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Frontloading a steroid cycle
There is a lot of scrutiny regarding proper anabolic-androgenic steroid cycle
structure for maximal muscle gains with minimal risks. Front loading is one
practice gaining attention in the bodybuilding community. This process
immediately elevates blood androgen levels. Front loading omits the customary
delay of obtaining peak and stable blood levels by increasing the cycle's
front-end use.
Athletes stumble onto AAS use while scavenging for further ways to promote a
progressive strength training routine - especially bodybuilders and powerlifters. Strength athletes often search for ways to develop productive
steroid cycling protocols by combining the clinical research that is available
with personal experience; as well as gathering insight from others. Formal
clinical trials analyzing anabolic steroids in sports and exercise are rare. The
medical community perceives little application for large performance-enhancing
amounts of AAS to treat disease - even though many athletes would argue poor
performance is an adverse health condition. Mostly through trial and error,
numerous informal studies and private research examines various steroid cycling
methods and how they can present a positive impact on performance and body
composition. This information is generally shared through social networks, to
include using online messaging software.
steroid hormones meant for intramuscular injection have attached fatty
(carboxylic) acid esters to delay the hormone's actions. They create a
slow-release depot within the muscle for sustained and even blood levels.
Instead of being immediately metabolize, the parent hormone is steadily released
for days, or weeks. The rate at which the hormone is released is based on the
ester's characteristics; such as length and weight. Commonly available heavy,
long esters are: enanthate, cypionate or decanoate.
Due to a slow release, when a steroid with an attached heavy ester is injected
at routine intervals, peak plasma concentrations can take weeks to elevate and
remain stable. This is why most users do not notice performance results with
heavy esters until a few weeks into the AAS cycle. Plasma levels must first
build up to significant amounts to support the events associated with gains in
strength and muscle mass. The ester's speed of release is typically documented
by it's associated half-life, the time it takes for half of the administered
steroid to metabolize. Active lives are also published, indicating the estimated
time for full absorption of the compound.
Many bodybuilders and powerlifters have begun to omit the waiting period for
peak blood levels with front loading. Most users report muscular gains are best
made during the first several weeks of an anabolic steroid cycle; results
dwindle after six to eight weeks of application. Immediately flooding the system
with growth hormones makes the most of this sensitive period. Simply put: front
loading gets the cycle started quicker - while the body is most receptive of
growth cues. Also, a quicker onset can present an option for shorter cycle
duration; resulting in less impact to the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis
for easier post-cycle recovery of natural androgen production.
Normally, the same drug administered during the cycle is used to front load. The
perfect front-load can be accurately calculated for stable release using figures
and charts, but it's cumbersome. There is some simplified guidance for front
loading a heavy-ester cycle. First, calculate weekly use; administering 250
milligrams of testosterone enanthate every three days is equal to 583 milligrams
per week (250/3*7). Then, double the weekly use and administer that amount prior
to the first half life from the first injection - around four days for
testosterone enanthate. Alternatively, the same compound with a lighter ester
can be used, such as acetate or propionate.
Today, many users are starting to front-load steroid cycles every time a heavy
ester is used - to eliminate delayed affects on body composition and strength.
Many others merely jump start a cycle with orals or suspensions, drugs without
an ester allow quick absorption. Either method will boost blood levels up
quickly to fully exploit the early responsive period - a time when the body is
primed for growth and will best use the hormonal signals for amplified muscle
growth.
Steroid cycle front load According to basic pharmacology, a single dose of 250mg
of testosterone enanthate will deliver the parent hormone at it's highest values
the first 10 days; around 31, 27, 23, 20, 18, 15, 13, 12, 10 and nine
milligrams, respectfully. After 10 days, the amounts released become negligible.
Repeated injections create an overlap that gradually builds up blood levels.
Actual amounts are affected by the injection site and technique, personal
differences in physiology and the sites body fat levels.
The above cycle illustrates testosterone enanthate administered at 250
milligrams every three days; with and without a front load. The front loaded
portion was accurately configured and applied with 500 milligrams on day one,
250 milligrams on day two, a day off and then 250 milligrams every third day for
the cycle's duration. The front load is 1000 milligrams within the first four
days - almost twice the weekly administered amount (583mg). Blood testosterone
volume is immediately elevated and reasonably stable the first week with the
front load. Non-front-loaded administration did not elevate and stabilize blood
levels until over three weeks after the cycle's launch. This is why results
normally don't manifest themselves for many weeks without a proper front load.
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