Proviron (Mesterolone)

Proviron is one of the most unique anabolic steroids in the world.

Unique, because it has a very distinct set of traits that’s not comparable with most other compounds that are popular among recreational and professional bodybuilders.

Maybe that’s one of the reasons why we don’t find it mentioned too often on gear forums these days.

Most users don’t want to bother running Proviron when clearly, there are supposedly better compounds available.

Add to it the fact that quality Proviron is a rarity, and it’s pricey.

That said, it has remained one of our favorite compounds over the years, for as long as we used Anabolic steroids.

Here are five reasons why.

#1 – Proviron makes us feel great and keeps our libido up

Some anabolic compounds are notorious for causing a libido crash.

As if that wasn’t enough, they also make you feel weird between the ears.

This sort of dampens the benefits that you get from the cycle.

Deca Durabolin, for example, is one of our favorite mass builders. Works nice and slow and creates an unparalleled full look that we absolutely love.

But even at low doses, such as 250 gms/week, it causes ‘Deca Dick’.

We don’t even feel like looking at a woman, let alone initiating sex. It just dampens everything up so bad.

Trenbolone, which is an amazing compound, makes our mood goes haywire.

It makes us aggressive to the point that we’d pick fights with people over trivial things. It also makes us suspicious and paranoid.

The counter the sides of Deca, we either have to run higher doses of Deca and a low dose of test with some Finasteride thrown in.

Or, we can run Proviron along with it.

More often than not, we choose the latter, even if it’s a pricier choice.

Finasteride makes us feel like shit, whereas with Proviron, our libido is at its peak even at just 50 grams/day, which is like a ridiculously low dose.

As a nice bonus on the side, it makes us feel terrific.

Our mood is elevated constantly. We have that ‘on-steroids’ feeling all the time.

Just enhances the effect of the cycle. We never run a Trenbolone cycle without a low dose of Priviron thrown in.

The libido boost alone is enough reason for anybody to consider running Proviron in their stacks.

#2 – Proviron is an anabolic steroid enhancer

A common gripe that we’ve heard from people about Proviron is that it’s not a great mass builder, nor does it really dry you out. Why then should you run it considering that the price doesn’t justify the results that you get with it?

While it’s true that Proviron isn’t a great mass builder, it enhances the mass building capabilities of most compounds that you stack it with.

Almost every anabolic steroid will bind with SHBG, increasing the amount of free testosterone available in your blood.

Only, Proviron does it better than most compounds. It has a very strong affinity to bind with SHBG.

This means that even if you pair it with a TRT dose of testosterone, it will increase the amount of bioavailable, muscle-building testosterone in your blood. Imagine the kind of results that you can achieve if you run it with multiple compounds, like Test, Deca and Tren.

While the results of such a cycle would be terrific in any way, it will get amplified further when you add Proviron to the mix.

#3 – It promotes lipolysis and hardens your muscle

Proviron or Mesterolone, is a DHT derivative, with a very strong binding affinity to androgen receptors.

It has all the classic ‘positive’ traits of a DHT-derived compound.

It hardens your muscles, which can be very beneficial if you are running a stack with predominantly wet compounds like Testosterone, Deca and Dianabol. Even at a low 100 grams dose, it provides considerable muscle hardening.

But the look is not comparable to Winstrol or Masteron, mind you.

It’s not the extreme ‘no sub-Q water’ dry look.

Instead, it gives you a nice aesthetic finish, somewhat like what fitness models aim for.

A perfect complement to the results from wet compounds, which tend to make you look puffy.

One of the things that separates it from compounds like Masteron, is that you don’t have to be at a very low body fat percentage for Proviron to shine. Even if you are at say, 15% body fat, you’ll still get the same muscle hardening effect.

Another classic DHT trait that it also possesses is promoting lipolysis directly.

Even if you are on a calorie surplus, your waistline will remain tight throughout the cycle. If you run it during cuts, you can absolutely peeled with it.

There will be a hint of vascularity too, which sort of amplifies the aesthetics further.

#4 – It has an anti-estrogenic effect

 Proviron is one of the only few compounds that also binds readily to aromatase enzymes, thereby preventing the conversion of testosterone to estrogen.

This effect manifests in multiple ways.

For starters, you don’t need an extremely high AI dose to prevent estrogen spikes, even if you are running compounds that have an extremely high rate of aromatization.

We have run a 16-week cycle of Test and Deca with Dianabol as a kick-starter. We added low dose Proviron when we stopped Dianabol and we needed only a very low dose of AI during the cycle. In normal circumstances, these three compounds would aromatize like a Mo-Fo.

So, if you are running a low dose Test and Deca cycle, Proviron might be enough to prevent Estrogen levels from rising. You might not require an additional AI at all.

Ditto with TRT.

#5 – It has a very favorable side effect profile

Proviron is one of the only compounds that can be run for weeks without the risk of any severe side effects.

That’s incredible, considering that we are talking about a DHT-derived steroid.¹

There are bodybuilders who run this year round with their TRT dose of test.

Any other DHT derivative would make people shed like crazy and possibly even break out terribly, if you run it for more than 12-weeks.

Not Proviron.

We don’t notice any additional shedding on it, nor does it trigger acne, even when we have done extended runs with it.²

That said, it might trigger androgenic sides in some people. But even then, it will only happen at extremely high doses and the instances will be very mild.

1. Hair loss reated side effects, please read: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/68082 [↩]
2. Skin related side effects, please read: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3763909/ [↩]