Originally Posted by Merc.
In 1954, a researcher named Reifstein and his colleagues compared an injection of Testosterone Propionate with Testosterone Enanthate, and they found that the injection of testosterone propionate resulted in nitrogen retention of 1.02g/day with a total measurable anabolic activity of 12 days, while the Enanthate version resulted in nitrogen retention of 1.76g/day and had a total measurable anabolic activity of 33 days. (1). Therefore, a 200mg shot of Testosterone (long ester) is going to have a greater overall anabolic effect than a 200mg shot of a short ester. That’s actually kind of common sense, isn’t it? No, how can you compare a single injection of test prop which has a half life of 2 days with a single injection of test enan with a half life of more than 7 days?
So does that mean that the ester effects the anabolic ability of the actual steroid. Well, yes, that would seem to be the case. If a steroid hangs out in your body for a longer amount of time, and helps you retain more nitrogen, then its overall anabolic effect would be greater. Granted, they’re studying a single injection- but with a typical injection schedule of testosterone propionate, as compared to testosterone enanthate, most people gain more weight from the enanthate version. Think about it; experience tells us that with an every other day injection schedule of 100mgs of testosterone propionate versus 400mgs/week of testosterone enanthate, most people gain more weight from the enanthate. Yet, the actual amount of injected (pure) testosterone is virtually the same, even when you subtract the weight of the ester. Test prop is an every day injection, if you inject eod you cannot maintain stable levels in your body as you reach the half life by day 2. Test prop injected ed will give you the very same results as the longer estered version. Eod injection of test prop would be a real roller coaster going up and down. If you don't believe me try it.
Here’s my position, S-P-E-L-L-E-D out for you:
Testosterone, depending on the ester, will give you different effects in a variety of areas.
Yeah, I’m saying the ester will have it’s own effect on how the testosterone is metabolized and used by your body. And that will give you different effects, depending on the ester you choose.
Your conclusion is based on biased data that is over 50 years old. Try that same experiment again with a dosing regimen of test prop ed and you will see the fact that testosterone is testosterone if stable levels are maintained in the body.
Again, if you do not believe it try it. You will get just as many sides from taking 200mg of test prop ed as you would from taking 1,400mg of test enan or cyp ew.
If I get banned for posting this then so be it.