Safer and More Responsible Steroid Use for Bodybuilders as They Get Older

With the age bodybuilders starting to think that it would be hard on the body to maintain forever big bodyweight, and anyway older guys that are really fit are never really big. And the heart probably declines in its ability to support bodyweight. Plus, there could be something to the idea that steroid use is cumulative in adverse side effects. How might I slow down my use with time?

As a personal decision, allowing for example a 1.5 lb drop per year could work out reasonably. For example, if 200 lb lean at 50, then 185 lb lean at 60 would be credible, and 170 at 70. Even possibly 155 at 80.

So part of “slowing down” use would be to slowly reset personal goals. You may also reduce total grams of steroid use per year to only the amount necessary to meet goals. Right now you’re at about 26 grams per year. Presently, you could likely cut to 15-20 grams per year to meet goals.

Unfortunately there is no sufficient case information to say for a fact whether it would be best for health to do this as fewer “on” weeks per year but at the same dosage per week, or the same number of “on” weeks per year but at a lower dosage. Make the decision based on lipid profile, blood pressure, hematocrit, and any abnormalities from blood tests at your current dosage. If your values are good presently, then reduce the weeks per year; if values obviously should be improved, reduce the dosage while keeping weeks per year the same.

Further down the road, you might find it most effective to enjoy “supplementation” level dosings such as 100-200 mg/week Masteron, or Masteron with HCG, with only the occasional steroid cycle, and then finally an HRT approach that keeps you at high normal androgen levels.

How to understand if you need to take steroids?

Bodybuilding and steroids appeared simultaneously. Every bodybuilder has thought at least one time about the usefulness of steroids to build crazy muscle mass.

The subject of steroids use is largely discussed on the internet and not only. You will find communities on this subject where people share their opinion about steroids use. In most cases people has a negative attitude regarding steroids, as you may have too.

There are many active users on forums who says that achieved great results in building muscle mass without any steroids. If you take a look on their photos you understand that they really look great and wonder what is wrong with you- have no increase for few weeks already. These guys are lucky ones, they are very well genetically gifted and have no problems to increase muscle mass visibly in short periods of time.

But not all of us has the same potential, and despite we are working hard in the gym, rest well, following a rich in proteins diet, the results delays to occur.

What ordinary people, hardgainers who find difficult to add at least one kg of muscle mass, should do? Do they train hard in the gym during five, ten years to get the same look as other get in one year?  You will not need it after ten years, when you will not be young already, you want to look great now. It is unfair to wait so long for this, that’s why people include steroids in their diet, and get that nice lean body they dreamed at so long.

You have to understand that steroids work like magic, really fast and you will get big in short period of time. If you are training in the gym for a period one year and get no result, and decided to include steroids in your diet in some point then within weeks you will just blew up. The main idea is that you need to have a strong sense of self, have already be on the journey for strength development for at least one year. You need to have training experience before taking steroids.

If you are a person who care the way you look, and want to get that nice lean body as soon as possible than the use of steroids is a variable that you should consider. There is a wide range of anabolic steroids for this purpose, the most popular being anabol, anadrol, deca, parabolan.

Muscle size is not all the time proportional to the strength. There are many bodybuilder who achieved really nice bodies, but are very weak at strengh chapter. If your attempts to increase strength through traditional workouts has no results than you can opt for steroids with such features.  Anapolon, Halotestin,Tren are just few of the wide range of steroids available on the market that will increase your strength body within weeks.

Another situation could be when you have a good amount of muscle mass and body fat is lower than 10% and you want now to get muscle definition. You need just to get muscle definition, while keep the muscle mass at the same level. Nice cutting diet, daily cardio exercises for at least 45 minutes maybe will help you to get your muscles defined, without getting them bigger. But if you do not manage to do it, than just add to these elements of the following steroids and you get it surely-Trenbolone, Winstrol Stanozolol, Masteron, Anavar, Equipoise. This isn’t an exhaustive list,and you can always check for other steroids with the same effect.

Anabolic steroids are not as horrible as they are described  in many sources. In many countries this category of drugs is prescribed to almost all the elderly members of the stronger sex as it maintain testosterone level. Namely on the testosterone level in the body depends the potency, good mood and the percentage of body fat. Also steroids are prescribed to people with impaired protein metabolism and incomplete metabolism.

So, we can definitely say that steroids are probably an elixir of beauty and youth. But, there is a big “BUT” that everybody should keep in mind – always follow logical doses, and do not get big doses as they have unwanted side effects. And there is no need to mention them, as they are listed everywhere on the internet and are used as main counterargument of steroid use.

As you see there are real situations when steroids help you to get what you want. Go over all stereotypes regarding steroids, see where is the truth and get the best from steroids use. Inform yourself about right doses, cycles and you get great results.

Despite steroids are blamed, the number of people who use them continue to increase. There are no recent official data about the number of people who takes steroids. The last one dates from 1994 and show that more than 1 mil people had used anabolic steroids, this means 0,5 of mature people. Unofficially, this number at the moment is about 3 mil of people.
Worldwide the number of people who smoke is about 1.3 billion versus 76.3 million who drink alcohol. And these vices are addictive and have more dangerous effects than any steroid!

Veterinary steroids used in human

If you are about to take anabolic steroids for enhancing body performance and for increasing muscle mass than you should actually know what are the sources they come from. Since over the last years the number of americans who used steroids raised to six millions ( unofficially this number can be quite higher) the market of anabolics has been invaded by many unlegit steroids providers.

There are three classes of steroids that are currently available: human grade, underground grade and veterinary steroids. Human grade steroids are designed for treating different human diseases. They are manufactured by pharmaceutical  companies that meet a set of national and international standards. Human grade steroids are produced in sterile environment, and are consistently dosed. Contrary to this, underground grade steroids are at high risk of being contaminated with different bacteria, are underdosed and  produced in poor sanitary conditions. In consequence, the price is much lower than in case of human grade steroids.

But in this article we will talk about veterinary steroids, which are largely used among bodybuilders for their properties. Veterinary steroids are also called horse steroids, as they are designed to be used in horse but not only. However, during the time some of them began to be very appreciated by bodybuilders due to their low side effects and amazing anabolic properties.

Veterinary steroids are good steroids since they are produced in sterile condition, following the quality measure in the place of their production. But we can not talk about the same level of control as in case of human grade. The same thing can be said about ingredients and doses, but one is for sure that they are better monitored as in case of underground grade steroids where no control is taken.

Most popular veterinary steroids used in human

By the far, Trenbolone-Acetate (Finaplix) is one of the most powerful steroid among all steroids that proved its priority over the time. It is a horses steroid that is largely used in human, having three times stronger characteristics than testosterone. There are other two forms of Tren, but only Trenbolone-acetate is produced in veterinary steroids labs.

Tren effectively builds muscle mass and increase body strength, helping you to preserve almost all muscles gained over the cycle. It greatly reduce the recovery time too. But it is a really harsh on your health, especially if you are misused it. Be aware of this every time you are about running a Tren cycle.

Equipoise or officially named Boldenone Undecylenate is another veterinarian steroid that has been initially used in horses. It provides lean muscle mass and strength. When taking Equipoise you have not to expect fast muscle gains. In case of this steroid, gains come slowly, but are a high quality. Aside of this, Equipoise make you eat more and improve blood circulation.  This means that your muscle will get more nutrients necessary for growth and  they will  be better oxygenated.

Winstrol (Stanozolol) is the third most used horse steroid by bodybuilders. The version developed by veterinary labs is known as Winny-V. It is largely used during cutting cycles, as it effectively burn fat and gives nice lean muscle muscle mass gains. You simple become faster and stronger after cycling with Winstrol. This is the main reason for being so popular among performance athletes.

Thereby, if Tren is great choice for adding muscle size, Equipoise and Winny-V are a great addition to any cutting cycle, helping you to lean out and getting stronger.

Regarding their quality has to be said that only Winstrol can be found in all three sources: human grade pharmaceuticals, veterinarian grade and underground. When it comes to Tren or Equipoise you will have to choose between underground labs and veterinary grade pharmaceuticals. Since the quality of underground labs are quite low, a wiser decision would be to choose a vet grade Tren or Equipoise.  For this you will have to buy a bottle of Equipoise and another one of Fna-Palettes that would have to carefully converted into Trenbolone acetate. If you decide to go this way, than be very careful to sanitary and strictly follow the right doses when mixing.

Many people just feel uncomfortable and refuse to take something that was designed for animal use. On the other hand, there are people who found veterinarian steroids irreplaceable, offering great results for an affordable price. Also, they are quickly assimilated,

and are out of the system faster than other type of steroids. Thus, vet steroids are great pre contest choice, being hard to detect in blood tests.

Since are designed for animals who weigh much more than human, veterinary steroids are used in human in a very small quantity. So, you can take a 10th part of compound to get noticeable results. This means that the side effects associated with its use are reduced too.  The best would be to combine a vet steroid with an one human oral or injectable. Such a stuck will boost your muscle size if you chose Tren, or get you a shredded look and increased body strength if you take Equipoise or Winstrol.

As you see, veterinary steroids are those designed for animal use (especially horses), but are largely used in human too. There are three most known vet steroids that are very effective for different purposes:Tren, Equipoise and Winstrol. The idea is that only one form of Tren  and Equipoise is produced by vet grade pharmaceuticals. These steroids can not be found in human grade pharmaceuticals, but are produced in underground labs.

That’s why when it comes to make a choice where to get these products from, you are advised to make you choice for vet versions. Despite they are not produced under the tight control and do not meet all quality requirements, they are better quality than underground drugs where no control is hold. Usually they are properly dosed, not contaminated and contain quality hormones. Namely the quality of the used hormone makes the difference between genuine anabolic steroid and a fake one.

Young Britons Risk Health by Injecting Steroids

Healthcare services should do more to help a growing number of young people in Britain who face health risks by injecting steroids or other performance or image enhancing drugs.

Conservative estimates suggest almost 60,000 people aged between 16 and 59 in England and Wales have used anabolic steroids in the last year, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

Many needle and syringe programmes have reported an increase in the number of steroid users, particularly among men aged 18-25, in the last few years, fuelled by increasing pressures to look good, NICE said in a study.

It wants these people to be offered sterile equipment to reduce the spread of blood-borne viruses and infections from contaminated needles.

"Since we last published our guideline on needle and syringe programmes in 2009, we've seen an increase in the use of image and performance enhancing drugs such as anabolic steroids," said Professor Mike Kelly, director of the NICE Centre for Public Health

"We've also heard anecdotal evidence that more teenagers are injecting these drugs too.

"We're updating our guideline to make sure all of these groups of people are considered in the planning and delivery of needle and syringe programmes," Kelly said.

David Rourke of the Arundel Street Project, a needle and syringe programme in Sheffield, said: "We run a weekly clinic for steroid users but we have people coming through the door on a daily basis, with at least seven new clients a week.

"We know there are many more people out there who are not using needle and syringe programmes because this group of users do not see themselves as drug users," he said.

"Traditionally they are more sexually active than users of heroin or crack, so there is more potential for the spread of infections through sex," added Rourke.

What is the Right Age to Start Using Steroids

At what age should you be, before you consider using steroids? This question is not as easily answered as you may think it is. You cannot randomly just pick an age and say that this is the point at which you can now start to consider using anabolic steroids.

    Between the ages of 12 and 26 a male's hormone levels are on a steady rise until the age of 26. This is when these levels slowly start to decline until they are almost nonexistent by the ripe old age of 40.

    When puberty starts in males at the age of 12 there is a huge flux in hormonal patterns in the body, which cause the growth of male characteristics, . These hormone levels increase by themselves so much that they can be compared to that of a mild steroid cycle. Therefore trying to add to what the body is doing on its own by adding in exogenous (outside) Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS) is very counter productive.

    Whenever any extra amount of anabolic steroids is added to the body, the body recognizes this extra level through a feedback loop in the human body known as the Hypothalamus. Once the Hypothalamus recognizes the increase in hormones which happens usually between 14 and 21 days, the body will shut off its own production of hormones until these levels decrease, along with increasing hormones to decrease these extra levels in the body (cortisone, estrogen). Cortisone and Estrogen are 2 hormones in the body that BBs do not need any extra. The easiest way to try to explain this without getting to complicated, is that the more anabolic steroids you put in your body, the more your body will try to lower those levels. When this happens BBs get all the side effects that are normally associated with anabolic steroids use, gynecomastia (growth of fatty tissue underneath the breasts in males), hair loss, kidney damage, liver damage, and high blood pressure, just to name a few).

    Before you consider the use of anabolic steroids you should have already reached your genetic potential. What is your genetic potential? To figure this out you should first look at the weight, height and build of other members in your family. Is this exact, no, but it is somewhere to start. If every male on both sides of your family is approximately 5'7" and weighs between 150lbs and 170lbs and they are all bald by the age of 25, then it would be a good guess that you will also fall somewhere in those ranges by the time you stop growing. Now with working out and eating correctly for 4 years lets say, you would be able to put on 15 or more pounds of muscle tissue (that would mean you now weigh 165-185 lbs.). This is what your genetic potential would be. Now if you started to use steroids at that point, 165-185 lbs you may be able to put on another 15-20 lbs (180-200lbs). If you had started using when you were 125 lbs., and gained 25lbs through the use of steroids, you would still be well short of what you could have gotten naturally (150lbs as compared to 180-200lbs), and now it will be much harder to try to gain another 30-40lbs.

    So for a starting point lets say that you need to be at least 18 years of age before you consider using steroids. Now that we have a starting point, lets look at a few other factors that should be considered. Steroids DO NOT IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM makes up for a good diet and workout program. Most people who use anabolic steroids feel that this is the time where they can be a little more relaxed in their workouts and diet. Actually this is when they should be even more strict. So before you can think of using at the age of 18, you will need 3 more solid years of good training and eating habits. Minor changes in diet and workouts can result in great gains in mass and muscle as well as strength.

    No matter how much assistance you get from anabolic steroids, without proper nutrition and workouts you will be lucky to have any gains at all, let alone keep them after the cycle is over. The goal of using any substance, legal or not should be that after you stop using it you don't loose all of that which you have fought to get. What would be the point of spending all that money (steroids are not free) to gain that 30lbs when you will loose it after the cycle is over anyway?

    So the better question to ask instead of when can I take steroids, should be, what can I do to get all that I can out of my body without needing steroids?. In order to calculate my progress, I need to talk with my family and doctors, before I try to make a choice like that.

    We will start with the age range of 14-16; this is when your hormones are raging. Your body is in full swing of making the best steroids that you can ever get, and it does all this without you even needing to do a single thing. At this point you should start with a solid exercise plan and a basic supplement plan in addition to the regular food that you need to be eating on a regular basis.

    For workouts focus on the basic compound movements (Bench Press, Squats, Deadlifts, Barbell Curls, etc.) Working out 4 days a week with at least 8 hours of sleep a night is a great start. Add to that the extra protein that you should be taking and you will definitely start seeing a difference in your body. As for supplements, at this point all I would suggest is a good Meal Replacement Shake, multi-vitamin and creatine. Any shake will work, just add 2 shakes a day to the 3 solid meals that you should already be eating. Creatine has more benefits then I could start to explain in this article, but what I can say is that it will help your strength, muscle, speed, and recovery without any negative side effects.

    By the age of 16-18 you will have had most of your growth spurts and you will be ready to change a few more things in your overall plan. You workouts can become a little more specialized as you start using different exercises. As for your nutrition program, all that I would think of adding now would be something such as extra glutamine before bed and maybe a ZMA supplement. You still don?t want to take anything that would alter what your body is doing on its own, so using ZMA and glutamine is just what you need.

    Somewhere between 18 and 21 you should be just about done growing, so what should you do differently now? Add more protein! You should be getting at the very least, your body weight in grams of protein per day! And that?s at the very least! By now you will have been working out consistently for quite a while and should know your body very well. What will work and what won?t work should be old news. There isn?t really anything new to add to what is already a great program, other than Tribulus and maybe a pre-workout supplement such as Ultimate Orange. After this point, you can start to consider the use of steroids. What about them? Are they as terrible as everyone seems to think they are? As long as they are used correctly, I don?t think so. When considering their use, I feel that orals should be used as late as possible. These are most harmful on the body and therefore should not be used for a very long time.

    Another thing to consider, other than the side effects I have already spoken of, is your sex drive. Some anabolic steroids will make your sex drive almost nonexistent and will have a big effect on your sperm count. These drugs in particular should try to be avoided. That leaves mild anabolics. Although they are the safest to use, they are expensive, illegal, and require the use of a needle. Which most first time users do not want to use.

    I told you that this is not something that should be passed off very easily; you shouldn?t have to make the mistakes that most of us make by using steroids to early in your life. If used correctly, I think they are fine, but look at what it takes in order to use them correctly. Have you been working out for 5 years straight without more the 2 weeks off every 6 weeks? Do you eat every 2-3 hours, 6 times a day without missing a meal? Do you get 8 hours of sleep every night? This is something that can have a huge effect on your body for the rest of your life, so don?t make that choice in 10 minutes. Good luck and keep growing.

What Are the Uses of Tamoxifen for Men?

While estrogen is often a hormone more associated with women, there are several reasons why tamoxifen, a drug used to block the effects of estrogen, may be used to treat men. Men who get breast cancer are often treated with a course of tamoxifen. It can also be useful to stop or reverse a condition called gynecomastia, where the breast tissue of adolescent boys or men grows and sometimes becomes uncomfortable. Another use is tamoxifen for men who take anabolic steroids, in order to block the large amounts of estrogen produced by their bodies once they stop taking them.

One of the primary uses of tamoxifen for men is the treatment of breast cancer. While this type of cancer is fairly rare in men, the type that most men get involves tumors that are estrogen receptor-positive, meaning that estrogen encourages their growth. Since tamoxifen is a selective estrogen receptor modulator, or SERM, it helps to keep estrogen from binding to the proteins on these tumors and therefore inhibits their growth. It can be used in situations where the cancer is in early stages, and also when it has progressed and metastatized to other parts of the body.

Doctors also use tamoxifen for men who suffer from gynecomastia, where the breasts become enlarged and often sore or tender. This condition can occur in boys during puberty or in grown men, and may be the result of a number of causes, including normal pubertal hormone shifts, taking certain medications, or treatment for other conditions like prostate cancer and HIV/AIDS. The cause may also simply be unknown. Though gynecomastia can resolve on its own in adolescent boys or may go away when medical issues resolve or drugs are discontinued, it may require treatment if it persists for an extensive period of time or becomes too uncomfortable or embarrassing for the patient. This is where a course of tamoxifen can be helpful, though it should be taken fairly soon after gynecomastia sets in, as it is typically not helpful when the condition has been present for a year or more.

One other possible use of tamoxifen for men is stopping certain negative effects of anabolic steroids. Bodybuilders and other athletes who take anabolic steroids to improve performance suppress their production of the hormone androgen, and their bodies may compensate by overproducing estrogen. This can lead to anabolic steroids induced gynecomastia and other negative effects, which tamoxifen can help block.

Deca Durabolin Use And Abuse - How To Use Safely

If you want to use an anabolic steroid that is effective and affordable besides being safe and free from side effects of steroids and performance enhancing drugs, Deca Durabolin, which is also known as Deca and Nandrolone decanoate, will be an ideal choice for you. More info

Deca Durabolin has an active life of 14-16 days and is detectable over a period of 16-18 months. Belonging to the category of anabolic-androgenic steroids and classified as a 2.16 anabolic steroid, Deca is a highly effective drug that is available in different forms such as creams, pills, capsules, and gels. Medically, the drug is advised to stimulate immune system enhancements and offer dramatic relief to HIV/AIDS patients and even treat specific blood disorders as part of the adjuvant therapy. This steroid is used by sportsmen to benefit from the improved recuperation time between workouts, protein synthesis, and nitrogen retention.

Moreover, this steroid is admired as its use even for long anabolic steroids cycles does not result in side effects like oily skin, male pattern baldness, and prostate complications. If that was not all, Deca use is considered of great use to mask minor joint pain and old nagging injuries besides reducing the inflammation of soft tissues and promoting masculine (secondary sexual) characteristics, including growth of the vocal cords, testicles, and body hair. This steroid is commonly used in doses of 300-800 mg per week by men and 50-100 mg per week by women or in doses of 600 mg per week for 12-16 weeks by men for bulking cycles and 400 mg per week for 12-16 weeks by men in cutting cycles.

A popular Deca Durabolin cycle is all about using Dianabol-30 mg every day for week 1-3 and then 40 mg every day for week 4-6 and complementing it with Sustanon 250 mg every week for week 1-12, Clomid 50 mg every week for week 10-12, and Deca Durabolin-200 mg for the first week and then 300 mg per week for 2nd and 3rd weeks, and 400 mg every week for 4th and 5th weeks, and 300 mg every week for the sixth week. Overdosing or use of low grade or abuse of Deca Durabolin can lead to side effects such as may even cause heart attack, edema, prostate enlargement, menstrual problems, liver toxicity, liver damage, and gynecomastia (female-like breasts). It may even cause elevated blood pressure, shrinking of the testicles, bone age advancement, bad effect on cholesterol levels, increased aggression, oily skin, acne, clitoral hypertrophy, infertility, and sexual dysfunction and therefore it is best to use it only after a qualified medical practitioner has authorized its use after evaluating all medical reports and history.

Adult Steroid Users Seek Muscles Not Medals

The majority of non-medical anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) users are not cheating athletes or risk-taking teenagers. According to a recent survey, containing the largest sample to date the typical male user is about 30 years old, well-educated, and earning an above-average income in a white-collar occupation. The majority did not use steroids during adolescence and were not motivated by athletic competition or sports performance.

The study, conducted by a collaboration of researchers from around the country coordinated by Jason Cohen, Psy.D. candidate, used a web-based survey of nearly 2,000 US males. Whereas athletes are tempted to take anabolic steroids to improve sports performance, the study suggests that physical self-improvement motivates the unrecognized majority of non-medical anabolic steroids users who particularly want to increase muscle mass, strength, and physical attractiveness. Other significant but less highly ranked factors included increased confidence, decreased fat, improved mood and attraction of sexual partners.

Although often considered similar to abusers of narcotics and other illicit drugs (e.g., heroin or cocaine), non-medical AAS users are remarkably different. These users follow carefully planned drug regimens in conjunction with a healthy diet, ancillary drugs and exercise. As opposed to the spontaneous and haphazard approach seen in abusers of psychotropic drugs, everything is strategically planned to maximize benefits and minimize harm. "This is simply not a style or pattern of use we typically see when we examine substance abuse" said Jack Darkes, Ph.D., one of the authors. "The notions of spontaneous drug seeking and loss of control do not apply to the vast majority of AAS users," added co-author Daniel Gwartney, M.D.

"These findings question commonly held views of typical AAS users and their underlying motivations," said Rick Collins, one of the study's authors. "The focus on 'cheating' athletes and at risk youth has led to irrelevant policy as it relates to the predominant group of non-medical AAS users. The vast majority of AAS users are not athletes and hence, are not likely to view themselves as cheaters. The targeting of athletes through drug testing and other adolescent or sports-based interventions has no bearing on non-competitive adult users."

The study concludes that these AAS users are a driven and ambitious group dedicated to gym attendance, diet, occupational goals and educational attainment. "The users we surveyed consider that they are using directed drug technology as one part of a strategy for physical self-improvement within a health-centered lifestyle," said Collins. "Effective public policy should begin by accurately identifying who's using steroids and why. We hope our research - the largest adult survey of non-medical AAS use we know of - is a significant step forward in that direction."