I'm on TRT so I don't worry about the shutdown. I love deca, and it's a staple in every cycle I run. keeps my joints super lubricated, which is a major plus as a Powerlifter. Amazing strength gains, and slow quality mass builder. Running caber is a must to control prolactin. Also kick starting w npp gets you going much quicker and makes a smooth transition. Seeing all the compounds people run gives me a headache...give me a simple test and deca cycle any day...it's tried and tested and keeps pinning down to a minimum.

Deca is awesome for muscles and joints. Sucks for the dong.

Ive used it but haven't recently as am scared of the prolonged shut down it gives.

I use deca all the time and love the stuff. It is however a water magnet and sides like pitting edema of the ankles are common. Like iron said below it builds to an insane plasma level in the blood and I think it is a staple for mass gains and a must have component of any serious bulking stack.

If I was a TRT guy I would love deca. But the one time I did use it for joint benefit effects, I was shut down for longer than normal post cycle, and didn't feel like my PCT worked properly. A lot of those classic bodybuilders never came off, which is also part of the reason we see many of them dropping dead.

I've used deca once a long long time ago so I can't even remember anything about the cycle (long ass story). But since I started I doing this seriously a few years ago I've been using npp and i do like it but I'm gonna try deca next. The half life's so long it builds to insane plasma level in your blood unlike npp.I don't have the calculator handy but like 500mgs of npp wil eventually reach like 700-800mg jn the blood compare to 500mg of deca will eventually reach levels way over 1000. After talking to guys who've used both a lot feel that deca is still the better mass builder. I can't make the comparison yet tho. Buf I'm def a fan of npp

Because it takes forever to kick in, forever to clear your system, and it shuts you down hard. NPP is the better choice in my opinion if you are looking to add a nandrolone to your stack.