Estrogen Blockers

Estrogen Blockers are a frequently misused term. Most people use the term ‘Estrogen Blocker’ and ‘Anti-Estrogen’ interchangeably but they are not the same, a blocker is a form of anti-estrogen but there is another form, aromatase inhibitors.

Estrogen Blocker literally means to block the estrogen from binding to the receptor, and therefore only SERMS or Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators are estrogen blockers. It does not mean to stop estrogen from being produced or to remove it from the system. To stop estrogen from being created by the aromatase enzyme from testosterone you need an aromatase inhibitor (AI), not an estrogen blocker.

Tamoxifen, prescription name Nolvadex is my absolute favorite illegal Estrogen Blocker or SERM. It offers several advantages over its competing compound Clomid, even for PCT. It’s not a scheduled controlled substance, but possession of a prescription drug is illegal without a script.

Is It Bad To Have a Ton of Estrogen?

Yes! But estrogen has its uses, it is great for a ton of different reasons but to much and we get side effects. Estrogen helps you build muscle 2 different ways; There are 2 different estrogen receptors on the muscle cells, ER alpha and ER Beta. Estrogen binding to the Alpha receptor has a function like MGF, it causes satellite cells your migrate. Binding of estrogen to ER beta causes IGF-1 to be released, these two things are the key to muscle growth.

Sexually you want some estrogen. With no estrogen you have no sex drive. Period. And almost as important, estrogen levels determine how long you can last in bed for. More estrogen = More sexual endurance. Now the last part is hard to scientifically prove but if your estrogen is really really low and you look super dry and inhuman then women are less likely to find you attractive. For all these reasons its important to have some estrogen.

Estrogen also increases HDL which indirectly lowers LDL, making estrogen important for your cardiovascular health!

TO MUCH estrogen results in fat gain, water storage, whining, prostate cancer, and high blood pressure. So you want SOME estrogen but not a lot. This is why a mild legal AI like the ones in Form XT and Arom X are ideal.

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Aromatase Inhibitors

Around 2003 the World Changed

Breast cancer awareness was very strong 15 years ago and most people knew that breast cancer was often treatable by using estrogen blockers. This of course didn’t stop women from getting uterine cancer from the estrogen binding to the endometrium though. That was the big downfall of the main treatment at the time; theSERM tamoxifen (Nolvadex). Tamoxifen seemingly caused one cancer by curing another. But that’s not the truth. By stopping and inhibiting breast growth by binding to the estrogen receptor on the breast there was just that much more estrogen in circulation.

So how did the world change? Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) were developed. Now, instead of just gumming up the receptor like a bandaid we now could stop the body from MAKING estrogen from testosterone.

Aromatase Inhibitors and Bodybuilding

So how does this affect you, a guy? AIs can stop testosterone from converting to estrogen, as I just showed you. This means neither your natural testosterone, anabolic steroids, nor prohormones will be broken down into the ‘anti-test’ estrogen when you’re on an AI.

Why is this important? Estrogen not only counteracts the effects of testosterone, it stops your body from making it!

The main point of a man using an AI post cycle is to stop estrogen from stopping testosterone production. By stopping your body from making estrogen through using an AI, you stop the estrogen from turning off your testosterone production. Now, using the estrogen blocker Tamoxifen, you will give the opposite signal of normal estrogen on the pituitary and turn ON testosterone production (as a secondary effect of LH release)!

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