I'm sure the topic has been discussed to death, and rather than just getting a bunch of replies denouncing the claim, I would like some actual supported research / studies about running these cycles without test
I've watched all of gimelli's videos and read all of the current theory about running protection while running these anabolics while running test but watching this recent enhanced athlete video discussing deca only cycles with deca that isn't loaded with test, there are a lot of pretty reasonable arguments
I also did notice a reply that was of concern citing multiple studies of ventrical enlargement from deca
The arguments goes like this for those who haven't seen the video:
- That testosterone in conjunction with deca is giving the side affects like prolactin and that running deca (that isn't loaded itself with test) without test is not going to give prolactin issues
- This is what all bodybuilders ran in the 70s, they didn't run test with these other compounds and they didn't have the reported problems that people do now with deca. Deca d*ck wasn't a thing back then. Test does convert massively to estrogen, so if you running a short cycle of deca or npp and ran a proper pct, without test, the cycle may not be the most terrible thing in the world as is proclaimed by all.
I don't want the standard replies of you must run test with every cycle unless you can honestly tell me why supported by science and evidence not just what you've heard from someone else
If all of these compounds suppress you, and you are running a proper pct, then why add test to the mix if it is going to give you a boat load of estrogen conversion, and a boat of side effects if run in conjunction with other compounds?
This is a discussion forum and i want to discuss running some of these compounds alone and whether there is a scientific basis for the claim
Hope this conversation can be productive and not a bashing of the topic
I've watched all of gimelli's videos and read all of the current theory about running protection while running these anabolics while running test but watching this recent enhanced athlete video discussing deca only cycles with deca that isn't loaded with test, there are a lot of pretty reasonable arguments
I also did notice a reply that was of concern citing multiple studies of ventrical enlargement from deca
The arguments goes like this for those who haven't seen the video:
- That testosterone in conjunction with deca is giving the side affects like prolactin and that running deca (that isn't loaded itself with test) without test is not going to give prolactin issues
- This is what all bodybuilders ran in the 70s, they didn't run test with these other compounds and they didn't have the reported problems that people do now with deca. Deca d*ck wasn't a thing back then. Test does convert massively to estrogen, so if you running a short cycle of deca or npp and ran a proper pct, without test, the cycle may not be the most terrible thing in the world as is proclaimed by all.
I don't want the standard replies of you must run test with every cycle unless you can honestly tell me why supported by science and evidence not just what you've heard from someone else
If all of these compounds suppress you, and you are running a proper pct, then why add test to the mix if it is going to give you a boat load of estrogen conversion, and a boat of side effects if run in conjunction with other compounds?
This is a discussion forum and i want to discuss running some of these compounds alone and whether there is a scientific basis for the claim
Hope this conversation can be productive and not a bashing of the topic
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