It is used by bodybuilders to increase their metabolic rate. If all goes well, the cytomel will increase the metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins. This means the athlete�s body will use that more efficiently. This is the most sought after effect of the cytomel by bodybuilders. When they use this drug, they can get ripped up on a much higher calorie diet. In fact, there is even some evidence to support the premise that the steroids an athlete is using will be better utilized by the body if cytomel is taken at the same time. This is due in part because the cytomel increases protein metabolism.

The thyroid hormone in this drug is a synthetic hormone available as the sodium salt which is normally used by the human thyroid gland. Cytomel does increase protein metabolism when it is taken in small dosages. One tablet is equal to approximately one grain of natural thyroid hormone. The dosage should only be taken for about a month to avoid serious adverse reactions. This drug has been very popular with women bodybuilders. They naturally have a lower metabolic rate and often must go as low as 500 calories a day for several weeks before they get really ripped. If they can handle a dose of 25 mcg of cytomel they can eat at least twice as much while they are on a pre - contest diet. This would actually be healthier than starving like many women lifters do.

Taking to much will will result give you hyperthyroidism. Symptoms of hyperthyroidism may include: a severe headache, irritability, nervousness, insomnia, sweating and menstrual irregularities.

There are two main types of synthetic thyroid hormones that are available, T3 and Synthroid (T-4). Cytomel is a synthetic thyroid hormone (Type T-3) and is regarded as the stronger of the two products (it is 4-5 times stronger than Synthroid). This product works by increasing the synthesis of protein, carbohydrates, and fats as well as RNA in the body thereby increasing your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate).

Step over Ripped Fuel, E/C/A stack, Thermodrine. When taken with clenbuterol, this is the single best fatburning combination that is available today (with the possible exception of DNP). I am not too big on death or a coma either though.

It is interesting to note that L-T3 is clearly the stronger and more effective of these two hormones. This makes Cytomel more effective than the commercially available L-T4 compounds such as L-thyroxine or Synthroid. The manufacturer of the German L-T3 compound, Hoechst AG, ascribes the following characteristics to its Thybon drug, making it clear that L-T3 is superior to L-T4: "The synthetically manufactured thyroid hormone, L-trilodine-thyronine (L-T3), included in Thybon, in experimental and clinical testing has proven to be 4-5 times more biologically active and to take effect more quickly than L-thyroxine (L-T4)." In school medicine Cytomel is used to treat thyroid insufficiency (hypothyroidism). Among other secondary symptoms are obesity, metabolic disorders, and fatigue. Bodybuilders take advantage of these characteristics and stimulate their metabolism by taking Cytomel, which causes a faster conversion of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Bodybuilders, of course, are especially interested in an increased lipolysis, which means increased fat burning. Competing bodybuilders, in particular, use Cytomel during the weeks before a championship since it helps to maintain an extremely low fat content, without necessitating a hunger diet. Athletes who use low dosages of Cytomel report that by the simultaneous intake of steroids, the steroids become more effective, most likely as the result of the faster conversion of protein.

Possible side effects such as medication are described in the package insert by the German pharmaceutical group Hoechst AG for their compound Thybon: "Exceeding the individual limits of compatibility for liothyronine or taking an overdose, especially, if the dose is increased too quickly at the beginning of the treatment, can cause the following clinical symptoms for a thyroid hyperfunction): heart palpitation, trembling, irregular heartbeat, heart oppression, agitation, shortness of breath, excretion of sugar through the urine, excessive perspiration, diarrhea, weight loss, psychic disorders, etc., as well as symptoms of hypersensitivity." Our experience is that most symptoms consist of trembling of hands, nausea, headaches, high perspiration, and increased heartbeat. These negative side effects can often be eliminated by temporarily reducing the daily dosage. Caution, however is advised when taking Cytomel since, especially in the beginning, the effect can be quick and sometimes drastic. Athletes do not use the injectable version of L-T3, this is normally used as "emergency therapy for thyrotoxic coma." Those who use Cytomel over several weeks will experience a decrease in muscle mass. This can be avoided or delayed by simultaneously taking steroids. For the most part, since Cytomel also metabolizes protein, the athlete must eat a diet rich in protein

Also, if you are taking insulin at the same time you are taking this product, keep in mind that it will reduce the effectiveness of insulin or any oral insulin products as well such as metformin or phenformin. Just remember that this product will work best on a steroid cycle and you need to keep your protein intake very high since this product metabolizes protein as well.

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Raver Article on T3/Clen Stack!
Cytomel (Mexican Cynomel) Synthetic T-3 amd Clenbuterol Stacking - A Quick Weight Loss Solution

This is to be a far from scientific article, one based, rather, in practical experience in losing weight and helping others to lose weight. We are not, on the average, concerned with obese individuals, but those who have packed on an additional 12-25 pounds beyond what was expected in a traditional steroid cycle, and the weeks beyond.

Not all of us will gain this type of weight during a cycle, but those of us who use a high protein / high calorie diet in conjunction with heavy weight lifting, accompanied by a medium to high dosed androgenic (i.e., Dianabol, Testosterone, Trenbolone (Finaplix or Component T-H)) steroid cycle, will almost always pack on an additional 6-20 pounds of pure lard. Granted that Burger King, Hooters, and Papadeux are not on the traditional bodybuilders menu, many of us are either forced, or by personal inclination, choose to indulge in calorie/fat bombs in order to provide the necessary building blocks for muscle.
Who, after all, can subsist on 3-5 protein shakes a day? I certainly can't, and from what I've seen of the advice on the boards, a Whopper or 2 every other day seems to be the prescribed regimen for gaining LBM - the prized Lean Body Mass.

Let's look at that paradigm for a moment - LBM. Sure and granted, we all seek this Holy Grail of Bodybuilding, but too many novices and mid-level bodybuilders alike sacrifice gaining pure muscle mass, in favor of gaining 2-6 pounds of LBM with a $400 - $1100 steriod cycle - all because they want to stay lean.

I might be wrong (it's been known to happen, albeit once a year or so), but if I'm going to invest that kind of dough, I want to see some by God muscle appear. In order to build the kind of muscle I expect from a cycle, I need to consume 4000 - 6000 calories a day, depending upon what I'm doing (Touch Football, Softball, or Indoor Soccer season). Those calories don't ALL go towards LBM, many (sometimes too many) go towards pure lard.

Don't get me wrong, the intensity you apply in the gym does, in fact, burn some serious fat, while at the same time channeling blood, nutrients, and the cherished PUMP to your muscles. However, if you intend to gain serious mass, and here I give kudos to the WarPig, you'll bulk and bloat. Damnit, the bloat. We don't want to look like Beachballs, we want to look like Footballs - tight, tapered, lean in all the right places. How to eat the necessary calories, the necessary protein, the absolutely essential, energy giving Carbohydrates, without the dreaded bloat?

Here's where the first application of T-3 comes in. I won't quote any studies (there are few), but from personal experience, and the experience of those amatuer and mid-level bodybuilders I've helped, a 25-50mcg dosage of T-3, per day, will help to reduce bloating and water retention, while at the same time enhancing the effect of whatever steriod (androgenic or anabolic) the user chooses. It won't, by any means, keep the mass from piling on, but it will eliminate the dreaded moon face and the hideous stomach bloat.

The second application of T-3 is intended to quickly reduce the blubber produced by a serious mass cycle, and ALWAYS, always includes Clenbuterol. Say, for example, you've done a Raver Cycle - 2g Test, 600mg Deca, and 50-75mg Dbol a day, for 12 weeks. You've devoured 3 Cornish Game Hens at a meal, wolfed down a double Whopper with cheese, but no Mayo every other day, and forced yourself to eat spaghetti with meatballs, cottage cheese, herb-seasoned chicken breasts, pork tenderloins, meatloaf, oatmeal, grits, and eggs, eggs, eggs, tuna tuna tuna, along with 2-3 daily protein shakes.

Trust me - you're fat. You look big as shit in the mirror, but you have no abs, no separation, and no definition. The remedy?
Weigh yourself. For every pound, use 1mcg of T-3. If you weigh 180, and you look fat, use 175mcg of T-3. If you weigh 250, and you look fat, use 250mcg of T-3. Round the dosage down to the nearest 25mcg, and stack Clenbuterol at 5-12 tabs a day for 6 weeks. Follow a CKD diet, such as Body Opus or Animalobolics, do 15-20 minutes of Cardio for the first 3 weeks, and watch the fat shed.

T-3 by itself produces sweat like there's no tomorrow - you'll have wet spots under your arms, under your pecs, in the crack of your ass, and, on your forehead. You might get the shakes. T-3, stacked with Clenbuterol, will give you all of the above mentioned sweats, along with the shakes...your hands, your legs (stairs are really a bitch), and your neck, on occasion. If you have a job like mine, where the shakes are undesirable, use a potassium supplement or eat 2-3 bananas a day, it will alleviate them.
In summary, T-3 has two uses - eliminating bloat and water retention during a cycle, and rapid weight loss after a cycle. One of the things to remember while using this drug is that it DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE between LBM and pure fat - it eats tissue, period. I used T-3 exactly twice before figuring out that it should never be used without at least 400mg of Testosterone, preferably, in dieting mode, Propionate. A post cycle regimen of 1mcg T-3 per pound of bodyweight, along with Clenbuterol and a 50-100mg / day dosage of Test Prop, will work absolute wonders.

And now, for the Raver challenge (the third in 14 months) - If anyone - ANYONE can produce scientific, verifiable evidence that synthetic T-3 (Cytomel, Cynomel) causes thyroid shutdown in humans after prolonged, high dose use - I'll send them $100. A major medical journal, a study by a top 10 ranked pharmaceutical firm, or verifiable results of a personal medical evaluation (verifiable via documentation and confirmation by the physician) are acceptable. Barring that, let's not hear any further argument about the horrible side effects of T-3.
Comments, suggestions, flames can be directed to [email protected].
Out here,
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Ok, I just happen to be taking T3 right now -so I'll tell you how and why I'm doing what I'm doing and then you can take it from there.

Folks will usually take T3 for one of two reasons. First is to take T3 in a small level dose during their cycle to assist in the protein conversion and thereby increasing muscle growth - basically just speeding up the process a notch. This does can range from 25mcg/day to 50mcg/day, depending on individual size and response to the chemical.

The second and more popular reason is for it's WEIGHT reducing capabilities. Notice I choose the word 'WEIGHT'. This is a VERY important distinction as T3 will cannibalize anything it can. Muscle as well as fat. For this reason I strongly advise that anyone who is planning on using T3, combine it with some sort of anabolic. I can�t stress this point enough. If you do not, then you WILL lose muscle. Yes you will lose some fat, but the overall net effect will set you back more in the long run. Get your B/F tested by the best method you can!!! This is how we monitor the �gains� if you will, and how the cycle is going.

So, now that we know that taking T3 solo is not in ones best interest, how shall we put together a ladies basic T3 �cutting� cycle to lose the fat, become leaner, more defined and possibly even a bit stronger (remember it can help build muscle)? You first decision is to pick an anabolic. This could be any of a number of steroids. Anavar, primo, winny, sust, deca�. You get the point. The dose of the steroid does not have to be excessive, remember the propose of the steroid is to PRESERVE the muscle while the T3 burns the fats by increasing you metabolism. Now to the T3 dosing schedule.... As you might imagine, this is never the same for any one person (don�t you just love this?) What we do is pyramid up and then taper back down. How high you go is strictly up to you and how you respond to the drug. Believe me, once you hit a certain does you WILL feel the negative sides...very similar to a grand mal epileptic seizure.... JUST KIDDING! Once you hit your peak, and start to get the jitters and such, back off the does by 25mg. This is your plateau. With this in mind, here is how you pyramid up:

Day 1 - 4 50mcg/day
Day 5 - 8 75mcg/day
Day 9 -12 100mcg/day
Day 13 125mcg/day (lets say this dose gave you a case of the jitters and felt uncomfortable)
Day 14 -17 100mcg/day
Day 18 - 23 100mcg/day
Day 24 - 29 75mcg/day
Day 30 - 36 50mcg/day
Day 37 - 42 25mcg/day

This is a six week cycle. It�s not really recommended to go longer. Notice the faster ramp up? And then we slowly come back down off of the T3. This will give your body time to readjust and come back on line. Now as to the gear use. I like to start one week before the T3 and end one week after the T3 cycle. This will insure maximum muscle preservation.

And there you have it. Key points to Remember;

1. Do not do a T3 cycle without gear.

2. Taper up the T3

3. Taper down more slowly

4. Get your B/F measured BEFORE you start!

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(The guy who injected Anabolic Steroids in the right side of his sphincter)

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T3: Ive never gone above 150mcg. Anything more and my blood pressure went up and my heart was beating in my ears.
Id say screw the GH, too. Its expensive and can be put to better use than a cutting cycle. Any anabolic and T3 will work nice without blowing a bunch of cash on GH!
Ive even used heavy androgens for dieting (as long as no contest is coming and any water retention isnt an issue). Hell, if water retention isnt an issue, I PERFER a heavy androgen to diet with! Better anabolic properties equals better results to me...

How much was your pro taking and for how long. Did he get blood work at all? Did know the risks involved? Or did he blindly jump in and take massive amounts? Or did he fuck it and did it anyway?

That first post is a very basic and safe T3 dosing schedule. At most, one will only hit the max dose for a few days. And more than likely many women will feel the effects below 100mcg and back off a notch.

Many top level personnel feel it is actually more safe pre contest to take some T3 so they can increase the calorie intake and still drop a few pounds of fat as opposed to severely limiting calories and starving the body.

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I wish you would give us some more info on the pros cycle. And help us all out....

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I don't discount what your saying about some of the pros, remember that both my wife and our good friend are both judges. They down right abuse the shit out of stuff. Sometimes they are very aware of what they are doing, sometimes not. And sometimes they purposely don't want to find out...head in the sand act.

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T3:

Day 1 - 4 50mcg/day
Day 5 - 8 75mcg/day
Day 9 -12 100mcg/day
Day 13-17 125mcg/day
Day 18 - 23 100mcg/day
Day 24 - 29 75mcg/day
Day 30 - 36 50mcg/day
Day 37 - 42 25mcg/day

After your all done with the T3 cycle you might wish to head into a clen/ECA cycle - two weeks clen, two weeks ECA. And do this for a total of eight weeks. By this time you would be ready to jump back on the T3 and sauce to continue dropping that fat.

Oh, and one more thing.... DIET, as in eat correctly.

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I have been meaning to go back a edit that, just lazy.

On the T3, clen thing. Some folks do use both at the same time. I like using the T3 as a stand-alone and then switching to the clen with a E/C/A stack for a two week on clen, two week on E/C/A cycle. But hell, I know of a few guys who do it all at once.... Not me!

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Daeo, hummm... Well, not sure about this action. Although typically one does a nice smooth taper and then waits a week (maybe two) before hitting the ECA/Clen. But for me personally, I'm just not a big clen fan.

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