How high have you been able to keep your testosterone levels with that, and did you ever have low test outside of PCT?
It all depends on what you are running but 2-3x is not likely unless running something that aromatizes heavily.
It means the body will produce more ER in the absence of estrogen expression.
No you absolutely do not have any reason to run an AI on your cycle.
He means that the body could likely create more receptors because it is getting feedback that estrogen is not able to do it's job at the current level. The body is going to try to keep a homeostasis. Basically kind of like this...
"Hmmm I have plenty estrogen, but am not seeing any expression of estrogenic effects. I must need more receptors for the estrogen to bind too."
Due to how this quotes, I can not tell who you were responding to now, but if
Jinsun he definitely doesn't need an AI with his cycle. He wouldn't need one even if he ran it without a SERM.
The use of always here is a bit much... No one was even using AI's back in the day, they are relatively new, and were not a big part of the golden years steroid scene at all. You need to be running something that will aromatize somewhat heavily to require an AI, and honestly I would choose the SERM first, and AI second...
You do realize that most of what you will find out about in the fitness and specifically PED realm is going to be mostly bro science. No one is doing medical research on bodybuilding.
The real answer is both are right. It depends on the cycle you are running, but that being said Nolva/Tamox is the least desirable out of all of the SERMS.
Thank you Brother
Hyde!!!! Saved me a little typing!
Estrogenic cycles might still need an AI but lower dosed or lower aromatizing compounds do not and often can lose some gains from lowering E when it doesn't need to be.
The supplement industry has convinced so many of us that all of this is needed, and then people apply that thought process to gear... You need arimistane with your bla bla bla... I used to get so annoyed to see companies selling androsterone products hawking AI's for on cycle support. It is ludicrous. Research companies do the same thing too. It makes sense they have a dog in the fight.
However when it comes to real gear... no one stands to make extra money off of using a SERM or an AI other than the dealer. So EXPERIENCED people tend to use the supports needed to avoid sides and that is it. Not the kitchen sink approach.
I have mentioned this a few times but maybe not in this thread... SERMs are tissue specific... they also have different affinity levels to different tissues. Most SERMS were created to treat breast cancer, and target breast tissue with a higher affinity than other tissues. However they all have their target tissues and that means that their are obviously other receptors and tissues that are not getting bound.
It is the assumption that all ER are bound that make everything fall apart. If you understand the science or at least the concept of SARMs then SERMs shouldn't be too hard to understand either. One is an androgen modulator, and the other is an Estrogen modulator, just the same way that they can make a SARM not act or have a high impact on the prostate and the like, they made SERMs to have specific targeted tissues and act on them in a certain way... they are not a block all estrogen from every tissue type of drug.
Here is something more scientific for you to look at regarding how SERM target and act differently with different tissues.
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You are really getting agitated man... take a benzo or something... even better smoke some herb and chill...
It can be frustrating if you need a black and white answer, but you won't find many for this stuff. It is more about getting a good understanding of the big picture and then you can decide based on that understanding if something fits in with your philosophy and if it is good or not for your specific situation...