I wanted to post something about EPO mainly to dispell myths. If you search out people with questions about EPO you will find replies to the subject along the lines of the replies people would make about Andreas Munzer and Lyle Alzado when referring to anabolic steroids. It really suprised me to read this, especially coming from the bodybuilding community. Bodybuilders are folks who should know better than to parrot propoganda about any pharma being used for enhancement.
Yes, some Dutch cyclists died in the 80's. Was this entirely from EPO use? Who is to say. What we do know is that in the current cycling and endurance sports world, EPO use is rampant at the top levels. How often do you hear of someone ramping their hematocrit up too high at this day and age? Never.
EPO is an amazing drug that has astounding benefits for someone training heavily. It increases your red blood cell count (hematocrit). The dosages of the drug affect everyone different. One guy can see a 1% increase in hematocrit (HCT) from 10,000 iu, whereas the next guy might need 30,000 iu. You also must be sure to get your serum ferritin levels above 100 before use. This can be accomplished with supplemental iron orally or by injection. Injection is much more effective, as you might imagine. You also need to be taking folic acid, vit C and B12 in order to allow your body to take in the iron as efficiently as possible. After beginning EPO injections you need to have blood work done to monitor your HCT levels. HCT levels about 55% are considered to be high, and this is where the drug really can be dangerous. That said, it takes a good amount of EPO to get your HCT above 55%, and it would be truly difficult to accidentally accomplish this.
EPO is mixed and injected sub-q exactly the same way as hGH, with the exception of the injection location. You are trying to get these EPO proteins to your kidneys where the red blood cells will be created. SO, you have to pinch you love handle area, and do your sub-q injection on your side. Injecting near the belly button will drastically reduce the effectiveness of the drug.
It is also odd to me that if you attempt to search out the information I have just laid out above on the internet that yo;u will be hard pressed to find anything at all. I think more people could benefit from the effects of an elevated hematocrit. Getting oxygen to your muscles and brain is only a good thing. Imagine your hardest training days when bulking, and being able to push out 2 or 3 more reps than you used to be able to before failure? Imagine waking up and feeling more fresh and recovered from intense training than you ever have with hGH and AAS?
From personal experience, I am saying is that this stuff is worth a look.
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