Honestly, how many lbs did you gain before AAS?

[WantNoFatAssHo!]

I know you get cred here for training for years before juicing, but I'd really like to know:

1. What did you weigh before you started working out?
2. How many pounds of lean body mass did you gain before using AAS, and how long did you wait?

 

[jacopomiller]

I put on 25lbs (170-195) in 15 weeks, while keeping by bf % steady at 10, just by getting my diet in order and increasing my protein intake to 200 grams per day.

 

[gainerxxl]

I put on most of the size I have now naturally. I turned from a skinny 155 pound long distance runner (cross country running when I was seventeen) into a pretty big guy weighing in at about 200 pounds.
But: I´d never look like I do now without use of roids, I got so much stronger and now I weigh 220 pound at a much lower BF than I had naturally.

I think steroids carried me over a limit regarding the look, strenght and vascularity, not the overall size and weight. Even off cycle I do not return to those old days, I seem to have gotten a permanent boost from juice.

 

[Moe]

I went from 160 to 225 naturally. Yo-yoed a bit thereafter settling in at about 210. With moderate gear, I was able to lose a BUNCH of fat, and get my weight up to a peak of 232 (last year).

I am back down to around 215 at the moment, and hope to get back to at least that same 232 in the next 20 weeks. Who knows...maybe 240.

I think I might even be happy at 5'9" 240.

 

[Zyglamail]

I went from 170 to 225 naturally.

 

[WantNoFatAssHo!]

Those are some pretty good gains. That motivates me to wait another year before juicing.

Zyglamail, Moe, gainerxxl: how many years did you train to get those gains?

 

[Surgical]

I went from 135--205 naturally. Bulked like you wouldn't believe to put on that much weight Put on a lot of fat, but now I'm much leaner.

I ate so much that I gained 50lbs. in 5-6 months. The happiest 6 months of my life

 

[dork]

gained a solid 20 lbs when i starting lifting seriously. A month later i hit my first, and gained another 10. 30 pounds in one summer... people knew...

 

[Stillgoing]

I went from 180 to 230 naturally. Started at 18yrs old to 21 years old. This is really the period when you figure out whether you have a good genetic pre-disposition to gaining muscle mass or not. If you can't make good gains naturally when your young, gear will never really help you much (except putting on water weight). Some have it, some don't.

 

[joshbb1]

all natural

I guess I'm the odd one here, I think I only gained maybe 15 pounds in the 2 years I was natural. And I was talking obscene amounts of supps. Gained 25 pounds on my first cycle, never looked back since. - josh