i don't plan on runnign dbol for my first test cycle, just curious to why dbol only cycles are a no-no and reported to have like a 10-15% retention rate after post cycle therapy yet it's used as a kickstart with test, some of the dbol/test logs i've read show that users would make almost all their gains during the first 4-5 weeks while using dbol and before the test kicked in and the rest of the cycle seemed to serve the purpose of solidifing those gains instead of actually adding more to them. as for the creatine, i've read that certain anabolic steroids such as anavar increases the levels of creatine production so thats why creatine supplementation during a cycle isn't needed, i was looking for some feedback from people to see what their personal experiences with creatine On cycle has been, i run creatine pretty much year round but i'm trying to decide if i should take a break during my cycle then resume during post cycle therapy. Here's a post i read at another board talking a little about creatine sysnthesis caused by anavar if you're interested, not sure of how accurate it is though.
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Here is the story behind creatine phosphate All the way back in 1962, chemists at Searle Pharmaceutical in New Jersey started researching a new anabolic steroid called oxandrolone, commonly known as Anavar, one of the most popular steroids ever invented. Everybody loved Anavar because any muscle you gained was hard as a rock, with no water retention. It made you look so hard and really strong. Plus, it didn't adversely effect hormone function like D-bol and Anadrol 50!
But . . . there's one thing Anavar was not famous for! It's astonishing ability to stimulate creatine phosphate synthesis in the muscle cell. And when this happens your body starts cranking out tons of ATP (adenosine tri-phosphate) the actual chemical you need for muscular energy. (Your eyes are using ATP just to read this). ATP is vital! And it's most vital for a bodybuilder, because low ATP levels which always occur after a workout, dramatically limit protein synthesis.
However, this rarely happened to anyone taking Anavar because their muscle cells were cranking out so much creatine phosphate, and thus ATP! And this is a motivation reason chemists at Searle made Anavar,to stimulate creatine phosphate synthesis, not creatine monhydrate synthesis!
Your next question is only logical . . . "Then why do people still get significant results from creatine monohydrate?" Simply because some of the creatine monohydrate does get converted by the body to creatine phosphate . . . but not nearly as much as it should. So you see, although micronized molecules are crucial to first getting more creatine monohydrate into your bloodstream . . . the factor that's much, much more important is converting all this successfully delivered creatine monohydrate into creatine phosphate!
