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Post cycle therapy (PCT) is considered to be the most important part of a cycle because, if ignored or done incorrectly, the athlete could lose most, if not all of the gains made on cycle. As a result, all of their hard work and money spent could be a total waste. Therefore, many have wondered about the best way of running a PCT after using SARMS (selective androgen receptor modulators) like Anabolicum (LGD), Andarine (S4), Ostabolic (Ostarine), and Testolone (RAD140) – all of which are somewhat suppressive.
What does suppression and shutdown really mean?
Unfortunately, many people are under the incorrect assumption that being 'shutdown' is related to low libido, so they assume that if their libido is high, no suppression is taking place. However, this is actually a mis-characterization of the wording. In actuality, being shutdown or suppressed is when your pituitary glands are performing below their baseline. This aspect of suppression can be seen with blood work, where the LH (Luteinizing hormone) and FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone) are lower than before. For instance, when you run anabolic steroids they will drop severely close to 0. Meanwhile, when you run SARMS they will drop considerably less – typically by 20-40%, depending on the duration and the kind of SARMS you used.
*Note: it is important to run full blood work before every cycle in order to establish a baseline number.
How much suppression will SARMS give me?
Anabolicum (LGD), S23 and Testolone (RAD140) tend to be the more suppressive SARMS, while Ostabolic (osta-mk) and Andarine (S4) are the less suppressive ones. However, it is important to remember that ostabolic has been shown to be non-suppressive when taken for 4 weeks or less at dosages no higher than 25 milligrams (mg). Any cycle that is longer, or a dosage higher than that, will cause suppression. Hence, it is best to be safe than sorry, and follow up your SARMS cycle with a PCT.
On the other hand, both Stenabolic (SR9009) and Cardarine (GW) are not SARMS. Therefore, they are non-hormonal and non-suppressive, so no PCT would be required if you ran either of them solo.
What happens to my HPTA after I complete my SARMS cycle?
If you run a suppressive SARMS cycle. your LH, FSH, and testosterone levels will be lower than your baseline. Consequently, the purpose of PCT would be to provide a soft landing and make recovery a breeze, allowing you to feel good, keep muscle mass, prevent body fat gains, and hold onto strength. It is a crucial part of PED cycling, as you will not be able to hold onto any progress if your hormonal levels do not balanced out. In fact, this is why so many people are unable to progress - they fail to run a proper PCT to keep their gains, and they repeatedly have to start all over again.
What does suppression and shutdown really mean?
Unfortunately, many people are under the incorrect assumption that being 'shutdown' is related to low libido, so they assume that if their libido is high, no suppression is taking place. However, this is actually a mis-characterization of the wording. In actuality, being shutdown or suppressed is when your pituitary glands are performing below their baseline. This aspect of suppression can be seen with blood work, where the LH (Luteinizing hormone) and FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone) are lower than before. For instance, when you run anabolic steroids they will drop severely close to 0. Meanwhile, when you run SARMS they will drop considerably less – typically by 20-40%, depending on the duration and the kind of SARMS you used.
*Note: it is important to run full blood work before every cycle in order to establish a baseline number.
How much suppression will SARMS give me?
Anabolicum (LGD), S23 and Testolone (RAD140) tend to be the more suppressive SARMS, while Ostabolic (osta-mk) and Andarine (S4) are the less suppressive ones. However, it is important to remember that ostabolic has been shown to be non-suppressive when taken for 4 weeks or less at dosages no higher than 25 milligrams (mg). Any cycle that is longer, or a dosage higher than that, will cause suppression. Hence, it is best to be safe than sorry, and follow up your SARMS cycle with a PCT.
On the other hand, both Stenabolic (SR9009) and Cardarine (GW) are not SARMS. Therefore, they are non-hormonal and non-suppressive, so no PCT would be required if you ran either of them solo.
What happens to my HPTA after I complete my SARMS cycle?
If you run a suppressive SARMS cycle. your LH, FSH, and testosterone levels will be lower than your baseline. Consequently, the purpose of PCT would be to provide a soft landing and make recovery a breeze, allowing you to feel good, keep muscle mass, prevent body fat gains, and hold onto strength. It is a crucial part of PED cycling, as you will not be able to hold onto any progress if your hormonal levels do not balanced out. In fact, this is why so many people are unable to progress - they fail to run a proper PCT to keep their gains, and they repeatedly have to start all over again.
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