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Do Androgen Receptors Downregulate From Continuous Steroid Use?
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English - April 27, 2019 19:55 - 6 minutes - 6.19 MB - ★★★★★ - 724 ratingsHealth & Fitness Sports nutrition bodybuilding fitness supplements Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Do Androgen Receptors Downregulate?
There is a very common misconception in the bodybuilding community that androgen receptors downregulate during a steroid cycle, or during long-term steroid use.
A plateau in muscle gain is commonly attributed to this “androgen receptor downregulation”.
If you've ever cycled anabolics, you can also attest to the fact that during a new cycle the gains always seem to come within the first 8 weeks or so, and then the weeks following that it is typical to notice a blatant diminishing returns effect.…