What happens to your body while your lipids are in bad shape?

[exnihilo]

If you're doing a cycle longer than 6 weeks get blood tested in the middle of it to see how you're doing. Get medications to counteract any bad things that crop up. You'll be fine.

 

[rrgg]

To be fair, sledge did say from the very beginning that he was concerned about lipids with SD.

 

[jhferry]

To be fair, sledge did say from the very beginning that he was concerned about lipids with SD.

Im not saying he didnt, I dont think it matters what was said before. Some type of conclusion needs to be made about what exactly this can do to your cardiovascular system. Some logs here had people on all the preventative things and there lipids still got bombed. So what is the full list of recommended things to prevent any damage?

 

[Jay Mc]

Im not saying he didnt, I dont think it matters what was said before. Some type of conclusion needs to be made about what exactly this can do to your cardiovascular system. Some logs here had people on all the preventative things and there lipids still got bombed. So what is the full list of recommended things to prevent any damage?

For starters I'd get a lipid panel before your cycle. If your lipids are even slightly out of whack I would consider that a complete contraindication to use.

Also I think its important to evaluate your goals. Like exnihlo said, unless you wanna be freaky big or competitive somehow, you can probably build the body you want w/o the use of AAS it just will likely take a while longer.

As far as drugs/sups I would look at things that decrease LDL and increase HDL.

 

[exnihilo]

Im not saying he didnt, I dont think it matters what was said before. Some type of conclusion needs to be made about what exactly this can do to your cardiovascular system. Some logs here had people on all the preventative things and there lipids still got bombed. So what is the full list of recommended things to prevent any damage?

It's all about genetics man. Some people have NASTY problems with LDL/HDL ratios or just high cholesterol in general, that's difficult to treat with medication NORMALLY. If those people get on AAS, forget about it, no way you're going to keep them in the healthy range. Most people have fine total/ldl/hdl and AAS raises total and ldl while lowering hdl, and some people nothing happens at all. In most normal people's cases a healthy diet combined with some form of antihypertensive and some sort of cholesterol improving product (or two) and a good combination of aerobic and anaerobic training will be enough to keep you in the green. Some people can take aas, eat like ****, not do cardio and still be healthy. Some people die at 40 of a heart attack having lived a completely and totally healthy life...

 

[metroGnome]

Im not saying he didnt, I dont think it matters what was said before. Some type of conclusion needs to be made about what exactly this can do to your cardiovascular system. Some logs here had people on all the preventative things and there lipids still got bombed. So what is the full list of recommended things to prevent any damage?

Hey,
Just thought I would weigh in with what worked for me. I pretty much overkilled with the supplements as a precaution, but I took (during cycle for lipid protection only):

Sesathin
RYR
Policosanol
EFAs (naturally)

And as a result, I seem to be in good shape at the halfway mark with lipids(1 week). But again, as exnihilo said, I think that it is about genetics.

The only problem that I have had I can only aptly describe as heart hypertrophy...I assume this is possible, as a steroid would cause muscle growth, and your heart is a muscle. Maybe that is not it; I am not by any means qualified to make this diagnosis, but that is what it feels like, and there is nothing else wrong with me. I am wondering if anyone else has had this problem.

 

[John Smeton]

heart hypertrophy is a serious situation. That makes me think twice