Prohormones are a precursor to testosterone. That means they are one chemical conversion away from having the exact same molecular structure as real testosterone.

The problem is, your body has to use certain enzymes, which are different depending on the type of prohormone, to convert the pro to T. This does not always happen. With some type of prohormones, they can be converted into estrogen just as easy as T. That is why you always here about the negative side effects.

Nor-prohormones, generally don't convert to estrogen. However, they don't always produce anabolic results on everyone that uses them. This type of prohormone is similar to the steroid Decadurabolin. In fact, you will fail a drug test if your use nor-prohormones.

Oral prohorones are not very effective at all. They have to go thru the digestive system before they can be used. Unfortunately, 95% of the prohormone is broken down before it ever reaches your blood stream. The small % that does make it will only raise your T level for 1-2 hours, which will not produce any anabolic results.

The best prohormones (in my opinion) are the topical sprays and gels. They bypass the digestive system and go directly into the blood stream. Because they are topical (put on the skin) they are absorbed for up to 10 hours. Thus, raising your T levels for a long enough period to produce anabolic effects.

That is a general overview. You can find much more detailed info if you do some searches on the internet. Here is a good link:

homepages.together.net/~twilbur/andros.htm

I disagree!

Took that long to come to this conclusion.

I have no desire to take any prohormones (cause i'm only 17 and don't need them) but i do have a desire to know pretty much everything to do with bodybuilding and weight trainning(i'm sure you all do). Now, one thing i haven't got a clue about are prohormones. Please could you generous, kind and very intelligent folks please spare all you cherished information on these please(that rhymes! )

P.S. I don't want people just telling me they are useless, cause that ain't of no use or help to me...

Thank you in anticipation.

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Now why would someone dig out a 5 year old post from TCD.

Robboe is TCD? I came much later but is TCD short for the chicken daddy?

I disagree!

wow, brilliant response, what do you disagree with?

wow, brilliant response, what do you disagree with?

"Oral prohorones are not very effective at all. They have to go thru the digestive system before they can be used. Unfortunately, 95% of the prohormone is broken down before it ever reaches your blood stream. The small % that does make it will only raise your T level for 1-2 hours, which will not produce any anabolic results."

Now....who's response was brilliant?
I really just brought this old thread up so everyone can see how things have changed so quickly in this sport.

This thread is hilariously ironic. Nice find.

Indeed. Young Rob, barely 17.

There are likely lots of good finds, for both of him and I, but lets not start digging....

LOL, you could probably find a post where I asked, "what does pct mean?" Everyone was a newbie at some time.

There are definitely some newb supplement and PH posts from me on this forum. None on training and dieting though, considering I have competed several times before ever making a post.

I must have talked with him a dozens times not realizing they were the same, I hope I didn't say nothing bad about TCD to Robboe.

Is he still around?

the board was called Xtreme Forums at the time and Cackerot managed to persuade someone to make him a mod for all of two days).

what happened to him?

Have we? When was this?