Anyone ever heard of EPO?

[Turf Toes]

I see that Marion Jones took this 'roid for endurance. I never heard of it before. Love to get my hands on some.


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[gymrat1977]

Originally Posted by Turf Toes

I see that Marion Jones took this 'roid for endurance. I never heard of it before. Love to get my hands on some.


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distance runners, cyclists use this for endurance because it increases red blood cell count. its not cheap

[pupeye]

Originally Posted by Turf Toes

I see that Marion Jones took this 'roid for endurance. I never heard of it before. Love to get my hands on some.


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Its not a roid. From what i understand it increases red blood cells. This in turn carries more oxygen giving better endurance. It also thickens your blood which can be dangerous.

[gymrat1977]

Originally Posted by pupeye

Its not a roid. From what i understand it increases red blood cells. This in turn carries more oxygen giving better endurance. It also thickens your blood which can be dangerous.

you are correct. one must be careful with this and not abuse the drug.

[Southernjuice]

Originally Posted by gymrat1977

you are correct. one must be careful with this and not abuse the drug.

Exactly, blood clots are common with this drug.

[MJM]

Equipoise would basically do the same thing wouldn't it?

[MaxRep]

[quote=Turf Toes]I see that Marion Jones took this 'roid for endurance. I never heard of it before. Love to get my hands on some.
[quote]

As has been said, erythropoeitin (EPO) is not a steroid and I'm wondering why you would want it unless you're involved in some sort of endurance activity?
And no... banging your girl for an hour doesn't count as an endurance activity...

MaxRep

[Turf Toes]

[quote=MaxRep][quote=Turf Toes]I see that Marion Jones took this 'roid for endurance. I never heard of it before. Love to get my hands on some.

As has been said, erythropoeitin (EPO) is not a steroid and I'm wondering why you would want it unless you're involved in some sort of endurance activity?
And no... banging your girl for an hour doesn't count as an endurance activity...

MaxRep

Regular juice makes your red blood cell count high too, so what would be the difference between the two? Yea, I do need it for a 5 month academy of endurance. But the banging my girl part wouldn't be bad either.

[tHe_ShOcKeR]

in my opinion, the risks from taking EPO are too high for the "endurance boost" you get from it.

just out of curiosity, does this also cause a decrease in the buildup of lactic acid?

[MaxRep]

Originally Posted by Turf Toes

Regular juice makes your red blood cell count high too, so what would be the difference between the two? Yea, I do need it for a 5 month academy of endurance. But the banging my girl part wouldn't be bad either.

"so what would be the difference between the two? "

Try a lack of any anabolic activity with EPO. And not all AAS cause a dramatic rise in RBC and the one that does, EQ, needs to be used in moderation as using too much causes RBC to go to dangerous levels. As far as any benefit to a bodybuilder using EPO, nada.

Also, few people know it takes one month of daily usage before EPO causes an increase in RBC. One or more vials of EPO/day for a month... at a cost of $140/vial. The cost of EPO alone, for an anemic cancer patient is estimated at $195,000/year (almost 4 vials/day).

MaxRep

[Grizzly]

LOL Good reply, Max. I had no idea it was that expensive. Not that I've ever given it serious thought, but it does sound relatively beneficial for my fights. Of course, I'd need to fight daily for a year to be able to afford the next year's worth. LOL I don't think that's worth it.

[Turbo1]

Make that 2 years if ya dont win any!!!

[Grizzly]

What kind of silly shit are you saying?!?! That's crazy! I refuse to lose until I'm fighting for the Pride heavyweight belt...if even then. LOL

[Quasimoto]

For the EPO hookup..see Lance Armstrong

[scrappy]

Good luck with the pride belt Griz....
I've found you can get a course of EPO for nothing more than you'd pay for gh
You need to really educate yourself before you even think of messing with it. I've always wanted a home hematocrit tester. That's the only way I'd give it to fighters. I would love to do this though. It would be beneficial and I suspect a few guys use it in UFC.