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By Cy-BORG (Test mag)
Q: Is it true that the first cycle of steroids is always the best cycle?
A: I don't believe it's true. It's been demonstrated that androgen receptors up-regulate in response to androgen treatment. The reason why guys think their first cycle is the best all goes back to the simple fact that they're starting from a lower baseline.
It's funny, most of the time you'll observe things like this and think it revolves around some complicated biological occurrence, but it's simply because we as humans aren't very objective when it comes to alterations in body composition. For instance, you take a 150-pound guy and he goes on 1,000 mg/week of Testosterone enanthate. Let's say after twelve weeks he gains around 20 pounds. Now, the reason he gained 20 pounds wasn't simply because of the dosage he was using but rather a combination of increased caloric intake, increased nutrient partitioning, and increased training intensity.
So, let's say he starts yet another cycle at 170 pounds and is using the same dosage. Now, since he's 20 pounds heavier, would you expect him to gain that same amount this time around? No, if this were the case, every steroid user would weigh around 800 pounds by now!
Now, if you were to cross out the increased caloric intake and training intensity but keep the anabolic effects of the androgen, you'd expect much less than a 20 pound gain, correct? Well, this is essentially what's happening. When our sample guy began the first cycle, he introduced three new aspects:
1) Testosterone-increased nutrient partitioning.
2) Increased training intensity.
3) Increased caloric intake.
Now, if the second time around his caloric intake is the same, his training intensity is the same, and the effects of the androgen are the same, then you have to expect much less than a 20 pound gain. Those initial gains were made after introducing three new factors, whereas this time around he's really only introducing the aspect of increased nutrient partitioning.
So, how can you get another 20 pound gain? Well, this individual would have to increase one or all of the three aspects — his caloric intake, his training intensity, or the dosage — and then he'd make similar gains. The problem is that most guys usually fail to realize their metabolic rate at 150 was much lower than it is at 170 and hence they need more calories.
Does anyone make sure to consume more calories the next time around? Most don't. Instead they increase the third factor, which is the Testosterone dosage, and then keep the other two aspects the same. This is where people then start to believe that you need to continually increase the dosage to keep significant gains coming and, as you can see, this just isn't true.
Q: Is it true that the first cycle of steroids is always the best cycle?
A: I don't believe it's true. It's been demonstrated that androgen receptors up-regulate in response to androgen treatment. The reason why guys think their first cycle is the best all goes back to the simple fact that they're starting from a lower baseline.
It's funny, most of the time you'll observe things like this and think it revolves around some complicated biological occurrence, but it's simply because we as humans aren't very objective when it comes to alterations in body composition. For instance, you take a 150-pound guy and he goes on 1,000 mg/week of Testosterone enanthate. Let's say after twelve weeks he gains around 20 pounds. Now, the reason he gained 20 pounds wasn't simply because of the dosage he was using but rather a combination of increased caloric intake, increased nutrient partitioning, and increased training intensity.
So, let's say he starts yet another cycle at 170 pounds and is using the same dosage. Now, since he's 20 pounds heavier, would you expect him to gain that same amount this time around? No, if this were the case, every steroid user would weigh around 800 pounds by now!
Now, if you were to cross out the increased caloric intake and training intensity but keep the anabolic effects of the androgen, you'd expect much less than a 20 pound gain, correct? Well, this is essentially what's happening. When our sample guy began the first cycle, he introduced three new aspects:
1) Testosterone-increased nutrient partitioning.
2) Increased training intensity.
3) Increased caloric intake.
Now, if the second time around his caloric intake is the same, his training intensity is the same, and the effects of the androgen are the same, then you have to expect much less than a 20 pound gain. Those initial gains were made after introducing three new factors, whereas this time around he's really only introducing the aspect of increased nutrient partitioning.
So, how can you get another 20 pound gain? Well, this individual would have to increase one or all of the three aspects — his caloric intake, his training intensity, or the dosage — and then he'd make similar gains. The problem is that most guys usually fail to realize their metabolic rate at 150 was much lower than it is at 170 and hence they need more calories.
Does anyone make sure to consume more calories the next time around? Most don't. Instead they increase the third factor, which is the Testosterone dosage, and then keep the other two aspects the same. This is where people then start to believe that you need to continually increase the dosage to keep significant gains coming and, as you can see, this just isn't true.
