Small dose of EQ with high test for joints and tendons

[Ziggajay]

Sup, i'm thinking of running around 200mg EW of bold/EQ alongside 600-800 test cyp EW to help keep strong tendons while on a mass/strength mix routine. The main idea being to avoid tendon or cartilage injury during the cycle, since high doses of testosterone alone inhibit collagen synthesis.

At the same time I dont want to experience any of the sides of EQ like anxiety (which I am prone to) and increased appetite (I already have a huge appetite and am overweight somewhat).

I have experience with Test only cycles. Was just wondering if adding the bare minimum (200 mg) of EQ weekly while on 800mg of test cyp will help with the joints and tendons and maybe even strengthen them.

Thx in advance

 

[koi]

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

Work it out for your weight bro...

HTH
Koi.

 

[Ziggajay]

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

Work it out for your weight bro...

HTH
Koi.

Yeah thats along the lines of what I was thinking, I'm just wondering how the test might counteract that since high doses of it seem to inhibit collagen synthesis.

 

[koi]

I agree completely. That's why for my next cycle I will run equal amounts, i.e. 500mg Test/500mg EQ per week. I will also run HGH alongside.

On this current cycle (just test.e@500mg/week) I've had a few minor injuries, I'm putting this down to collagen inhibition. I've never had so much as a sprain before. I'm 34 years old.

Koi.

 

[Natehayes]

I have tried running both deca and EQ with my testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) test for joint relief and can say I definitely preferred the EQ.

Just my .02, but for me the EQ did a better job.

 

[koi]

@Nate - what dosage of EQ were you running?

Koi.

 

[Ziggajay]

Yea what the above poster said.

And like I mentioned before, would the disproportionate ratio of test to EQ mitigate the collagen synthesis benefits of the EQ? Im still unsure about this one.

 

[Natehayes]

I was running 200mg a week EQ and 100mg a week test.

 

[MattPorter]

Deca has seemed to basically get scrutinized and is on the lower end of the anabolic spectrum since the last 10 years.....I have heard such terrible things about (fact, not sure) like, it may actually occupy the AR and inhibit some of testosterones tissue building effects, estrogenic and progestin effects etc.....EQ seems like a better choice, but the increase in RBC and hematocrit scares me a bit....sludge blood"

 

[Natehayes]

Deca has seemed to basically get scrutinized and is on the lower end of the anabolic spectrum since the last 10 years.....I have heard such terrible things about (fact, not sure) like, it may actually occupy the AR and inhibit some of testosterones tissue building effects, estrogenic and progestin effects etc.....EQ seems like a better choice, but the increase in RBC and hematocrit scares me a bit....sludge blood"

Easy solution for that is to give blood. I do it and the EQ definitely did raise my RBC, but only to the upper range of normal. They actually wanted me to give platelettes (sp?) because my RBC was so good.

As for the Deca thing, I know a lot of people love it but it did not work out very well for me. Liek they say, everyone is different.