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How to cycle Ostarine x Cardarine while minimizing risks
Please educate yourself on what these do, and every single potential risk.
This guide doesn’t focus on the benefits of either compound,.
This guide is for educational purposes only and not medical advice.
Please educate yourself on what these do, and every single potential risk.
This guide doesn’t focus on the benefits of either compound,.
This guide is for educational purposes only and not medical advice.
Pre Cycle
Pre Cycle
Blood Test
- A pre-cycle blood test is necessary to establish baseline levels, confirm that your body can handle these compounds, and address other deficiencies or problems.
- Discuss plans with the Doctor: to use research compounds and get labs ordered.
- Order labs containing
- Metabolic Panel
- Hormone Panel
- LFTs / Liver Panel (if not included in a Metabolic Panel)
- Optional - Lipids, but Cardarine has been shown to improve Lipids.
- Red flags in results include
- Low Testosterone
- Elevated Liver Enzymes
Preparation
- Complete a Deload Week
- Reduce accumulated fatigue to maximize output and decrease injury risk
- Heavily reduce/discontinue Nicotine, THC, Caffeine, and Alcohol Usage (avoid any drug that isn’t related to your cycle)
- Safely Acquiring Research Compounds (after blood tests verifies you are safe)
- It is imperative to purchase these compounds from a site that conducts third party testing with public results
- Chemyo
- Complete blood test 4+ weeks before cycle to leave ample time to acquire compounds and other supplements.
- Get morning weight (before water or anything), couple times a week.
- Find your maintenance calories then plan your deficit and healthy foods.
Cycle
Basics
- Ostarine Dosage Guide
- 10mg
- Low lean muscle gain (maintaining muscle easier in a deficit)
- Minimal side effects
- Low risk of suppression
- “Lowest effective dose”
- 20mg
- Increased lean muscle gain (diminishing marginal returns, 100% increase in dosage may mean only 50% more gains)
- Risk of suppression, joint pain, cholesterol impact, fatigue, etc
- 10mg
- Cardarine Dosage
- 10mg
- Effective dosage with a noticeable endurance boost
- Faster fat loss when paired with calorie deficit
- Improvement in Lipids
- Minimal to no known side effects and no suppression.
- 20mg
- Endurance increase, slightly more fat loss, and lipids improvement.
- Potentially unnecessary increase, risking systemic fatigue, headaches, and cancerous proliferation (more on this later)
- 10mg
- Cycle Length
- Cycles are ran anywhere from 6-12 weeks
- 8 weeks is the typical cycle, longer cycles are riskier and will cause more suppression.
- Ingestion
- Once daily, same time of day
- Cardarine is “optimal” 1 hour pre cardio/training due to peak effects
- Use a sterilized Oral Syringe
- Taken with fats is theorized to enhance absorption, but it seems most people take on an empty stomach, no food after for 30-60 minutes. This causes faster absorption, possibly nausea and upset stomach.
Daily Supplements
- Liver Protection
- NAC - 1g
- Boosts glutathione and counteracts oxidative stress
- Take 1-2 hours post ingestion
- TUDCA - 500mg
- Reduces liver enzyme elevation and bile acid buildup
- Take with fat containing meal
- NAC - 1g
- Cardarine Cancer Risk
- Cardarine does not directly cause cancer, but it can (hypothetically) accelerate the growth of pre-existing cancerous cells
- We combat this using Meriva (Curcumin Phytosome) 500-1000mg
- Reduces uncontrolled cell proliferation and is anti-inflammatory, which will suppress tumor-promoting pathways
- Joint support, liver protection, heart health, lipids, etc.
- Take with fat containing meal
- Testosterone Support
- KSM-66 Ashwagandha - before sleeping
- Magnesium Glycinate - before sleeping
- Zinc - in morning without other minerals
- D3 - with fat containing meal
- Other
- Electrolytes
- Creatine
Behavior
- Avoid Nicotine, THC, Caffeine, and Alcohol Usage
- Avoid Junk Food, Dehydration, Sedentarianism
- Get optimal sleep (8+ hours, avoid blue light, large meals within 2hrs sleep, proper temperature, darkness, etc)
- Ostarine will enhance recovery, workout 5-6x weekly
- Track morning weight (before water or anything) every other day
- Be in a calorie deficit and adjust calories as needed every 2-3 weeks.
- 0.8g/lb minimum daily protein
- Prioritize micronutrient dense foods
Post Cycle
Post Cycle Blood Test
- This analyzes how the body has reacted to the compounds, and determines if PCT will be necessary
- Test 2 weeks after cycle if you feel suppressed, preferably test 4 weeks post cycle.
- Order Labs Containing
- Hormone Panel
- LFTs / Liver Enzymes
- Red flags in results include
- Highly elevated ALT or AST (liver)
- Significant Testosterone drops (>40% below baseline)
- LH & FSH crash near zero
Post Cycle Therapy (PCT)
- Return to maintenance calories or a slight surplus to ensure you are getting sufficient nutrients
- Fully optimize liver health: Continue NAC, TUDCA, Meriva, etc 5-7 days post cycle while Ostarine clears from system
- Immediately post-cycle start 400-600mg of Tongkat Ali daily
- Proven in recovery of testosterone suppression and raising testosterone.
- This will help to avoid a more severe PCT from a serm.
- Optionally you can start Tongkat Ali 2-4 weeks before the end of cycle to help prime natural testosterone production and have it already active in your system post cycle.
- Run for at least 4 weeks post cycle for natural hormonal recovery.
- If you have major suppression or noticeable side effects, discuss a Clomid or Nolvadex PCT with your doctor.
