in this article, but what I can say is that it will help your strength, muscle, speed, and recovery without any negative side effects.

By the age of 16-18 you will have had most of your growth spurts and you will be ready to change a few more things in your overall plan. You workouts can become a little more specialized as you start using different exercises. As for your nutrition program, all that I would think of adding now would be something such as extra glutamine before bed and maybe a ZMA supplement. You still don?t want to take anything that would alter what your body is doing on its own, so using ZMA and glutamine is just what you need.

Somewhere between 18 and 21 you should be just about done growing, so what should you do differently now? Add more protein! You should be getting at the very least, your body weight in grams of protein per day! And that?s at the very least! By now you will have been working out consistently for quite a while and should know your body very well. What will work and what won?t work should be old news. There isn?t really anything new to add to what is already a great program, other than Tribulus and maybe a pre-workout supplement such as Ultimate Orange. After this point, you can start to consider the use of steroids. What about them? Are they as terrible as everyone seems to think they are? As long as they are used correctly, I don?t think so. When considering their use, I feel that orals should be used as late as possible. These are most harmful on the body and therefore should not be used for a very long time.

Another thing to consider, other than the side effects I have already spoken of, is your sex drive. Some AAS will make your sex drive almost nonexistent and will have a big effect on your sperm count. These drugs in particular should try to be avoided. That leaves mild anabolics. Although they are the safest to use, they are expensive, illegal, and require the use of a needle. Which most first time users do not want to use.

I told you that this is not something that should be passed off very easily; you shouldn?t have to make the mistakes that most of us make by using steroids to early in your life. If used correctly, I think they are fine, but look at what it takes in order to use them correctly. Have you been working out for 5 years straight without more the 2 weeks off every 6 weeks? Do you eat every 2-3 hours, 6 times a day without missing a meal? Do you get 8 hours of sleep every night? This is something that can have a huge effect on your body for the rest of your life, so don?t make that choice in 10 minutes. Good luck and keep growing