The 411 on Anabolic Androgenic Steroids

Most people don’t have a clue about how AAS actually work, and even more startling is how many people use them without fully understanding their basic function and the mechanisms of how they work.

First off, anabolic steroids are synthetically manufactured versions, or similar in structure or action to testosterone. The average male produces anywhere between 2.5 and 11 mg of testosterone per day depending on his age.

The basic analogy is that steroids repair damaged cells faster than your body normally would. The way in which they do it is increasing protein synthesis. So all steroids help you do is heal faster so you can workout out more and/or more intensely than you normally could. This is why most people who are serious about this, have different types of workouts for when they are on cycle and off cycle.

There are hundreds of different steroids out there and they are all put into 2 groups: Androgens and Anabolics. Androgens tend to be more suited for strength and anabolics tend to be more suited for size. This is where you get into cutting and bulking cycles. Every AAS has characteristics of both. Some just have more of one than the other. And the manner in which the different AAS are mixed or stacked in a cycle yields different results.