After cycle therapy is used to restore the body builder’s natural levels of testosterone. During a training cycle the steroids prevent the body from needing to produce testosterone. Once a training cycle is complete your body needs to produce its own testosterone. This will take the body a while to do on its own and will produce some unpleasant side effects including acne, impotence and depression while the body is acclimating to producing its own testosterone. Steroids are cycled to allow the body to retain all of its normal functions and to prevent damage to the liver or kidneys due to the high doses of steroids. Bringing the body’s testosterone up to a normal level rapidly reduces the muscle mass loss that occurs once a cycle is complete.
To assist the body with returning to its normal cycle as soon as possible medications can be used. One of the most common and successful is Nolvadex. Nolvadex is a drug that prevents estrogen from being released by the body. This will stimulate the body to produce more testosterone. Men and women both have testosterone, the male hormone, and estrogen, the female hormone. Men have a large amount of testosterone, but also have a small amount of estrogen. The testosterone level helps stimulate the estrogen that is produced by the male. The estrogen helps to put on weight by increasing fat and fluids. Testosterone increases the amount of protein in muscle.
When the testosterone level drops at the end of the cycle, so does the estrogen level. By blocking the estrogen level using Nolvadex, the body is fooled into making more and more testosterone to bring the estrogen level up to normal. Nolvadex speeds up the process of producing your own testosterone. Without a boost, your testosterone level can take months to come up to normal depending on how powerful a drug that was used in the cycle.
When to begin Nolvadex and how much take depends on the type of steroid used during the cycle. Short acting steroids allow therapy to begin 3 to 5 days after completion. Long acting steroids will delay after cycle therapy longer, up to 1 to 3 weeks. You should establish these levels with a professional. Nolvadex after cycle therapy lasts for 3 to 5 weeks with a gradually decreasing dose. This allows the Nolvadex to reduce its effect as the body begins to take over the job of producing estrogen. Using Nolvadex will increase the effects of your training, while protecting your body from damage by steroids during your training cycles.
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