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PCT (Post Cycle Therapy)

Anyone who uses hormone derivatives (i.e. anabolic steroids, prohormones or SARMs) to build muscle must be aware that the resulting anabolic state is not permanent. In plain English, the good running build and consistent strength and performance gains stop when the hormone derivatives are discontinued. Then the difficult part of muscle doping begins: From now on, the goal is to carry over the achieved gains as well as possible into the natural phase or to make them "durable". This is not so easy, because the use of anabolic steroids has massive effects on the body's own hormone production. Fortunately, the sports nutrition supplement market offers a range of highly effective products that can be used to secure gains and rev up hormones.

Anyone who uses hormone derivatives (i.e. anabolic steroids, prohormones or SARMs) to build muscle must be aware that the resulting anabolic state is not permanent. In plain English, the good... read more »
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PCT (Post Cycle Therapy)

Anyone who uses hormone derivatives (i.e. anabolic steroids, prohormones or SARMs) to build muscle must be aware that the resulting anabolic state is not permanent. In plain English, the good running build and consistent strength and performance gains stop when the hormone derivatives are discontinued. Then the difficult part of muscle doping begins: From now on, the goal is to carry over the achieved gains as well as possible into the natural phase or to make them "durable". This is not so easy, because the use of anabolic steroids has massive effects on the body's own hormone production. Fortunately, the sports nutrition supplement market offers a range of highly effective products that can be used to secure gains and rev up hormones.

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PCT: Fast recovery for the hormone balance

What is „Post Cycle Therapy“?

The English term "Post Cycle Therapy", abbreviated to "PCT", refers to measures that should be initiated following steroid use - i.e. following a "cycle" lasting several weeks or months - so that the body recovers as quickly as possible. After all, it's no secret that anabolic steroid use isn't exactly conducive to good health. In addition to the cardiovascular system and the liver, the gonadal regulatory system in particular suffers from steroid use, because just about every anabolic steroid suppresses the production of the hormone testosterone. Why is this so? Because anabolic steroids act like testosterone in the body. This gives the organism the signal that testosterone is present in abundance. Consequence: It throttles the body's own production or even stops it completely. As long as steroids continue to be supplied from outside, this is not a problem - during this time, many testosterone molecules (or molecules similar to testosterone) are actually circulating in the bloodstream. But if the supply is stopped, the situation changes: as soon as the last steroid molecules have been broken down, the body has to rely on its own testosterone production again. And this only slowly ramps up again.

HOW PCT SUPPLEMENTS WORK

A few days after the end of a "cure" with anabolic steroids, the hormonal situation looks like this: There are hardly any anabolic messengers circulating in the bloodstream anymore. Since the body's own testosterone production is on the back burner and thus only a few no anabolic hormones are "supplied", the testosterone level drops sharply. To make matters worse, the body has also ramped up the production of female sex hormones during the course of treatment in response to the apparently (too) large amount of testosterone, so that the organism soon has an estrogen surplus. With this hormonal situation, the built-up muscle mass would disappear quite quickly. And that's not all: with a low testosterone level, the desire to work out and the desire for sexual intercourse also fades, and instead drive weakness, mood swings and possibly even erectile dysfunction appear on the scene.

PCT SUPPLEMENTS CAN PREVENT THIS SCENARIO. THEY

  • promote the body's own testosterone production,
  • increase libido,
  • have a mood-lifting effect and
  • partially block estrogen receptors so that excess estrogen doesn't do too much harm.

INGREDIENTS OF PCT SUPPLEMENTS

So following an anabolic steroid use, one should buy a PCT. But what does one actually buy with a PCT? Essentially, plant extracts. Supplements for stopping anabolic steroids usually contain a number of herbal ingredients that shift the hormone situation back towards building. Common ingredients in PCT supplements are:

Aspartic acid

This acid, also known as DAA (D-Aspartic Acid), is found in asparagus and other plants - hence the name. In a scientific review study from 2017, it was found that it can cause an increase in testosterone levels. Aspartic acid is also a component of many testo boosters.

Arimistan (Androst 3,5-diene-7,17-dione).

Arimistan is not a plant extract, but a derivative of the hormone DHEA. It acts as an aromatase inhibitor, i.e. it prevents the conversion (aromatization) of testosterone into estrogen. Arimistan is therefore mainly used as a cycle support supplement during a steroid cure. However, since Arimistan "boosts" the body's own testosterone production in parallel, it is also suitable for weaning.

Fenugreek extract

Fenugreek is an Asian medicinal plant. It contains the active ingredient 4-hydroxyisoleucine, which stimulates the natural release of testosterone and also has a positive effect on cholesterol levels. The latter is not entirely unimportant for anabolic steroid users, because almost every anabolic steroid significantly worsens blood lipid levels.

Diindolylmethane (DIM)

Diindolylmethane is an antioxidant found in cabbage vegetables, such as broccoli. Research suggests that DIM promotes the breakdown of estrogen in the body while eliminating potentially harmful estrogen metabolites that are considered risk factors for obesity and (in women) breast cancer.

In addition to the substances mentioned above, manufacturers of PCT supplements also rely on several other ingredients, such as ashwagandha (sleeping berry), saw palmetto extract, and zinc. Depending on the brand, the compositions of PCT supplements can vary greatly. Anyone looking to purchase Post Cycle Therapy should not be put off by this.

DURATION FOR THE USE OF A PCT

How long should one take a PCT supplement? There is no general answer to this question, because the answer depends on 1. how strongly the body's own testosterone production is suppressed after a Roid cycle and 2. how well one's own body reacts to the PCT product chosen or to the substances it contains. However, the intake should last at least four weeks. Most PCT products are also designed for 4-week use in terms of the amount of tablets or capsules they contain. If necessary - i.e. if hormonal well-being has not returned after four weeks - PCT should be continued for a while with a second pack.

SUMMARY: THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD BUY A PCT

For athletes using anabolic steroids or extreme muscle builders, buying a PCT supplement afterwards is highly recommended. Is it absolutely necessary? No - just as little as buying Alka-Seltzer pills is mandatory. Headaches will eventually go away on their own, and in all likelihood your testosterone production will eventually recover on its own after a steroid regimen. The only question is when. Experience shows that after a course of anabolic steroids it can take several months before hormone production returns to normal without help - even after a short course that lasted only 6 or 8 weeks. The chance that the previously built muscle mass will still be there is zero. It's no coincidence that almost all well-known manufacturers who offer prohormones or SARMs - such as Revange Nutrition, Olympus Labs or Brawn Nutrition - also offer PCT products. Be smart and use them!

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