General information
Goal: Lean Muscle Growth
Category: Beginner cycle
Steroid compounds: Testosterone + Drostanolone (Drostargos)
Duration: 12 Weeks
Description
This cycle is ideal for athletes who are new to anabolic steroids but have already completed a few cycles. If this is your first cycle, it may also be suitable for you. The cycle spans 12 weeks, followed by PCT (Post-Cycle Therapy) to restore your natural testosterone levels and preserve the results. The chosen compounds are designed to promote muscle growth and definition while preventing excessive water retention, which can make you look bloated. The carefully chosen dosages and compounds minimize the risk of side effects.
Potential Side Effects
This cycle includes two anabolic steroids: testosterone (your choice) and Drostargos. Testosterone is the cornerstone of any cycle, being the primary male hormone responsible for libido, emotional well-being, motivation, and providing the drive needed for workouts. It's also essential for muscle mass and strength gains. A common side effect of testosterone is a reduction in endogenous testosterone levels, necessitating PCT after the cycle.
This cycle incorporates Drostargos, a highly regarded compound for clean muscle growth, known for its safety profile. While generally considered safe, some individuals may experience hair loss and possible increases in prostate and PSA levels. These are the most common side effects associated with Drostanolone. These two compounds work synergistically, enhancing each other's effects. Single-compound cycles are rarely used in bodybuilding because each steroid affects the body differently, making a combination more effective.
Drostanolone is renowned for its powerful fat-burning effect, comparable to Stanozolol. This makes it particularly valuable in the pre-competition phase to achieve a more defined and hardened physique. Drostanolone can also significantly boost libido and training drive due to its androgenic activity.
The risk of side effects is reduced by using aromatase inhibitors (Arimidex), which minimize gynecomastia and prevent excess fat accumulation. Controlling estradiol levels ensures that mood and libido remain stable. Starting in week four, HCG will be used to expedite testosterone recovery during PCT.
Advantages of This Cycle
● Significant Lean Muscle Growth
● Fat Burning Potential
● Low Risk of Side Effects
● Post Cycle Therapy Included
The goal of this cycle is to gain lean muscle mass without excessive water retention or subcutaneous fat. It's suitable for individuals seeking an athletic physique with defined musculature. This cycle is designed for those striving for a physique like men's physique competitors. While anabolic steroids alone won't create an ideal physique in a short time, this cycle, when executed correctly, significantly aids in achieving these goals.
Compared to traditional bulking methods, this cycle promotes a more aesthetic appearance and defined musculature at the cycle's conclusion. If you want to further enhance muscle hardness, consider using fat-burning agents like Clenbutos, Yohimbinos, or HGH Fragment 176-191 in conjunction with this cycle.
Why 12 Weeks?
A 12-week cycle is considered optimal for most individuals. It balances shorter, safer but less effective 6-week cycles with longer 16-24 week cycles. Unlike short 6-week cycles, a medium-length cycle is more effective due to the sustained impact of anabolic steroids on muscles. Protein synthesis and muscle growth are gradual processes, requiring ample time for significant gains.
Athletes of any age and training experience can benefit from a 12-week cycle. It provides sufficient time for noticeable changes, enabling you to gain an additional 5-6 kg of muscle mass while simultaneously burning 3-4 kg of subcutaneous fat with proper training and nutrition. This cycle can significantly transform your appearance if you follow all instructions, dosages, and use all the supplementary drugs listed here.
The cycle requires discipline, including regular blood tests to monitor hormone levels and make timely adjustments. Adhering to all cycle conditions ensures significant and worthwhile results for your time and investment. Following all instructions and recommendations helps maximize the cycle's effectiveness and safety. Proper PCT is equally crucial to maintaining the results achieved during the cycle.
Nutrition Considerations
Individuals prone to weight gain should carefully monitor their calorie and macro-nutrient intake to align the cycle with their goals. Consuming adequate protein while avoiding excessive carbohydrates and fats is essential for maintaining the right calorie balance for muscle gain without accumulating excess fat. Disrupting this balance may result in the final cycle outcome not meeting expectations.
Cycle Administration
Testosterone and Drostargos
Anabolic steroids are administered intramuscularly using syringes. G21 or G23 needles are most commonly used. We recommend injecting into the glutes, adhering to all intramuscular injection protocols. You can mix Drostargos and testosterone in one syringe and administer one injection per week, or divide the injections into 2, for example, on Monday and Thursday or other days.
Propios
During the last 2 weeks of the cycle, after the final injection of the main compounds, as the concentrations of these two steroids in your blood decline, we recommend using the short ester of testosterone (Propios) to maintain a high level of anabolism. Administer a 50 mg injection every other day until you begin PCT.
Arimidyn
The dosage of aromatase inhibitors is determined individually based on your estradiol levels. We recommend starting with 0.5 mg (1 tablet) three times a week. After 14 days, get your estradiol levels checked to adjust the dosage accordingly.
HCG 5000
This medication is administered using small insulin syringes. Both intramuscular and subcutaneous injections are possible, using a fold on the abdomen. Injections are generally painless and simple, even for those unfamiliar with injections. We recommend using 1000 IU per week. This dosage is average and suitable for most individuals.
To prepare a solution for injection, take a syringe filled with diluent and inject it into a vial containing lyophilized powder. Tilt the vial so the needle touches the vial wall. Avoid injecting the diluent directly into the lyophilized powder. The solvent should slowly flow down the vial wall (don't fill everything at once; take your time). Once all the diluent is added to the peptide vial, mix gently (avoid agitating or shaking the vial) until the lyophilized powder dissolves and you have a clear liquid. The drug is now ready for use. Store it in the refrigerator.
Enclomilad
Take 1 or 2 tablets once a day, as indicated in the table.
Nolvados
Take 1 or 2 tablets once a day, as indicated in the table.
Testosterone Enanthate
In bodybuilding, testosterone is the most popular steroid for gaining muscle mass. The primary benefit of testosterone enanthate is its pronounced increase in both muscle mass and strength (highly valued by weightlifters and powerlifters), as well as a noticeable pump during workouts. Along with its anabolic effects, the drug has a pronounced androgenic effect, significantly increasing libido, improving erections, and positively affecting psychoemotional state, motivation, and drive during training.
The rapid weight gain is often associated with significant water retention due to sodium retention and estrogenic action. However, using aromatase inhibitors significantly reduces fluid retention.
Testosterone enanthate often helps alleviate joint problems for individuals experiencing pain and crunching in the shoulders, or those with early signs of intervertebral disc wear and tear.
Testosterone enanthate stimulates regenerative processes in the body, increases overall tone and desire to train, and prevents overtraining. It also increases blood volume and red blood cell count, enhancing the blood's oxygen-carrying capacity.
A major concern with testosterone enanthate in bodybuilding is its strong aromatization ability (conversion into estrogens, specifically estradiol). Gynecomastia, edema, fat deposition in a female pattern, and other side effects often develop. Therefore, aromatase inhibitors are used to control estradiol-induced side effects. Testosterone also has a fat-burning effect, and when you use Arimidex, which reduces estradiol's impact on fat tissue increase, this effect is more pronounced.
Drostargos (Drostanolone Enanthate)
Drostargos (Drostanolone Enanthate), also known as masteron enanthate, is an anabolic steroid derived from dihydrotestosterone (DHT). This drug is a modified version of drostanolone, with a longer duration of action due to the enanthate ester group.
In bodybuilding, it's used to enhance physical fitness and promote lean muscle growth. Its primary effects include increased anabolic and androgenic activity, which helps improve muscle definition without significantly increasing body weight. Drostanolone is particularly attractive to athletes seeking increased muscle hardness and density, typically used in the period leading up to competitions. Drostanolone helps achieve a more defined, sculpted physique, partly due to its fat-burning properties.
The benefits of drostanolone enanthate include:
Dryness and stiffness of muscles: The drug helps reduce water retention in the body, leading to a more defined and dry appearance of the muscles.
Improved Endurance: By increasing red blood cells, drostanolone enanthate can increase muscle oxygen consumption, potentially leading to improved endurance.
Drostanolone possesses a significant level of androgenicity, making it a drug that can significantly boost libido and affect psychoemotional mood.
Possible side effects: Like any anabolic steroid, the use of drostanolone enanthate may be accompanied by side effects such as a decrease in high-density lipoprotein (HCL) levels and aggressiveness. Drostanolone has a notable impact on hair follicles, potentially causing hair loss on the head (baldness), and may have a more active effect on prostate tissue.
Overall, drostanolone is considered a relatively mild anabolic steroid based on its potential side effects. Drostanolone does not aromatize and, consequently, doesn't have any estrogenic side effects, nor does it cause an increase in prolactin levels.
Arimidyn
Let's begin with the fact that testosterone (which is always present in your cycle) can convert into the female sex hormone, estradiol. Increased levels of this hormone can trigger various side effects, including gynecomastia, fluid retention, mood swings, and libido fluctuations.
These effects are readily apparent, but a range of other side effects can go unnoticed until it's too late. Beginners often believe that if they don't have outward signs of gynecomastia, they don't need aromatase inhibitors, but this is incorrect.
First, estradiol significantly increases fat storage, potentially hindering the effectiveness of your diet. There is also evidence that prolonged elevated estradiol can negatively affect cardiovascular function.
However, you can avoid these problems by using aromatase inhibitors (like Arimidyn) in your cycle, preventing testosterone from converting to estradiol. Dosage is always individualized based on your estradiol levels, which in turn will depend on your testosterone dosages and personal characteristics.
Our recommendation is to maintain estradiol levels within the middle of normal ranges, neither too low nor too high. These are optimal values for maximizing the benefits of your cycle. You'll avoid excess fluid retention that affects your appearance, high blood pressure (caused by fluid retention), accumulation of excess fat, decreased libido, and other negative effects.
It's also crucial not to reduce estradiol levels excessively. This can lead to the opposite effect, causing side effects of a different nature. This includes unfavorable cholesterol levels, decreased bone mineral density, reduced anabolism, and a drop in libido, as low estradiol levels negatively affect sexual desire similar to excessively high levels.
HCG 5000
Why should drugs like HCG be included in any cycle lasting longer than 6 weeks? There are several reasons.
Reason One
As you know, while taking anabolic steroids, your body completely shuts down the production of its own testosterone.
After your cycle, you must restore testosterone levels using PCT. Using HCG during your cycle helps accelerate testosterone recovery, meaning that with normal testosterone levels, you'll maintain your gains better and avoid the "emotional slump" that often occurs with low testosterone.
HCG functions by instructing your testicles to produce their own testosterone, even during a steroid cycle. While your hypothalamus and pituitary gland won't be involved in this process, your testicles will function naturally or close to it, without shrinking. This means that by the time PCT begins, your testicles will be ready to increase testosterone production without delay.
Reason Two
Another reason to use HCG, especially during longer cycles, is that anabolic steroids not only "shut off" the production of your own testosterone, but they also affect the production of steroid hormones by the adrenal glands.
This process produces hormones such as pregnenolone, progesterone, aldosterone, DHEA, and others. Each of these hormones plays a vital role in the body, and when testosterone production is interrupted during your cycle, the production of these hormones is also disrupted.
As a result, your body lacks certain reactions it needs. Using HCG preserves the entire chain of prohormone synthesis of steroid genesis. Importantly, some hormones created in this cascade of reactions are neurosteroids, which positively affect mood, behavior, and libido. We'll briefly discuss the beneficial properties of some hormones in this chain below.
● Progesterone reduces the risk of benign prostatic hyperplasia and tumor processes, participates in nervous system function, helps maintain normal levels of female sex hormones, strengthens bone tissue, normalizes thyroid function, and has numerous other important properties.
● Pregnenolone is crucial for brain function; its deficiency can lead to memory and cognitive impairment.
● DHEA - While its full action is not fully understood, evidence suggests a widespread influence on the body. DHEA is beneficial for the cardiovascular system, helps with obesity, various diseases of the central nervous system, osteoporosis, and weakened immune systems.
To prevent testicular atrophy and resume steroidogenesis in your adrenal glands, HCG should be taken throughout the entire cycle. We recommend using 1000 IU per week, which is an average dosage suitable for most individuals.
There's a misconception that HCG should be taken during PCT. This is incorrect because the stimulation of your testicles, mimicking the action of hormones like LH and FSH, occurs during PCT.
The actual triggering process for HPTA must begin in your pituitary gland and will be accelerated by drugs like clomiphene and tamoxifen. HCG should be used during the cycle to prevent your testicles from atrophying, so they can quickly respond to pituitary stimulation with testosterone production when PCT begins. If you don't do this, you'll have to wait a long time for this mechanism to restart after months of inactivity.
Somatropin (Human growth hormone)
You can add an optional component to this cycle that can significantly enhance its efficiency. We did not include it in the main drug list due to its cost, as it may be unaffordable for everyone. Therefore, we decided to make the inclusion of Somatropin in your cycle an optional solution.
What is Somatropin?
Growth hormone is a hormone that regulates the growth of bone tissues and muscles, controls the increase of collagen in the body, and influences metabolism. Somatropin supports lipid metabolism and slows down aging processes in older age.
Various systems in the body are influenced by the effects of growth hormone, as cellular growth affects various metabolic processes. It impacts not only lipids but also bone tissues. However, the most significant process influenced by somatropin is fat metabolism. Therefore, during periods of energy deprivation, growth hormone utilizes lipids as the primary source of fuel to sustain the body.
Benefits of Growth Hormone
Growth hormone stimulates protein synthesis in muscles. Protein is the fundamental building block of muscles and plays a crucial role in muscle growth and development. Increased protein synthesis allows athletes to improve their physical fitness and achieve maximum muscle growth. Growth hormone promotes accelerated regeneration of all damaged tissues, including muscles. This enables athletes to recover more quickly after workouts, preventing overtraining and muscle cell breakdown. This contributes to more effective physical exercise and enhances sports performance.
Growth hormone contributes to increased bone mass and density. This is particularly important for athletes and bodybuilders, as it enhances their strength and resistance to injuries. It enhances the body's ability to recover. Growth hormone has a powerful anabolic effect, promoting tissue recovery after injury or physical stress. It stimulates collagen synthesis, facilitating rapid wound healing, muscle and tendon recovery, as well as bone and ligament repair.
Strengthens the immune system. Somatropin plays a vital role in maintaining normal immune system function. It increases the quantity and activity of immune cells, such as leukocytes and neutrophils, helping the body effectively cope with infectious and inflammatory processes.
Improves the condition of the skin and hair. Growth hormone contributes to skin cell renewal, stimulates collagen synthesis, making the skin more firm and elastic. It also promotes healthy hair growth and strengthens their structure.
Positively influences brain function. It has a protective effect on brain neurons and promotes the growth and development of nerve cells, improving cognitive functions, memory, attention span, and mood.
Effects
● Increases strength and muscle mass
● Increases bone density
● Accelerates the regeneration of injuries of tendons
● Improves the condition of hair, skin and nails
● Neuroprotective effect
● Improves immunity
● Burns fat
● Improves sleep
Powder or Liquid form
Human Growth Hormone is produced in two forms: Somatropin growth hormone in liquid form and Somatropin growth hormone in powder. The main difference between the forms of somatropin growth hormone somatropin growth hormone, liquid and powder is that there are 2 vials in liquid form that contain the finished liquid and they can be used immediately. And powder form, contains 10 vials with powder and 10 ampoules of water for mixing.
The drug is used with small insulin syringes. You can use both intramuscular injections and subcutaneous injections, while using a fold on the abdomen. Injections made in this way are painless and very simple, so they should not frighten those who have not used injections before.
In order to prepare a solution for injection, you take a syringe already containing a diluent and inject it into a vial containing a lyophilized powder. Tilt the vial so that the needle touches the vial wall. Avoiding injecting the diluent directly into the lyophilized powder. The solvent should slowly flow down the wall of the bottle (do not fill everything at once and take your time). Once all the diluent has been added to the peptide vial, mix gently (but do not agitate or shake the vial) until the lyophilized powder has dissolved and you are left with a clear liquid. Now the drug is ready for use. Store it at refrigerator.
Athletes usually use from 2 to 12 IU per day, depending on the athlete's level of training and the body's response to growth hormone. We recommend starting with 3 IU per day, giving an injection before bedtime.
Post Cycle Therapy
The use of anabolic steroids replaces our own testosterone during the cycle, so while steroid molecules are floating in our blood, our body does not produce its own testosterone. After the end of the cycle, the steroid molecules are gradually removed and we are left without our natural testosterone. Its synthesis will start working but much slower than we need, so drugs such as clomiphene and tamoxifen come to the rescue to speed up the process and start its production as soon as possible.
Firstly, in this way we will avoid a sharp collapse in the muscle mass that we managed to build up on your cycle, and secondly, we will bring the body into a state of hormonal balance. In other words, we will return it to the state in which it was before the course. The sooner we do this, the less losses we will suffer.
The scheme for conducting PCT is usually much simpler than the cycle itself, but is no less important than the steroid cycle itself. We can say that this is the second part of the cycle aimed at retaining the result.
The better you do PCT- the more you get from the previous cycle and the more effective your future cycle will be, because without doing PCT, athletes often lose the entire result from the cycle and catch up with themselves only on the next one. As a result, they simply mark time without adding from cycle to cycle.
Basic information about PCT
After each completed cycle, a mandatory recovery period follows, so the so-called post-cycle therapy (PCT). Each cycle of anabolic steroids is an intervention in many of your body systems, which mainly follow changes in your reproductive system. Speaking in a simple un understandable language, without medical terminology and introduction into the hormonal wilds, you knock down your standard settings and change them to more “advanced” ones, after which several changes occur.
As you know, the body perceives any steroid as if you introduced testosterone into yourself, and if you enter it from the outside, then after a couple of weeks your body reduces the production of its own testosterone. If the cycle is long enough, then the testicles, which normally produce testosterone every day, simply start to forget their function and go on a long vacation. Normally, the male body produces about 7 mg of testosterone per day. Of course, by infusing huge amounts of anabolic steroids (compared to natural dosages) - you quickly extinguish your own production down to zero values.
The main task of PCT
The main task is to encourage the body to produce its own testosterone after the withdrawal of all drugs. The task is not entirely simple, since during the cycle the production of your own testosterone is completely suspended. Usually, even after a long cycle, testosterone is restored naturally sooner or later, but this can take a very long time. During this time, you will not only lose all your results, but you may also have time to plunge into unpleasant psychological states due to the complete absence of the main male hormone- testosterone. Prolonged lack of testosterone is not only psychological discomfort, but is generally not good for your body, because at this moment, according to a medical diagnosis, you are in a state of hypogonadism.
If the PCT was not carried out at all, the athlete may face many problems that will be associated with low testosterone levels. The problems of low levels of testosterone in your blood are both limitation to your athletic performance and a blow to your psychological state and many body systems. We strongly recommend that you take post-cycle therapy with the utmost seriousness, perhaps this process is even more important than the steroid cycle itself. If you have made a medical intervention in your body and disturbed the natural balance in favor of increasing androgens in your blood, then the most correct decision would be to bring everything back to its original values as quickly as possible when your androgens are too low. In essence, what we are doing is taking part in an anabolic game, and it is worth playing it by all known rules.
PCT is a must after any of your steroid, even if you’ve only used 1 drug like oxandrolone at the lowest dosages. The reactions of organisms are individual and sometimes recovery even after cycles can be delayed. Never listen to those who believe that there are cycles after which it is not necessary to do PCT – this is al-ways a delusion.
Using SERMs to restore your testosterone
The main task of PCT is to restore the production of testosterone by the body. And it will definitely not be possible to solve it without the use of antiestrogenic drugs (SERMs). Enclomilad (Enclomiphene), and Nolvados (Tamoxifen) belong to the class SERMs – selective estrogen receptor modulators. This means that these agents act selectively: in some tissues they will attach to estrogen receptors and activate them, in others they also attach, but already block.
SERMs (Post-Cycle Therapy Compounds)
Enclomilad
Enclomilad is a new selective modulator of estrogen receptors, it lacks most of the disadvantages inherent in SERMs. Enclomiphene is a derivative of clomiphene, but more effective. It is important that enclomiphene was purposefully created to combat secondary hypogonadism in men (suppression of testosterone production under the influence of anabolic steroids or other drugs is just a case of secondary hypogonadism).
Nolvados
Enclomilad blocks estrogen receptors selectively in the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, while Nolvados can be an antagonist of estrogen receptors in all organs and tissues. The use of both leads to an increase in the level of estrogens in the blood – this is a natural reaction of the body to a decrease in tissue sensitivity to these hormones.
