Pharmascension
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Testosterone Based Compounds
- Test: basic androgenic male hormone
- Turinabol: Anavar’s cousin, more androgenic
- Halotestin: extremely androgenic, low anabolic, think strength / aggression over size
- Boldenone (EQ): lowers E2, slow dry lean gains, Increases RBC
- Methyl-test: orally administered, highly androgenic, organ toxicity
- Dianabol: highly anabolic, converts to methyl-DHT, lots of water weight, highly aromatizes
- DHB (dihydroboldenone): highly androgenic, highly anabolic, hits androgen receptors hard
DHT Derivatives
- Drostanolone (Masteron): hard, dry look, pure DHT compound
- Primobolan: lowers E2, gradual gains similar to EQ
- Mesterolone (Proviron): pure androgen, low anabolic rating, makes androgen receptors more available
- Oxandrolone (Anavar): strongly anabolic, low androgenic, cosmetic look
- Winstrol (Stanozolol): dry, hard and grainy, more of a lean cosmetic
- Oxymetholone (Anadrol): highly anabolic, low androgenic, lots of water held, rapid strength
- Superdrol (Methyldrostanolone): highly androgenic and anabolic, extreme strength and dry gains, liver toxic
19-Nor (Progesterone Pathways)
- Nandrolone (NPP): highly anabolic, increases collagen synthesis and improves joints, lean steady gains
and deca (longer ester) - Trenbolone: zero aromatization, nutrient partitioning, hits AR hard, much stronger progesterone effects, glucocorticoid receptors (blocks cortisol), strongly anticatabolic and androgenic, lean gains and extreme strength
- MENT (Trestelone): strongly aromatizes, extremely potent androgenic compound, high E2 but MENT is powerful
IGF-1 Pathway
- Insulin: nutrient partitioning, building block of IGF-1
- HGH: lipolytic, signals IGF-1 to be created
- Increlex: bypasses JAK2-STAT5 (pathway of which IGF-1 is created) and is biologically identical IGF-1
Thyroid (T4 and T3)
- T4: only use is to make T3, abundant
- T3: metabolism, body heat, nutrient partitioning and IGF-1 production
- RT3: does nothing, fights for production with T3
SHBG (Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin)
- Binds hormones (test, DHT, estrogen)
- Controls biological activeness in hormones
- “Traffic controller”
- Strong SHBG displacers are
Proviron, Masteron, Winstrol, Superdrol
(they up free testosterone and lower E2) - 19-Nors don’t bind to SHBG
- DHT binds strongly, test derivatives are more neutral
Metabolites (parent compound → active compound)
- Test → DHT / E2
(ideally stop this conversion to a degree) - NPP → dihydronandrolone
(weaker DHT) - EQ → DHB (dihydroboldenone)
- D-bol → methyl-estradiol
- MENT → 7-methyl-estradiol
Myostatin / Follistatin Axis
- Myostatin limits hypertrophy
- Follistatin prevents this
- Compounds that significantly lower myostatin are 19-nor derivatives and IGF-1 related compounds
Red Blood Cell Count
- Effects cardiovascular system (cardio and endurance)
- Compounds that raise RBC such as EQ (strongly) and test (moderately) boost cardio and endurance
- Higher BP also can impact endurance performance
