Does Dutasteride Help With Muscle Gainz?

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Hard to say because of the interaction of so many dependent pathways involved in increasing muscle mass. And depending on that, it could also increase estrogen which would offset the T's effect. For example, if you take testosterone cypionate injections (assume normal T levels, but suboptimal free T) you will see increases in muscle mass, libido, erectile function. But if you take clomiphene which increases LH/FSH and stimulates your body's endogenous production of T, you will get optimal T, and free T. But also, skyrockets estrogen, lowers libido and erectile function, with minimal increase in muscle mass.
 

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Couldn’t an AI offset clomid impact on estrogen? I was put in clomid after a big T drop in August a MK th after starting Finasteride. I feel like sh*t and my hair is getting worse.
 

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This study shows dutasteride increased free t levels by 20 percent. Will this make a difference in one’s ability to put on muscle mass?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/26952737

yes you have more testosterone but you are killing almost all DHT...and we know dht is a powerfull hormone especially for the strenght. almost any oral steroid like stanozolol dianabol oxy ecc they are all dht derivate.
 

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yes you have more testosterone but you are killing almost all DHT...and we know dht is a powerfull hormone especially for the strenght. almost any oral steroid like stanozolol dianabol oxy ecc they are all dht derivate.

Yes I should lose strength in theory but even though i take 1 to 1.5mg dutasteride daily I have not experienced anything like fatigue, laziness or decrease in motivation as people say. I’m proud how my bench press is improving.
 

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yes you have more testosterone but you are killing almost all DHT...and we know dht is a powerfull hormone especially for the strenght. almost any oral steroid like stanozolol dianabol oxy ecc they are all dht derivate.

DHT itself is not useful for muscle building because of the enzyme 3a-hsd found in muscle tissue (converts dht to 3a-androstanediol which is a weak androgen), other dht derivative steroids aren't affected by this enzyme
 
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DHT itself is not useful for muscle building because of the enzyme 3a-hsd found in muscle tissue (converts dht to 3a-androstanediol which is a weak androgen), other dht derivative steroids aren't affected by this enzyme

I know..its more related to hardness, strenght and anti water retention.

@SaitamaSensei unless your gol is become a bodybuilder you shouldnt have problems i think..
 

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I know..its more related to hardness, strenght and anti water retention.

@SaitamaSensei unless your gol is become a bodybuilder you shouldnt have problems i think..

It doesn't affect strength if it has no effect on muscle tissue...
 

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These studies you’re posting are good but I don’t think using avodart changed my strength even slightly. My lifts are improving as time goes, if I had experienced something like loss of energy and power I would have switched to finasteride or stop using it.
 

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These studies you’re posting are good but I don’t think using avodart changed my strength even slightly. My lifts are improving as time goes, if I had experienced something like loss of energy and power I would have switched to finasteride or stop using it.

I dont think you will lose strength since you are also increasing testo 20%..
 

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Yes I should lose strength in theory but even though i take 1 to 1.5mg dutasteride daily I have not experienced anything like fatigue, laziness or decrease in motivation as people say. I’m proud how my bench press is improving.



How long have you have been taking Dutasteride and do you really take .1 to 1.5 daily? Is it working?
Any side effects?
 

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It’s almost been 1,5 years that I started taking more than single dosage. Tried 1mg for a while then switched to 2mg for 3months in summer 2017 and got temple regrowth on it bro but didnt last long sadly. But im happy that im maintaining and getting some small regrowth here and there still.
No real side effects by the way I just have slower body hair regrowth and less oily skin which is a plus imo. just ball ache when I started with finasteride but thats very common I believe.
 

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Yeah about gyno, i put on couple pounds last summer and made me quite paranoid about it since I generally store fat on those areas but since I lost those extra pounds and put on some lean mass around the chest area I know it was just fat. Never experienced something like a lump or tenderness even when i had more fat.
Bruh what's up with you and gyno lmao
I know his concern man I was so paranoid about it when I had the extra fat. Gyno is nasty but its genetics if you get it or not.
 
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