Known more
commonly as “Deca,” deca durabolin is an injectable steroid
with a long and relatively positive history. It has been used to
effectively treat
HIV+
and AIDS and is known as a phenomenal steroid
for building muscle mass.
Deca Durabolin
is often used in combination with other
steroids such as Tren — this is made possible by the use of
Dostinex
which allows these two anabolics to be used together [even at the same
time] without worries about hormones such as
testosterone
getting thrown way off balance.
Nandrolone Decanoate,
aka “
Deca Durabolin”
is the brand name for the
Organon
produced product, first made available in the early 80’s. “Deca” is
therefore just a brand name, although currently, the black market slang
is to call any Nandrolone product with the Decanoate ester “Deca.”
It’s a progestin, made by removing the carbon atom at the 19
th
position of the steran nucleus.
As a result,
although it’s a progestin, Nandrolone doesn’t produce many
purely estrogenic side effects, so it has been a favorite in many
cutting and bulking cycles over the last couple of decades. Deca has a
very low rate of aromatization (metabolic conversion to estrogen via
the aromatase enzyme), equal to 20% the rate of Testosterone.
One of the really interesting properties about Deca is its ability to
improve collagen synthesis (1) and bone mineral content (2), which is a
huge help to athletes with connective tissue problems or other joint
issues. Also, possibly due to its being a progestin, it may have
beneficial effects on the immune mediated anti-inflammatory process,
thereby soothing joints.
Deca is one of the few
steroids
which has been used successfully in AIDS patients to stimulate weight
gain (3)(4)(5), and this effect has been experienced in many athletes
and bodybuilders as well. Deca is both a very nice steroid for cutting
and bulking cycles, although the shorter estered version of it,
Nandrolone
Phenylpropionate, is a more popular version to use for
cutting cycles.
This brings up the fact that
Deca
Durabolin has a very long active
life, and
therefore, injections are typically spaced apart by a week, regardless
of total dose. Also owing to this fact, Deca Durabolin is typically
used for a
period of no less than ten weeks, and usually for 12 weeks.
Both supply as well as demand for
Deca
Durabolin is high, and this
makes it a
relatively inexpensive product when buying from an underground lab, but
not when purchasing from a human grade supplier or pharmacy. Up to $10
per amp is common, while $75-100 is the average price for a ten
milliliter bottle, dosed at 200-300 mgs/ml.
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