Deca Durabolin also known as Nandrolone Decanoate is a form of synthetic testosterone. It has the exact same effects that testosterone has on the body; this includes increased hair growth, red blood cell count and increased muscle formation. Athletes, in particular, use the steroid to enhance muscle growth, help improve their recovery from injuries, manage their joint pain and increase the intensity of their workouts.
The steroid was initially developed to help people overcome menopausal arthritis in women and to help slow down the degeneration of muscles in patients. Considering how Deca helps improve muscle development and increases bone density, it was quickly taken up by bodybuilders and athletes to enhance their muscle growth and development.
As with most other anabolic steroids, Deca Durabolin is also classified as a class III controlled substance by the DEA. It can only be legally used to manage medical illnesses, it is strictly forbidden to use it for bodybuilding purposes. If you’re found using it before a competition or for any purposes besides medical, you could be disqualified and/or be indicted for the use.
There are multiple ways to use Deca, many prefer injections because the effects are much quicker, however you can use tablets also without much difference. In the long run, for as long as you’re using Deca Durabolin, there’s going to be no difference in muscle mass gains.
The dosages for anabolic steroids depend on what your bodybuilding goals are. It also depends on how long you’ve been using steroids for and your response to using it. There is no one-way in which steroids will affect your body; the effects depend on your sex, medical history, genetics, and various environmental factors.
All anabolic steroids are used according to cycles. No potent anabolic steroid is used perpetually, for long periods, and you need to use them with breaks in the middle. If you don’t then your side-effects will increase in intensity the longer you extend the cycle.
The duration of these cycles is the same for all people who’ve been using the steroids, however, it’s suggested that beginners start at lower doses than more advanced users.
The Deca Durabolin cycle lasts for 17-weeks and is accompanied by a cycle of another steroid for the best effects. We say this because a Deca only cycle rarely ever has the desired effect, being a less potent steroid than testosterone. Since no one knows how the steroid will affect the body, it’s suggested that you successively increase your dosage to see what suits you best.
We will discuss the best combinations for each stacking of steroids with Deca later on. In any case, before you begin to use it, it’s important that you do as much research as you possibly can about the potential side-effects of using different combinations of deca steroids together. Many times, these stacks can amplify the side-effects and you may develop symptoms which could lead to full-blown medical complications.
Always remember to take your Post Cycle therapy to reduce the intensity of your Deca cycle. Otherwise, you will find that either you will lose the gains you’ve made throughout it or you could begin to develop withdrawal because Deca reduces the natural production of testosterone in the body. As these hormonal levels fall, you could experience mood disorders, erectile dysfunction and many other symptoms.
It’s also important to remember that the doses for women are different and usually lower than those for men. Women begin to experience body mass gains at 200-400mg of Deca pills a week and even though the side-effects are usually less intense for women on Deca, they can still be severe.
Particularly the “virilization effect” where women develop distinct male physical characteristics, which might cause body-image issues and psychiatric disorders like depression.
As a general rule, you ought to take 2 milligrams of Deca pound of your lean body weight.
There is much debate on what the most effective Deca Durabolin cycles are. Again, it comes down to what your body goals are. Some people prefer to work with Deca alone, others use it with Dianabol or Testosterone Enanthate.
Those who use it in isolation don’t expect to grow a lot of muscle mass; Deca isn’t a very strong steroid on its own. Those who stack it with other steroids usually want to gain mass quickly and want to avoid the muscular problems from intense workouts, since Deca can help with muscle building recovery.
Since Deca can be used as part of steroid cycles directed towards cutting or bulking, it’s easier to categorize each cycle based on what your body goals are.
This cycle is a stack of Deca and Test in combination with other Arimidex as PCT. The cycle lasts for 12 weeks in the following progression:
This cycle uses different steroids in combination with Deca and can help you get more gains in relatively smaller spans of time. The steroids that you use are Deca, Testosterone Cypionate, Dianabol, Human Growth Hormones (HGH) and Arimidex.
The cycle lasts for 16 weeks in this progression:
This is a Deca cycle where you stack Deca with Testosterone Cypionate, Winstrol and HGH. The cycle lasts for 8 weeks and follows this schedule:
This one’s a little intense, this uses a total of 7 different types of substances to help you cut weight. It’s for a time when you desperately need to cut body mass. Of course, this cycle also uses Deca, but besides that it also uses:
The cycle you follow is:
There are other Deca cycles that you can try out if you want. These are mostly for bulking though.
Enanthate and Deca Cycle
This cycle is 19 weeks long, with the following progression:
Deca and test stacks have a varied set of results. You can expect to see massive gains along with the following effects: