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Deca Durabolin
| Substance:
nandrolone decanoate |
| Description;
Dose; Brand Name: Deca Durabolin;
300 mg/cc; QV
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Deca-Durabolin is a brand
name of Organon Company, the manu-facturer of the drug
containing the substance nandrolone decanoate. Although
nandrolone decanoate is still contained in many generic
compounds, almost every athlete connects this substance
with Deca--Durabolin. Most common are the administrations
of 5 0 mg/ml and 100 mg/ml. Deca-Durabolin is the most
widespread and most commonly used injectable steroid.
Deca's large popularity can be attributed to its numerous
possible applications and, for its mostly positive
results. Deca-Durabolin causes the muscle cell to store
more nitrogen than it re-leases so that a positive
nitrogen balance is achieved. A positive ni-trogen balance
is synonymous with muscle growth since the muscle cell, in
this phase, assimilates (accumulates) a larger amount of
pro-tein than usual. The same manufacturer, however,
points out on the package insert that a positive nitrogen
balance and the protein--building effect that accompany it
will occur only if enough calories and proteins are
supplied. One should know this since, otherwise,
satisfying results with Deca cannot be obtained. The
highly ana-bolic effect of Deca-Durabolin is linked to a
moderately androgenic component, so that a good gain in
muscle mass and strength is obtained. At the same time,
most athletes notice considerable water retention which,
no doubt, is not as distinct as that with injectable
testosterones but which in high doses can also cause a
smooth and watery appearance. Since Deca also stores more
water in the connective tissues, it can temporarily case
or even cure existing pain in joints. This is especially
good for those athletes who complain about pain in the
shoulder, elbow, and knee; they can often enjoy pain-free
workouts during treatment with Deca-Durabolin. Athletes
use Deca, depending on their needs, for muscle buildup and
in preparation for a competition.
Deca is suitable, even above average, to develop muscle
mass since it promotes the protein synthesis and
simultaneously leads to water retention. The optimal dose
for this purpose lies between 200 and 600 mg/week.
Scientific research has shown that best results can be
obtained by the intake of 2-mg/pound body weight. Those
who take a dose of less than 200 mg/week will usually feel
only a very light anabolic effect which, however,
increases with a higher dosage. Most male athletes
experience good re-sults by taking 400 mg/week. Steroid
novices usually need only 200 mg/week. Deca works very
well for muscle buildup when combined with Dianabol and
Testosterone. The famous Dianabol/ Deca stack results in a
a fast and strong gain in muscle mass. Most athletes
usually take 15-40 mg Dianabol/day and 200-400 mg
Deca/week. Even faster results can be achieved with 400 mg
Deca/week and 500 mg Sustanon 250/week. Athletes report an
enormous gain in strength and muscle mass when taking 400
mg Deca/week, 500 mg Sustanon 250/week, and 30 mg
Dianabol/day. Deca is a good basic steroid which, for
muscle buildup, can be combined with many other steroids.
A conversion into estrogen, that means an aromatizing
process, is possible with Deca-Durabolin but occurs at a
lower rate than ex: testosterone. During competitions with
doping tests Deca must not be taken since the metabo-lites
in the body can be proven in a urine analysis up to 18
months later. The risk of potential water retention and
aromatizing to estro-gen can be successfully prevented by
combining the use of Proviron with Nolvadex. A preparatory
stack often observed in competing athletes includes 400
mg/week Deca-Durabolin, 50 mg/day Winstrol, 228 mg/week
Parabolan, and 25 mg/day Oxandrolone.
Although the side effects with Deca are relatively low
with dosages of 400 mg/week, androgenic-caused side
effects can occur. Most problems manifest themselves in
high blood pressure and a pro-longed time for blood
clotting, which can cause frequent nasal bleed-ing and
prolonged bleeding of cuts, as well as increased
production of the sebaceous gland and occasional acne.
Some athletes also re-port headaches and sexual
overstimulation. When very high dos-ages are taken over a
prolonged period, spermatogenesis can be in-hibited in
men, i.e. the testes produce less testosterone. The reason
is that Deca-Durabolin, like almost all steroids, inhibits
the release of gonadotropins from the hypophysis.
Women with a dosage of up to 100 mg/week usually
experience no major problems with Deca. At higher dosages
androgenic-caused virilization symptoms can occur,
including deep voice (irreversible), increased growth of
body hair, acne, increased libido, and possibly
clitorihypertrophy. Women who experience disturbance even
at a weekly dose of only 50 mg/week of Deca-Durabolin, are
often better off taking the earlier-mentioned and
faster-acting Durabolin. Unlike the long-acting Deca, when
Durabolin is administered once or twice weekly in a dosage
of 50 mg, no concentration of undesired amounts of
androgens occur. Since most female athletes get on well
with Deca-Durabolin a dose of Deca 50 mg +/week is usually
com-bined with Oxandrolone 10 mg +/day Both compounds,
when taken in a low dosage, are only slightly androgenic
so that masculinizing side effects only rarely occur.
Deca, through its increased protein synthesis, also leads
to a net muscle gain and Oxandrolone, based on the
increased phosphocreatine synthesis, leads to a measurable
strength gain with very low water retention. Other
variations of administration used by female athletes are
Deca and Winstrol tab-lets, as well as Deca and Primobolan
S-tablets.
A great disadvantage of Deca-Durabolin is its high price.
In the U.S. a 50 mg ampule costs approx. $10 - 12.
Deca-Durabolin in strengths of 200 mg/2 ml ampules;
usually cost around $30 per ampule. Because of its great
popularity and the high demand that goes along with it,
there are many fakes of Deca-Durabolin. |
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