Dropping gear pre comp

[Ben0]

I not planning on entering any comps, just curious as to most guys approach to gear use pre Comp..do you drop test, if so how long before?

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48 minutes ago, Ben0 said:

I not planning on entering any comps, just curious as to most guys approach to gear use pre Comp..do you drop test, if so how long before?

depends on the ester...

[Ben0]

Yea I understand that, say if you were cutting on 500mg/week test e?

[HarryB]

Interesting question. I imagine if you have access to anti e and diuretics you wouldn't bother stopping at all. Some products are supposed to increase your glycogen uptake so you get even fuller when you load. It used to be that guys would talk about test suspension being great for that. I personally used to stop injectables around a week out and get massage on the injection sites cos I didn't like the lumps and bumps associated with pinning and how noticeable they always appear to me onstage. But working with people I often have them run whatever they're running right up til comp time. 

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13 hours ago, Ben0 said:

Yea I understand that, say if you were cutting on 500mg/week test e?

3 weeks prior would show about 3mg/day, it depends how long prior to comp you want minimal test..

[DIANABOL]

I would prefer to run no test from 8 weeks out to have no testosterone in my system.

Really depends on the user and how sensitive they are to test. 

 

[Ben0]

Interesting , so in place of test you run what? Mast? Orals? Does having no test in your system not have a negative impact on your appearance?

[Realtalk]

Water retention is just a symptom of estrogen. If you have estrogen under control then there is no reason why you should have a bloated watery look on testosterone. Letozole is pretty common pre Comp this wipes all estrogen from your body so resulting in no water retention. I can only imagine how shit you would feel if you did this, but it would work well. Most of the people I know don't actually use as high dose of testosterone in a comp steroid cycle as they would in the offseason.

lots of different ways to do it. Interesting.

[HarryB]

Also managing cortisol so cytadren gets a bit of use here and there. But as has been said in other posts if you're lean enough then those things are a bit redundant. And I do know guys who run high dose test right up to show day. If they're where they need to be it doesn't seem to effect them onstage.