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Cornish_Celt · #2 (**permalink**) 07-02-2021, 05:01 AM

Intermediate Equipoise Cycle

Most intermediate users will be confident in using some other anabolic steroids, and in this case we can include the powerful Dianabol to the cycle alongside Equipoise and testosterone. Dianabol serves an important purpose in this cycle by kicking off gains for the first four weeks. Dianabol is then stopped while Equipoise and Testosterone are continued for the remaining 8 weeks, making up a 12 week cycle in total.

While Dianabol kicks in fast at the start of the cycle, EQ takes a lot longer to kick in with its slower acting nature. This means the start of your cycle isn’t spent waiting for gains. Dianabol, as an oral anabolic, only needs to be taken at 25mg daily for 4 weeks to see excellent effects. For the entire 12 weeks, Equipoise at 500mg to 600mg weekly combined with 100mg weekly of Testosterone Enanthate simply to provide a baseline of testosterone will yield superb results.
Advanced Equipoise Cycle

Hardcore steroid users will look at adding a non-aromatizing steroid to the cycle and in this case Trenbolone is a good fit when combined with Equipoise and Testosterone. The versatility of this cycle makes it highly suitable for just about any goal, from gaining lean mass and bulking, to cutting.

Trenbolone is a very strong steroid which provides a big boost to muscle endurance and recovery. If using this cycle for cutting, Equipoise will promote the preservation of muscle while testosterone will take care of your testosterone requirements during the cycle at a maintenance dose.

This 12 week cycle can include Testosterone Enanthate at just 100mg weekly to provide for base testosterone, up to 600mg of Equipoise weekly and 400mg of Trenbolone Enanthate weekly. The big benefit of this cycle is the small amount of estrogenic effects that can be expected with Trenbolone not aromatizing, testosterone at a very low dose that is unlikely to cause any issues and Equipoise having only mild aromatizing activity.
Stacking Equipoise

EQ stacks very well with a whole range of other steroids and since it’s a compound you are highly unlikely to be using alone, it will virtually always be stacked with at least one other steroid.

Here is one of my favorite EQ cycles:

Week 1-5 – 40-50mg/day Dbol
Week 1-2 – 800mg/week EQ (split it into Mon/Wed/Fri shots)
Week 3-12 – 400mg/week EQ (again split in 3x shots/week), 400-500mg/week Testosterone Enanthate injected once/week
Week 1-14 – 0.5mg/e3d Arimidex (Arimidex PCT)

PCT:

Week 13-14 – 2500iu/week HCG split up into 2x shots of 1250iu (Mon/Thur) for 2 weeks
Week 15-17 – 100mg/day Clomid on days 1-10, then drop to 50mg/day on days 11-20

At the very least, a testosterone steroid must be added to a cycle that uses EQ because while it’s suppressive qualities are relatively mild, they still exist so you need to provide a testosterone source for the duration of the cycle.

When used in a cutting cycle, EQ is best stacked with other steroids that don’t aromatize. While Boldenone has mild aromatizing effects compared with many other steroids, they still exist and those on a serious cutting cycle will want zero aromatization and associated estrogenic effects particularly towards the end of a cutting cycle.

In these cases EQ stacks well with steroids like Masteron, but Equipoise should be stopped several weeks before the end of the total cycle so any estrogenic activity is eliminated before you reach the end of the cycle. Common choices for stacking with Equipoise include Dianabol which can provide a fast boost of mass gains, power and strength at the start of the cycle.

Another common choice is Trenbolone, a Nandrolone based steroid which is well suited for use with Equipoise because it also isn’t a hugely powerful mass gainer while not being an aromatizing compound, making it excellent for muscle hardening in cutting cycles.
What Results Can I Expect Using Equipoise?

Equipoise is known as a very versatile steroid that can be used for multiple goals. It is not a hugely potent mass gaining steroid so its best use is not as a main bulking compound.

It can still deliver some nice clean gains in mass, and gains which come with less of the issues of steroids with higher estrogenic effects like fluid retention.

But there are many other benefits to EQ and these include strength gains, increased appetite (although the effects of this vary widely between individuals), and perhaps best of all is Equipoise ability to help preserve lean muscle during cutting cycles where you’re on a calorie restricted diet and the loss of muscle is a real concern if the body falls into a catabolic state. Equipoise muscle retention capabilities are of great value and make it a popular addition to a cutting cycle for this specific purpose.

Although its mild estrogenic activity is relatively easy to control at moderate doses, any fluid retention is undesirable for cutting purposes so EQ is often stopped in the weeks before the end of a cycle and the cycle continued to compounds that have no aromatizing effects so zero fluid retention is achieved for maximum muscle hardness.
Side Effects from Equipoise Cycle

The small modification to the testosterone hormone that has resulted in EQ brings with it some great benefits, and in particular when thinking of side effects that includes Equipoise being less estrogenic and less androgenic than regular testosterone.

It has only about half the aromatizing power of testosterone which can greatly reduce the estrogen related side effects of EQ when compared with normal testosterone steroids. With that said, we can still certainly experience those estrogen caused side effects that are familiar to most steroid users.
Estrogenic Side Effects

The possible estrogenic side effects include gynecomastia and water retention, as well as high blood pressure if fluid retention becomes excessive. Regular measures to control these side effects with the use of AI or SERM drugs work well for the vast majority of men, and it’s only at the highest doses of EQ that estrogenic effects can start becoming severe.

The use of any other more powerfully aromatizing steroids in a cycle alongside EQ will require a more stringent approach to controlling these estrogenic side effects as boldenone itself is fairly moderate in this area.
Androgenic Side Effects

Androgenic side effects are another area that steroid users will be familiar with and once again, EQ is comparatively mild in this regard compared to many other anabolic steroids. But those who have a genetic predisposition to problems like acne or male pattern baldness might see some activity in these areas.

There is less risk of these side effects occurring at all or occurring a severe level than there is with other steroids that are much more androgenic than Boldenone, but it’s still important to know that androgenic effects are possible with EQ in some users. Androgenic effects are a more serious concern for female users of Equipoise and virilization is a real possibility especially where higher doses are taken.
Cholesterol

Cholesterol is another area to watch when using Boldenone, but once again it has a much less serious effect here than many other steroids. EQ can cause a reduction in HDL levels while you’re using it but only those with existing cholesterol issues will potentially find this to be a problem; for most healthy people it is unlikely to cause issues.

Combining EQ with any other steroids that have a negative impact on cholesterol will require you to take more a proactive approach to keeping cholesterol levels healthy throughout your cycle by means of both diet and inclusion of cardiovascular activity.
Testosterone Suppression

Testosterone suppression is a certainty when using EQ and although it’s not as suppressive as many other steroids, it will still cause a reduction in normal testosterone function. For this reason most men choose to include a testosterone steroid in a cycle to maintain T levels throughout the cycle. Due to this suppression taking place, post cycle therapy will be needed once you’ve completed a Boldenone cycle.
Liver toxicity

Liver toxicity is not an issue with Equipoise but it is something that still should be kept in mind if you are combining this steroid with other compounds that are hepatotoxic.

Women and EQ

When it comes to women using EQ, this is a steroid that many female users can enjoy with less risk of serious side effects compared with a lot of other steroids, but the important factor is the dosage and women need to maintain a lower dose to minimize the severity of side effects.

Keeping in mind the slow acting nature of EQ, once symptoms start showing they can take some time to disappear even if the steroid is stopped and this makes it crucial to start with a very low dose for first time female users.