test/eq cycle and some proviron questions

**Anabolik** · 08-23-2002, 04:34 AM

Firstly could someone please comment on the following cycle:

wk1-4 test prop 300mg/wk
wk1-10 test enanthate 500mg/wk
wk1-10 eq 300mg/wk

Will I be able to keep my test levels more or less even with just 3 prop injections a week? Other alternative is to either shoot more amps in a week or draw only half the amp. How does 300mg/wk sound to you combined with 500mg en?

As far as proviron goes, I was considering running it at 50mg ed throughout the whole cycle. I have no experience with proviron. Will it keep the bloat down as well as arimidex ? And how effective will it be at preventing aromatization?

Thanks

**Ozzy** · 08-23-2002, 05:37 AM

IMO....I would up the Eq to 400mg ew and mix it with the enth. Do it Monday and Thursday. Eq 200mg and enth 250mg on Monday and the same for Thursday. I would get some other input on this though. Also check the drug profiles for proviron , it will tell you much. Good Luck Bro

**Anabolik** · 08-23-2002, 07:13 AM

yeah i might up the eq. How does test look though? First four weeks id need to shoot almost every day.

Ive read all there is in profiles in various places on proviron and it sounds like a very good alternative to other anti-es just because of its price. I wanted to hear some first-hand experience of using it though with highly 'aromatizeable' cycles.

**OGPackin** · 08-23-2002, 07:28 AM

Hey bro, Here is Big Cats profile on Proviron ...I havent used it yet myself, however i do plan on using it in my next cycle in place of the 20 mgs Nolv im running ed. I recommend 25mgs ed not 50mgs.

OG

Mesterolone is an orally active, 1-methylated DHT. Like Masteron , but then actually delivered in an oral fashion. DHT is the conversion product of testosterone at the 5-alpha-reductase enzyme, the result being a hormone that is 3 to 4 times as androgenic and is structurally incapable of forming estrogen. One would imagine then that mesterolone would be a perfect drug to enhance strength and add small but completely lean gains to the frame. Unfortunately there is a control mechanism for DHT in the human body. When levels get too high, the 3alpha hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase enzyme converts it to a mostly inactive compound known as 3-alpha (5-alpha-androstan-3alpha,17beta-diol), a prohormone if you will. It can equally convert back to DHT by way of the same enzyme when low levels of DHT are detected. But it means that unless one uses ridiculously high amounts, most of what is administered is quite useless at the height of the androgen receptor in muscle tissue and thus mesterolone is not particularly suited, if at all, to promote muscle hypertrophy.

Proviron has four distinct uses in the world of bodybuilding. The first being the result of its structure. It is 5-alpha reduced and not capable of forming estrogen, yet it nonetheless has a much higher affinity for the aromatase enzyme (which converts testosterone to estrogen) than testosterone does. That means in administering it with testosterone or another aromatizable compound, it prevents estrogen build-up because it binds to the aromatase enzyme very strongly, thereby preventing these steroids from interacting with it and forming estrogen. So Mesterolone use has the extreme benefit of reducing estrogenic side-effects and water retention noted with other steroids, and as such still help to provide mostly lean gains. Its also been suggested that it may actually downgrade the actual estrogen receptor making it doubly effective at reducing circulating estrogen levels.

The second use is in enhancing the potency of testosterone. Testosterone in the body at normal physiological levels is mostly inactive. As much as 97 or 98 percent of testosterone in that amount is bound to sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) and albumin, two proteins. In such a form testosterone is mostly inactive. But as with the aromatase enzyme, DHT has a higher affinity for these proteins than testosterone does, so when administered simultaneously the mesterolone will attach to the SHBG and albumin, leaving larger amounts of free testosterone to mediate anabolic activities such as protein synthesis. Another way in which it helps to increase gains. Its also another part of the equation that makes it ineffective on its own, as binding to these proteins too, would render it a non-issue at the androgen receptor.

Thirdly, mesterolone is added in pre-contest phases to increase a distinct hardness and muscle density. Probably due to its reduction in circulating estrogen, perhaps due to the downregulating of the estrogen receptor in muscle tissue, it decreases the total water build-up of the body giving its user a much leaner look, and a visual effect of possessing "harder" muscles with more cuts and striations. Proviron is often used as a last-minute secret by a lot of bodybuilders and both actors and models have used it time and again to deliver top shape day in day out, when needed. Like the other methylated DHT compound, drostanolone, mesterolone is particularly potent in achieving this feat.

Lastly Proviron is used during a cycle of certain hormones such as nandrolone , with a distinct lack of androgenic nature, or perhaps 5-alpha reduced hormones that don't have the same affinities as DHT does. Such compounds, thinking of trenbolone , nandrolone and such in particular, have been known to decrease libido. Limiting the athlete to perform sexually being the logical result. DHT plays a key role in this process and is therefore administered in conjunction with such steroids to ease or relieve this annoying side-effect. Proviron is also commonly prescribed by doctors to people with low levels of testosterone , or patients with chronic impotence. Its not perceived as a powerful anabolic, but it gets the job done equally well if not better than other anabolic steroids making it a favorite in medical practices due to its lower chance of abuse.

Mesterolone is generally well liked nonetheless as it delivers very few side-effects in men. In high doses it can cause some virilization symptoms in women. But because of the high level of deactivation and pre-destination in the system (albumin, SHBG, 3bHSD, aromatase) quite a lot of it, if not all simply never reaches the androgen receptor where it would cause anabolic effects, but also side-effects. So its relatively safe. Doses between 25 and 250 mg per day are used with no adverse effects. 50 mg per day is usually sufficient to be effective in each of the four cases we mentioned up above, so going higher really isn't necessary. Unlike what some suggest or believe, its not advised that Proviron be used when not used in conjunction with another steroid , as it too is quite suppressive of natural testosterone, leading to all sorts of future complications upon discontinuation. Ranging from loss of libido or erectile dysfunction all the way up to infertility. One would not be aware of such dangers because Proviron fulfills most of the functions of normal levels of testosterone.

Stacking and Use:

Mesterolone is an oral alkylated steroid. If used primarily as an anti-aromatase drug, using it throughout a longer cycle (10-12 weeks) of injectables may elevate liver values a little bit, though much, much less than one would expect with a 17-alpha-alkylated steroid. Eventhough instead of inhibiting gains, mesterolone may actually contribute to gains. So that's a bit of a shame. Its not quite as toxic since its not alkylated in the same fashion, but at the 1 position, which reduces hepatic breakdown, but not like 17-alpha alkylation. The reason for the change of position I assume, is because alkylating at the 17-alpha position has been shown to reduce affinity for sex hormone binding proteins. This would in turn decrease its ability to free testosterone. Nonetheless the delivery rate is quite good. Its taken daily in 50-100 mg doses.

The best thing to stack it with is testosterone of course. Its most easily bound to SHBG and albumin, and deactivated for up to 98%. Since the DHT can compete for these structures with higher affinity it would naturally lead to a higher yield of whatever testosterone product you stacked it with. Since DHT levels are notably higher now there is also more stimulation of the androgen receptor causing more strength gains, and because of its affinity for aromatase the overall estrogen level decreases as well. This has as a result that gains are leaner, and once again the overall testosterone yield is increased as less I converted at the aromatase enzyme.

It's of course used in other stacks with products such as methandrostenolone , boldenone and nandrolone to reduce estrogenic activity and increase muscle hardness. The addition of proviron makes boldenone a dead lock for a cutting stack and for some may even make it possible to use nandrolone while cutting, although the use of Winstrol or a receptor antagonist in conjunction is wishful as well. The benefit of adding it to a nandrolone stack is that it may also help you reduce the decrease in libido suffered from nandrolone, since the latter is mostly deactivated by 5-alpha reductase, an enzyme that makes other hormones more androgenic.

Proviron is an anti-aromatase, so obviously anti-estrogens would be futile and redundant. Blood pressure medication for those prone to hypertension may be wise, as this DHT can increase the blood pressure.

**adaptations** · 08-23-2002, 07:31 AM

bro bymp the prop to 100 mg ED...your not gonna see results at 300 mg a WK....well not the results you want...

**Anabolik** · 08-23-2002, 07:34 AM

adaptations, but thats along with 500mg en. SImply using prop as a kickstart to the cycle.
Do u really think im gonna see nothing significant from 300mg?

**Anabolik** · 08-23-2002, 07:38 AM

thanks for the read ogpackin

**MBaraso** · 08-23-2002, 07:40 AM

Adapt is right. your not going to get good results from 300mgs a week.
D-bol would be a great kick start to this cycle @ 35mgs a day also.
Up the Eq to 400. If you don't have your gear already look into QV Eq or TT Eq, they're both 200mg per ml.

M

**Anabolik** · 08-23-2002, 07:58 AM

I got ganabol which is 50mg/ml.
I did dbol at the beginning of my previous cycle but I didnt really see any great difference in the first few week (i was doing 40mg/d), just some added water weight. Strength only began going up significantly after week 5-6 when test kicked in.

I do have a feeling it might be bit too much doing 100mg prop every day with enanthate , but Ill give it a thought.

**Anabolik** · 08-23-2002, 02:10 PM

anyone else wanna give some advice?

**4plates** · 08-23-2002, 08:18 PM

Originally posted by Anabolik
anyone else wanna give some advice?

yes i do

run the prop after the eneth/eq
wk 11-13 ,this will help you get right on clomid in 3 days instead of 3 wks

**Anabolik** · 08-24-2002, 05:03 AM

Yeah i was gonna bridge with dbol or prop, but I still wanna run summing quick acting in the beginning because i really dont like waiting for stuff to kick in.

**hammerhead** · 08-24-2002, 05:25 AM

I've never used Arimidex - only Proviron . I can tell you from experience - it works! I'm VERY prone to gyno and i've just finished a cycle almost exactly like what you're planning - 3 proviron/day was enough to keep down my estrogen levels. No bloating. No gyno. 3/day (75mg/day) is the safe dosage for me. Good luck.