Quote Originally Posted by backer123
Then why do we want test as a base in all cycles if what you saying is that other steroids are more anablic and less androgenic therefore better than test.
First off - nothing is better than testosterone. It is the hormone that your body is most accustomed to... you have it running through your veins every day your life. You shouldn't shut your system without, at the very minimal a replacement dose of testosterone. But from clinical studies - you get the most anabolic effects from test using at least 300mg per week. I can not recall the pathway that many of heavy androgenic steroids take to have such a pronounced an effect on strength and muscle building - but I believe it has much more to do with the cross-overbinding to glucocorticoid receptors (cortisol blocking) than increaseing protein synthesis...

Heavy androgens do have significant value to a cycle - gear like trenbolone and testosterone are well known for their great effects. But to amswer his question... androgenic means male-like while anabolic refers to the tissue building effects.