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5 BUSTED: STEROIDS DON’ T WORK UNLESS YOU TRAIN AND EAT PROPERLY.
We’ d love this to be true, wouldn’ t we? But the truth is that numerous studies conducted on burn victims, the elderly and other special populations, tell us that anabolic steroids will work to build muscle even in the most catabolic conditions, and in the absence of training. We see the same thing with people who have terrible training programmes but continue to make gains because they’ re juicing. For optimal results, steroids are added to a proper programme and diet, but they’ ll help even if the user is doing everything wrong. Hey, I didn’ t make the rules, I’ m just telling you what the science says!
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THE INJECTION SITE DOESN’ T MATTER.
6A study conducted by Minto et. al. in 1997 examined the differences between injecting in the deltoid( shoulder) versus the gluteus( butt). While we’ d logically assume that if someone is injecting 100mgs of Nandrolone into the body it shouldn’ t matter where the injection site is, the reality could not be further from the truth. Injecting in the gluteus results in significantly higher blood plasma levels of the anabolic steroid in question. Put more simply, the men who received gluteal injections in the Minto study ended up with more Nandrolone in their bloodstream! In practical terms, this means if someone is going to inject one ml of anabolic steroid per week, they’ d find they would probably be getting the best results by alternating butt cheeks( or quads). For the guys doing a few ml per day, they’ d probably be trying to stick themselves anywhere they’ ve still got a piece of unscarred skin showing!
7 BUSTED: WINSTROL IS THE SAME WHETHER YOU DRINK IT OR INJECT IT.
When one passes a steroid through their liver it’ s subject to a different metabolism to that of steroids injected directly into the muscle. In the case of Winstrol( Stanozolol), this includes greater interaction with SHBG, which lowers the amount of that carrier protein( allowing one to free up more androgen in the body). However, overall users get greater protein synthesis with the injectable route of administration, but both methods have their advantages.
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8 BUSTED: EQUIPOISE( BOLEDNONE) WORKS SIMILARLY TO DECA-DURABOLIN
These two anabolic steroids have been considered interchangeable in cycles since the first series of Underground Steroid Handbook updates were published( they were a newsletter, written by the late Dan Duchaine). When Dan first introduced Equipoise to the bodybuilding world, he stated that a quick look at it’ s structure revealed that it probably worked something like Deca. Well, nothing could be further from the truth.
Deca is a progestin, an anabolic steroid derived from 19-nor testosterone, while Equipoise is simply testosterone with an additional double bond. If we look at their characteristics( conversion to oestrogenic metabolites, conversion to 5a-reduced metabolites), we find very few similarities between the two drugs. And while Equipoise has a reputation for increasing appetite, Deca lays claim to healing injuries and relieving joint pain. Deca is also likely to cause a bit more water retention than Equipoise, although, when we talk in those kinds of terms we really start getting into a very subjective realm. In reality these two drugs are pretty dissimilar, but because of a single error, made a couple of decades ago, one still sees them being used interchangeably in cycles.
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9 BUSTED: AS LONG AS THE MILLIGRAM AMOUNT IS THE SAME, THE CONCENTRATION DOESN’ T MATTER.
It seems like a reasonable assumption to say that a 100mg shot of Nandrolone is going to hit the same, regardless of whether it’ s 4ml of 25mg or 1ml of 100mg, right? Wrong. Minto( the researcher from the earlier myth) took a look at Nandrolone volume per injection and compared it to final blood plasma levels, and found that the more highly concentrated shot( 100mg in 1ml of oil versus 4ml) actually produced a higher concentration of steroid in the bloodstream( yes, even though the total milligram amount was exactly the same). This means someone is actually getting a better product when they purchase something like Equibold 350( a 350mg / ml Equipoise from Anabolic Research Laboratories), as compared to purchasing an equal amount of Ganabol( which is 50mg / ml).
10 BUSTED: YOU SHOULD TAPER OFF FROM A CYCLE.
This one seems to make sense, doesn’ t it? If we really think it through, it would appear that tapering off steroids, instead of stopping all at once, would allow bodies more time to adjust back to their natural state. But in reality, a mere 100mg of testosterone( or, of course, Nandrolone) is enough to completely shut a body’ s natural hormone production down. The level of exogenous androgen inversely mirrors the level of natural testosterone production( i. e. testosterone production only begins to come back when the anabolic steroid level begins to fall below a certain threshold). So, to start bringing natural hormonal levels back, according to those studies, the user wants to eliminate as much steroid from his body, as quickly as possible, to begin the recovery process. While he’ s tapering, even down to a mere 100mg a week, he’ s completely suppressing his natural hormone level, not bringing it back. At 25-50mg of testosterone per week he is actually shutting down his natural hormones, while failing to replace them. In other words, if he takes 25-50mg of testosterone per week, his testosterone levels will be lower than if he hadn’ t taken anything. Tapering simply doesn’ t have any science behind it and it’ s not going to help anyone recover quicker. M. E
DISCLAIMER: Muscle Evolution does not condone nor promote the use of performance-enhancing drugs and steroids. The information in this article is provided solely for the purpose of fostering a clearer understanding through education, allowing readers to make informed and responsible decisions.
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