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Equipoise (Boldenone Undeclynate)Complete info about Equipoise (Boldenone Undeclynate)
This particular compound was actually created while attempting to make a product which would be a long acting injectable D-bol (methandrostenolone). What was actually created was a product that acts nothing like D-bol in the real world, despite its similarity to it chemically. Think of Equipoise, chemically at least, as being Dianabol without the 17-alpha-methyl group (that's the thing which makes D-bol able to be ingested orally and not be destroyed by your liver). However, having had first hand experience with both Equipoise (Eq) and D-bol, can tell you that the results from each are vastly different. To make Equipoise, a double bond was added between carbon atoms 1 and 2 of the Steran Nucleus of Testosterone. What does this mean? First of all, since Eq was created by one simple modification in the testosterone molecule, you could rightly suspect that it shares many similarities with it. Eq is just as anabolic as testosterone (as you can tell by its anabolic rating above) but is only half as androgenic. Those ratings can be quite deceiving though; Nobody dares to claim that you can gain as much weight on Eq as you can gain on an equal amount of testosterone (even though strength gains from the two compounds are very similar). It's not very common to compare Eq to testosterone; however, a far more common comparison is between Eq and Deca. I suspect this because when Dan Duchaine introduced this compound to the steroid using community, he made an immediate comparison to Deca, speculating that it would act similarly to Deca, yet be a stronger version. Eq doesn't act much like deca at all; Deca is actually a progestin and a 19-nor derived steroid whereas Eq is more closely related to testosterone (being only one double bond different). Duchaine later rescinded his original statement on Eq and said that it was disappointing as a mass builder when compared with Deca, but a far better drug than for both strength gains and vascularity. Unfortunately, the myth that Eq's action is similar to Deca's has persisted for nearly 2 decades after he revised his opinion. This is most evident on Internet message boards today, where many will advise against including both of them in a cycle because "they act the same way." The 1-2 double bonds that Eq has are responsible for many of its characteristics. First of all, it acts to slow aromatization (conversion into estrogen). The best estimate is that it does so at roughly half the rate of testosterone (1). This is the best number I've found in studies. Athletes almost never report estrogenic side effects with Eq, even when the dose is up to one gram per week. Side effects caused by estrogen include oily skin, acne and gynecomastia. As I have said, those are usually not found from Eq. Virilization (development of male sexual characteristics in women) is almost never seen with this compound when reasonable doses are used by female athletes. This is one of the few injectable compounds that could be successfully be used by female athletes and bodybuilders and isn't often faked. Athletes taking Eq often report a slow and constant buildup of quality muscle, and certainly. This slow buildup of muscle is due to the very long ester attached to the boldenone; Undeclynate is a longer ester than the decanoate ester by one carbon. Thus, we could expect the accumulation of muscle from Eq to actually occur at a slightly slower rate than that found with Deca (nandrolone decanoate). This leads to an advice if you are considering the use of Eq, you should consider using it for no less than 12 weeks. Eq, like Deca, is also detectable in your system for a long time (although its detection time is substantially less than Deca's). Strangely, shorter estered versions of boldenone are available as well. Anecdotally, many people (and manufacturers) claim that this produces less water retention, but water retention from Eq is virtually unheard of. Results of researches among users seem to put the ideal dose of Eq at 600mgs/week. Most people seemed to think that using over 600mgs/week produced no additional results, but the jump from 400mgs/week to 600mgs/week produced noticeable additional gains, and thus was warranted. Finally, one of the best parts of Eq is its low price and high availability. Eq is produced by most Underground Labs at very reasonable prices. Here's how your body metabolizes boldenone:
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