I received a nice email from a customer rep at bodybuilding.com asking me to write a review on my experience with Superdrol so I've decided to post my results.
Lifting Experience
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I have been lifting for 6 years and have been dedicated for the past 3, missing only about 3 weeks training total during that time. I am under the training of Bobo (owner of
www.flanutrition.com and
www.anabolicminds.com). I am doing his fat loss program, which consists of a 5 day training split with 4 days of low intensity cardio. I started cutting at 182 lbs, approx 11% bf. I was losing fat at approx 3 lbs a week for 3 weeks before my cycle. I was 176 lbs when I began superdrol and at around 8% bf.
Click below to view my fat loss log:
http://anabolicminds.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26891
Diet / Supplements
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My diet is very strict. I am doing a 50/30/20 (p/f/c) split at approx 3000 calories a day. I eat almost all whole foods (chicken breast, whole grain breads, nonfat cottage cheese, broccoli, turkey chili, egg whites, low fat mozz cheese) and am only supplementing with ON 100% Whey mainly for pre/post workout protein and a vitamins. I was taking creatine prior to this but decided to discontinue while on cycle then start again during pct to help w/strength.
My planned cycle
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I had heard many good reviews about SD (although it wreaks havoc on your lipid values). I was worried about losing muscle while cutting so I decided to do a 3 week superdrol cycle to put on some lean mass in the process. This would be my 4th cycle (first was 1ad/4ad, 2nd was m1t/m14add, 3rd was m5aa). I started the first week at 10mg, 2nd week at 20mg, and the last 4 days I bumped the dosage to 30mg. I chose to use Rebound XT for pct, along with red yeast rice (to help cholesterol), coq10 and milk thistle (both for liver protection). I found a nice product by Now Foods called Red Yeast Rice w/Coq10 which contains 1.2g RYR, 210mg Coq10, 210mg Milk Thistle, and 100mg ALA. I would also start swole v12 again during pct to help keep my strength up during pct.
Here is my plan for pct
Week 1: Rebound XT - 3 caps a day, RYR w/Coq10 - 2 caps a day
Week 2: Rebound XT - 2 caps a day, RYR w/Coq10 - 2 caps a day
Week 3: Rebound XT - 1 cap a day, RYR w/Coq10 - 2 caps a day
Here is a great thread by CEDeoudes59 at Anabolic Minds showing pre/post cycle bloodwork and how he restored his values back to normal.
http://anabolicminds.com/forum/showt...ipid+superdrol
The Cycle
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The first week I did not notice much except for a weight increase. After the first week I weighed 178 lbs. I did not alter my calories at all during this cycle, as I wanted to continue to lose body fat. The second week the effects were much more profound. My strength was increasing tremendously and I set personal records on
every exercise. At the end of the 2nd week I weighed 181 lbs. The third week strength increased slightly and I ended off the cycle weighing 182.5 lbs. So total I gained ~6 lbs on the cycle, but also keep in mind I was below maintenance calories, so I was losing bodyfat while gaining this weight. Had I not been under maint calories I think I would have gained around 10-12 lbs total.
Lifts before
DB bench: 90 x 8
Arnold Press: 60 x 8
DB Curls: 50 x 8
Seated Rows: 130 x 8
Squats: 195 x 12
Bent Over Rows: 225 x 8
Pull Ups: 6 (w/45 lbs)
Lifts after
DB bench: 100 x 8
Arnold Press: 70 x 8
DB Curls: 55 x 8
Seated Rows: 150 x 10
Squats: 225 x 12
Bent Over Rows: 275 x 6
Pull Ups: 7 (w/45 lbs)
These lifts may seem low for someone with my experience, but Bobo has me doing Time Under Tension training which consists of very slow positive/negative motions. The increased weight is very significant!
Side Effects
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The side effects I noticed were minimal.
Water Retention - It is true that this is a very dry compound, especially when compared to m1t. However I noticed that when I ate my scheduled, once a week cheat meal (usually with a good amount of fat/carbs) I retained a lot of water which would go away 3-4 days afterwards.
Dry Joints - My joints felt dry and ached some (especially the 3rd week) but this did not have any negative effects on my workouts.
Lower Back Cramping - I did not notice lower back cramping until the my very last leg day exercise while doing squats. The cramps were not too bad, and subsided after 3-4 minutes of rest. I assume it was because I increased the dosage to 30mg.
Libido - My libido was increased while on cycle and I did notice some test shrinkage but nothing out of the ordinary. Some nights I had trouble getting to sleep, but it is impossible to say whether or not this was caused by the SD.
Other - I did not experience any lethargy on cycle nor did I experience any increase in acne.
After the Cycle
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I'm on my 4th day of PCT now and I just weighed in at 181 lbs. Strength is still the same so far. It's hard to gauge how much of the gains I will keep because it is still early on so I will try to update this thread again 2-3 weeks down the road.
Conclusion
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Overall I'd say this is the best cycle I have done to date. Will I be doing another SD cycle in the future? Probably Not. If I do it will be a very long time from now. The bloodwork results from people suggest that this compound is very hard on your body, so I think I will be taking it easy for a awhile.
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