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While injecting test increases protein synthesis by roughly 50 times, depending on dose and time, most bodybuilders forget that it will reduce collagen synthesis by more than 50% -- more like 80%, giving you the collagen synthesis rate of a senior citizen. Since collagen makes up tendons, bros are very prone to injury if they continue to lift very heavy, unless they cycle off T and let their collagen synthesis get back to normal. It's like having the skeletal muscle of a gorilla with the tendons of a very old man.

Winstrol increases collagen synthesis. It will give you bigger tendons. However, your body compensates for this by making them more brittle, weaker, and more prone to injury. I can't tell you how many bros work out anaerobically and become injured while on winstrol. Guys who lift in the 1-5 rep range while on winstrol, to baseball players who sprint all out from a stationary position -- winstrol should be the LAST drug they choose. Most of them like winstrol because they don't get the weight gain from it but it is very detrimental to bros who train for any sport anaerobically. Tendons tear easily on it.

Also, the drugs I mention increase collagen synthesis while also increasing collagen cross-linking integrity, making for a much stronger tendon.

Winstrol, on the other hand, will dramatically increase collagen syn, but ironically it decreases collagen cross-linking integrity, thus making a much weaker tendon.

You can plan a cycle of AAS which will increase collagen synthesis and skeletal muscle growth at the same time. The key is the drug(s) you choose.

Deca, Equipoise, Anavar, and Primobolan will ALL increase skeletal muscle while at the same time dramatically increase collagen syn and bone mass and density, leaving you with a substantially reduced chance of becoming injured than if you choose to use AAS like sus, cyp, or enth.

While testosterone will increase bone mass and density, even at supra-physiological levels, the result is weaker tendons due to inhibition of collagen syn.

To plan a cycle where the goal is to increase skeletal muscle mass/strength while at the same time increase joint/tendon/ligament strength, enough to keep up with the dramatic increase in skeletal muscle, you must choose drugs like Eq, Deca, Anavar, or Primo as the base of your cycle. Testosterone and its esters can be added to your cycle to keep levels within a 'normal' physiological range (ie, 100-200 mg/wk) but must not go above this. Since drugs like eq, deca, anavar and primo will reduce endogenous, natural levels of test, these levels may be maintained with exogenous test in the 100-200 mg/wk range. Test at this dose will not inhibit collagen syn, but paradoxically, will help increase it. It is when exogenous testosterone is used > 200 mg/wk that collagen syn is inhibited.

Deca @ 3 mg/kg a week(about 270 mg/wk for a 200 lb male) will increase procollagen III levels by 270% by week 2. Procollagen III is a primary indicator used to determine the rate of collagen syn. As you can see, deca is a very good drug at giving you everything you want -- an increase in collagen syn, an increase in skeletal muscle, and increases in bone mass and density. The one thing it does not give you is wood

Primobolan, @ 5 mg/kg, will increase collagen synthesis by roughly 180% -- less than deca and equipoise but still substantial.

Equipoise @ 3 mg/kg will increase procollagen III by approximately 340% -- slightly better than deca.

Oxandrolone has over a hundred studies documenting its effectiveness at treating patients needing rapid increases in collagen syn to enhance healing.

These drugs have longer half-lives than most other AAS, so this should be considered when timing your post cycle clomid use. Here they are:

Deca: 15 days Equipoise: 14 days Primobolan: 10.5 days

Anavar has a half-life of only 8 hours so it should not pose a problem.

GH is probably the most remarkable drug at increasing collagen synthesis. It increases collagen syn in a dose dependant manner -- the more you use, the more you will increase collagen syn. It has also demonstrated this ability in short and long term studies. From what I've read, hGH at 6 iu/day increased the collagen deposition rate by around 250% in damaged collagen structures. This result indicates that the increased biomechanical strength of wounds to collagen structures treated with biosynthetic human growth hormone was produced by an increased deposition of collagen in the collagen structures.

Eq, primo, anavar, and deca are all good -- they increase several biomakers of collagen syn -- ie, type III, II, I, procollagen markers. GH just seems to do so most dramatically.

Use of any of these drugs @ supra-physiological levels with a maintenance dose of test will increase collagen syn while at the same time increase skeletal muscle mass. Skeletal muscle mass gains will not be as dramatic as with large testosterone doses but you have to weigh the risk/reward basis for yourself. Also, these drugs do not satisfy the libido like testosterone, but that is not the point of this thread. It is only to demonstrate that you can increase skeletal muscle and collagen syn at the same time with certain AAS, the decision is up to you.
 
I've read this before, good read, now people will understand why tendon tears are common on winny when training in the 5 rep or lower range.
 
i have personally tried this out with 275mg/wk of test enanth and 600mg/wk of EQ. it worked great, i had no more pain in my elbows, wrists, or knees. i think everyone shold at least try this once.
 
Nice read Flex, I use my hands/wrists practically ALL day long in my line of work and let me tell you partner, after 8 weeks of Winny my wrists are killing me to the point I have to wrap them the second half of the day. I wake the next morning and they are perfectly fine till about 4 pm again. I forget about them till 4 then BAM here comes that crackling sound. Its too late to get MSM or Chondrontin, Ive only got a week left, Ill just tough it out. However, Ive never used var, whats the main difference between var and winny? Winny really doesnt make me that much stronger at all, well, wait, maybe its because everytime I use it Im dieting down and doing cardio which of course makes you weaker. Would adding 30mg of Var ED for a few weeks in a cycle be better than 50mg of Winny at the same time? Again, good read.
 
Ya every couple of cycles it would be smart to run something like this, no one wants a torn tendon or worse MUSCLE :dead: .
 
Southern Comfor said:
Nice read Flex, I use my hands/wrists practically ALL day long in my line of work and let me tell you partner, after 8 weeks of Winny my wrists are killing me to the point I have to wrap them the second half of the day. I wake the next morning and they are perfectly fine till about 4 pm again. I forget about them till 4 then BAM here comes that crackling sound. Its too late to get MSM or Chondrontin, Ive only got a week left, Ill just tough it out. However, Ive never used var, whats the main difference between var and winny? Winny really doesnt make me that much stronger at all, well, wait, maybe its because everytime I use it Im dieting down and doing cardio which of course makes you weaker. Would adding 30mg of Var ED for a few weeks in a cycle be better than 50mg of Winny at the same time? Again, good read.
i would take real var over winny anyday, but the problem is var is expensive. winny still has it's place because it makes tendons bigger. for a good tendon strengthening cycle i would do something like this

600-800mg/wk EQ wk 1-14
50-100mg/day var wk 1-5, 10-14
200mg test (cyp/enanth) wk 1-14

if you are using prop i would stay at a weekly dose closer to 100-150mg/wk
 
10-4, wouldnt that prop dose almost be kind of pointless? That would be JUST enough to put a damper in your natty test levels yet still yield no muscle gains.
It would be cheap though, thats for sure!
 
Read the article and you'll see the reason for the low dose of test, a tendon strengthening cycle would be for just that, tendon strengthening. So ya 200mg of test doesn't seem like much but anymore would be counter productive in strengthening the joints.
 
Bump a good read that i have seen before,......I will have to try it soon to get my tendons alot stronger than they are.
 
That's a really good read. I've been a little worried about my tendons. Having been on nothing but test cyp for the last six years, I could be setting up for a good tear. I've already mentioned that I get tendonitis with certain movements. I wonder if I could have my doc actually prescribe me either deca or oxandrolone to help build up the tendons. I'm sure I could convince him. That along with my test cyp should give me some good results.
 
Yeah, take it from me you DONT wanna tear something. Bicep tears SUCK and they take a long time to heal. I am not a huge fan of EQ but as you can see from the article it def has its place and thats why i run it often.
 
From looking at the gear suggested, this could also be a good cutting cycle. A bit of test to minimize loss of muscle. Some primo which can add LBM even when on a diet. Add in some winnie and it looks like it is a good cutter - though one with a lower amount of test.

EQ might be a challenge, but some folks don't find that it increases hunger much so it might not hurt in a cutter.

Has anyone tried to do a cycle to build tendons while treating it as a cutter? Or am I missing something (like you need a surplus of calories to build tendons??) IFF that would work, it would be an easy way to help strengthen tendons.
 
Let me tell yall something the town i live in, finding any kind of anything is impossible. There are a few but run their mouths too much. The only gear I have ever been able to get my claws on is tren. THIS SUCKS!
 
jyoungblood said:
Let me tell yall something the town i live in, finding any kind of anything is impossible. There are a few but run their mouths too much. The only gear I have ever been able to get my claws on is tren. THIS SUCKS!

well look where ya live, Virginia is conservative as hell , its as tight as a nuns pussy, and becareful with posting what you posted could be viewed as a cry for help, which is subject to immediat dismisal from the community
 
Presser said:
... and becareful with posting what you posted could be viewed as a cry for help, which is subject to immediat dismisal from the community
ie. your ass is grass.
 
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