The Pulsing Guinea Pig

[Strega]

This is an experimental oral only cycle usind dbol that DocJ posted a while back that i will give a go at for 6 weeks.
The cycle consist of 40mg of dbol taken 20mg 1 hour prior to workout and 20mg within 1 hour post workout on MWF.
The intended goal of the "Pulsing Guinea Pig" cycle is to gain a moderate amount of retainable muscle(10lbs) beyond the cycle and to minimize the unwanted sides generally associated with dbol.

Background and start stats:
41yo
6'2"
224lbs
15%bf
17" Bi
18.5" neck
48" chest
36" waist
24" thigh
15.5" calf


Have done 5 real cycles over the last 2 years and did a BS Winstrol (winny) cycle in high school. This is the first oral only cycle I have done in 23 years. Have two knees with very badly damaged cartilage and bone spurs on the back of my left patella. Have herniated two disc L4 and L5 in the past, but have not had issue with lower back in a while. Bloodwork from my last physical(5 months ago) was all good. I do not remember(lost the panel copy) any of the numbers, but my doc said that all numbers were within normal ranges. I do remember that my total cholesterol was 172. My biggest concern with this cycle is my BP and possible gyno flareup. I have ancillaries on hand to combat gyno, but if my BP goes up and stays up for more than a few days I will pull the plug on this experiment and go see my doc.
At the conclusion of this cycle i will request that my doc do blood work again and i will post the numbers

I started this cycle last monday so as of today i have completed 1 week of it and have gained 4lbs(228 yesterday). As stated earlier my main concern is BP and last friday night my BP was high, but it ws back to normal the next morning. Also, I have noticed that I am a bit more easily irritated and less tolerant of stupidity and or incompetence.

Will post again on monday with updates of week2

Comments, suggestions, questions are welcomed.

 

[DocJ]

You beat me to it!
I have a similar guinea pig schedule but haven't posted it yet as I probably won't be starting it for a month or two.

 

[hmlacrosse]

looks interesting, and i've always been on the bridge about these oral only cycles, so i'm extremely excited to see how it goes, MAKE A LOG

 

[Strega]

Well that was fun... Not.

So after a week and a half and taking 20 10mg tabs Im calling this experiment over. This was the first cycle that i felt like absolute shit from the very first day and it got worse every day. My BP would go up gradually thoughout the week and start go back to normal over the weekend Last night my BP was 138/96. The other noticible side that I was experiencing was irritability/anger management issues. I am usually pretty sedate, but since I started the dbol I noticed little things were setting me off and I got nasty toward my wife and my son and between this and the BP thing I said this is enough. Gaining 10lbs of mass isnt worth my health and my marriage. I have done more than a gram a week of gear and never felt anything but good. Dbol is the devil and can bite you in the ass if you are over 40. This cycle may have its place if you are single, have no friends, and are young enough for BP to not worry you.

In short I do not like Dbol and it doesnt like me. Thank god the half life is only 6 or so hours. Lesson learned.

I will clear my system out and in a few weeks do another "real cycle" of andropen and test e.

Now lets see if I can hold onto the 9lbs that I gained in the last two weeks.

 

[hmlacrosse]

ah ha