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- Q: What are Anabolic Steroids?
- Q: What are the side effects?
- Q: What other drugs are used in conjunction with AS?
- Q: Can you rate the various types of Anabolic Steroids?
- Q: What are the best ways and what are best steroids for women to use?
- Q: How much of the weight that is usually gained on a steroid cycle is actually solid muscle?
- Q: What accounts for the incredible pump I get while I am using anabolic steroids?
- Q: I have pondered the question whether or not to use steroids for several years. I have finally made up my mind that I am
- Q: Do most professional bodybuilders use steroids?
- Q: My doctor informed me that using veterinarian steroids is very dangerous. He said that they are not fit for human consum
- Q: Is it possible to use Anadrol in a pre-contest cycle without retaining water?
- Q: I am currently cycling the steroids Deca Durabolin at 200 mg per week and Sustanon at 250 mg every ten days. I am making
- Q: I have gotten in the habit of taking small amounts of Primobolan Depot or Deca off and on between cycles. For example, d
- Q: l have heard a couple of rumors that seem to indicate that the calculated use of oil based testosterones will go undetec
- Q: I am using a type of injectable oil based steroid. My problem is that I cannot get all the tiny little bubbles out of th
- Q: What is the difference between a cc, a ml, an I.U., a mg and a mcg?
- Q: What are Anabolic Steroids?
A: Anabolic steroids AS) are synthetic derivative of testosterone (the male sex hormone). Testosterone is 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. - Q: What are the side effects?
A: Anabolic steroids are associated with numerous side effects. Most of the side effects are mild and reversible. However, some are permanent and life threatening.
In both sexes:
Acne
Carcinoma
Decrease in HDL to LDL (good to bad cholesterol) ratio
Depression
Edema due to fluid and electrolytes retention
Impotence
Increased or decreased libido
Insomnia
Liver cell tumors
Male pattern baldness
Nausea
Vomiting
In males:
Prostate Enlargement
Bladder irritability
Gynecomastia
Increased frequency of erection
Inhibition of testicular function
Testicular atrophy
In females:
Clitoral enlargement
Deepening of voice
Increase in facial and body hair
Menstrual irregularities - Q: What other drugs are used in conjunction with AS?
A: Tamoxifen Citrate (Nolvadex;
Tamoxifen; Tamoxan) Tamoxifen Citrate (TC) act on preventing gynecomastia
(Gyno aka bitch tits) by blocking the receptor sites in the breast area.
It is usually used with drugs that are easily converted to Estrogen (i.e.
Testosterone and Anadrol). It comes in 10-40 mg tablets.
Dosage: 10-20 mg/day
Clomiphene Citrate (Clomid; Omifin;
Serophene) Clomid is a drug that is used to normalize the function
of the testes. It acts directly on the hypothalamus to produce LH and
FSH thus increasing the level of Testosterone in the body.
Dosage: 50-100 mg/day
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (Chorex;
Gonic; Pregnyl) HCG is a drug used to jump start the body's own production
of testosterone after the end of a steroid cycle. It act in the body by
imitating the action of LH (a hormone that regulated testosterone production).
Dosage: 1,500/5,000 Unit two to three times a week
Ephedrine HCL (Dymetadrine, Theodrine,
plus many O.C. expectorant) Ephedrine (E) is used medically as an
expectorant and it is found in many O.C. drugs. Strength athletes use
E for it's thermogenic/anticatabolic effects; many BB compare the effect
of E to those of the much ber drug Clenbuterol. E is usually used in conjunction
with Caffeine (C) and Aspirin (A).
Dosage: 25mg E + 200 mg C + 300 mg A Before Exercise (OR) 25mg E + 200
mg C + 300 mg A three times a day
Clenbuterol Hydrocloride (Clenasma; Navegam;
Spiropent) Dosage 80-120 mcg/day
Human Growth Hormone (Genotropin; Humatrope;
Saizen) hGH is a hormone produced by the pituitary (the pea-size organ
deep behind your nose). This hormone is used by weight trainers to promote
protein anabolism and the release of body fat into the bloodstream. This
stuff cost $60-$100 per 4 IU.
Dosage: Up to 0.1 mg/kg (0.26 IU/kg) three times a week. - Q: Can you rate the various types of Anabolic Steroids?
A:
Size, strength & side effects as the evaluation criteria.
Note: * indicates a low value (AND) ***** indicates a high value
Anabolic Steroids |
Size |
Strength |
Side Effects |
Boldenone Undecylenate |
**** |
**** |
*** |
Fluoxymesterone |
* |
*** |
***** |
Formebolone |
*** |
N/A |
** |
Methyltestosterone |
** |
**** |
***** |
Nandrolone Decanoate |
*** |
*** |
** |
Nandrolone Phenpropionate |
*** |
*** |
** |
Nandrolone Undecanoate |
*** |
*** |
** |
Methandrostenolone |
***** |
***** |
***** |
Oxandrolone |
* |
* |
* |
Oxymetholone |
***** |
***** |
***** |
Parabolan |
***** |
***** |
***** |
Primobolan |
* |
* |
* |
Proviron |
* |
** |
**** |
Stanozolol (Oral) |
* |
** |
*** |
Stanozolol (Injectable) |
* |
** |
** |
Testosterone |
**** |
**** |
**** |
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- Q: What are the best ways and what are best steroids for women to use?
A: 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.
- Q: How much of the weight that is usually gained on a steroid cycle is actually solid muscle?
A: 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.
- Q: What accounts for the incredible pump I get while I am using anabolic steroids?
A: 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.
- Q: I have pondered the question whether or not to use steroids for several years. I have finally made up my mind that I am
A: 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.
- Q: Do most professional bodybuilders use steroids?
A: Yes they do. I would estimate that 100% of all professional bodybuilders 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 bodybuilder 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.
- Q: My doctor informed me that using veterinarian steroids is very dangerous. He said that they are not fit for human consum
Q: My doctor informed me that using veterinarian
steroids is very dangerous. He said that they are not fit for human
consumption. What do you think?
A: 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.
- Q: Is it possible to use Anadrol in a pre-contest cycle without retaining water?
A: 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.
- Q: I am currently cycling the steroids Deca Durabolin at 200 mg per week and Sustanon at 250 mg every ten days. I am making
A: Tetracycline and anabolic
steroids do not go well together. Tetracycline is a broad spectrum antibiotic
that has many purposes. It works primarily by inhibiting protein synthesis.
Since Tetracycline does exhibit this anti-anabolic effect, it is working
in the opposite direction of the anabolic steroids. Anabolic steroids
increase protein synthesis and can encourage bacteria growth which often
aggravates acne. Tetracycline may inhibit the functions of the anabolic
steroids, or the anabolic steroids may inhibit the effects of the Tetracycline.
Rather than try to examine which drug would come out on top, it seems
the easiest solution is to not use Tetracycline while taking anabolic
steroids. Other ways that athletes have been able to control acne that
is caused by the use of steroids include: showering more frequently, using
prescription soaps, using tanning beds, by using Retin-A and the last
course might involve using Accutane, a prescription acne medication.
- Q: I have gotten in the habit of taking small amounts of Primobolan Depot or Deca off and on between cycles. For example, d
A: 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. - Q: l have heard a couple of rumors that seem to indicate that the calculated use of oil based testosterones will go undetec
A: 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.
- Q: I am using a type of injectable oil based steroid. My problem is that I cannot get all the tiny little bubbles out of th
A: 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.
- Q: What is the difference between a cc, a ml, an I.U., a mg and a mcg?
A: 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.
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