The Dianabol Bridge

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The Dianabol Bridge Explained

Written by: Fonz

"I've been reading some of the posts regarding this bridge and some of them are truly from left-field.
First of, this is a BRIDGE. OK? a B-R-I-D-G-E.

Your LH function and Test levels are supposed to RECOVER.

Ok, now having said that.
Here's the pharmo-kinetics behind Methandrostenelone, brand name Dianabol.

10mg taken at once will increase your average testosterone level by 5 times and decrease your endogeneous cosrtisone
by 50-70%.

The reason why dianabol is a good choice for a bridge is that its VERY anti-catabolic. It also dopaminergic. Giving you the benefits of increased CNS strength modulation by its androgenic mode of action. Androgens, in case you don't know, increase neuro-muscular function, thus STRENGTH.

OK. Now, lets delve into the metabolic chemistry behind dianabol's choice as a bridging agent.

When are testosterone levels highest? Answer: In the AM, thats when.

Your body releases a tesosterone spike in the morning. This is when tesosterone levels are highest.

When are Insulin levels lowest? Answer: In the AM thats when.

Low insulin levels=increased protein used as fuel. (Also fat, but protein is also being converted to glucose via glucogenesis)

OK, here is where dball's short half-life works for us (Its 3.2-4.5 hrs btw)
Lets take Subject X.

He's in bridging mode. He has just woken up. The body is about to release tesosterone, thus creating a spike.
His insulin levels are low. His LH and test levels are very low.

He pops 10mgs of dianabol. Here is where things get interesting. The 10mgs of dianabol will cause a testosterone
spike WHICH COINCIDES WITH the testosterone released ENDOGENEOUSLY in the AM by the testes.

The body will be partially fooled. It will not entirely detect the increased levels of testosterone (above the normal test sipke), thus LH function WILL REMAIN only partially(Very little actually) suppressed.

In other words, he is "piggy-backing" an extra dose of testosterone on top of the endogeneously reduced one,
thus creating an "inflated" test spike.

Henceforth, LH levels WILL BE ALLOWED TO SLOWLY RECOVER over time. Also, dballs anti-catabolic effect will help curb protein-loss in the morning from low insulogenic levels. HOWEVER, and here is where almost all of you go wrong. You CANNOT GO PAST 10mg of dianabol in the AM
for this bridge to work!!!! Why? Because of the blood levels of dianabol you would generate.

10mg in the AM will be broken down to 5mg in about 4 hrs (Probably less) 5mg of dianabol, is not enough to cause another rise in testosterone levels after the precceeding one. Thus, LH function is allowed to up-regulate.

Anything more(Say 20mgs), will cause a SEDCONDARY testosterone spike which WILL inhibit LH function further, thus not allowing LH function to recover. Oh yeah...100mgs? ROTLMFAO!! Fat chance.
The difference between 20mgs and 10mgs means the difference between allowing LH to recover slowly and not allowing it to.

So, here's the scenario summed up: Beginning: LOW LH and test. Adding the 10mgs dball.

LH is allowed to SLOWLY RECOVER over time as testosterone levels are kept at a level which will not cause muscle-loss. Also, dball's anti-catabolic effects will reduce protein degradation.(Via cortisone reduction)

This is what i call a double positive. You have managed to INCREASE anabolism(Test levels) and DECREASE
catabolism(cortisone), during a bridge to boot!!

The bridge should last 8 weeks, NO LESS. I also have to say, that it WILL NOT restore complete LH function. It'll get you 80-90% of the way there but the only way you're going to get your full LH function back is if you go OFF
completely. Anavar WILL NOT restore LH completely either btw.
(In case anybody is wondering.)
The difference is that with anavar you can take it throughout the day and with dball it HAS TO BE
once in the AM."

Wow...Great post...Makes for a very interesting reason to bridge with Dbol and why it's probably the best bridging AAS out there...It's definitely opened up my eyes to the possibility of a future bridge...

It's funny though, it just goes to show you that even 10 mgs. of Dbol daily will cause some LH suppression...

so, is a bridge supposed to be used in addition to a reg cycle or at the end to help recover. i am slightly confused. 8 week or 12 week cycle PLUS 8 more weeks or what. interesting though.

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This is more for advanced users, instead of going off completely they take the dianabol.

ahhh, got it

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Bridge is a term to go from one cycle to the next.
Ie. Some might 'bridge' with a low dose of test. So say they are taking 800mg of test and dbol for 8 weeks. They will then take a low dose of test at like 200mg for 6-8 weeks, then back on another cycle. Technically speaking you are giving your body a rest from the high dose test and orals, but it does nothing for your natural test production. So in the end, it will be like you are on a 24week cycle.

I agree...AAS in your body means Test suppression whether it be a high does or low dose...Imagine the PCT and how long the Test kickback would be when someone eventually comes off...

Very interseting!

Now lets say that during the first cycle of AAS I was running 500iu HCG every 5 days, at the end of the cycle, I discontinue the HCG and start the 22 day PCT cycle of Clomid/Nolvadex, combined with 10mg of D-bol as a bridge, after 8 weeks where am I left at?

Ready to start next cycle? Or does LH and Test still need recovery?

I am just speaking long term safety, especially after 2nd or 3rd cycle.