Dbol PCT
A Dbol PCT; is it really necessary? As you understand, a Post Cycle Therapy (PCT) program is a program designed to stimulate natural testosterone production after the use of anabolic steroid supplementation has come to an end. When we supplement with anabolic steroids, our natural testosterone levels are suppressed; the degree of suppression will vary depending on the steroids being used, but it's going to occur in most cases. In the case of Dbol, in this case we do not have a steroid that suppresses LH or FSH to a strong degree; in-fact, this is steroid that at a mere 10mg dosing can provide full androgen replacement. Again, we ask the question; is a Dbol PCT necessary? The answer to this question is an emphatic yes. When you supplement with Dianabol, this isn't going to be the only steroid you're using; in-fact, it will merely be an addition to an already well-planned stack and cycle. For this reason, your natural testosterone levels are going to be suppressed, and a PCT may very well be needed.
Determining the Need:
As stated above, a Dbol PCT plan is needed on the basis of suppression due to the other steroids you'll be using; however, it's not so cut and dry. How long you're going to be off-cycle, more specifically, how much time will be in-between this cycle and your next will determine a great deal. If you're following a time-on equal's time-off protocol, a PCT plan is most certainly warranted. Conversely, if you're only going to be off-cycle for a short period of time, a PCT plan is really pointless. If this is the case, all you're going to do is stimulate your natural testosterone production only to shut it down again, and that's too much stress on the body. While there are so many variables to consider, a specific time frame is hard to pinpoint, but we can safely say if you're going to be off-cycle for more than 12 weeks you need a PCT plan. It must be noted; the "off" period does not include your PCT therapy.
Standard Dbol PCT Plan:
You have completed your cycle, you supplemented with Dianabol, testosterone and perhaps another anabolic steroid, and now you're going to be off-cycle for an extended period of time. If this is the case, you're going to need five to six weeks of Tamoxifen Citrate (Nolvadex) or Clomiphene Citrate (Clomid) therapy, with the possible introduction of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG). Nolvadex and Clomid belong to the Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator (SERM) family, and both will stimulate the release of Luteinizing Hormone (LH) and Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH), thereby stimulating testosterone production; without LH and FSH, especially LH there is no natural testosterone production. As for hCG, this is a peptide hormone that mimics the release of LH; no LH is actually released, but your body assumes it has been. It must be noted; hCG is something you need to be very careful with. hCG abuse can cause your body to become dependent on the LH mimicking effect, and use must be short lived.
Depending on the harshness of your cycle, this will determine if hCG use is warranted, but all will need one of the two SERM's mentioned above; you don't need both; simply pick one. At any rate, there are some issues regarding timing you need to be aware of, and they surround your actual steroid cycle. All Dbol PCT plans will hold to these rules; in-fact, it won't be Dbol that determines them. The rules are as follows:
- SERM only & Large Ester Steroids: if your cycle ends with any large ester
based anabolic steroids, even one, you will begin your PCT with the SERM of your
choice approximately 14-16 days after your last injection.
- SERM only & Small Ester Steroids: if your cycle ends with all small ester
based anabolic steroids, you will begin your PCT with the SERM of your choice
approximately 3 days after your last injection.
- SERM plus hCG & Large Ester Steroids: if your cycle ends with any large ester
based anabolic steroids, even one, you will begin your PCT with hCG
approximately 3-4 days after your last injection and administer hCG every day
for 10 days straight. Once your hCG therapy is complete, you will begin your
SERM therapy with the SERM of your choice.
- SERM plus hCG & Small Ester Steroids: if your cycle ends with all small ester
based anabolic steroids, you will begin your PCT with hCG approximately 1-2 days
after your last injection and administer hCG every day for 10 days straight.
Once your hCG therapy is complete, you will begin your SERM therapy with the
SERM of your choice.
Sample SERM Therapy:
Week | Nolvadex | Clomid |
1 | 40mg/ed | 150mg/ed |
2 | 40mg/ed | 150mg/ed |
3 | 20mg/ed | 100mg/ed |
4 | 20mg/ed | 100mg/ed |
5 | 10mg/ed | 50mg/ed |
6 optional week | 10mg/ed | 50mg/ed |
- Note: Simply choose one, Nolvadex or Clomid; you do not need both, and add in hCG in accordance with the rules above if it is so desired.
Pure Dbol PCT:
There is a Dbol PCT plan that we can refer to as a pure Dbol PCT plan that somewhat breaks the rules of much of what has been discussed. A pure Dbol PCT plan will only be implemented if we are taking a short break; actually, it's not a full break but more or less a bridge or more aptly a hybrid of a bridge. Such use will normally only need to be considered by advanced steroid users, but it can be valuable in the sense of maintaining gains in-between full blown cycles. In this case, you may have let's say an approximate six week break in-between full blown cycles, and in this case a pure Dbol PCT plan will ensure you keep all the gains from your last cycle as you enter into a new one. The plan is simple; you will supplement with the SERM of your choice at a low dose, say 20mg of Nolvadex and 10mg of Dbol per day; the SERM will give you a natural testosterone boost and the Dianabol androgen replacement, and your gains will be protected.