Testosterone Cypionate, is one of the longest esters of testosterone, available on the market today. In bodybuilding, it is mostly used in combined bulking cycles, as its reception allows you to significantly increase the basic strength and weight indicators. Testosterone Cypionate is very similar to testosterone enanthate. Although half-lives and active life periods are different, they are similar. Injections are normally less frequent for cypionate. Testosterone Cypionate is the king of all mass builders and for this purpose is also fairly cost effective. It works well either alone or stacked to create a great bulking cycle. It has a high risk of side effects due to its conversion to DHT and has the potential to form estrogen, causing Gynecomastia. These characteristics also cause it to have such excellent mass building tendencies. Due to some other side effects, such as water retention, it may not be the best used alone for lean mass gains, but with bulking comes the addition of a lot of muscle as well as some gains in fat and water weight. This is typical and a natural part of the enhanced bodybuilder’s bulking regiment. Testosterone Cypionate is a long acting, single ester testosterone product. It has a length of 8 carbons, and is stored mostly in the adipose tissue when injected intra-muscularly. It is slowly and steadily released in the body after it is injected. The blood levels of cypionate peak 24-48 hours after injection and then decline slowly. The blood levels reach a steady point 12 days after initial injection and stay there for over three weeks. Cypionate is normally injected once a week, which makes the very lowest dose higher than half the peak dose at any given time. Any testosterone, as the king of mass builders, are cost effective products and important for any steroid stack. Used alone, the user can expect to see some significant gains. The long acting nature of cypionate allows the user to inject less frequently while maintaining stable blood levels. Testosterone Cypionate is a good choice for the first time steroid user. A simple cycle consisting of 500 mg of cypionate weekly for 10 weeks, with ancillaries on hand, and standard post cycle therapy makes a good first cycle and can create some excellent gains in muscle mass. Along with those gains will come some gains in fat as well as water retention, but that is a standard part of bulking up and should be expected. Enanthate or Cypionate are also normally preferred over Sustanon for a first cycle, due to the inability to maintain stable blood levels of Sustanon while at the same time minimizing injection frequency. For maximum efficiency, every day or every other day injections of Sustanon are normally administered. This is unnecessary while using cypionate due to its extreme length of action.
