{"podcast":{"title":"Anabolic Bodybuilding","slug":"anabolic-bodybuilding-7247370","podcast_index_feed_id":7247370,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/anabolicbodybuilding/feed.xml","website_url":"https://anabolicbodybuilding.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/15891284/Copy_of_How_to_Get_Huge_Presentation_700_x_700_px_1400_x_1400_px_3_88onm.png","author":"Big Paul","episode_count":100,"summary":"Most of what you read or watch on the internet about bodybuilding regarding training, steroids, growth hormone, insulin, and nutrition is completely wrong. We filter through all the nonsense and tell you the truth about what the top pros and amateur competitors are doing.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T02:17:33.097701+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/anabolic-bodybuilding-7247370"},"episode":{"title":"Lowest TREN Dose to See Effects, Tren & E2 Cycles, Best Steroid to Pair With Test, Deca Only Cycles?","slug":"lowest-tren-dose-to-see-effects-tren-e2-cycles-best-steroid-to-pair-with-test-deca-only-cycles","published_at":"2026-08-28T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/anabolic-bodybuilding-7247370/lowest-tren-dose-to-see-effects-tren-e2-cycles-best-steroid-to-pair-with-test-deca-only-cycles","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/anabolic-bodybuilding-7247370","url":"https://anabolicbodybuilding.podbean.com/e/lowest-tren-dose-to-see-effects-tren-e2-cycles-best-steroid-to-pair-with-test-deca-only-cycles/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/kggyedwi2s5cu2iq/0827.mp3","summary":"Big Paul is back with another Anabolic Q&A, covering bodybuilding training, nutrition, contest prep, supplements, GLP-1 use, and performance-enhancement topics with a harm-reduction mindset. In this episode, we dig into what happens when coming off a GLP-1 after extended use, including appetite, gastric emptying, elevated resting heart rate, and why long-term use may not make sense for every bodybuilder. We also break down magnesium glycinate, elemental magnesium, supplement labels, timing, and whether there’s any real benefit to mega-dosing or splitting doses throughout the day. Then we get into several heavily debated PED topics: whether very low-dose Tren can still produce noticeable results, Tren cough and subcutaneous injections, why Deca-only and low-test/high-Deca cycles keep coming back into bodybuilding discussions, options for high aromatizers, Equipoise and Primo considerations, and the unconventional “SHBG protocol” involving estrogen replacement with compounds like Tren or DHB. Training and nutrition get plenty of attention too. Big Paul explains how to choose the best horizontal pulling movements for back thickness by comparing stimulus, fatigue, and injury risk rather than blindly chasing heavy barbell rows. We also cover carb cycling and binge eating on high-carb days, breaking through a fat-loss plateau, cardio during contest prep, getting stage-ready six weeks out, posing, Anadrol use around training, and how to structure calories and carbohydrates when trying to transition from getting lean into a productive rebound and lean gaining phase. Topics discussed include: • GLP-1 discontinuation and bodybuilding • Magnesium glycinate vs elemental magnesium • Low-dose Tren and Tren cough • Subcutaneous vs intramuscular injections • Deca-only and low-test…","meta_description":"Big Paul is back with another Anabolic Q&A, covering bodybuilding training, nutrition, contest prep, supplements, GLP-1 use, and performance-enhanceme…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2869,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/anabolic-bodybuilding-7247370/episodes/lowest-tren-dose-to-see-effects-tren-e2-cycles-best-steroid-to-pair-with-test-deca-only-cycles/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/anabolic-bodybuilding-7247370/lowest-tren-dose-to-see-effects-tren-e2-cycles-best-steroid-to-pair-with-test-deca-only-cycles.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}