HIV+ into bodybuilding and trying to put on muscle mass.

Happycastle

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Hi community. Im glad that i found this forum and this is my first post here. Hope u guys can give me some advices.

Im 36yrs old (Height=5'6.9 , Weight=176.37lbs).), HIV+ for 8 years now, doing well with the medication and undetectable since then. Im very much interested into bodybuilding, but i think i have reached the limit by staying natural (Not able to grow any bigger, despite how well i train/eat/rest). My metabolism is pretty high, i can lose weight pretty fast if i eat less for few days and skipped gym for more than a week.

I have a few questions i would like to ask:
(1). I understand that Deca has the less sides, and it used to treat "wasting" in HIV+. I don't have wasting issue, can i still take Deca to build muscle?

(2). If i opt for Deca+Test, what would be the minimum doses to see the result in building muscle?(I've read that 50-100mg is only for therapeutic purposes like joint problem)

(3). Other than Deca, what other anabolic steroids with the less side effects would you recommend for HIV+ who trying to build muscle?

(4). I'm totally a newbie in using anabolic steroid, what're the things that i must be extra careful and take note when on cycle?

Thank you so much and i look forward to hearing from you all.
@Nelson Vergel
 
@Happycastle

HIV physicians are no longer prescribing nandrolone or oxandrolone like they used to since HIV wasting is now a thing of the past.

Please download my book since I give details there

Built to Survive - Program for Wellness Restoration

https://powerusa.org/books/Built_to_Survive.pdf
I would go through this thread since we had a good discussion there


This thread gives details on side effects

 

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