“ECA”, or a combination of ephedrine, caffeine, and aspirin is often viewed as the most effective & readily available fat burning compound stack for bodybuilders, fitness/figure athletes, and anyone else looking to attain their best shape ever. However, aside from the commonly prescribed dosage (200 mg caffeine, 25 mg ephedrine, and 325 mg aspirin), very little information is often dispersed regarding the many smaller nuances of using ECA. In particular, its timing for use, tapering on and off the stack, and potential troubles seen by users are often overlooked – until now! Read on to learn more about one of the most effective fat burning stacks man has every discovered.

Timing
You should take your first dose of ECA immediately upon rising in the morning. For one, it will will eliminate your need for that morning coffee or diet soda, as the 200 mg caffeine you enjoy from the ECA dose will get you up and moving faster than you can imagine. Your morning cardio should immediately follow your ECA dosage. About halfway through the workout, you may break a sudden sweat as your metabolism comes to life, with the compounds kicking in. Your second dose should be late morning or with lunch. Any dose taken later than 1 pm may interfere with your sleeping pattern. The use of ephedrine alone may disrupt your sleep. Using it late in the day means you will probably have a late night!

Tapering
When starting the use of ECA for the first time, many users are advised to begin with a ¼ to ½ dose for the first week so that their body can become used to the chemicals and avoid any maybe panic or anxiety caused by the drugs. Likewise and perhaps more importantly, the use of ECA should never be ended suddenly. Rather, one should slowly taper off use over a period of 1-2 weeks, using smaller and smaller doses each day until it’s just ¼ of the normal dose, and the user feels nothing when use stops. ECA can be addictive!

Troubles
ECA is fairly harmless when use is limited to twice per day, 5 days per week, for two months or less. Going above that will limit the effectiveness of ECA and perhaps render you likely to stop seeing any results at all! Normal ECA use may lead to panic, anxiety, sweating, and heart palpitations for some. However, these are harmless and temporary, and will usually subside after a few days of proper use.

ECA is a terrific stack that yields amazing results. Using it correctly will help to curb appetite, boost energy, burn fat, and raise your body’s overall metabolism. Use the advice offered here, along with your own sets of wisdom & experiences to plan your successful ECA use. Good luck!

So you have decided to embark upon your very first adventure known as a prohormone cycle! Without a doubt, you are going to enjoy the results that you are about to see. A prohormone cycle is very similar to a steroid cycle. You can’t run it as long, and it’s going to be a lot more intense, but in the end you’re probably going to see some serious muscle and strength gain, coupled with some fat loss, without the detriment of too much harm to your body.

Length

Standard steroid cycles can last up to 16 weeks, depending upon the intensity of compounds you are running. A simple cycle of 400 mg of Testosterone Cypionate could be run for up to four months, if needed. Your liver probably wouldn’t experience too much stress from such a low dose. Granted, if you decided to add 200 mg per week of Deca to your stack, it would suddenly become necessary to limit it to 10 to 12 weeks. The more compounds you added, the more intense the cycle would become – and thus the more negative the side effects. Prohormones, as you may know, are some seriously intense compounds. Many have been banned because, well, they’re just too powerful for some users who tend to use them for too long. If you are ready to run a prohormone cycle, then you are going to want to keep it limited to 6 to 8 weeks at a time, depending upon the instructions that come with the compound. Ideally, you will also want to have a doctor check your blood levels to ensure your liver enzymes don’t jump in too significant of a manner during this stretch as well. Staying on a prohormone cycle too long might feel good at first, but the negative changes you’ll see in the long run certainly won’t be worth it.

Intensity

As mentioned, prohormone cycles are very intense. Be prepared for this. Give your body a break before and after running each cycle. If you are sick or recovering from a serious illness, hold off on the cycle until you feel you are ready. There is nothing wrong with putting off a prohormone cycle. The gains will always be there when you’re ready.

Frequency

Following each cycle of 6 to 8 weeks, give your body a break of 8 to 10 weeks to fully recover from the cycle you just subjected it to. We aren’t machines. We are living beings who are very fragile when it comes to exposing our internal organs to stressful compounds. Don’t risk your health by running prohormone cycles too often.

Obtaining compounds

Choose a prohormone supplement that will be readily available should you like it, and wish to return to using it down the road. Many supplements are offered by new companies which quickly fail, or the supplement themselves are quickly banned. Instead, choose a supplement such as Mesobolin, Oral Testibol, or others that have been around for years, delivering solid results to users.

Growth hormone is the big drug making lots of noise in the world of sports nutrition, anabolics, bodybuilding and lifestyle improvement. Many senior citizens are suddenly learning about growth hormone as a way to offset the effects of aging. People in their middle age are seeing it as a tool for reclaiming the vitality of youth, sexually, physically, and even mentally. Young men are discovering their performance and recovery ability is greatly improved with the use of growth hormone, making them more effective in their sport of choice as well as in performance in all areas of their life. Bodybuilders have learned that when used with other compounds, growth hormone allows them to restart some growth processes that halted years ago. Here are some commonly asked questions regarding the use of growth hormone.

What happens when you use too much growth hormone?

You wear bloat – a lot of it. There is certainly a ceiling to how much positive effects you will see from a cycle. More is not better – longer periods of use are better.

Does growth hormone start working immediately?

At the cellular level, it begins its work quickly. It will take several weeks until some of the effects will be manifested to the point where you’ll begin to notice them. If you begin GH use when you begin a cycle, you’ll feel and see the effects of the testosterone long before the growth hormone starts to kick in. However, the fat burning, muscle growing and vitality improvements you see over a period of months will be far greater than you would see with a simple test cycle alone.

What kind of doses are the guys using?

Many of the top bodybuilders you see on the state and national stages use 4 to 8 IU of growth hormone per day. At the professional level, some of the smaller athletes will stick with dosages like this. However, among the top guys in the sport, who regularly break the 280+ pound muscle mark (unheard of with the previous five decades of bodybuilder), the daily dosage of growth hormone has been reputed to reach 20 IU per day – or more. Obviously, this sort of information will be under-reported. No athlete is going to brag about how much he’s doing, if he admits it at all. Most bodybuilders work hard to downplay the importance of drugs, as well as how much they are actually using.

How does growth hormone work?

First off, growth hormone helps you to get more out of the food you are already eating. Its level of assistance with protein synthesis – using the protein in the food we eat – is even higher than that of testosterone. When used together, the body uses much, much more of the protein in our food. Diet suddenly matters greatly. Growth hormone also helps to speed up the fat processing capability of the body and keep it from being produced in the first place. Amino acids are used more effectively. The body recovers faster from workouts, and grows more muscle. Growth hormone isn’t a magic drug that will turn you into a champion bodybuilder – but its presence will be found with most guys who happen to be champion bodybuilders.

Are you looking for a fast-acting testosterone while is very gentle on the body? If so, you should check out Masteron. The gains are good, and the side effects are extremely minimal. Let’s check out a few fast facts about Masteron!

Masteron acts quickly

The drug is only active in your body for sixty hours.

Masteron will dry you out

Water retention is not an issue for users of Masteron. In fact, most users report a hardening or leaning out of their body with use. This makes the drug a good choice for athletes in the pre-content phase looking to appear as dry as possible.

Masteron works in low dose

Most testosterones call for the use of 400 to 800 mg per week to see desired results. Users of Masteron will only require 300 to 500 mg per week to find these same results.

Masteron is rough on the skin

If you have a predisposition for acne, pockmarks, or any kind of skin rash or irritability, Masteron may not be for you. Users report frequent breakouts. The good news is that once your use halts, your skin should return to its former clear state, unless you have allowed scarring to occur.

Masteron is good for your cardiovascular system

Blood pressure elevation is a major concern with many drugs – but not with Masteron. Keep an eye on your levels, as the effects of anything you take with it (including the very popular ephedra, caffeine, aspirin stack) may be compounded thanks to your increased red blood cell count. Overall, however, Masteron is one of the safest testosterones for blood pressure maintenance.

Masteron is very liver-friendly

A fast-dissolving injectable such as Masteron is probably your best bet for those users highly concerned with interrupting their liver function. If you have any history of alcoholism, narcotic abuse, hepatitis, jaundice, or a family history of liver cancer, or any other factor which may lead to a compromised liver function, then Masteron might be a safe bet for you!

Masteron lets you keep your hair

Seeing as the drug is a DHT derivative, your fears of male pattern baldness don’t have a home here. If you have already started the degradation of your hairline thanks to past AAS usage, Masteron may actually help to halt the recession.

Masteron does not cause Gynecomastia

This drug does not aromatize. In fact, it is often classified as anti-estrogenic. Water retention, gyno, and spikes in the female hormone estrogen aren’t of major concern to users.

Masteron needs to be injected frequently

Despite all its great attributes listed above, Masteron does move through the body quickly. Small injections of200 to 300 mg need to take place 2 to 3 times per week in order to keep your blood levels elevated to the effective range. As with all testosterones, unfortunately, Masteron does severely impact your reproductive function from its very first use, facilitating the need for a dedicated post-cycle therapy (PCT) plan.

Masteron is great for stacking

If you are looking to make another drug better, use Masteron! Dianabol, Deca, and most other common choices become much more effective when used with Masteron.

Human growth hormone, or GH, is becoming more and more popular with middle-aged and elderly patients all over the world. This has caused the compound to become more readily available to bodybuilders looking for every possible edge in their very competitive sport. Here are a few reasons why bodybuilders will benefit tremendously from GH use.

Lean muscle mass increase

The main reason many young bodybuilders engage in the use of growth hormone is that it does lead to an increase in lean muscle mass. This causes the patient to become stronger in the gym, and able to complete more repetitions with the heavy weights formerly used for low repetition work. Users of GH who don’t lift weights will still see an increase in muscle mass and strength, but those users who do will see a much faster growth trend.

Reduction in body fat

Even with no modifications in diet, you will see a slow but steady reduction in body fat through the use of growth hormone. Obviously, if you are engaging in an actual dieting phase, an increase in cardiovascular exercise and a reduction in overall caloric intake should be used to facilitate greater change, along with perhaps a fat burning such as the ECA stack. Simple addition of GH will lead to several percentage points’ reduction in body fat over several months’ time.

Better cholesterol control

As you may already know, LDL cholesterol is the kind you should avoid, that leads to heart disease. HDL is the good kind, which strengthens cardiovascular system function. GH use elevates HDL levels in users with low levels. The return to desired range within two months and stay there, even with no diet modifications. Since bodybuilders consume so much meat and eggs, cholesterol control is a very real need.

Stamina boost

Growth hormone leads to an increase in oxygen in the bloodstream. Aside from the mental and organ function benefits this provides, there is also a significant boost in aerobic performance capacity that accompanies this boost. This leads to more repetitions being completed on every movement. It means we can train longer and harder when it comes to cardiovascular exercise. It means we don’t become winded as easily in all the things we do in life, including posing, a major breakdown point for many bodybuilders.

Mental Effects

Much of what we do in bodybuilding requires a strong mental acumen. Doling out food portions, showing up on the gym on days we don’t want to, and keeping that drive alive for years of the same monotonous training can be hard sometimes. Growth hormone delivers a mental focus and concentration that helps make performing these mundane tasks easier.

Remember that GH use doesn’t lead to fast results, but over time its results will be dependable and consistent. Bodybuilders do not “need” growth hormone, but they will see significant improvements in all areas of their diet and training should they choose to use it It’s a great tool, when used with healthy lifestyle elements such as diet and exercise, for prolonging length and quality of life.

There’s a good chance you’ve seen plenty of those lists detailing common steroid myths in your day. The interesting thing about these lists is that they are usually designed for the non-user, with the intent of scaring any remaining undecided potential candidates for steroids into holding off on the drugs indefinitely. However, these exaggerative and often outright false ads often undermine the credibility of the anti-steroid point of view, and rightfully so. Alas, there are many bodybuilders who have already taken the plunge, who may still believe some commonly held misconceptions. Here is a list of common steroid myths for the reader who is already using anabolic steroids.

More is better

This is a commonly held practice among many new bodybuilders to run their first cycle, then attempt to double their results the next time around by doubling the amount of oil they inject each time. The truth is that there is very much a law of diminishing returns when it comes to anabolic steroids. Once you reach the point of optimal gains, your next move is into negative gains territory. Suddenly your body is working so hard to combat the negative side effects of these super high doses that growth cannot be attained nor sustained. The sad irony is that these same bodybuilders are risking health and wasting dosages when they could be making double the gains with half of the amount of steroids.

Some steroids don’t cause Gyno

The fact of the matter is that even though some steroids differ on the anabolic:androgenic ratio, they all have the ability to distort your body’s hormone function and hormonal balances. Sometimes immediately, and sometimes weeks after use is discontinued, you can suffer from a hormone bounce which can cause either a testosterone crash or an estrogen spike. Neither is desired if you don’t want nipple mass growing. Avoid these problems by using post-cycle therapy drugs and common sense dosing.

Some steroids don’t have any side effects

This is true, with one caveat. There is no such thing as a useful steroid without side effects. Sure, you can run mini-cycles of Anavar and maybe see a little bit of new hardness on your body without any noticeable side effects. But when it comes to real cycles delivering real results, dealing with real side effects is just part of the equation.

Law enforcement doesn’t care about small-time users

As evidenced by the rash of recent arrests across the southeastern United States, law enforcement agencies are indeed very interested in the activities of the small-time, small dose purchasers. Even though they may spend thousands of dollars in man hours to capture a single buyer with $180 worth of profit, there is a good chance the customer will identify their dealer and anyone else they know of who uses steroids to law enforcement as fast as humanly possible, if it means they get to stay out fo a jail cell. If you are ordering illegally to your home or place of business, you are breaking the law and putting yourself at a great deal of risk. This is never advisable.

In the annals of the steroid world, nothing comes close to testosterone. It’s the natural lifeblood of your own muscle building systems, and when used artificially, it delivers a shot in the arm like no other drug. Elevated testosterone levels lead to muscle gains, fat loss, and increases in strength that is unmatched by any other drug.

Second place in the list of steroid greats has usually been Nandrolone. It’s a very good drug, and when used in conjunction with testosterone, it’s a great drug. It results in spikes in testosterone levels and the subsequent gains in muscle size, strength, and fat loss, are very good. However there are some limitations with Nandrolone use which aren’t always discovered by novice users until they’re two months into their cycle. Let’s look at some of the side effects of Nandrolone use, particularly of the sexual nature.

Sexual Dysfunction

When taken alone, Nandrolone steroids often lead to an inability to attain or maintain an erection. Users may “crash” halfway through the act. Using testosterone with Nandrolone will help to blunt some of the negative sexual effects. For this reason, most steroid advisers will not let a client use Nandrolone without the use of testosterone as well. Self-administered cycles involving “whatever you can get your hands on” often include Nandrolone without testosterone, and this usually results in this negative side effect.

Testicular Atrophy

This is a side effect which has little effect on some users, and a highly traumatic impact on other users. Your body’s natural production of testosterone takes place in the testes, upon orders from the hypothalamus in the brain. When the body’s levels are elevated due to artificial injection, the brain senses the high levels and orders the testes to stop producing testosterone. They shrink significantly as a result. This is something that can be highly embarrassing to users, in the locker room or the bedroom. If this is an effect you cannot deal with, then Nandrolone (or testosterone for that matter) may not be for you.

Immediate Testosterone Production Freeze

From the first moment you inject Nandrolone, your testosterone levels are hampered. One shot will result in minimal natural production for at least a month. Continued use of Nandrolone for a series of twelve or more weeks could leave to a shutdown lasting six months or more. Your Nandrolone cycle should always be immediately followed with PCT (post-cycle therapy) to help restore the natural production of your body. This small “bridge” of chemicals will help to restart testosterone production and prevent a major hormonal crash in your system.

The choice to use anabolic steroids is a serious one. Even a small cycle lasting only two months can have short-term sexual effects, and long-term effects upon the HPTA system and testosterone production. If you haven’t thoroughly researched the side effects, you may not quite be ready for what is in store for you. Do your homework, and then make a decision as to whether or not the sexual side effects of Nandrolone use are acceptable to you.

Nearly everyone, at one time or another, has witnessed a muscular person displaying an emotional outburst in some situation, and murmured “Roid rage…” it’s commonly believed that steroids cause uncontrolled aggression and emotions in users. Is this true? Let’s look at the medical and real-life points of view regarding this occurrence.

Has “roid rage” been documented in medical circles, and in the legal sense? Yes and no. Increased testosterone levels do lead to increased aggression. In some cases, people who are on steroids will do things they wouldn’t normally do, since their aggression is chemically a bit higher. Now, has the term been medically documented? Does it exist to a certainty, as documented by the medical community? The answer is no. There is no absolute behavior that is elicited through the increase of testosterone in the body. Are people more likely to behave in a certain manner? Sure. However, no actual cause/effect model exists, and therefore the term ‘roid rage’ is a fallacy – in the medical sense.

In the real-world sense, we see roid rage every day. When bodybuilders and powerlifters throw around weights in the gym, start fights in traffic, and perform at a higher intensity than they ever could without the use of anabolic steroids, then yes, they are exhibiting a level of aggressiveness (read: rage) not possible without chemical assistance. However, this is controllable. We may possess greater urges and desires, but the choice to act upon them is still just that – a choice.

The answer to the question “Is roid rage real” is simply… “Sometimes.” If you already possess a dangerous level of rage and anger, then increasing testosterone levels may make these levels rise. The more testosterone you are using (particularly if you flirt with going above 1000 mg per week), the higher your chance of exceedingly aggressive behaviors. The actions of human beings are heavily influenced by the chemicals in our brains – and without a doubt, high doses of testosterone do change our brain chemicals. However, scientifically, there is no causation, and therefore it cannot be used as a defense for certain actions.

We all have bad days. People using artificial testosterone may reach their boiling point a tad faster than they normally would due to the levels of chemicals in their blood. However, they are also able to control their actions. There has never been a single proven case of an individual completely unable to control his or her behavior due to the use of anabolic steroids. Rather, individuals have chosen to act in a certain way, and then used their use of steroids as a defense for their actions, whether it be explaining to a police officer why they smashed another person’s car, or to their girlfriend why they shoved her. “Roid rage” exists in the sense that people are a bit more aggressive by nature with the presence of artificial hormones in their body. However, it is perpetuated by people who use it as a defense for their illegal or unacceptable actions.

Success in bodybuilding is not achieved through simply lifting weights, eating well, and getting plenty of rest. There are a myriad of other factors which are continually at work, fighting off the forces of catabolism (muscle wasting) and delivering muscle growth and strength gains. Food, training & rest are just a part of the overall collection of factors which combine to form the overall state of your body. Here are some areas of concern to consider when working to place your body in the greatest anabolic state possible:

Immune system
You can’t train when you’re sick. You lose muscle mass and strength, and your body stores body fat, when you are ill. Stress is a muscle killer, and if you allow it to negatively affect your immune system enough, you are going to find yourself sick all the time. If you sense yourself feeling run down, it’s a good time to take Zinc and vitamin C, and really change up the stress factors in your life so that you stay healthy. And get more sleep!

Amino acid levels in bloodstream
Our muscles are able to grow when the blood is packed with amino acids, readily available for torn muscle fibers (from your workout) to use for growth and repair. Eating at least 30 grams of protein every 3 hours will ensure your blood amino acid levels remain peaked. Eating every 5 hours results in a situation where you just don’t have the energy you need!

Alcohol consumption
If you drink alcohol on a regular basis, you are creating an environment which is not very anabolic. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Your testosterone will slump and your estrogen will spike. And you won’t feel like training. One glass of alcohol per night might be advised by some doctors, but it’s not ideal for priming your ideal muscle building environment!

Soy consumption
As mentioned before, estrogen is not your friend! Many soy products have been proven in studies to spike estrogen. Stay away from them!

Protein uptake capability
Remember that your body can only use about 40 grams of protein per every 3 hour sitting. Forcing yourself to eat 80 grams of protein at once is wasteful and tough upon the kidneys. If you use steroids, however, this number (your ceiling) does rise significantly.

Joint & tendon recovery
Be sure to take 1 week off lifting every 16 weeks. Let your joints and tendons, the infrastructure which allows your muscles to grow, a chance to heal. It’ll also give your immune system and central nervous system a chance to bounce back from your brutal training, and allow for overall increase in your muscle building capability and most importantly, recovery!

If you are a bodybuilder looking to get bigger, stronger, and more aggressive, then an increase to your body’s testosterone levels is exactly what you’re looking for. Such an increase can arrive naturally (in very small amounts) as a result of steady training, proper sleep & diet, and some supplements. Or you can immediately boost your testosterone levels by a great deal using the injectable variety of testosterone from your doctor. Whichever path you take, the added benefits to your life from added testosterone are many. Let’s check them out!

Muscle mass
Increasing your testosterone levels will make your muscles bigger and harder. With an added testosterone supplementation, you can expect an increase of 5 to 15 pounds of muscle mass during your first 10 week cycle. Even if you do not target a specific muscle group, it will grow as a result of minor secondary stimulus from your everyday activities and the changes to your blood hormone levels.

Stamina
You will not be able to train longer and harder. Your testosterone increase will result in a spike in your red blood cell count, making your workouts longer and more intense. Some users of testosterone will train TWICE per day ad really enjoy increased gains as a result! Training aggression and intensity are about to take off in a way you cannot imagine.

Strength
Without a doubt, using testosterone will result in an increase in strength. The muscle fibers of your body will swell as a result of their greater oxidation and amino acid saturation. This new muscle mass means you can move more weight. Exercises like the bench press, deadlift, and squat will see a 20% increase in ten weeks – that’s some major change!

Protein assimilation
When you supplement with testosterone, your body is able to use more of the protein from the foods you eat, on a daily basis. You maybe be using 200 to 250 grams of protein from your diet right now. With the use of testosterone, you will be able to take 350 to 450 grams of protein from your diet and make use of them. This is why you will notice many bodybuilders who use steroids eating very high amounts of meat, milk, or eggs. Their bodies can use it, while those of their natural counterparts cannot.

Recovery
Artificial testosterone will allow your body to recover twice as fast as before. This means you may be able to hit major muscle groups such as chest, back or legs every 4 or 5 days instead of once per week. Imagine being able to train your muscles twice as often, recovering faster, and being bigger and stronger all the while? Just some of the many results you’ll see with the use of testosterone.