TESTOVIS / TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE (100mg/2ml)
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Testosterone propionate,
after Testosterone
cypionate
and
enanthate,
is the third injectable testosterone ester that needs to be
described in detail. This
makes sense because, unlike cypionate and enanthate, both of which
are
widely
used
and
well-spread
in Europe,
proprionate is little noticed by most athletes. The reader will now certainly pose the
question of why the characteristics of an apparently
rarely used
substance are described in detail.
At a first
glance
this might
seem a little unusual
but when looking
at this substance more
closely, there are several reasons that
become
clear.
Testosterone
propionate is used
on so few
occasions in weightlifting,
powerlifting, and bodybuild-ing
not because it is ineffective. On the contrary, most do not
know about propionate and its application
potential. One
acts according
to
the mottos
"what
you don't
know won't hurt you" and "If oth-ers don't use, it can't
be any good."
We do not
want to go
this far and
call propionate
the most effective testosterone ester-, however, in certain
applications it is superior to enanthate, cypionate,
and also undecanoate
because it
has
characteristics
which
the
common test-osterones do not have.
The main difference between propionate, cypionate, and enanthate
is the respective duration of effect. In contrast to the
long-acting
enanthate
and
cypionate depot
steroids, propionate
has a
distinctly lower duration
of
effect.
The reader learns how long this
time is from
the package insert of the German Jenapharm GmbH for their compound "Testosteron
Jenapharm" (see list with trade
'names):
"Testosterone
proprionate
has
a duration
of effect
of
I to 2 days." An eye-catching difference, however, is
that the athlete
"draws" distinctly less water with propionate and visibly lower
water retention
occurs.
Since
propionate
is quickly effective, often after only one or
two days,
the athlete experiences
an
increase of his training energy, a better pump, an increased appe-tite, and a
slight strength
gain.
As an initial dose most athletes
pre-fer
a 50-100 mg
injection. This
offers two options:
First,
because of the rapid initial effect of the propionate-ester one can initiate a sev-eral-week-long steroid treatment with
Testosterone
enanthate. Those who cannot wait
until
the depot steroids
become
effective
inject
250 mg of Testosterone enanthate and 50 mg of
Testosterone propionate
at the beginning of the treatment. After two days, when
the effect of the propionates
decreases, another
50 mg ampule
is
injected. Two days after that, the
elevated testosterone level caused by
the propi-onate begins to decrease.
By
that time, the effect of the
enanthates in the body would be present;
no
further propionate injections would be necessary.
Thus the athlete rapidly
reaches
and maintains a high testosterone
level
for a long time due to
the depot testo.
This, for example, is important
for athletes who with Anadrol 50 over
the six-week
treatment have gained several
pounds
and
would now
like
to switch to testosterone.
Since Anadrol 50
begins its "breakdown" shortly
after use of the
compound is discontinued,
a fast and el-evated testosterone level is desirable.
The
second option is to take
propionate during
the entire period of intake. This, however, requires
a periodic injection every second
day. Best results can be obtained
with 50-100
mg per
day or every
sec-ond day. The athlete,
as
already
mentioned, will experience visibly lower water retention
than
with the depot
testosterones
so that propionate is
well-liked by bodybuilders
who easily draw water with enanthate. A good stack
for gaining muscle mass would be, for example, 100
mg Testosterone propionate every 2 days,
5p
mg
Winstrol Depot every 2 days,
and
30
mg Dianabol/day. Propionate
is mainly
used in the
preparation for a competition and
used by female athletes. And
in this phase, dieting
is often combined with, testosterone to maintain
muscle mass and muscle density at their maximum.
Propionate
has
always proven effective in
this regard since it fulfills these
requirements while
lowering
possible water
re-tention.
This water
retention can be tempered by using Nolvadex
and Proviron.
A combination of 100 mg
Testosterone
propionate
every 2 days, either 50
mg Winstrol
Depot/day or 76
mg Parabolan every 2 days, and 25 mg Oxandrolone/day help achieve this goal
and are
suitable for building up "quality muscles."
Women
especially like propionate
since,
when applied
properly, an-drogenic-caused side
effects can be avoided more
easily
The trick is to increase the time intervals
between the
various injections
so that the
testosterone level
can
fall again
and so there is
an accumulation
of androgens in the female
organism. Women
therefore take
propi-onate only every 5-7 days
and obtain remarkable
results with it. The, androgenic effect included in the propionate allows better
re-generation without
virilization
symptoms
for hard-training women. The
dosage is usually
25-50 mg/injection.
Higher
dosages and more frequent intervals of intake would certainly show even
better re-sults but are not recommended for
women. The duration of intake
should not exceed
8-10
weeks
and
can be
supplemented by taking mild and mostly anabolic steroids such as, for example, Primobolan,
Durabolin, and
Anadur in
order to promote the synthesis of pro-tein. Men who do
not
fear
the intake of
testosterone or the possible side effects should go
ahead and give propionate a try. The side ef-fects
of
propionate are usually less frequent and are less pronounced.
The reason
is
that the weekly dose
of
propionate is usually much lower than
with
depot testosterones. A
daily injection
of
50 mg amounts to a weekly dose of 350 mg while several depot
injections
easily launch the milligram content
of testosterone
into the
four-figure
range. When compared with enanthate and cypionate, pro-pionate is also a "milder" substance and
thus better
tolerated
in the body. Those who are convinced that they need daily
testosterone injections
should
consider taking propionate. The
key to suc-cess with propionate lies in the regular
intake
of
relatively
small quantities (50-100 mg every 1-2
days.)
Although the side effects of propionate are similar
to the
ones
of enanthate and
cypionate
these, as already mentioned, occur
less
fre-quently. However, if
there is
a predisposition and very high dosages are taken, the known androgenic-linked
side effects such as acne
vulgaris,
accelerated hair loss, and
increased growth of body hair and deep
voice
can
occur. An increased
libido
is common
both in
men
and women with the use of propionate. Despite the high conversion rate
of propionate into estrogen gynecomastia is less common than
with other
testosterones.
The
same is true
for
possible water
reten-tion since the retention of electrolytes and water is less pronounced. The administration of testosterone-stimulating compounds
such as HCG and Clomid can,
however,
also
be advised with
propionate
use since it has a
strong
influence
on the hypothalamohypophysial tes-ticular axis, suppressing
the
endogenous hormone
production. The toxic influence on the liver is minimal so
that a
liver damage is unlikely (see
also
Testosterone enanthate).
What athletes dislike most
about propionate
are
the frequent injections
that are necessary.
TESTOVIS / TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE (100mg/2ml)