Prelude

One of the hottest topics the past few years has been over the counter (otc) post cycle therapy (pct), the debate continues to range on whether or not a completely natural herbal based over the counter pct is viable when compared with a SERM or prescription grade PCT.  TunedSports believes that a SERM or prescrtion grade PCT remains the most proven and effective post cycle therapy regiment available and should be the logical choice, however as new supplements come to market more and more users continue to experiment with over the counter cycle recovery methods.

We won’t get into the whole SERM vs OTC debate, this article makes the assumption that you’re already done the research to understand the differences between the two and have decided to go over the counter for your PCT regiment.

Understanding PCT

When providing your body with an abundance of testosterone through ingested prohormones or designer steroids, your body begins to halt it’s natural production, thus by the end of a cycle, many users testosterone production is shut down.  When a user stops their cycle and thus stopping extraneous testosterone supplementation their bodies endocrine system goes into a state of shock as it needs to begin resuming normal production from a halted state, this primarily, is why we have post cycle therapy.  By implementing a proper PCT we can “assist” our bodies with resuming normal function, balancing hormones (estrogen in particular) and help in some cases with some of the annoyances user experience during PCT (such as lethargy, lack of libido etc).  It should also be noted that neglecting to PCT or do so properly can result in several very undesirable results such as..

• Gynecomastia (or Man Boobs)
• Anxiety/Depression (Can range mild to severe)
• Body Aches/Pains (Can range mild to severe)
• Impotence and other sexual function side effects.
• Loss of gains made on cycle.

This is just a simple overview of WHY everyone should use a PCT, to really understand how prohormone usage and designer steroids affect your body please take sometime to do some research on google if you’re interested enough, as you should be.

Post Cycle Therapy – Goals

The overall goal for PCT is to help our body resume normal hormonal functions by accomplishing the following.

• Boost Natural Testosterone Production.
• Regulate Estrogen.
• Restore HPTA function.
• Reducing SHBG.
• Control Cortisol Effects.

Another benefit of utilizing a post cycle therapy regiment is it often helps maintain muscle gains post cycle and in many users will improve libido.

Choosing the Arsenal

Unfortunately when dealing with over the counter natural supplements there isn’t a single product available that will, on it’s own, be a consistently complete solution for our PCT, therefore we will use a combination of products to cover our bases.  Keep in mind that for some cycles an over the counter PCT will not suffice, in general anything considered a ’strong’ compound will need a prescription grade PCT.  So without further ado here is the arsenal for our PCT.

1. Competitive Edge Labs – P.C.T Assist – An “all-in-one” product that contains several proven natural ingredients shown to increase testosterone levels while helping to regulate other hormonal levels (such as estrogen).
2. iForce Nutrition – Reversitol – Another product designed primarily for PCT usage, contains dual estrogen regulating compounds with ATD and 6-Bromo while also including testosterone boosting additives.
3. NOW Grape Seed Antioxidant – Perhaps natures best antioxidant a great addition to any OTC PCT which has also shown to improve brain and nerve tissue.

Now you’re probably thinking, how much is this going to cost? Well for all three one should pay no more than $100 if you shop online, if your health is not worth $100 then you probably shouldn’t be using pro-hormones or designer steroids to begin with.

Putting Together

You should begin your PCT immediately post cycle, begin roughly 24 hours after your final dosage of whatever designer steroid or pro-hormone you’re using.   Our PCT from start to finish will take about five weeks total in length, PCT regiments are most commonly four weeks however when going with an over the counter PCT it’s best to let it ride into a fifth week.

• Week 1 – PCT Assist (3 capsules, twice daily)…  NOW Grape Seed Antioxidant (3 capsules, split dosage am/pm)
• Week 2 - PCT Assist (3 capsules, twice daily)… iForce Reversitol (3 capsules, split dosage am/pm)… NOW Grape Seed Antioxidant (3 capsules, split dosage am/pm)
• Week 3 – PCT Assist (3 capsules, twice daily)… iForce Reversitol (2 capsules, split dosage am/pm)… NOW Grape Seed Antioxidant (3 capsules, split dosage am/pm)
• Week 4 – PCT Assist (3 capsules, twice daily)… iForce Reversitol (2 capsules, split dosage am/pm)… NOW Grape Seed Antioxidant (3 capsules, split dosage am/pm)
• Week 5 – iForce Reversitol (1 capsule)

It’s recommended that users who supplement with Cycle or Life support on cycle should continue it throughout the duration of PCT as well.

Conclusion

This is just one example of a sample over the counter PCT, there’s various opinions and post cycle regiments out there, however believe that the combination of products used within PCT offers perhaps the best over the counter PCT available as new products become available, we will continue to update this article.

Disclaimer

We are not doctors, therefore before starting any supplement or training regiment you should consult with your doctor.  The information being provided is simply personal opinion.