Q & A WITH...Dr. Deca

Dr. Daniel Decanatti (aka Dr. Deca) is the world’s leading authority on anabolics and their uses, both in the medical field and, more controversially, for sports/physical enhancement. We here at The Anabolic Alamanac were fortunate enough to track him down and get him to answer some questions that had been sent in by readers…

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BULKING WITH
HUM-R

Q:I’ve been wanting to combine a cycle of Hum-R ‘slin about 10-15 minutes prior to training with a pre-workout meal in a bulking cycle. How do you suggest I do this... By waiting until the androgens are built up and then run it pre-workout for mass, or how? What’s a safe dose to start with? I’m 210 pounds right now and shooting for a solid 230, so some buddies at the gym say I should start with 4 iu’s of ‘slin...sound good?

A:Unless you are genetically gifted and have a very low body fat (true mesomorph) even when bulking, I’d start with 2iu’s. Starting with more than that, when I don’t know if you’ve had experience with ‘slin is kind of risky. Also, more will likely make you fat during a bulking cycle, unless you are what I just said: Gifted and a true mesomorph. You will have to keep eating a combination of carb protein meals with the Hum-R since it is long-lasting. You may want to inject IM instead of Sub-Q because it clears faster, but not by much. It also kicks in faster, and that can be a downside if you don’t have experience, and you have to really stay on top of your blood sugar with R. Some other stuff you need to do: don’t sleep for about 6 hours after injection with R, keep juice or something higher glycemic with you if you start feeling hypo, and get meals in every 1.5 hours like clockwork. It’s absolutely necessary. Your meals should consist of at least 75 grms carbs and 50 gms of protein. Until you know how your body reacts to this and how often you need to eat to not feel hypo, you should stay at 2 iu’s and then only go to about 4-5 iu’s total. I find 6 to be too much to stay on top of. Hope this helps...

TAMOXIFEN

Q:I started taking tamoxifen (nolvadex) alone, for a post-steroid cycle. My dose is about 10mg/day. Problem is, my eye vision is kind of blurry. It’s like when you’re tired from looking at a computer monitor. Do you know of a reaction like this? It’s kind of worrying me. I don’t have any history of problems with my eyes. I did have a previous bad experience with it too - the first day I took tamoxifen (10mg/day) I got this vision disturbance also and it was a LOT worse. By the 10th day my left eye was swollen, and there was some blood in my eye. I stopped taking it then, and it healed in a few days..that was about 2 months ago. Recently, I started taking tamoxifen again and on my second day of 10mg/day, my eyes got blurry a little again. Does anyone out there ever experience this? It’s really odd! And is there something I can take to combat this?
A:I don’t know if you have other issues going on, such as pre-existing conditions of the eye, so my first advice would be to consult an eyecare professional. Get your eyes tested to see if you have macular degeneration, pressure in the eye, glaucoma, a retinal tear or something that is causing this vision disturbance. I would say it’s eye strain by your mention of the computer, but the worst eye strain I’ve ever experienced didn’t end up in a bloody eye!! By the way, in the side effects section of the Tamoxifen leaflet, it does say that eye problems are rare but possible. When it was a test drug, they did record a few women suffering corneal and retinal damage from its use. Cancer docs recommend eye exams annually, because of the drugs used to treat it, so they may be referring passively to drugs like Tamoxifen. Typically, from asking around, we discovered that vision issues have become an issue for some bodybuilders, but typically only when the dose is 50mg/ day plus! Try taking Aromasin. It’s cheaper than permanent eye problems.

LAUNDRY LIST
WHAT TO STACK?

Q:I am 6’ 260 lbs and I carry more body fat than I would like. I work out 5 days per week by doing one body part per session. I’m 42 years old. I picked up 300iu of GH and wanted to see how to get the most out of it. A good friend who is a doctor and trains in my gym said, off the record, that 2 iu’s per day 5 days on/ 2 days off is a good schedule. I want to also add an oral anabolic, or an injectable, for strength and was considering either D-bol or some form of Testosterone (250 - 300 mg twice per week). Or maybe Sustanon - I just don’t know. My goal is to lose some of this body fat, and gain some lean mass and strength.

A:GH takes about 1.5 to 3 months to work and for you to start seeing results. You’d have to be pretty genetically gifted to see results on the low end of that scale. And you really need to be consistent for about 6 months, so I’m fairly sure what you got will see you through that period of time if you stick with 2 iu’s. That’s respectable for a guy of 42 and for someone not wanting to do the Olympia next year! I didn’t hear you mention toppling the current Mr. O as part of your goal plan, so I assume that 2 iu’s will be sufficient. If you can get more, I’d say within the 2nd month, it would be great to run it 7 days straight for a couple of months and then run it 3 days on and 1 day off, so for 6-7 days a week. I do think that Testosterone is a great choice for size and strength, but you may want to consider a tighter diet and D-bol. If you choose Test, keep your diet very very tight! And use Propionate. If you want to go with Enanthate or even Sustanon, that’s okay as well, but then run it the entire time you’re doing the GH and 500 mg/wk is a good dose. Test is pretty much “KING” in my book, and propionate would be my choice.

You may also want to start with Sub-Q injections and then go IM and then go IV. But consult your doc friend on that.

EUROVET

Q:What’s this I hear about Eurovet products being a great source for a lot of different AAS? Is this a safe bet for getting ‘roids? Should I acquire them for “my animals” or can I just ask for myself?

A:Eurovet has a HUGE inventory of many diffrent steroids for animal health purposes, so they make a lot of diffrent ‘roids. They even have Tren tabs that are the talk of the town now. EV has been around for awhile and is pretty consistent. They are Dutch or Belgian or something like that. You can find them on www.eurovetanimalhealth.com but the site doesn’t tell you much about them. It’s like one of those “Boiler Room” type set ups...” They have been serving the vet community for years in Europe, so I know they are legitimate, but how they approach their AAS business online with knuckleheads like us, I dunno. Also, keep in mind that European markets create websites with very little information on them compared to American sites. But then again, being brief might be so they can talk to you one on one. As for safety, if you have a reliable source for EV drugs, and you believe them to be real, then go with your source and don’t deal directly. There’s a lot of watch-dogging online these days. Seems to be great stuff, and they offer good prices. Supposedly, they are the frontrunners of superior generic products. Someone we know had the Tren tabs tested recently and they came through with flying colors. They offer some strong and reliable Oxandrolone, Stanozolol and Tren, and Drol. Go for your reliable source and tell us how it goes..

POST-INJURY
CYCLING

Q:I need some help with cycle timing after an injury. It’s also kept me off gear for awhile now. Can you shed some light on the following:

6-8 Week cycle (Deca/ Test/ D-bol) with 4 weeks off and PCT of the same time. Then I’ll start a cycle of Test Enanthate and EQ for about 6-8 weeks. OR, the other option is 12 weeks of the above instead of 6-8 weeks, continuously. What do you think?

A:The shorter cycle obviously gives you an advantage from the standpoint of less side effects and less receptor saturation. Also, just coming off an injury, you want to think in smaller amounts of time. There is less chance of cartilage, muscle or collagen damage. But the longer cycle might afford you greater strength gains - if you’re careful and prudent in your training of that injury zone. For most people 8 weeks doesn’t afford them the time to get any appreciable gains or elevation of strength. Many people, if they construct their cycles carefully, will get more out of longer in general. Even 16-18 weeks is not too long if you phase drugs in and out to satisfy receptor saturation, and use the correct array of Anti-E/ Anti-A drugs. Remember to eat as well, and as much, as you can on this cycle post-injury. That has a great deal to do with your success. Don’t forget your PCT if you go on a long cycle.

MESOBOLIN™ & TRIDENOSEN
FOR A BIG BENCH!

Q:I’m trying out for the NFL combine and need to bench 225 for 20 reps to impress all the “brothers!” Being a white dude, I feel like I need to step-up and show that “white boys” can hang too! Help me out Doc, what should I do?

A:Well, kind of an odd question, but you’re in luck - there’s hope for “white boys” and here’s why!

Did you know that in 3 out of 4 Olympics after Jesse Owens dominated the sprints in the 1936 Olympics… that “white boys” won the 100? And in the Olympics they didn’t win the 100, 1948, a white guy won the 200!

My point is… some guys are better than others – regardless of race!
To train for maximum bench reps… you need to train for strength, which means 4-6 reps with heavy weights 89-90% of max, and then work on endurance after the heavy sets!

The idea is this – keep your heavy sets low, 3 really good all-out sets with 90% max will make you stronger. The rest for 30 minutes for glycogen and ATP re-synthesis and then do 3 - 25 rep sets with 55-60% max. Also, be sure to spend at least one day a week rowing, especially bent-over rows for maximum explosiveness right when you engage the press. Ed Coan, a great powerlifter said having super strong traps, rhomboids, and lats can add 10% to your bench! This means a 300lb. bench… is now 330lb., just with specific back training!

As far as “anabolic enhancement” goes, you want a potent anabolic agent that is not banned, that raises test levels and increases protein synthesis. One I strongly suggest is a compound called Mesobolin™ by Baltika Bioscience.

I personally know some of the people who were involved in the original research for Mesobolin™ in the mid 1980’s (Dan Duchaine and Dr. Syrov) and from the research I’ve received and from the results I’ve personally seen, Mesobolin™ is really unbelievable! It is extremely anabolic and will also elevate test levels for aggression to attack weights. It contains 4 potent anabolic agents that are all prescription anabolics in Russia and Europe!... so it’s the real deal!

In fact, when the brilliant Dr. Syrov sent me the research, his first words were, “you have no idea what you’re dealing with” meaning I had no idea of the anabolic magnitude of this compound! Give it a try and be sure to use lots of protein with Mesobolin™. I suggest Strategic Protein™ by Brandenburg Nutrition. It is very anabolic just on its own so when you take it with Mesobolin™, you really pack on muscle and get stronger than hell.

Also, get some TridenosenH™ by Brisbane Labs – it’s pure 5-adenosine-triphosphate which will make you and “endurance fiend” when you get on it. It’s good for a “3 rep” increase from the very first workout!

The best part is all this stuff is legal, so there won’t be any problems when go to “piss for the man”! Stack Mesobolin™, Strategic Protein™, and TridenosenH™, work your back just as hard as you work your chest… and also work on your speed! After all, I’ve never seen anyone determine a football game with a “Bench Off!”

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JINTROPIN
GROWTH
HORMONE

Q:Does you know about any Jintropin GH side effects? I’m doing 2 iu’s a day. Am I going to experience any appreciable side effects?

A:I’d say the chances of that are slim to none, really. I know women who take this amount and don’t experience side effects, so I think you’re safe. You didn’t tell me your weight and current stats of body fat, etc.., because it depends on the individual and where you are. Someone I know ran Jin for about 6 months at about 4 iu’s to start and then upped it to about 6 iu’s and had no pain in the hands or joints (a common side). But when he added GFL to the program, his hands and feet went numb at night during sleep. You may get a bit sleepy in the first phase of taking it at a higher dose of, say, 4 iu’s, so take it before bed. Skin also gets better, your moods level out (what’s “leveling out” after years of taking ‘roids?) and you may regrow some head hair.

STRICLTY
DECA

Q:What do you think of a Deca only cycle? I’ve been waiting now for 2 months to get my ‘roids - Test E/P mostly - and am just getting impatient and seem to be getting smaller by the day. Is it worth it to do just a Deca cycle? I have known people who say they have done it and gotten decent gains, but is it just a waste when I could get so much more with Test added into the mix?

A:Waiting for the Test, Deca will shut you down. However, waiting for the Test and not taking anything, will make you small. It’s like some damn Confucius say proverb! Then again, consider this: Any steroid, whether androgen or pure anabolic, will inhibit your endogenous testosterone production to some degree. So, you’re not giving your endocrine system a break by using Deca only, as a result. You will not recover very well from workouts either, and that’s concerning since most of growth comes from rapid ‘roid repairing recovery (say THAT 10 times fast!). Bottom line, without frontloading your dosing schedule, it may take 4-6 weeks to reach peak blood concentration with Deca only.

During those 4-6 weeks, your own testosterone production will begin to be affected negatively, but will not be completely eliminated. The only thing you’re doing is giving your body a break from the more androgenic gear, which definitely can be a good thing. But at the same time, you aren’t letting your HPTA recover because you’re still placing exogenous hormones in your body that will affect the negative feedback mechanisms used to regulate androgen levels. And, I’d have to say it: Deca Dick. ‘nuff said. One final thought: A deca only cycle is not necessarily a bad cycle if you have some reason to avoid the androgenic drugs. It’s just that I think that Test is pretty much a necessity for every mass cycle. Final judgment? Wait for the Test.

Here’s what I suggest:
Weeks 1-10 300 mg Deca
Weeks 1-11 400 mg Test E or Test P
Weeks 12-16 Clomid

INJECTABLE
MAX-OUT

Q:What is the maximum volume of AAS anyone can inject into their quads, delts, pecs, bis, tris, etc?

A:Ask 10 different bodybuilders and you may get a lot of variance with that. Some people have a greater tolerance for pain, some get injections right (or more right) than others, and some just have experience or don’t easily abscess from the practice of site injection. Personally, I know people who have done 3ml in each! To me, that’s scary. I think it should change from area to area, based on sheer “meat on the bones”. So 3ml for quads isn’t maybe out of line, whereas anything beyond
1-1.5ml in the biceps or triceps is crazy! I have outlined some guidelines that I feel are sane, but it’s up to your own discretion. Only you know your limits. Even if you’re a maniac about certain AAS practices, don’t go beyond the low end of these until you know how you’ll react because you could actually cause yourself incapacitating soreness for a week to 10 days and you’ll be out of the gym. What an avoidable waste!

Here’s a good guideline:
Quads - 3ml
Delt - 1.5-2ml
Pecs - 2ml
Calves -1.5-2ml
Bis - 1-1.5ml
Lats - 1.5ml
Tris - 1ml
Traps - 1.5-2ml

Abscesses are common if you cannot tolerate these. Every one is different, so be conservative at first.