Also Known As:
17-hydroxy-5alpha- androst-1-en-3-one
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Related
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Testosterone
19-Nor
4-AD |
Type:
Pro-Hormone |
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WHAT IS 1-TESTOSTERONE?
1-Testosterone is a revolution in itself for the supplement industry, and
with it we have entered the final leg of creating supplements that are equally
effective to that of anabolic steroids. Technically speaking 1-Testosterone is
an actual steroid. This is because this product is a chemical compound that is
not currently being sold as a pharmaceutical.
With the constant improvements in the area of prohormones, a weak form of
steroids that needed to convert to an active form by way of (limited) bodily
enzymes to an active substance such as nandrolone, testosterone, boldenone or
DHT. All of them are very effective, but illegal hormones. Owner of Ergopharm,
Patrick Arnold, and no doubt one of the prime movers in the prohormone industry,
introduced a new prohormone some time back which he called 1AD (1 Androstendione).
The active substance it converted to was a hormone most had never heard about,
and he called it 1-testosterone. An aptly chosen name, since its basically
similar to testosterone except instead of a 4,5-double bond, it has a 1,2-double
bond. But the name has caused some confusion and perhaps kept a few people from
seeing what the substance really was. Occuring naturally within the human
body, with the absence of a 4,5-double bond and its replacement with 2 hydrogen
atoms, by way of an enzyme called
5-alpha-reductase. This is the same enzyme that makes DHT (Dihydro-testosterone)
from testosterone. Because of this the resulting hormone is in all cases incapable of forming
estrogen, allowing it to give a user smaller but much leaner gains, and add a
look of hardness to the muscle for people with a relatively low body-fat. That
also means side-effects such as water
retention, gynocamastia, acne and hair loss are virtually non-existent. In
most cases (nandrolone to dihydronandrolone being the exception) the new hormone
is more androgenic. To sum up, it has reduced estrogenic and increased
androgenic activity. Making this substance a primary anabolic. This allows for increases in strength and aggression,
reduction of body-fat, and a leaner look to the physique. If one was to replace the
dihydro structure with a 4,5-double bond, then one would see that 1-testosterone
is in fact a 5-alpha-reduced version of the hormone boldenone (a popular
anabolic steroid), a testosterone
analog with an added 1,2-double bond that is characterized as being much milder
than testosterone, both estrogenically and androgenically. Which would make
1-testosterone a non-aromatizing hormone, that is androgenically milder than DHT
(less aggressive on hair loss and acne), but due to its altered structure is
also much more active than DHT, which is readily deactivated. So
Dihydro-boldenone would have been, at least from a structural viewpoint, a much
better description. HOW DOES 1-TESTOSTERONE WORK?
Patrick Arnold of Ergopharm, was first to liken 1-Testosterone's action to that of the steroid trenbolone (19-Nor-androsta-4,9,11-trien-3-one)
has actually caused much misconception and confusion. It lead most to believe we were dealing
with an entirely new steroid. The fact of the matter is that 1-testosterone has been
studied to a great extent and that perhaps the choice not to use it medically,
at least in its original form, had other reasons. Such as for example its
irritative properties. But 1-testosterone was most definitely used, albeit with
one alteration : the attachment of a 1-methyl group. This alteration made it an entirely different drug.
In reality this
alteration has only one major impact : making it orally active. The drug in
question is methenolone (primobolan). So one could, at least in terms of action,
consider 1-testosterone a weak form of primobolan. Due to its lack of oral
activity it is only delivered in the blood at around 14% as opposed to the much
higher percentage obtained with a 1-methylation. If you know that primobolan is
generally taken in 100-150 mg doses daily, then it won't surprise you that oral
doses of 1-test are in the neighbourhood of at least 300 mg and probably should
be higher. WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM 1-TESTOSTERONE?
Reasonably what one can expect from the use of 1-testosterone is
moderate to good gains, which can probably be enhanced with the addition of an
aromatizing prohormone. Usually the product will impart a harder, denser,
perhaps even leaner physique on its user while never disappointing the gains it
provides. Since, at least legally, it's the most potent thing for muscle growth
apart from food. The user should be aware, however, that this is a steroid, which
can never be used for more than 6-8 weeks on end, without an equally long or
longer period off, because it will suppress natural testosterone secretion in
the body. It's also advised that you have a good grasp of nutrition prior to
using any product of this kind. This is not only imperative in achieving the
maximum in terms of size, but also in keeping that size during the post-cycle
period of depressed natural testosterone levels.
For all intents and purposes, 1-testosterone is a breakthrough in
legal supplementation, a gateway to a new era. And already the work has
progressed at an amazing pace to make 1-test as available as its analog,
primobolan, in order to create a genuine legal steroid with the potency of an
illegal steroid.
HOW MUCH AND WHEN?
300 mg/day orally, 200 mg/day transdermally, 100-150 mg/day ethergel
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