how do you know when you are ready...

[CollegeKid2]

...to turn to the dark side? i ask because 3 years ago i thought i was, and started looking for info online (which is coincidentally how i found this website). needless to say it would have been idiotic to have turned to gear then, as i was a tiny fuck. but finding this website helped me out a ton in terms of eating and training, i've gained 35lbs since then.

so i ask, how does one make a rational decision about juicing? right now i have an opportunity to get some, which may not last very long. i'm almost 21, my natural gains have been way better than i ever expected them to be (got a sixpack, can crank out pullups done with 50lbs attached, and i'm this close to hitting 405 on raw deadlifts) but at the same time i want to get bigger and leaner and stronger, which going on cycle i know i would do.

so again, i'm feeling the newbie urge to do it, but it's not like i've hit a plateau or anything. so when in your training is a good point to say: "i'm ready"?

 

[Boulder257]

This is a great question, and I applaud your desire to do things the right way. I wish there was more that did. The truth is, that most probably turn to gear too early. I did, and so have many others. Sounds to me like you are making good gains, and for that reason alone, I would continue to wait. Also, I don't like the idea of juicing before 25, and certainly not 23. I think you are on the right track, and I would wait until you were past 23 and holding on to a significant plateau. I have to say, if you are making solid gains without, keep doing what you are doing, and hold off on the gear.

 

[JuicePimp]

This is a great question, and I applaud your desire to do things the right way. I wish there was more that did. The truth is, that most probably turn to gear too early. I did, and so have many others. Sounds to me like you are making good gains, and for that reason alone, I would continue to wait. Also, I don't like the idea of juicing before 25, and certainly not 23. I think you are on the right track, and I would wait until you were past 23 and holding on to a significant plateau. I have to say, if you are making solid gains without, keep doing what you are doing, and hold off on the gear.

Yup, no need to run off and juice when the gains are comming so easily naturally. Dont worry that you have an opportunity to get some gear right now and that it may go away. When you are ready, the gear will be waiting. Its not going anywhere anytime soon.