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Deca, Winstrol and Your Joints

by Anthony Roberts

This article was originally published September 9, 2005 at Mindandmuscle.net)

I’ve been somewhat plagued by certain questions ever since I started reading about steroids a decade ago. Certain ideas just never sat well with me…and unfortunately, when I asked more questions, I only received similar answers. When I was introduced to the world of internet steroid boards about half a decade ago, I posed these same questions to the "powers that be" on the boards I was a member of. I received many of the same answers, but my private messages and e-mails to moderators and staff members on various boards asking for references or some kind of logic were all left unanswered. On occasion I was offered the profound advice that it’s "well known that…etc…" and told to stop asking. Well known to whom? It’s certainly not well known to me.

One of the most annoying and often repeated "well known fact" is that Nandrolone Decanoate (Deca) improves and soothes your joints by storing water in them. And, conversely, Winstrol has a "reverse osmotic" effect on your joints, which makes them ache when you use it, because it draws water out of your body, joints included. Reverse Osmotic? Wow…if we use really big words, maybe we’ll sound smart and people will stop asking questions. I believe this to be the dictum most anabolic steroid boards are founded on, and probably the way the staff on those boards begin their evening prayers…


http://www.mesomorphosis.com/articles/anthony-roberts/deca-durabolin-and-your-joints.htm

About the Author

Anthony Roberts is the author of the forthcoming book, Anabolic Steroids: The Ultimate Research Guide. His articles have appeared in top bodybuilding / steroid websites such as http://www.mesomorphosis.com, http://www.mindandmuscle.net, and http://www.t-nation.com
You are invited to attend the T-Nation Seminar in Washington, DC in January 2006 where Anthony will be featured as one of the speakers/participants that T-Nation has assembled for their roundtable discussion. For additional information, contact Phil at philltnation@yahoo.com and read the following threads:

http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=804289
http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=845134