Think BIG Bodybuilding

In this episode, we break down what “safe” cycles really mean, risk vs reward, managing estrogen, hair loss, TRT options, and whether you can optimize without running gear. Plus some classic tangent chaos at the end.
0:00 What Is a “Safe” Cycle?
1:15 Welcome to DNS
4:00 Risk vs Reward: The 5 Safest Approaches
9:00 Which Steroid Family Is Safest?
10:00 Are You Even a Good Candidate?
13:00 High-Test as a “Safe” Option
14:45 Primo vs Mast
17:45 Anavar vs Oral Turinabol
22:00 Equipoise Deep Dive
28:00 Managing Hair Loss
31:45 Tendon Ruptures & Injury Risk
34:00 Minimum Effective EQ Dose
36:00 MENT & Estrogen Conversion
41:15 Oral Testosterone for TRT
43:30 Optimizing Without a Cycle
47:00 Running Gear Post-Surgery
49:00 Extreme Stretching Talk
53:30 Messing With Dave
55:00 High-Test Estrogen Problems
58:00 Test to Mast Ratios
1:00:00 Test Cyp Debate
1:08:30 WWII Tangent
1:16:15 Bonus Footage
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0:00 Welcome Back to Blood Sweat & Gear
0:45 Updated Thoughts on Mitochondria Peptides
4:00 Andrew’s Protocol Breakdown
8:30 MOTS-C Real World Experience
16:00 TRT Bloodwork Timing
21:00 When Life Disrupts Your Cycle
24:20 Dieting Overseas
27:30 Moving to TRT+
30:00 Best Time to Take Dbol
35:40 Umbilical Hernia Concerns
43:14 Rotating Orals
44:50 Managing High Hematocrit
54:00 AAS Red Flags
57:20 Skip’s Word of the Day

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0:00 Intro

4:45 Is Martin Fitzwater Behind for the Arnold?

12:25 Samson Dauda Looking Huge

15:20 Why Fans Love Nick Walker

21:40 How Today’s Champions Changed Training Culture

37:45 What Happened to Science-Based Lifting?

47:55 Training Hard While Creating Content

54:27 Do people use Gym Pins Before Maxing the Machine Out?

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0:00 Rotating steroid compounds?
0:15 Supporting the show and sponsors
2:00 Rotating compounds – old school vs modern approach
15:00 Short-acting compounds and rotation
22:00 Does MENT aromatize? Listener feedback
26:00 Putting steroid studies into context
28:20 SSRIs and Tren side effects
32:00 Anxiety from Tren
33:00 Addictive personalities and drug use
37:45 Too much ECA
39:30 MENT as a former oral compound
40:45 High-dose MENT and DHT
42:30 Premixed underground GH
44:00 Long-term Primo use
49:00 Low-dose MENT and prostate sensitivity
59:30 Are cheeseburgers really that bad?
1:00:00 McDonald’s stories
1:05:00 Uncle Dave’s wisdom
1:10:00 Dave’s modeling days
1:15:20 Watching Dave’s commercial
1:21:00 Behind the scenes

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