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Winstrol Depot
| Substance:
stanozolol |
| Description;
Dose; Brand Name: Winstrol
Depot; 100 mg/cc; QV
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Winstrol is one of the
favorite steroids in general, as confirmed by many
positive doping cases. Stanozolol, for example, was one of
the substances which enabled Ben Johnson to achieve his
magic sprints. It also gave this excep-tional athlete a
distinctly visible gain in hard and defined quality
muscles, possibly making quite a few bodybuilders envious.
During the first doping-tested professional bodybuilding
championships, the Arnold's Classic 1990, the winner,
Shawn Ray, and the enormously massive Canadian pro, Nimrod
King, tested positive on Winstrol (stanozolol), (FLEX,
July 1990). The Track and Field World Champi-onships 1993
in Stuttgart also brought two positive "stanozolol
cases" to light. To make a long story short: Winstrol
is a very effec-tive steroid when used correctly. It is
important to distinguish be-tween the two different forms
of administration of stanozolol, since the injectable
Winstrol Depot is distinctly more effective than the oral
Winstrol. Thus it is preferred by most athletes.
What is special about the injectable Winstrol Depot is
that its sub-stance is not-as is common in almost all
steroids-dissolved in oil; it is dissolved in water.
Although almost every steroid-experienced bodybuilder
knows this difference, the practical application of this
knowledge rarely occurs: the injection-free intervals of
the com-pound Winstrol Depot must be distinctly shorter
than with the other common steroids. Simplified, this
means that Winstrol Depot 50 mg/ml must be injected much
more frequently than the oil-dis-solved steroids (e.g.
Primobolan, Deca-Durabolin, Sustanon 250, Parabolan,
etc.). The reason for this is the relative low half-life
time of steroids. Those dissolved in water must be
injected at least every second day, and best results are
observed at a daily injection of 50 mg. The substance
stanozolol is a precursor to the dihydrotestosterone and
consequently, it prevents Winstrol Depot from aromatizing
into estrogens with water retention occurring only rarely.
Based on these characteristics the main application of
Winstrol Depot is clearly defined in bodybuilding:
preparation for a competi-tion. Together with a
calorie-reduced diet which is rich in protein Winstrol
Depot gives the muscles a continuously harder appear-ance.
Winstrol Depot is usually not used as the only steroid
during dieting since, based on its low androgenic
component, it does not reliably protect the athlete from
losing muscle tissue. The missing, pronounced androgenic
effect is often balanced by a combined in-take with
Parabolan. Depending on the athlete's per-formance level,
the athlete usually takes 50 mg Winstrol Depot ev-ery 1-2
days and Parabolan 76 mg/1.5 ml every 1-2 day. Although
there is no scientific proof of a special combined action
between Winstrol Depot and Parabolan, based on several
practical examples, a synergetic effect seems likely.
Other steroids which athletes suc-cessfully combine with
Winstrol Depot during the preparation for a competition
include Masteron, Equipoise, Halotestin, Oxandrolone,
Testosterone propionate, Primobolan, and HGH.
Winstrol Depot, however, is not only especially suited
during prepa-ration for a competition but also in a
gaining phase. Since it does not cause water retention
rapid weight gains with Winstrol Depot are very rare.
However, a solid muscle gain and an over proportionally
strong strength increase occur, usually remaining after
use of the compound is discontinued. Bodybuilders who want
to build up strength and mass often combine Winstrol Depot
with Dianabol, Anadrol 50, Testosterone, or
Deca-Durabolin. With a stack of 100 mg Anadrol 50/day, 50
mg Winstrol Depot/day, and 400 mg Deca-Durabolin/week the
user slowly gets into the dosage range of am-bitious
competing athletes. Older athletes and steroid novices can
achieve good progress with either Winstrol
Depot/Deca-Durabolin or Winstrol Depot/Primobolan Depot.
They use quite a harmless stack which normally does not
lead to noticeable side effects. This leaves steroid
novices with enough room for the "harder" stuff
which they do not yet need in this phase. Winstrol Depot
is mainly an anabolic steroid with a moderate, androgenic
effect which, however, can especially manifest itself in
women dosing 50 mg/week and in men dosing higher
quantities. Problems in female athletes usually occur when
a quantity of 50 mg is injected twice weekly. The effect
of Winstrol Depot decreases considerably after a few days
and thus an injection at least twice weekly is justified.
However, an undesired accumulation of androgens in the
female organism can occur, re-sulting in masculinization
symptoms - Some deep female voices cer-tainly originated
with the intake of Winstrol Depot. However, a dose of 50
mg Winstrol Depot every second day in ambitious female
athletes is the rule rather than the exception. Other
non-androgenic side effects can occur in men as well as in
women, manifesting them-selves in headaches, cramps,
changes in the HDL and LDL values, and in rare cases, in
high blood pressure. Possible liver damage can be
estimated as very low when Winstrol is injected; however,
in large doses an elevation in the liver values is
possible. Since Winstrol Depot is dissolved in water the
injections are usually more uncom-fortable or more painful
than is the case with oily solutions.
Although there are many fakes of the injectable Winstrol,
the origi-nal "Winny " as it is lovingly called
by its users, is easily recognized based on its unusual
form of administration. At a first glance the content of
the ampule is only a milky, white, watery solution which,
however, has distinct characteristics. Original "Winny
" is recognized because the substance separates from
the watery injection fluid when the ampule is not shaken
for some time. When the ampule is left flat in its ampule
box or, for example, stands upright on a table, the
substance accumulates as a distinctly visible white layer
on the lower side of the glass and can only be mixed with
the watery fluid if shaken several times or rolled forward
and backward. An ampule containing I ml of suspension and
its 50 mg dissolved stanozolol should normally separate a
white layer in the size of almost a thumb-nail. The
athlete thus can easily determine whether his injectable
Winstrol is actually stanozolol or is rather under closed.
Do not buy ampules or glass vials which contain more than
I ml of suspension since an original injectable Winstrol
is only available in one-millili-ter glass ampules. The
price for a 50 mg Winstrol Depot ampule lies be-tween $10
- 15 on the black market.
When injected daily Winstrol Depot can become a very
expensive compound. It also has the disadvantage that,
because of the fre-quent injections, the already-mentioned
scar tissue will develop in the gluteal region (buttocks)
which leads many athletes to inject Winstrol in their
shoulders, arms, legs or even calves. Although this was
originally intended as an expedient, injecting Winstrol
Depot into certain muscles has become increasingly popular
since athletes have noticed that this leads to an
accelerated growth of the affected muscle. An American pro
bodybuilder who is known for his cross striated,
horseshoe- shaped triceps owes this in considerable part
to his regular "triceps Winstrol-Depot
injections." A confusion with the also often used
Esiclene is excluded. Athletes who want to avoid daily
injections usually take 2-3ml Winstrol Depot twice a week.
in the U.S. injectable stanozolol is manufactured only for
veterinary medicine. It is distributed under the name
Winstrol V by Winthrop and Upjohn. |
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