Agreed with all post 2-3. I used to be a big Prop guy, but that "fast acting" theory is bro-science.
I hi-jacked this from a very, very smart fitness and AAS guru;
I have to say, I see no advantage whatsoever to using a propionate ester -- for ANYTHING.
Okay, you can say that since it's a faster ester, technically, more of the compound gets used. That's true. But the difference is nominal.
Stay with me on this...
Let's say that 100 mgs of test prop is a full 100 mgs. (It isn't but let's keep things simple for clarities sake). Then you'd get 100 mgs for a day. By day two, you're getting around 70 mgs. So that requires 4 shots a week to keep levels elevated.
Now, let's say a enanthate gives a slow steady release of about HALF (It's more than that but I'm going to keep estimates conservative to make a point). It will peak after 2 days and drop down to about 50 by day 7.
Going by this, you actually get a comparable amount of test in your system from a single shot of enth as you do from 4 shots of prop.
Now, they say prop causes less water retention, but again, I think it's marginal. In fact, prop aromatizes more since it's a quicker hit, so you may need more AI -- which in a sense, leaves you right back in the same place. Personally, I prefer the "fullness" from enth, but I';m on the thin side. Still, I just don't see much of an advantage.
Okay, let's address the obvious. Prop "kicks in " faster. Not really.
True, blood levels will peak in minutes with prop. But so what? Do a little more enth and you'll still have superphysiologicla levels within a couple of hours. The notion that enth takes "weeks" to kick in is the dumbest for of ignorant bro-science. It simply is not true. I actually think it's an excuse to not train full out and blame the "kick-in" time of the drugs.
This goes across the board. Masteron was originally in a prop form. But many UG labs have used the enth ester. Is it as good? I think it's BETTER. You still get a quick hit. (Mast does that). But it LASTS! Mast prop seems to lose its effect within a couple of days. The enth does not.
Of course, there will be those who swear by prop. I just don't see it. ANd I think if everyone gave it a fair shot (no pun intended) they'd realize that a prop ester for anyone cycling is essentially more work, time and money than it's worth.
But to each his own.