There is a thread on powders that briefly mentioned the effects of estrogen. tbombz, io856 and Dustin all claimed that it was good for you and is anabolic and may increase androgen receptors. io856 even went as far as saying that Duchaine claimed that power lifters use to inject themselves directly with estrogen. Dustin claims there are various misconceptions and said that if a cattle rancher had just one drug to choose from to bulk up their cattle it would be estrogen. As far as I know there are basically two compounds used for this, Fina and Synovex. Fina has no estrogen and syno has estrogen at 10% (for every 100mg of test you have 10% of estrogen). So based on that it seems that estrogen plays a secondary role and wouldn't be the first drug of choice. But I'm no cattle rancher.
My question is, if estrogen plays a pivotal role in anabolism why do home brewers go through so much trouble, so much chemical machinations, trying to squeeze out the estrogen inherent in synovex? I mean, 10mg for every 100mg of test doesn't seem like much. Or is it? (Dustin? tbombz? io856?) If you shoot just converted syno sans estrogen removal I doubt that letro/arimidex will blunt the estrogenic effects much because it's suppose to inhibit aromatization. That's pointless if the estro is already there. Maybe nolva would be a better choice since it will inhibit some of the estrogen as it binds directly to the receptors.
A small degree of estrogen is good for the heart and can decrease cardiovascular disease and has other healthy properties that have to do with the skin, hair and nails. Basically, your body needs an amount of estrogen to operate optimally.
In terms of raising cattle, most are injected with a mixture of hormones, including estrogen for optimal growth.
It really depends on what the cattle are being raised for. (Vet can cover that).
As far as Dustin, io856 and tbombz, you really have to consider the source before you believe what comes out of their mouths.
Dustin is somewhat knowledgeable and he's a Moderator on BOS.
io856 is not a veteran, nor would I call him the most experienced.....
tbombz is a virtual anabolic virgin, and in case you haven't noticed he got exposed as something more of a "
google" veteran than anything else.
You learn by doing through experience, not by simply listening to other people who you don't trust nor know personally.
Nolvadex competes for estrogen receptors but doesn't block aromatization at all.
Nolvadex is inferior to any AI.
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