
Originally Posted by
GearHeaded
personal opinion here.. I think a lot of guys donate blood too often and are overly worried about RBC, Hemoglobin, Hematocrit issues. Our raise in hemoglobin is a natural result of what we do, NOT a medical disease or condition we have. Just like people like myself living at high altitude all have higher Hematocrit levels then you low landers.
there is a confusion in the bodybuilding world right now between polycythemia as a disease and simply having higher hematocrit because of our lifestyle
IF your blood work did NOT show higher levels of hemoglobin then your gear was probably bunk.. having higher levels is an actual 'performance' and 'physique enhancement' benefit of steroids (not a negative side effect).
One reason why bodybuilders may take EPO on top of AAS going into a show to get their blood levels that much higher and thicker (I'm not saying that is safe, just saying its a 'physique enhancement' which is why we are all doing AAS in the first place)