Posted by boomer on January 07, 1997 at 22:13:23:
In Reply to: Re: Cycle: begin HIGH or LOW ? posted by Dr. Vet on January 07, 1997 at 15:57:19:
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: : : Man, I'm confused.
: : : Some say start high and taper down and some say pyramide it up and down.
: : : Any advice?
: : My Friends generally run by the following rule (after exhaustive experimentation I might add). Start low the 1st week just to get adjusted to the cycle. By week 2-3 be on a steady dose. For test, say 400mg/week as a hypothetical. Stay on this for your whole cycle, then taper down when it's time to stop. All the different up/down regimens have not really yielded additional benifit and seem unnecessary. You will find many differing opinions though, so you'll really have to find out what's best for you.
: Many guys I know use this route. If I were a BB using AS
: this is the way I would go.
If I were a steroid user, which of course I'm not, I would probably pyramid, also.
But, I would never use a heavy one like test, Big A, or D-bol without having another
mild anabolic to use when I started coming down and for a few weeks after. It is a
better way to keep a higher % of gains, and you feel a lot better in general. You will
even keep most of your normal sex drive. A post cycle crash from a heavy hitter AS is
not on my wish list, as it plain sucks.
By the way, there are certain times and conditions that would make a pyramid schedule
a waste. Many people feel they get better results by doing it other ways, like the 4
week blitz, the 3 weeks of 6 alternating different ones, the go long method, the do
whatever you can find stack, and the newly spawned receptor upgrade cycle (which may
be excellent). As you can see, like the other guys said, it is up to you to see what
works best for you.
Boomer