T3 Cycle Dosage Timing

Let’s start with the biggest misconception still around where T3 is concerned, that is suppression of natural thyroid output. I’m amazed that this drug has been used now for the past several years by literally thousands of athletes with few if any reported cases of thyroid shutdown yet the 1st thing someone says when a person asks about T3 is “it will shut down your natural thyroid and you’ll be on T3 the rest of your life”.

T3/Clenbuterol Cycle

This has to be the most often used cutting combo used today for fat loss in weight trained athletes, or at least the most talked about. Both drugs when used on their own are effective fat burners through differing pathways, but used together they have a synergistic effect and create a very potent fat burning cycle.

The medical reasoning for this is long and complicated and not necessary to understand at this point but it is out there for anyone to research should you need to know, in simple terms each not only do their own job but also help the other’s fat burning process so that in effect, as they say, 1+1=3. So what dose do you use for each drug? For the T3 I suggest you use the same dose scheme, I took some flack over the lower dosing as some feel you should go higher but as I said from my experience anything over 75mcg-100mcg/day (for men, women’s dosage should go no higher than 50mcg/day) usually burns much too much muscle tissue in addition to fat tissue, unless that is your goal I would stay with as small a dose as you can get away with where you can still tolerate the increased body temp, for most men that is 75-100mcg/day, for most women that is 50mcg/day max. *Using Clen will increase your body temp also so you will have to monitor both drug dosages to see what you can comfortably tolerate. Clenbuterol dosing is a very individual thing, some cycles recommend 160mcg/day at the maximum dosage some 80mcg/day but the 1 thing most agree on is to start low and ease your dosage upwards as you feel comfortable with it the 1st time you use it.

With subsequent cycles you can start at your maximum tolerable dose or slightly lower and then increase the dosage over a few days until you reach your maximum again as some people report the maximum they can use differs from 1 cycle to another. Which brand and whether you use tabs vs. liquids could also have something to do with the differing max doses. I would suggest you start your 1st cycle of Clen with 20mcg/day and increase by 20mcg/day until you reach the upper maximum you can use based on the side effects.

The most common side effects are shaking, jitteriness, anxiety and raising of body temperature, basically the feelings you get when you’ve had way too much caffeine or cold medication are what your looking out for. When those sides get to be too much cut back to the last tolerable dose.

A popular Clenbuterol cycle is 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off. For men I would suggest starting at 20mcg/day and going up to 100-120mcg/day or like I said whatever you can tolerate, stay there until day 14 then end the cycle, women should try half that max dose but if you can tolerate more and want to use it then go for it this is definitely a trial and error process. Take 2 weeks off and then repeat if desired, again starting at or near your maximum dose that you figured out with the 1st cycle. When stacking with T3 the question becomes what do you do on the 2 weeks your off Clen but still are on T3? That’s really an individual decision for you to make, you could rotate an ECA stack or a Gugglesterone with the Clen cycle so that your doing 1 for 2 weeks then the other for 2 weeks. Or you could simply take 2 weeks off after the end of the Clen where your only on the T3 for the next 2 weeks, you’ll be at your mid to max dosage of T3 by then so you’ll still be burning fat just fine. Then after the 4 weeks of T3 you’ll be done with both the T3 and the Clen and you could start a ECA stack for 2 weeks if you are ending the cutting cycle and want to protect yourself against rebound weight gain while waiting for your natural thyroid levels to return to normal.

If you have more fat to lose you can cycle off T3 for 2 weeks and repeat the cycle again. When to use Clen again will depend on when you used it last, remember 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off. There’s nothing to say you can’t cycle T3 ad ECA together while you wait to add the Clen back in, just remember whenever you come off the T3 you want something in your system to help burn fat while you wait for your natural thyroid to return to normal. Also remember that Clen cycles are like T3 cycles in that there’s several different cycle’s currently popular, and you’ll most likely get different advice to the length and type of cycle by asking more than one person. The advice I give is based on those I’ve had use it and report back to me their results and feeling on it. I’m all for experimenting but until something comes along that proves to be better I’ll stick with the 2 weeks on/2 weeks off cycle advice where Clen is concerned.

T3 in Bulking Cycles

I briefly touched on using T3 in bulking cycles and many members seemed confused as to how a fat burner could help with a bulking cycle. T3 is a drug mainly known for raising one’s metabolism and burning fat, and possibly muscle tissue, when used at higher dosages (> 75-100 mcg/day for men, > 50mcg/day for women), but at lower dosages (12.5-25mcg/day for men, ½ that for women) it causes a faster conversion of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. It’s the increased conversion and absorption of nutrients that increases the results of your bulking cycle when you use it with a bulking cycle. When you run a bulking cycle you do so in conjunction with a higher protein/higher calorie diet because we know in order to grow muscle we need to feed the body nutrients, so there are plenty of nutrients to be converted, thus the bulking cycle gets a “push” if you will yielding better results. I can tell that literally every single person who has taken my advice and tried using a small amount of T3 daily with their bulking cycle has reported better gains than they usually get without it. I’ve even had success using 25mcg/day every other day with a bulking cycle. When you consider the low cost of T3 at such small a dosage it’s definitely a cheap insurance to better gains.

Women’s Cycles

Although women have been known to use T3 with good success I always hesitate to recommend a cycle to them for the simple reason that women seem to be much more sensitive to T3 than men are. The rebound weight gain can be significant if the post T3 period isn’t monitored stringently and an over the counter fat burner isn’t used. That said if you’re still set on using it here is a simple straightforward 21 day cycle, again using the 3 day ramp up and ramp down method.

Days 1-3...............12.5mcg/day
Days 4-6...............25mcg/day
Days 7-9...............37.5mcg/day
Days 10-12...........50mcg/day
Days 13-15............37.5mcg/day
Days 16-18............25mcg/day
Days 19-21……….12.5mcg/day

If you want to run it longer than 21 days, you can add in more days at the maximum dosage or use it in 4 day blocks with the ramp up and ramp down. Again please remember women are more sensitive to T3 than men and the rebound weight gain can be much more significant if your not ultra vigilant with the post T3 period, keep eating a very clean diet with calories below maintenance, and use either Gugglesterones, ECA stack or any other over the counter fat burner you feel comfortable with to help boost your natural metabolism until your system recovers, which could be anywhere from a few days to about 2-3 weeks.

Dosage Timing

T3 has a ½ life that doesn’t necessitate multiple daily dosing, so taking your entire daily dose at once is usually recommended. That said if your cycle requires you to take 100mcg/day or more I usually recommend splitting the dosage in ½ and taking it twice per day just to insure if you are sensitive to the drugs possible side effects you limit the exposure. Again I would suggest taking it in the morning, then around dinner time if a 2nd dose is necessary. I know that for myself, certain brands cause an upset stomach if I take more than 50mcg at a time, so at 75-100mcg/day I’d split it into 50mcg in the morning and the balance at nighttime.

Rebound Weight Gain

Rebound weight gain is inevitable when using T3, the best you can hope for is to minimize it. A good start is to make sure you use at least a small amount of a steroid with the cycle, this will help you to hold on to the muscle mass you already have. The best thing you can do is to take a post cycle over the counter fat loss product such as ECA stack, Gugglesterones or some other similar product. What your looking for here is the continuance of the fat loss while your system returns to your normal thyroid output. This should occur with in 2-3 weeks, so during that time continue to eat clean, do cardio, drink plenty of water and take the over the counter fat loss product. You’ll know when your thyroid has returned to normal when your body temp returns to normal. Women are especially warned to be very vigilant here, most people are eager to eat more when their cycle ends but this is not the time when using T3, you need to make sure your metabolism has been restored before splurging a bit.

Using Methandrostenolone Tablets 10mg for Bodybuilding Cycles

Methandrostenolone was first developed in the 1950s and was soon a favorite among all kinds of athletes. This is due in large part to the fact that it is both easy to use and highly effective. In the US, production had a dramatic history, climbing for years, then dropping almost instantly in the 1980s when it was decided that Methandrostenolone 10mg tabs held no value for the medical community and it was removed from pharmacy shelves

Even so, the popularity of Methandrostenolone tablets continues, it remains the most widely used oral anabolic steroid in the US. As long as it is being made in any country, it will likely remain just as popular as it is now.

It is a highly potent steroid, similar to testosterone or Anadrol, but it has some potentially negative side effects. To begin, Methandrostenolone is highly estrogenic and gynecomastia (enlarged breast tissue in men) is a concern that can present quite early in a cycle, especially at higher doses. Another major concern is water retention, which can cause a significant loss in muscle definition due to increased water and fat. Individuals who are sensitive to estrogens may want to add an anti estrogen like Nolvadex or Proviron, or even stronger drugs like Arimidex, Femara, or Aromasin, if any of these are available.

Androgenic side effects are also quite common with Methandrostenolone, including oily skin, acne, and facial and body hair. Aggressive behavior is also fairly common with these kinds of steroids, so it is important to keep your temper in check during a cycle. Individuals who are genetically predisposed to male pattern baldness may also experience hair loss and may prefer to go with a milder anabolic steroid, such as Deca Durabolin, to prevent this. While Methandrostenolone can convert to a more powerful steroid by interacting with 5-alpha reductase enzyme, the same enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone, it does so only in trace amounts, so using Proscar or Propecia with Methandrostenolone is generally unhelpful.

Because Methandrostenolone is moderately androgenic, it is better suited to male athletes than females. When used by women, it has the potential for strong virilization effects, or the appearance of masculine characteristics in women. Some women do experiment with low doses of Methandrostenolone pills, typically 5 mg, and frequently do see dramatic muscle grown.

Anytime you take Methandrostenolone, you will see significant gains in muscle mass and strength. Its potency is frequently compared with other steroids such as testosterone and Anadrol 50, making it incredibly popular for bulking cycles. A daily dose of 20-40 mg is sufficient to offer results to even highly experienced users. There are users who take doses much higher than this, but this is unwise due to the increased potential for serious negative side effects.

Methandrostenolone also stacks well with most other steroids. It goes especially well with the mild anabolic steroid Deca Durabolin. Taking these two together can provide amazing gains in size and strength, without adding side effects beyond those generally seen with it alone. For maximum mass building, use a long acting testosterone, such as enanthate. Because it has such high estrogenic and androgenic properties similar to Methandrostenolone, the potential for side effects is quite a bit higher, but the huge gains in mass may make it worth the risk for some users. There are, however, drugs that can be used in conjunction with these that can reduce some of these side effects.

In order to be orally active, Methandrostenolone 10mg tablets are c17 alpha-alkylated. Essentially what this means is that it is chemically altered to allow it to pass through the liver without being denatured, so that it reaches the bloodstream in an active state. The downside to this is that the process that allows the steroid to survive passing through the liver also makes it toxic to the liver. Short term exposure can lead to elevated liver enzymes, while prolonged use can cause liver damage.

People with compromised livers should avoid Methandrostenolone, and anyone taking Methandrostenolone should limit cycles to no more than 6-8 weeks. It is also a good idea to see a doctor when taking Methandrostenolone so that liver enzyme levels can be monitored. The first visible indication of liver damage is jaundice, a yellowing of the skin and eyes as the liver has trouble effectively processing bilirubin. In the event this happens, stop using Methandrostenolone immediately and seek medical attention

It is interesting that Methandrostenolone is molecularly similar to boldenone, except for the chemical alteration previously discussed. The main difference between these two seems to be the estrogenic side effects, which are more pronounced with Methandrostenolone. Equipoise is relatively mild and generally does not require the addition of an anti-estrogen.

However, it is significantly more powerful at increasing muscle mass than boldenone, which suggests that estrogen is an integral part of anabolism. In fact, these two substances are so dissimilar that they are rarely thought of as being comparable. Because of this, Methandrostenolone is generally limited to use in bulking phases, while Equipoise is preferred for cutting phases or for building lean muscle mass.

The half life of Methandrostenolone tablets is relatively short compared to other steroids, about 3-4 hours. This means that taking it once a day causes blood levels to spike, then drop through the day. Many users will split their daily dose and take it two or even three times through the day. This has the benefit of keeping levels more steady through the day. The downside to this is the levels don’t get as high as they do when it’s taken all at once.

Knowing that blood levels of Methandrostenolone 10mg peak about 2-3 hours after taking it, the question is when is the best time to take it. It seems that taking it earlier in the day, preferably before working would, might be best. This allows for several daytime hours for the androgen driven metabolism to increase absorption of nutrients, especially following training.

Stacking and Dosage Timing

It has been established that at a daily dose of 50 mg taken in the morning, it causes minimal HPTA impairment. When using Methandrostenolone as part of a stack, it is generally recommended that it be taken in smaller doses spread throughout the day due to its relatively low half life of 3-4 hours.

When it comes to the pharmacological properties of Methandrostenolone tablets 10mg, it only weakly interacts with the androgen receptors and binds poorly to the receptors. It stands to reason, then, that much of the value of Methandrostenolone comes from effects that are not related to the androgen receptors. It does synergize well with Trenbolone, a Class I steroid, and is categorized as a Class II steroid. It also stacks well with Primobolan and Deca Durabolin.

On the other hand, Methandrostenolone does not stack well with Anadrol. These two work in very similar ways, so they do not synergize well. Also, Anadrol can aggravate estrogen related side effects. Bottom line, it stacks well with testosterone and with Class I steroids. Methandrostenolone tabs are converted via aromatase to methylestradiol. Adding Arimidex or letrozole to the stack can help to minimize this conversion. If conversion is to be allowed, Clomid or Nolvadex can block the side effects.

How to Protect the Liver During Anabolic Steroid Use

Q: “What can I do with my anabolic steroid cycle planning to help protect my liver?”

A: First, liver harm from anabolic steroids comes principally or entirely from alkylated anabolic steroids. Where the steroids are non-alkylated and estradiol levels remain normal, there’s almost never harm to the liver from steroid use. (A handful of apparent cases exist in the medical literature, so I don’t rule out that it could occur in very rare cases. Example non-alkylated steroids are testosterone, Masteron, Trenbolone, Boldenone (Equipoise), Nandrolone (Deca Durabolin), and Primobolan.

Keeping liver safety in mind, an effective cycle should have one or more of these steroids as the base, or even as the entirety of the cycle. About 350-700 mg/week of a steroid stack, though, may be an alkylated compound.

The most common alkylated steroids are Dianabol, Anadrol, oxandrolone (Anavar), and Winstrol. Alkylated steroid use is preferably limited to only six weeks at a time, though of course many who go longer don’t suffer lasting harm. However, sustained use of oral anabolic steroids absolutely can cause undetected formation of scar tissue in the liver. This effect can be cumulative, as the scar tissue does not heal. And thoroughly excellent gains can be achieved without “pushing” the 6-week rule.

If cycle length is greater than 6 weeks, then appropriate amounts of testosterone can substitute for the orals. I replace Anadrol or Winstrol with testosterone on a milligram for milligram basis. I replace Dianabol on a three-to-two basis, or in other words, 50 mg/day Dianabol is replaced by about 75 mg/day of testosterone. Oxandrolone, on the other hand, is replaced with Masteron on a three-to-two basis, or trenbolone on a two-to-three basis. Each period of alkylated steroid use should be followed by about twice as much time not using alkylated steroids, or longer. Estradiol preferably will be kept in the normal range, or not much above it, as elevated estradiol is slightly liver toxic. In and of itself estradiol toxicity is not greatly important, but in combination with alkylated steroid use, it adds to the toxicity.

Obviously hepatotoxic drugs and excessive alcohol use should be avoided, as should heavy use of NSAID’s, aspirin, or acetaminophen. Cautious use is fine. In terms of supplementation for liver health, lecithin may be taken in amounts such as 3-7 g/day together with B vitamins. With regard to milk thistle, steroid-induced cholestasis results from reduced activity of the bile salt export pump, and silymarin and silibinin (components of milk thistle) act at this point and can partially block the adverse effects of steroids. However, cheap milk thistle products don’t provide much of these substances. As for liver antioxidants, the problem does not seem to be one of oxidation and I don’t think they make a difference.

Liver protection supplementation may safely be omitted when the above principles are followed. Supplementation shouldn’t be a license to use alkylated steroids less carefully. I would treat supplementation only as a backup.