Low HDL??

[dan525]

I have been cruising and cycling for about 18 months after taking 8 years off. I am 35 years old , 5'7 225 apx1-% bf. I am a competitive powerlifter with over 20 years lifting. I went to theER after feeling lousy for a couple days. MY EKG was abnormal , but nothing to be overly concerned about. Chest x-ray was normal , but my total cholesterol was 199 with an HDL of 6. I was cruising at 250 test e for 3 months then started a cycle about 4 weeks ago. I have been on 750 test e, EQ 600 and anadrol 75. I finished myt anadrol the day I went to the ER. Could my HDL drop that fast from 4 weeks of anadrol? The other thing is that my liver enzymes were normal. I eat fairly clean year round( no transfats, fried foods, ), mostly chicken, tuna , rice ,oats fruit and veges and protein powder. I have also been taking a multi vit, fishoil 3000mg, vit c 3000, bcomplex adn co-q10. Anyone else experience this low of an HDL? Any advice?

 

[MrDeflation]

I would love to know myself how people who stay on year round are able to maintain a decent CHOL ratio and more over a good HDL profile

 

[bigains]

Orals are known to kill good cholesterol.


Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90033, USA.

To determine whether oxymetholone increases lean body mass (LBM) and skeletal muscle strength in older persons, 31 men 65-80 yr of age were randomized to placebo (group 1) or 50 mg (group 2) or 100 mg (group 3) daily for 12 wk. For the three groups, total LBM increased by 0.0 +/- 0.6, 3.3 +/- 1.2 (P < 0.001), and 4.2 +/- 2.4 kg (P < 0.001), respectively. Trunk fat decreased by 0.2 +/- 0.4, 1.7 +/- 1.0 (P = 0.018), and 2.2 +/- 0.9 kg (P = 0.005) in groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Relative increases in 1-repetition maximum (1-RM) strength for biaxial chest press of 8.2 +/- 9.2 and 13.9 +/- 8.1% in the two active treatment groups were significantly different from the change (-0.8 +/- 4.3%) for the placebo group (P < 0.03). For lat pull-down, 1-RM changed by -0.6 +/- 8.3, 8.8 +/- 15.1, and 18.4 +/- 21.0% for the groups, respectively (1-way ANOVA, P = 0.019). The pattern of changes among the groups for LBM and upper-body strength suggested that changes might be related to dose. Alanine aminotransferase increased by 72 +/- 67 U/l in group 3 (P < 0.001), and HDL-cholesterol decreased by -19 +/- 9 and -23 +/- 18 mg/dl in groups 2 and 3, respectively (P = 0.04 and P = 0.008). Thus oxymetholone improved LBM and maximal voluntary muscle strength and decreased fat mass in older men.