Characteristics of AAS

There are two clearly discernable characteristics of interest to bodybuilders. Anabolic: muscle growth/hypertrophy, and Androgenic: strength, aggression, fat burning. Most AAS possess these two characteristics in varying ratios, and in various strengths.

For example, Halotestin may be seen to produce a pure androgenic response, but no anabolic response.

Deca, on the other hand, will produce anabolism with no significant androgenic response.

Test produces roughly a 50 percent anabolic response, and 50 percent androgenic response. Then there is strength of response.

Winstrol is a moderate, pure anabolic. Anavar is a moderate, pure androgen.

Trenbolone is a very powerful androgen, much more powerful than the androgenic characteristics of test. Tren's anabolic characteristic, is weaker than that of testosterone.

Bodyfat gain on cycles

Ever notice how productive of muscle, a cycle usually is, during the first four weeks, and how it slows down and bodyfat accumulates, during the second four weeks? You end up eating more, in the attempt to return things to the former rate. More bodyfat. Finally, the whole process slows down for good.

What's going on?

The common explanation is that you are getting bigger, so that requires more nutrition. We say no. We say the body realizes what is going on, it exhausts and compensates, and body metabolism and developmental processes simply will no longer support this process. But you continue to eat. And that food has got no place else to go, but be turned into fat, with unproductive lbm production.