Then it’s still economical when you consider what it costs and what you’re getting out of it. You’re a low dose adherent, this is quite literally the perfect drug for you and your philosophy.
Anyone know the legal status of MENT? What I’ve heard and researched is that it is treated like a research chemical?
I have never used masteron, but from what I have heard, I do believe MENT is better than mast for mood/libido issues
*Super duper not legal advice*
You can’t sell it for human use but it is not illegal to possess it. It’s basically in that grey area of SARMs and research chemicals where it was once a drug in clinical trials but was never marketed. It’s not a scheduled drug as far as I can tell.
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It is, I used one of those online telemed services, $19 to get the Rx sent to CVS
Thanks, I actually just picked up some niacin and RYR extract and I’ll see if this works first. I prefer to keep all of this stuff out of my medical records as much as possible.
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Me too on that one.
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Day 79 Update:
Today I woke up at 229.4, which is the second lightest I have been during this cut. This is even after a bump in cals on Tuesday.
Hit another yoke PR. Anyone that has followed any of my threads knows how terrible I am at yoke. But last night I hit a 675 yoke for 120’ in 44s. This was faster, smoother, and easier than my 650 yoke two weeks ago and 675 is also the second biggest yoke I have ever run. At my last comp I took 700 lbs for 100’ in 42s. At that weight, the distance is a much bigger factor in run time than weight is. From the looks of the video, it looks like I went about 100’ in ~38s at 675. This looks like it will be my first ever comp prep in which I hit comp weight for comp distance BEFORE the show.
For comparison of how bad I am, the winning time last year at nats was 19.8 seconds. So basically the winner is getting finished around the same time I am turning at the mid point haha.
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Any recommendations regarding the yolk and knee protection. I’ve never gone very heavy (not my sport yet). I think I have done around 450-500 lbs for shorter distances. It feels like knee buckling could happen though. It makes me nervous to add them back to my programming as conditioning.
A lot of guys will wear knee sleeves, I go bare knee’d. I feel like they just hinder me even more. I think the biggest thing you can do for yourself to protect your knees is to work on unilateral stability. bulgarian split squats being a favorite of many coaches. I have seen single leg hatfields but I’m not a huge fan of those. Lunges, side lunges, anything that requires your legs to work independently. Oh yea and single leg RDL’s.
Unilateral work is certainly key.
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I know I said the other day I wasn’t going to experiment anymore, that didn’t last long. I found a source on another website for MENT D. @iron_yuppie @wsmwannabe what are you thoughts on the longer ester?
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When I was big into cars, I always told myself and my wife I was done buying parts for it lol. That was always a lie.
That, I believe, is a more personal question to answer. I like short esters because you feel them quicker and they clear quicker. BUT I hate pinning super frequently. I say that, but also note that my last 3 cycles have all been short esters.
Any time I try a new compound, I generally prefer short esters for compounds with extreme or pronounced sides. I do not believe MENT is one of those compounds that would be required to have a short ester though, because the only real issues anyone seems to have with it is E2 sides.
With all of that said, I think you would be fine with MENT D, but I wouldn’t start higher than probably 100 mg/wk (which I guesstimate to be about the same as 10mg/day MENT A based on ester weight) until you know how you react to it. Also make sure you have an AI/SERM on standby if you’re running with moderate or high test.
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I would not use it until you’re familiar with the drug. Once you feel like you know how to manage the ace version then by all means use a longer ester.
I’ll caution you about finding MENT D though. Don’t immediately assume it is what they say it is. I’ve spoken to raw providers and more than a few labs about MENT and its various esters. The number of suppliers is very, very small. The amount of testing done is almost nonexistent. Be sure before you spend your money.
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The lab I ordered from had good feedback on threads with testing from some members. I would love to get acetate but they are out. I don’t plan to take it for a while so I might wait until its back in stock. The half life of MENT A seems all over the place from what I can see, ranging from 3hr on pubmed, to threads indicating 3 days. MENT D is 15 days, big difference.
- I know where you got it from; if you saw HPLC tests then that’s good to hear
- MENT half-life is very short without the ester. Maybe 221 minutes or so. With the ester it’s like any other acetate-attached drug, so call it approximately one day. That is indeed a big difference between one day and 15 days.
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Can certain esters not be attached to certain compounds? Something I’ve been wondering.
Something in between would be nice like a Enanthate (~5 days depending on oil, and person). I don’t want to experiment with a 15 day half life, but I also don’t want a 4 hour half life.
IIRC, and I believe it was actually @iron_yuppie I learned this from, you can attach any ester to any drug, it’s just a matter of having the time and money to do it, and (more importantly) making sure there is a customer base to purchase it, which is the really the bottleneck for creating new or exotic compounds.
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MENT enanthate exists, it’s just uncommon. One lab has been waiting for raws to arrive since April. So, you know, the supply of this stuff relies on the promises of some guy in China with a storage unit.
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Day 87 Update:
Yesterday I was 227.2 and today I was 228. These are the two lightest days I have had in probably 8 years. This was after a 400 cal/day increase over the last 8 days. I can build back up to 231-232 without issue with respect to making weight, but for some reason I’m not really putting weight on. It is certainly not a lack of appetite. I have 3 training weeks left and I need to maximize this. currently eating 215/375/100. This is totally foreign to me to have issues putting on weight.
I bought some RYR extract and some slow release niacin (slow release helps prevent flushing) to help with my lipids. I am not sure if I should feel a difference, but I do not.
All of my lifts are getting better except my log. It has been stagnant for 2 years. I have been stuck around 275-280 since October 2019. It’s pretty frustrating. BUT one thing I have to consider is that last time I dropped weight, I lost a ton of overhead strength. This time, dropping 21 lbs, I have managed to, at worst, maintain my strength.
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I’ve experienced this, too. Overhead pressing is always the first place I notice a drop in strength. And you’re right! The fact that you’ve shed 22 pounds and maintained clean and press strength is a miracle.
Brian Alsruhe has some great vids on log press assistance exercises. Have you watched any of his stuff?
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