Dosing, Megadosing & Front Loading

There are many different opinions as to exactly what the dosage an individual should use of any particular drug in order to elicit optimal results. Some seem to find they make exceptional gains on relatively low dosages of most steroids, while others insist they need to administer very large amounts of androgens for the proper level of bulk. I think it's safe to say that most steroids seem to work best in a particular range of dosage, and usually fall short of expectations as we go higher or lower. On the one hand we may find that going below what is considered to be a normal dosage for a specific drug will result in very poor gains being achieved, the hormone level perhaps not rising enough above normal to stimulate a considerable response. For example, 200-800mg of Testosterone Enanthate per week is typically sufficient for a man to receive very formidable gains, while 50-100mg may not provide very noticeable results at all (this is all common sense). On the other extreme, athletes usually find that unusually large doses (let's say 1000-2000mg per week) will provide a relatively low quality increase over that of the normal dosage range. Yes, the amount of muscle mass may be considerably more than expected with a typical dose, but this will probably not be proportionate with the gain of new body fat and water weight. The user will typically be stuck with a much more noticeable level of side effects, while receiving a poor return (as in solid muscle mass) on his money. When steroids were abundant and cheap in the 1980's, megadosing among recreational users was not all that uncommon. No doubt paying $20 per week as apposed to $5 was not a very difficult decision to make. But today, high prices will usually prevent the widespread practice of such excessive dosing, as such a cycle could cost hundreds of dollars each week. The side note to this is that one can reach an extreme level of development where year round high dosage steroid use is a necessity to maintain an anabolic state.

As for front loading, this is still a common practice among all types of users today if cycling on and off. Front end loading is a simple instrument used to increase hormone level very quickly when starting a cycle instead of waiting for the long acting steroids to become active and begin producing results. Some like to megadose for the first week, where you may inject 2 times the amount you intend to run through the cycle on a weekly basis. So in a cycle where you are going to run 500mg of Testosterone Enanthate, you would inject 1,000mg in the first week and then start the 500mg per week on the second week of the cycle. Others like to use orals because they are fast acting so the results will come much quicker. The most common is Dianabol (Dbol) and Anadrol (Drol). Personally, I love to start Drol at the same time I start Test Enan. I run the Drol at 150mg per day for 3 weeks. By the time I am done with the Drol, the Test Enan has kicked in and I already have a running start. However, if you have a fast acting component already figured into your cycle, front loading may not be needed. For example if you were using Trenbolone Acetate or Winstrol or Test Suspension or Test Propionate or something to that effect, front loading would most likely not be necessary.