I thought other people with tendon issues could benefit from this, so I've decided to share my experience with you all:

I just finished a 6wk cycle of 1,4AD at 800mg/day. When I started the cycle, tendons all over my body were going nuts. Both arms, top and bottom, and one of my ankles were super irritated. Turning a screwdriver was agony, walking was excruciating. My tendons have been like this most of this year and physical therapy didn't help. I read that bold can increase tendon healing 400%, so I decided to try it. I did reverse wrist curls a few times a day, starting at 2lbs and ending up at 9lbs. I used a light gripper, 150lbs, two sets every other day.

After 6 weeks, the pain in my ankle and one arm is completely gone, the worst tendon still hurts a little when I do heavy stuff but at least I can lift within reason now. Also, even though I was severely limiting the amount of weight I handled so as not to cause more damage, I gained back most of the muscle I lost in the time I couldn't work out. I was 153 on day 1 and I'm 170 as of today, about 12-14% bf in both cases. Now I was eating low carb prior to starting, so about 8 of that is not real muscle gains, but that's pretty good for not working out very hard and getting sick twice on cycle. I was about 175 14-16% before I stopped working out because of the tendons, so I'm close.

Side effects: Runny nose for the first week, occasionally sensitive nipples this last week. Occasional insomnia, mostly the first 2 weeks. Greasier skin, I just took hotter showers with antibacterial soap and it was fine. I did not in any way have any hair loss, testicular atrophy, anger issues, or anything serious. I was SUPER concerned about blood pressure because mine is already high, but I used Cycle Support and continued taking my BP meds and it was fine. I even started drinking my morning coffee again after a couple weeks of it being fine.

The only real problem I had was I let a couple friends know I was using PHs and they freaked out about the dangers of steroids, so I learned to STFU around people who don't know pretty quick.

Decca for tendons and muscle soreness. I tried it. Its a GOD send.

even if you had ure acl reconstructed with a hamstring tendon?

Yeah I can't inject, needles make me pass out. I know it's an irrational phobia but that doesn't make it happen any less. Plus this was semi-legal to buy and has a lower incidence of side effects than Deca.

Originally Posted by pavb10

even if you had ure acl reconstructed with a hamstring tendon?

I'm sorry, I'm not able to answer this. But I will say this: You need to be REALLY careful to increase the weight slowly. I got overconfident and irritated my tendons a couple times. If something was actually torn and I had done that I would have been in a world of hurt. I set my limits incredibly low, I mean I was benching 180, squatting 225, deadlifting 250.

payb10. thats cause for physical therapy but it would still help once you were released from rehab.

dpfisher...no decca for you lol. needles dont really bother me, but eveyone has their fears so I dont blame you man. mine is heights. so if i relate that to needles, i can see where youre coming from.