SideDeltGod
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People often think it's just the more frequent pinning that causes Test P to hold less water but that's not the full truth.
So even though Test E pinned ed would have more stable levels with less peaks and you would think because of that it would aromatize less and that's true but Test P ed will take that even further because it doesn't stay in the system the same way and more mimicks a natural hormone cycle so it has less time to convert to estro and possibly also agonize the mineralocorticoid receptors less in a similar manner.
While longer ester may be slightly more anabolic, Test P would allow you to run a higher dose without the need for an aromatase inhibitor (AIs are poison) so assuming you're a looksmaxxer you have no reason to use any other ester than Testosterone Propionate.
Full explanation here
Summary
Longer esters cause higher levels of estrogen
Longer esters cause more water retention
Longer esters cause more suppression of the HPTA
Longer esters cause higher levels of nitrogen retention (muscle gain)in other words are more anabolic
Shorter esters cause higher peak plasma levels
So even though Test E pinned ed would have more stable levels with less peaks and you would think because of that it would aromatize less and that's true but Test P ed will take that even further because it doesn't stay in the system the same way and more mimicks a natural hormone cycle so it has less time to convert to estro and possibly also agonize the mineralocorticoid receptors less in a similar manner.
While longer ester may be slightly more anabolic, Test P would allow you to run a higher dose without the need for an aromatase inhibitor (AIs are poison) so assuming you're a looksmaxxer you have no reason to use any other ester than Testosterone Propionate.
Full explanation here
Summary
Longer esters cause higher levels of estrogen
Longer esters cause more water retention
Longer esters cause more suppression of the HPTA
Longer esters cause higher levels of nitrogen retention (muscle gain)in other words are more anabolic
Shorter esters cause higher peak plasma levels