Is PCT required after Sarms cycle?

No matter what products you use to increase testosterone levels, if you are not sure if you need PCT, then you can go for a blood test. Of course, this is not your only option. There are many more ways to verify yourself Is PCT required? Read on for the answers you need.

What is PCT?

PCT is short for Post-Cycle Therapy. When people use injectable testosterone and various steroids during their cycle, they absolutely need to use post-cycle treatment. The PCT exists for two purposes.

The first purpose: to restore the hormones to the optimal level after the steroid cycle. After using steroids, a person will find that his endogenous testosterone production is turned off. That means testosterone is 0, estrogen is ramping up like crazy, possibly at super high levels, and various other hormones are unstable. The reason this happens is because injectable testosterone (or various steroids) has shut down and suppressed your natural hormone and is now dependent on various drugs to maintain optimal or supraphysiological and correct ratios. In the anabolic world, your basal cycle would be something like: injectable testosterone basal, anti-estrogens, HCG, and whatever steroids you want to stack. So the first thing to remember is that we PCT because we want to get back to optimal levels of our natural hormones. Why is it important to restore natural levels? When our testosterone hormone levels are unstable, we can be moody, depressed, emotional, angry for no reason, and crave junk food because of our emotions.

The second purpose: mainly to maintain the benefits we obtained during the cycle period. When the hormones are suppressed and there is no more testosterone in the body, your muscle tissue is being depleted as your body works on its own to restart your hormones (which eventually will), some people may lose as much as 20 pounds of muscle, and The body is doing this work on its own.

So, what does this have to do with SARMs?

While SARMs usually cause mild to moderate suppression (the body will heal so quickly that you won’t notice it), because everyone is different, you can also be severely suppressed by SARMs. However, after many years in this industry, people come to us with their stories, and the heavy repression comes from two things.

1.SARM abuse.

Some bodybuilders even exceed the recommended dosage by 200% in order to maximize the benefits, which is definitely a huge burden on the body.

2.The fake Sarms. We wouldn’t blame any supplier but the way the SARM business works is the raw powders are very expensive and many suppliers either cut them with pro-hormone or steroids, the results within the cycle will be similar or even better, your downtime for pro-hormone or steroids The impact will be greater and the benefits will be lost.

Which SARMs are inhibitory?

Some SARMs are inhibitory and some are not at all.

Below is a list of inhibitory SARMs and their degree of inhibition.

RAD140 / Testosterone (slightly suppressed)

S4/Andarine (moderately suppressed)

MK2866/Ostarine (very slight to no inhibition)

LGD4033/Ligandrol (moderate to severe inhibition)

GW501516/Cardarine, SR9009, MK677 have no inhibitory effect at all, they do not even interact with the HPTA axis.

Is it safe to suppress?

Yes, it is safe. There is nothing dangerous about hormonal suppression, even if it is called severe suppression. I’ve looked at a lot of studies on LGD-4033, and basically all of them say this: “LGD-4033 is safe and has a good pharmacokinetic profile, even with increased lean body mass in this short period of time, while There was no change in PSA. Longer randomized trials should assess its efficacy in improving physical function and health outcomes in specific populations.”

So…should I do PCT after SARMS?

Are you planning to use any inhibitory chemicals long term? (14 weeks+). How are your hormones now? How sensitive are you to these chemicals. Have you ever used steroids before? In most cases you don’t need PCT, but here’s some info that will help a lot… keep in mind that we wrote that S4 can cause severe inhibition, but in most cases, 4 weeks of S4 usually doesn’t PCT is needed because your testosterone is not fully suppressed.

The best way to PCT:

Do blood work and a full endocrine analysis (this will establish a baseline) before starting, and then again. You will know the extent of your suppression and will be able to decide whether or not to drug your suppression.

OK, no blood test, what options do I have?

This is the old school method. Keep your PCT medication with you in case something goes wrong. What we mean by “problem” is that once you leave the SARM, you start to get moody, angry, the gains are disappearing, you have insomnia or no motivation, and you need to start medication for that inhibition, or wait it ends. If you decide to wait, you will bounce back naturally and it may take 8-12-16 weeks to get back to normal, again depending on the level of inhibition.

Another way is to just PCT without prejudice, assuming you need it and use it, it’s a “safer than regret” approach.

So, how to suppress it with medication?

There are a variety of possible hormone-suppressing drugs.

Here are a few:

Anastrozole

Tamoxifen

Clomiphene

To be clear, Anastrozole and Tamoxifen aren’t really meant to reboot your testosterone, they’re meant to control your estrogen, which may make you feel better about yourself, but doesn’t solve the problem of suppressing hormones. You’ll eventually recover on these fronts, and if your only options are nolvadex or ariristane, that’s better than nothing.

The only one that we propose to reactivate the suppressed HPTA axis is clomiphene.

Clomiphene can kickstart your natural testosterone and bring you back from severe suppression within the first week, and you should be back 80-90% after the 4th week of treatment.

How do you take clomiphene?

We cannot comment on this as every case is different. The usual recommended dose on the internet is 50 mg per day for the first week. 25mg Weeks 2 to 4. There are several options and you need to find the one that works for you.

To sum up the above:

Is PCT necessary? In most cases, no. In some cases, yes, if you worry about it and let it ruin your SARM experience, get your Clomid ready and you’ll be fine.

This is a vulgarization of what happens in the body once ingested with chemicals that interfere with hormones and PCT processes. For more fun and understanding of SARMs, here are some scientific articles to give you a clearer picture of this.