Quote Originally Posted by BigGuns21 View Post
You are correct with the Arom or Arim suggestion in "the perfect world" as I like to say. I prefer the nolv (20mg ed) & Clomid (50mg ed) combo only because of the negative effects Arim/Arom have on your lipid profile, especially considering it is already going to be a bit out of whack with your current hormone inbalance during PCT as it is. I generally only run Arim/Arom through my dieting cycle pre-contest, when my diet is bang on and the effects on my lipid profile are significantly minimized with low cholesterol intake. Lol, I don't know about you guys but when I come off, which is shortly after contest, I'm definitely not eating a contest diet anymore. This isn't so much a concern with all you young kids out there but when you hit your mid 30's your a fool not to be monitoring, well, everything going on inside your body. My blood is done every 8 weeks and I will make diet/cycle adjustments accordingly as per the results. The reality is no matter what level of bodybuilder you are, until the IFBB give you a check for placing in a show or Muscletech sends you one for sponsorship, this is a hobby for 99% of us and it's not worth any long term damage, lol, although we'd be fools to think there isn't some ramifications with our little hobby down the road regardless.
Arimidex will negatively affect blood lipid profiles yes....mainly HDL levels which is your good cholesterol and it drops it significantly. That is why I NEVER recommend Arimidex. On the other hand Aromasin or Femara do not negatively effect HDL levels to any significant degree...hence my suggest to utilize these compound during PCT. Another suggestion is to run Nolvadex during the cycle and concurrently with Aromasin during PCT. Nolvadex will keep HDL levels stable throughout the cycle as well as during PCT. Start at a low dose 10mg daily and let blood work be your guide...no more than 20mg daily is necessary.
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