taper or not to taper ...that is the question.

[lucian]

do you guys think tapering is a good idea? or just go off, wait 4 weeks to start pct, and let the body hanlde the rest?
lucian

 

[tatteredxangelx]

tapering down the dosage of something along the lines of a long acting test is stupid ... but backloading from a Test E with a Test prop is a great idea.

 

[buselmo]

I was on a loooooooooooooong cycle a while ago... last 2 months, i tapered down to 500 mg test, then 250 mg test (enanthate)... i've been off for around 3 months now... blood work came out great, and i feel great! only time i felt like shit and my sex drive took a dive was when i got too fat over the vacation and ramadhan and decided to go on a ketogenic diet.... felt like ass... then when i switched to phil's diet... back to normal...
I once came off an 8 week cycle without tapering long ago... crashed so hard it wasn't even funny... did PCT, but wasn't using HCG... used HCG with the long cycle...

hope that helps.

 

[rotty]

most of the esters are self tapering ie; half -life. So there is no need to taper.

 

[Deepsea]

I've always tapered but then again I never new that some were self tapering.

 

[Chuck999]

The whole "tapering" thing is interesting. Back 20+ years ago when I first got into supps, everybody tapered. I remember when I did my first test cyp and winny cycle, the deal was to start off with a higher dose, and then taper down for 8 weeks. This was way before anyone (at least that I knew) had even heard of anti-E's, dht issues, etc.

Then there was a period where eveybody poohpooed tapering, and of course we are much farther along now with dealing with sides and PCT concepts, "jump start" etc.

Lately I do see some people more or less advocating tapering in the "old" sense. We all know that some stuff like test cyp or e, or deca, stay active in your system for longer periods, and some things, like test prop, or most orals, are short acting. It seems like the "tapering" concept is itself going through a cycle, and coming back somewhat into use. However, I seem to have always done better when I do some tapering, even with "long acting" stuff. Maybe it's all in my head.

 

[Ashop]

The whole "tapering" thing is interesting. Back 20+ years ago when I first got into supps, everybody tapered. I remember when I did my first test cyp and winny cycle, the deal was to start off with a higher dose, and then taper down for 8 weeks. This was way before anyone (at least that I knew) had even heard of anti-E's, dht issues, etc.

Then there was a period where eveybody poohpooed tapering, and of course we are much farther along now with dealing with sides and PCT concepts, "jump start" etc.

Lately I do see some people more or less advocating tapering in the "old" sense. We all know that some stuff like test cyp or e, or deca, stay active in your system for longer periods, and some things, like test prop, or most orals, are short acting. It seems like the "tapering" concept is itself going through a cycle, and coming back somewhat into use. However, I seem to have always done better when I do some tapering, even with "long acting" stuff. Maybe it's all in my head.

I train athletes who swear by tapering. I rarely do it myself these days,,but I can see both sides of the argument.