Steroids and hormonal axis
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Suppression is defined as complete inhibition of the pituitary ZUDENA and testes, resulting in a complete cessation of endogenous androgen production. Some androgens suppress only the endogenous production of these androgens, resulting in a decreased level of testosterone but not complete suppression.
Steroids that reduce but do not suppress the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis are: Anavar, Proviron, Halotestin, Winstrol, Equipoise, dianabol, masteron, primobolan, clostebol and 4-aDiol. Instead steroids with strong androgenic-progesteronic-estrogenic activity will cause a complete suppression of endogenous hormone production because they activate too many receptors.
Steroids that totally suppress the endogenous production of Testosterone: Trenbolone, Nandrolone, Anadrol and Testosterones. The distinction between suppression and inhibition is of utmost importance, since steroids that cause less suppression of endogenous hormones will allow greater retention of gains at the end of the cycle, and a faster and easier recovery.
The pre-post cycle (active recovery) allows the axis to begin production of LH (luteinizing hormone) and FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone), while receiving additional anabolic booster. This is the period in which we can use a non-inhibitory steroid while the endogenous testosterone level begins to recover. This happens before the post-cycle, so when we start the post-cycle the axis will have already started to recover. Active recovery at the end of the cycle: The axis begins to restore endogenous testosterone production when it detects that the level of androgens in the body begins to decrease (at the end of the cycle). Thus, the axis can begin to re-establish itself while we are still in an anabolic state.
The following substances can be used during active recovery: Anavar / Proviron = 40mgs / 25mgs Anavar / Masteron = 40mgs / 300mgs Primobolan / Masteron = 300mgs / 300mgs Turinabol / Proviron = 40mgs / 25mgs Turinabol / Masteron = 40mgs / 300mgs Winstrol / Masteron = 50mgs / 300mgs Dianabol / Proviron = 15mgs / 25mgs Dianabol / Masteron = 15mgs / 300mgs Examples: In a short cycle: Week 1-4: 250-500 mg testosterone. Weekly Week 1-4: dianabol, 30-40 mg. daily Week 1-4: Decadurabolin 400mg weekly Week 5-8: Active recovery with substances that do not suppress the axis. Week 9-11: Post-cycle In a long cycle: Week 1-6: dianabol, 30mg. daily
Week 1-10: Testosterone Enanthate, 500mg. week Week 8-12: winstrol, 100mgs ED Week 12-15: Active recovery with substances that do not suppress the axis. Week 16-22: Post-cycle Never stop the cycle dry. If your shaft is removed, complete recovery can take weeks or even months. Therefore, you should stay on minimally inhibitory steroids in an attempt to maintain cycle gains, while beginning recovery of testosterone levels. Furthermore it continues to progress due to the additional mild anabolic support.
This not only means that you can go through a complete cycle without suppression (as long as the substances, doses and duration are correct) it also means that if your axis has been suppressed during the cycle you do not have to leave it immediately. In fact, it's best to stay on the cycle as your endogenous testosterone begins to rise. You can also follow a cycle that completely avoids suppression: Example 1: Week 1-6: dianabol, 20-40mg. daily Week 1-10: anavar, 15-40mg. daily Week 1-10: Masteron, 200-300 mg. weekly Example 2: Week 1-6: dianabol, 20-40mg. daily Week 1-10: primobolan, 400mg. Weekly Week 6-14: Anavar 15 - 40 mg. daily
There are multiple possibilities, there are hundreds of non-suppressive cycles that you can use using these references. Your days of axis suffering are over. By understanding which steroids cause suppression and which do not, we can formulate a perfect extended cycle. The hypothalamus has androgen, estrogen, and progesterone receptors . Each of the anabolic steroids affects these receptors differently. Some steroids affect all receptors, others affect only one type of receptor, and others hardly affect any of them. Knowing that steroids affect which receptors and to what degree, allows the user to systematically avoid axis suppression, formulating a perfect extended cycle.
Steroids that activate too many receptors (saturating them) of these hormones will cause suppression. Those that do not will not cause suppression, only decrease. Methenolone, for example, (primobolan) does not possess any estrogenic or progesteronic activity, since being an anabolic steroid, it has a small androgenic component, and therefore does not cause suppression. Oxandrolone, same thing. However it should be noted that any steroid in large enough doses for too long periods can cause suppression. Total bodybuilding: Eduardo Domínguez