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12/26/08
Are you entering a drug-tested bodybuilding show or powerlifting meet? Do you still plan on using steroids through your training, and stopping several weeks or months before the event so that you can pass the test? Let’s look at two points of view for the action that you are considering, and then examine which compounds you should be using to best avoid detection times.
On one side of the coin, you should be ashamed of yourself. You are a cheater. You are willfully entering a competition designated for people who do not use steroids, and you are a steroid user. You are breaking the rules and ethical code of sports, and you are doing so in the pursuit of a plastic trophy. You know you’re not good enough to compete against the open class at an untested show, so you’re going to cheat. You’re essentially the 25-year old failed baseball player who lies about his age so he can crush home runs against the high school junior varsity baseball team. Bravo!
But, there is the flipside of the coin. If you’re entering a natural bodybuilding show, there is a good chance that 80% of the people on that stage are not natural. Those who truly are natural are well aware of this, and are competing mainly against themselves. If they’ve been competing naturally for any period of time, they are well aware of the fact that four-fifths of the people around them are enjoying an anabolic advantage. Most of the fans, judges, and other competitors are aware of this, and don’t mind it much as long as the competitor isn’t an obvious user, heads and shoulders above the other users.
Clenbuterol, Andriol, Oral prohormones, HCG, and AquaViron all leave the body in less than a single week. Test Propionate, Nolvadex, Anavar, Dianabol, and most orals are gone from the system in less than 2 weeks. If you use Tren, Fina, Primo Depot, Sten, Sustanon, Test Enanthate, or test Cypionate, you’ll be looking at a 5 week window to completely clean your system. Injectable Winstrol, Esiclene, and Masteron will stay in your body for 8 weeks. Agents like Equipoise stay in the body for 20 weeks. Finally, drugs like Durabolin, Nandrolone, and Deca-Durabol will be detectable in your body for up to a year or longer. Avoid the use of these drugs altogether if you wish to compete in any tested event.
It should be noted that both method of injection, as well as injection volume and your own metabolism may influence the rate at which these drugs become undetectable in your body. This is only a guideline, and shouldn’t be the only criterion you use when ascertaining which drugs to use during which time periods. Ideally, you’ll want to switch off compounds each week, or every other week, to make it inside the testing window with a little room to go. Unless you are experienced in this arena, you may not know some of the peccadilloes which can influence the outcome of a test. Good luck, no matter how you choose to make your decision!
