A systematic approach to anabolic steroid use

This example uses most available compounds in the Anabolic Steroid arsenal baring exotics. It is an extremely long process and involves use of a sweet spot dose of testosterone in all cycles except the first which is designed to find that sweet spot dose. I have included no Aromatase inhibitors or HCG use. The scheme is designed to minimize the need for these compounds. This scheme allows for proper blood testing and significant time between cycles. It is important to note that the scheme is designed to let the user evaluate effects of compound in a semi-controlled setting. For best and most comparable results a controlled setting should be attempted. Good, sleep habit, diet and consistent high intensity training should be a priority. Diet should be clean and in surplus calories with at least 1 to 1.5 grams of high quality protein per lb of lean body weight per day.

This will take years to systematically go through all the steroid compounds. The bodybuilder will gain on every steroid cycle and also learn the subtle differences between anabolics, how steroids impact their personal genetics and therefore learn how best to use AAS down the road. I leave out oral Anabolic Steroids until late in the approach. These oral steroid compounds are more toxic but provide certain effects that are not seen in injectable steroids for the most part. Particularly, Oral steroids seem to provide anticatabolic action through modulation of glucocorticoid signaling. However, I don’t think they provide as much long term benefit as compared to most injectables but they are good compounds none the less. To take such an approach the bodybuilder has to realize up front that they will be using anabolics for a number of years and the knowledge gained through this approach will be cumulative over time but not complete for approximately 5.5 years. The injectable portion is complete in 3.5 years. Oral experimentation occurs over the subsequent 2 years.

Before any AAS use get base line blood work. Get full liver, kidney, cardiac, thyroid and hormone panel. For hormone panel, at least get free testosterone, estradiol, LH and PSA.

Cycle 1
1-4 Test E 300 mg/week
5-8 Test E 400 mg/week
9-12 Test E 500 mg/week
14-17 Clomid 50 mg/day or Nolvadex 20 mg/day
24-26 Blood work

Rational
The purpose of this cycle is to find your particular tolerable dose of testosterone enanthate. 300 mg/week should be tolerated by most without estrogenic sides like too much bloat or gyno. Rather than jump right into aromatase inhibitors or SERMs to control sides it is better to find the dose that is tolerated. Then add compounds systematically that do not aromatize much or at all. Even at 300 mg/week any beginning bodybuilder will gain significantly. Side effects?

Note
If estrogenic sides appear add 20 mg/d nolvadex and drop down the dose to 300 mg/week. If gyno etc appears at 300 mg/week add the Nolvadex and drop to 200 mg/week. Remember, the primary purpose of this cycle is to find your sweet spot dose of testosterone. You need it in every cycle for many bodily functions. However, to much or to little can lead to some side effects that are unpleasant. Anabolic steroids were invented to present the anabolic effects while eliminating androgenic and estrogenic effects. Let’s use them for how they were intended. Trying to use a boat load of testosterone, for most people causes some problems, some short term some long term, like BPH, serious acne, gyno, edema and even ED.

Cycle 2
1-12 Test E X mg/week (X = your sweet spot dose); Equipoise 500 mg/week
14-17 Clomid 50 mg/day or Nolvadex 20 mg/day
24-26 Blood work
Bloodwork OK? Move to next cycle

Rational
Now you add your particular test dose and add a good anabolic and see how you respond. For example, how hard, weight gain, vascular, lean gains, bloat, strength, overall size. Side effects?

Cycle 3
1-12 Test E X mg/week; Deca Durabolin 500 mg/week
14-17 Clomid 50 mg/day or Nolvadex 20 mg/day
24-26 Blood work
Bloodwork OK? Move to next cycle

Rational
Rational is pretty much the same as in cycle 2 except now you can compare to test alone and test/equipoise. How does deca and test compare to equipoise and test? Dose it give more size? How much hardness? What about strength? How bad is recovery in comparison? What about acne, sex drive? Side effects?

Cycle 4
1-12 Test E X mg/week; Masteron 300 mg/week
14-17 Clomid 50 mg/day or Nolvadex 20 mg/day
24-26 Blood work
Bloodwork OK? Move to next cycle

Rational
Rational is pretty much the same as in cycle 3 except now you can compare to test alone, test/deca and test/equipoise to test/mast. How does test/mast compare to the others? Dose it give more size? How much hardness? What about strength? How bad is recovery in comparison? What about acne, sex drive? Side effects?

Cycle 5
1-12 Test E X mg/week; Nandrolone phenyl propionate 300 mg/wk
14-17 Clomid 50 mg/day or Nolvadex 20 mg/day
24-26 Blood work
Bloodwork OK? Move to next cycle

Rational
Rational is pretty much the same as in cycle 4 except now you can compare to test alone, test/deca and test/equipoise and test/mast to Test/NPP. How does test/NPP compare to the others? Dose it give more size? How much hardness? What about strength? How bad is recovery in comparison? What about acne, sex drive? Is it different in any way from deca durabolin? Side effects?

Cycle 6
1-12 Test E X mg/week; Trenbolone acetate 225 mg/week
14-19 Clomid 50 mg/day or Nolvadex 20 mg/day
24-26 Blood work
Bloodwork OK? Move to next cycle

Rational
Rational is pretty much the same as in cycle 5 except now you can compare to test alone, test/deca and test/equipoise and test/mast and Test/NPP to Test/Tren. How does Test/Tren compare to the others? Dose it give more size? How much hardness? What about strength? How bad is recovery in comparison? What about acne, sex drive? Is it different in any way from deca durabolin? Side effects?

Cycle 7
1-12 Test E X mg/week; Primobolin enanthate 500 mg/week
14-17 Clomid 50 mg/day or Nolvadex 20 mg/day
24-26 Blood work
Bloodwork OK? Move to next cycle

Rational
Pretty much the same as in cycle 6 except now you can compare to test alone, test/deca and test/equipoise and test/mast and Test/NPP and Test/Tren to Test/Primo. How does Test/Primo compare to the others? Dose it give more size? How much hardness? What about strength? How bad is recovery in comparison? What about acne, sex drive? Is it different in any way from deca durabolin? Side effects?

At this point you should know how you respond to the major compounds in the AAS arsenal. Orals are still untested. At this point you should have some set of favorites. Now it might be a good time to experiment with some orals. You could do this a couple of ways. One way might be to go back to test only cycles and add one oral. That might be kind of weak at this point. Another way is to pick one of your favorite anabolics to test and add an oral for 6 weeks like so:

Cycle 8
1-12 Test E X mg/week + anabolic #2 Y milligrams/week (maybe Deca) (X = your sweet spot dose; Y = the prescribed dose)
6-12 Dianabol 40 mg/day
14-19 Clomid 50 mg/day or Nolvadex 20 mg/day
24-26 Blood work
Bloodwork OK? Move to next cycle

Cycle 9
1-12 Test E X mg/week + anabolic #2 Y milligrams/week (maybe Tren or Equipoise)
6-12 Anadrol 50 mg/day
14-19 Clomid 50 mg/day or Nolvadex 20 mg/day
24-26 Blood work
Bloodwork OK? Move to next cycle

Cycle 10
1-12 Test E X mg/week + anabolic #2 Y milligrams/week (maybe Equipoise)
6-12 Turinabol 40 mg/day
14-19 Clomid 50 mg/day or Nolvadex 20 mg/day
24-26 Blood work
Bloodwork OK? Move to next cycle

Cycle 11
1-12 Test E X mg/week + anabolic #2 Y milligrams/week (maybe deca or Primo)
6-12 Anavar 50 mg/day
14-19 Clomid 50 mg/day or Nolvadex 20 mg/day
24-26 Blood work
Bloodwork OK? Move to next cycle

For the competitor it makes little sense at some points to use some of the proscribed cycles at their given point. However, by the end of year 2 the user will understand how Test, deca, equipoise and Masteron work in his God given genetic make-up. All of these are good contest preparation drugs. For the most part Bodybuilding is a sport like other sports. No one makes it to number one the first few time he plays the game. One could certainly pause the control experiment for contest preparation using of course diet rest and training as the driving forces for preparation and supplementing with the compounds that are at that point understood. For instance at the start of year 3 one could try a contest preparation using Test and Deca or Test and Masteron or maybe even the three. Then after competition take some down time PCT, rebound and resume experimentation.

This is systematic. It takes some time. It has long breaks and proper post cycle therapy (PCT) and abstinence periods so increasing dose patterns are not required. This is a fairly safe way to cycle steroids and will provide the user a way to approach anabolics with a cumulative understanding as time progresses with an understanding of how each compound affects his personal
genetic make-up without interference or confusion by the presence of other compounds. It also uses reasonable doses so that the body is not put into a shock state and therefore unpredictable.

written by Glycomann