Nolvadex & 2 competitions

**justine0101** · 04-28-2014, 12:30 PM

If I have 2 competitions 2 weeks apart, for Nolvadex usage do I continue my dosage (10mg - 2X a day) throughout OR does it have to be weaned down each week before show?

**tammyp** · 04-28-2014, 05:07 PM

no stay on til after 2nd show and taper when its over

**sassy69** · 04-28-2014, 05:36 PM

Agree w/ Tammy - when you only have that much time between shows, you want to minimize the number of changes as much as possible - basically you're "holding" your peak week protocol until the whole set of events is over and you have the time for your body to recover.

**justine0101** · 04-29-2014, 11:21 AM

thanks so much. so even on peak weak I don't taper it down to 10 mg (1X per day). One of my guy friends suggested that's what I do.

But so far the 10mg (2X day) haven't given any negatives. I've been on this dosage for 2 weeks and by time my shows come around it will be 4 & 6 weeks on this dosage.

what sides should I look for as to it being "too" much for too long

**sassy69** · 04-29-2014, 06:07 PM

Generaly guidance is 4-8 weeks so you should have no issues. Include acidophilus or a decent probiotic to help reduce the chance of yeast infection.

You're better off changing as little as possible during that the range of time from the first peak week thru the second show. You should have removed anything that is doing things like promoting water retention at 7-10 days out and then you are mostly just dialing into the show date and holding relatively steady thru the second. And then do a slow dismount from the competition diet and training to minimize overall rebound from the stress of the whole adventure.

**justine0101** · 04-30-2014, 12:03 PM

Thanks Sassy for the great explanation. I was only running var (20mg / day) and just stopped that.

This is my first experience using nolvadex so very interested to see how the results are. I notice a little more tightening in the lower body especially quads/hammies, but the area of my lower butt is still not tightening as fast as the other parts...time will tell

**Vicki Nixon** · 05-03-2014, 06:43 PM

How long after starting Nolvadex do u start to see results?

**justine0101** · 05-05-2014, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by Vicki Nixon

How long after starting Nolvadex do u start to see results?

Started seeing results after 7 days on it at 10mg (twice a day) and it keeps getting better and better.

The stubborn fat in my lower glutes and upper hamstring area completely tightened up when for years that was my problemed area. And my diet/training methods remain pretty much the same so adding this has helped tremendously

**sassy69** · 05-05-2014, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by justine0101

Started seeing results after 7 days on it at 10mg (twice a day) and it keeps getting better and better.

The stubborn fat in my lower glutes and upper hamstring area completely tightened up when for years that was my problemed area. And my diet/training methods remain pretty much the same so adding this has helped tremendously

Awesome! Curious also if stopping the var is contributing to that - even tho it doesn't aromatise, its pretty apparent there is frequently an estrogen response using it. I would just caveat the whole experience to say that the nolva should be used as a final dial-in tool and not as an on-going / maintenance protocol because that has other much larger consequences to your overall natural estrogen cycle.

**justine0101** · 05-06-2014, 06:50 AM

Originally Posted by sassy69

Awesome! Curious also if stopping the var is contributing to that - even tho it doesn't aromatise, its pretty apparent there is frequently an estrogen response using it. I would just caveat the whole experience to say that the nolva should be used as a final dial-in tool and not as an on-going / maintenance protocol because that has other much larger consequences to your overall natural estrogen cycle.

For the first 2 weeks of using nolvadex I was still running var. In the past coming off var never affected the tightening of my lower region. Upper body and abs would tighten up more from stopping var, but never legs/butt

**~gymdiva~** · 05-11-2014, 02:40 AM

^booooo

don't ban me

otherwise great replies as always!

**Vicki Nixon** · 06-11-2014, 11:22 AM

Thanks! Never used it before so I was curious

**justine0101** · 06-24-2014, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by Vicki Nixon

Thanks! Never used it before so I was curious

I love it and will always use it for competing. I had no issues either coming off tapering it down

**Vicki Nixon** · 07-12-2014, 06:53 PM

Thanks so much, been on it for about 6 weeks now and Love it! I am doing 20 a bed time, started with 10 for a few weeks

**justine0101** · 07-14-2014, 12:53 PM

Originally Posted by Vicki Nixon

Thanks so much, been on it for about 6 weeks now and Love it! I am doing 20 a bed time, started with 10 for a few weeks

That's great - You will love the end result on show day.

The only negative I didn't like was I did a photo shoot right before show and the lack of estrogen made my face so hard & shallow looking in the jaw area. I guess since it doesn't spot reduce it tightens up everything lol