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- What
are Anabolic Steroids?
- What
size of syringes and needles are proper?
- Do
most body builders use steroids?
- What
is the difference between a cc, a ml, an I.U., a
mg and a mcg?
- Can I
mix together deca durabolin, sustanon, primobolan,
enanthate or cypionate together and than inject
them ?
- What
are the best ways and what are best steroids for
women to use?
- How
much of the weight that is usually gained on a
steroid cycle is actually solid muscle?
- What
accounts for the incredible pump I get while I am
using anabolic steroids?
- I
have finally made up my mind that I am going to
try them and I was just wondering what kind of
results I should expect?
- My
doctor informed me that using veterinarian
steroids is very dangerous. What do you think?
- Is it
possible to use Anadrol in a pre-contest cycle
without retaining water?
- I
have gotten in the habit of taking small amounts
of Primobolan Depot or Deca off and on between
cycles.Is this a bad practice?
- What
is the correct way to open glass ampules?
- l
have heard that seem to indicate that the
calculated use of oil based testosterones will go
undetected by urinalysis?
- I
have heard that if an air bubble gets in the
syringe and is injected, it can kill you. What
should I do it?
- I am
starting a cycle of deca durabolin and sustanon.
What drug shoulf I use to rise up natural
testosterone after the cycle?
- Where
can I do a mistake while I am on steoids?
- What
are Anabolic Steroids?
Anabolic steroids (AS) are synthetic derivative of
testosterone (the male sex hormone). Testosterone
are responsible for normal growth and development
of the male sex organs and for the maintenance of
secondary sex characteristics which include growth
and maturation of the prostate, seminal vesicles,
penis, and scrotum. Furthermore, testosterone help
in thickening of the vocal cord, the alteration in
body musculature and fat distribution, and the
retention of nitrogen, water, and electrolytes.
- What
size of syringes and needles are proper?
Injecting oil based steroids (deca durabolin,
masteron, primobolan, sustanon, testosterone
enathate, cypionate, equipoise) is done with
intramuscular needle (1,5 inch long and 21 gauge),
while water based steroids (winstrol depot, human
growth hormone, Hcg, insulin, testosterone
suspension ) are injection with smaller and
shorter subskin needle (1.0 inch long and 23
gauge).
- Do
most body builders use steroids?
Yes they do. I would estimate that 100% of all
professional body builders use steroids and I
would go as far to say that 90% of the athletes
that compete at the national amateur level use
anabolic steroids. Obviously, few of these
athletes are admitting to steroid use, especially
at this point in time. Anabolic steroid use has
never been more of an antisocial behavior than it
is right now, and the stigma is getting worse all
the time. Professional bodybuilders have to stand
out and say that they denounce the use of the very
drugs that helped them achieve their current
status or they face serious consequences. The
point of being a professional body builder to
begin with is that they have reached a level of
notoriety that is synonymous with marketability.
Through seminars, posing exhibitions and
endorsements, the professional athlete turns all
of his hard work into financial success. All of
that is in serious jeopardy if that athlete has
been branded with the stigma of using illegal and
banned substances to reach their position. Thus,
you will see nauseating hypocrisy in athletes at
that level, not only in bodybuilding but in many
sports where the athletes are idolized by their
fans and the general public. Many professional
bodybuilders have sincere intentions when they
condemn the use of anabolic steroids in athletics,
as they recognize the enormous abuse potential for
these drugs when placed in the hands of ignorant
individuals. I would criticize their actions
further if I could honestly say that I would not
do the same thing placed in their position.
- What
is the difference between a cc, a ml, an I.U., a
mg and a mcg?
A cc (cubic centimeter) is equal to a ml
(milliliter). They measure volume. For example if
a vial contains 10 ml of liquid, that is the same
as 10 ccs. A mg (milligram) measures the dose of a
drug, A mg is equal to 1/1000 of a gram. A mcg
(microgram) is equal to 1/1000 of milligram. An IU
(International Unit) is also used to measure the
dose of a preparation.
- Can
I mix together deca durabolin, sustanon,
primobolan, enanthate or cypionate together and
than inject them ?
You can mix all oil based steroids in syringe and
inject them if you are taking higher dosages at
once.
- What
are the best ways and what are best steroids for
women to use?
Women athletes certainly do need to take a
different approach to steroid use than males do.
There are only a limited number of the drugs
listed in this text that a woman would even want
to consider. Among those are Primobolans,
Proviron, Nolvadex, Nandrolones, Anavar, Winstrol,
and synthetic Growth Hormone. It is important to
note that even on the lowest dosages of any of
these steroids, women can start to experience
virilizing effects. This is because any amount of
steroid introduced into the woman's endocrine
system is a serious jolt. Anabolic steroids are
synthetic derivatives of male hormones and can
cause serious adverse reactions in some women. The
most prudent approach to administering anabolic
steroids to the female involves the use of low
dosages of very low androgenic items. Women
obviously do not have to worry about the
Gonadotrophic suppression that men do nor do they
usually encounter much of a problem with the
hepatotoxicity of anabolic steroids. This is
because they most often use low dosages of very
clean items. Since the most androgenic items tend
to be the most toxic to the liver, by avoiding
these items women also avoid the liver stress that
most men undergo. Women can however benefit from
the use of estrogen antagonists. Many women favor
the use of Nolvadex and/or Proviron while trying
to attain muscularity. Anabolic steroids have been
extremely effective for many women athletes who
use them to obtain size, strength and endurance.
Since the virilizing effects women suffer from
using anabolic steroids tend to be permanent, it
is prudent to use caution at all times. One of the
safer ways that I have seen women use anabolic
steroids is to stack two low androgenic items for
a period less than six weeks and then take several
weeks off of the drugs before coming back to
another four or five week cycle and then taking a
good two months off of the drugs. With this
pattern, women can watch for adverse reactions
which usually occur in proportion to the duration
of use by the female. The use of Growth Hormone by
women has proven to be extremely effective in some
cases. Since Growth Hormone is not an androgenic
drug, it does not result in any virilizing effects
for women. Growth Hormone greatly increases
muscularity primarily by reducing body fat stores
in the woman while leaving the lean muscle mass
unaltered
- How
much of the weight that is usually gained on a
steroid cycle is actually solid muscle?
The majority of weight gained on a steroid cycle
is from retention of cellular and extra cellular
fluid. This is what many lifters will call
“water bloat”. This initial water weight gain
is beneficial up to a certain point. It provides
extra nutrients to the muscles and increases their
ability to contract by simply giving them more
area to work in. The average weight gain on a
steroid cycle ranges anywhere from five to twenty
pounds. Let's say a lifter has gone on a two month
steroid cycle and gained a total body weight of
twelve pounds. By monitoring body fat percentages,
through body composition analysis, an athlete can
keep an idea as to how much of what they gained is
body fat. Although anabolic steroids can increase
the body's ability to mobilize and use fat stores,
many athletes find that they go through an
increase in body fat while on a bulking cycle.
This is simply because they take in an excess
amount of calories on an effective bulking
program. This is actually a benefit, not a
hindrance, at this time. Let's say our subject who
gained twelve pounds determined through body
composition analysis that he had put on four
pounds of body fat. This leaves an eight pound
increase in lean body weight. Of that eight
pounds, it is very likely that only two pounds are
skeletal muscle. It is known that for every one
pound of skeletal muscle you put on, the body
brings with it three pounds of supportive cellular
and extra cellular fluid. Still, an increase of
two pounds of skeletal muscle mass is a
substantial gain.
- What
accounts for the incredible pump I get while I am
using anabolic steroids?
The "steroid pump" does have an actual
physiological explanation. It is primarily due to
the fact that there is more blood available in the
body during a steroid cycle. One of the affects of
anabolic steroid use is an increased production of
RBC's (red blood cells). That increases blood
volume and greatly improves the oxygen carrying
ability of blood. This increases the efficiency
and endurance of skeletal muscle cells. A 200
pound lifter could carry an extra liter of blood
during this time. This increased blood volume
partially explains why some athletes feel
"pumped" all the time while they are on
a steroid cycle. It also explains the incredible
pump you get while working out at this time.
- I
have finally made up my mind that I am going to
try them and I was just wondering what kind
of results I should expect?
This is really a difficult question to answer.
Results vary greatly from one individual to the
next. In general, steroid users find that their
first cycle is the most dramatic in terms of the
gains that they make. Some users claim to gain a
solid thirty pounds on their first cycle while
others notice little if any gains at all.
Obviously, the athlete that has weight trained for
a number of years, and continues to train
intensely during the cycle and who eats a high
calorie nutrient dense diet, stands to put on a
lot more muscle than the athletes who are not
disciplined enough to follow through with the
whole program. It has been substantiated that a
steroid user taking moderate dosages of Nandrolone
Decanoate and Dianabol can gain twice as much
muscle mass in a two month cycle than they could
in an entire year of effective training. It is
felt that an individual can gain a maximum of 4
pounds of muscle per year for every 100 pounds of
body weight that they possess. This would
translate to a 200 pound man having a maximum
potential to gain 8 pounds of muscle per year,
which itself would be an enormous gain. The first
time steroid user can gain as much as 8 pounds per
100 pounds of body weight in a single ten week
cycle. This means that the first time steroid user
could gain 16 pounds of muscle injust 2 months.
Their maximum potential without drugs would be 8
pounds in an entire year. It is easy to see that
the steroid gains are substantially higher.
This does not mean that
if a person can gain 16 pounds of muscle in two
months on a steroid cycle that they could gain 96
pounds of muscle if the athlete were to stay on
steroids for twelve months straight. Certain
inhibiting factors prohibit that. Evidence
suggests that the maximum gains of a steroid cycle
are reached before the eighth week. It is rare for
the first time steroid user who eats right and
trains hard not to gain at least four or five
pounds of solid muscle.
- My
doctor informed me that using veterinarian
steroids is very dangerous. What do you think?
Veterinarian steroids do not have to meet the
exact same sanitary specifications that human
pharmaceuticals do; however, they are generally
made under sanitary conditions. Legitimate
veterinarian steroids are certainly a much better
choice than using any form of a counterfeit. I
have never heard from an athlete that felt they
were harmed by the use of a veterinarian steroid.
Interestingly enough, some of the most modern
anabolic steroids are for animals. However, there
are numerous new veterinarian anabolic steroid
preparations being developed every year. A number
of these preparations look to be remarkably
anabolic with minimal androgenic qualities. These
agents should optimize muscle mass increases while
minimizing androgenic side effects. Australia
seems to be producing most of these new vet drugs.
- Is
it possible to use Anadrol in a pre-contest cycle
without retaining water?
The pre-contest use of Anadrol is untraditional
yet several bodybuilders claim to have done it
with outstanding results. Few, if any steroids,
deliver the type of size and strength gains seen
with Anadrol. Anadrol gives the muscles bulk and
fullness that would be extremely desirable in a
bodybuilding show. The problem is that Anadrol
almost always causes water retention and it
aromatizes quite easily resulting in high estrogen
levels. Some bodybuilders have successfully
managed this estrogen and water retention problem
by using Nolvadex at 10 to 20 mg per day in a
stack with 50 mg of Anadrol right up to the day
before the bodybuilding contest. Very often, a
prescription diuretic such as Dyazide, Lasix, or
Aldactazide is used for three or four days before
the bodybuilding contest to eliminate what
subcutaneous water retention did exist. Usually,
it is a good idea to supplement potassium salts
such as Slow-K when using prescription diuretics.
Some athletes have been able to control the water
retention with over the counter diuretics. Other
effective methods have involved taking the Anadrol
right up until the week before the contest and
then switching to Halotestin for the last seven
days. This has worked well for some who find that
the Anadrol takes a good two or three days to get
out of the system and then they find they still
have the muscle fullness yet don't have the water
retention problem. Halotestin maintains muscle
hardness without the water retention.
- I
have gotten in the habit of taking small amounts
of Primobolan Depot or Deca off and on between
cycles.Is this a bad practice?
It is common for athletes to use a small amount of
a mild anabolic steroid between cycles, but it is
not a good idea. Non-stop use can inhibit the
body's natural testosterone production and other
endocrine system functions from returning to
normal. Although such low dosages would likely not
exhibit any toxicity nor promote any significant
side effects, they would also not yield much in
the way of positive effects. Many bodybuilders
continue to use small dosages of steroids between
cycles because of their insecurities with letting
go of steroids completely. Many steroid users
develop an attitude that if they are not taking
any steroids they are simply not making any gains,
and to justify even training they will use small
amounts of steroids between their cycles. If I
were to make a recommendation on the use of low
dosages of mild steroids between cycles I would
not encourage it. The off cycle period is a time
to train natural and let the body fully recover
from the steroid use and I believe you can only
fully recover if all steroids are eliminated from
the system.
- What
is the correct way to open glass ampules?
Glass ampules are a real pain. The proper way to
open them is to score them around the narrowest
part of their neck. To score these glass ampules
it is best to use a metal knife with small teeth.
Occasionally, these are provided with the ampule
and these knives work best. If these knives are
not provided it occasionally works to use a
fingernail file, grapefruit knife, or a type of
kitchen knife with very small teeth. This knife
should be rotated around the narrow part of the
neck in a sawing motion. After a white line or
"score' is clearly evident on the neck, the
ampule is ready to be cracked open. Before
cracking the ampule open, it should be placed
inside a clean paper towel or a thin clean cotton
towel one hand should firmly grasp the lower
portion of the ampule, the other hand should grasp
the very top. A quick snapping motion should
cleanly remove the top of the ampule. A needle can
then be inserted and the liquid drawn out. Do not
try to crack open an ampule without scoring it or
by using your fingers directly against the glass
ampule. Occasionally the glass ampule can shatter
and this glass can cause a serious cut.
- l
have heard that seem to indicate that the
calculated use of oil based testosterones
will go undetected by urinalysis?
The rumors you are hearing are repercussions of a
research project last year in which a half of
dozen males were given various dosages of oil
based testosterone (I believe it was Cypionate)
for a period of six weeks and tested to see if
they would pass a urinalysis. All six subjects
displayed an acceptable testosterone to
epitestosterone level which would not have
resulted in a positive test. Two of these subjects
were using a dose of 300 mg per week, which is
quite a bit of testosterone. More and more
bodybuilders are using testosterones for contest
prep. They must learn to manage the water
retention that can accompany such use; this is
often done with the use of unbanned diuretics. The
use of injectable testosterones amongst college
football players is reportedly very high. You
might guess that the NFL has a high percentage of
athletes using testosterones as well. One athlete
informed me that he used a high dosage of the oral
testosterone ester Andriol (testosterone
undecanoate) at a drug tested bodybuilding contest
in California and passed with an acceptable
testosterone to epitestosterone ratio. This
bodybuilder stated that he used eight capsules of
Andriol per day for approximately four weeks prior
to the contest and only stopped using the drug two
days before the contest. His ratio was 4.5 to I (a
positive ratio is 6 to I or higher in most cases).
Low doses of testosterones are the prototype
undetectable steroid. There are rumors of exotic
European steroids which cannot be detected as of
yet but the actual use of these products is very
low. The actual use of testosterone, on the other
hand, has always been popular.
- I
have heard that if an air bubble gets in the
syringe and is injected, it can kill you. What
should I do it?
First of all, it would likely take a full three
ccs of air injected right into a vein to cause a
fatality. Small air bubbles injected
intramuscularly in an oil solution do not pose a
hazard, yet it is a good practice to eliminate
them anyway. Small air bubbles that appear in an
oil solution after it is drawn into the syringe
will slowly rise to the top of the syringe if held
needle-side-up. This may take as long as ten
minutes with some persistent tapping on the side
of the case. After the air has all risen to the
top of the solution, the stopper can be slightly
pressed which expels the air from the syringe.
- I
am starting a cycle of deca durabolin and
sustanon. What drug shoulf I use to rise up
natural testosterone after the cycle?
After the cycle of anabolic steroid is recommended
to take HCG or Clomid or better even both. Dosage
for Clomid is 50-100 mg per day, dosage for HCG is
5.000-10.000 I.U. per week
- What
is imortant when I want to train for size?
Studies have cleary substantiated that nearly all
the muscular hypertrophy experienced by
bodybuilders occurs in the white (fast twitch)
muscle fibers. fast twitch muscle fibers are
simulated by explosive, power type exercises. Slow
twitch muscle fibers (red) are worked with low
intensity, aerobic type training. High repetition
weight training works primarily red muscle fibers;
they have little capacity for hypertrophy. Long
distance runners are the extreme example of
athletes who have fully developed slow twitch
muscles. It is clear by looking at them that this
type of work does not develop much muscularity, It
has been my experience that the farther you
deviate from high rep weight training, the better.
Another point related to training with heavy
weights relates to muscle adaptation. The entire
goal of weight training is to make muscles adapt
to the stress of weight training. This adaption
doesn't occur unless the stress of each workout is
beyond what the muscle can get used. Slow twitch
muscle fibers adapt to stress by becoming more
metabolically efficient; fast twitch muscle fibers
adapt by becoming larger each time they are forced
to adapt. These fast twitch fibers do not ever
fully become accustomed to being blasted with
heavy weights, Thus, they will continue to adapt
(grow) when they are activated by the explosive
lifting of heavy weights.
Another important point in building muscle size
and strength is that recovery takes time. Remember
that the workout is just the beginning, repair and
growth follow as much as a week later. For this
reason, we find lt unwise to train each body part
more than once every five days. Eve part of body
train once a week which is the best way to grow.
- Where
can I do a mistake while I am on steoids?
Using Counterfeits
Counterfeit steroids are a bigger problem than you
would believe, there are more counterfeit steroids
in the market than you would think. These steroids
offer no positive gains, and some give the side
effects of real steroids. Taking counterfeit
steroids is like injecting poison into your body,
bad effects nothing positive.
Using Excessive Dosages
When taking steroids
The more you take is not always the best way to
go. Taking excessive dosages has become a huge
problem with steroids today. It isn't only
dangerous, but studies have shown it to be
ineffective. The body can only use a limited
amount of the steroid so the extra is turned into
estrogen by the body.
Staying On Steroids Too
Long
In several cases, steroid users avoid waring signs
telling them not to go on a cycle more than 8 to
12 weeks without an off period. If an off period
is not taken, there is a higher chance for the
negative effects of steroids to occur. If there is
no off period the body does not have a chance to
recover from the steroids, so more damage is done.
This also is terrible for the kidneys and liver.
Eating Poorly
Many people ignore magazines and educators that
explain eating as being an important asset to
growing, but the truth is, eating healthy has a
big effect on the body. When on steroids the user
must comsume between 4000 and 7000 calories a day,
not meaning eat only fat foods. The diet must be
high in calories and protein, but low in fat.
Training
Incorrectly
When on steroids the training must be intense and
difficult. Instead of the usual weight that suits
you, you must do excess weight and strenuous work
for the best gains. The workout should involve the
maximum weight possible, and make progress each
time. Not Getting Regular Blood Tests Steroids are
very dangerous and can cause great problems. Blood
tests should be done often and regularly. When
steroids are first taken many tests become
elevated but will return to normal with in a few
weeks. During the off period tests should also be
done to make sure the body is recovering properly.
If there is a problem with the Blood test, consult
a doctor that you can trust.
Using The Wrong
Steroids
Many athletes will increase their chances of
getting negative effects when they take the wrong
steroids. The strongest steroids that build more
muscle mass, have the most side effects. These
drugs should be avoided if possible, unless there
is a reason to have an unbelievable gain. But
these drugs are very toxic and we would recommend
not taking them.
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