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Deca-Durabolin

(nandrolone decanoate)

This is an injectable steroid that is a derivative of 19-nortestosterone. It is a favorite to thousands of steroid users. Deca is a low androgenic steroid, with high anabolic properties. It is excellent for developing size and strength. It does not have very little liver toxicity nor does it disturb the body’s own hormone functions excessively. Deca will aromatize in high dosages, but not at the rate of testosterone’s or other high androgenic compounds. This drug can be used for cutting or for bulking. Athletes have stacked it with virtually every drug and come out with positive results. It is a good base drug on any cycle. Deca can be used by almost all athletes and give positive results while presenting very few side effects.

Women use this drug but only in very low dosages; 50 mg per week. Deca has been established as a great soother of sore joints and tendons. Athletes report that sore shoulders, knees, and/or elbows are somehow without pain on the Deca cycle. This may be substantiated by proving it reduces the amount of cortisol getting into muscle tissue during the cycle. Deca also dramatically improves nitrogen retention and recuperation time between workouts. Deca also dramatically improves nitrogen retention and recuperation time between workouts. Deca has shown up positive on more steroid tests than any other steroid. This is due to the fact that so many athletes use it, and that it stays in the system at a detectable level for up to a year.

The drug itself is effective for about two weeks. Average dosages of this drug are from 200 - 400 mg per week for men. Deca used to be the most available drug on the black market, but it is fading fast. It is still available legitimately under the LyphoMed name, as well as Organon, Ruby and Steris, to name the most common labels.

Denistenil

100mg/cc 1cc/ampule This injectable steroid is a close derivative of Dihydrotestosterone. It is high in androgens, but will not aromatize. It is not toxic to the liver either. It is primarily used for cutting, or hardening up lean muscles. It will not cause water retention, and the high androgens seem to help glycogen storage, thus keeping the muscles full and ripped. Dosages seen were 100 mg every three or four days. This drug is too androgenic for women

Dianabol

This steroid is a derivative of testosterone. The oral form was originally developed back in 1956 by Dr. John Ziegler and Ciba labs. This was the first steroid used by American athletes and was the only steroid anyone in this country talked about until the late 1970’s. It is by far the most popular steroid used by athletes. The brand name Dianabol by Ciba was discontinued about five years ago because the FDA decided the only people using this drug were athletes. The generic name, methandrostenolone, is no longer made by any American labs, the market or counterfeit item is the most popular black market drug there ever was. At least one report confirmed the market D-Bol to be the real thing. This drug itself is a strong anabolic and androgenic product. It most often produced dramatic gains in size and strength. Dianabol was also shown to increase endurance and glycogen retention. The down side is that this drug is responsible for a number of side effects. It is an alpha alkylated 17 compound, which is quite toxic to the liver. Dianabol also aromatizes a great deal, even on fairly low dosages. Using Nolvadex in a stack with the Dianabol will minimize these aromatizing effects. Water retention and high blood pressure are also very common. Due to the drugs conversion to DHT it also causes extreme acne in some cases. Thus many of your heavy D-Bol users are big, strong, bloated with water, breaking out, and have a stressed liver. Obviously this is not a steroid one would use to cut up. It is best used to gain size and strength on a bulking cycle. This drug would not be a poor choice if not used excessively or for long durations of time. Average dosages for Dianabol have been in the range of 15mg to 30mg a day oral or 50mg to 100mg a week by injection.

DNP

DNP was originally made as a replacement detenating compound in TNT. When used in humans, however, DNP will raise body tempeture by interfering with mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. The way that this is accomplished in the body is that DNP diverts fatty acids away from ATP production and throws them off as heat instead. Aspirin, clenbuterol, and ephedrine all do the same thing but to a much lower extent. This is why you feel your body tempeture rising when using these compounds. DNP was used as a fat loss diet drug in the 1930's. There was a 1% incidence of users developing cataracts though and since DNP was not listed as one of the ingredients in these dieting drugs, they were pulled from the market. The thing that makes DNP so alluring to most bodybuilders is that it will boost your metabolism like no other drug out there. With even a low dosage, in the area of 3-5 mg/kg of bodyweight a day, it will rate your metabolic rate 30%. If this dosage is continued daily, it will raise your metabolism by 50%. At this rate you can burn about 1 lb. of fat a day. This product is very dangerous to use though. An overdose of only 4 times the recommended one will kill you. As far as this product raising your body tempeture, it can raise it indefinitely as well. You can die or suffer brain damage after your body tempeture goes over 104 degrees. DNP can raise your tempeture much higher than that as well. If brain damage and death are not bad enough side effects to you, you can also suffer irreversible liver damage and/or kidney damage as well without even an overdose while using this product if you stay on it for too long. DNP is known for cutting down on T4 to T3 conversion in the liver. For a person that is highly active and on a calorie restricted diet, DNP will deplete ATP within a matter of days. When this happens your body tempeture will go back to normal. The only thing you can do at this point is supplement with Cytomel in the dosage area of about 150 mcg/day. This product is only sold as a research chemical. DNP can be used as an insecticide so that can be a reason for purchasing it if someone asks you.

Drive

(boldenone undecylenate 25mg/ml, methandriol dipropionate 30mg/ml)

10ml/vial This is a new veterinarian steroid from RWR labs in Australia. It is a high anabolic, moderate androgen mixture. The few athletes who have used this item seem to like it unanimously. It resulted in solid strength gains as well as weight increases. They compared it to Deca or Winstrol-V in that the gains were not dramatic like with testosterone’s, but they were quality. This drug will exhibit little aromatizing effects with minimal liver toxicity. Drive is being used by athletes all over the country. It seems to be coming in through the East Coast; i.e. NJ.

The athletes who reported seeing it on the market were in New York, New Jersey, Florida, Colorado, Texas, and Ohio. Drive has the potential to be a very popular drug if the supplier from down under can keep it coming. Dosages seem to be effective at 2cc per week.
Durabolin

50 mg/cc, 2 cc/vial. This steroid is almost identical to Deca-Durabolin exept that is a faster acting compound. Its gets into the system rapidly and is active for less than a week. Therefore, shots must be administered frequently, in the area of two times weekly. Deca could be taken as a little as once every 10 days and exhibit its full efficancy. Durabolin can yield dramatic result similar to deca; in fact, it is one of the safest, most effective steroid available to athletes.

Dynabolon

80,5 mg per injection. This is a French made anabolic steroid which is very similarto Deca-Durabolin but is a little more androgenic. It does produce dramatic increases in size and strength. Average dosages are in the area of 2-4 ccs a week. It is especially popular in Italy as well as France where it is preffered over Deca-Durabolin because it is more cost effective. I have never seen this product counterfeited.

EPO

Known Name Brands: Erythropoietin, Epogen

Description: Epogen or EPO comes in 2000, 3000, 4000, and 10,000 IU vials. EPO is an injectable protein hormone that acts on bone marrow to stimulate red blood cell production. This is a new drug which is being experimented with by some elite athletes especially distance runners and elite cyclists. It was developed for patients suffering aneniia due to disease. It has been very effective for what it is designed for and sometimes is used as a replacement for blood transfusions. Athletes use this drug to dramatically increase red blood cells which are the oxygen carrying components of blood. Athletes are well aware that if they can increase the oxygen-storing ability of their blood they can increase performance. This is the theory behind blood doping. EPO does the same thing but is more convenient considering the use of EPO just requires a number of injections. Blood doping requires drawing out approximately a liter of blood, freezing it, then thawing it and reinfusing it several weeks later. Unfortunately, EPO has some serious dangers associated with it. It is suspected to be the cause of over half a dozen deaths amongst a circle of elite Dutch cyclists. EPO has a dramatic effect on hematocrit which is the percentage of red blood cells in blood. A hematocrit of 40 means that 40% of the volume of blood is composed of red blood cells which is about normal. Athletes not uncommonly have a higher-than-average hematocrit. When an athlete injects EPO, there hematocrit can rise as much as 40%. This results in an especially high concentration of RBCS. The danger sets in when this hematocrit level gets too high. At this point, blood could literally 'clog up' an artery leading to a vascular disaster in the form of a heart attack stroke, cardiac failure, or a condition called pulmonary edema; this is a form of water logging of the lungs because of left ventricular failure. The potential for arterial accidents becomes even greater when an athlete gets dehydrated. Obviously, marathon runners and cyclists lose large amounts of fluid during competition. This loss of fluid can raise the concentration of hematocrit even more, increasing the risk of a fatality. EPO use is most widespread amongst endurance athletes yet a number of weightlifters have been experimenting with it.

Esiclene

(Formebolone)

This is an Italian water based steroid that has one use in the bodybuilding market. It is used as a muscle inflammatory. It will inflame a local injection site and cause the muscle to gain size temporarily. Esiclene has best results when used in smaller muscles like the biceps, calves or rear delts. The drug also gives the muscle additional definition and hardness for the duration of the reaction, which are usually 20 to 30 hours. It is injected right into the muscle with a 25-gauge needle. From one to two ccs of the drug is shot in with a half inch pin. Usually Esiclene is only effective in two muscle groups at a time. The drug has a painkiller in it, which eases the soreness that the inflammation causes. Typically Esiclene is used for about seven days before a contest. One ampule per day would be injected into the muscle group. Some have claimed to add up to an inch to their arms or calves in this week. If it does not work just right, the person would end up with a lumpy looking muscle. This often happens when used in the calves. Attaining a dramatic peak on the biceps in the most effective use of this drug. Some use it the morning of a show or night before and get great extra peak on each bicep at just one ampule per bicep. This has become a very popular drug at drug tested shows. Most urine samples are taken on a Wednesday of a show that is on Saturday. Thus Wednesday night, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday morning the bodybuilders shoot the Esiclene. Many claim it has a hardening effect on all the muscles in addition to the inflammation effect of the particular body part when used this way, especially in women. You can bet many of your Ms. O bicep shots owe a great deal of it to Esiclene. Some use the drug on a regular basis, like one shot per week into the muscle, in an attempt to accelerate growth in lagging biceps or calves. The inflammation goes away in a day or two, and besides a little soreness, the drug has not caused any side effects. It has been quite hard to come by, but is available to some on the market.

Equipoise

(Boldenone Undecylenate)

Equipoise, or boldenone undecylenate, is a favorite veterinary steroid of many athletes. Its effects are strongly anabolic, and only moderately androgenic. By itself, Equipoise will provide a steady and consistent gain in mass and strength. However, best results are achieved when Equipoise is used in conjunction with other steroids. For mass, Equipoise stacks exceptionally well with Anadrol(oxymetholone), Dianabol(methandrostenlone), or an injectable testosterone like Sustanon 250. Equipoise is also highly effective for contest preparation since it aromatizes very poorly. Muslce hardness and density can be greatly improved when Equipoise is combined with Parabolan(trenbolone hexahydrobencylcarbonate), Halotestin(fluoxymesterone), or Winstrol(stanozolol). Average dosages of Equipoise are 200-400 mg per week. Injections are usually taken every other day. Since Equipoise is only available in a 25 or 50 mg/ml version, voluminous injections may become a problem. If high volume injections are made too frequently to the same injection site, an oil abscess may form. An oil abscess will often dissipate on its own, but in extreme instances, a doctor will need to drain it. Therefore, athletes should take caution and rotate injection sites. Equipoise is not readily available on the US black market, but it can be found. One of the more popular versions is Ganabol from Laboratorios V.M. in Middle and South America. It is mostly seen in 50 ml vials, but is also available in 10, 100, and 250 ml versions. Ganabol comes in a brown glass vial with a green label. 50 mg/ml versions will have a large "50" on the label. There are no counterfeits of Ganabol. The World Anabolic Review estimates the price of Ganabol to be $8 per ml. This price was probably overestimated. A more typical price is about $4-$6 per ml.

Exoboline

This product is marketed in Germany as a non-steroidal anabolic drug. It is not available in the US commercially or "otherwise". Exoboline is a co-enzyme of vitamin B12. This participates in protein synthesis and is water based injectable, so we assume that it is quite fast acting and relatively short lived in the body, and probably has zero side effects ? It should get in the states one way or the other.

This is a French veterinary drug that comes in 50 cc bottles in 50 mg per cc. This stuff is rather fast acting even though it is oil based product. So the you have to take a shot every three days. It is less androgenic and gives you that "hard" look and cuts you up more. Though ir sucks to get a shoot every three days may cause painful injection sites. There are other and better injectables.

Finaplix-H

Aliases: Commonly referred to as Fina.

Chemicals: Trenbolone Acetate

Stacking Info: Finaplix can be stacked with a number of steroids. It is most commonly found in cycles with cutting drugs such as winstrol, T3 and clenbuterol as well as in bulking stacks with testosterone and dianabol.

Finaplix comes in the form of a cattle implant pellet, which contains trenbolone acetate, potent androgen. Trenbolone is also the active ingredient in Parabolan, but Parabolan contains a different ester. The implant pellets can be ground up and mixed with a water/DMSO mix and applied to the skin topically. This transdermal mix is effective, but can cause you to have a very bad odor. The most popular method seems to be to mix own solution for injection, although it is not completely sterile, which could cause an infection if done incorrectly. Finaplix will give great strength and mass gains without water retention.

It should also be noted that this is not a beginners steroid. Finaplix, compared to other injectibles is more toxic to the kidneys. Since this is a strong androgen, side effects such as acne and aggression are also possible. Due to the toxicity of this drug, most bodybuilders will limit their finaplix usage to 4-6 weeks, though they may continue using the less toxic steroids in their cycles for up to 12 weeks. Fina is not a controlled substance.

Glucophage

Known Name Brands: Glucophage, Mellitron, Metformin. Glucophage - 850 mg. tablets - 40 per box. Glucophage is a brand name for metformin which is an oral hypoglycemic drug. Glucophage was made to be used to control adult onset diabetes. This drug is will increase the body's ability to transport glucose into the muscle cells much better by increasing insulin sensitivity. This substance will also inhibit the body's formation of sugar by the liver whereby lowering insulin secretion in the body. This substance is very similar to phenformin that is also an oral hypoglycemic except that phenformin is considered the harsher of the two compounds. Phenformin is considered to be from 5 - 10 times stronger than Glucophage at what it does for the body on a mg. per mg. comparison. Glucophage has signifigantly less side effects than phenformin has as well. The chance for an overdose causing hypoglycemia with the use of Glucophage is dose related whereas you almost have to take a lethal dose. It is common knowledge that Glucophage will increase insulin sensitivity as well. As far as bodybuilders are concerned, this product is used as an oral form of insulin. It will cause greater glycogen supercompensation during carb-ups as well as lowering blood glucose for those that are using the BodyOpus or Atkins diet to induce ketosis more easily. Common side effects of Glucophage are a metallic taste in the mouth, nausea, and vomiting. This will become on the next big drugs used by professional bodybuilders in the coming years for its ability as a repartitioning agent and blood glucose disposal agent. Effective Dose: 1,700 mg. per day in divided doses.You have to take this with meals and with water to avoid stomach upset.

An article about Glucophage from http://www.roid.com

The chemical name for this is Meformin Hydrochloride. I heard of it from a good Spanish friend of mine called Magic. A top bodybuilder and previous Mr Spain. He showed me a Spanish product used to increase appetite in young children. He ranted and raved about it so much that I took a spoonful at his house before driving to the gym.

Twenty minutes later and my blood sugar had dropped drastically and I felt ready to eat anything and everything in sight. I started pursuing it immediately. It took a while because the Spanish version of the drug was under a completely different name. I eventually found what is an antihyperglyceimic drug. Hypergylceimia is when your blood sugar goes to high which could be fatal This is not top be confused with hypoglyceimia which is the opposite.

As a matter of information these tablets degrade in sunlight and need to be kept cool. This presents an issue with black market sources seeing as dealers carry these things around in their training bags for weeks on end. The same applies with glucophages sister product Insulin.

The drug belongs to a group of drugs called the biguanides. A group of antihyperglyceimic drugs. Others include Buformin and Phenformin but in my opinion Metformin is the most promising in the group. These drugs increase the transport of blood sugar across the cell membrane into muscle cells. The action works by positvely effecting cellular insulin sensitivity.

Metforming is a little gentler on action than the other compound which hit so hard they can bring on lactic acidosis which would be counter productive.

What we are looking at is a product that enhances the effect of insulin and by now we all agree insulin is the single most anabolic agent available.

This product is slowly absorbed over a six hour period with the half life being as long as 15 hours.

Metformin has got to be safer than oral insulin and combined with effective insulin therapy and the right diet the results have been excellent. Each tablet is 850 mgs. The best results came with a slow build up to three tablets a day taken morning, noon and night using a three day on one day regime. This was combined with indictable insulin. The top athletes took on 1 IU per 10 1KG of bodyweight three times a day. They were careful to use the humilin act rapid S and take 10 grams of carbs and five grams of whey protein 90 minutes after administration.

For example 100 1KG man would take three metformin a day. 10 IU of insulin first thing in the morning, 1090 grams Maltodextrin and 50 grams of whey 90 minutes later. This he would repeat early afternoon and early evening.

The most successful subject also took 50 MCG of T3 on the days they took the metformin and 4 IU GH as two separate 2 I U shots taken mid morning and thirty minutes after training.

Another product that enhances the overall effect is Creatine Monohydrate especially if combined with the amino acids Arginine, Glycine and Methionine

The worst side effects have been minor. A bad taste in the mouth and some stomach acid. This can be avoided by always taking the metforming with half a litre of water.

Potentially the possibility of lactic acidosis must not be ruled out and you must be aware of the symptoms. The most obvious symptom is death which would hardly be missed by even the most focused and intensive bodybuilder. Before this irreversible loss of bodymass you will have severe cramps and stomach pains with uncontrollable sweating. A simple blood PH test at the doctors would clear up any nagging doubts.

It is important to say that this is experimental material and in no way can I recommend the use of this product. The older you get the higher the risk that is not to say that every twenty year old can go crazy.

Duiretics make the effects hit harder and this is a big risk area. Somehow risks always seem to come back to diuretics. The same risk enhancement appies to the female pill and even nicotinic acid.

The essential point of any insulin altered therapy is that the strict dietary needs are met. Eating the right foods at the right time should become like a religion. Imagine your life depends on it.

The discovery of how to use insulin correctly has without a doubt revolutionised bodybuilding. It has produced competitors twenty pounds heavier.

Growth Hormone

The use of exogenous sources of Growth Hormone has been popular in the United States for almost 8 years now. Originally, pituitary glands of cadavers. Ascellacrin and Crescormon were the two most popular brand names on this original GH. While production was under way on the synthetic, recombinant DNA versions of this drug, it was discovered that the biologically active form was associated with the formation of a rare brain virus called Creutzveldt Jacob Disease. This was a fatal virus that afflicted a very small number of GH users, none of whom were athletes. In light of this discovery, the FDA removed all of these natural GH versions from the market in the United States. Luckily, the synthetic recombinant versions were approved by the FDA a short time afterwards. These versions were developed after years of experiments with amino acid chains. The first of these versions was patented and produced by Genentech Labs with the brand name Protropin. A short time later, another form of synthetic growth Hormone gained FDA approval. It was produced by Eli Lilly Labs and brand named Humatrope. This product was allowed to be patented because it was shown to be unique in that it contained a slightly different amino acid chain than the Protropin. The difference was that Humatrope had 191 amino acid chains in sequence and Protropin had 192. For some very complicated reasons, the 191 amino acid configuration has been shown to be more effective. It had been speculated that these synthetic versions of GH would greatly improve the cost effectiveness of using GH, yet that has not been the case. An athlete who wants to do a cycle of GH can still expect to be out as much as $4000 a month. There are numerous versions of Growth Hormone available in Europe, the majority of which are made up of the 191 amino acid sequence. There is even a form of the original human extract Growth Hormone, called Grorm which is available in a few countries. Although this drug is indicated for the treatment of pituitary deficient dwarfism, it has been used extensively by athletes who are attempting to alter their body composition. Growth Hormone itself, is an endogenous hormone produced by the pituitary gland. It exists at especially high levels during the teen years when it promotes growth of almost all tissues. It also contributes to the deposition of protein and promotes the breakdown of fat for use as energy. As the body reaches full maturation, the endogenous levelsof GH are substantially deminished. After this, GH is still present in the body but at a substantially lower level where it continues to aid in protein synthesis, RNA and DNA reactions and the conversion of body fat to energy. By introducing an exogenous source of this hormone, athletes are hoping to promote these effects, causing the body to deposit more muscle tissue while at the same time reducing body fat stores.

On paper, GH should work exceptionally well; however, it does not seem to be delivering up to its potential. Most athletes who have experimented with this product end up being disappointed. There is some evidence that exogenous sources of GH are being destroyed by antibodies which appear after the introduction of the synthetic compound. Although the 191 amino acid sequence versions have been shown to produce less of an antibody reaction, they are still not yielding consistent results. I have speculated as to whether the introduction of exogenous GH would yield an appreciable degree of efficacy simply due to the fact that the body does not have sufficient receptor affinity to GH in the post-teen years. A number of athletes claim that GH is not that effective on its own, but in a stack with steroids it can do remarkable things. Perhaps there is some type of actual synegism created by the concomitant use of these two agents. Empirical data suggests that the efficacy of GH is dose related and that the majority of users may not have been taking enough of it to get positive results.

Despite speculation concerning its efficacy, syntheric GH is being used by thousands of elite athletes. These include men and women bodybuilders, strength athletes, as well as a multitude of Olympic competitors. Although Growth Hormone is banned by athletic committees, there is no method for the detection of it which allows drug tested competitors to use this product freely without any ramifications. Adverse reactions to GH use are rare but technically could involve acromegaly (elongation of the feet, forehead and hands). Other possible side effects involve overgrowth of the elbows or jaw, thickening of the skin and a type of diabetes.

There are numerous counterfeit versions of this product which are merely cashing in on the drug's mystique and high price tag. The legitimate versions must be refrigerated at all times, before and after they are reconstituted.

Effective dosages, seem to be in the area of 2 I.U., 2 - 4 times a week.

Cycle length is usually determined by how long the athlete can afford it. Some take the product for 6 week cycles, others use it year round. Legitimate GH is hard to find, when it does show up, it sells for as much as $250 for 4 I.U.

Halotestin

(Fluxymesterone)

10 mg/tab. 100/bottle by Upjohn. This is an oral steroid wich is derived from methyltestosterone. Many athletes use this drug to attain strength or a harder look to already lean muscles. The toxicity of this drug is very high. It will not aromatize in dosages of 20 mg per day or less. Aggressiveness is often increased in men who are on Halotestin. Women avoid the drug of course. If an athelete felt he needed to use Halotestin, it should not be taken for more than four weeks at a time. Dosages of 10 mg to 20 mg daily is though to be ample amount.

HCG

HCG, or Human chorionic gonadotropin , which is derived from the urine of pregnant women, is an injectable drug available commercially in the United States as well as many other countries. Pregnyl, made by Organon, and Profasi, made by Serono, are FDA approved for the treatment of undescended testicles in very young boys, hypogonadism (underproduction of testosterone) and as a fertility drug used to aid in inducing ovulation in women. Among athletes, HCG is used to stimulate natural testosterone production during or after a steroid cycle which has caused natural levels to be reduced. Stopping a steroid cycle abruptly, especially when endogenous androgens are absent, can cause a rapid loss in the athlete's newly acquired muscle. When HCG is used to stimulate natural production, a notably pronounced crash may be avoided. Although fakes are not very common, they do exist and should be avoided. More than one athlete has reported unpleasant side effects (fever, aches) due to an un-sterile fake so take caution. HCG is always packaged in 2 different vials,one with a powder and the other with a sterile solvent. These vials need to be mixed before injecting, and refrigerated should any be left for later use.

IGF-1

Description: Comes in 50 cc vials. This product is a freeze dried white powder that requires refrigeration and is light sensitive. This powder is supposed to be reconstituted with bacteriostatic water to equal an amount of 50 cc. IGF-1 or insulin-like growth factor 1 is a structural homologue of insulin that exhibits insulin-like activity. IGF-1 is synthesized in the liver and it is bound to carrier proteins that determine it's biological actions. IGF-1 is also the peptide through which growth hormone exerts most of its growth promoting effects. If you raise GH levels in the body, IGF-1 levels will also rise. IGF-1 does have an effect on insulin production in the body. It will lead to a decrease in insulin secretion which at the same time increase insulin sensitivity. IGF-1 is chemically the same as insulin but it is also somewhat different. IGF-1 does not seem to regulate glucose levels in the body like insulin does though.

As far as bodybuilders are concerned, IGF-1 has several good effects. It enhances nitrogen balance while simultaneously promoting fat loss. Bodybuilders are claiming a 5% drop in bodyfat per month and huge increases in strength. It also seems to lower LDL cholesterol. IGF-1 also normalizes hypoglycemia and hyperinsulinemia. It stimulates DNA synthesis and cell multiplication. It might stimulate red-blood cell production thereby increasing endurance. This action would be similar to what EPO does for the body as well (see EPO description). It is about 3 times less effective in this process as EPO in that respect. EPO has bee used for years to increase oxygen utilization efficiency. Bodybuilders have also found that IGF-1 reacts synergistically with long duration testosterone's as well. Testosterone enanthate increases serum IGF-1 levels in the body up to 21%.

When taken on its own, IGF-1 has a short half life. As is, the active duration is only about 10 minutes in the body. Binding proteins added to the compound seem to extend the half-life dramatically. When coupled with IGFBP-3 (IGF binding protein-3), the half-life is extended to between 6 and 16 hours which is a much more usable time duration. This product is very hard to get ahold of as well. Most people will probably never even see a vial of this stuff. It is only made by three pharmaceutical companies in the world. To get some of this, you have to be either a research student or know someone who knows someone, who knows someone....if you can find it, IGF-1 will cost you between $600-800 per bottle for 50 cc.

Effective Dose: 1/10 - 1/2 cc every other day.

Street Price: $600-800 per 50 cc vial.

Stacking Info: It is commonly stacked with insulin, growth hormone, and any and all steroids.