In fact, Turinabol is a compound that is best utilized (stacked) in a cycle with other compounds.
It is especially synergistic when stacked with testosterone or other similar androgens that tend to succumb to the inhibition of SHBG (Sex Hormone Binding Globulin).
SHBG (Sex Hormone Binding Globulin) is a protein that binds to testosterone and temporarily renders it inactive, effectively “handcuffing” it.
As a result, the bound hormone (in this case testosterone) is unable to do its job and is left floating around the circulation (free testosterone vs bound testosterone).
Turinabol has been shown to effectively bind to SHBG, allowing more free testosterone to circulate in the body and have a muscle-building effect[1].
This means that while Turinabol can be expensive when considering its anabolic action, it can easily be utilized in low doses in a Turinabol cycle with other compounds, allowing the other compounds to work more efficiently in the body without being bound to SHBG and consequently rendered useless.
Otherwise, Turinabol cycles tend to be mostly pre-contest and fat loss/cutting cycles to preserve muscle mass during a period of calorie restriction.
Turinabol cycles as muscle gain or mass gain cycles are rarely utilized due to the fact that tibol's anabolic activity is very weak and there are compounds that are better suited for mass gain and bulking.
Therefore, oral Turinabol cycles tend to serve a better niche as a pre-contest and cutting anabolic steroid, and tend to provide an ancillary compound (i.e. preventing SHBG from binding to other utilized compounds) during every cycle to allow the other anabolic steroids stacked together to work more efficiently in the body.
Beginner Turinabol Cycle
Beginner Turinabol Cycle Example (12 weeks total cycle time)
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1-12Weeks |
– Testosterone Enanthate 300 – 500mg /week |
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1-8Weeks |
- Turinabol 30mg /day |
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Basically, this type of Turinabol cycle is used as a kick-start compound of sorts, with the ability to bind to SHBG, allowing for a greater amount of testosterone to be available in the bloodstream for action.
Because the testosterone used here is a long-acting variant of testosterone, the time required for blood levels to stabilize optimally enough for the user to experience effects is at least three or four weeks after use.
During this time, Turinabol will continue to provide the body with lean mass gains while testosterone levels in the plasma increase.
Due to the SHBG binding effects of Turinabol, the testosterone used should provide a noticeably higher level of anabolism once the 'kick-in' period is experienced after approximately 3 or 4 weeks of use.
Intermediate Turinabol Cycle
Intermediate Turinabol Cycle Example (12 weeks total cycle time)
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1-12Weeks |
- Testosterone Cypionate 100mg /week - Deca Durabolin (Nandrolone Decanoate) 400mg /week |
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1-8Weeks |
- Turinabol 60mg /day |
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This Turinabol cycle introduces a higher Turinabol dose, allowing for more anabolic effects to be achieved in conjunction with the other ingredients used.
The other two compounds used, Testosterone Sapionate and Deca, are both long ester anabolic steroids that require a long cycle length.
Most users who use Deca and Testosterone Cypionate typically do not begin to experience dramatic effects until after the fourth or fifth week, during which time Turinabol should provide consistent and steady gains.
The gains experienced during this Turinabol cycle should be almost all lean mass with very little water retention.
Testosterone is used at a TRT (Testosterone Replacement Therapy) dose of 100mg per week for the purpose of maintaining normal physiological levels of testosterone, not for gains.
The gains provided are not dramatic, but are the result of the use of Deca and Turinabol, two compounds that are well known for their ability to provide almost completely lean muscle with no fat gain/retention or water retention.
The slow and steady gains provided during this 12 week cycle are more likely to be maintained naturally than other cycles that have dramatic weight gains but are full of water retention (if PCT, training and nutrition are done properly).
Advanced Turinabol Cycle
Advanced Turinabol Cycle Example (8 weeks total cycle time)
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1-8Weeks |
- Testosterone Propionate 100mg /week (25mg every other day) - Trenbolone Acetate 400mg /week (100mg every other day) |
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1-8Weeks |
- Turinabol 80mg /day |
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Advanced Turinabol cycles such as this one utilize Turinabol in the upper dose range (80mg/day) within a comprehensive 8 week cycle where all compounds are started and stopped at the same time.
The short ester form of Testosterone Propionate is utilized at a TRT dose of 100mg per week to maintain normal physiological levels of testosterone during periods when endogenous testosterone is suppressed or interrupted due to the use of other compounds.
Aside from testosterone, the other two compounds that provide quality muscle and strength gains are trenbolone and turinabol.
Both trenbolone and turinabol do not convert to estrogen, and when testosterone is utilized at a TRT dose of 100mg per week, there should be little to no risk of estrogenic side effects during this cycle as little to no estrogenic conversion will occur.
The result of a cycle like this is a cycle that can be used for fat loss or even pre-contest for rapid muscle mass gains without bloating or water retention.
This type of Turinabol cycle is very flexible and can be utilized for a variety of goals, uses, and desires.
References.
[1] Pharmacokinetics of oral turinabol in humans. Pharmazie. 1991 Sep;46(9):650-4. German.
