An Unofficial Stupid Question Thread

[Macdon1588]

Although I am sure stupid questions have been asked else where I thought it appropriate to get a thread going. I'll lead with my first stupid question:

So, I'm looking at vials of different esters of test, and being the paranoid guy I am, I wonder, how can one truly know the product is free of bacteria or other biological contamination? Is heating it in boiling water out of the question? At any rate, any info on the matter or a link containing as much would be great.

[DJM]

jmo, unless tested which is pricey, and using ugl, you will never know.......best you can do is trust your guy

[h2s]

jmo, unless tested which is pricey, and using ugl, you will never know.......best you can do is trust your guy

Very true.

Also good thread idea, it is very successful on PHF.

[burlyman30]

Excellent stupid question. Lol. In case you aren't sure, I mean that in a good way.

[weekend]

what about his boiling water idea?

[burlyman30]

what about his boiling water idea?

Most medicines are to be kept at "under 86 degrees" per their label. My testosterone vial says "between 59 and 86 degrees". Not sure what heating it to 212 degrees would do... could reduce product effectiveness significantly.

[WesleyInman]

Heat certainly is a sterilization process medically but one must wonder if extreme heat would degrade the solution itself...which I have heard theories exist to say is true, but not sure that any true experiment has ever been conducted to show how much heat would degrade a testosterone in oil base.

What if you ran it back through a Whatman?? Anyone ever try that?? Id agree stick with a trusted brand.

And even then, anytime you introduce any injection into your body you risk infection, even with a completely sterile solution.

Not a bad idea to keep some Bactrim (antibiotic) on hand for such a concern.

[Macdon1588]

All good points. There's part of my mind that remembers something about viruses not be able to survive without a host for too long, but I believe bacteria are a different story... I wish now that i hadn't smoked so much pot before biology class in high school. I've travelled to enough exotic places to know I want no piece of the potential bacterial infections from some countries of the world.

I'm still a long ways off from a run, (as in still balancing out my diet to get the fat loss really moving) but my next stupid question is what is the best beginner cut cycle in your opinion. I'm thinking of trying a test-e 12 week run with a suicidal inhibitor on hand, followed up with clomid or torem pct. Would you all say that, given everything else is in line, that this is a worthwhile rookie run? Reading different logs, it seems like a fairly typical beginner run, but I ask, is it the best or is there something different or more that one ought to do?

Another question: I notice that not too many folks change their lifting other than adding weight. That seems to me like a waist of a perfectly good AA run. So I ask, how do you guys adjust your training while on?

[burlyman30]

I'm still a long ways off from a run, (as in still balancing out my diet to get the fat loss really moving) but my next stupid question is what is the best beginner cut cycle in your opinion. I'm thinking of trying a test-e 12 week run with a suicidal inhibitor on hand, followed up with clomid or torem pct. Would you all say that, given everything else is in line, that this is a worthwhile rookie run? Reading different logs, it seems like a fairly typical beginner run, but I ask, is it the best or is there something different or more that one ought to do?

Another question: I notice that not too many folks change their lifting other than adding weight. That seems to me like a waist of a perfectly good AA run. So I ask, how do you guys adjust your training while on?

On the test e run, yes a 12 weeker is the best place to start, in my opinion. You could kick start it with 6 weeks of anavar if you want to see some effects while the test is still building up in your system.

On changing routines on cycle: I increase sets and variety of exercises. I probably add 30% or more, depending on the cycle. The greater number of sets allows me to choose a greater number of exercises and do each for 3-4 sets.

[milehighguy]

I'm still a long ways off from a run, (as in still balancing out my diet to get the fat loss really moving) but my next stupid question is what is the best beginner cut cycle in your opinion. I'm thinking of trying a test-e 12 week run with a suicidal inhibitor on hand, followed up with clomid or torem pct. Would you all say that, given everything else is in line, that this is a worthwhile rookie run? Reading different logs, it seems like a fairly typical beginner run, but I ask, is it the best or is there something different or more that one ought to do?

Also, don't forget to check out some of the sticky threads under this section. DJM spent some time posting up some good beginner cycles.