Steroids Cycles

General description of steroids cycles

Anabolic steroids are performance enhancing drugs that are used to increase the muscle mass and strength and improve the physical performance. Steroids come in various forms and carry different traits. Considering this fact steroids should be administered following a certain cycle. Therefore, an anabolic steroid cycle represents the period of using the steroid, following certain indications of administration.

The cycles for injectable steroids differ significantly from the cycles for oral steroids. First of all, the period for administering injectable steroids is much longer than for oral steroids. While the last have to be used for a short period of time in order to avoid liver damage and other serious side effects, injectable steroids have to be used for a period of 6 to 12 weeks, and if the steroid is a mild one, the cycle may be extended for a couple more weeks. Any steroid may be used alone or in conjuncture with other steroids. Such practice is called steroid stack. In a steroid cycle, to the base steroid is added a milder steroid in order to decrease the incidence of side effects. There are steroid stacks formed from certain steroids that work well on most of the athletes; however, each user may find its own stack that will work on his particular condition. It is recommended to use testosterone as the base steroid, in order to make sure that the body is supplemented with hormone.

Beginner steroid cycles

There are some basic things to take into consideration when starting to follow a certain cycle. If you never used steroids, the first cycle should be very simple. Generally, during the first steroid cycle it is recommended to use testosterone, as the body is already familiar with it and will react positively to additional amount of hormone. Once you will understand how the body reacts to a steroid, and will learn to control the doses, it will be much easier to switch to other steroids.

Advanced steroid cycles

Advanced cycles means stacking the base steroid with another steroid. Once the user had a few steroid cycles and has learned how to properly manage the doses in order to obtain the desired results, he can deal with an advanced steroid cycle. An important thing to remember, the period of time between cycles has to be at least 4 weeks. One cannot start another cycle right away after discontinuing a particular steroid. Before starting another cycle, body needs some time to recover from the previous one. The most important trick with advanced cycles is about managing the doses so that the desired results are obtained with minimal risk for health. If the standard cycle with testosterone brings great results, there is no need to stack it with another steroid.

Duration of steroid cycles

We already mentioned a bit about the duration of steroid cycles. Injectable steroids cycle should last for a period of 8 to 12 weeks, however, many athletes extend the duration of administration to 16 weeks and even longer. Oral steroids cycle should last for a shorter period of time of 1 to 3 weeks. If used for a longer period of time, the incidence of getting side effects increases. Plan your steroid cycle in advance and consider all the benefits and risks.